Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

There's a lot of AI news to cover this week, call us crazy, but we think this might be a thing. We've also got some Super Bowl talk, tech job cuts, balloons, bloated phones, and so much more. Enjoy!

Followup:

Super Bowl Ads (00:55)

FTX's new boss explains security weaknesses (05:15)

Mastadon continues to lose users (07:00)

Google Bard flubs answer in ad (09:40)

Microsoft's ChatGPT event (11:25)

You can jailbreak ChatGPT (12:10)

Getty Images sues Stable Diffusion for copyright infringement (13:10)

Disney cutting 7000 jobs (14:05)

Yahoo to lay off more than 20% of staff (115:55)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Control+Enter for spreadsheets and more ()

Takes:

US shoots down 4th object from the sky (21:20)

Samsung Galaxy S23 comes with 60GB of storage used (23:50)

SF subway runs off floppy disks (25:35)

Until further notice, think twice before using Google to download software (26:50)

Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control (29:00)

Bonus Odd Take: Vulture's Stunt Awards (30:20)

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Dave: Synology DS420j NAS (32:05)

Nate: Free PDF Tools (38:30)

Notpicks Giveaway (41:35)

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We spend some time getting caught up on ChatGPT for the first part of the show. After that we get into our usual wandering through a wide range of tech news, tips and picks. Enjoy!

Followup:

ChatGPT Plus (00:55)

ChatGPT won't talk about Trump (04:10)

ChatGPT sets record for fasting-growing user base (05:20)

Google will unveil ChatGPT competitor (05:40)

The slickest con artist of all time (07:00)

Amazon's drone delivery off to a slow start (10:20)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Filter Unknown Senders (12:10)

Takes:

MrBeast gets flack for helping 1,000 blind people (15:50)

Apple quarterly results - More than 2 billion active devices (20:15)

Amazon reports first unprofitable year since 2014 (21:45)

Smart appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won't connect their appliances (22:55)

Netflix hasn't confirmed plans to stop password sharing yet (24:30)

Bonus Odd Take: Vintage calculator emulators (25:35)

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Dave: COOPLUS Mens Ankle Socks Athletic Cushioned Breathable Low Cut Tab With Arch Support-6Pairs (28:45)

Nate: Thwip (33:00)

Notpicks Giveaway (37:10)

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Have you tried ChatGPT yet? Even if you have, we have a fun resource to get to know it better. Also, stick around for the bonus odd take to see if you might be suffering from Pac-Man Pinky. We're all over the world of tech this week to help you tech better!

Followup:

SBF tried to influence witness through Signal (00:45)

Dave Rubin spends a few days with the Twitter team (02:25)

Awesome ChatGPT prompts (05:45)

Banks teaming up to create digital wallet, challenging PayPal and Apple Pay (07:15)

Amazon launches RxPass Prime add-on (09:00)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Hide alerts in messages (12:10)

Takes:

Smartphone shipments suffer the largest-ever decline last quarter (16:40)

Streaming movies get half the Oscar nominations of last year (21:15)

The State Department is in turmoil over a font change (23:05)

GoTo says hackers stole online backups and encryption key (25:30)

U.S. says it hacked the hackers to bring down Hive ransomware gang (27:40)

Bonus Odd Take:

1982 High Tech Rec local news report (29:35)

Mac 30th Anniversary Icons (32:30)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Donut 80 (34:15)

Nate: Unibene Slim Metallic Retractable Ballpoint Pens - Matte Sliver & Black, Nice Gift for Business Office Students Teachers Wedding Christmas, Medium Point(1 mm) 6 Pack-Black ink (35:55)

Notpicks Giveaway (40:20)

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Another week where the tech news isn't all that positive. But we do our best to put a fun spin on it and give you tips and picks to help you tech better!

