600: Technically Sweet

AI doesn't exist but may be dangerous anyway; self-destruct buttons are important for rockets; Kamala Harris & Snoop Dogg weigh in on AI; IBM pauses hiring, looking to onboard AI; Marissa Mayer takes another whack; open-sourced AI is where the real dangers are; Lyft is lost, no exit in sight; Google layoffs, cuts in perks but one hell of a CEO payout; Facebook furious they can't exploit youth data; Dune Part 2; Paramount+ doing well; RIP, Says You; NPR podcasts; Succession; Ted Lasso; Silo; Zero gravity concerts, watch out for that Portaloo; TweetDelete; Brydge collapses; RSA Conference recap; May the 4th; sorting out baseball workarounds.

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MEDIA CANDY

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Ask Me Another

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AT THE LIBRARY

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THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

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Caveat

Control Loop

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Outtakes from Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, and James Earl Jones's recordings for the Star Wars 1-800 phone line (1979)

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