Grumpy Old Geeks

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Rockafire Explosion documentary

Mandalorian Finale

Last Squeak Tonight

T-minus Podcast

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Apr 15, 2023

01:20:18

The MoviePass Titanic; real-world costs of crypto & generative AI; Tesla class-action lawsuit; Twitter is now X Corp., NPR & PBS leave; cold culture war has gone hot; Scotland's driverless busses; NASA launches new pollution tracker, gets new director; Google's Bard to bring transparency to their black box; Twitter Circles are broken; Iceberg Slim; I'll Sleep When I'm Dead; Succession; Picard; Bye, HBO, you're now MAX: Star Wars news; Skate Punk; playlists aka mix-tapes; YouTube Premium perks; weather apps suck; Schmigadoon!; the Mandalorian; PayPal scam; don't login to company assets after leaving the company; Layoffs.FYI; OpenAI bug bounties; Juice Jacking is crap; cutting the cord, but what about baseball?

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Everything You Should Know About the New MoviePass

mining-electricity-pollution.html">The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin

The mounting human and environmental costs of generative AI

Tesla slammed with class-action lawsuit following report that employees internally shared private photos and videos taken from car cameras

inc-x-corp-elon-musk-x-nevada.html">Twitter Isn’t a Company Anymore

Twitter Reverses NPR Label, Tweaks to ‘Government Funded Media’

is-ditching-twitter-over-government-funded-media-label-on-its-main-account-155556726.html">NPR is ditching Twitter over 'government-funded media' label on its main account

has-also-quit-twitter-over-its-government-funded-media-label-164843803.html">PBS has also quit Twitter over its 'government-funded media' label

Elizabeth Holmes Will Have to Wait Out Her Appeal in Prison

Arrest made in SF killing of Bob Lee — tech exec’s alleged killer also worked in tech

Who is Nima Momeni, alleged killer of Cash App founder Bob Lee?

IN THE NEWS

Driverless bus service to start in Scotland in 'world first'

launches-powerful-air-quality-monitor-to-keep-an-eagle-eye-on-pollution-170321643.html">NASA launches powerful air quality monitor to keep an eagle-eye on pollution

NEW NASA GODDARD DIRECTOR EXPLAINS WHY SHE WAS SWORN IN ON A CARL SAGAN BOOK

bards-new-experiment-updates-page-lets-you-know-whats-new-091039433.html">Google Bard's new 'experiment updates' page lets you know what's new

Vimeo to pay $2.25M in AI-related biometric privacy lawsuit

Twitter Circles Is Broken, Revealing Nudes Not Meant For The General Public

Elon Musk is moving forward with a new generative-AI project at Twitter after purchasing thousands of GPUs

fines-supplement-maker-600000-for-review-hijacking-amazon-listings-210142185.html">FTC fines supplement maker $600,000 for 'review hijacking' Amazon listings

MEDIA CANDY

The Labours Of Hercule - The Adventure Of The Cheap Flat

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead

Perry Mason Season 2

'The Americans' cast celebrate show's 10th anniversary

Succession

cox-succession.html">How Brian Cox Felt About That Big Episode 3 Twist in ‘Succession’

HBO’s Succession Podcast

hbo-max-rebrand-analysis-194800553.html">Sure, 'Max' sounds dumb, but HBO Max needed a reboot

Picard

For the first time, you can now watch every Star Trek movie in 4K HDR

wars-the-bad-batch-is-getting-a-third-and-final-season-121235666.html">'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' is getting a third, and final, season

is-bringing-star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-back-to-theaters-on-april-28th-204108642.html">Disney is bringing ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’ back to theaters on April 28th

Honest Trailers | Avatar: The Way of Water

The Continental: From the World of John Wick | Official Teaser | Peacock Original

The Ongoing History of New Music Podcast by Alan Cross - History of Skate Punk

APPS & DOODADS

YouTube Premium adds more perks with SharePlay support, higher quality video and more

