Tesla's lawyers would like you to stop calling their self-driving cars "self-driving cars". 3D-printed houses won't melt. Lachlan can't remember the phrase "Kessler Syndrome". The podcast takes a turn into r/wallstreetbets territory and Saskia finds out that Lachlan's job has an expiry date.

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Autonomous Vehicles

Feds open investigation into Tesla's Autopilot claims

Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows

Society of Automotive Engineers Self Driving Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicle

The simplified version of the Levels of Self Driving

3D Printing Houses

3D-printed homes, cabin accommodation plans forge ahead in Dubbo

Space Junk:

The International Space Station had to move to dodge space junk

NASA Statement on Space Debris

The University of Texas "Orbital Space Debris" Tracker

Kessler Syndrome

Google's Share Price:

Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report

Meta’s value plunges more than $65 billion amid falling sales, rising costs

Automation in IT Support:

DevOps

The amazing Sherlock Holmes... AI Support bot which Lachlan has dealt with many times and is, to put it mildly, incredibly convincing.

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