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	Podcast:		Grumpy Old Geeks
	Episode:		659: Shark or Not
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:59:20
	Publish Date:		2024-08-03 07:00:00
	Description:		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. Sponsors: *1Password Extended Access Management* - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device *DeleteMe* - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off. *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. *SetApp* - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!! Show notes at https://gog.show/659/ 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 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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