Spotify is shutting down Heardle, the Wordle-like music guessing game it bought last year

The Problem With Weather Apps

Awesome Screenshot

diffusion-ui.github.io/docs/installation/">Stable Diffusion

What Kind of Mind Does ChatGPT Have? by Cal Newport

Finalmouse Centerpiece Keyboard Reveal

FINALMOUSE CENTERPIECE KEYBOARD

AT THE LIBRARY

Make Something Wonderful - Steve Jobs in his own words

Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen by Greg Jenner

THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

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10% log back in to 'disrupt' business, report

Schmigadoon!

Layoffs.FYI

Announcing OpenAI’s Bug Bounty Program

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Apr 08, 2023

01:07:00

AI disruption, the circle of life; prompt engineering; AIQL; Tesla workers sharing sensitive customer images; Twitter blue ticks still around, except for organizations Elon doesn't like; SpaceX Starlink satellites "deorbiting"; Midjourney bans Jinping images; Google's Bard spins conspiracies; TikTok fined; Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy; Meta cuts more jobs; Roku picking up properties; Picard; Succession; You're Dead to Me; Shirley Manson; World's Greatest Con; Zane Lamprey; Lucky Hank; Punk Rock Museum; the Cranes; Google Drive file creation cap backlash; Apple Watch trick; the Mandalorian & Jack Black; Star Wars news; alcohol recovery startups sharing confidential user data; Oakland's ransomware attack; Operation Cookie Monster.

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Goldman Sachs Predicts 300 Million Jobs Will Be Lost Or Degraded By Artificial Intelligence

The Potentially Large Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Economic Growth

Prompt Engineer and Librarian

AI 'prompt engineer' jobs can pay up to $335,000 a year and don't always require a background in tech

AI prompt engineer: the hottest new job in tech?

Prompt engineering

IN THE NEWS

Special Report: Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars

reduces-teslas-137-million-racism-lawsuit-penalty-to-32-million-060414307.html">Jury reduces Tesla's $137 million racism lawsuit penalty to $3.2 million

morning-after-twitter-keeps-legacy-verified-blue-ticks-around-for-now-111547044.html">The Morning After: Twitter keeps legacy verified blue ticks around, for now

designates-npr-as-us-state-affiliated-media-165306913.html">Twitter designates NPR as 'US state-affiliated media'

SpaceX's Next-Gen Starlink Satellites Have Started Falling From Space

Midjourney Bans AI Images of Chinese President Xi Jinping

YouTuber Proves ChatGPT Can Manufacture Free Windows Keys

Google’s Bard Writes Convincingly About Known Conspiracy Theories

privacy-watchdog-fines-tiktok-158-million-for-misusing-kids-data-143046278.html">UK privacy watchdog fines TikTok $15.8 million for misusing kids' data

Tesla sales again fall short of production

GM to reject “phone projected” audio; will develop in-car subscription platforms

orbit-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-as-it-seeks-a-buyer-094236877.html">Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy protection as it seeks a buyer

layoffs-gut-customer-service-leaving-influencers-without-reps.html">Meta’s job cuts are gutting customer service, leaving influencers and businesses with nobody to call

MEDIA CANDY

Many canceled HBO shows, including ‘Westworld’ and ‘Raised by Wolves,’ are now on Roku

Picard

Succession

Ted Lasso

You’re Dead To Me Podcast

EPISODE 59: SHIRLEY MANSON: LOL & BUDGIE LOVE SHIRLEY – TRUE!

