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AI disruption, the circle of life; prompt engineering; AIQL; Tesla workers sharing sensitive customer images; Twitter blue ticks still around, except for organizations Elon doesn't like; SpaceX Starlink satellites "deorbiting"; Midjourney bans Jinping images; Google's Bard spins conspiracies; TikTok fined; Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy; Meta cuts more jobs; Roku picking up properties; Picard; Succession; You're Dead to Me; Shirley Manson; World's Greatest Con; Zane Lamprey; Lucky Hank; Punk Rock Museum; the Cranes; Google Drive file creation cap backlash; Apple Watch trick; the Mandalorian & Jack Black; Star Wars news; alcohol recovery startups sharing confidential user data; Oakland's ransomware attack; Operation Cookie Monster.Sponsors:Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.Show notes at: https://gog.show/596/FOLLOW UPGoldman Sachs Predicts 300 Million Jobs Will Be Lost Or Degraded By Artificial IntelligenceThe Potentially Large Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Economic GrowthPrompt Engineer and LibrarianAI 'prompt engineer' jobs can pay up to $335,000 a year and don't always require a background in techAI prompt engineer: the hottest new job in tech?Prompt engineeringIN THE NEWSSpecial Report: Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer carsJury reduces Tesla's $137 million racism lawsuit penalty to $3.2 millionThe Morning After: Twitter keeps legacy verified blue ticks around, for nowTwitter designates NPR as 'US state-affiliated media'SpaceX's Next-Gen Starlink Satellites Have Started Falling From SpaceMidjourney Bans AI Images of Chinese President Xi JinpingYouTuber Proves ChatGPT Can Manufacture Free Windows KeysGoogle’s Bard Writes Convincingly About Known Conspiracy TheoriesUK privacy watchdog fines TikTok $15.8 million for misusing kids' dataTesla sales again fall short of productionGM to reject “phone projected” audio; will develop in-car subscription platformsVirgin Orbit files for bankruptcy protection as it seeks a buyerMeta’s job cuts are gutting customer service, leaving influencers and businesses with nobody to callMEDIA CANDYMany canceled HBO shows, including ‘Westworld’ and ‘Raised by Wolves,’ are now on RokuPicardSuccessionTed LassoYou’re Dead To Me PodcastEPISODE 59: SHIRLEY MANSON: LOL & BUDGIE LOVE SHIRLEY – TRUE!WORLD'S GREATEST CONZane Lamprey: Tender LooksLucky HankAltered CarbonTravelersThe Punk Rock MuseumCranes Reunite with Original Lineup for 30th Anniversary of “Forever”How to write a Bauhaus song in 1 minuteHow to make a Depeche Mode song in 1 minuteAPPS & DOODADSGoogle removes 5 million file creation cap for Drive after backlashHere’s why macOS has the Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in its filesTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopDon't tell anything to a chatbot you want to keep privateTwo alcohol recovery startups just got caught sharing private user dataI declined to share my medical data with advertisers at my doctor’s office. One company claimed otherwiseRansomware hackers leak second batch of city data from Oakland attackFBI seizes a giant online marketplace for stolen loginsCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSRemembering Sire Records’ Seymour Stein, whose musical taste shaped a generationSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dad tech jokes; influencer grift & bamboozle brokers; ChatGPT oversight; returning to the office, hybrid models; Twitter source code leaked; poor William Shatner; Microsoft baking AI into next Windows, slips ads into Bing Chat; Google's Tree or Not AI; science creates new paint; that AI open letter; Disney ditches the Metaverse; Binance charged; Google violates order to save chats; the Menu; Bert Kreischer; Picard; the Bad Batch; Shrinking; Ted Lasso; new Star Trek shows; new music from the kids; Apple Music Classical; Analogue Pocket; Delphi Forums; Apple Pay Later; USA spyware ban; AI-enhanced scams; food poisoning; going down memory lane in old school arcades.