Grumpy Old Geeks

Breaking news on Twitter, Twitter is breaking; it's World Cup time; Black Friday spam; Coachella VIP NFT's go poof; outdated Twitter news - move fast, break things; FTX & celebs being sued; Amazon layoffs; the end of the tech boom; the Mole 2022; the Crown Season 5; Netflix updates; the Peripheral; Andor; Jason's Audible Anniversary & inclusion; the Great Filter theory; Dennis E. Taylor - Roadkill, Outland; White Trash Wins Lotto; musical theater; Thriller in 4k; doom scrolling & ditching social media; Adobe Mic Check and audio utilities; Shasta Cola; an actual security story.Show notes at https://gog.show/579 Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with the Lectric XP 3.0 today. Order now and save up to $250 with a special Holiday Bundle. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more.Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.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.FOLLOW UPRethinking Black FridayCoachella NFTs Seemingly Unavailable Amid FTX Crypto CollapseIN THE NEWSElon Musk says Twitter Blue verification is coming back November 29thTwitter fired employees who publicly called out Elon MuskElon Musk gives employees two days to commit to 'hardcore' Twitter or lose their jobsFTX and Star Backers Including Brady, Curry Sued by InvestorAmazon reportedly plans sweeping layoffs that could affect thousands of employeesThe End of Silicon Valley’s 20-Year BoomMEDIA CANDYThe Mole 2022The Crown Season 5Netflix now lets you log out of specific devices remotelyAT THE LIBRARYNASA Scientists Suggest the Reason We Haven't Found Aliens Is They All Killed ThemselvesRoadkill by Dennis E. Taylor - Narrated by Ray PorterOutland by Dennis E. TaylorSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopWhite Trash Wins LottoThriller is on Archive.org in 4KEnhance SpeechMic CheckEurope’s Spyware Scandal Is a Global Wakeup CallCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSRob Sheridan’s Glitch Goods StoreSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Moving to Mastodon; doom scrolling & would you really miss social media; Boot Up shanghai'd; lingering COVID societal effects; Twitter's insane week continues - a masterclass is what not to do; Tesla's recalls; collapse through small cascading failures; META layoffs; Wings delivery via Wing; Welcome to Wrexham; Star Trek: Lower Decks; Disney+ catches up to Netflix; AMC attempts another pivot; Brave cookie blocking not working; Spotify Apple Watch update; still no iPad Instagram app; Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky; Magic Journeys, more Captain EO, Michael Jackson, Disney & Star Wars memories.Show notes at https://gog.show/578/Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.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.FOLLOW UPCome Join Me On Mastodon, FolksIN THE NEWS‘It’s Difficult to Resist’: Surviving Twitter Employees Weigh a Flood of Offers From RivalsTwitter offering some laid-off staff only half what they’re owed, lawsuit saysTwitter Now Asks Some Fired Workers to Please Come BackTwitter starts rolling out its 'official' checkmarks to celebrities and publishers (updated)Musk ‘killed’ Twitter’s official checkmarks after only a few hoursTwitter’s Free Speech Problem Is Tesla’s, TooElon Musk sells Tesla shares worth $3.95 bln days after Twitter dealTesla recalls over 40,000 cars to address power steering flawHere’s how a Twitter engineer says it will break in the coming weeksStephen Fry Joins Celebrity Twitter Exodus, Says “Goodbye” With Scrabble MessageFacebook Parent Meta Plans Large Layoffs This Week – ReportMeta Lays Off More Than 11,000 EmployeesAlphabet’s Wing drones will soon be delivering DoorDash orders in AustraliaMEDIA CANDYWelcome to WrexhamStar Trek: Lower DecksDisney now matches Netflix's subscriber numbers across its combined servicesAMC Entertainment To Open “Zoom Room” Auditoriums At Theaters In 17 MarketsAPPS & DOODADSBlocking annoying and privacy-harming cookie consent bannersSpotify’s redesigned Apple Watch app feels less like an afterthoughtInstagram on the web has been redesigned for large screensAT THE LIBRARYEyes of the Void (The Final Architecture Book 2) by Adrian TchaikovskySECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopMagic Journeys - Full Film - August 1991THE MAKING OF CAPTAIN EODisney's Captain EO Grand OpeningCaptain EO - Rare Dance Rehearsals & MoreCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSDashaunSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A two-factor pain; Jason hops on Brian's soapbox; the self-driving Twitter crash; Meta ditches human-curated newsfeed; verification has always been a joke, but this is really hilarious; Amazon pauses corporate hiring; Google buys an AI startup to compete with... TikTok?; Adobe's Pantone, Figma issues; the Peripheral; the Witcher renewed, recast; the Machine; drone swarms for Candy Crush; Playstation VR2; Instagram plans NFT minting; Captain EO, amusement parks and mixed media theater; sharing iPads.Show notes at https://gog.show/577/Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.