Episode 398: NOT Just the Headlines

We are all over the place this week with plenty of bonus pro tips and witty banter. There are some great tips for being aware of scams and some real-life stories of being skeptical when it comes to emails, popups, and phone calls. Enjoy and tech better!

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Followup:

Elon Musk Changes Twitter name and logo to X (01:55)

Meta and Microsoft introduce the next generation of Llama (07:15)

Stability AI releases Stable Doodle, a Sketch-to-image tool (10:40)

Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month (14:30)

Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Threads… General > Keyboards > Character Preview (19:10)

Just the headlines: (24:20)

FTX lobbyist tried to buy Pacific island of Nauru to create a new superspecies, lawsuit says

For the first time in 51 years, NASA is training astronauts to fly to the Moon

Hundreds of drones retrieved from Victoria Harbour, Docklands following light show malfunction

Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads

Nissan is the next automaker to adopt Tesla-style EV charging plugs

Takes:

Here’s why the best IMAX movies still need a Palm Pilot to work (26:20)

Google releases Nearby Share, its Android AirDrop clone for Windows (30:55)

Google has an ‘Enhanced Safe Browsing’ feature. Should you use it? (34:11)

US military emails sent to Mali because of common typo (40:45)

Bonus Odd Take: Your favorite addictive Flash games back from the dead (43:15)

Picks of the Week: 

Dave: Sony SELP18105G E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS (Renewed) (45:30)

Nate: CarbonKlean Peeps Eyeglass Lens Cleaner - Efficient and Durable Carbon Microfiber Technology - Exclusively Used by NASA - 500 Uses (Injected Purple) (50:45)

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