619: Monkey Gone to Heaven

Booting down; Unity, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Hudson & Bill Maher have heard you & have been listening; so much water; Tesla class action; Wayne testing robotaxis in LA; TikTok tracking employees, introduces voluntary AI content labels; Google Bard now lets you double check answers by... Googling, settles privacy lawsuit; some of Elon's Neuralink implant monkeys have, indeed, died, but looking for human volunteers, blue checks to blue chips; Good Omens; the Wheel of Time; Amazon Prime Video adding ads; Russell Brand; Secret Chef; Star Trek; Sex Education; Slow Horses; Microsoft Paint; Mahjong; Apple Watch; Star Wars; Disneyland music; Descript; the Overton Paradox; Zork & retro gaming.Sponsors:Dark Web Academy - Head over to darkwebacademy.com and use code "gogfree" for complimentary access to ANY course!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.Show notes at: https://gog.show/619FOLLOW UPUnity apologizes and promises to change its controversial game install fee policyMicrosoft’s $69B Activision merger on track for green lightLas Vegas Authorities Want to Know How Much Water Companies Use Before Letting Them Move InFree Covid-19 TestsIN THE NEWSTesla Detroit Derivative Action SettlementWaymo begins testing the waters for a robotaxi service in Los AngelesTikTok Employees Recoil at Return-to-Office Tracker AppTikTok introduces a way to label AI-generated contentGoogle’s AI assistant can now read your emails, plan trips, “double-check” answersGoogle settles California lawsuit over its location-privacy practicesGoogle Quietly Removes ‘Written By People’ From Suggestions for Website OwnersHere are the details on the grisly deaths of Elon Musk’s Neuralink monkeysElon Musk's Neuralink Seeks Volunteers for Brain Chip Implant StudyAirbnb Really Is Different NowMEDIA CANDYGood Omens Season 2The Wheel of TimeAmazon Prime Video will start showing ads from early next yearKate Winslet on War Photographer Lee Miller, and the Film She Was Born to MakeYouTube Demonetizes Russell Brand After Rape AllegationsSecret ChefSex Education season 4 review: A fine, if overstuffed, sendoffSlow Horses Season 3 Release Date Confirmed For December On Apple TV+The Pigeon Tunnel — Official Trailer | Apple TV+APPS & DOODADSMicrosoft Paint finally gets support for layers and transparencyMahjong Solitaire NETFLIXAmazon Restricts Authors to Self-Publishing Three Books a Day, a Totally Human AmountTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopApple Watch Ultra 2Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorDisneyland: Music Around the ParksYesterland!Disney's Polynesian Village Resort Music 6 Hour LoopEPCOT Theme Park Music & AmbienceDescript has added a new feature (in Beta) called “Regenerate.”The Overton ParadoxPlay Zork onlineCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSBritain Is Losing Its Precious PubsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.