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	Podcast:		Grumpy Old Geeks
	Episode:		580: #DystopiYAY!
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		01:01:34
	Publish Date:		2022-11-26 04:00:00
	Description:		Claritin to the rescue; Jack wasn't all that great; Trump is back, no he's not; celebrities leaving Twitter, questioning social media; Scrooge McMusk not paying contractors, charities; Sam-Bankman-Fried, FTX lawsuits; New York restricts crypto mining; EU investigating TikTok; Elizabeth Holmes sentences for fraud; Foxconn protests in China; FCC finally cuts off a voice provider for robocalls; A Christmas Story Christmas; Slow Horses; the Peripheral; Andor; Downton Abbey; Love, Actually; Disney Bobiverse; 1899; ScreenFlow Pro; self-driving betas for Christmas; social media alternatives; robots with deadly force; voice assistants are failures, financially; Meta's leaky Pixel; death by selfie. Show notes at https://gog.show/580 Sponsors: ButcherBox - Sign up today at butcherbox.com/GOG and use code GOG to get $10 off your first box and ground beef for the life of your membership. FOLLOW UP I Was the Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter. This Is What Could Become of It. IN THE NEWS Elon Musk Reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter Account Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump All the Celebrities Who’ve Quit Twitter Because of Elon Musk "Enjoy it before it destroys your soul" – why Trent Reznor, Joe Bonamassa and Jack White are withdrawing from social media channels Twitter is reportedly failing to pay some suppliers amidst cost-cutting measures Twitter is Going Great! Sam Bankman-Fried, Elon Musk, and a secret text From Tom Brady to Shaq, FTX’s Celebrity Promoters May Be On the Hook for Damages New York's crypto mining restrictions are the first in the nation EU confirms multiple ongoing investigations into TikTok data practices Elizabeth Holmes Is Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Fraud Protests break out at a major iPhone factory in China Mass resignations of iPhone workers after unrest, with report of 30% production loss FCC cuts off a voice provider for failing to protect against robocalls MEDIA CANDY A Christmas Story Christmas Slow Horses The Peripheral Downton Abbey: A New Era Love Actually Cast Reuniting for 20th Anniversary TV Special Bob Iger is returning as Disney CEO in a dramatic shakeup Amazon Plans to Invest $1 Billion a Year in Movies for Theaters ‘Avatar 2’ Is So Expensive It Must Become the ‘Fourth or Fifth Highest-Grossing Film in History’ Just to Break Even Planet Money - Sam Bankman-Fried and the spectacular fall of his crypto empire, FTX Something's Burning - 1-Year of Access pass. APPS & DOODADS ScreenFlow Pro 10 Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta is now available to everyone in North America Jason DeFillippo #DystopiYAY! Hive Social Post Pine Hey.Café San Francisco police seek permission for its robots to use deadly force Amazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this year SECURITY HAH! Husband Lured Wife for a Selfie on Cliff Edge Before Killing Her Researchers say iPhone usage data isn't as anonymous as Apple claims Tax prep websites have been sending sensitive financial data to Facebook MetaMask will start collecting user IP addresses Ethereum: MetaMask Privacy Policy Is Worse Than It Looks At First Glance – Here’s Why 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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