599: Osaka
Grumpy Old Geeks29 Apr 2023

599: Osaka

Spin the wheel of Invictus; more tech layoffs; ChatGPT's staggering daily cost; it's not your data; AI-generated political ads are here; Spotify CEO unsure about AI progress; Elon's The #26a7de Letter; SpaceX rocket goes really big boom, causing serious damage; Grimes wants to kill copyright, no, wait, hold on a second; Sean Connery on Zeist; Super Mario Bros; Succession; Ted Lasso; Ghosted; Brian Cox villains; Apple's kiss of death, journaling app, AI health coach; Farrago 2; LoopBack; SoundSource; Arc Browser; Adobe Firefly; Microsoft Designer; monitors and mics; Carl Sagan; Rain Wilson; man, I need Vans!

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FOLLOW UP

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IN THE NEWS

Clubhouse is laying off employees and ‘resetting’ the company

Lyft is laying off 26 percent of employees

All the big tech layoffs of 2023

JUST RUNNING CHATGPT IS COSTING OPENAI A STAGGERING SUM EVERY SINGLE DAY

"GPT" may be trademarked soon if OpenAI has its way

Republicans attack Biden with a fully AI-generated ad

Spotify CEO says AI progress is both ‘really cool and scary,’ may pose risk to creative industry

How Elon Musk Turned the Blue Checkmark Into a Scarlet Letter

Giant SpaceX rocket leaves crater, serious damage at Texas base

Elon knows best

Grimes invites AI artists to use her voice, promising 50 percent royalty split

Grimes Reluctantly Considers Some Rules to Her No-Rules A.I. Vocal Project: ‘We Expect a Certain Amount of Chaos’

Meta’s Clegg Invokes Anti-China Rhetoric Against TikTok


MEDIA CANDY

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Succession

Ted Lasso

Ghosted

'The Witcher' season 3 trailer shows Henry Cavill's last stint as Geralt

Succession’s Brian Cox to Play Villain in Bond-Themed Reality Show


APPS & DOODADS

When Apple Comes Calling, ‘It’s the Kiss of Death’

Apple will launch a journaling app in iOS 17, but that’s bad news for some devs

Apple is reportedly developing an AI health coach for Apple Watch

Farrago 2 by Rogue Amoeba

Loopback

SoundSource

Arc Browser

Adobe Firefly

Microsoft makes its AI-powered Designer tool available in preview

GrammarlyGO

Snapchat sees spike in 1-star reviews as users pan the ‘My AI’ feature, calling for its removal

PreSonus Eris E3.5-3.5" Near Field Studio Monitor (Pair)

Rode NT1 5th Generation Condenser Microphone with SM6 Shockmount and Pop Filter - Black

DJI Mavic 3 Pro

Vans MTE

SK8-HI BOA MTE-2 SHOE


AT THE LIBRARY

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan

Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution by Rainn Wilson

Alcoholics Anonymous Large Print Abridged Fourth Edition Does not include the personal stories Paperback.


CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

R.I.P. Picard Tips

R.I.P. Riker Googling

Riker Googling on Mastodon

Picard Tips on Mastodon

Jerry Springer, Host of Unapologetically Brash Talk Show, Dies at 79

Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist

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