Grumpy Old Geeks5 Nov 2022

577: Self Driving Twitter

A two-factor pain; Jason hops on Brian's soapbox; the self-driving Twitter crash; Meta ditches human-curated newsfeed; verification has always been a joke, but this is really hilarious; Amazon pauses corporate hiring; Google buys an AI startup to compete with... TikTok?; Adobe's Pantone, Figma issues; the Peripheral; the Witcher renewed, recast; the Machine; drone swarms for Candy Crush; Playstation VR2; Instagram plans NFT minting; Captain EO, amusement parks and mixed media theater; sharing iPads.

Show notes at https://gog.show/577/

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FOLLOW UP

Fact Check-CNN did not report Trump died on Nov. 1, 2022

IN THE NEWS

Twitter has removed 1,500 accounts following coordinated trolling campaign

Meta to ditch human-curated Facebook News stories globally

Elon Musk’s First Grand Plan for Twitter? Charging $8 Per Month for a Blue Checkmark

Elon Musk wants to make Twitter's edit button free for everyone, report says

Elon Musk reportedly wants Twitter to bring back Vine

Amazon Pauses Corporate Hiring on Economic Uncertainty

Google buys an AI avatar startup to take on TikTok

DOJ takes aim at Adobe's $20 billion deal

MEDIA CANDY

The Peripheral

Netflix renews 'The Witcher,' recasts Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia

The Machine Teaser Trailer

APPS & DOODADS

A swarm of 500 drones will plague New York City with advertising tomorrow

$550 PlayStation VR2 launches on Feb. 22, 2023

Meta’s Instagram Plans NFT Minting, Trading Tools

SECURITY HAH!

National Theater Live

The Met: Live in HD

White Snake Projects

Optimizing Apps for Shared iPad

Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips

Holy Chicken Ship! The full-length "Captain EO" is more brilliant than you can possibly remember

Star Tours

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Boot Up with Jason

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