Episode 415: Eat the Astronaut Ice Cream

Sam Altman and OpenAI had a crazy weekend, Apple surprisingly announced RCS support coming to iMessage, and Microsoft celebrated 20 years of Patch Tuesday. We discuss all that and then plenty of tech news you probably actually care about. We've also got the great picks, tips, and technical difficulties you've come to love.

For full show notes, links, and more visit: https://www.notnerd.com/episode-415

Intro (00:00)

Followup:
- OpenAI fires Sam Altman, Microsoft hires him, 500 employees threaten to quit (04:00)
- Apple announces RCS standard coming to Messages (10:55)
- Nothing Chats brings iMessages to Android, but is a mess (13:40)
- Microsoft Celebrates 20 years of Patch Tuesday (15:05)
- Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2023 Edition (15:40)

Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Quickly swipe between web pages on Safari for iOS (17:10)

Just the headlines: (20:15)
- Users Can't Speak to Viral AI Girlfriend CarynAI Because CEO Is in Jail for Arson
- Prison phone company leaked 600K users’ data and didn’t notify them, FTC says
- Google Paid $8 Billion To Make Its Apps Default On Samsung Phones
- Windows is now an app for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and PCs
- “Hallucinating” AI models help coin Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year

Takes:
- SpaceX Starship rocket lost in second test flight (22:05)
- NASA astronaut’s tool bag lost in space is visible with binoculars (22:55)
- Wireless Power Consortium releases Qi v2.0 wireless charging standard (24:35)
- Microsoft Ignite 2023 (26:30)
- Samsung says hackers accessed customer data during year-long breach (28:35)

Bonus Odd Take: DAK and the Golden Age of Gadget Catalogs (30:45)

Picks of the Week:

Black Friday (34:15)

Dave: Zoom H6 All Black Handheld Recorder (Renewed) (38:05)

Nate: Neewer CM28 Professional Wireless Lavalier Microphone with Charging Case, 1 Click Noise Canceling, Internal 4GB Storage for 9Hrs of 48KHz 16 Bit Uncompressed Audio for Vlog, Broadcast, Interview (41:30)

Ramazon™ purchase (45:45)

https://notpicks.com - Find links to previous picks of the week

https://www.notnerd.com - All things Notnerd

[email protected]

Call or text 608.618.NERD(6373)

"Producer" and "Agent" - @DrRIPVHS

If you would like to help support Notnerd financially, mentally, or physically, don't hesitate to get in touch with us via any of the methods above. Consider any product/app links to be affiliate links.