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us!Show notes at https://gog.show/595FOLLOW UPThe influencers getting rich by teaching you how to get richChatGPT on AmazonIN THE NEWSIn a leaked message, Amazon's HR chief flatly rejected an internal petition against the new return-to-office policy signed by roughly 30,000 employeesTwitter takes down source code leaked online, hunts for downloadersTwitter source code was leaked on GitHub shortly after Musk’s layoff spreeTwitter source code leaker must be identified; launch of Verified OrganizationsElon Musk says Twitter will only show verified accounts on its algorithmic timelineMusk told William Shatner that Twitter doesn't give VIPs special treatment. That was before Twitter's secret VIP list was releasedMicrosoft to reportedly focus on security and AI in next version of WindowsThat was fast! Microsoft slips ads into AI-powered Bing ChatGoogle unveils AI-powered planning tools to help beat climate change's extreme heatScientists Create World's Lightest Paint: Just 3 Pounds Covers a Boeing 747Tech leaders and AI experts demand a six-month pause on 'out-of-control' AI experimentsA misleading open letter about sci-fi AI dangers ignores the real risksAI Snake OilItaly orders ChatGPT blocked citing data protection concernsDisney reportedly shuts down its metaverse divisionCrypto giant Binance charged with violating US trading and derivatives lawsGoogle found to have violated order to save chat evidence in Epic antitrust caseMEDIA CANDYThe MenuMH370: The Plane That DisappearedBert Kreischer: Razzle DazzlePicardThe Bad BatchShrinkingSeverenceTed LassoNetflix strikes last-minute deal to retain ‘Arrested Development’ streaming rights'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 premieres June 15thParamount+ Orders Diverse, Teen-Focused ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ SeriesMandy, IndianaSoftcultApple Music Classical is hereAPPS & DOODADSAnalogue PocketSpiritualizedHow to Play ROMs on the Analogue PocketDelphi ForumsApple Pay Later is finally available in the US, but only with an inviteApple Magic Trackpad - White Multi-Touch SurfaceSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopThe MandalorianBiden administration bans federal agencies from using commercial spywareThe New Face of Fraud: FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency ScamsStarhawkThe Story of STARHAWKCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSIn Memoriam – Gordon Moore, who put the more in “Moore’s Law”In Memoriam: Gordon Moore, 1929 - 2023See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

SVB & tech's transformation from innovation to financialization; Elon being Elon; SEC sues celebs for endorsing crypto; TikTok bans are complicated; it's all about the privacy rights, stupid; not everything needs an AI chatbot; a list of dumb chatbots; online platforms are not responsible for ISP costs; Twitter allows non-toxic slurs, because Elon; South Park may have used ChatGPT to write AI episode; true prices for TV service; streaming services rankings; Depeche Mode; Ted Lasso; Picard; the Last of Us; the Money Shot; Beethoven's genome; Labours of Hercule; DPReview; Adobe adds generative AI; Duelingo looking into music learning; MOFT mount; our Samsung monitors; the Mandalorian; frustrations with renting cars; Blackmamba AI malware; Meredith Willson & Disney music.Show notes at: https://gog.show/594/Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.FOLLOW UPWhy No One Cried for Silicon Valley Bank’s CustomersHow Elon Musk knocked Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ off courseIN THE NEWSSEC sues celebrities including Lindsay Lohan for endorsing cryptocurrenciesA TikTok ban is a lot more complicated than just shutting down the appTikTok’s Chinese Owner Has a Bunch of Other Popular AppsTikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DCThe TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the ProblemTikTok CEO says company scans public videos to determine users’ agesNot Everything Needs a Chatbot!New! Try Zapier's ChatGPT pluginGitHub CopilotMeta slams telco fee proposal, says ISPs should pay their own network costsTwitter now allows "non-toxic slurs" as long as the slurs are not hate speechMEDIA CANDYSouth Park Creators Use ChatGPT To Co-Write Episode About AICable and satellite providers may have to advertise the true price of TV serviceThe best live TV streaming services in 2023Apple TV+ global market share shrinks and platform is overtaken by Paramount+Spotify has reportedly spent less than 10 percent of its Joe Rogan apology fundDepeche Mode - Memento MoriTed LassoPicardThe