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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.

xAI seeks to understand the nature of the universe; Twitter shenanigans continue; AI risks; FTC investigating ChatGPT; ye olde craftliee understandinge; EU decides USA has comparable privacy protections, because they are high; superalignment!; AI is still people, working hard for no money; Google medical AI being tested; US military wants to play a game; Sarah Silverman & others suing OpenAI & Meta over copyright infringement; Strange New Worlds; Silo; Hijack; Vapourspace; Black Mirror; legal lullabies; Canada is the USA on Ambien; Threads & Twitter clone fatigue; Dave gets Covid, podcast listening tanks; movies in black and white; another new Willy Wonka; Disneyland goes punk.Show notes at https://gog.show/609FOLLOW UPElizabeth Holmes' Prison Sentence Was Quietly Reduced by Two YearsIN THE NEWSAnnouncing xAIElon Musk Warns Chinese Leaders That AI Could Take Over the CountryTwitter starts sharing ad revenue with verified creatorsTwitter is trying to fix the verified DM spam problem it createdTaliban Leader Endorses Elon Musk’s Twitter Over New Rival ThreadsResearchers find evidence of organic matter on MarsThe risks of AI are real but manageableThe FTC is investigating whether ChatGPT harms consumersBig Tech can transfer Europeans’ data to US in win for Facebook and GoogleIntroducing SuperalignmentAI Is a Lot of WorkChatGPT's User Base Shrinks for the First Time EverGPT-4's details are leakedGoogle’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitalsThe US Military Is Taking Generative AI Out for a SpinSarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta over copyright infringementMeta platforms top the list of UK payment scams, finance group claimsCelsius founder Alex Mashinsky arrested and charged with fraudCanadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreementMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: Strange New WorldsSiloHijackVapourspace - Gravitational Arch Of 10 (Magnetic Gravity Arc Suite)Black Mirror Season 6Extraction 2Legal LullabiesWall of ChefsPoop FictionAPPS & DOODADSMeta's Threads races to 100 million users in under a weekJony Ive's first post-Apple hardware project is a $60,000 turntableTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopIn praise of watching your favorite movies in black and whiteThe Ashley Madison AffairWillie Wonka trailerKenneth Copeland’s daughter goes metalSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello, summer; disinformation professor falsifies own data; AI is eating itself, recursion & model collapse looming; scammers, liars, grifters prosper; mandated return to office not working out great; Amazon's robot revolution; Congress limits AI usage; Vatican releases AI Ethics Handbook; Google violates its ad deal standards; Youtube disabling videos for ad-blocker use; Zoox!; IRL lied their asses off about users, still got $170 million from SoftBank; Aspartame & warm Mountain Dew; Star Trek; Silo; Reality; Fubar; the Machine; Apple News UI needs help; later, Stitcher; Google cancels Iris; mustaches and learning about being a woman; ElevenLabs Voice Library & the end of voice over actors; cosplaying mommy & arrested development; 4th of July Movie Marathon.Sponsors: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/608FOLLOW UPHarvard professor who studies dishonesty is accused of falsifying dataThe Internet Isn’t Completely Weird Yet; AI Can Fix That “Model collapse” looms when AI trains on the output of other modelsTHE CURSE OF RECURSION: TRAINING ON GENERATED DATA MAKES MODELS FORGETThe Huge Power and Potential Danger of AI-Generated CodeIN THE NEWSWe're Now Finding Out The Damaging Results of The Mandated Return to Office — And It's Worse Than We Thought.Amazon’s New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation RevolutionCongress is reportedly limiting staff use of AI models like ChatGPTThe Vatican Releases Its Own AI Ethics HandbookElon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg Contacted by Italy to Fight at ColosseumItalian culture ministry denies reports of Musk vs Zuckerberg fight in ColosseumGoogle Violated Its Standards in Ad Deals, Research FindsYouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockersZoox begins testing robotaxis on public roads in Las VegasSoftBank gave $170m to a social app whose users mostly didn't existAspartame to be named a possible cancer-causerMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: Strange New WorldsSiloIndiana Jones - Destined To Flop - The Critical DrinkerRealityFubarThe MachineMuscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American GladiatorsTed Lasso charted a record-breaking billion minutes of viewing during finale weekAPPS & DOODADSChatGPT for iOS now lets paid subscribers use Bing right from the appSTITCHER FAREWELLGoogle is no longer building its own augmented reality glassesTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopElevenLabs - Introducing: Voice LibraryElevenLabs Voice LibraryCOSPLAYING THE MOMMY WARSJason’s 4th of July Birth Control Movie Marathon1. Hackers2. The Edge3. Shaun of the Dead4. Fight Club5. The Professional6. Pulp Fiction7. The Hunt for Red October8. Die Hard 39. Hard Boiled10. The CrowThe Electric Mayhem visit SpotifySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We don't hate technology, we just hate how it's being implemented; Spotify grifters; car rental companies ruining EVs; Elon vs Zuck; Facebook blows uo their backyard for publishers; no news for you, Canada; the Reddit mess continues; Biden admin announces grants for rural internet; FCC looking at data caps; we long for life pre-internet; Lords of Uncreation; Grammerly; Google Lens; Midjourney; Felicia Michaels on WTF; 3 Body Problem trailer drops; Black Mirror; Star Trek; Silo; the Grand Tour; Darker Wave festival; Columbia House; Hello, Dolly & hello, mustache!Sponsors:Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.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/607FOLLOW UPSpotify executive calls Harry and Meghan ‘grifters’ after podcast deal endsThe Class of '09Car-Rental Companies Are Ruining EVsRead TIME's Interview With OpenAI CEO Sam AltmanMicrosoft milestone brings it a bit closer to quantum supercomputerIN THE NEWSElon Musk Might Fight Mark Zuckerberg For RealWebsite Owners Say Traffic Is Plummeting After a Facebook Algorithm ChangeMeta pulls news content from Canadian Facebook and InstagramReddit threatened protesting moderators: Subreddits ‘cannot remain closed’NodeHostBiden administration announces $930 million in grants to expand rural internet accessThe FCC is preparing to take a 'fresh look' at internet data capsGen Xers and older millennials really just want to go back in time to before the internet existedMEDIA CANDYFriend of the show Felicia Michaels on WTF with Marc MaronNetflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ first look confirms January 2024 premiereBlack MirrorStreamberry - You are AwfulStar Trek: Strange New WorldsSiloS5 E2 - The Grand Tour: EurocrashDarker Wave FestivalSpotify reportely to launch “Supremium” plan with higher monthly ratePurely AI-generated songs declared ineligible for Grammy Awards8 ways Google Lens can help make your life easierGen-Z is taking courses on how to send an email and what to wear in the office, according to a WSJ reportAwesome ScreenshotMidjourney 5.2 Is Here : Unveiling Incredible New Features!AT THE LIBRARYLords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture Book 3) by Adrian TchaikovskyThe 22 Laws of Category Design: Name & Claim Your Niche, Share Your POV, And Move The World From Where It Is To Somewhere DifferentTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopGet a clue, says panel about generative AI: it's being "deployed as surveillance"Dropbox DashFacebook's Creepy New Ai Can Replicate Your Friends' Voices50 Years of Text Games: From Oregon Trail to AI DungeonCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSChatGPT on the App StoreBing: Chat with AI & GPT-4See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.