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Booting down; Unity, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Hudson & Bill Maher have heard you & have been listening; so much water; Tesla class action; Wayne testing robotaxis in LA; TikTok tracking employees, introduces voluntary AI content labels; Google Bard now lets you double check answers by... Googling, settles privacy lawsuit; some of Elon's Neuralink implant monkeys have, indeed, died, but looking for human volunteers, blue checks to blue chips; Good Omens; the Wheel of Time; Amazon Prime Video adding ads; Russell Brand; Secret Chef; Star Trek; Sex Education; Slow Horses; Microsoft Paint; Mahjong; Apple Watch; Star Wars; Disneyland music; Descript; the Overton Paradox; Zork & retro gaming.Sponsors:Dark Web Academy - Head over to darkwebacademy.com and use code "gogfree" for complimentary access to ANY course!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate 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/619FOLLOW UPUnity apologizes and promises to change its controversial game install fee policyMicrosoft’s $69B Activision merger on track for green lightLas Vegas Authorities Want to Know How Much Water Companies Use Before Letting Them Move InFree Covid-19 TestsIN THE NEWSTesla Detroit Derivative Action SettlementWaymo begins testing the waters for a robotaxi service in Los AngelesTikTok Employees Recoil at Return-to-Office Tracker AppTikTok introduces a way to label AI-generated contentGoogle’s AI assistant can now read your emails, plan trips, “double-check” answersGoogle settles California lawsuit over its location-privacy practicesGoogle Quietly Removes ‘Written By People’ From Suggestions for Website OwnersHere are the details on the grisly deaths of Elon Musk’s Neuralink monkeysElon Musk's Neuralink Seeks Volunteers for Brain Chip Implant StudyAirbnb Really Is Different NowMEDIA CANDYGood Omens Season 2The Wheel of TimeAmazon Prime Video will start showing ads from early next yearKate Winslet on War Photographer Lee Miller, and the Film She Was Born to MakeYouTube Demonetizes Russell Brand After Rape AllegationsSecret ChefSex Education season 4 review: A fine, if overstuffed, sendoffSlow Horses Season 3 Release Date Confirmed For December On Apple TV+The Pigeon Tunnel — Official Trailer | Apple TV+APPS & DOODADSMicrosoft Paint finally gets support for layers and transparencyMahjong Solitaire NETFLIXAmazon Restricts Authors to Self-Publishing Three Books a Day, a Totally Human AmountTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopApple Watch Ultra 2Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorDisneyland: Music Around the ParksYesterland!Disney's Polynesian Village Resort Music 6 Hour LoopEPCOT Theme Park Music & AmbienceDescript has added a new feature (in Beta) called “Regenerate.”The Overton ParadoxPlay Zork onlineCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSBritain Is Losing Its Precious PubsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

AI using a ton of water; individual efforts just a drop in the bucket; X suing California over disclosure law; TikTok accidentally blocked strike videos, hit with fine over privacy settings for children; oral decongestant on sale for 50 years just doesn't work; Mila & Ashton's bad week, Stoner Cats; Lyft Women+ Connect; Bluesky hits a million Scalzis; manifesting yourself broke; government web design systems; no AI Grammys; Spotify payola; Milli Vanilla; Interview with the Vampire; PodCast One; WhatsApp; Unity; Aibo Foster program; Apple leaking radiation in France; the Witcher; Elon Musk; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Levar Burton; lost Star Wars props; laserdiscs & Blue-Rays; the house lost in Vegas this week; programming language inventor or serial killer?Sponsors:Dark Web Academy - Head over to darkwebacademy.com and use code "gogfree" for complimentary access to ANY course!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate 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/618FOLLOW UPArtificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa–with a lot of waterIN THE NEWSX is suing California over social media content moderation lawTikTok accidentally blocked Hollywood writers strike videos while casting a QAnon netTikTok hit with €345 million fine over privacy settings for childrenThe most common oral decongestant in the US does not work, FDA findsMila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher’s ‘Stoner Cats’ NFTs get smoked by the SECLyft Can Now Connect Women and Nonbinary Passengers With Drivers of the Same GenderBluesky officially hits 1 million usersPeople who ‘manifest’ big dreams are more likely to go bankruptSpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 millionU.S. announces official web