Grumpy Old Geeks16 Jul 2022

561: Magnet On a Stick

Back from vacation; borrowing for crypto; saving lives; speed news recap: YouTube trailers, Apple & Ive, Microsoft layoffs, Instagram & TikTok for search, Nothing phone, political email spam, GameStop NFT's, population; James Webb telescope images; Twitter sues Elon; Ev leaves Medium; Rivian cost-cutting; Peloton outsources products; Meta generative AI; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds wrap up; Umbrella Academy; Let's Make a Sci-Fi; AirTags & Prime deals; Wayne Hussey, Hercule Poirot & humans being wrong; scam centers & trafficking victims; Scum & Villany; you can never have too many helmets.

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FOLLOW UP

Survey: Americans Borrow Money, Default on Bills to Buy Cryptocurrency

IN THE NEWS

YouTube TV now has topped 5 million subscribers and ‘trialers,’ says Google

Apple Ends Consulting Agreement With Jony Ive, Its Former Design Leader

Jony Ive is no longer an Apple consultant, says report

Daily Crunch: Microsoft lays off hundreds of employees as it kicks off fiscal year 2023

Google exec suggests Instagram and TikTok are eating into Google’s core products, Search and Maps

The Nothing Phone is official as a mid-ranger, with some lights on the back

Gmail users “hard pass” on plan to let political emails bypass spam filters

Analysis: GameStop’s NFT marketplace earns the company just $45K in first day

NFT marketplace OpenSea lays off 20% of its staff: ‘We have entered … crypto winter’

EARTH'S POPULATION IS ABOUT TO HIT 8 BILLION

NASA reveals more stunning images from James Webb telescope

Twitter sues Elon Musk for attempting to back out of $44 billion buyout deal

Medium founder and CEO Ev Williams is stepping down

Rivian CEO tells staff the company is carrying out a 'major' cost-cutting effort

Peloton gives up on building its own products after just three years

Facebook Parent Meta Details Human-Rights Efforts

Meta’s latest generative AI system creates stunning images from sketches and text

MEDIA CANDY

Netflix to Partner With Microsoft on New Ad Supported Subscription Plan

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

The Orville New Horizons

The Umbrella Academy

Let's Make A Sci-Fi!

APPS & DOODADS

Apple AirTag

Nikon is reportedly halting DSLR camera development

Nikon will reportedly join Canon in ending development on high-end DSLR cameras

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BMW Heated Seats Subscription Is Real And It Costs $18 Per Month

No, BMW is not making heated seats a subscription for US cars

SNES Manual Archive

Watch the Apple RoomPlan API empty a room of furniture, ready for augmented reality shopping

AT THE LIBRARY

Salad Daze by Wayne Hussey

Humans Have Always Been Wrong About Humans

The Dawn of Everything A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow

Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie

The Labours of Hercule

SECURITY HAH!

Scum and Villainy Cantina

Cyber Craft - Custom cosplay helmets and suits

Adam Savage talks Kenobi

Jury convicts ex-CIA engineer for leaking the agency's hacking toolset

From Industrial-Scale Scam Centers, Trafficking Victims Are Being Forced to Steal Billions

Synthesia.AI

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Last surviving member of ‘Band of Brothers’ dies aged 97

Larry Storch (1923-2022)

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