WORLD'S GREATEST CON

Zane Lamprey: Tender Looks

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How to make a Depeche Mode song in 1 minute

APPS & DOODADS

removes-5-million-file-creation-cap-for-drive-after-backlash-114501891.html">Google removes 5 million file creation cap for Drive after backlash

Here’s why macOS has the Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in its files

THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

humans.html">Hacking Humans

Don't tell anything to a chatbot you want to keep private

alcohol-recovery-startups-just-got-caught-sharing-private-user-data-171504445.html">Two alcohol recovery startups just got caught sharing private user data

I declined to share my medical data with advertisers at my doctor’s office. One company claimed otherwise

hackers-leak-second-batch-of-city-data-from-oakland-attack-163350688.html">Ransomware hackers leak second batch of city data from Oakland attack

seizes-a-giant-online-marketplace-for-stolen-logins-151112975.html">FBI seizes a giant online marketplace for stolen logins

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Remembering Sire Records’ Seymour Stein, whose musical taste shaped a generation

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Apr 01, 2023

01:20:32

Dad tech jokes; influencer grift & bamboozle brokers; ChatGPT oversight; returning to the office, hybrid models; Twitter source code leaked; poor William Shatner; Microsoft baking AI into next Windows, slips ads into Bing Chat; Google's Tree or Not AI; science creates new paint; that AI open letter; Disney ditches the Metaverse; Binance charged; Google violates order to save chats; the Menu; Bert Kreischer; Picard; the Bad Batch; Shrinking; Ted Lasso; new Star Trek shows; new music from the kids; Apple Music Classical; Analogue Pocket; Delphi Forums; Apple Pay Later; USA spyware ban; AI-enhanced scams; food poisoning; going down memory lane in old school arcades.

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The influencers getting rich by teaching you how to get rich

ChatGPT on Amazon

IN THE NEWS

In a leaked message, Amazon's HR chief flatly rejected an internal petition against the new return-to-office policy signed by roughly 30,000 employees

Twitter takes down source code leaked online, hunts for downloaders

Twitter source code was leaked on GitHub shortly after Musk’s layoff spree

Twitter source code leaker must be identified; launch of Verified Organizations

Elon Musk says Twitter will only show verified accounts on its algorithmic timeline

told-william-shatner-twitter-doesnt-give-vips-special-treatment-that-was-before-twitters-secret-vip-list-was-released.html">Musk told William Shatner that Twitter doesn't give VIPs special treatment. That was before Twitter's secret VIP list was released

to-reportedly-focus-on-security-and-ai-in-next-version-of-windows-201316103.html">Microsoft to reportedly focus on security and AI in next version of Windows

That was fast! Microsoft slips ads into AI-powered Bing Chat

unveils-ai-powered-planning-tools-to-help-beat-climate-changes-extreme-heat-103039212.html">Google unveils AI-powered planning tools to help beat climate change's extreme heat

Scientists Create World's Lightest Paint: Just 3 Pounds Covers a Boeing 747

leaders-and-ai-experts-demand-a-six-month-pause-on-out-of-control-ai-experiments-114553864.html">Tech leaders and AI experts demand a six-month pause on 'out-of-control' AI experiments

A misleading open letter about sci-fi AI dangers ignores the real risks

AI Snake Oil

Italy orders ChatGPT blocked citing data protection concerns

reportedly-shuts-down-its-metaverse-division-103151157.html">Disney reportedly shuts down its metaverse division

giant-binance-charged-with-violating-us-trading-and-derivatives-laws-170817954.html">Crypto giant Binance charged with violating US trading and derivatives laws

found-to-have-violated-order-to-save-chat-evidence-in-epic-antitrust-case-052711779.html">Google found to have violated order to save chat evidence in Epic antitrust case

MEDIA CANDY

The Menu

MH370: The Plane That Disappeared

Bert Kreischer: Razzle Dazzle

strikes-last-minute-deal-to-retain-arrested-development-streaming-rights-210939960.html">Netflix strikes last-minute deal to retain ‘Arrested Development’ streaming rights

trek-strange-new-worlds-season-2-premieres-june-15th-210101079.html">'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 premieres June 15th

Paramount+ Orders Diverse, Teen-Focused ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Series

