580: #DystopiYAY!

Claritin to the rescue; Jack wasn't all that great; Trump is back, no he's not; celebrities leaving Twitter, questioning social media; Scrooge McMusk not paying contractors, charities; Sam-Bankman-Fried, FTX lawsuits; New York restricts crypto mining; EU investigating TikTok; Elizabeth Holmes sentences for fraud; Foxconn protests in China; FCC finally cuts off a voice provider for robocalls; A Christmas Story Christmas; Slow Horses; the Peripheral; Andor; Downton Abbey; Love, Actually; Disney Bobiverse; 1899; ScreenFlow Pro; self-driving betas for Christmas; social media alternatives; robots with deadly force; voice assistants are failures, financially; Meta's leaky Pixel; death by selfie.Show notes at https://gog.show/580Sponsors:ButcherBox - Sign up today at butcherbox.com/GOG and use code GOG to get $10 off your first box and ground beef for the life of your membership.FOLLOW UPI Was the Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter. This Is What Could Become of It.IN THE NEWSElon Musk Reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter AccountPermanent suspension of @realDonaldTrumpAll the Celebrities Who’ve Quit Twitter Because of Elon Musk"Enjoy it before it destroys your soul" – why Trent Reznor, Joe Bonamassa and Jack White are withdrawing from social media channelsTwitter is reportedly failing to pay some suppliers amidst cost-cutting measuresTwitter is Going Great!Sam Bankman-Fried, Elon Musk, and a secret textFrom Tom Brady to Shaq, FTX’s Celebrity Promoters May Be On the Hook for DamagesNew York's crypto mining restrictions are the first in the nationEU confirms multiple ongoing investigations into TikTok data practicesElizabeth Holmes Is Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for FraudProtests break out at a major iPhone factory in ChinaMass resignations of iPhone workers after unrest, with report of 30% production lossFCC cuts off a voice provider for failing to protect against robocallsMEDIA CANDYA Christmas Story ChristmasSlow HorsesThe PeripheralDownton Abbey: A New EraLove Actually Cast Reuniting for 20th Anniversary TV SpecialBob Iger is returning as Disney CEO in a dramatic shakeupAmazon Plans to Invest $1 Billion a Year in Movies for Theaters‘Avatar 2’ Is So Expensive It Must Become the ‘Fourth or Fifth Highest-Grossing Film in History’ Just to Break EvenPlanet Money - Sam Bankman-Fried and the spectacular fall of his crypto empire, FTXSomething's Burning - 1-Year of Access pass.APPS & DOODADSScreenFlow Pro 10Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta is now available to everyone in North AmericaJason DeFillippo#DystopiYAY!Hive SocialPostPineHey.CaféSan Francisco police seek permission for its robots to use deadly forceAmazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this yearSECURITY HAH!Husband Lured Wife for a Selfie on Cliff Edge Before Killing HerResearchers say iPhone usage data isn't as anonymous as Apple claimsTax prep websites have been sending sensitive financial data to FacebookMetaMask will start collecting user IP addressesEthereum: MetaMask Privacy Policy Is Worse Than It Looks At First Glance – Here’s WhySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.