739: The Thin Black Line
About this episode
The episode discusses various technology news topics including Meta's fine for child safety failures and Netflix's price increase.
Meta fined $375M for child safety failures. Musk lost 3 lawsuits in a week. Sam Altman compared to a Nazi. Netflix raised prices again. The Pentagon can't quit Claude. Reddit wants your face scan. Star Trek's streaming era is over. But the thin black line holds! 🎙️ Sponsors: DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use promo code GOG at checkout. SquareSpace - go to squarespace.com/GRUMPY for a free trial. And when you’re ready to launch, use code GRUMPY to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/739 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hdhHiOaclu0 FOLLOW UP Polymarket is cracking down on insider trading with updated rules…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jason DeFillippo, Brian Schulmeister, Dave Bittner
Topics covered
- child safety
- lawsuits
- streaming
- technology news
- safety regulations
- VPN
- price increase
Sponsors
DeleteMe, SquareSpace, Private Internet Access, SetApp, 1Password
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Meta, Netflix, Pentagon, Reddit
Books & works: Star Trek
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