641: Subscription Screaming

Lots of suggestions, no regulations: cars, broadband, AI & more; Apple lawsuits; drone delivery, again; Starbucks NFT program ending; Glassdoor adds real names to accounts without consent; AI news round-up; Stability AI wobbles; cyberflasher conviction; Russia warns of potential SpaceX strikes; data broker bar, sort of; happiness rankings, the kids aren't alright; Better Call Saul; the Acolyte; the juice is loose; the Regime; music revenue has grown (along with prices); Poe; Reddit goes public; photography; manuals; home repair with the Geeks; let's go karaoke!Sponsors:Factor - Head to Factor and use code grumpy50 to get 50% off. That’s code grumpy50 at Factor to get 50% off!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.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/641FOLLOW UPEuropean crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controlsBillionaire Who Died in Tesla Had Three Times Legal Blood Alcohol to DriveIN THE NEWSThe FCC just quadrupled the download speed required to market internet as ‘broadband’Apple can’t get out of facing a class-action lawsuit over AirTags stalking claimsJustice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Apple over its infamous 'walled garden'DoorDash and Wing are piloting fast food delivery in the USIt took Starbucks a little too long to realize coffee NFTs aren't itUsers say Glassdoor added real names to user profiles without their consentWorld’s first global AI resolution unanimously adopted by United NationsUnited Nations General Assembly Adopts by Consensus U.S.-Led Resolution on Seizing the Opportunities of Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems for Sustainable DevelopmentGoogle Hit With Huge Fine for Training Ai With News Articles Without Getting PermissionYouTube will require disclosure of AI-manipulated videos from creatorsFacebook’s Algorithm Is Boosting AI Spam That Links to AI-Generated, Ad-Laden Click Farms‘AI-powered’ ad ignites creator controversy on InstagramStability AI Is Falling ApartFirst 'Cyberflasher' Convicted in England Gets Year in Prison for Sending Explicit PhotoRussia Warns of Potential Military Strike on Spacex SatellitesHouse passes bill that would bar data brokers from selling Americans' personal information to 'adversary' countriesUS Happiness Ranking Plummets as One Group Struggles MostCanada Ranks 15th, But Young Canadians Are Unhappy, Finds 2024 World Happiness ReportThe kids are not OK. New data shows Canadians under-30 ‘very unhappy’Using Computers Strongly Linked to Erectile DysfunctionMEDIA CANDYBetter Call SaulStar Wars: The AcolyteTim Burton's First Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Trailer Summons More Afterlife ChaosThe RegimeThe 3 Body ProblemThe Bloody HundredthDirector of Original Crow Makes It Clear He's Not Happy with Remake, Before Deleting Post10.2% growth of global music industry; initial coverage of IFPI annual reportAPPS & DOODADSPoeReddit is now a publicly traded companyThis Website Tells Travelers If They're Flying on a Boeing PlaneZoom - for Home TVApple's new webpage helps users find product manuals and guidesCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSAstro JoeCan stop the music: Karaoke inventor diesVernor Vinge, father of the tech singularity, has died at age 79RIP, Vernor VingeChildren of the Sky | Vernor Vinge | Talks at GoogleSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.