622: Never Fear, Cyber Sentinel is Here!
Grumpy Old Geeks21 Okt 2023

622: Never Fear, Cyber Sentinel is Here!

Cancelling everything; Crypto-Winkle-Ferraris; we've gone 10G; leaving X/Twitter has zero impact on traffic; X starts to charge new users; TikTok's plans for misinformation; too much social media for teens; AI assisted lawyers; No Fakes Act; more tech layoffs; John Oliver & Bill Maher; Jon Stewart; Gen V; Loki; Beckham; Myspace & tech docs; Frasier; Upload; Doctor Who; Billions; Lupin; Spotify artist merch; british podcasts; Meta glassholes; 3d Printers; Apple pencils; more live music; 23andMe hack much bigger than previously reported; real life games; music podcasts; fursonas; ChatGPT superheroes.

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Marc Andreessen Is Wrong About Everything

Comcast resists call to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims

FCC Votes to Begin Reinstatement of Net Neutrality

Net neutrality: 'Dead people' signing FCC consultation


IN THE NEWS

Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible

Biden, Trolling Trump, Joins Truth Social: ‘Converts Welcome’

X begins charging new users $1 per year to send tweets

Slack is retiring its status account on X

Australian regulators fine X for dodging questions about CSAM response

Some Fascinating Emergent User Behavior

TikTok details how it's taking action against Israel-Hamas misinformation

More Than Half U.S. Teens Use Social Media For Almost Five Hours Per Day, Survey Finds

Google asks Congress to not ban teens from social media

Google Will Legally Protect its Generative AI Users

Fugees rapper Pras accuses his lawyer of using AI in closing arguments

'No Fakes Act' Seeks to Ban Unauthorized AI-Generated Likenesses

All the big tech layoffs of 2023

STACK OVERFLOW LAYS OFF EMPLOYEES AS AI THREATENS CODING INDUSTRY

About half of Bandcamp employees have been laid off

Product Hunt cleans house with layoffs impacting 60% of staff

More Google layoffs: Google News cuts dozens of jobs


MEDIA CANDY

The Problem With Jon Stewart ending over AI and China coverage

Shocker, Gen V is Renewed for Season 2

Loki

The Wheel of Time

Beckham

Nostalgia alert: There’s a documentary about Myspace in the works

Frasier (2023)

Upload Season 3

Doctor Who's Very First Story Won't Be Part of the BBC's Streaming Archive

Billions

Lupin

Spotify launches hub for artists’ merch

Big Kick Energy with Maise Adam and Suzi Ruffel

Namaste Motherfuckers with Cally Beaton

Cuddle Club with Lou Sanders


APPS & DOODADS

The Meta glassholes have arrived

New York Bill Would Require a Criminal Background Check to Buy a 3D Printer

Apple introduces new Apple Pencil, bringing more value and choice to the lineup


THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

Depeche Mode, 101

Bauhaus, Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape

Ministry, In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Showing Up

Underworld, Everything Everything

Take Me Home (Piss Off) - Duncan Redmonds of Snuff

Hacker leaks millions more 23andMe user records on cybercrime forum

Microsoft consumes Activision; and a plea

Trust & Safety Typhoon

Moderator Mayhem

Strong Songs episode on Star Wars and John Williams

The Art of the Score

The Story Behind the Song

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