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.FOLLOW UPFact Check-CNN did not report Trump died on Nov. 1, 2022IN THE NEWSTwitter has removed 1,500 accounts following coordinated trolling campaignMeta to ditch human-curated Facebook News stories globallyElon Musk’s First Grand Plan for Twitter? Charging $8 Per Month for a Blue CheckmarkElon Musk wants to make Twitter's edit button free for everyone, report saysElon Musk reportedly wants Twitter to bring back VineAmazon Pauses Corporate Hiring on Economic UncertaintyGoogle buys an AI avatar startup to take on TikTokDOJ takes aim at Adobe's $20 billion dealMEDIA CANDYThe PeripheralNetflix renews 'The Witcher,' recasts Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of RiviaThe Machine Teaser TrailerAPPS & DOODADSA swarm of 500 drones will plague New York City with advertising tomorrow$550 PlayStation VR2 launches on Feb. 22, 2023Meta’s Instagram Plans NFT Minting, Trading ToolsSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopNational Theater LiveThe Met: Live in HDWhite Snake ProjectsOptimizing Apps for Shared iPadGordon Ramsay Fish & ChipsHoly Chicken Ship! The full-length "Captain EO" is more brilliant than you can possibly rememberStar ToursCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSBoot Up with JasonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elon is in the Birdhouse; is social media on the way out; we were right about Kanye & self-driving cars; smiles are the new eggs; Ford pivots to data mining; Shutterstock embraces AI-generated art; Apple begrudgingly embraces USB-C; Spotify doesn't follow Apple rules, gets mad; Internet "Radio"; Brian Eno; Andy Prieboy; the Perephrial; big-ass TVs; Doctor Who comes to Disney+; Netflix massive servers; Spark Mail; Bumble AI cyberflashing; stuff of nightmares audio from magnetic field; smart-locks, Level Lock+; Apple OS updates; Andor & Tales of the Jedi; smart Samsung privacy feature; cord-cutting through anger; live theater & the death of public norms; RIP Cracker, Hagrid.Show notes at https://gog.show/576Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.FOLLOW UPIt’s time to admit self-driving cars aren’t going to happenPogues’ hard-living former frontman finds success as an artistDoes Faking a Smile Make You Happier? The Latest Findings Are InIN THE NEWSMusk Said to Begin Firing Twitter’s Top ExecutivesFord CEO Farley explains the business factors behind Argo AI's shutteringSpaceX's costlier Starlink internet service for RVs works on moving vehiclesShutterstock and OpenAI will team up to sell AI-generated stock imagesiPhones will get USB-C charging to comply with EU law, Apple SVP confirmsSpotify accuses Apple of impeding its fledgling audiobook businessMEDIA CANDYInternet RadioBrian Eno discusses his latest album, art as simulation, and the dangers of "premature sheen"Andy Prieboy - ONE and ONE MAKE THREE - FORGOTTEN, ABANDONED, UNFINISHED SONGS 1979 - 2021The PeripheralAmazon Fire TV 75" Omni Series 4K UHD smart TV with Dolby Vision, hands-free with AlexaFuture ‘Doctor Who’ seasons will air on Disney+APPS & DOODADSGOG DiscordRedditor acquires decommissioned Netflix cache server with 262TB of storageAn AI Created 100,000 Full-Body Photos of People Who Don’t ExistBumble open sourced its AI that detects unsolicited nudesThis audio recording of Earth's magnetic field is the "stuff of nightmares"European Space Agency · The scary sound of Earth's magnetic fieldLevel’s new Level Lock+ with Apple Home Key is smart lock perfectionApple releases macOS Ventura, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16SECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopStar Wars: Tales of the JediSamsung's Maintenance Mode protects your personal data while your phone is out for repairDEF CON 30 - Andrew Logan - Tracking Military Ghost Helicopters over Washington DCCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSRobbie Coltrane Cause Of Death Revealed