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We’re talking TikTok WAIT NO we’re talking the SEC fining Justin Sun and numerous celebrities spokespeople for cryptocurrency shenanigans! Then, it’s sadly time to bid goodbye to DPReview, the beloved camera website. Meanwhile, we never even got to say hello to Tax Heaven 3000, a dating sim/tax filing software that Steam yanked unceremoniously this week — or did they? This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Porkbun: Get $1 off your next domain name with the code ROCKET. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau TikTok ban hearing: all the news on the US’s crackdown on the video platform - The Verge US issues sweeping restrictions on chip sales to China - The Verge TikTok CEO appears on TikTok to warn s about the TikTok ban - The Verge Biden istration reportedly demanding that TikTok sell or face a ban - The Verge Congress rolls out new bill allowing nationwide TikTok ban - The Verge SEC hits Jake Paul, Lindsay Lohan, Justin Sun with crypto violations Tron Founder Justin Sun Sued by U.S. SEC on Securities, Market Manipulation Charges SEC.gov | SEC Charges Crypto Entrepreneur Justin Sun and his Companies for Fraud and Other Securities Law Violations Amazon is shutting down DPReview, the go-to camera reviews website - The Verge The Lost Cities of Geo - 99% Invisible MSCHF’s Tax Heaven 3000 is a dating simulator that can prepare your taxes - The Verge

Tonight’s special guest is The Verge’s senior writer Elizabeth Lopatto, to discuss what else but: THE COLLAPSE OF SILICON VALLEY BANK. She’s a pragmatic, expert voice to walk all of us through a confusing and dramatic weekend, and she knows what we should be keeping an eye on next. Then, Brianna and Simone discuss the existence of the moon, and Scream 6! This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Micro.blog: A social network that embraces the web. Save 50% on a with code RELAY. Guest Starring: Elizabeth Lopatto Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Bank Shares Tumble in Wake of Failures - The New York Times The Demise of Silicon Valley Bank - by Marc Rubinstein How Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, who it affects, and what happens now - The Verge Samsung caught faking zoom photos of the Moon - The Verge Scream VI review: The meta horror franchise fights for its life - Polygon

Simone is back but still dying of Italian respiratory diseases. Still, we’re in for a high-energy show! Let’s talk about Google’s forays into AI — are they behind Microsoft, or will their years of research put them out ahead in the end? Then, a Spotify redesign threatens to make the app more visually similar to TikTok. Is Spotify doing something smart or overextending itself? Finally, Christina explains one of the biggest financial scams in recent memory. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Porkbun: Get $1 off your next domain name with the code ROCKET. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau How Google Became Cautious of AI and Gave Microsoft an Opening - WSJ Google’s one step closer to building its 1,000-language AI model - The Verge ChatGPT Success Drives Google to Put AI in All Its Products - Bloomberg Cory Doctorow (@[email protected]) on Twitter: "So there's a great Thai restaurant in my neighborhood called Kiin. Yesterday, I searched for their website to order some takeout. Here's the Google result. https://t.co/JFCyvXV9be" / Twitter I tried using AI. It scared me. - YouTube Spotify’s new design turns your music and podcasts into a TikTok feed - The Verge How the Biggest Fraud in German History Unravelled | The New Yorker Covert cameras and alleged hacking: how bust payments company Wirecard ‘hired spies and lawyers to silence critics’ | Financial sector | The Guardian Amazon.com: Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth eBook : McCrum, Dan: Kindle Store

Subtitle: This week on Rocket, Simone kissed too many Italians, so Brianna and Christina are running amok. They talk about the new ChatGPT API and the potential it could have on different startups and industries, the risky bets Binance made with its customer’s money (without telling them) and Elizabeth Holmes’ latest attempt to get out of jail, thus saving Christina $500. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses. Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau OpenAI announces an API for ChatGPT and its Whisper speech-to-text tech - The Verge Introducing ChatGPT and Whisper APIs Introduction - OpenAI API Binance’s Asset Shuffling Eerily Similar To Maneuvers By FTX Binance Can’t Keep Its Story Straight on Misplaced $1.8B USDC Tweet / Twitter Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend: Zuckoff, Mitchell: 9780812968361: Amazon.com: Books Elizabeth Holmes Gives Birth to 2nd Child, Asks to Remain Free Pending Appeal Court Filing

This week on Rocket, Simone is in Italy, so Brianna and Christina are ed by special guest Alex Cranz! They discuss some important technology cases in front of the Supreme Court, Meta’s new plan for verified Facebook and Instagram s, and finally wrap things up with some delicious dirt about the most successful show on TV that you don’t watch, but your parents definitely do, Yellowstone. Guest Starring: Alex Cranz Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau In lawsuit against tech companies, justices debate what it means to “aid and abet” terrorism - SCOTUSblog “Not, like, the nine greatest experts on the internet”: Justices seem leery of broad ruling on Section 230 - SCOTUSblog Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh: Supreme Court hears Section 230 arguments - The Verge Meta’s launching $12 per month paid verification on Instagram and Facebook - The Verge Testing Meta Verified to Help Creators Establish Their Presence | Meta for Creators Casualties of the Costner-Yellowstone Crossfire - Puck How ‘Yellowstone’ Became America’s Most Popular TV Show - The Atlantic Taylor Sheridan Talks Sicario: Day of the Soldado Movie and Yellowstone TV Series