Last of UsMoney Shot: The Pornhub StoryBeethoven’s genome, sequenced for first time, yields clues on cause of deathImmortal BelovedThe Labours of Hercule PodcastAPPS & DOODADSDPReview.com is closing April 10thAdobe is bringing generative AI features to Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere ProDuolingo is building a music learning appSend a voice message in chats on InstagramMOFT Magnetic Laptop iPhone Mount, Continuity Camera Mount, Foldaway Portable Laptop Top & Side Holder for Dual-Screen Setup - GraySAMSUNG CJ79 Series 34-Inch ViewFinity Ultrawide QHD (3440x1440) Computer Monitor, 100Hz, Thunderbolt 3 Daisy Chain, QLED, HDMI, USB Hub, Height Adjustable Stand (LC34J791WTNXZA), WhiteSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopThe MandalorianThe Bad BatchBLACKMAMBA: USING AI TO GENERATE POLYMORPHIC MALWAREMeredith Willson: America's Music ManCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSR.I.P Lance ReddickSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Back in the USA; a golden age of misinformation; podcast bros; the sky is blue & FIFA is corrupt; it's tough to be an AI ethicist; more Meta layoffs, pivoting away from the meta verse; NFTs taking their swan song, except for Cookie Monster; Musklandia; Twitter's API pricing; Samsung's moon shots; fighting AI with AI on LinkedIn; Ethical Capital Partners invest in porn; Top Chef; Next Level Chef; Offline with Jon Favreau; the Menu; Ticket to Paradise; The Cure take on Ticketmaster; Artifact follow up; Spotify; Rovio and Angry Dad; Dave Does Disney!Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us!Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.Show notes at https://gog.show/593FOLLOW UPOpenAI's new GPT-4 can understand both text and image inputsThe AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble by Cory DoctorowLightning AI CEO slams OpenAI’s GPT-4 paper as ‘masquerading as research’Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial IntelligenceWould You Date a Podcast Bro?Follow Your Different: 308 Silicon Valley: What Happened & What People Are Confused AboutCrypto Faces a Banking Crisis. For Some, It’s a ConspiracyIN THE NEWSFormer 21st Century Fox Executive and Argentina-Based Sports Marketing Company Full Play Group S.A., Convicted of Bribing Soccer Officials in FIFA Case“Hey, FIFA": A Song About How Much Sepp Blatter SucksMicrosoft just laid off one of its responsible AI teamsHow Google’s 2021 AI ethics debate foreshadowed the futureMeta to Lay Off Another 10,000 WorkersA laid-off Meta worker says the company paid her to not work: They were 'hoarding us like Pokémon cards'1 big thing: Meta's metaverse is on the back burnerZuckerberg Was Warned on Social Media Addiction, Filing SaysMeta is killing NFT support on Facebook and InstagramSesame Street to Launch First NFTs With VeVe, Starting With Cookie Monster Digital Collectibles at $60 Each (EXCLUSIVE)Elon Musk Is Planning a Texas Utopia—His Own TownHe mistakenly entered a stranger’s Tesla. The app let him drive it, he says.Twitter’s $42,000-per-Month API Prices Out Nearly EveryoneSamsung "space zoom" moon shots are fake, and here is the proofSamsung explains its 'fake' Moon photosYou can now ‘enhance’ your LinkedIn Profile with AI-written 'suggestions'Sam Altman invested $180 million into a company trying to delay deathWing likens its drone ‘delivery network’ to ridesharePornhub owner MindGeek sold to private equity firmMEDIA CANDYOffline with Jon Favreau - Margaret Atwood on Good, Evil and StupidityThe MenuTicket to ParadiseThe Cure’s Robert Smith Addresses Problems with Ticketmaster’s “Far from Perfect” SystemAPPS & DOODADSPen.Tips PenMatThe internet isn't happy with Spotify's new designSolar Panels Floating in Reservoirs? We’ll Drink to ThatThis is the spacesuit NASA's Artemis astronauts will wear on the MoonBest printer 2023: just buy this Brother laser printer everyone has, it’s fineSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopStar Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: Adventure Awaits!FBI says Americans lost $10.3 billion to internet scammers in 2022Ransomware Group Claims Hack of Amazon's RingGM plans to let you talk to your car with ChatGPT, Knight Rider-styleTeens Are Stealing More Cars. They Learn How on Social Media.Ex-Wells Fargo exec who pushed bankers to open fake accounts will plead guilty. She'll pay a $17 million fine — and faces more than a year in prison.Meredith Willson: America's Music ManSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