design systemGOV.UK Design SystemMEDIA CANDYAI-generated Drake and The Weeknd track won’t be winning a GrammySpotify will promote artists' music on your Home feed, if they payMilli Vanilli | Official Trailer | Paramount+We Tried to Tell You About Interview With the VampireNetflix’s live-action One Piece to set sail with even more episodesPodcastOne’s Stock Is Off To Rough Start, Losing More Than Half Its Value.With PodcastOne’s Stock Still Falling, Parent LiveOne Opens Door To Buying Back Shares.Exposing a Podcast Scam by CoffeezillaAPPS & DOODADSWhatsApp tests feature that could open it up to other messaging appsUnity cancels town hall over reported death threatsSony will repair aging Aibo robot dogs to help them find their forever homesApple Says It’s Going to Fix Those Alleged High-Radiation iPhone 12sAT THE LIBRARYApothecary (First Contact) by Peter CawdronElon Musk by Walter IsaacsonBuffy the Vampire Slayer's Universe Returns in a New Audio DramaLevar Burton ReadsThe Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook CollectionTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopLong-lost ‘Star Wars’ X-wing model up for auction with starting price of $400,000Star Wars HelmetsDisney celebrating centennial with a $1,500 box set of these 100 filmsCaesars reportedly paid millions to stop hackers releasing its dataHacking a Vegas casino may just take a single phone callThe Terms and Conditions game.Programming language inventor or serial killer?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Burning Man; UK wises up about encryption; McPoutine; hello, Ello; ad free Facebook in the EU; META back to office; Grindr loses half staff due to unionization, we mean WFH; NYC regulates Airbnb; Mossberg departs X; facial recognition for stadiums; privacy nightmare cars; how to do business; Spotify financial woes; your pants are lying, perhaps on fire; Moviepass is back, again; Inside Man; Lincoln Lawyer; Winning Time; Wheel of Time; the Witcher; Star Trek: Lower Decks; Roku layoffs; Messi, MLS and AppleTV+ win; 3zekiel; Scalzi; Ahsoka; Only Murders in the Building; Apple Watch Ultra; AI homes.Sponsors:Dark Web Academy - Head over to darkwebacademy.com and use code "gogfree" for complimentary access to ANY course!~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.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate 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/617FOLLOW UPFuture of iMessage safe in the UK, as government backs down on encryptionAmericans Should Feel Humiliated by Canadian McDonald’sAI reading coach startup Ello raises $15M to bolster child literacyIN THE NEWSFacebook and Instagram may offer paid, ad-free plans in Europe to sate EU privacy concernsMeta is back in the office three days a week, as WFH continues to dieGrindr loses nearly half its staff to strict return-to-work ruleNYC’s ‘de facto ban’ on Airbnb is already removing listingsVeteran tech guru Walt Mossberg slams Elon Musk, deactivates X account: ‘Cesspool’These 9 Stadiums Are Already Using Facial Recognition at GamesYouTube Vlogger Ruby Franke Charged With Six Counts of Felony Child AbuseIf You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy NightmareBMW drops plan to charge a monthly fee for heated seats‘Hyundai Pay’ is the latest effort by car companies to make in-car payments a thingSpotify’s $1 Billion Podcast Bet Turns Into a Serial DramaSpotify reportedly locks white noise podcasters out of an ad programFree audiobooks to be tested by Spotify; Audible competition planSpotify wants to put in-app lyrics behind a paywallElon Musk's X will use public data to train AI modelsAre Your Pants Lying to You? An InvestigationMEDIA CANDYMoviePassInside ManLincoln LawyerWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers DynastyThe Wheel of Time Season 2The WitcherStar Trek: Lower DecksRoku Laying Off 10% of Employees, Will Take up to $65 Million Charge to Remove Streaming ContentMessi Drives Jump in Apple TV+ and MLS SubscriptionsAT THE LIBRARY3zekiel (First Contact) by Peter CawdronNOTES FROM A FELLOW TRAVELLER by Derren BrownStarter Villain by John ScalziTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopNYPD will use drones to monitor private parties over Labor Day weekendCory Doctorow’s presentation on a better internet from DefconAI IMAGINES A TYPICAL HOME IN EVERY STATECLOSING SHOUT-OUTSJimmy Buffett: Margaritaville singer dies aged 76See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Twitter may not have legs, but Meta finally does; blown Foxconn promises; SEC charges Impact Theory for NFTs; Worldcoin already dying; Cat, I Farted Enterprise for Business; AI regulations summit; META in court in Ireland over disinformation claims in Myanmar; Amazon CEO not cool with remote work anymore; there's a Copyright Claims Board?; Full Self Driving right through a red light, Elon Mode; Wheel of Time; Justified; AMC moving shows to Max; podcasting away loneliness; Levar gets Trivial Pursuit TV show; Apple kills CSAM photo scanning; iOS & iPadOS 17; Richard Blade; Derren Brown; some interesting feedback.