This week on Rocket, the word of the day is ENGAGEMENT! Elon Musk has ordered Twitter engineers to boost engagement of his own Tweets. So that’s normal! Meanwhile, how are things going over on Mastodon? There’s some kerfuffle in the tech world over growth on the platform(s). Brianna and Christina discuss their own experience with the decentralized social network. Finally, Marcin Wichery s us to discuss his history of keyboards, Shift Happens! This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Micro.blog: A social network that embraces the web. Save 50% on a with code RELAY. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first The Mastodon Bump Is Now a Slump | WIRED Martin Holland (@fingolas) | Calckey Social Lazy Reporters Claiming Fediverse Is ‘Slumping,’ Despite Massive Increase In Usage | Techdirt Marcin Wichary (@mwichary) / Twitter Shift Happens Shift Happens: A book about keyboards by Marcin Wichary — Kickstarter

Microsoft and Google have got it and they’re flaunting it. It being AI-POWERED SEARCH. How’s is going, and what are the benefits and concerns? Then, a Right to Repair bill has ed in New York State — but by the time it was signed it had been somewhat defanged by corporate lobbyists. What does it mean for Right to Repair more broadly? For dessert we have Jason Torchinsky and Matt Hardigree of The Autopian calling in to tell us about the hot new independent automotive news site — and illegal engines. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Guest Starring: Jason Torchinsky and Matt Hardigree Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered Bing is open for everyone to try starting today - The Verge Google’s AI chatbot Bard makes factual error in first demo - The Verge Microsoft announces new Bing and Edge browser powered by upgraded ChatGPT AI - The Verge How Big Tech rewrote the nation’s first cell phone repair law | Grist John Deere commits to letting farmers repair their own tractors (kind of) - The Verge Metroid Prime remaster comes to Nintendo Switch - Polygon Ferrari Patent Shows They've Been Thinking About A Jet-Propelled Car, Just Like Isaac Newton - The Autopian

Tesla is coming under fire for misleading customers with its self-driving promises. Does the case hold any water, and what are the consequences if Tesla is found guilty? Plus, deepfake pornography could (and SHOULD!) be taken to the courtroom as well. Finally — what are Netflix's proposed sharing rules anyway? This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Tesla’s Self-Driving Technology Comes Under Justice Dept. Scrutiny - The New York Times Mercedes-Benz is the first to bring Level 3 automated driving to the US - The Verge AP deletes ‘the French' tweet and apologises after it is widely mocked - BBC News QTCinderella promises to sue creator of deepfake website - Dexerto Pokimane blasts s who “sexualize and profit” off streamers amid Deepfake drama - Dexerto Pokimane reveals plans to hold online trolls able for their actions - Dexerto Deepfake porn is ruining women’s lives. Now the law may finally ban it. | MIT Technology Review Netflix hasn’t confirmed its plans to stop sharing just yet - The Verge Netflix lists rules and exemptions to prevent sharing outside household | TechCrunch

Longtime Twitter s are cast into mourning as Twitter cuts off API access for third-party clients. Many of those apps are beloved by Twitter's power s and built the site that we know and love — love? Is that the right word? — today. Then, furor online over the reveal that CNET has long been using AI to write select financial articles, and that over half those articles had factual errors. How does something like this happen? Finally, two of Rocket's favorite scamsters are making big comebacks. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Micro.blog: A social network that embraces the web. Save 50% on a with code RELAY. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau The third-party apps Twitter just killed made the site what it is today - The Verge CNET found errors in more than half of its AI-written stories - The Verge Inside CNET’s AI-powered SEO money machine - The Verge Anna "Delvey" Sorokin to star in new reality show while on house arrest - CBS News Fyre Festival founder launches new venture  The Wild World of Mobile Game Ads

In an action-packed show, we're talking about the REVIVAL OF THE HOMEPOD. Yes folks, she's BACK and she's ready to woof. The Mac Mini is also here, and Christina has a very compelling case for its existence. Meanwhile, Logan Paul has apologized to a popular YouTuber for calling him a liar and a criminal! But it's not all good news for his CryptoZoo… schemes. For dessert, a Forbes 30 Under 30 alum takes on JP Morgan Chase. And not in a good way. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Apple announces a Mac Mini with the M2 and M2 Pro - The Verge Apple announces revamped full-size HomePod two years after discontinuing original - The Verge JP Morgan Says Startup Founder Used Millions Of Fake Customers To Dupe It Into An Acquisition

