575: Regretted Attrition

Automated-tech vehicle deaths; Twitter tumbles as Musk deals reviewed; Amazon's bad news week - unions, attrition costs & lawsuits; Bird migrating out of markets; in Uber ads are coming; Microsoft layoffs; Reddit NFTs booming; Kanye & Parler; Metaverse attrition; Meta has to sell Giphy; Unstoppable Domains stopped; Keanu returning to franchises; She-Hulk gets too meta; Nope is a yep; WB launches LOTR NFTs; Netflix "extra user" fees; Directed by David Lynch; TikTok adult-only livestreams; DuckDuck No Thank You; Discmaster; Apple & Adobe updates; the Forever War; the Walk of Life; Flash, ahhhaaaa! Show notes at : https://gog.show/575/ Sponsors: Lectric eBikes - Go to LectriceBikes.com and get $100 off any eBike purchase. Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here. FOLLOW UP Now it’s getting meta... 11 more crash deaths are linked to automated-tech vehicles IN THE NEWS Twitter Tumbles as US Weighs Security Reviews for Musk Deals Amazon warehouse in Albany votes against unionization Amazon’s attrition costs $8 billion annually according to leaked documents. And it gets worse. Amazon faces $1 billion lawsuit over claims it 'tricks' UK customers into paying more Bird exits Germany, Sweden, Norway and ‘several dozen’ US, EMEA markets Uber Plans to Advertise to You At Every Stage of Your Ride, Using Your Own Data Microsoft lays off hundreds of employees Redditors have created millions of crypto wallets to buy NFT avatars Kanye West to acquire ‘uncancelable’ social media platform Parler Leak: Most Facebook Metaverse Users Have Quit in a Month Meta will have to sell Giphy after losing UK appeal The GIF Is on Its Deathbed Unstoppable Domains disables .coin extensions, illustrating an issue with the idea that "you'll always own your NFT" "Why we’re no longer offering .coin" MEDIA CANDY Bill & Ted Face the Music Weed Is Coming to Circle K Gas Stations in US Next Year Nope Warner Bros. teams up with Web3 startup Eluvio to launch ‘Lord of the Rings’ NFTs Netflix will begin charging 'extra user' fees early next year Netflix Returns to Growth, Saying the Worst of Slowdown Is Over First look at 'Ralphie' star Peter Billingsley's returns for 'A Christmas Story' sequel "Directed by David Lynch" stickers reveal the true nature of our reality TikTok is raising the age requirement for TikTok Live, adding adult-only livestreams TikTok appears to be preparing to launch a podcast app THE WALK OF LIFE PROJECT Queen unearths 'lost' 1988 track 'Face it Alone' featuring Freddie Mercury APPS & DOODADS DuckDuckGo for Mac moves to public beta with cookie pop-up handling, ‘Duck Player,’ more Discmaster Apple will release iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura on October 24 Apple’s new M2 iPad Pro arrives October 26 Adobe Photoshop update adds refined selections and AI photo restoration AT THE LIBRARY The Forever War, Book 1 by Joe Haldeman Forever Peace: The Forever War, Book 2 by Joe Haldeman