661: The Nightmare Before Overcast
Grumpy Old Geeks17 Elo 2024

661: The Nightmare Before Overcast

AI label turning off consumers; Sonos app mess continues; SAG-AFTRA makes an AI agreement with Narrativ; former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says go ahead and steal content, let the lawyers clean it up after; Grok AI is a dumpster fire; every American's data leaked; geofence warrants unconstitutional; FTC rules on fake online reviews; Daredevil: Born Again; more Long Way; Blackberry doc; the Influencer; the Umbrella Academy; Borderlands; Overcast & podcast players; new solar panel tech; iPads on robot arms; Disney theme parks struggling, new park announcements; the Nightmare Before Christmas lego & resurgence in popularity; station wagons - of the future!


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Show notes at https://gog.show/661


FOLLOW UP

Brands should avoid this popular term. It’s turning off customers

Why is the Sonos app so broken?

Sonos, still trying to fix its broken app, lays off 100 employees


IN THE NEWS

SAG-AFTRA Podcast: “SAG-AFTRA Introduces A.I. Agreement with Narrativ”

SAG-AFTRA just inked a deal with AI startup Narrativ

AI startups can steal IP, hire lawyers to “clean up the mess”

Surprise: Musk's new Grok AI model is an absolute dumpster fire

CrowdStrike Exec Shows Up to Accept 'Most Epic Fail' Award in Person

Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American

US appeals court rules geofence warrants are unconstitutional

The FTC finalizes its rules clamping down on fake online reviews

California weakens bill to prevent AI disasters before final vote, taking advice from Anthropic

Boeing's Starliner Could Spin Out of Control and Crash Into the Space Station, Expert Warns

Crypto Bro Charters Private SpaceX Mission to Earth’s Poles

Elon Musk Makes Up Cyber Attack After Donald Trump Interview Crashes and Burns

UAW files federal labor charges against Trump, Musk for intimidating workers at X Spaces event

Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk’s click-yes-or-resign ultimatum


MEDIA CANDY

Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Is a Go as New Season 1 Footage Debuts

Apple TV+ Orders More 'Long Way' With Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman

There’s another BlackBerry movie coming out and this one’s a documentary

Warner Bros. sends Cartoon Network’s website to the digital graveyard

The Influencer

The Umbrella Academy

Borderlands


APPS & DOODADS

Pocket Casts

Pocket Casts Plans

Neuecast

Patreon’s iOS App Will (Now) Be Forced to Use In-App Purchasing Instead of Its Safari-Based System

Oxford scientists' new light-absorbing material can turn everyday objects into solar panels

A robotics company has 3D printed nearly a hundred homes in Texas

Threads gains multiple drafts, audience insights and more

How to take a scrolling screenshot on iPhone

macOS Sequoia Beta 2 Adds Support for iPhone Mirroring

Apple is reportedly forging ahead with a rotating, iPad-like tabletop device


THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

Dave Bittner

The CyberWire

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

Only Malware in the Building

Disney's theme parks are struggling, and it's another warning sign for the economy

Disney Finally Admits Why Parks Are Empty During Peak Season

Disney Parks Announcements from D23

Consequence Crossword: “Muppet Quotes”

The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel

Lego’s Nightmare Before Christmas Set Comes With a Perfectly Long-Legged Jack Skellington

Metacast

BMW makes the Internet happy, brings M5 station wagon to the US


CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56

The tech world mourns Susan Wojcicki

The YouTube Effect

Larry Tesler: Computer scientist behind cut, copy and paste dies aged 74

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