AI, Climate Doomerism & SolarPunks, oh my; GPT-4 is coming; don't plan your abortion on social media; Sam Bankman-Fried gets a flip-phone; Elon Musk, worst human of 2023; Tesla wheels coming off; researchers use AI to generate images based on brain activity; no robot dogs for LA; Star Trek: Discovery ending, Picard riveting; the Punisher returning; Chris Rock; Silo; Perry Mason; Godfather of Harlem; Wakanda Forever; History of the World, Part II; doorbell privacy loopholes; VR headsets not flying off the shelves; everyone's adding ChatGPT - DuckAssist, the Summarizer, Clyde & Einstein; Mastodon apps; Proust & the Squid; Dead Famous.Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us!Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.Show notes at https://gog.show/592FOLLOW UPE5: The Embedding Revolution w/ Anton TroynikovDoomerSolarpunkIN THE NEWSGPT-4 is coming next week – and it will be multimodal, says Microsoft GermanyPolice are prosecuting abortion seekers using their digital data — and Facebook and Google help them do itJustice Department wants Sam Bankman-Fried to use a flip phone for the rest of his bailElon Musk’s Compelling Case for Worst Human of 2023 by Ethan ZuckermanA Twitter engineer says at least 2 bodyguards accompany Elon Musk around Twitter HQ — even to the restroomHow a single engineer brought down TwitterUS probes Tesla Autopilot, steering wheels that can come offResearchers Use AI to Generate Images Based on People's Brain ActivityCity Council weighing whether to accept donation of robot dog for LAPDMEDIA CANDY'Star Trek: Discovery' is ending with season 5 next yearJon Bernthal Returning as The Punisher for Daredevil: Born Again SeriesChris Rock: Selective Outrage'Silo' teaser reveals Apple's latest post-apocalyptic dramaPerry Mason Season 2Godfather of Harlem Season 3Last DaysBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverHistory of the World, Part IIAPPS & DOODADSThe privacy loophole in your doorbellMeta announces big price cuts for its VR headsetsInsta360 LinkOpal C1DuckDuckGo launches AI-powered search query answering toolBrave Search introduces the Summarizer, an AI tool for synthesized, relevant resultsWith the help of OpenAI, Discord is finally adding conversation summariesEven Slack has a ChatGPT app nowThe making of Ice Cubes, an open source, SwiftUI Mastodon client.Ivory now lets users create a Mastodon account directly from the appAT THE LIBRARYProust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne WolfDeep Questions with Cal Newport - EP. 238: THE JOYS OF THE READING LIFEDead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen by Greg JennerCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSR.I.P. Tom SizemoreA Privacy Hero’s Final Wish: An Institute to Redirect AI’s FutureAI Looks Like a BubbleSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Prompt engineers; the hopes of generative AI; Universal Basic AI, at least for the privileged; FTX consequences coming in; AI images not copyrightable in the US; deepfake & AI hacks; more Twitter layoffs & unpaid bills; Jack's beard roles out a Twitter competitor; Tesla pauses driver-assistance rollout; Waymo tries Los Angeles; the Mandalorian, Bad Batch & Picard; Marc Maron gets bleak; Dilbert dropped; more Lord of the Rings movies coming; Die Hart; History of the World, Part II; Bing Chat built into Windows 11 update; FAL detector; Tik Tok government device ban; let us take you into that meeting.Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us!Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.Show notes at https://gog.show/591/FOLLOW UPAI's rise generates new job title: Prompt engineerIntroducing ChatGPT and Whisper APIsOpenAI Price Drop: [Another] MegathreadAdobe’s Scott Belsky talks generative AI — and why it’s not going to end up like web3In todays iteration of unchecked emerging tech concernsIN THE NEWSFTX co-founder Nishad Singh pleads guilty to fraud and conspiracy chargesAI-created images lose U.S. copyrights in test for new technologyDeepfake AI Hack Dupes Avenged Sevenfold Fans into Thinking the Band Canceled Festival DatesMeta revamps AI unit to get generative tech into productsElon Musk's