A Week After The Loss Of ‘Harry Potter’ StarCrackerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Automated-tech vehicle deaths; Twitter tumbles as Musk deals reviewed; Amazon's bad news week - unions, attrition costs & lawsuits; Bird migrating out of markets; in Uber ads are coming; Microsoft layoffs; Reddit NFTs booming; Kanye & Parler; Metaverse attrition; Meta has to sell Giphy; Unstoppable Domains stopped; Keanu returning to franchises; She-Hulk gets too meta; Nope is a yep; WB launches LOTR NFTs; Netflix "extra user" fees; Directed by David Lynch; TikTok adult-only livestreams; DuckDuck No Thank You; Discmaster; Apple & Adobe updates; the Forever War; the Walk of Life; Flash, ahhhaaaa!Show notes at : https://gog.show/575/Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Go to LectriceBikes.com and get $100 off any eBike purchase.Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.ButcherBox - Sign up at butcherbox.com/GOG and use code GOG to get one 10 to 14-pound Turkey FREE in your first box!FOLLOW UPNow it’s getting meta...11 more crash deaths are linked to automated-tech vehiclesIN THE NEWSTwitter Tumbles as US Weighs Security Reviews for Musk DealsAmazon warehouse in Albany votes against unionizationAmazon’s attrition costs $8 billion annually according to leaked documents. And it gets worse.Amazon faces $1 billion lawsuit over claims it 'tricks' UK customers into paying moreBird exits Germany, Sweden, Norway and ‘several dozen’ US, EMEA marketsUber Plans to Advertise to You At Every Stage of Your Ride, Using Your Own DataMicrosoft lays off hundreds of employeesRedditors have created millions of crypto wallets to buy NFT avatarsKanye West to acquire ‘uncancelable’ social media platform ParlerLeak: Most Facebook Metaverse Users Have Quit in a MonthMeta will have to sell Giphy after losing UK appealThe GIF Is on Its DeathbedUnstoppable Domains disables .coin extensions, illustrating an issue with the idea that "you'll always own your NFT""Why we’re no longer offering .coin"MEDIA CANDYBill & Ted Face the MusicWeed Is Coming to Circle K Gas Stations in US Next YearNopeWarner Bros. teams up with Web3 startup Eluvio to launch ‘Lord of the Rings’ NFTsNetflix will begin charging 'extra user' fees early next yearNetflix Returns to Growth, Saying the Worst of Slowdown Is OverFirst look at 'Ralphie' star Peter Billingsley's returns for 'A Christmas Story' sequel"Directed by David Lynch" stickers reveal the true nature of our realityTikTok is raising the age requirement for TikTok Live, adding adult-only livestreamsTikTok appears to be preparing to launch a podcast appTHE WALK OF LIFE PROJECTQueen unearths 'lost' 1988 track 'Face it Alone' featuring Freddie MercuryAPPS & DOODADSDuckDuckGo for Mac moves to public beta with cookie pop-up handling, ‘Duck Player,’ moreDiscmasterApple will release iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura on October 24Apple’s new M2 iPad Pro arrives October 26Adobe Photoshop update adds refined selections and AI photo restorationAT THE LIBRARYThe Forever War, Book 1 by Joe HaldemanForever Peace: The Forever War, Book 2 by Joe HaldemanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

F around & find out; eggs, legs & self driving cars; Alex Jones; Meta, OnlyFans bribes & Within; what's the ROI for 1.2 billion & 38 users; the Metaverse is getting legs; more NFT & crypto news; Rivian recalls almost all it's trucks; DeepMind & DeepCake; DART worked; Netflix announces ad-tier, Apple is considering it; Succession & the Murdochs; Werewolf By Night; Sportsball; Shane MacGowan; eero Internet Backup; AirTags in luggage; 3D calling; Spark Mail; ePaper License Plates; Apple AR headsets; website tracking; patter & spoken word songs; Shatner gold!Show notes at https://gog.show/574Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.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.FOLLOW UPWhat’s the magic number of steps to keep weight off? Here’s what a new study saysSurvey: 42% of Tesla Autopilot Drivers Think Their Cars Can Entirely Drive ThemselvesIN THE NEWSAlex Jones ordered to pay $965 million after misinformation campaign targeting Sandy Hook familiesLawsuit accuses Meta executives of taking bribes from OnlyFansMeta files to dismiss FTC complaint over acquisition of VR fitness company Within$1.2 BILLION METAVERSE HORRIFIED BY REPORT IT ONLY HAD 30 ACTIVE USERSMeta's avatars are getting legs'The devices would have gotten us killed.' Microsoft's military smart goggles failed four of six elements