Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better Nate Heath and David Baehler

This episode is packed with ProTips and picks, with a side of tech news. Even with Thanksgiving and Black Friday/Cyber Monday madness, we still found some stories to get you caught up with what is going on in the world of tech.
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Intro (00:00)
Followup:
Black Friday - Cyber Monday (07:25)
Fuzzy Feelings | Apple Holiday Film (09:18)
Amazon will officially merge Comixology with Kindle in December (11:45)
Google News removing magazines, including the ones you paid for, in December (15:00)
Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Translate Text from the Photo App (17:25)
Just the headlines: (20:50)
Amazon to Stop Selling Seven Eyedrops After F.D.A. Warning
Google Maps' New Color Scheme Draws Criticism Online
A NASA Spacecraft Could Carry Your Name to Jupiter in 2024
NASA's Psyche spacecraft just fired a laser 10 million miles away in deep space
Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Amazon
Elon Musk Sues Media Matters for ‘Knowingly and Maliciously’ Misrepresenting Amount of Antisemitic Content on X
Takes:
Time - The best inventions of 2023 (22:55)
The Strange $55 Million Saga of a Netflix Series You’ll Never See (27:10)
Dbrand says Casetify ripped off its X-ray skins and now there's a lawsuit (30:25)
Windows Hello fingerprint security tests failed on top three laptops (33:25)
Bonus Odd Take: Ian MacLarty - Game Developer (37:30)
Picks of the Week: 
Dave: Anker 777 Thunderbolt Docking Station (Apex, 12-in-1, Thunderbolt 4), Max 90W Charging for Laptop, 20W Power Delivery, Single 8K, Triple 4K Display, 10Gbps Data, Ethernet, Audio, SD (39:45)
Nate: Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) Wireless Ear Buds with USB-C Charging, Up to 2X More Active Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones, Transparency Mode, Adaptive Audio, Personalized Spatial Audio (44:25)
Ramazon™ purchase (52:15)
 
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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.
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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)
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Wow, this one was all over the place. We discuss various current tech news, technical difficulties, and pro tips, and we have the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Humane announced its AI Pin, and we discuss the usefulness of this type of product, AI or not.
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Intro (00:00)
Followup:
The OpenAI Keynote (07:45)
Hollywood actors strike ends with a deal that will impact AI and streaming for decades (11:50)
Spotify brings audiobooks offering to US subscribers (13:30)
Apple iPhone Spatial Video arrives in beta and looks amazing on Vision Pro (15:55)
Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Use the Tips app on iOS (21:15)
Just the headlines: (26:15)
WeWork seeks bankruptcy protection in stunning fall for a company once valued close to $50 billion
Washington DC gives residents free AirTags to help track stolen cars
After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fire TVs with ads
Las Vegas Sphere reports $98.4 million loss; CFO quits
Nintendo is making a live-action Zelda movie
Takes:
Humane officially launches the AI Pin, its OpenAI-powered wearable (32:05)
Sony just changed photography FOREVER With The a9 III (37:50)
A quick look back at the official announcement of Microsoft Windows 1.0 40 years ago today (42:45)
Microsoft pulls OneDrive update that would quiz you before letting you quit (45:45)
Online retail hack selling miniature replicas (51:00)
Bonus Odd Take: 2023 Winners and Finalists of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards (55:50)
Picks of the Week: 
Dave: BitCam from the Iconfactory - Episode 207: Safely Landing the Segue (58:25)
Nate: Orion App from Lux and HDMI Capture Adapter (64:15)
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SBF was found guilty, Biden is taking control of AI, and Elon has a new chatbot named Grok. What more could you need for one episode? Well, we found plenty more to talk about with plenty of side-steps and hot technical difficulty talk. Enjoy and tech better!
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Intro (00:00)
Followup:
Apple Updates Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro (07:15)
Qualcom announces new ARM chips (08:15)
Behind the scenes at Scary Fast: Apple’s keynote event shot on iPhone and edited on Mac (09:15)
Apple Quarterly Results (11:40)
Mint shutting down - Episode 175: Pneumatic Tubes (12:50)
Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week:  People in photos on iPhone (18:00)
Just the headlines: (26:45)
Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all seven criminal fraud counts
NASA sends software patch 12 billion miles to Voyager 2
DoorDash is testing warnings about bad service if you don’t tip your driver
Amazon made $1 billion through secret price raising algorithm -US FTC
A world record in race walking is erased after the course was measured wrong
Takes:
The Beatles’ final song is now streaming thanks to AI (28:40)
Elon Musk debuts ‘Grok’ AI bot to rival ChatGPT, others (30:40)
Meta Trained an AI on 48M Science Papers. It Was Shut Down After 2 Days (33:00)
Biden signs executive order to oversee and invest in AI (35:15)
Bomb threat involving food delivery robots at Oregon State University proved to be a prank (37:15)
Alliance of 40 countries to vow not to pay ransom to cybercriminals, US says (39:55)
Bonus Odd Take: Internet Artifacts Museum Neal.fun - Nate’s Numa Numa Tribute (41:25)
Picks of the Week:
Dave: Keychron K7 Ultra-Slim 65% Layout 68 Keys Wireless Bluetooth/Wired Mechanical Keyboard, Hot Swappable Low-Profile Gateron Blue Switch RGB LED Backlit Keyboard Compatible with Mac Windows (46:15)
Nate: MacSales.com and the Apple Magic Keyboard Space Gray (50:00)
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Apple held their Scary Fast event to unveil the M3 line of chips, new MacBook Pros, and iMacs. We watched the very short for Apple, only 33 minutes, event and then recorded this episode to discuss the announcements and dig into these new products.
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Intro (00:00)
iCloud pricing increases (05:15)
M3 Chips (08:45)
M3 MacBook Pros (11:15)
M3 iMac (12:05)
Breaking down the details (15:30)
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Gmail is getting less spam, and Amazon is getting more robots. After that, we're all over the place, from graphite exports to background checks to buy a 3D printer. So much technology news and so little, but we've got you covered, including some great tips and picks to help you tech better!
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Intro (00:00)
Followup:
Gmail is getting serious about unwanted bulk email (03:55)
Amazon tests humanoid robot in warehouse automation push (07:30)
Netflix launches a game controller app for playing games on your TV (09:45)
New Apple Pencil - New Macs still coming? (14:40)
Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: FaceTime Reactions (19:35)
Just the headlines: (27:30)
Next year, SpaceX aims to average one launch every 2.5 days
China restricts exports of graphite as it escalates a global tech war
Minecraft has sold over 300 million copies
Analogue is making a 4K Nintendo 64
New York bill would require a criminal background check to buy a 3D printer
IRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024
Takes:
Piper Sandler teens survey Fall 2023 - Teens spend average of 4.8 hours on social media per day (30:15)
Amazon enables passwordless passkeys on iOS and the web (36:30)
According to the FTC, consumers reported losing more than $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022, a 44% increase over the prior year (41:30)
Hacker leaks millions more 23andMe user records on cybercrime forum (46:00)
Bonus Odd Take: NASA Buzzword Generator (49:20)
Simple Counter App (52:10)
Picks of the Week:
Dave: Rock Paper Pencil from astropad (54:30)
Nate: Reality Composer Object Capture from Apple (58:15)
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