641: Subscription Screaming
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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Show notes at https://gog.show/641


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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249: Distributed Excel Spreadsheet

Blockchain, explained; more completely wrong headlines; rat race to the bottom; Spotify; social media rules; removing yourself from searches; adventures in PC land; ello, Vero; expensive cameras & bad bags; upcoming shows; DNA barcodes; predictive policing. Show notes at http://gog.show/249 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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248: Side Hustle

248: Side Hustle

Uber & the gig economy; Airbnb cheats & Spotify swindles; FCC order; death of the web; Snapchat user revolt; the great Twitter purge; Facebook peaks; grim AI future; Youtube trending; Maps, quantified; reboots; GDPR; game malware; biohack; the Grump Boat. Show notes at http://gog.show/248 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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247: Thoughts and Prayers

247: Thoughts and Prayers

Here we are, again; Doggie DNA; Apple glass accidents; cryptomining instead of ads; Magic Leap’s some amount of money; Amazon layoffs; Berlin bans Airbnb; facial analysis bias, informed consent & data ethics; Star Trek; Smashing Pumpkins; Mac viruses. http://gog.show/247 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

19 Helmi 20181h 21min

246: Ground Control to Grumpy Tom

246: Ground Control to Grumpy Tom

Cars on Mars; Bird tweets; Deepfakes; Facebook flaws; Twitter & Snapchat fake news; paywalls; MoviePass math; Sodastream hacks; Blade Stunners; Solo & Jessica Jones; ID10T; data ethics; Minecraft mining; phishing tricks; magically delicious detergents. Show notes at http://gog.show/246 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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245: The Internet of Moisture

245: The Internet of Moisture

Hot humidifier talk; peak media saturation; cryptocurrency woes; dropping Facebook; Amazon, Apple earnings; follower factories; fake porn & Nic Cage; boring flamethrowers; Dr. Demento; Groundhog Day; Strava Island; cheeserolling; Lennny Skutniks; Smominru! Show notes at http://gog.show/245 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

5 Helmi 20181h 44min

244: So Proud of Me

244: So Proud of Me

A grandiose gabfest about data ethics; beer debts; blockchain consent; demonized smartphones; Amazon Go; Musk goes all in; Twitter trolls; Flicktime; baby, you're a bitcoin; Whopper neutrality; HomePod; babies on Roombas; Hide 'N Seek; Grumpy Cat; AIVD. Show notes at http://gog.show/244 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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243: Never Grow Old

243: Never Grow Old

Doggie DNA; Walmart, Apple & tax cuts; YouTube dumps small video producers; about those new Google & Facebook jobs; consensual ICO app; Electric Dreams; old music; Ned's Wonder; Twitter god mode; VR security; bad UI & sticky notes in Hawaii; RIP, Dolores. Show notes at http://gog.show/243 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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242: The Last Shithole

242: The Last Shithole

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