FTX’s 16 Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme #1633
Based on preliminary reports, many people should be imprisoned for a very long time over the FTX's apparent Ponzi scheme, which allegedly lost 16 billion dollars in investors' crypto investments.
Apple Bow’s to Chinese Pressure #1632
Apple has placed restrictions on Apple Airdrop in China to keep activists from openly sharing police brutality and political information against the Chinese Dictator. This is now the first time Apple has bowed to Chinese government pressure in restrictions on Apple devices.
Starlink just ruined the service with data caps! #1631
Starlink just ruined their service with Data Caps. Rural users once again get screwed! Saved from Broadband hell and now to be throttled after 1TB of monthly usage. Very pissed off that 1TB for a Family is insulting. Elon try living in rural America, where there are few options. Plus, the insane price of paying 25 cents per GB for overage if you do not want to be throttled. Just cheaper to buy a second dish. Not a happy camper. That is the worst news of the year.
Twitter Mania Continues with Elon making Changes #1630
The media cannot get enough of Elon at the helm at Twitter with a bit of trolling and him moving fast to produce revenue. I share my thoughts on the new $8.00 fee for Twitter blue and all the expected changes. This time next week, things should calm down in the tech space, but wow, the Twitter news is everywhere.
Elon Musk & Twitter’s New Era! #1629
A new era has begun at Twitter, with Elon Musk taking control, delisting the company from the stock exchange, and at the very same time, letting the board of directors go. He very quickly started to make changes and brought in an army of engineers and friends that he trusted to figure out what is happening in the company. Employees are running scared, and he has set some immediate agendas and goals. We will see what happens as he fully works to bring the company into profitability.
Celebrating 18 Years of Podcasting #1628
Tonight we celebrate 18 years of podcasting and the journey thus far. Thank you for your long-term support of the show and those that have contributed to the show and supported our sponsors over the years. I am truly humbled. See you a week from now as I am on my way to Riyadh for the Ignite conference to talk about podcasting.
Paypal Scorned for Planned $2500 Penalty #1627
Paypal was going to play moderator of content its customers were posting and impose a $2500 fine for any instance they deemed misinformation.