586: GOGPT
Grumpy Old Geeks28 Jan 2023

586: GOGPT

ChatGPT is everywhere: destroyer of worlds, or modern convenient pocket calculator; Section 230 ruling coming; gravity batteries & Tesla factories; Spotify, Vox Media layoffs; TikTok, Twitter gaming their systems; Justice Department after Google's ad business; AWS expanding in Virginia; Easter Sunday; Elvis; Madoff; Strange World; Slow Horses; White Lotus; the Last of Us; the Schulmister Effect & the DeFillippo Effect; shiny new Apple stuff; Microsoft investing in OpenAI; the World Walker; Annie Grace & Russel Brand on addiction; Disneyland & the pure joy of Star Wars Land; the Safety Dance.

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IN THE NEWS

Tech experts ask Supreme Court to rule that Section 230 protections apply to algorithmic recommendations

Gravity batteries in abandoned mines could power the whole planet, scientists say

Tesla will spend $3.6 billion to build a Semi and a battery factory in its Nevada complex

Spotify Will Cut About 6% of Jobs in Latest Tech Layoffs

Vox Media Lays Off 7% of Staff

The Justice Department is suing Google to break up its ad business

TikTok confirms that its own employees can decide what goes viral

Twitter engineers can still use 'GodMode' to tweet as any account, claims whistleblower

Twitter makes it easier to avoid the annoying 'For You' tab

Amazon Web Services to Spend $35 Billion on Data Centers in Virginia


MEDIA CANDY

Easter Sunday

Elvis

Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street

Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl

Strange World

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Slow Horses, Season One

White Lotus, Season Two

Why Do We Do That?

The Last of Us

ENG SUB [Three-Body] EP01 | Tencent Video

Netflix Has Created A Self-Fulfilling Cancelation Loop With Its New Shows

Future Tense Newsletter: My Husband Was Right About DVDs All Along


APPS & DOODADS

Apple M2 Macbook Air, Midnight

Apple iPad Air

Apple TV 4K

Jason on Mastodon - @jpdef@hachyderm.io

Microsoft invests billions more dollars in OpenAI, extends partnership

ChatGPT users spot $42 Professional Plan with perks

Google is freaking out about ChatGPT

BYRNA BALLISTIPAC IIIA - BLACK - [HANDGUN RATED] [NO MOLLE] - $499.00 USD

Rezvani Vengeance


AT THE LIBRARY

The World Walker (The World Walker Series, Book One) by Ian W. Sainsbury

The Mechanical: The Alchemy Wars Book 1 by Ian Tregillis

This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life by Annie Grace

Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions by Russell Brand

Readow


SECURITY HAH!

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

MacGPT

MacWhisper

Understanding The Safety Dance

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