Grumpy Old Geeks24 Feb 2024

637: Outragery!

Let's game the system; Rivian layoffs; Air Canada's chatbot lied; Twitter didn't violate data security because they ignored Musk orders; Science Corner: smartwatches & rings don't measure blood sugar, AMOC collapsing, Taylor Swift's planes could use new paint, red light improves eyesight; we're back on the moon; ChatGPT goes temporarily insane; Pentagon testing LLMs; the Bad Batch; Last Week Tonight on YouTube to be delayed; Amazon shutting down Freevee wait no they aren't; FuboTV accuses Disney, Fox, WBD of antitrust; TikTok grows up; BIGO; Office Space; No Values festival; browser market share; watching ads on TV through built in TV ads; Ultra 2 watch tips; Apple iMessage Level 3; Lockbit cybercrime group takedown; Pixel Envy; a deep dive into Wampas.

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Rivian is laying off 10 percent of its salaried employees

Air Canada must pay damages after chatbot lies to grieving passenger about discount

FTC concludes Twitter didn’t violate data security rules, in spite of Musk's orders

Don't use smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles, the FDA warns

Run AMOC

It Looks a Lot Like Taylor Swift Had Two Private Jets for Her Super Bowl Flight

Scientists develop 'nanosphere' paint that could reduce planes' carbon dioxide emissions

Staring At A Red Light In The Morning Improves Worsening Eyesight, Study Shows

Private lander makes first US moon landing in more than 50 years

JEFF KOONS: MOON PHASES

ChatGPT goes temporarily “insane” with unexpected outputs, spooking users | Ars Technica

Scale AI to set the Pentagon’s path for testing and evaluating large language models | DefenseScoop

MEDIA CANDY

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' on YouTube will now be delayed

Amazon Shutting Down Freevee: Report

Amazon Says ‘No Changes’ Coming to Freevee Despite Reports of the Streamer Shuttering

FuboTV accuses Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. of antitrust practices over joint streaming service

TikTok Is on the Decline

BIGO Live

Tyler Perry Raises Alarm on AI, Puts $800M Studio Expansion On Hold – The Hollywood Reporter

Monsieur Spade

Death and Other Details

Office Space Murdered Office Culture 25 Years Before It Died: ’99 Rewind

Office Space on Max

NO VALUES | June 8th, 2024

APPS & DOODADS

Browser Market Share Worldwide

'Soaring' over hills or 'playing' with puppies, study finds seniors enjoy virtual reality | AP News

Why Walmart is buying Vizio | CNN Business

THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

Apple Updates iMessage With a New 'Post-Quantum' Encryption Protocol

Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown with indictments and arrests | Reuters

Pixel Envy

A question about the Wampa in ESB.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | Deleted Scenes HD

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