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.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate 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/616/FOLLOW UP'Bring Back Twitter!' Elon Gets Booed at Video Game TournamentMeta's avatars finally grow some legsExclusive: Meta's Canada news ban fails to dent Facebook usageFoxconn's promise to invest $10 billion in Wisconsin is now a distant memoryIN THE NEWSSEC Charges LA-Based Media and Entertainment Co. Impact Theory for Unregistered Offering of NFTsTom Bilyeu’s statementSEC settles first NFT enforcement case, fines LA media company $6MJust a Month After Launch, Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Is Already DyingOpenAI Launches ChatGPT Enterprise For BusinessesTech Chiefs to Gather in Washington Next Month on A.I. RegulationsMyanmar genocide refugees take Meta to Irish court over disinformation claimsAmazon CEO reportedly told remote employees: ‘It’s probably not going to work out’Copyright Claims Board Awards Photographer $3K After Defendant No ShowsCopyright Claims BoardElon Musk’s FSD v12 demo includes a near miss at a red light and doxxing Mark ZuckerbergTesla Ordered to Turn Over Data on Its Safety-Disabling 'Elon Mode' Autopilot FeatureTwitter Removes Its 'No Political Ads' Policy Ahead of the 2024 ElectionMEDIA CANDYEverything to Remember About Wheel of Time Ahead of Season 2Justified: City PrimevalInterview With the Vampire and Fear the Walking Dead Will Pop Up on MaxAMC Reaches a Deal With SAG-AFTRA to Resume ProductionThe nonstop podcast listeners are on to somethingLeVar Burton Close on Deal with CW for Trivial Pursuit Hosting JobAPPS & DOODADSApple's Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh ControversyAT THE LIBRARYWorld In My Eyes by Richard BladeNOTES FROM A FELLOW TRAVELLER by Derren BrownCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSBob Barker, Iconic 'The Price Is Right' Host, Dead at 99See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stick around until the end for a BONUS episode of Boot Up with Jason! If you want to subscribe to the show (yes, you want to), go to BootUp.show!Unfortunate translations; a tech bro reckoning; Nvidia makes bank, carbon emissions; NFT & crypto collapses; jail vegan diets; if you're gonna launder, launder big; food delivery is tanking; the Feds tried to get what the Chinese do with TikTok; Gizmodo's killer headlines; Code Llama, rusted; The Peripheral canceled, Frasier returns; Dune 2 delayed; the Matildas; last chance for Devo, OMD; Youtube's AI plan; Threads on the web; Photoshop's generative refill on old photos; Wipeout code; frivolous & not so frivolous lawsuits; Ahsoka; Wirecutter; dystopian fiction; Radio Shack would like your address, again.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.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate 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/615/FOLLOW UPElon Musk’s Shadow RuleFyre Fest 2 tickets go on sale, despite no line-up or venueThe Internet’s Next Great Power SuckIN THE NEWSNvidia just made $6 billion in pure profit over the AI boomGodfather NFTs Weren’t Enough to Prevent Recur From Sleeping With the FishesSam Bankman-Fried isn't getting his Adderall and is surviving on 'bread and water,' lawyers sayFormer OpenSea Executive Sentenced to Three Months in Prison for Insider TradingDOJ charges Tornado Cash co-founders for laundering over $1 billion in cryptoThe Era of Food Delivery Is FadingThe Feds Asked TikTok for Lots of Domestic Spying FeaturesPeloton's Business Is as Busted as Its Bike SeatsZoom CEO Says Employees Need to Be in the Office Because It's Hard to Build Trust Over ZoomA Space Junk Removal Mission Got Struck By Space JunkIntroducing Code Llama, a state-of-the-art large language model for codingMEDIA CANDY"The Peripheral" has been canceled at Amazon's Prime Video, Variety has learned from sources.