631: Zamboni Sunsets

We're back; class-action lawsuits; Hertz ditching TVs; SEC approves Bitcoin ETFs but does not endorse Bitcoin; ChatGPT store, auto implementations; a pink-slip tsunami: Unity, NASA, Duolingo, Amazon, Audible, Twitch, Pixar, Humane, Google, oh my; Happiest Season; Family Switch; Barbie; Trevor Noah; Dave Chappelle; the Killer; Mission Impossible; food documentaries; the Traitors; Reacher; Monarch: Legacy of Monsters; upcoming shows; Audacity files for bankruptcy; Tom Lehrer; Squaresapce; SetApp; iPhone 15 Plus; Fantasy Hike; Instagram post-holiday ads; Apple Vision Pro; MouthPad; shaving & Apple Watch Ultra updates; hacked Nutrunners; public transport; Canadian right to privacy, even for thieves. Sponsors: 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Private 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/631 FOLLOW UP Esposito et al. v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless Rental giant Hertz replacing Teslas with gasoline cars eBay Sent Critics a Bloody Pig Mask. Now It’s Paying a $3 Million Fine IN THE NEWS SEC approves bitcoin ETFs (for real this time) ChatGPT maker OpenAI launches GPT Store and a subscription tier for teams A Volkswagen with ChatGPT told me a story about dinosaurs at CES 2024 Amazon and BMW are replacing the driver's manual with AI Unity to lay off another 1,800 employees, representing 25% of its workforce Layoffs Loom at NASA After Termination of Over 100 Contractors Amid Mars Budget Constraints Duolingo cuts 10% of its contractor workforce as the company embraces AI Amazon is laying off ‘several hundred’ employees at Prime Video and MGM Studios Amazon-owned Audible lays off 5% of staff Twitch is laying off 35 percent of its workforce As Disney pushes toward streaming profitability, Pixar to undergo layoffs in 2024 Humane lays off staff before its 'Ai Pin' begins shipping Google lays off “hundreds” more employees, strips Google Assistant features Thousands of Software Engineers Say the Job Market Is Getting Much Worse MEDIA CANDY Happiest Season Family Switch Barbie Obliterated Trevor Noah: Where Was I? Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer Ricky Gervais: Armageddon The Killer MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING, PART ONE High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment The Traitors UK Season 2 The Traitors US Season 2 Fargo Season 5 Reacher Season 2 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Halo Season 2 trailer promises a live-action "Fall of Reach" ‘Slow Horses’ Rides to Season 5 Renewal at Apple The Last Season of Stranger Things Has Finally Begun Production Netflix’s sci-fi adaptation 3 Body Problem finally gets a full-sized trailer Broadcaster Audacy Files for Bankruptcy After Deal to Slash Debt Songs and Lyrics by Tom Lehrer Tom Lehrer at 90: a life of scientific satire APPS & DOODADS The King of Vogue - Dashaun Wesley SetApp - Dozens of apps. One subscription. $9.99 An iPhone Fell From Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and Survived Unscathed MagSafe Charger Stand, Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe, 15W Max Fast Charging Stand, Foldable Wireless Charger for iPhone 15/14/13 Series, Apple Watch S1-8/Ultra, AirPods (30W USB-C Charger Included) Play background sounds on iPhone to mask environmental noise Fantasy Hike The Conqueror Job Town Tools Sandbox VR Learn more about Apple Vision Pro Samsung debuts the world's first transparent MicroLED screen at CES 2024 MouthPad turns your tongue into a mouse for your phone Google Just Disabled Cookies for 30 Million Chrome Users. Here’s How to Tell If You’re One of Them. Chrome Users Now Worth 30% Less Money Thanks to Google's Cookie Killing, Ad Firm Says Using the 2003 Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED to Digitize Film in 2023 THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE The CyberWire Dave Bittner Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop How to Turn Your iPhone Screen Red Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware Wave of the hand defeats new $700k subway gates meant to deter fare evaders Canadian Police Say 'Porch Pirates' Have a Right to Privacy The Jewel Thief