632: Stuck in Porn Mode
Grumpy Old Geeks20 Jan 2024

632: Stuck in Porn Mode

Google search results really are getting worse; Artifact shutting down; more Google layoffs, even more coming; Uber shuts down Drizzly; Sandberg leans out of Meta; Zack's general intelligence; OpenAI a-ok with military & warfare; drone attack prep; Bluey; the Brothers Sun; Bear; She-Hulk; Fargo; Weird: the Al Yankovic Story; Carlin AI special; Rick Rubin; What Next: TBD; BBEdit; Vienna RSS; Permute; Apple overtakes Samsung; AI binoculars; self-checkout nightmare; Wordpress; Greg Bear; Dr. Karan Rajan; Martha Wells Murderbot; Dune & David Lynch; Star Wars; Disneyland; Star Wars Land; HoloTile; Incognito mode only hides things from yourself; Apple Vision Pro; defending Apple.


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FOLLOW UP

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Google News Is Boosting Garbage AI-Generated Articles


IN THE NEWS

Instagram's founders are shutting down Artifact, their year-old news app

Google is laying off hundreds of workers who sell ads to big businesses

Google CEO says more layoffs expected 'throughout the year' in internal memo

Uber is closing alcohol delivery service Drizly three years after acquistion

Sheryl Sandberg Is Leaving the Meta Board

Mark Zuckerberg’s new goal is creating artificial general intelligence

OpenAI's policy no longer explicitly bans the use of its technology for 'military and warfare'

U.S. tech companies prepare for potential drone attacks as international strikes spark concern

Las Vegas Criminalizes Stopping For Selfies on Pedestrian Bridges


MEDIA CANDY

Bluey’s cricket episode: why did it leave Australians in tears and Americans puzzled?

The Brothers Sun

The Trust - A Game of Greed

She-Hulk Season 2 Seems Unlikely, According to Tatiana Maslany

Netflix Reveals a New Look at Its 3 Body Problem Adaptation—and Its Release Date

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

EU says music streaming platforms must pay artists more

George Carlin's Daughter Doubles Down in Bashing AI Comedy Special

George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead (2024) - Full Special

Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin

What Next: TBD


APPS & DOODADS

BBEdit 15 is here!

Vienna RSS

Permute

Get Permute on SetApp

Apple ends Samsung's decade-plus run as global smartphone shipment leader

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Amazon Wants You to Start Paying for Alexa

Marc Newson designs Swarovski's world-first AI binoculars that identify species on their own

The Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Ending


AT THE LIBRARY

Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear

This Book May Save Your Life: Everyday Health Hacks to Worry Less and Live Better by Dr. Karan Rajan

System Collapse - Murderbot Diaries Book 7 by Martha Wells

David Lynch's Lost Dune 2 Script Has Been Found


THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

The New and Updated Guide to Every Star Wars Movie and TV Show We Know Is Coming

'The Mandalorian' Is Getting a Movie—Which It Should Have Been All Along

All Your Questions About The Mandalorian & Grogu, Answered

No, Rey's Star Wars Movie Hasn't Been Delayed

Meet the Disney Imagineer Behind the VR Breakthough That Is the 'HoloTile'

Google now admits it could collect data in Chrome's Incognito mode

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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