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California Forever, EPCOT & Story Living; Cruise threatened by regulators; pink slips flying at Spotify, Tidal, Washington Post, New Yorker & more; Weird Al's Spotify Wrapped message; podcast industry problems; Mint, Google Podcasts shutting down; anti-woke AI Grok is here, what could possibly go wrong; Google launches Gemini, fakes demo; Amazon sued over "guaranteed delivery"; Star Trek: Discovery back for final season; Foundation season 3; Disney+ Hulu integration begins; Titans; Robbie Williams; Q Magazine; Playstation removes shows people paid for; holiday playlists; Clash Royale, end of an era; MacWhisper transcription; 23andMe hack much larger than originally reported; AI is spackle; COX Media is listening; shave & a haircut, two bits.Sponsors:Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.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.https://gog.show/628/FOLLOW UPTech Billionaires' Quest to Build a New City in California Continues to Go TerriblyWorld's Greatest Con - EPCOT - Part IWorld's Greatest Con - EPCOT - Part IIStory Living by DisneyGM’s Cruise Threatened With Fines Over Allegedly Misleading RegulatorsIN THE NEWSSpotify Lays Off 1,500 as Revenues ClimbSpotify’s CFO is out days after mass layoffsSpotify and its CFO Paul Vogel have decided to part waysTidal is laying off 10 percent of its staffAll the big tech layoffs of 2023'Washington Post' journalists stage daylong strike under threat of job cutsSatirist Andy Borowitz Out at The New Yorker Amid Cost Cuts“Weird Al” Yankovic on Viral Spotify Comments: There’s a Reason Why I Don’t Release Albums AnymoreEverything you know about the podcast industry is a lieHere's how to move your subscriptions off Google Podcasts before it shuts downIntuit is shutting down Mint, its popular free budget-tracking appElon Musk’s ‘Anti-Woke’ AI Is Here, Snowflakes Need Not ApplyGoogle just launched a new AI, and has already admitted at least one demo wasn’t realAmazon, fighting consumer lawsuit, says 'guaranteed' delivery has limitsMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: Discovery's Final Season Goes Monster Hunting For a Premiere DateThe Last of Us Season 2 Will Debut in 2025Apple’s sci-fi epic Foundation is coming back for season 3‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Renewed for Three More Seasons at HBODisney+ adds a Hulu tab as the streaming services start integratingTitansRobbie WilliamsQ MagazineCruel World Festival IIIPlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid ForBBC 6 Music’s Alternative Christmas 80(ish) Alternative ChristmasA New Wave ChristmasIndie ChristmasElectronic ChristmasChristmas for GothX-Mas PunkChristmas Peaceful GuitarChristmas ClassicsThe Labours Of Hercule PodcastDarknet Diaries EP 140: REVENGE BYTESAPPS & DOODADSEntire team behind popular iPhone video app Filmic reportedly laid offBlackmagic CameraHalf of London's famed black cab taxi fleet are now EVsMacWhisper transcription now up to 3x faster on Macs with Apple siliconMacWhisperThieves return Android phone when they realize it's not an iPhoneTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl Loop23andMe hack now estimated to affect over half of customers23andMe to Hacked Users: We Won't See You in CourtThe cops think iOS 17’s NameDrop is dangerousAI is spackle - from Mark Hurst.COX Media group is listening.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.