during a recent test, internal Army report saysNFT Purchased by Logan Paul for 623k is now worth $10From Over $620K to $10: Logan Paul’s Unsuccessful NFT InvestmentSatoshi Island project aims to turn a remote Pacific island into a city built on cryptocurrencySteering Defect Forces Tech Darling Rivian to Recall Nearly Every Car Its Ever MadeNew iPhone Crash Collision Feature Is Calling 911 For People On RollercoastersDeepMind breaks 50-year math record using AI; new record falls a week laterLabor Department proposal may lead to gig workers gaining employee statusNASA's DART spacecraft successfully altered the orbit of an asteroidMEDIA CANDYNetflix with ads launches Nov. 3, will be missing up to 10% of Netflix catalogApple is quietly pushing a TV ad product with media agencies‘The Peripheral’: Prime Video Drops New Trailer For Sci-Fi From Jonathan Nolan And Lisa JoyProsecutors drop charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan SyedSuccessionThe Murdochs: Empire of InfluenceWerewolf By NightShane MacGowan "waved willy" at trains passing Bono's houseAPPS & DOODADSWhat is eero Internet Backup?Lufthansa "bans AirTags in luggage" after passengers publicly shame it with location of lost bagsLufthansa Says Apple AirTags Are Once Again Allowed in Checked BagsDJI Mavic 3 - Flying Over Mount EverestGoogle’s 3D video calling booths, Project Starline, will now be tested in the real worldGoogle completes iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets rollout with Maps and SearchSpark Mail 3.0SECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopE Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in CaliforniaRPlate by ReviverApple’s Mixed Reality Headset to Offer Iris Scanning for Payments, Logging InNreal Air AR Glasses, Smart Glasses with Massive 201" Micro-OLED Virtual Theater, Augmented Reality Glasses, Watch, Stream, and Game on PC/Android/iOS – Consoles & Cloud Gaming CompatibleBetter ingredients, better trackers: Papa John’s sued for allegedly snooping on website usersBeware cars that may have come from the Florida hurricane Ian floodplains.Big John by Jimmy DeanRingo by Lorne GreenTeddy Bear by Red SovineConvoy by CW McCallWilliam Shatner - Good King WenceslasCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSAngela LansburySweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - IMDBSweeney Todd (1982) - FULLSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Getting hit by a Tesla at Whole Foods; Deepcake; Elon's wild Twitter week, TeslaBot Prime; Kim K pays up for crypto pump-and-dump; Bitcoin, climate change & personal impact; Coinbase allows buys, unable to cash out for 6 hours; FCC taking robocall database seriously; Love and Thunder; reassessing Sinead; Pose; Deshaun; the Real Bling Ring; Food Network; more Dune coming; Spotify downsizes podcast division; Twitter edit; too big TVs; another drone; Metaverse fashion IRL; Media, HAH; Andor, She-Hulk and short seasons & series; Spotify looking for harmful content; Uber cover-up; Orson Wells, Johnny Carson and the theater of the mind.Show notes at https://gog.show/573Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.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.FOLLOW UPBruce Willis’ Rep Refutes Report That He Sold His Digital Likeness to Deepfake CompanyIN THE NEWSElon Musk’s Texts Shatter the Myth of the Tech Genius“Are You Going to Liberate Twitter From the Censorship Happy Mob?”Musk Proposes to Buy Twitter for Original Price of $54.20 a ShareMusk’s Twitter Deal Has Employees Asking: Should I Stay or Should I Go?For Better or Worse, Tesla Bot Is Exactly What We ExpectedKim Kardashian will pay $1.26 million to settle SEC charges over a crypto postEconomic estimation of Bitcoin mining’s climate damages demonstrates closer resemblance to digital crude than digital goldCoinbase users were unable to withdraw funds to US bank accounts for six hoursFCC will start kicking voice providers out of its robocall databaseMEDIA CANDYThor: Love and ThunderNothing ComparesA New Movie About One of Our Most Controversial Pop Stars Shows We’ve Still Got a Lot of Reassessing to DoPoseThe Real Bling Ring: Hollywood HeistBobby’s Triple ThreatOutChef’dEmily Watson and Shirley Henderson to Star as Harkonnen Siblings in Sisterhood of DuneSpotify cancels 11 original podcasts, lays off under 5% of podcast staffAPPS & DOODADSTwitter finally starts rolling out the edit button, but US users will have to waitAmazon Fire TV 75" Omni Series 4K UHD smart TV with Dolby Vision, hands-free with AlexaDJI