656: Cyber Winnebago
Grumpy Old Geeks13 Juli 2024

656: Cyber Winnebago

Opting out & class actions; school TikTok mob attack; Boeing's troubles; health crisis in a Texas Bitcoin town; unlocking Ticketmaster resales; Trump threatens Zuckerbucks; Humane execs leave to launch AI fact-checking startup; comment sections are garbage, Spotify adds one for podcasts; Amazon's questionable climate goal claim; FTC bans NGL from hosting minors; taking student's phones; Elon still planning to colonize Mars; Lilith Fair doc; Skydance buys Paramount; CNN layoffs; TUAW AI zombification; Watch Duty; Notepad gets spellcheck; Affinity over Adobe; Epic Games & Apple; Flow Pro; Blue-Ray; Fitbit, Nike losing services; e-bikes; the Acolyte; the Charismatic Voice; Shelly Duvall & Faerie Tale Theater; Dave's security camera odyssey.

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FOLLOW UP

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IN THE NEWS

First-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers

Your Waymo got pulled over. What happens next in Phoenix?

Boeing agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the US government

Wheel Falls Off United Airlines Boeing Plane in Mid-Air

‘We’re Living in a Nightmare:’ Inside the Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town

Hackers reverse-engineer Ticketmaster’s barcode system to unlock resales on other platforms

Trump Threatens Mark Zuckerberg With Prison In Unhinged Truth Social Rant

Humane execs leave company to found AI fact-checking startup

AI-Driven Behavior Change Could Transform Health Care

Microsoft and Apple give up their OpenAI board seats

Google's search market dominance grows as ChatGPT falters

Crunchyroll Announces the Removal of Its Comment Section Across All Platforms To 'Reduce Harmful Content'

Spotify is launching a comment section for podcasts

Amazon Says It Reached a Climate Goal Seven Years Early

NGL becomes the first app banned from hosting minors by the FTC

A British boarding school will make students use boring old Nokia phones

Court ordered penalties for 15 teens who created naked AI images of classmates

How Elon Musk and SpaceX Plan to Colonize Mars

Schmactors EP02 - Clowns, Nudity, and the Red Planet: A Wild Ride Through the Unbelievable


MEDIA CANDY

Lilith Fair Documentary to Feature Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu

Paramount and Skydance will merge to create new tech-media giant

CNN to Lay Off 100 Staffers as It Preps Major Revamp of Digital Efforts

Early Apple tech bloggers are shocked to find their name and work have been AI-zombified

TikTok Star Murders

Gladiator II | Official Trailer (2024 Movie) - Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington

The Umbrella Academy | Final Season | Official Trailer | Netflix

‘Constellation’ Canceled By Apple After One Season

Astronomy Photographer of the Year Features Cosmic Fireworks and Aurora Dragons


APPS & DOODADS

Watch Duty

Microsoft Notepad Receives Spell Check for The First Time Since 1983

Canva’s Melanie Perkins says it’s time to stop overpaying for Adobe

Affinity six-month free trial

After two rejections, Apple approves Epic Games Store app for iOS

YouTube upgrades its 'erase song' tool to remove copyrighted music only

Flow Pro is the First AI Tracking iPhone Stabilizer with Apple DockKit

Sony Killing Off Blu-Ray Production Is a Mistake

You Won’t Be Able to Access Your Fitbit Web Dashboard After Today

Nike’s self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers are losing their remote control mobile app


THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

Only Malware in the Building

The Charismatic Voice

The Shining actress Shelley Duvall dies at 75

Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre

Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre The Complete Collection

How Shelley Duvall Was Discovered by Robert Altman | Letterman

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