Mandy, Indiana

Softcult

Apple Music Classical is here

APPS & DOODADS

Analogue Pocket

Spiritualized

How to Play ROMs on the Analogue Pocket

Delphi Forums

pay-later-is-finally-available-in-the-us-but-only-with-an-invite-161503288.html">Apple Pay Later is finally available in the US, but only with an invite

Apple Magic Trackpad - White Multi-Touch Surface

SECURITY HAH!

humans.html">Hacking Humans

The New Face of Fraud: FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams

The Mandalorian

administration-bans-federal-agencies-from-using-commercial-spyware-182812610.html">Biden administration bans federal agencies from using commercial spyware

museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9781">Starhawk

The Story of STARHAWK

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

In Memoriam – Gordon Moore, who put the more in “Moore’s Law”

In Memoriam: Gordon Moore, 1929 - 2023

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Mar 25, 2023

01:16:03

SVB & tech's transformation from innovation to financialization; Elon being Elon; SEC sues celebs for endorsing crypto; TikTok bans are complicated; it's all about the privacy rights, stupid; not everything needs an AI chatbot; a list of dumb chatbots; online platforms are not responsible for ISP costs; Twitter allows non-toxic slurs, because Elon; South Park may have used ChatGPT to write AI episode; true prices for TV service; streaming services rankings; Depeche Mode; Ted Lasso; Picard; the Last of Us; the Money Shot; Beethoven's genome; Labours of Hercule; DPReview; Adobe adds generative AI; Duelingo looking into music learning; MOFT mount; our Samsung monitors; the Mandalorian; frustrations with renting cars; Blackmamba AI malware; Meredith Willson & Disney music.

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valley-bank-startups-vcs-tech-backlash.html">Why No One Cried for Silicon Valley Bank’s Customers

How Elon Musk knocked Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ off course

IN THE NEWS

SEC sues celebrities including Lindsay Lohan for endorsing cryptocurrencies

tiktok-ban-is-a-lot-more-complicated-than-just-shutting-down-the-app-201114677.html">A TikTok ban is a lot more complicated than just shutting down the app

bytedance-capcut-hypic-ban-marvel-snap.html">TikTok’s Chinese Owner Has a Bunch of Other Popular Apps

TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC

The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem

TikTok CEO says company scans public videos to determine users’ ages

gpt4-artificial-intelligence-chatbots-everywhere-stop-please-stop.html">Not Everything Needs a Chatbot!

New! Try Zapier's ChatGPT plugin

GitHub Copilot

Meta slams telco fee proposal, says ISPs should pay their own network costs

now-allows-non-toxic-slurs-as-long-as-the-slurs-are-not-hate-speech.html">Twitter now allows "non-toxic slurs" as long as the slurs are not hate speech

MEDIA CANDY

South Park Creators Use ChatGPT To Co-Write Episode About AI

and-satellite-providers-may-have-to-advertise-the-true-price-of-tv-service-164929621.html">Cable and satellite providers may have to advertise the true price of TV service

live-tv-streaming-service-133000410.html">The best live TV streaming services in 2023

Apple TV+ global market share shrinks and platform is overtaken by Paramount+

has-reportedly-spent-less-than-10-percent-of-its-joe-rogan-apology-fund-151548112.html">Spotify has reportedly spent less than 10 percent of its Joe Rogan apology fund

Depeche Mode - Memento Mori

Ted Lasso

Picard

The Last of Us

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

Beethoven’s genome, sequenced for first time, yields clues on cause of death

Immortal Beloved

The Labours of Hercule Podcast

APPS & DOODADS

DPReview.com is closing April 10th

is-bringing-generative-ai-features-to-photoshop-after-effects-and-premiere-pro-130034491.html">Adobe is bringing generative AI features to Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere Pro

is-building-a-music-learning-app-065408671.html">Duolingo is building a music learning app

Send a voice message in chats on Instagram

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SECURITY HAH!