‘Frasier’ Revival Sets Premiere Date at Paramount+, First Two Episodes to Air on CBS‘Dune: Part Two’ Delays Release to 2024 Amid Ongoing Actors StrikeMatildas: The World At Our FeetDevo Has the Uncontrollable Urge to RetireYouTube is working on a plan to compensate artists and rightsholders for AI musicOur principles for partnering with the music industry on AI technologyI’m an Apple TV channels customer. Can I stream Paramount+ via the Apple TV app?APPS & DOODADSThreads on the web is herePeople are Using Photoshop's Generative Fill to Restore Old PhotosLeaked Wipeout source code leads to near-total rewrite and remasterJudge dismisses lawsuit claiming Apple Watch blood oxygen sensor has a racial bias.US judge: Art created solely by artificial intelligence cannot be copyrightedTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopAhsokaStar Wars B-Wing Drone FootageWhat Happened to Wirecutter?RadioShack’s NSFW Period Appears Over, as New Owner Plots a Brand ExpansionThe College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Your SAT ScoresCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSAdobe Co-Founder Dr. John Warnock Has Passed AwayWWE legend Terry Funk dead at 79See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Humans are horrible; robotaxis; Trump, X, DMs, set visibility to screwed; OpenAI lawsuits might wipe ChatGPT clean; Snapchat's AI glitches; using AI to ban books; new tools borks images for AI - for now; bots better at beating CAPTCHAs than humans; NFT lawsuits; those smart contracts are meaningless; Elon throttling links he doesn't like; scientists fleeing X; AppleTV+; streaming costs more than cable; people watching less TV; Strange New Worlds & Good Omens; Billions; Painkiller & Dopesick; the Witcher; YouTube crack down on cancer misinformation; class action lawsuits; Dirty Laundry, roleplaying musicals & baseball.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.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate 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/614IN THE NEWSPeople Are Having Sex in Robotaxis, and Nobody Is Talking About ItRobotaxis halt traffic in San Francisco's North Beach day after expansion approvalDriverless Car Gets Stuck in Wet Concrete in San FranciscoSpecial counsel obtained ‘some volume’ of DMs from Donald Trump’s Twitter accountThe New York Times prohibits AI vendors from devouring its contentReport: Potential NYT lawsuit could force OpenAI to wipe ChatGPT and start overSnapchat's My AI chatbot glitched so hard it started posting StoriesAn Iowa school district is using AI to ban booksScientists Say New Tool Makes Images Worthless for Training AIBots are better at beating ‘are you a robot?’ tests than humans areOpenAI is using GPT-4 to build an AI-powered content moderation systemNYC bans TikTok on city-owned devicesBuyers of Bored Ape NFTs sue after digital apes turn out to be bad investmentA key feature of NFTs has completely brokenX is slowing down links to websites Elon Musk has publicly feuded withNYU Professor Locked Out of Twitter After Reportedly Declining to Meet With Elon MuskScientists are pulling back from Twitter and looking for alternativesMEDIA CANDYIt’s official, people aren’t watching TV as much as they used toStreaming TV costs now higher than cable, as 'crash' finally hitsAnson Mount Recalls Recording ‘Space…The Final Frontier’ for ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’In Praise of Bluey, the Most Grown-Up Television Show for ChildrenBillionsPainkillerDopesickThe Witcher Season 3APPS & DOODADSYouTube cracks down on videos promoting 'ineffective' cancer treatmentsApple Will Start Sending Payouts for $500 Million 'Batterygate' Lawsuit SoonTime is running out to file claims for Facebook’s $725 million data privacy settlementTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopLina Khan Q&A: Hollywood 'Red Flags', 'Doom Loop' & the Future of M&AStray Gods - The Roleplaying MusicalSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crypto Scammers & NFT Developers; superconductors & nuclear fusion; PayPal's crypto coin; opting out of TikTok's secret sauce; X sensitivity settings; Zoom wants people back in, not on Zoom, except for the rest of the world; blocking OpenAI's crawler; Lyft, robotaxis; supermodels & Instagram, oh my; Jason is Bourne; Good Omens, Star Trek cliffhangers; Tetris; Disney+ prices rising; Google, record label deepfakes; Callsheet; Flash games; JustWatch; Charles Stross Singularity Sky, Season of Skulls; Peter Cawdron First Contact; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Dirty Laundry; Eufy; steam mopping; the Empire Strips Back.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.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate 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/613FOLLOW UPCharley's Restaurant & SaloonThe Morning After: Voyager 2 is alive!FBI Alert: Crypto Scammers are Masquerading as NFT DevelopersIN THE NEWSScientists have reproduced last year's nuclear fusion breakthroughPayPal launches PYUSD stablecoin backed by the US dollarTikTok Users Will Be Able to Opt Out of the Algorithm in EuropeX hopes ‘sensitivity settings’ will bring back advertisersTwitter fined for belatedly complying with search warrant for Donald Trump's accountZoom tells employees to return to the office, responds to generative AI pushbackNow you can block OpenAI’s web crawlerLyft plans to ditch