Well hello, there, LA; State of the AI Union: staggering amounts of money, power & water for what; COPPA 2, electric boogaloo; no phone searches without warrants by border agents; TikTok data collection; DMV on the blockchain; AI doppelgängers no one wants; Grok gone wild; Tesla recall & deadly self-driving crash; AI Taco Bell; Cloudflare says 7% of all internet traffic is malicious; Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom; Confess, Fletch; Loot; Ted Lasso; Shrinking; Battle of the Brothers; new Star Wars, Star Trek, Dexter, Silo & Squid Games; I just can't quit you, Photoshop; drone shark tracking; StubHub deceptive practices; First Contact series; Peter Hook's books; Discworld easter eggs.Sponsors:1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every deviceDeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.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!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/659/FOLLOW UPSilicon Valley’s Trillion-Dollar Leap of FaithMicrosoft Is Losing a Staggering Amount of Money on AIGartner Predicts 30% of Generative AI Projects Will Be Abandoned After Proof of Concept By End of 2025Generative AI requires massive amounts of power and water, and the aging U.S. grid can't handle the loadWhite House says no need to restrict ‘open-source’ artificial intelligence — at least for nowAI Models Turn to Mush if Trained on AI-Generated MaterialThe Senate just passed two landmark bills aimed at protecting minors onlineIN THE NEWSBorder agents cannot search smartphones without a warrantDOJ says TikTok collected users’ views on issues like abortion, gun control and religionTikTok's Sound Search lets you find videos by humming or singingCalifornia DMV puts 42 million car titles on blockchain to fight fraudInstagram creators can now make AI doppelgangers to chat with their followersMeta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement in Texas biometric data lawsuit over Facebook imagesSybill raises $11M for its AI assistant that helps salespeople reduce administrative burdenSybilElon Musk calls Grok 'the most powerful AI by every metric' but 'secretly' trains the new model with your X data by defaultX's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential electionElon Musk shared a doctored Harris campaign video on X without labeling it as fakeTesla recalls 1.8 million vehicles over risk of detached hoodsTesla involved in fatal Washington crash was using self-driving modeAmazon must recall dangerous products properly — even ones sold by third partiesYum! Brands to Expand Voice AI Technology to Hundreds of Taco Bell U.S. Drive-Thru Locations in 2024, with a Future Vision to Bring the Technology to Its Brands’ Drive-Thrus Around the WorldCloudflare Application Security report: 2024 updateMEDIA CANDYAquaman and the Lost KingdomConfess, FletchLootTed LassoShrinkingBattle of the BrothersAmazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatmentJude Law Teases 'Childhood Adventure' and Star Wars Easter Eggs in Skeleton Crew Series — See the First Look! (Exclusive)New ‘Star Trek’ Series in the Works from Justin Simien, Tawny Newsome‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Sequel Series Starring Michael C. Hall Ordered at Paramount+ With ShowtimeSteve Zahn Joins ‘Silo’ for Season 2 at Apple TV+APPS & DOODADSAussie drivers can drop a dime via the internetSharks are congregating at a California beach. AI is trying to keep swimmers safeLawsuit alleges StubHub deceives customers into paying extra for ticketsYour new AI Friend is almost ready to meet youNeuralink rival Synchron's brain implant now lets people control Apple's Vision Pro with their mindsAT THE LIBRARYThe Simulacrum (First Contact) by Peter CowdronThe Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club by Peter CookGalactic Exploration (First Cont