AvataLoewe's Metaverse Fashion Works IRLSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopMandalorian Dark SaberThe Langley Files: A CIA PodcastGriftonomicsSpotify acquires firm that detects harmful contentFormer Uber CISO Joe Sullivan Found Guilty Over Breach Cover-UpOrson Welles and Johnny Carson discuss the merits of audio contentCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSLoretta Lynn’s Family Statement and ObituaryJudy Tenuta, Accordion-Playing Comedian, Dies at 72See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why haven't you deleted TikTok yet; Google search gets immersive; Apple Pay Later coming... later; why we aren't going EV or even hybrid yet; space news makes tech cool again; Meta brings the NFTs and... Make-A-Video; James Earl Jones retires, AI Darth Vader is your daddy now; Bruce Willis sells rights to Deepfake firm; Three-Body Problem, Avatar: the Way of Water have us snoozing; Netflix building a game studio; Bravo; Aphex Twin software 20 years too late; tortilla robots and predictive AI; OG app announced, dead on arrival; Amazon's hardware event; the Forever War; Matthew Mather; Cloudflare eSIM; Uber, GTA 6 hack suspect arrested; Andor.Show notes at https://gog.show/572/Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Go to LectriceBikes.com and get $100 off any eBike purchase.Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.FOLLOW UPElon Musk Is Convinced He's the Future. We Need to Look Beyond HimIN THE NEWSUK warns TikTok of £27 million fine over child privacy violationsTikTok breaks records as top grossing app in Q3, as overall app store revenue declinesTikTok Seen Moving Toward U.S. Security Deal, but Hurdles RemainGoogle to Make Search and Maps More ‘Immersive’Apple Pay Later may not arrive until next year due to 'technical and engineering' setbacksDepartment of Transportation approves EV charging plans for all 50 statesWebb and Hubble capture detailed views of DART impactHurricane Ian Flyover CoverageAll Facebook and Instagram users in the US can now share NFTs, cross-post between both appsMeta announces Make-A-Video, which generates video from textMEDIA CANDYAn AI program voiced Darth Vader in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ so James Earl Jones could finally retireActor Bruce Willis Becomes First Celebrity to Sell Rights to Deepfake FirmNetflix’s adaptation of 'The Three-Body Problem' will arrive in 2023Avatar: The Way of Water | Official Teaser TrailerNetflix is building its own game studioAPPS & DOODADSBrave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent bannersAphex Twin's free 'sample mashing' app feeds on your music libraryChipotle is moving its tortilla robot to a real restaurantThe OG App promises you an ad-free Instagram feedApple removed The OG App from the App Store for unauthorized access of Instagram’s servicesStar Trek: Lower Decks - The Badgy DirectiveHere's everything Amazon announced at its fall hardware eventAT THE LIBRARYThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanMatthew Mather (1969-2022)Matthew Mather BooksSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopBoot Up with JasonAndorCloudflare launches an eSIM to secure mobile devicesHow Your Smartphone Is Listening to You AI Searches Public Cameras to Find When Instagram Photos Were Taken CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSCoolio Found Dead at Age 59See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon & MASH; TikTok treats celebrities not just like us; everyone's getting fined - Uber, Meta & Morgan Stanley; Deep Space Whine; Constantine sequel; Scanners remake; Apple TV+ upcoming projects; Succession; The Grand Tour: A Scandi Flick; Serial has an update; Kurt Cobain's abandoned house photography; music for programming; Rogue Amoeba celebrates 20 years; OpenAI open-sources Whisper; AI imagery and legal challenges; Douglas Rushkoff and the horrific tech billionaires; Star Wars: Andor & Larry; ILM and the trench run; AI gone Furry.Show Notes at https://gog.show/571/Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.ButcherBox - Sign up at butcherbox.com/GOG and use code GOG to get Free Chicken for a Year!FOLLOW UPPatreon Acquires MemberfulPatreon was in talks to onboard MrBeast in a deal that could have been worth millions but never came to passMAS*H MattersIN THE NEWSTikTok reportedly gives 'a bit more leniency' to popular accountsUber Agrees to Pay N.J. $100 Million in Dispute Over Drivers’ Employment StatusMeta ordered to pay walkie-talkie app maker Voxer $175M for patent infringement$35M fine for Morgan Stanley after unencrypted, unwiped hard drives are auctionedMEDIA CANDYDeep Space Whine‘Constantine’ Sequel Officially Announced with Keanu Reeves Returning!