We are all over the place this week with plenty of bonus pro tips and witty banter. There are some great tips for being aware of scams and some real-life stories of being skeptical when it comes to emails, popups, and phone calls. Enjoy and tech better!
- Elon Musk Changes Twitter name and logo to X (01:55)
- Meta and Microsoft introduce the next generation of Llama (07:15)
- Stability AI releases Stable Doodle, a Sketch-to-image tool (10:40)
- Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month (14:30)
Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Threads… General > Keyboards > Character Preview (19:10)
Just the headlines: (24:20)
- FTX lobbyist tried to buy Pacific island of Nauru to create a new superspecies, lawsuit says
- For the first time in 51 years, NASA is training astronauts to fly to the Moon
- Hundreds of drones retrieved from Victoria Harbour, Docklands following light show malfunction
- Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads
- Nissan is the next automaker to adopt Tesla-style EV charging plugs
Takes:
- Here’s why the best IMAX movies still need a Palm Pilot to work (26:20)
- Google releases Nearby Share, its Android AirDrop clone for Windows (30:55)
- Google has an ‘Enhanced Safe Browsing’ feature. Should you use it? (34:11)
- US military emails sent to Mali because of common typo (40:45)
Bonus Odd Take: Your favorite addictive Flash games back from the dead (43:15)
Picks of the Week:
- Dave: Sony SELP18105G E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS (Renewed) (45:30)
- Nate: CarbonKlean Peeps Eyeglass Lens Cleaner – Efficient and Durable Carbon Microfiber Technology – Exclusively Used by NASA – 500 Uses (Injected Purple) (50:45)
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