630: Roast Beast

Last show of the year; YouTube jail; Google; Blue Origin; AI bubbles; dealing with Musk; Hue pink slips; brain-scale supercomputers; more tech fraud; X under EU investigation; Teslas crash most; Adobe Figma deal off; Hyperloop One done; AI dataset riddled with CSAM; Bird goes bankrupt; stop planting trees; Kang verdict; potential Discovery/Paramount merger; the Family Plan; Monarch; Reacher; Slow Horses; Bookie; The Crown; French streaming music tax; Apple Watch sales halted, sorta; iPod wallpapers; TikTok on tablets; VPNs come to Apple TV; Synology sunset; sleeping; a tale of holiday roasts; Happy Holidays!Sponsors: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.Show notes at https://gog.show/630FOLLOW UPGoogle’s loss to Epic Games leads to $700M settlement with users, statesBlue Origin Rebounds With New Shepard's Successful Launch After Previous Mission FailureDoorDash and Uber minimum wage ruling leads companies to hit back on tippingCory Doctorow: What Kind of Bubble is AI?IN THE NEWSPhilips Hue announces job cuts and reorganization amid 'market uncertainty'World's First Human 'Brain-Scale' Supercomputer Will Go Online in 2024Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to four years in prison for fraudX Under Investigation for Spreading ‘Illegal Content’ on Israel and Hamas in EUTeslas Crash More Than Any Other Brand, Analysis FindsAdobe Officially Cancels $20 Billion Figma AcquisitionHyperloop One is reportedly shutting downHow To Build Your Own Custom ChatGPT BotLargest Dataset Powering AI Images Removed After Discovery of Child Sexual Abuse MaterialBillions in Funding Pouring Into Facilities for Sucking Carbon From AtmosphereElectric scooter rental company Bird files for bankruptcy two years after going publicGuy Who Urged Planting a Trillion Trees Begs People to Stop Planting So Many TreesMEDIA CANDYMarvel Drops Jonathan Majors as Kang After Assault Trial VerdictActor Jonathan Majors Found Guilty of Assault and HarassmentTolkien Estate and Amazon Win Court Case for Lord of the Rings RightsA Potential Warner Bros and Paramount Merger Could Be Hollywood's Next MegacorpThe Family PlanMonarch: Legacy of MonstersReacherSlow Horses S3BookieThe Crown Season 6, Part DeuxNew French streaming music tax would finance a music industry support group. Streamers counter.APPS & DOODADSApple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales paused in the US due to a patent disputeApple Settles Family Sharing Subscription LawsuitiPod wallpapers for iPhone: Download these nowTikTok rolls out an enhanced app experience for tablets and foldablesNordVPN comes to the Apple TVPrivate Internet Access - Smart DNS on AppleTVPrivate Internet Access GOG Deal!Spark Mail on SetAppSynology to Sunset DSM 6.2 Operating System: What Users Should KnowTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopCompany Brags About Using Smart Device Microphone Audio to Target Ads on Their PodcastScammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical DocumentsXfinity breach may have affected as many as 35.8 million customersThe DOJ says it disrupted the Blackcat ransomware groupINTERPOL Arrests 3,500 Suspects in Sweeping Cybercrime OperationSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.