626: Slammer Cast
Grumpy Old Geeks25 Nov 2023

626: Slammer Cast

While we were away; Thanksgiving gratitude bombs; OpenAI's overworked HR department; Meta disbands Responsible AI team; Truth Social hemorrhaging money; no idea how many people Cruise have hit; JenniCam & Justin.tv; Binance money laundering; Jason vs CZ; YouTube adblocking causing "suboptimal viewing experiences"; Amazon's AI Olympus; Loki finale; lawmakers stepping into media; the Traitors around the world; Pigeon Tunnel; Slow Horses; anime; mildly buzzed on a plane movie reviews; Not Today, Pal; the President's Daily Brief; Apple Watch; Spotify; Sonos; Filoni given the Star Wars keys; Apple Watch; Autozone breach.


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Show notes at https://gog.show/626/


WHILE WE WERE AWAY

Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI

Meta disbanded its Responsible AI team

Trump’s Truth Social Has Lost $73M Since Launch, New Filing Shows

Feds Have No Idea How Many Times Cruise Driverless Cars Hit Pedestrians

Cruise's Kyle Vogt resigns as CEO of the robotaxi company

Cruise co-founder resigns following CEO exit


IN THE NEWS

Binance Founder Agrees to Plead Guilty to Violating Money Laundering Rules

Google admits YouTube's war on ad blockers is resulting in 'suboptimal viewing' experiences

Amazon dedicates team to train ambitious AI model codenamed 'Olympus' -sources

OpenAI drops a big new ChatGPT feature with a joke about its CEO drama


MEDIA CANDY

The Night Manager

Lawmakers Press Apple on Whether Jon Stewart’s Show Was Canceled Because of China Concerns

Senator Joaquin Castro on the WBD decision to cancel the Coyote vs. ACME movie

The Traitors Season 2 Features an All-Star Reality TV Cast

Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test

The Pigeon Tunnel

Slow Horses

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Asteroid City

Americanish

Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love

Darker Waves Festival

The James Webb telescope is a giant leap in the history of stargazing.

The President's Daily Brief

Monday Movie Marathon

Not Today Pal


APPS & DOODADS

How to try out the new double tap gesture on your old Apple Watch

A secret Google deal let Spotify completely bypass Android’s app store fees

Spotify confirms it won't offer payouts for songs with fewer than 1,000 plays

Sonos' long-rumored headphones will reportedly arrive by April 2024


THE DARK SIDE WITHOUT DAVE

Dave Filoni Just Got a Bigger, More Important Star Wars Job

Apple Watch battery life bug is fixed with watchOS 10.1.1

AutoZone warns almost 185,000 customers of a data breach

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267: Everybody's Heard About the Bird

267: Everybody's Heard About the Bird

More scooter wars; pseudo-AI; Apple moves; Uber purges; fair use on the Internet gone insane; haptic vaporware; laser rifles & 3d printed guns; Lando's back; Goliath, Mrs. Maisel & Sneaky Pete; Murderbot Diaries; DNC hacks; California's GDPR; 25 locations. Show notes at http://gog.show/267 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

16 Jul 20181h 20min

266: Explain to Me Like I'm Five with Jordan Harbinger

266: Explain to Me Like I'm Five with Jordan Harbinger

Facebook may listen to your TV; AirBNB can suck it in Santa Monica; IoT gone wrong; Lyft gets even more cash; AI Orb to take over ISS; Massive Law Enforcement breach; Far Cry 5 rocks; Plex is dope; Synology's still rule; Anker power goodies; Airbags for your phone. Show notes at http://gog.show/266 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

9 Jul 20181h 39min

265: 5 Easy Ways To Keep Facebook from Listening To You

265: 5 Easy Ways To Keep Facebook from Listening To You

Yes, that again; mea culpa advertising; distracted parenting & gaming disorders; Amazon Show & Buttons; browser battles; the cyclical Internet; Hypernormalisation; Moviepass, hold my beer; a win for privacy; filtering AI out; we really do care. Show notes at http://gog.show/265 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

25 Jun 20181h 22min

264: Now with Extra Italy

264: Now with Extra Italy

Sherlock Escapes; Bird/Weed Connection; Net Neutrality is DEAD; FBI get the goods; Shatner and IBM go blockchain; Star Trek VR; Bunkers are bad; China hates monkeys; Google can't translate rules judge; Smart water bottles are back. Show notes at http://gog.show/264 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Jun 20181h 11min

263: Bird Flu Epidemics

263: Bird Flu Epidemics

Scooters spreading; Sherlock, hero; RIP Bourdain; browser swapping; streaming scandals; Facebook data trending; declining crypto-crap; Buzzfeed pivots; Apple WWDC; Riverhead holo-phones; VR doilies; revisionist memories; Scalzi; an incomplete list of bunk. Show notes at http://gog.show/263 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11 Jun 20181h 12min

262: Domin-Uh-Ohs

262: Domin-Uh-Ohs

Really bad pizza; Pinterest; teens abandoning Facebook, really; Expanse, saved; 5 types of Alexa users; Jet-black; Common Sense; Roseanne's Twitter; Letterman; Evil Genius; the Americans; Goldfrapp & Gorillaz; the Bleak State; Google's Do A Little Bit of Evil, Solo! Show notes at http://gog.show/262 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

5 Jun 20181h 7min

261: Money For Nothing

261: Money For Nothing

We've updated our Privacy Policy; GDPR; tech & defense; scooter madness; internet ghost towns; Uber profits; ICO scams; break up Facebook; the Expanse, saved; Vevo, dead; phone security; facial recognition for fun & profit; Alexa, open the pod bay doors. Show notes at http://gog.show/261 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31 Mai 20181h 37min

260: A Laurel and Hardy Handshake

260: A Laurel and Hardy Handshake

Google faked AI? More scooters, bikes; Net Neutrality; are you really the product; Bitcoin energy use; SEC fakes ICO; Alexa development; holographic blockchain phones; the Expanse; AI songwriting; YouTube; keys to the cyber; phone location tracking. Show notes at http://gog.show/260 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

21 Mai 20181h 24min

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