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	Podcast:		Grumpy Old Geeks
	Episode:		670: Just Buy the Thing!
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		01:11:34
	Publish Date:		2024-10-19 07:00:00
	Description:		More Wordpress & WPEngine shots fired; hate mail; European road organizations reject the Cybertruck; EU fines against X; civil rights commission pans FART (facial recognition technology); FCC looking into broadband caps; NYT tells Perplexity to stop using its content; AI writing police reports; Instagram becoming Myspace; TikTok knows damn well how bad their product is; Google, Amazon go nuclear for their AI; the Diplomat; Lincoln Lawyer; Shrinking; Silo; Apple digital car keys; new Amazon kindles; robot vacuum hacked; Ham license update; fridges; old songs on road trips. Sponsors: *DeleteMe - Head over to* *JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG* *and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.* *1Password Extended Access Management* - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device. *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!!! *1Password* - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/670 FOLLOW UP The GOG Store is OPEN! Response to DHH - Original Response to DHH - Edited WordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin Secure Custom Fields Internal blog post reveals Automattic's plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using 'nice and not nice lawyers' Employees Describe an Environment of Paranoia and Fear Inside Automattic Over WordPress Chaos IN THE NEWS European Road Safety Orgs Are Terrified of the Cybertruck The EU’s Fines Against Elon Musk May Be Much Larger Than Anticipated Civil Rights Commission Pans Face Recognition Technology FCC launches a formal inquiry into why broadband data caps are terrible The New York Times tells Perplexity to stop using its content From Elon Musk to cop car chases, how a software engineer launched a police AI startup Prosecutors in Washington State Warn Police: Don’t Use Gen AI to Write Reports Instagram is introducing profile cards to help users find new friends TikTok is reportedly aware of its bad effects on teen users Google strikes a deal with a nuclear startup to power its AI data centers Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors NASA's Europa Clipper mission is on its way to Jupiter MEDIA CANDY The Diplomat, Season 1 The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 Apple TV+ announces sixth season for “Slow Horses,” starring Gary Oldman Shrinking on Apple TV+ gets early season 3 pickup Silo — Season 2 Official Trailer \| Apple TV+ APPS & DOODADS Apple may be adding digital car key support for specific Volvo, Polestar and Audi vehicles Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store Adobe starts rolling out generative AI video tools in beta Adobe shows off 3D rotation tool for flat drawings Amazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279 Robot vacuums spew racial slurs at owners in wake of hack Walk the Distance app deleted... THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources HamStudy She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain Roll Out The Barrel Oh! Susanna I’ve Been Working On The Railroad This Land is Your Land Oh My Darling Clementine Clementine (Live) - Tom Lehrer This Land Is Your Land (Live) - The Clancy Brothers 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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