Episode 427: It's Pronounced Temu, Not Temu
02/14/24 • 53 min
Super Bowl ads are a thing. Disney is getting into the Fortnite game. iTunes is really going away this time. Plus, there is so much more in the world of technology to discuss. Plus, we've got tips and picks to help you tech better. Enjoy!
Intro (00:00)
Followup:
Superb Owl thoughts - The Tech Company Super Bowl Ads of 2024 - Best 2024 Super Bowl commercials: All 59 ranked according to USA TODAY Ad Meter (04:35)
ESPN, Fox and Warner Team Up to Create Sports Streaming Platform (12:30)
Grammarly lays off 230 employees as part of a ‘business restructuring’ (14:50)
Google rebrands Bard chatbot as Gemini, rolls out paid subscription (17:50)
Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Quickly send photos in Messages (19:45)
Just the headlines: (22:20)
Mob sets Waymo car ablaze in San Francisco
Ring video doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike
Americans lost record $10 billion to fraud in 2023, FTC warns
In a first for Uber since becoming a public company, an annual profit
Alaska Air CEO says loose bolts found in ‘many’ Boeing Jets
Snap is recalling and refunding every drone it ever sold
Should you flush with toilet lid up or down? Study says it doesn’t matter
Takes:
Apple Officially Splits iTunes for Windows Into Apple Music, TV, and Devices Apps (27:30)
Fraudulent app impersonating LastPass currently available in Apple App Store (32:15)
3 million smart toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack after all, but it could happen (33:50)
Bonus Odd Take: Sandtris (35:35)
Picks of the Week:
Find us elsewhere:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Notnerd
Super Bowl ads are a thing. Disney is getting into the Fortnite game. iTunes is really going away this time. Plus, there is so much more in the world of technology to discuss. Plus, we've got tips and picks to help you tech better. Enjoy!
Intro (00:00)
Followup:
Superb Owl thoughts - The Tech Company Super Bowl Ads of 2024 - Best 2024 Super Bowl commercials: All 59 ranked according to USA TODAY Ad Meter (04:35)
ESPN, Fox and Warner Team Up to Create Sports Streaming Platform (12:30)
Grammarly lays off 230 employees as part of a ‘business restructuring’ (14:50)
Google rebrands Bard chatbot as Gemini, rolls out paid subscription (17:50)
Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Quickly send photos in Messages (19:45)
Just the headlines: (22:20)
Mob sets Waymo car ablaze in San Francisco
Ring video doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike
Americans lost record $10 billion to fraud in 2023, FTC warns
In a first for Uber since becoming a public company, an annual profit
Alaska Air CEO says loose bolts found in ‘many’ Boeing Jets
Snap is recalling and refunding every drone it ever sold
Should you flush with toilet lid up or down? Study says it doesn’t matter
Takes:
Apple Officially Splits iTunes for Windows Into Apple Music, TV, and Devices Apps (27:30)
Fraudulent app impersonating LastPass currently available in Apple App Store (32:15)
3 million smart toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack after all, but it could happen (33:50)
Bonus Odd Take: Sandtris (35:35)
Picks of the Week:
Find us elsewhere:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Notnerd
Previous Episode
Episode 426: Vision Quest Pro
Nate got his new Apple Vision Pro, and we discuss the pickup, setup, and the first few days of spatial computing. Then, we get into the latest tech news, some great tech tips, and our picks of the week. Joe Rogan is getting paid. Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber's music is off TikTok, Facebook stock went crazy, and plenty more.
Watch on YouTube! (Lots of Apple Vision Pro visuals in this one)
Intro (00:00)
Followup:
- Apple Vision Pro Pickup and Use (01:00)
- Hulu is cracking down on password sharing, just like Disney Plus and Netflix (28:15)
- FTX scraps plan to revive exchange and will repay billions to customers (30:50)
Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Apple Watch Mirroring (32:15)
Just the headlines: (35:20)
- Inert nuclear missile found in US man's garage
- Apple declares last MacBook Pro with an optical drive obsolete
- Mathematicians finally solved Feynman’s “reverse sprinkler” problem
- Ex-IRS contractor sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaking Trump's tax records
- Doom Runs on E. Coli Bacteria Now
- Could We Fight Global Warming With A Giant Umbrella in Outer Space?
Takes:
- Joe Rogan Gets New Spotify Deal Worth Up to $250 Million (37:25)
- Universal Music’s War on TikTok: Behind the Battle Plan (39:40)
- Meta’s $197 Billion Surge Is Biggest in Stock-Market History (42:10)
- 23andMe’s Fall From $6 Billion to Nearly $0 (44:25)
- Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ (45:35)
Bonus Odd Take: Infinite Craft - Neal.fun (47:10)
Picks of the Week:
RamazonTM purchase (57:15)
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Next Episode
Episode 428: AI, Magical Results?
Nate just got back to town from Social Media Marketing World in San Diego. There was a lot of AI talk there so he recaps some of what is here now and what is coming in AI and how we use it. There's also more stories about AI, because it is moving fast. Besides AI, we've got the other tech stories you might care about and some great tips and picks to help you tech better.
INTRO (00:00)
FOLLOWUP:
Social Media Marketing World 2024 (2:20)
OpenAI’s Sora creates 1-minute videos from text (16:25)
Nvidia Overtakes Alphabet, One Day After Eclipsing Amazon (20:15)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Background Sounds in iOS (23:30)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (29:35)
Thanks to Machine Learning, Scientist Finally Recover Text From The Charred Scrolls of Vesuvius
After trying the Vision Pro, Mark Zuckerberg says Quest 3 ‘is the better product, period’
Your AI Girlfriend Is a Data-Harvesting Horror Show
Starlink's Laser System Is Beaming 42 Million GB of Data Per Day
Google Joins Satellite Mission To Scan Globe for Methane Leaks
TAKES:
Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in move to grow its ad business (31:50)
Apple Officially Warns Users To Stop Putting Wet iPhones in Rice (35:25)
Insider steals 79,000 email addresses at work to promote own business (38:15)
Wyze camera outage allowed some users to spy inside others’ homes (40:30)
Bonus Odd Take: Things Unexpectedly Named After People (44:50)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Nate: “Not Pick” 2024 Upgraded Version - Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable 1M/Portable [Apple MFi Certified] Magnetic Wireless Charging Compatible with Apple Watch Series 9/8/7/6/SE/5/4/3/2 - White (55:00)
RAMAZON PURCHASE (58:00)
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