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/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/630

FOLLOW UP

Google’s loss to Epic Games leads to $700M settlement with users, states

Blue Origin Rebounds With New Shepard's Successful Launch After Previous Mission Failure

DoorDash and Uber minimum wage ruling leads companies to hit back on tipping

Cory Doctorow: What Kind of Bubble is AI?

IN THE NEWS

Philips Hue announces job cuts and reorganization amid 'market uncertainty'

World's First Human 'Brain-Scale' Supercomputer Will Go Online in 2024

Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to four years in prison for fraud

X Under Investigation for Spreading ‘Illegal Content’ on Israel and Hamas in EU

Teslas Crash More Than Any Other Brand, Analysis Finds

630: Roast Beast

Powered by Wave AI