Grumpy Old Geeks23 Maalis 2024

641: Subscription Screaming

Lots of suggestions, no regulations: cars, broadband, AI & more; Apple lawsuits; drone delivery, again; Starbucks NFT program ending; Glassdoor adds real names to accounts without consent; AI news round-up; Stability AI wobbles; cyberflasher conviction; Russia warns of potential SpaceX strikes; data broker bar, sort of; happiness rankings, the kids aren't alright; Better Call Saul; the Acolyte; the juice is loose; the Regime; music revenue has grown (along with prices); Poe; Reddit goes public; photography; manuals; home repair with the Geeks; let's go karaoke!

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FOLLOW UP

European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls

Billionaire Who Died in Tesla Had Three Times Legal Blood Alcohol to Drive

IN THE NEWS

The FCC just quadrupled the download speed required to market internet as ‘broadband’

Apple can’t get out of facing a class-action lawsuit over AirTags stalking claims

Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Apple over its infamous 'walled garden'

DoorDash and Wing are piloting fast food delivery in the US

It took Starbucks a little too long to realize coffee NFTs aren't it

Users say Glassdoor added real names to user profiles without their consent

World’s first global AI resolution unanimously adopted by United Nations

United Nations General Assembly Adopts by Consensus U.S.-Led Resolution on Seizing the Opportunities of Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems for Sustainable Development

Google Hit With Huge Fine for Training Ai With News Articles Without Getting Permission

YouTube will require disclosure of AI-manipulated videos from creators

Facebook’s Algorithm Is Boosting AI Spam That Links to AI-Generated, Ad-Laden Click Farms

‘AI-powered’ ad ignites creator controversy on Instagram

Stability AI Is Falling Apart

First 'Cyberflasher' Convicted in England Gets Year in Prison for Sending Explicit Photo

Russia Warns of Potential Military Strike on Spacex Satellites

House passes bill that would bar data brokers from selling Americans' personal information to 'adversary' countries

US Happiness Ranking Plummets as One Group Struggles Most

Canada Ranks 15th, But Young Canadians Are Unhappy, Finds 2024 World Happiness Report

The kids are not OK. New data shows Canadians under-30 ‘very unhappy’

Using Computers Strongly Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

MEDIA CANDY

Better Call Saul

Star Wars: The Acolyte

Tim Burton's First Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Trailer Summons More Afterlife Chaos

The Regime

The 3 Body Problem

The Bloody Hundredth

Director of Original Crow Makes It Clear He's Not Happy with Remake, Before Deleting Post

10.2% growth of global music industry; initial coverage of IFPI annual report

APPS & DOODADS

Poe

Reddit is now a publicly traded company

This Website Tells Travelers If They're Flying on a Boeing Plane

Zoom - for Home TV

Apple's new webpage helps users find product manuals and guides

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Astro Joe

Can stop the music: Karaoke inventor dies

Vernor Vinge, father of the tech singularity, has died at age 79

RIP, Vernor Vinge

Children of the Sky | Vernor Vinge | Talks at Google

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