BLACKMAMBA: USING AI TO GENERATE POLYMORPHIC MALWARE

humans.html">Hacking Humans

Meredith Willson: America's Music Man

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

R.I.P Lance Reddick

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Mar 18, 2023

01:16:14

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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just-released-gpt-4-a-multi-modal-generative-ai-172326765.html">OpenAI's new GPT-4 can understand both text and image inputs

The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble by Cory Doctorow

Lightning AI CEO slams OpenAI’s GPT-4 paper as ‘masquerading as research’

inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-05321.pdf">Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence

men-with-podcasts.html?searchResultPosition=1&utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-03-13">Would You Date a Podcast Bro?

Follow Your Different: 308 Silicon Valley: What Happened & What People Are Confused About

Crypto Faces a Banking Crisis. For Some, It’s a Conspiracy

IN THE NEWS

Former 21st Century Fox Executive and Argentina-Based Sports Marketing Company Full Play Group S.A., Convicted of Bribing Soccer Officials in FIFA Case

“Hey, FIFA": A Song About How Much Sepp Blatter Sucks

Microsoft just laid off one of its responsible AI teams

How Google’s 2021 AI ethics debate foreshadowed the future

facebook-layoffs.html">Meta to Lay Off Another 10,000 Workers

A laid-off Meta worker says the company paid her to not work: They were 'hoarding us like Pokémon cards'

Zuckerberg Was Warned on Social Media Addiction, Filing Says

is-killing-nft-support-on-facebook-and-instagram-225517412.html">Meta is killing NFT support on Facebook and Instagram

Sesame Street to Launch First NFTs With VeVe, Starting With Cookie Monster Digital Collectibles at $60 Each (EXCLUSIVE)

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

explains-its-fake-moon-photos-170233896.html">Samsung explains its 'fake' Moon photos

can-now-enhance-your-linkedin-profile-with-ai-written-suggestions-160054549.html">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

is-the-spacesuit-nasas-artemis-astronauts-will-wear-on-the-moon-144528407.html">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!

humans.html">Hacking Humans

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: Adventure Awaits!

says-americans-lost-10-billion-to-scammers-in-2022-144514762.html">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

thefts-kia-challenge-tiktok.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">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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Mar 11, 2023

01:06:11

AI, Climate Doomerism & SolarPunks, oh my; GPT-4 is coming; don't plan your abortion on social media; Sam Bankman-Fried gets a flip-phone; Elon Musk, worst human of 2023; Tesla wheels coming off; researchers use AI to generate images based on brain activity; no robot dogs for LA; Star Trek: Discovery ending, Picard riveting; the Punisher returning; Chris Rock; Silo; Perry Mason; Godfather of Harlem; Wakanda Forever; History of the World, Part II; doorbell privacy loopholes; VR headsets not flying off the shelves; everyone's adding ChatGPT - DuckAssist, the Summarizer, Clyde & Einstein; Mastodon apps; Proust & the Squid; Dead Famous.

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E5: The Embedding Revolution w/ Anton Troynikov

Doomer

Solarpunk

IN THE NEWS

4-is-coming-next-week-and-it-will-be-multimodal-says-Microsoft-Germany-7540972.html">GPT-4 is coming next week – and it will be multimodal, says Microsoft Germany

Police are prosecuting abortion seekers using their digital data — and Facebook and Google help them do it

department-wants-sam-bankman-fried-to-use-a-flip-phone-for-the-rest-of-his-bail-201356652.html">Justice Department wants Sam Bankman-Fried to use a flip phone for the rest of his bail

Elon Musk’s Compelling Case for Worst Human of 2023 by Ethan Zuckerman

A Twitter engineer says at least 2 bodyguards accompany Elon Musk around Twitter HQ — even to the restroom

How a single engineer brought down Twitter

US probes Tesla Autopilot, steering wheels that can come off

Researchers Use AI to Generate Images Based on People's Brain Activity

City Council weighing whether to accept donation of robot dog for LAPD

MEDIA CANDY

trek-discovery-ending-season-5-next-year-070320271.html">'Star Trek: Discovery' is ending with season 5 next year