‘Scanners’ Series Remake In The Works At HBO – DeadlineApple TV+ lands Vince Gilligan’s new TV project with two season order, starring Rhea SeehornWool — cast, plot and everything you need to know about the dystopian sci-fi dramaSuccession Season 3The Grand Tour: A Scandi FlickJudge orders release of ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan SyedPhotographer spent the day inside Kurt Cobain's abandoned housemusicForProgramming();APPS & DOODADSRogue Amoeba - Under the Microscope » Blog Archive » Celebrate Rogue Amoeba’s 20th AnniversaryDJI Osmo Mobile 6OpenAI open-sources Whisper, a multilingual speech recognition system"As If Nothing Happened": I Used Artificial Intelligence To See How Some Celebrities Would Look Today If They Were AliveHow AI Sees LAGetty Images bans AI-generated content over fears of legal challengesAT THE LIBRARYSurvival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires by Douglas RushkoffSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopAndorStar Wars: LARRY - Episode 1Star Wars: LARRY - Episode 2Star Wars: LARRY - Episode 3Star Wars: LARRY - Episode 4Star Wars: LARRY - Episode 5FXRant: The Death Star and the Final Trench RunCelebrating 70 Years of Walt Disney ImagineeringFur Affinity bans AI-generated art, but AI has a plot to return.Stable Diffusion running on M1 MacsInside Russia’s Vast Surveillance State: ‘They Are Watching’ - The New York TimesCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSSAVANNAH COMIC CON 2022See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon drama ramps up, considerably - allegedly; Amazon accelerates robotics; Twitter's innovation vs Meta's; this week in Musk; Adobe's weird Figma play antitrust cough; Starbucks rewards NFTs; Merriam-Webster yeets pumpkin spice; Rings of Power; She-Hulk; Star Wars trailers; Kiki, Pose, Legendary and the power of sub-cultures; Sonos Ray; Apple OS updates generally good, kill Dark Sky bad; iZotope RX 10; Discord adds... forums; the Status Game; Chatter: the Voice in Our Head "I am a Golden God!"Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.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/570FOLLOW UPPatreon is laying off 17 percent of its workforce and closing offices / Around a week after it laid off its security teamThe Patreon Problem: Who is subscribing to these children's accounts?The Patreon Problem Vol 2: It's worse than we thought.IN THE NEWSAmazon is buying a company that makes pallet-stacking robotsTwitter shareholders approve the $44B merger Musk is trying to get out ofDrivers sue Tesla for alleged false advertising of Autopilot and FSD softwareTwitter starts rolling out podcasts to Blue subscribersMeta is spinning off the Pytorch framework into its own AI research foundationAdobe snaps up Figma for $20B, taking out one of its biggest rivals in digital designAdobe’s $20 Billion Deal For Figma is More Than 50 Times the Startup’s RevenueStarbucks thinks you'll want to collect NFTs to earn rewardsMerriam-Webster just yeeted a bunch of internet slang into the dictionaryMEDIA CANDYThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerShe-Hulk: Attorney At Law | Disney+ OriginalsThe first 'Mandalorian' season three trailer reunites a favorite Star Wars familyThe Mandalorian S3Star Wars: AndorTales of the JediKiki (2016 film)PoseLegendary | HBO Max OriginalsAPPS & DOODADSReview: Sonos RayiOS 16 is now availableApple Releases watchOS 9 With Medication Tracking, New Watch Faces, Sleep Updates, and MoreiOS 16's haptic keyboard is the best feature you haven't found yet | MacworldiPhone 14 Pro Camera Preview: The Hardware Changes – LuxI deleted and edited my texts with Apple's new iOS update — and it's the coolest thing the company has done in a long timeHow to remove the Search button from your Home Screen in iOS 16Apple-Acquired Weather App Dark Sky Reminding Users That iOS App Shutting Down on January 1DraftsiZotope RX 10Discord revolutionizes online conversations with... forumsAT THE LIBRARYThe Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It by Will StorrChatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Ethan KrossThe Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David GraeberEyes of the Void (The Final Architecture Book 2) by Adrian TchaikovskySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.