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	Podcast:		Grumpy Old Geeks
	Episode:		612: TwiX are for Kids
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		01:14:41
	Publish Date:		2023-08-05 07:00:00
	Description:		Threads is Twitter; Twitter is TwiX; Instagram preparing AI labels; META begins Canadian news blackout; NFT sales continue to decline; China considers more limits on kid's smartphone usage; Worldcoin offers up their digital ID service, no one wants it; Uber fatal self-driving case, turns profit for the first time ever; what Bores in Vegas; NASA loses contact with Voyager 2; Star Trek sings; Loki 2; Foundation Season 2 is horrific; Good Omens; 65; Shazam; Guardians of the Galaxy; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Apple subscriber growth; Sprite Max-tape art generator; billionaires: the pros, the cons, and mostly the cons; hop on the GOG Super Yacht! Sponsors: *Hover* - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase. *1Password* - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password *Private Internet Access* - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. Show notes at https://gog.show/612 FOLLOW UP Boot Up with Jason Swapping a Twitter Habit for a Threads One Elon Musk wants a second chance to fail at X Tesla Owners Have Soured on Elon Musk, But Still Love Their Model 3s IN THE NEWS Instagram seems to be working on labels for posts 'generated by Meta AI' Facebook and Instagram Begin Their Canadian News Blackout Monthly NFT sales fell for fifth consecutive month to $495M in July China considers limiting kids' smartphone time to two hours per day Worldcoin says will allow companies, governments to use its ID system Worldcoin and Kenyan Argue About Who’s Breaking Up With Whom Uber safety driver involved in fatal self-driving car crash pleads guilty An Uber change of fortunes Connected car data privacy under investigation by California regulator About CPPA Elon Musk’s X sues anti-hate researchers for allegedly scraping data from Twitter X Blue subscribers can now hide their checkmarks The Boring Company will dig a 68-mile tunnel network under Las Vegas NASA ACCIDENTALLY CUTS CONTACT WITH VOYAGER 2 MEDIA CANDY Star Trek Strange New Worlds How ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Brought Its Delightful Musical Episode to Life: ‘You’re Like, Wait, Spock Is Singing Now?!’ Loki season 2 looks like a race through time and space in new trailer Foundation Season 2 Good Omens Season 2 65 Shazam: Fury of the Gods Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 APPS & DOODADS Apple surpasses 1 billion paid subscriptions as active devices are double that Rumor: Apple Watch Series 9 to be available in new color option alongside black titanium Ultra Sprite Mix-tape Art Generator THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE The CyberWire Dave Bittner Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Billionaires Should Not Exist — Here’s Why Wealth Without Limits: in Defense of Billionaires CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Paul Reubens dead: Pee-wee Herman actor was 70 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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