568: Muskadamus

FBI warns about DeFi; SEC after crypto; Facebook supports NFTs while trading tanks; Metaverse standards; blinking pants MetaHTML; Nvidia top AI chip dog; Snap layoffs; Substack reins in spending & perks for writers; Twitter's Onlyfans plans canned; Elon's bad prediction record; Pixar; A League of Their Own; NFT performers at the MTV awards; the Church; the Boys; Animal Kingdom; iPassword; UK police game Waze; digital art & AI created content; Midjourney; FTC sues data broker; malware hidden in James Webb images; Apple antitrust complaint; Google's automated tool messed up, shocking.

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How Twitter’s Child Porn Problem Ruined Its Plans for an Onlyfans Competitor

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A League of Their Own

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Animal Kingdom

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Midjourney

SECURITY HAH!

FTC sues company for selling identifiable location data, including abortion clinic visits

Hackers hide malware in James Webb telescope images

Apple may face a DOJ antitrust complaint over AirTags

A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.

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