Jon Bernthal Returning as The Punisher for Daredevil: Born Again Series

Chris Rock: Selective Outrage

teaser-reveals-apples-latest-post-apocalyptic-drama-164706371.html">'Silo' teaser reveals Apple's latest post-apocalyptic drama

Perry Mason Season 2

Godfather of Harlem Season 3

Last Days

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

History of the World, Part II

APPS & DOODADS

The privacy loophole in your doorbell

quest-pro-vr-headset-gets-price-cut.html?utm_source=artifact">Meta announces big price cuts for its VR headsets

Insta360 Link

Opal C1

DuckDuckGo launches AI-powered search query answering tool

Brave Search introduces the Summarizer, an AI tool for synthesized, relevant results

the-help-of-openai-discord-is-finally-adding-conversation-summaries-160030905.html">With the help of OpenAI, Discord is finally adding conversation summaries

slack-has-a-chatgpt-app-now-154334452.html">Even Slack has a ChatGPT app now

The making of Ice Cubes, an open source, SwiftUI Mastodon client.

Ivory now lets users create a Mastodon account directly from the app

AT THE LIBRARY

Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf

Deep Questions with Cal Newport - EP. 238: THE JOYS OF THE READING LIFE

Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen by Greg Jenner

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

R.I.P. Tom Sizemore

A Privacy Hero’s Final Wish: An Institute to Redirect AI’s Future

AI Looks Like a Bubble

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Mar 04, 2023

00:47:46

Prompt engineers; the hopes of generative AI; Universal Basic AI, at least for the privileged; FTX consequences coming in; AI images not copyrightable in the US; deepfake & AI hacks; more Twitter layoffs & unpaid bills; Jack's beard roles out a Twitter competitor; Tesla pauses driver-assistance rollout; Waymo tries Los Angeles; the Mandalorian, Bad Batch & Picard; Marc Maron gets bleak; Dilbert dropped; more Lord of the Rings movies coming; Die Hart; History of the World, Part II; Bing Chat built into Windows 11 update; FAL detector; Tik Tok government device ban; let us take you into that meeting.

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AI's rise generates new job title: Prompt engineer

Introducing ChatGPT and Whisper APIs

OpenAI Price Drop: [Another] Megathread

Adobe’s Scott Belsky talks generative AI — and why it’s not going to end up like web3

In todays iteration of unchecked emerging tech concerns

IN THE NEWS

co-founder-nishad-singh-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-and-conspiracy-charges-192939749.html">FTX co-founder Nishad Singh pleads guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges

AI-created images lose U.S. copyrights in test for new technology

Deepfake AI Hack Dupes Avenged Sevenfold Fans into Thinking the Band Canceled Festival Dates

Meta revamps AI unit to get generative tech into products

Elon Musk's Twitter lays off yet even more workers

dorseys-twitter-alternative-bluesky-is-now-available-in-closed-beta-190600041.html">Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative Bluesky is now available in closed beta

Twitter hit with new lawsuits for not paying bills

Fighting ‘Woke AI,’ Musk Recruits Team to Develop OpenAI Rival

Tesla Pauses Rollout of Driving Software Subject to US Recall

is-starting-driverless-taxi-tests-in-los-angeles-200542496.html">Waymo is starting driverless taxi tests in Los Angeles

MEDIA CANDY

The Mandalorian

Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark

‘Dilbert’ dropped by The Post, other papers, after cartoonist’s racist rant

Musk defends ‘Dilbert’ creator, says media is ‘racist against whites’

MAGAbert

New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies Set at Warner Bros.