Followup:

Macintosh's 39th birthday today (00:30)

Notnerd's 7th birthday Jan. 9th - Episode 1 (01:30)

Feds seize almost $700M in assets from FTX (03:15)

Twitter's new developer terms ban third-party clients (04:15)

Trump looking to get out of Truth Social (06:20)

Apple announces revamped HomePod (08:30)

ChatGPT pro version could be coming at $42/mo (13:50)

Google, Microsoft, Amazon and other tech companies have laid off more than 70,000 employees in the last year (16:00)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Kill & Yank. If you don't want to lose what's on your clipboard, you can use Ctrl + K to cut and Ctrl + Y to paste using a second clipboard. (18:30)

Takes:

Microsoft's new VALL-E can duplicate your voice in 3 seconds (23:25)

New podcast creation has fallen off a cliff (28:10)

Amazon closing down Smile program (31:45)

PayPal accounts breached in large-scale credential stuffing attack (34:40)

U.S. airline accidentally exposes 'No Fly List' on an unsecured server (35:35)

Mailchimp hacked again (36:40)

Hacker stole data for 37 million T-Mobile customers (37:10)

Ransomware revenue is down as more victims refuse to pay (38:00)

Bonus Odd Take: Niche Museums (39:00)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Orion Web browser for iOS (42:50)

Nate: Snailax 3-in-1 Foot Warmer and Vibration Foot Massager & Back Massager with Heat, Fast Heating Pad & 5 Massage Modes, Feet Warmers for Women, Men for Plantar Fasciitis Relief… (45:00)

Notpicks giveaway (50:20)

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We start off with some brand new announcements from Apple and Wyze. After that, we get into our usual tech news with some great tips throughout. Enjoy!

Breaking News:

New M2 MacBook Pros and Mac minis (01:15)

Wyze Cam OG (06:20)

Followup:

SBF invested in fund that invested in FTX - SBF starts a Substack - Miami removing FTX sponsorship from arena (10:45)

Twitter Garage Sale (14:00)

Third-party Twitter apps stop working (18:15)

Microsoft looking to invest $10B in ChatGPT - Lots of sketchy ChatGPT apps popping up (21:40)

FCC Robocaller crackdown (27:55)

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, January 2023 (28:35)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Video Screenshots & Cleaner Screenshots on Mac (32:35)

Takes:

Tim Cook takes $35 million pay cut that he recommended (36:25)

JP Morgan says startup founder used millions of fake customers for acquisition (38:30)

A corrupt file led to the FAA ground stoppage - FAA struggles to modernize air traffic control (40:50)

20% of the US Dept. of the Interior passwords were hacked in report (42:40)

Bonus Odd Take: https://www.mouseprint.org/ (46:50)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Xbox Series X (51:20)

Nate: PXN MFi Game Controller for iOS, 6603 Speedy Wireless Joystick Gamepad for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV (53:45)

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The CES show was in Vegas last week, and we cover some of the potentially good and definitely weird products announced. Plenty of other news, picks, and tips this week to help you tech better.

Followup:

FTX bankruptcy lawyers are trying to get donated money back - SBF pleads not guilty (01:00)

Mastadon growth slows (02:30)

Lastpass/Bitwarden (05:00)

PSA: The Dark Sky app has stopped working (08:55)

Amazon to lay off over 18K employees (10:00)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Name your device for sharing (12:20)

Takes:

CES 2023 - Best tech - Weird Gadgets (15:50)

MagSafe might become the Qi standard (31:00)

Safari turns 20 (32:50)

John Deere will let you fix your own tractor (34:15)

Rackspace says hackers accessed customer data during ransomware attack (36:30)

Bonus Odd Take: https://www.riffusion.com/ (37:55)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Wyze temperature sensors (40:15)

Nate: AGVEE 2 Pack 4 inch 30W USB-C Female to Lightning Cable Adapter, Type-C to 8 Pin Male PD Fast Charging Converter Cord Data Sync Connector for iPhone 13 12 11 Airpods iOS Device, Carplay, Dark Gray (44:10)

Notpicks Giveaway (46:50)

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To kick off the first episode of the year, we discuss resolutions, goals, and the like. Then after some follow-up and a great Pro Tip of the Week, we decided to go with an all Bonus Odd Take episode to start the year on a positive note. Enjoy!

Followup:

Pushups - New Year (1:05)

SBF's courtship of federal regulators (06:20)

Elon Musk is first person to lose $200B (07:30)

How Kindle novelists are using ChatGPT (09:30)

Amazon begins drone deliveries in California and Texas (12:10)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Use the Files App to keep images, etc., organized (14:10)

Takes:

Wing Music (17:50)

Kitten War (20:05)

Ancient Earth Globe (21:40)

Paper Plane Builder (24:15)

150 Illusions & Visual Phenomena (27:40)

Windows 93 Emulator (30:05)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Keyboard Cleaning Gel Set Universal Dust Cleaner for PC Keyboard Cleaning Car Detailing Slime Laptop Dusting Home and Office Electronics Cleaning Kit Computer Cleaning Slime (34:35)

Nate: Draw Things: AI-assisted Image Generation in Your Pocket (38:15)

Notpicks Giveaway (40:50)

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We've got FTX, SBF, IRS, FCC, and NFL news this week. Not what you're looking for? Don't worry, we make up for it with a great Pro Tip of the week and picks that we got under the Christmas tree. Enjoy!

