Grumpy Old Geeks18 Mars 2023

593: This Is the Way

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!

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FOLLOW UP

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IN THE NEWS

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A 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 burner

Zuckerberg Was Warned on Social Media Addiction, Filing Says

Meta is killing NFT support on Facebook and Instagram

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Elon Musk Is Planning a Texas Utopia—His Own Town

He mistakenly entered a stranger’s Tesla. The app let him drive it, he says.

Twitter’s $42,000-per-Month API Prices Out Nearly Everyone

Samsung "space zoom" moon shots are fake, and here is the proof

Samsung explains its 'fake' Moon photos

You can now ‘enhance’ your LinkedIn Profile with AI-written 'suggestions'

Sam Altman invested $180 million into a company trying to delay death

Wing likens its drone ‘delivery network’ to rideshare

Pornhub owner MindGeek sold to private equity firm

MEDIA CANDY

Offline with Jon Favreau - Margaret Atwood on Good, Evil and Stupidity

The Menu

Ticket to Paradise

The Cure’s Robert Smith Addresses Problems with Ticketmaster’s “Far from Perfect” System

APPS & DOODADS

Pen.Tips PenMat

The internet isn't happy with Spotify's new design

Solar Panels Floating in Reservoirs? We’ll Drink to That

This is the spacesuit NASA's Artemis astronauts will wear on the Moon

Best printer 2023: just buy this Brother laser printer everyone has, it’s fine

SECURITY HAH!

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: Adventure Awaits!

FBI says Americans lost $10.3 billion to internet scammers in 2022

Ransomware Group Claims Hack of Amazon's Ring

GM plans to let you talk to your car with ChatGPT, Knight Rider-style

Teens 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 Man

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