640: A Minute of Silence

03/15/24 • 49 min

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11 years & nothing's changed; IG impersonators & weird animal video creepiness; Apple restores Epic, for now; TikTok ban bill passes House but will most likely die in Senate; X usage declines, launching video app, Elon cancels Don Lemon show because he's a little beyatch; running out of power; AI Marilyn Monroe; NeMo, Devin & Gemini - one Poe to rule them all; bypassing AI guardrails; more bad Tesla news; Bluesky outsourcing - and charging - for moderation; Schmactors; Somebody Feed Phil; no Riker in Disco; Airbnb tells people to stop filming guests; AirPod hearing aids; Goodbye, Jumbo.

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Show notes at: https://gog.show/640

FOLLOW UP

Joe Zieja’s Voice Acting Academy

Apple reinstates Epic's developer account two days after banning it

Joe Biden says he would sign bill that would force a sale or ban of TikTok

The House Passed the Bill That Could Ban TikTok—and It Wasn’t Close

Addicted to TikTok? Here’s what the House vote to effectively ban it could mean for you

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X will launch a YouTube-like video app on Samsung and Amazon TVs

Elon Musk Cancels Contract with Don Lemon After Being Asked About Ketamine Usage

Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power

AI Marilyn Monroe Marks Another Step Forward In Extending Celebrity Brand Value Beyond The Grave

Now it's NVIDIA being sued over AI copyright infringement

SXSW Audience Boos Sizzle Reel About the Virtues of AI

Introducing Devin, the first AI software engineer

Google restricts AI chatbot Gemini from answering queries on global elections

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