660: The Bendy Piece

NFTs & crypto, oh my; Google ruled a monopolist in search; you can't run an AI company ethically - with plenty of examples; Grokking without consent; Google's targeting "unknown" minors loophole; MetaAI celebrity voices; watermarking ChatGPT challenges; emotionally hooked on chatbots; Neuralink's second patient implant; Synchro's stent approach; Cybertruck spottings; Deadpool & Wolverine; American Conspiracy: the Octopus Murders; 2024 Olympics; enraging Google, Uber ads; living that iPad life; Humanes being returned; Sonos $30 million app fail; Lego Star Wars; advanced hinges; DarJar; losing power; medical system problems. Sponsors: Mood - Run it back with 20% off your first order and FREE gummies. 1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device. 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. 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/660 FOLLOW UP Illinois changes biometric privacy law to help corporations avoid big payouts Trump-themed $DJT token rug-pulls, people blame Martin Shkreli or Barron Trump FTX to pay $12.7B to victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s massive scheme IN THE NEWS Google 'is a monopolist' in search, US judge rules in antitrust case It’s practically impossible to run a big AI company ethically Nvidia Used Videos From Netflix and YouTube to Build AI Model Elon Musk sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for making a “fool” out of him X accused of using EU user data to train Grok without consent X agrees to pause EU data processing for training Grok Meta and Google secretly targeted minors on YouTube with Instagram ads Meta is reportedly offering millions to get Hollywood voices into its AI projects OpenAI confirms it’s looking into text watermarking for ChatGPT that could expose cheating students OpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice Mode Neuralink successfully implants its chip into a second patient's brain As Neuralink Implants Second Subject's Brain, First Patient Says His Doesn't Work as Well Anymore Gates, Bezos back $75M round for Synchron's drill-free brain-computer interface implant What Synchron leaders learned from developing a stent-based BCI Fiery Cybertruck Death Spurs Federal Probe MEDIA CANDY Deadpool & Wolverine American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders Google will no longer air an Olympics ad that showed a child using AI to write a fan letter Google + Team USA — Dear Sydney On Our Way - Uber APPS & DOODADS ESR for iPad Pro 12.9 Case (2022/2021/2020, 6th/5th/4th Generation), iPad Air 13 Inch Case 2024 M2, Convenient Magnetic Attachment, 2-Way Stand, Rebound Magnetic Case, Black Humane’s daily returns are outpacing sales Californians Are Getting Apple Wallet Driver’s Licenses This Year Sonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updates Home Security Giant ADT Admits It Has Been Hacked Thursday, the dating app that you can use only on Thursdays, expands to San Francisco Multitasking with ChatGPT on the Mac just got a lot better THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building LEGO® Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy The Dark Falcon CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Texas school bans all-black clothing, cites mental health concerns