595: Tree Or Not?

Dad tech jokes; influencer grift & bamboozle brokers; ChatGPT oversight; returning to the office, hybrid models; Twitter source code leaked; poor William Shatner; Microsoft baking AI into next Windows, slips ads into Bing Chat; Google's Tree or Not AI; science creates new paint; that AI open letter; Disney ditches the Metaverse; Binance charged; Google violates order to save chats; the Menu; Bert Kreischer; Picard; the Bad Batch; Shrinking; Ted Lasso; new Star Trek shows; new music from the kids; Apple Music Classical; Analogue Pocket; Delphi Forums; Apple Pay Later; USA spyware ban; AI-enhanced scams; food poisoning; going down memory lane in old school arcades. Sponsors: Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us! Show notes at https://gog.show/595 FOLLOW UP The influencers getting rich by teaching you how to get rich ChatGPT on Amazon IN THE NEWS In a leaked message, Amazon's HR chief flatly rejected an internal petition against the new return-to-office policy signed by roughly 30,000 employees Twitter takes down source code leaked online, hunts for downloaders Twitter source code was leaked on GitHub shortly after Musk’s layoff spree Twitter source code leaker must be identified; launch of Verified Organizations Elon Musk says Twitter will only show verified accounts on its algorithmic timeline Musk told William Shatner that Twitter doesn't give VIPs special treatment. That was before Twitter's secret VIP list was released Microsoft to reportedly focus on security and AI in next version of Windows That was fast! Microsoft slips ads into AI-powered Bing Chat Google unveils AI-powered planning tools to help beat climate change's extreme heat Scientists Create World's Lightest Paint: Just 3 Pounds Covers a Boeing 747 Tech leaders and AI experts demand a six-month pause on 'out-of-control' AI experiments A misleading open letter about sci-fi AI dangers ignores the real risks AI Snake Oil Italy orders ChatGPT blocked citing data protection concerns Disney reportedly shuts down its metaverse division Crypto giant Binance charged with violating US trading and derivatives laws Google found to have violated order to save chat evidence in Epic antitrust case MEDIA CANDY The Menu MH370: The Plane That Disappeared Bert Kreischer: Razzle Dazzle Picard The Bad Batch Shrinking Severence Ted Lasso Netflix strikes last-minute deal to retain ‘Arrested Development’ streaming rights 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 premieres June 15th Paramount+ Orders Diverse, Teen-Focused ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Series Mandy, Indiana Softcult Apple Music Classical is here APPS & DOODADS Analogue Pocket Spiritualized How to Play ROMs on the Analogue Pocket Delphi Forums Apple Pay Later is finally available in the US, but only with an invite Apple Magic Trackpad - White Multi-Touch Surface SECURITY HAH! The CyberWire Dave Bittner Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop The Mandalorian Biden administration bans federal agencies from using commercial spyware The New Face of Fraud: FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams Starhawk The Story of STARHAWK CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS In Memoriam – Gordon Moore, who put the more in “Moore’s Law” In Memoriam: Gordon Moore, 1929 - 2023