Geekshow Helpdesk: Concernispy‪!‬ The Gadget Spot

-Aspertame bad?: https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/aspartame-diet-sodas-and-cancer-risk-making-sense-of-the-new-who-classification/


-BT audio getting another upgrade: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2023/06/qualcomm-s3-gen-2-sound-platform-portfolio-extended-to-deliver-b


-VanMoof declared bankruptcy:


https://slashdot.org/story/23/07/18/099236/vanmoof-the-most-funded-e-bike-company-in-the-world-declared-bankrupt?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed


-A competitor is making VanMoof’s software available for customers:


https://arstechnica.com/?p=1954394


-Corsair is buying Drop:


https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/07/17/168213/corsair-is-buying-mechanical-keyboard-maker-drop?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed


-Honor Magic V2 is the thinnest foldable smartphone:


https://arstechnica.com/?p=1953631


-Threads usage drops by half:


https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/18/003225/threads-usage-drops-by-half-from-initial-surge?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed


-TikTok being banned from govt devices? Here’s a compelling argument for that, and maybe the US in general.


https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/07/11/225202/tiktok-executive-admits-australian-users-data-accessed-by-employees-in-china


-Remember that book that James shilled so much he bought a random person a copy of it? American Kingpin? Here’s a related followup.


https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23791602/silk-road-variety-jones-prison


-Threads says it isn’t trying to copy Twitter, but it kinda is…


Threads Continues to Copy Twitter's Worst Elements With New Rate Limit Http://gizmodo.com/threads-introduces-new-rate-limits-just-like-twitter-1850650673


-AI in Politcal ADs. Is there a solution?


https://gizmodo.com/ron-desantis-unleashes-ai-attack-ad-against-trump-1850650671