Twitter lays off yet even more workersJack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative Bluesky is now available in closed betaTwitter hit with new lawsuits for not paying billsFighting ‘Woke AI,’ Musk Recruits Team to Develop OpenAI RivalTesla Pauses Rollout of Driving Software Subject to US RecallWaymo is starting driverless taxi tests in Los AngelesMEDIA CANDYThe MandalorianMarc Maron: From Bleak to Dark‘Dilbert’ dropped by The Post, other papers, after cartoonist’s racist rantMusk defends ‘Dilbert’ creator, says media is ‘racist against whites’MAGAbertNew ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies Set at Warner Bros.History of the World, Part IIDie HartHow to write a Smiths song in 1 minute'Ted Lasso' season 3 trailer previews the highs and lows of the Premier LeagueDamian Lewis Returning To ‘Billions’ For Season 7APPS & DOODADSNew Windows 11 update puts AI-powered Bing Chat directly in the taskbarAI Tool Reveals How Celebrities’ Faces Have Been PhotoshoppedYouTube’s new leader teases AI tools that can virtually swap creators’ outfits and locationsGovernment agencies have 30 days to purge devices of Tik TokCanada is reportedly banning TikTok from government-issued devicesThe Camera-Shy HoodieJailbreak ChatFord files patent for system that could remotely repossess a carSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

CoinEx ex-USA; ChatGPT sendsyi Microsoft off the rails; AI beer; Section 230 & the Supreme Court; Tencent bails on the met averse; Temu; Amazon's hybrid work plan, One Medical rollout; Apple working on blood glucose tracking for Watch; Twitter's Twilio bill; Meta blue tick verification for cash; the Nevers; Picard; Netflix changes highlight soft products in tech; Dropbox versus iCloud; TripMode; Screens 4; Nest home products; Artifact; Rick Rubin, Hugh MacLeon on creativity; Nick Chater brain improvements; Miki Berenyi memoir; ChatGPT written or assisted books flooding the market; Mastodon; Spirit Me; AI-generated voice crime; Flipper Zero & TV-B-Gone; Dave's going to Disneyland!Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us!Show notes at https://gog.show/590/FOLLOW UPMicrosoft limits Bing conversations to prevent disturbing chatbot responsesMicrosoft is already reversing some of the limits it put on Bing's AI chat toolsWhat did they know, and when did they know it? The Microsoft Bing edition.This AI chatbot "Sidney" is misbehavingBen’s BitesLochhead on Marketing #167 The Monster Category Battle: OpenAI & Microsoft vs GoogleThis Vancouver Island brewery hopped onto ChatGPT for marketing material. Then it asked for a beer recipeIN THE NEWSThe US Supreme Court Doesn’t Understand the InternetExclusive: Tencent scraps plans for VR hardware as metaverse bet faltersNew online superstore surpasses Amazon and Walmart to become most downloaded app in USAmazon wants employees to return to the office in MayAmazon welcomes One MedicalApple Makes Major Progress on No-Prick Blood Glucose Tracking for Its WatchTwitter is making text-based two-factor authentication a paid featureTesla workers accuse Twitter of hiding their union account from search resultsMeta reveals its ‘blue tick’ verification service for Facebook and InstagramMEDIA CANDYThe Nevers never had a chance — and still doesn’t, even with unaired episodes streaming for freeNetflix Crossed a Line‘Last of Us’ Episode Has Embarrassing Mistake TikTok Calls “Better Than a Starbucks Cup”APPS & DOODADSTripModeScreens 4 for MacOSNest ProtectNest DoorbellInstagram’s co-founders’ personalized news app Artifact launches to the public with new featuresBiden declines to veto Apple Watch banThere’s An Ozempic Shortage. Here's What Happens When You Stop Taking It.AT THE LIBRARYThe Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick RubinIgnore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys to Creativity by Hugh MacLeodThe Mind Is Flat: The Remarkable Shallowness of the Improvising Brain by Nick ChaterFingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success by Miki BerenyiThe Kindle Store has a prolific new author: ChatGPTScience Fiction Magazines Battle a Flood of Chatbot-Generated StoriesSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopWelcome to Mastodon - Forget Twitter, Mastodon has 10x the engagement.Spirit MeHow I Broke Into a Bank Account With an AI-Generated VoiceI saw your KITT work, Dave, and I’m a major electronic musician and DJ, hold my beer...A Device to Turn Traffic Lights GreenHacker Uncovers How to Turn Traffic Lights Green With Flipper ZeroReport: Stress will drive a quarter of cyber defenders out the doorA Chess Master plays against ChatGPT.CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSRichard Belzer, Extraordinarily Smart-Ass as a Comic and a TV Cop, Dies at 78Happy Twin Peaks Day!