602: Urban Doom Loop
Grumpy Old Geeks20 Touko 2023

602: Urban Doom Loop

Theranos is the New Black; Section 230 upheld; UBI to combat AI; Montana bans TikTok; EU approves Microsoft takeover of Activision Blizzard; another Apple employee charged with stealing self-driving tech; Personal Voice; online brands opening actual shops; return to office & urban doom loop fears; car CEO wants you to go back to commuting; semiconductor workforce education ramp up; the Diplomat; Silo; Finch; YouTube ripping; Doctor Who 60th Anniversary; Fyre Fest 2.0; SoundSource; Bluesky; Adobe Firefly; Google Bard; Telly; YouTube recommendations leading kids to gun videos; human DNA can be pulled from thin air; Galactic Starcruiser Hotel shutting down; AI password cracking; Frogger.

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FOLLOW UP

Most states halt use of Google and Apple's COVID-19 exposure notification system

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes fails in bid to stay out of prison during appeal

Elizabeth Holmes Must Report to Prison on May 30 and Pay Restitution


IN THE NEWS

Supreme Court rules in favor of Twitter and Google, avoiding the issue of Section 230 for now

Before AI Takes Over, Make Plans to Give Everyone Money

Professor Flunks All His Students After ChatGPT Falsely Claims It Wrote Their Papers

Montana's governor signs bill banning TikTok

The EU approves Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard takeover

A third former Apple employee has been charged with stealing self-driving car tech

Apple reveals new accessibility features, like custom text-to-speech voices

Apple’s new ‘Personal Voice’ feature can create a voice that sounds like you or a loved one in just 15 minutes

Everyone should use Personal Voice; it does in 15 minutes what currently takes several weeks

Online-Only Startups Adopt a Bold New Strategy: Opening Actual Shops

The “return to the office” won’t save the office

Remote CEO Elon Musk Slams People Who Work From Home: ‘The Laptop Class Is Living in La La Land’

Cruise, Waymo near approval to charge for 24/7 robotaxis in San Francisco

U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce


MEDIA CANDY

The Diplomat

Silo

Finch

Does the Dog Die?

Ted Lasso

Succession

One YouTube-Ripping Site Will Get 4 Billion Visits in 2023; Time to Blame

Doctor Who 2023 - Titles Revealed! | 60th Anniversary Specials Trailer

The episode titles for the 60th anniversary specials are revealed

Fright Night: Peter Vincent Clip

Billy McFarland Says He’s Secured Funding for Fyre Fest 2.0 and Broadway Musical


APPS & DOODADS

SoundSource: A Superior Sound Control

Total Bluesky Accounts

ChatGPT now has an official iPhone app

ChatGPT plugins

A Guide to ChatGPT Plugins

Telly will give you a free TV if you'll watch non-stop ads

YouTube’s recommendations are leading kids to gun videos, report says

YouTube will no longer be deleting videos from inactive accounts

Human DNA can now be pulled from thin air or a footprint on the beach. Here’s what that could mean


THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

Disney to Shut Down ‘Star Wars’ Galactic Starcruiser Hotel

Terrifying study shows how fast AI can crack your passwords; here’s how to protect yourself

Try 1Password for free for 14 days!

I have been playing Frogger.


CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Andy Rourke: The Smiths bassist dies aged 59

Watch Tony Hawk cover Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Wish’ with Trent Reznor and all-star backing band

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