surge pricing, which riders hate 'with a fiery passion'Robotaxis get the green light to expand to 24/7 service in San FranciscoSupermodel is 'Terrified' of Posting on Instagram After Photographer Sued HerBella Hadid Sued Over Copyright of Photo She Posted to InstagramMEDIA CANDYBourne (franchise)Star Trek: Strange New WorldsNeil Gaiman Won't Let Good Omens' Story End Like ThatAuthor says the Apple TV+ 'Tetris' movie ripped off his bookDisney+ is raising prices and cracking down on account sharingGoogle, record labels working on deal covering musical “deepfakes”APPS & DOODADSCallsheet for iPhone lets you look up that actor you recognize without the IMDB cruftHow to Play All of Those Old Flash Games You RememberruffleDeactivation of Flash may have crippled Chinese railroad for a dayAll DJI Apps on Google Play are Frauds and Are Stealing Users' MoneyJustWatchAT THE LIBRARYSingularity Sky by Charles StrossSeason of Skulls: Laundry Files, Book 12 by Charles StrossWherever Seeds May Fall (First Contact) by Peter CawdronGeneration of Vipers (First Contact) by Peter CawdronTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopBoot Up with JasonThe 9 Best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles GamesStar Wars-themed burlesque show, "The Empire Strips Back," still going strongThe Empire Strips BackEufy security camsCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSDev world mourns loss of Vim creator Bram MoolenaarSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Threads is Twitter; Twitter is TwiX; Instagram preparing AI labels; META begins Canadian news blackout; NFT sales continue to decline; China considers more limits on kid's smartphone usage; Worldcoin offers up their digital ID service, no one wants it; Uber fatal self-driving case, turns profit for the first time ever; what Bores in Vegas; NASA loses contact with Voyager 2; Star Trek sings; Loki 2; Foundation Season 2 is horrific; Good Omens; 65; Shazam; Guardians of the Galaxy; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Apple subscriber growth; Sprite Max-tape art generator; billionaires: the pros, the cons, and mostly the cons; hop on the GOG Super Yacht!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.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate 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/612FOLLOW UPBoot Up with JasonSwapping a Twitter Habit for a Threads OneElon Musk wants a second chance to fail at XTesla Owners Have Soured on Elon Musk, But Still Love Their Model 3sIN THE NEWSInstagram seems to be working on labels for posts 'generated by Meta AI'Facebook and Instagram Begin Their Canadian News BlackoutMonthly NFT sales fell for fifth consecutive month to $495M in JulyChina considers limiting kids' smartphone time to two hours per dayWorldcoin says will allow companies, governments to use its ID systemWorldcoin and Kenyan Argue About Who’s Breaking Up With WhomUber safety driver involved in fatal self-driving car crash pleads guiltyAn Uber change of fortunesConnected car data privacy under investigation by California regulatorAbout CPPAElon Musk’s X sues anti-hate researchers for allegedly scraping data from TwitterX Blue subscribers can now hide their checkmarksThe Boring Company will dig a 68-mile tunnel network under Las VegasNASA ACCIDENTALLY CUTS CONTACT WITH VOYAGER 2MEDIA CANDYStar Trek Strange New WorldsHow ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Brought Its Delightful Musical Episode to Life: ‘You’re Like, Wait, Spock Is Singing Now?!’Loki season 2 looks like a race through time and space in new trailerFoundation Season 2Good Omens Season 265Shazam: Fury of the GodsGuardians of the Galaxy Volume 3APPS & DOODADSApple surpasses 1 billion paid subscriptions as active devices are double thatRumor: Apple Watch Series 9 to be available in new color option alongside black titanium UltraSprite Mix-tape Art GeneratorTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles MovieBillionaires Should Not Exist — Here’s WhyWealth Without Limits: in Defense of BillionairesCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSPaul Reubens dead: Pee-wee Herman actor was 70See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The X-files; everything is becoming an everything app; Spotify grew a lot, still losing money; Meta doing great, still sinking money into the metaverse no one wants; AI companies pay lip service to White House about safety & ethics; Tesla under investigation, again; Wayne gives us self-driving trucks for taxis; Meta, Microsoft & Amazon release open map dataset; Musk lies, a lot; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; Boys spin-off Gen V; Good Omens Season 2; Justified: City Primeval; Threads goes chronological; X goes dark; Mastodon's CSAM problem; TikTok adds... text; the Dial of Destiny & Whatsherface; Artifact's AI voices; Happy Birthday, Dave!