AI
PayPal's Bathwater
The world of AI is about as on fire as always. We're looking at our first Millennial Saint. PayPal got a nice loan from Belle Delphine. The US is wondering where everyone went.
Politics
Fluff
I Climbed Mt. Everest
A few humans did some pretty astonishing stuff recently. Other one did some pretty garbage stuff. Turns out, the internet is kinda okay. Also, wife bad.
Apple
Walled Garden of Eden
Apple is pulling some next level bullshit. A beloved internet production studio is kill. A message in a bottle returned after 40 years. The US SOTU happened and I would have preferred to forget. TikTok is on the chopping block again.
Worker's Rights
Four Day Work Week When?
The four day workweek still looks mighty fine. Florida's surgeon general is playing real world Pandemic. Robert F Kennedy's AI is already offline. A short ceasefire is somewhat on the table.
Fluff
A Leap of a Day
One woman made college free for hundreds of students. Mitch McConnell is retiring a century late. Stardew Valley gets a patch soon. Your allergies may one day be history.
Yay Science
ShagGPT
We learned more about the effects of Long COVID on the brain. Alabama's supreme court made the dumbest possible choice. ChatGPT is soooooo randumb lol, so lets bring it to Tinder.
Fluff
Wizard Crimes & Soapy PR
Harry Potter was nearly arrested. The Ocean gets an oil change. The US is seeking to send about $100 Billion in aid to wars. Disneyland Cast Members seek to unionize.
Fluff
Joe Biden's Vision Pro
Graffiti in LA is a "worldwide issue" according to the cops. Apple doesn't want your spatially-rendered dingaling. The United States is facing a serious POTUS problem. Israel is now bombing Rafah.
Gaming
Fifty Airplane Holes
Boeing has some holey airplanes. Disney makes an epic investment. John Fetterman draws progressive ire. Taylor Swift pulls and Elon Musk.
Corporate Injustice
I Am A Smug Newsletter Publisher
Substack is having trouble explaining why its okay to host Nazis. An airplane decided to express itself mid-flight. Tetris has finally been bested by human hands. The documents around Epstein's case have finally released.
World News
Icelandic Volcano 2024
A volcano threatens an entire Icelandic town. Colorado supreme court rules that Trump can't be on their 2024 ballot. Spider-Man game developers were hit by a massive hack. And this is my last newsletter of 2023!
Politics
1.24 Million Cheese Wheels
Governments are asking Apple and Google to hand over your notification data. Baldur's Gate wins Game of the Year, again. Twitch is pulling out of South Korea. Google released a new AI and it is… fine?