659: Shark or Not

659: Shark or Not

Well hello, there, LA; State of the AI Union: staggering amounts of money, power & water for what; COPPA 2, electric boogaloo; no phone searches without warrants by border agents; TikTok data collection; DMV on the blockchain; AI doppelgängers no one wants; Grok gone wild; Tesla recall & deadly self-driving crash; AI Taco Bell; Cloudflare says 7% of all internet traffic is malicious; Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom; Confess, Fletch; Loot; Ted Lasso; Shrinking; Battle of the Brothers; new Star Wars, Star Trek, Dexter, Silo & Squid Games; I just can't quit you, Photoshop; drone shark tracking; StubHub deceptive practices; First Contact series; Peter Hook's books; Discworld easter eggs.


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FOLLOW UP

Silicon Valley’s Trillion-Dollar Leap of Faith

Microsoft Is Losing a Staggering Amount of Money on AI

Gartner Predicts 30% of Generative AI Projects Will Be Abandoned After Proof of Concept By End of 2025

Generative AI requires massive amounts of power and water, and the aging U.S. grid can't handle the load

White House says no need to restrict ‘open-source’ artificial intelligence — at least for now

AI Models Turn to Mush if Trained on AI-Generated Material

The Senate just passed two landmark bills aimed at protecting minors online


IN THE NEWS

Border agents cannot search smartphones without a warrant

DOJ says TikTok collected users’ views on issues like abortion, gun control and religion

TikTok's Sound Search lets you find videos by humming or singing

California DMV puts 42 million car titles on blockchain to fight fraud

Instagram creators can now make AI doppelgangers to chat with their followers

Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement in Texas biometric data lawsuit over Facebook images

Sybill raises $11M for its AI assistant that helps salespeople reduce administrative burden

Sybil

Elon Musk calls Grok 'the most powerful AI by every metric' but 'secretly' trains the new model with your X data by default

X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election

Elon Musk shared a doctored Harris campaign video on X without labeling it as fake

Tesla recalls 1.8 million vehicles over risk of detached hoods

Tesla involved in fatal Washington crash was using self-driving mode

Amazon must recall dangerous products properly — even ones sold by third parties

Yum! Brands to Expand Voice AI Technology to Hundreds of Taco Bell U.S. Drive-Thru Locations in 2024, with a Future Vision to Bring the Technology to Its Brands’ Drive-Thrus Around the World

Cloudflare Application Security report: 2024 update


MEDIA CANDY

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Confess, Fletch

Loot

Ted Lasso

Shrinking

Battle of the Brothers

Amazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatment

Jude Law Teases 'Childhood Adventure' and Star Wars Easter Eggs in Skeleton Crew Series — See the First Look! (Exclusive)

New ‘Star Trek’ Series in the Works from Justin Simien, Tawny Newsome

‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Sequel Series Starring Michael C. Hall Ordered at Paramount+ With Showtime

Steve Zahn Joins ‘Silo’ for Season 2 at Apple TV+


APPS & DOODADS

Aussie drivers can drop a dime via the internet

Sharks are congregating at a California beach. AI is trying to keep swimmers safe

Lawsuit alleges StubHub deceives customers into paying extra for tickets

Your new AI Friend is almost ready to meet you

Neuralink rival Synchron's brain implant now lets people control Apple's Vision Pro with their minds


AT THE LIBRARY

The Simulacrum (First Contact) by Peter Cowdron

The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club by Peter Cook

Galactic Exploration (First Contact) by Peter Cowdron

Substance: Inside New Order by Peter Cook

Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery by Scott H. Young

From the discworld community on Reddit: "I was today years old, when...


CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Kevin Smith Details His Personal Trauma, Bullying & Improving Mental Health

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104: 127.0.0.1 is the Loneliest Number

104: 127.0.0.1 is the Loneliest Number

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103: A Tidal Wave of Stupid

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102: 10,000 Moderately Interested Fans

102: 10,000 Moderately Interested Fans

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101: Meerkats Without Pants

101: Meerkats Without Pants

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20 Mars 20151h 54min

100: So Much Universe, and so Little Time

100: So Much Universe, and so Little Time

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99: Because Freedom!

99: Because Freedom!

Troll fails & wins, Hillary's email, hot Prius talk, the literal poop hits the fan turbine, Kickstarter fails yet again, Tinder goes ageist, Facebook looks at your account, there is no blue, ad agency tearjerkers & lasers on sharks! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/99 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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98: Live Long & Prosper

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