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elon's rampaging ego is ruining Twitter; AI isn't ready for prime time, gets rolled out anyway, with predictable results; what's bouncing around in Microsoft's neural networks that keeps making racist AI; self-flying fighters; Buzzfeed AI quizzes; Tesla full self-driving recall; Amazon going big on grocery stores; Walmart tech, Twilio layoffs; Microsoft kills Metaverse team; YouTube CEO steps down; Picard; upcoming TV premieres and concert tours; Shrinking; Legato Steam Deck Pedal; Parallels Desktop cleared for Windows 11; A Hacker's Mind; Star Wars youtube clips; cybersecurity still pretty good career bet; Winnie the Pooh, the House of Mouse & public domain.Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us!Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.Show notes at https://gog.show/589FOLLOW UPAmazon Likely to Part Ways With Jeremy Clarkson After Final Commissioned Shows Go to Air; ‘Grand Tour’ Host Sent Email Apology to Harry & Meghan (EXCLUSIVE)Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets firstBing AI Can't Be TrustedAI-powered Bing Chat loses its mind when fed Ars Technica articleChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web By Ted ChiangFather of internet warns: Don’t rush investments into A.I. just because ChatGPT is ‘really cool’As ChatGPT's popularity explodes, U.S. lawmakers take an interestBing’s A.I. Chat: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈’IN THE NEWSAn AI agent flew a USAF training aircraft for over 17 hoursBuzzFeed’s AI-powered quizzes are here and they could be funnierTesla admits Full Self-Driving beta may cause crashes, recalls 363,000 vehiclesTesla fires over 30 workers after union effort: groupAmazon’s Self-Driving Car Shuttles People on Public Roads for the First TimeAmazon plans to eventually 'go big' on physical grocery storesWalmart to Close Three Tech Hubs, Tells Tech Staff to Return to OfficesFord reportedly plans to build a $3.5 billion EV battery factory in MichiganTwilio to lay off about 1,500 employees, or 17% of its workforceMicrosoft Kills Its Industrial Metaverse Team After 4 MonthsElon Musk Says He May Lead Twitter for Almost Another YearMusk’s Twitter is getting worseYouTube CEO Wojcicki, one of the first Google employees, steps downMEDIA CANDYPicardEPISODE 52: MIKI BERENYI PT. 1: MISS BEING IN A BAND? LOVED IT BUT NAH!ShrinkingInvestor ValueAct Takes Spotify Stake to Back Cost Cuts at the Music Streaming LeaderAPPS & DOODADSElgato Stream Deck PedalParallels Desktop Now an Authorized Solution to Use With Windows 11 on Mac With Apple SiliconInside Meta’s Push to Solve the Noisy OfficeAT THE LIBRARYA Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend Them Back by Bruce SchneierSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopIf an Aussie was in Star WarsStormtroopers, but They're ACCURATEWinnie the Pooh horror film turns intellectual property into nightmare fuelCybersecurity pros less likely to be impacted by layoffs if economy slowsCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSBRUCE WILLIS - Aphasia Worsens ... NOW DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

ChatGPT+ & AI Powered Bing; more pink slips at Dell, Zoom, Disney & Yahoo; WB to keep Discovery+ stand-alone option; Amazon only hiring students & recent grads for entry-level positions; Twitter flounders around for a plan; Musk not liable for anything he says; Google unveils Bard, makes $100 billion mistake; MetaBirkin NFT lawsuit; M3GAN; Andy Prieboy, Miles Hunt live; Minions: the Rise of Gru; Clarkson's Farm; Nuclear War Simulator; Pen.Tips, Paperlike; the Unmaking Engine; Life: What Nat To Do; signing away your voice; Disney World, Star Wars Hotel prices; ChatGPT hallucinations; Wazin' with Dave; KITT.Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us!Show notes at https://gog.show/588FOLLOW UPExclusive Q&A: John Carmack’s ‘Different Path’ to Artificial General IntelligenceI Tried Microsoft’s New AI-Powered Bing. Search Will Never Be the Same.IN THE NEWSDell to cut roughly 6,650 jobs as PC sales dropZoom is laying off around 1,300 workersIger Announces Layoffs as Disney Grapples With Streaming LossesExclusive: Yahoo to lay off more than 20% of staff as it shrinks ad bizWarner Bros. Discovery to Keep Discovery+, in Strategy ShiftLeaked emails show Amazon will only hire students and recent graduates for entry level software engineering positionsTwitter Considers Charging Brands $1000 Per Month to Stay VerifiedTwitter Will Share Ad Revenue With Creators. But There’s A CatchTrump White House asked Twitter to take down Chrissy Teigen's mean tweet about himTwitter reportedly had only 180,000 subscribers in the US last monthMusk Found Not Liable in ‘Funding Secured’ Tesla TrialGoogle unveils Bard, its ChatGPT rivalBard’s first public mistake cost Google $100 billionGoogle will soon default to blurring explicit image search resultsHermes wins U.S. trademark trial over 'MetaBirkin' NFTsMEDIA CANDYM3GANLinda Rondstadt: The Sound of My VoiceANDY PRIEBOY - LIVE AT LARGO - 1997-ISHMiles Hunt Live in LeedsMinions: The Rise of GruThe Peripheral Season 2 Renewed At Prime VideoClarkson’s Farm Season 2APPS & DOODADSNuclear War Simulator | Out Now“What if?”: Academic Scenario Simulation Tool “Nuclear War Simulator” Launches Today on SteamOPEN-RISOPPen.Tips Textured Feeling PenMatPaperlikeAT THE LIBRARYThe Unmaking Engine (The World Walker Series Book 2) by Ian W. SainsburyLife: What Nat to Do - A Hot Take on the Advice You Never Asked For by Nat's What I ReckonNat’s What I Reckon on YouTubeSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl Loop‘Disrespectful to the Craft:’ Actors Say They’re Being Asked to Sign Away Their Voice to AIDisney World’s struggling $5,000 Star Wars hotel slashes prices, cancels summer datesChatGPT Can Be Broken by Entering These Strange Words, And Nobody Is Sure WhyDave Bittner on WazeCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSBurt Bacharach, one of pop's greatest songwriters, dies aged 94See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

100% Efficiency; PayPal layoffs; Microsoft & ChatGPT Plus; Spotify increases premium subscribers, loses more money; Tesla bitcoin loss; pushback against self-driving cars; Amazon shutting down grocery stores; Meta paid for data scraping while denouncing it; AI alien signals; Picard; Paramount+ With Showtime; Cunk on Earth; Earthside; Ask a Historian; After Babel; Barnes & Nobel is back; Wikenigma; the Dark Side with Dave; more playing around with ChatGPT; ElevenLabs AI voices; Stormtroopin'.Sponsors:Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us!Show notes at https://gog.show/587FOLLOW UPWorld’s first electric dump truck stores as much energy as 8 Tesla Model S carsIN THE NEWSPayPal is laying off 2,000 employeesReport: Microsoft plans to update Bing with a faster version of ChatGPT in the coming weeksChatGPT Plus FAQOpenAI launches ChatGPT Plus, starting at $20 per monthChatGPT reportedly reached 100 million users in JanuarySpotify reaches 205 million Premium subscribers as losses mountTesla records $204M loss from bitcoin in 2022The DOJ is looking into Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving claimsSan Francisco asks California regulators to halt or slow the rollout of driverless taxisEU vows to get tougher on Big Tech privacy violationsAmazon Plans to Close Some Grocery and Convenience StoresDocuments show Meta paid for data scraping despite years of denouncing itAI Finds Possible Overlooked Alien Signals In Radio Telescope DataMEDIA CANDYPicard Season 3 TrailerParamount+ Premium will absorb Showtime and rebrand as 'Paramount+ With Showtime'Cunk on EarthAT THE LIBRARYEarthside - Quantum Earth, Book 2 by Dennis E. TaylorAsk A Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know by Greg JennerAfter Babel - Jonathan HaightHow Barnes & Noble Came Back From Near Death by Ezra KleinWikenigma - an Encyclopedia of UnknownsSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopCyber CraftKirk, Spock, Scotty, and McCoy outwit the AndroidsElevenLabs BetaChatGPT's New Tool for Detecting Text Written by AI Doesn't Work Very WellNew AI classifier for indicating AI-written textSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.