509: Johnny Moronic

Amazon Sidewalk launching; Twitter unsurprisingly pauses verification program; invisible sculptures & fake NFT markets; AI takes on disinformation; Tweet labels based on how wrong you are; Lemonade's bad week on Twitter; WhatsApp backtracks; Venmo to provide some privacy controls; Google buries tracking settings; Elon bores Vegas, Neuralink will end language in 10 years; Army of the Dead; Crime of the Century; Friends; Moby; Star Wars cartoons; Fire tablets; Zoom PodTrak; Drafts Pro; Cook Unity; transformers to the Moon; Muderbots; Code Girls; Have I Been Pwned; dreamy Troy Hunt.This episode is brought to you by Adorama! Use code “grumpyoldgeeks” at checkout for an additional 20% off!Show notes at https://gog.show/509FOLLOW UPAmazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighborsApple delays paid podcast subscription launch to JuneTwitter pauses its new public verification program after just one weekIN THE NEWSWorld’s First Invisible Sculpture Sells for a Whopping $18,000Buying a pink NFT cat was a crypto nightmareArtificial intelligence system could help counter the spread of disinformationTwitter May Start Labeling Your Tweets Based on How Wrong You AreA disturbing, viral Twitter thread reveals how AI-powered insurance can go wrongWhatsApp won’t limit accounts for users who don’t accept its new privacy policyVenmo now lets users hide their friends lists following Biden discoveryGoogle reportedly made it harder to find Android privacy settingsWatch Elon Musk’s Boring Company test its Tesla tunnel system in Las Vegas with members of the publicTesla may have to ship Texas-made EVs out of state to sell them to TexansMEDIA CANDYArmy of the DeadThe Crime of the CenturyFriends: The ReunionMoby: RepriseMoby: Ambient (1993)How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?APPS & DOODADSAll-new Fire HD 10 tablet, 10.1″, 1080p Full HD, 32 GB, latest model (2021 release), Black, without lockscreen adsApple TV 4K review (2021): Finally, a Siri remote I don’t hateZoom PodTrak P8 Podcast Recorder – $499Zoom BTA-2 Bluetooth Adapter for P4/P8 PodTrak Recorder – $49.99Drafts ProCookUnity: A Chef CollectiveJapan will send a transforming robot ball to the MoonAT THE LIBRARYFugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries Book 6) by Martha WellsCode Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza MundySECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatRecorded FutureStar Wars: RebelsFBI to share compromised passwords with Have I Been PwnedUS soldiers accidentally leak nuclear secrets via study appsRobert G. Reeve Twitter ThreadRobert G. Reeve Twitter Thread Reader versionmotionEyeOSMORON OF THE WEEKNeuralink Brain Chip Will End Language in Five to 10 Years, Elon Musk SaysCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSSparkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.