Followup:

FTX's SBF released on $250 million bond (01:10)

Alameda's Caroline Ellison, FTX's Gary Wang plead guilty to DOJ charges (04:05)

Twitter (04:55)

IRS announces delay for implementation of $600 reporting for 3rd part payment platforms (07:10)

AI-created comic could be deemed ineligible for copyright protection (10:10)

FCC proposes record $300 million fine against auto warranty robocall campaign (11:50)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Use Siri for quick math (13:30)

Takes:

Google has declared a code red over AI chatbots (15:50)

YouTube paying roughly $2 billion per year for NFL Sunday Ticket (19:00)

McDonald's opens first largely automated location (21:45)

TikTok admits to spying on US users as effort to ban the app heats up (24:35)

LastPass says hackers stole customers' password vaults (27:10)

Bonus Odd Take: Bubbles (30:00)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Leatherman Rebar (32:10)

Nate: 2023 Apple History Calendar - Ear Wax Removal Endoscope Otoscope, Earwax Remover Tools, Scope, with 1080P FHD Camera, 6 Led Lights, Wireless Connected, Compatible with iPhone, iPad, Android Smart Phones & Tablets (36:25)

Notpicks Giveaway (45:50)

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In a segue and protip heavy episode, we cover a wide smattering of tech news. From video games in your car to nuclear fusion, we help you get caught up with the world of tech and how to use it, all so you can get out there and tech better!

Followup:

SBF charged in FTX investigation (01:00)

Elon Musk posts poll on Twitter to see whether he should stay the leader (03:20)

Tesla launches Steam in its cars with thousands of games (09:50)

Microsoft Patch Tuesday December 2022 (11:35)

Support for Windows 7 and 8 fully end in January (12:25)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Find and Assign faces in Photos for iOS (14:20)

Takes:

10 new features in iOS 16.2 (18:45)

Donald Trump teases major announcement that is just NFTs (24:45)

Scientists create fusion reaction that made more energy than they put in (28:30)

TikTok releasing horizontal full screen mode - Senate votes to ban TikTok on government devices (31:20)

Poor software costs the US $2.4 trillion (35:15)

Bonus Odd Take: 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards (38:10)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: HDMI Splitter 1 in 2 Out 4K @ 60Hz | 1x2 Duplicate Mirror w/Power Adapter by J-Tech Digital 1 Source to 2 Displays (40:35)

Nate: M2 MacBook Air (45:10)

Notpicks Giveaway (50:40)

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Our topics are all over the place this week, but as always, we do our best to get you caught up on the wild world of tech. Stick around to the end for some great picks and an AI-created outro.

Followup:

Breaking News - SBF Arrested in Bahamas (00:45)

#TwitterFiles - Jim Baker Fired - Twitter Blue Relaunches (02:15)

Uber Eats to pay millions for listing Chicago restaurants without consent (05:50)

Dyson air purifying headphones will cost $949 (06:55)

Disney+ raises prices, launches ad-supported tier (08:10)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Search a Webpage on iOS (08:55)

Takes:

Apple end-of-year updates - More App Store price points - End-to-end encryption for iCloud (FBI response)- Drops plan for CSAM scanning - Apple Music Sing - AirDrop limit for everyone (12:15)

Google Search brings continuous scrolling to the desktop (20:25)

Not news: So you want to be a TikTok star? (21:15)

Industrial robots in China push people out of jobs, and slash wages (22:25)

Bonus Odd Take: Neal.fun Asteroid Launcher (24:50)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Anker PowerCom C200 2K Mac Webcam (28:55)

Nate: PNY 64GB Elite-X Class 10 U3 V30 microSDXC Flash Memory Card 3-Pack - 100MB/s, Class 10, U3, V30, A1, 4K UHD, Full HD, UHS-I, micro SD (31:10)

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