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Happy New Year Edition #1641

I am back in the saddle for a final show of 2022. Big shout out to all of the Geek News Central Insiders and those who have jumped to a New Podcasting App and supported the show via Satoshi donations via the lightning network. I also want to say that Kirk, the Executive Producer, has done all the show prep this year extraordinarily. I big thank you to this show audience for your ongoing support of the show as well. Please have a safe New year and join us here starting Thursday the 5th for the live stream of CES 2023

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Todd Cochrane
Podcast
Meta

John Carmack Is Leaving Meta

John Carmack, a pioneer of virtual reality technology, is leaving Meta after more than eight years at the company, according to an internal post reviewed by The New York Times. The New York Times reported that in the post, which…

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JenThorpe
Twitter

Elon Musk Stakes His Leadership On A Twitter Poll

Elon Musk apologized and launched a poll asking whether he should step down as head of Twitter on Sunday night after the company launched a new policy that would suspend accounts linking to certain other platforms, a move that ignited…

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JenThorpe
Twitter

Twitter Wanted To Remove Tweets Promoting Other Social Media

Twitter Inc. said it would no longer allow “free promotion of certain social media platforms” on its sites, the latest change to its content-moderation rules under billionaire Elon Musk, The Wall Street Journal reported. “Specifically, we will remove accounts created…

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JenThorpe
smartphone, Technology

Xiaomi Opens Store in Birmingham, UK

It might be the season to be jolly but it also seems to be the season for new stores. Following on from Nothing’s new bricks’n’mortar shop in London last weekend, Xiaomi are opening a new place in Birmingham, England. Xiaomi’s…

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Andrew
Twitter

Musk Reinstates Suspended Journalists After Twitter Poll

Several high-profile journalists who were suspended from Twitter on Thursday evening were reinstated early Saturday, NBC News reported. According to NBC News, Twitter users voted in a poll posted by Musk to reinstate the accounts, which were cut off without…

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JenThorpe