This week, the Bing chatbot can be emotional, the Tetris movie looks pretty great, social networks are tripping over themselves to charge for stuff, UFOs are cool, and Brian and Angelo crack open Art Bell's FBI files. Links:Microsoft’s Bing is an emotionally manipulative liar, and people love it - The VergeTetris — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ - YouTubeNorman Caruso on TwitterTwitter Support on Twitter<a href="https://twitter.com/MKBHD/status/1627331899419947010" title="Marques Brownlee on Twitter: "12 bucks a month to be verified on Facebook... I wonder if people will keep that same Twitter Blue outrage energy 

Episode 215: A Conspiracy of Convenience

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Brian got new AirPods, someone wrote in to tell us our podcast could sound better, an internet mystery has been solved, and the Warrens were once on the Sally Jessy Raphael show and it was a doozie.  Links:Everyone Knows That: internet music mystery solved via 1986 adult movie | Music | The GuardianSally Jessy Raphael Snedeker Family The Haunting In Connecticut - YouTubeEd & Lorraine Warren and the Funniest 45 Minutes of Television to Ever Air (Found, Reuploaded) : r/horrorBehind The Conjuring: uncovering the true Ed and Lorraine WarrenThe Nostalgia Skeptic: "I Was Raped By A Demon": Ed and Lorraine Warren on the Sally Jesse Raphael Show (1992)Paranormal television - Wikipedia

Episode 268: Daytime TV Ghosts

Are popular product reviewers responsible for ruining products with negative reviews? Are we living in a simulation? These are the questions posed (and discussed) in this week's episode. Links:Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? - YouTubeDon’t blame MKBHD for the fate of Humane AI and Fisker | TechCrunchA Scientist Says He Has the Evidence That We Live in a SimulationSimulation hypothesis - Wikipedia

Episode 267: Is The Universe's Hard Drive Actually Full?

Brian gets a new phone, Humane releases their answer to the smart phone, AI artwork in a movie causes an Upraor, and Angelo shares his book report for UFO, by Garrett Graff. Links:Humane AI Pin review: the post-smartphone future isn’t here yet - The VergeThe Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now - YouTubeIncredible New Device That Doesn't Do Anything Right - YouTube'Late Night With the Devil' Directors Clarify AI Image Use In MovieUFO | Book by Garrett M. Graff | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

Episode 266: A Fourth Grade Book Report On UFOs

This week, Akon's city is a house of cards made of crypto, and an eternal question is answered: are psychedelic drugs a window to an alien world? Links:The Brutal Collapse of Akon’s Scam CityAkon City: tumbleweed rolls through site of rapper’s Wakanda-inspired dreamDebt-trap diplomacy - WikipediaCan psychedelics actually help us communicate with aliens? | HuckTaking DMT Can Lead to Experiences Similar to Those Reported by People Who Claim to Have Been Abducted by Aliens, Study ShowsSurvey of entity encounter experiences occasioned by inhaled N,N-dimethyltryptamine: Phenomenology, interpretation, and enduring effects - Alan K Davis, John M Clifton, Eric G Weaver, Ethan S Hurwitz, Matthew W Johnson, Roland R Griffiths, 2020Alex Jones Says Secret Government Program Uses Psychedelics To Communicate With Aliens - Marijuana Moment

Episode 265: Fake Coins, Real Drugs

This week, the DOJ sues Apple (how do you like them Apple(s)?), and Quebec wins the Double Density award for most UFO sightings based on the 2023 Canadian UFO Survey. Links:United States v. Apple is pure nerd rage - The VergeApple’s iPhone is not a monopoly like Windows was a monopoly | TechCrunchCanadian UFO Survey

Episode 215: A Conspiracy of Convenience

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