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.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate 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/611FOLLOW UPTwitter CEO teases banking and payment plans in memo about X rebrandElon Musk Took the ‘X’ Twitter Handle From a Photographer Without AskingX tells advertisers to spend $1,000 per month or risk losing verification statusIN THE NEWSSpotify grew far more than expected, but is still losing moneyMeta had its best quarter since 2021 despite losing more money on the metaverseMeta, Google, and OpenAI promise the White House they’ll develop AI responsiblyPublishers want billions, not millions, from AITesla under investigation in California over Autopilot safety issues and false advertisingWaymo pushes back its self-driving truck efforts to focus on ride hailingMeta, Microsoft and Amazon release open map dataset to rival Google Maps, Apple MapsTesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaintsPluralistic: Tesla’s Dieselgate (28 July 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory DoctorowMEDIA CANDYStar Trek Strange New WorldsThe Boys spinoff Gen V looks like a bloody bacchanal in new trailerGood Omens Season 2Justified: City PrimevalAPPS & DOODADSThreads adds a chronological feed as Twitter burns to the groundGoogle Docs can now automatically add line numbersElon Musk says Twitter will soon only offer dark mode because it’s ‘better in every way’Is dark mode better or worse for your eyes?Mastodon's decentralized social network has a major CSAM problemExpress your creativity with text posts on TikTokTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopIndiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyNews app Artifact adds AI text-to-speech voices, including Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth PaltrowSEC: Public companies must report cyberattacks within four daysCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSSinéad O’Connor, Irish singer behind ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ and more, dead at 56See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

NFT bros are sad no one cares; Russia bans state officials from using Apple devices; Tesla directors overpaid themselves; Full Service Driving, which doesn't work, will be licensed to other automakers; military email problems; Instagram not liable for copyright infringement; Threads sees a downturn in usage; Inside Man; Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves; Women's World Cup; Netflix sees big subscriber bump due to password crackdown; streaming prices rising; Reddit deleted pre-2023 DMs; Apple Watch 8, AirPod Pro 2 & Amazon Prime deals; 1Password; the US Cyber Trust Mark; RIP Kevin Mitnick, Tony Bennett; cargo shorts & t-shirts.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.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate 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/610FOLLOW UPBoot Up with JasonNFT Bro Laments That Nobody Is Buying Expensive JPGs AnymoreMelania Trump’s Apollo 11 NFT Violates NASA’s Photo RulesIN THE NEWSRussia bans state officials from using Apple devices over US spying concernsTesla directors pay $735M to settle claims they overpaid themselvesTesla plans to license its Full Self-Driving system to other automakersUS opens special probe into fatal Tesla crashAn email typo has reportedly sent millions of US military messages to MaliInstagram Not Liable For Copyright Infringement Over Embedded ImagesThreads users are already spending less time in the appThe spam bots have now found Threads, as company announces its own ‘rate limits’MEDIA CANDYInside ManDungeons and Dragons: Honor Among ThievesHow to stream the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023Netflix added nearly 6 million new subscribers amid password sharing crackdownNetflix kills off cheapest no-ads plan in the U.S. and U.K.Peacock’s prices are going up in AugustYouTube Hikes Prices For Premium, Music Streaming OfferingsAPPS & DOODADSReddit Just Deleted Every Message You Sent Before 2023Apple Watch Series 8Photographer Uses Adobe Firefly to Fake a Vacation and Fool His Friends‘Elusive’ first-gen 4GB iPhone auctioned for record $190,3731PasswordTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopThe Biden administration is tackling smart devices with a new cybersecurity labelBiden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices to Protect American ConsumersKevin David MitnickFREEDOM DOWNTIME - Kevin Mitnick Hacking DocumentaryTony Bennett, Champion of the Great American Songbook, Is Dead at 96I Got Lost in Her Arms by Tony BennettUsing iPods as hearing aidsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.