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This week, FOLLOW UP kicks off with Manus madness, a $2 million ticket to Trump’s crypto cash-grab, and Elon’s Boring Company worming its way into an $8 billion Amtrak boondoggle. Meanwhile, CryptoPunks gets handed off to a nonprofit like an expired Groupon—proof the NFT hype cycle ends with a 501(c)(3) and a shrug.
IN THE NEWS, Microsoft trims another 3% of its workforce while a former Metaverse engineer delivers DoorDash from a trailer—living proof that “the future of work” is just working for the apps. Klarna quietly admits AI sucks at customer service and hires back actual people, just as OpenAI’s reasoning models hit the brakes. The Pope wants to exorcise AI, Elon’s backfiring Copyright Office coup leaves him empty-handed, and YouTube starts banning AI-faked trailers that made Screen Culture money off Marvel lies. Jamie Lee Curtis goes full Final Girl on Zuckerberg, and Tesla drama ramps up: robotaxis under investigation, employees revolting, and one poor dealership manager gets canned for telling the truth about ol’ Musky. Oh, and scientists say the universe might die sooner than expected—cool cool cool.
Leave it to Manus
A VIP Seat at Donald Trump’s Crypto Dinner Cost at Least $2 Million
Elon’s Boring Company Is ‘Helping’ the Government With an $8 Billion Amtrak Tunnel Project
CryptoPunks was just sold to a nonprofit
Microsoft is laying off 3 percent of its global workforce
Laid-Off Metaverse Engineer Says He Is DoorDashing and Living in a Trailer
Silicon Valley’s Elusive Fantasy of a Computer as Smart as You
Klarna Hiring Back Human Help After Going All-In on AI
Improvements in 'reasoning' AI models may slow down soon, analysis finds
The New Pope Wants to Take on AI
Elon Musk’s apparent power play at the Copyright Office completely backfired
Copyright Office head fired after reporting AI training isn’t always fair use
YouTube Cracks Down on Fake Movie Trailer Channels Making Money
Jamie Lee Curtis publicly shamed Mark Zuckerberg to remove a deepfaked ad
Tesla's robotaxi plans have the attention of federal investigators
A Tesla Dealership Manager Blamed Elon Musk for Tanking Sales and Was Immediately Fired
Tesla Employees Against Elon
Open Letter to Elon
Open Letter to Elon - @openletter2elon
Scientists Just Moved Up the Death Date of the Universe
If you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off!
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By Jason DeFillippo, Brian SchulmeisterThis week, FOLLOW UP kicks off with Manus madness, a $2 million ticket to Trump’s crypto cash-grab, and Elon’s Boring Company worming its way into an $8 billion Amtrak boondoggle. Meanwhile, CryptoPunks gets handed off to a nonprofit like an expired Groupon—proof the NFT hype cycle ends with a 501(c)(3) and a shrug.
IN THE NEWS, Microsoft trims another 3% of its workforce while a former Metaverse engineer delivers DoorDash from a trailer—living proof that “the future of work” is just working for the apps. Klarna quietly admits AI sucks at customer service and hires back actual people, just as OpenAI’s reasoning models hit the brakes. The Pope wants to exorcise AI, Elon’s backfiring Copyright Office coup leaves him empty-handed, and YouTube starts banning AI-faked trailers that made Screen Culture money off Marvel lies. Jamie Lee Curtis goes full Final Girl on Zuckerberg, and Tesla drama ramps up: robotaxis under investigation, employees revolting, and one poor dealership manager gets canned for telling the truth about ol’ Musky. Oh, and scientists say the universe might die sooner than expected—cool cool cool.
Leave it to Manus
A VIP Seat at Donald Trump’s Crypto Dinner Cost at Least $2 Million
Elon’s Boring Company Is ‘Helping’ the Government With an $8 Billion Amtrak Tunnel Project
CryptoPunks was just sold to a nonprofit
Microsoft is laying off 3 percent of its global workforce
Laid-Off Metaverse Engineer Says He Is DoorDashing and Living in a Trailer
Silicon Valley’s Elusive Fantasy of a Computer as Smart as You
Klarna Hiring Back Human Help After Going All-In on AI
Improvements in 'reasoning' AI models may slow down soon, analysis finds
The New Pope Wants to Take on AI
Elon Musk’s apparent power play at the Copyright Office completely backfired
Copyright Office head fired after reporting AI training isn’t always fair use
YouTube Cracks Down on Fake Movie Trailer Channels Making Money
Jamie Lee Curtis publicly shamed Mark Zuckerberg to remove a deepfaked ad
Tesla's robotaxi plans have the attention of federal investigators
A Tesla Dealership Manager Blamed Elon Musk for Tanking Sales and Was Immediately Fired
Tesla Employees Against Elon
Open Letter to Elon
Open Letter to Elon - @openletter2elon
Scientists Just Moved Up the Death Date of the Universe
If you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off!