History of the World, Part II

Die Hart

How to write a Smiths song in 1 minute

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Damian Lewis Returning To ‘Billions’ For Season 7

APPS & DOODADS

New Windows 11 update puts AI-powered Bing Chat directly in the taskbar

AI Tool Reveals How Celebrities’ Faces Have Been Photoshopped

YouTube’s new leader teases AI tools that can virtually swap creators’ outfits and locations

agencies-have-30-days-to-purge-devices-of-tik-tok.html">Government agencies have 30 days to purge devices of Tik Tok

is-reportedly-banning-tiktok-from-government-issued-devices-170230648.html">Canada is reportedly banning TikTok from government-issued devices

The Camera-Shy Hoodie

Jailbreak Chat

Ford files patent for system that could remotely repossess a car

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Feb 25, 2023

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CoinEx ex-USA; ChatGPT sendsyi Microsoft off the rails; AI beer; Section 230 & the Supreme Court; Tencent bails on the met averse; Temu; Amazon's hybrid work plan, One Medical rollout; Apple working on blood glucose tracking for Watch; Twitter's Twilio bill; Meta blue tick verification for cash; the Nevers; Picard; Netflix changes highlight soft products in tech; Dropbox versus iCloud; TripMode; Screens 4; Nest home products; Artifact; Rick Rubin, Hugh MacLeon on creativity; Nick Chater brain improvements; Miki Berenyi memoir; ChatGPT written or assisted books flooding the market; Mastodon; Spirit Me; AI-generated voice crime; Flipper Zero & TV-B-Gone; Dave's going to Disneyland!

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FOLLOW UP

limits-bing-conversations-to-prevent-disturbing-chatbot-responses-154142211.html">Microsoft limits Bing conversations to prevent disturbing chatbot responses

is-already-reversing-some-of-the-limits-it-put-on-bings-ai-chat-tools-212138986.html">Microsoft is already reversing some of the limits it put on Bing's AI chat tools

What did they know, and when did they know it? The Microsoft Bing edition.

This AI chatbot "Sidney" is misbehaving

Ben’s Bites

Lochhead on Marketing #167 The Monster Category Battle: OpenAI & Microsoft vs Google

This Vancouver Island brewery hopped onto ChatGPT for marketing material. Then it asked for a beer recipe

IN THE NEWS

The US Supreme Court Doesn’t Understand the Internet

Exclusive: Tencent scraps plans for VR hardware as metaverse bet falters

New online superstore surpasses Amazon and Walmart to become most downloaded app in US

wants-employees-to-return-to-the-office-in-may-203129447.html">Amazon wants employees to return to the office in May

Amazon welcomes One Medical

Apple Makes Major Progress on No-Prick Blood Glucose Tracking for Its Watch

text-based-two-factor-authentication-paid-feature-075852904.html">Twitter is making text-based two-factor authentication a paid feature

workers-accuse-twitter-hiding-union-account-search-results-160832328.html">Tesla workers accuse Twitter of hiding their union account from search results

morning-after-meta-reveals-its-blue-tick-verification-service-for-facebook-and-instagram-121537095.html">Meta reveals its ‘blue tick’ verification service for Facebook and Instagram

MEDIA CANDY

The Nevers never had a chance — and still doesn’t, even with unaired episodes streaming for free

Netflix Crossed a Line

‘Last of Us’ Episode Has Embarrassing Mistake TikTok Calls “Better Than a Starbucks Cup”

APPS & DOODADS

Instagram’s co-founders’ personalized news app Artifact launches to the public with new features

Biden declines to veto Apple Watch ban

There’s An Ozempic Shortage. Here's What Happens When You Stop Taking It.

AT THE LIBRARY

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys to Creativity by Hugh MacLeod

The Mind Is Flat: The Remarkable Shallowness of the Improvising Brain by Nick Chater

Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success by Miki Berenyi

kindle-store-has-a-prolific-new-author-chatgpt-203039907.html">The Kindle Store has a prolific new author: ChatGPT

submissions-ai-sci-fi.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">Science Fiction Magazines Battle a Flood of Chatbot-Generated Stories

SECURITY HAH!

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