594: Underfinancialization
SVB & tech's transformation from innovation to financialization; Elon being Elon; SEC sues celebs for endorsing crypto; TikTok bans are complicated; it's all about the privacy rights, stupid; not everything needs an AI chatbot; a list of dumb chatbots; online platforms are not responsible for ISP costs; Twitter allows non-toxic slurs, because Elon; South Park may have used ChatGPT to write AI episode; true prices for TV service; streaming services rankings; Depeche Mode; Ted Lasso; Picard; the Last of Us; the Money Shot; Beethoven's genome; Labours of Hercule; DPReview; Adobe adds generative AI; Duelingo looking into music learning; MOFT mount; our Samsung monitors; the Mandalorian; frustrations with renting cars; Blackmamba AI malware; Meredith Willson & Disney music.
SVB & tech's transformation from innovation to financialization; Elon being Elon; SEC sues celebs for endorsing crypto; TikTok bans are complicated; it's all about the privacy rights, stupid; not everything needs an AI chatbot; a list of dumb chatbots; online platforms are not responsible for ISP costs; Twitter allows non-toxic slurs, because Elon; South Park may have used ChatGPT to write AI episode; true prices for TV service; streaming services rankings; Depeche Mode; Ted Lasso; Picard; the Last of Us; the Money Shot; Beethoven's genome; Labours of Hercule; DPReview; Adobe adds generative AI; Duelingo looking into music learning; MOFT mount; our Samsung monitors; the Mandalorian; frustrations with renting cars; Blackmamba AI malware; Meredith Willson & Disney music.
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APPS & DOODADS
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SECURITY HAH!
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