Spam calls are back; we're done with Twitter; human or not?; Buzzfeed News shuttered; TruthGPT; the race to AI without pausing for thought; Niantic shutters web3 project, no Pokemon NFTs; purgatory with perks; Facebook settlement; paying kids to get outside; Picard, Mandalorian finales; rebooting all the IPs - Galaxy Quest, Twilight, Harry Potter, X-Files; Barry; AI-generated music flooding platforms; Sega acquires Rovio; Instagram kills Linktree; Steve Jobs, Make Something Wonderful; Chokepoint Capitalism; Christopher Lockhead; James Fell; Greg Jenner; Daniel Suarez; more MLB; RSA conference & ChatGPT; ladies and gentlemen, the Rockafire Explosion!
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Canada's CBC is the latest to leave Twitter in objection to 'goverment-funded' label
IN THE NEWS
BuzzFeed Shuts Down Its News Division
German artist refuses award after his AI image wins prestigious photography prize
Elon Musk claims to be working on ‘TruthGPT’ — a ‘maximum truth-seeking AI’
In A.I. Race, Microsoft and Google Choose Speed Over Caution
Googlers say Bard AI is “worse than useless,” ethics concerns were ignored
Google’s Rush to Win in AI Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say
Insider Lays Off 10 Percent of Staff After Announcing Pivot to AI
Europe spins up AI research hub to apply accountability rules on Big Tech
Niantic shutters its web3 project after less than six months
Man battling Google wins $500K for search result links calling him a pedophile
You can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. Here’s how
AI moving humanity forward as artificial intelligence advances, Google leaders say
South Korea Tries $500 Handouts to Help Reclusive Kids Get Out
MEDIA CANDY
Paramount+ greenlights Star Trek film starring Michelle Yeoh
A ‘Galaxy Quest’ series is reportedly coming to Paramount+
Ryan Coogler developing ‘X-Files’ reboot, says show’s original creator
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
AI-Generated Music Is About to Flood Streaming Platforms
Fake Drake and The Weeknd Song with AI-Generated Vocals Taken Down from Streaming Services
Liam Callagher Cosigns AI Oasis Album: “I Sound Mega”
We soon won’t tell the difference between AI and human music – so can pop survive?
Spotify will open Gimlet podcasts to other platforms
APPS & DOODADS
Sega to acquire Angry Birds-maker Rovio for $775M
Instagram lets you add five links to your profile so you can stop using Linktree
AT THE LIBRARY
Make Something Wonderful - Steve Jobs in his own words
Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create a Category of One
James Fell - On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down
Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen by Greg Jenner
Critical Mass: A Novel (A Delta-v Novel Book 2) by Daniel Suarez
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
Rockafire Explosion documentary
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