The FAA has had a massive outage, and there are rumors about a design change that would make MacBooks — and maybe iMacs? — incredibly exciting. Plus, what's up with Logan Paul's second alleged crypto pump-and-dump? SERIOUSLY? This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau What is NOTAM? Here’s Why the FAA Grounded Flights - The New York Times The F.A.A. Said It Traced the Problem to a Damaged Database File - The New York Times Apple might finally make a touchscreen Mac - The Verge Logan Paul's OTHER Crypto Scam (Dink Doink) - YouTube Dink Doink Crypto Scandal? 12 Things to Know About Logan Paul’s Controversial Ties to Meme Coin $DINK | Nasdaq The bizarre Arthur episode that spoofed South Park, Beavis & Butt-Head, and WWE - Polygon

We're all BACK on the hot mic and talking about our best and worst scams, products, and purchases of 2022. Who still has a Last subscription? Who believes in FTX? Who loves to throw money down the Apple well? You'll find it all out here, in the awards show that has, possibly, our MOST unanimous nominations EVER. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses. Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Apple AirPods Pro (second-gen) review: same look, better everything else - The Verge Apple Studio Display review: nothing to see here - The Verge How The Steam Deck Is Changing Console Gaming - YouTube Minder Laptop Tower Stand 2.0 | Brookstone Hackers stole encrypted Last vaults, and we’re just now hearing about it - The Verge Why Did FTX Collapse? Here’s What to Know. - The New York Times PowerWash Simulator review: the ultimate chill out game - Polygon

CLIP SHOW. Are there any two words that bring more joy to listener's hearts? That's right, this week, you'll be finding out how right (or wrong) we were about the Musk acquisition of Twitter by revisiting previous predictions. Plus, we revisit our exclusive interview with Bug from Spooky Games. Because Brianna will not rest until you buy Halloween too. Guest Starring: Frank Wu Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Spooky Pinball – The Best Pinball Company in Benton, WI

SBF is getting extradited, Elon Musk is acting up and we’re just about sick of it. Luckily Jake Adelstein is here to chat about Tokyo Vice, his life as a crime reporter, and his new podcast — about disappearances in Japan. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Sam Bankman-Fried will be extradited to the US tonight, Bahamas AG says | CNN Business Elon Musk isn’t serious about giving power to a new CEO - The Verge Elon Musk blocks Twitter Spaces after confrontation with banned journalist - The Verge Elon Musk Calls Twitter Crashing Plane in Discussion The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods on Apple Podcasts ‘The Evaporated’ Podcast Review: Japan’s Dark Side Yakuza 3 reviewed by Yakuza | Boing Boing Jake Adelstein/中本哲史 (@jakeadelstein) / Twitter

SBF has been indicted so we're ranking him on our tier list of people who should face repercussions for their actions (S-tier). Then, an EU act threatens to require Apple to allow sideloading apps on iOS. Who stands to benefit, and who stands to suffer? Finally, Brianna and Simone discuss their favorite games of the year. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: StoryWorth: A meaningful gift to treasure forever. Get $10 off your first purchase. Get started right away with no shipping required. MasterClass: This holiday, give one annual hip and get one free! Click this link now. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest in the Bahamas and FTX’s crypto collapse, explained - Vox Here is the criminal indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried - The New York Times Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Engaged in Fraud for Years, Prosecutors Say - The New York Times Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Under Scrutiny in FTX Collapse - The New York Times Sam Bankman Fried Was Arrested - YouTube Apple is reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone - The Verge Report: Apple plans to sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024 | Ars Technica The best video games of 2022 - Polygon

This week on Rocket, the BAD BOYS OF TECH are all over the news! Elon Musk? He's fighting Apple! Sam Bankman Fried? He's giving ill-advised interviews at Dealbook Summit! All these bad boys and more are the subject of this week's show, so tune in to get the lowdown on Bad Boys near you. (Nearness of Bad Boys is not a guarantee and the hosts of Rocket take no responsibility for your ability to access Bad Boys of Tech. Much like SBF, we don't know anything about commingling.) This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Elon Musk goes to war with Apple over App Store fees, moderation 'Apple is shameless in their bullying': Spotify CEO s Elon Musk in slamming App Store policies Elon Musk is dragging Apple into the culture wars - The Verge ‘Look, I Screwed Up’: Sam Bankman-Fried Is Challenged on the Collapse of FTX - The New York Times Full Transcript: NY Times' Interview With Sam Bankman-Fried ohyeahbriannawu - Twitch

We're revisiting FTX and what we've learned since last week's recording about the goings-on chez team FTX. Then, Bob Iger is back at Disney! The stock market is optimistic — can he make the magic happen again? Last but not least, let's dish about Mastodon. In the wake of Twitter's slow implosion, many people have moved over to the decentralized social network — and Christina has some opinions. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: StoryWorth: A meaningful gift to treasure forever. Get $10 off your first purchase. Get started right away with no shipping required. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau They Lived Together, Worked Together and Lost Billions Together: Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s Doomed FTX Empire - WSJ Tumblr Blog Linked to Ex-Alameda CEO Explored Race Science, ‘Imperial Chinese Harem’ Polyamory - Decrypt Bob Iger's Risky Second Act as Disney CEO - Variety What Fleeing Twitter s Will—and Won’t—Find on Mastodon | The New Yorker

FTX has collapsed so spectacularly over the last couple weeks. Let's start digging into the downfall of crypto's golden boy and a company that many thought was stable. Then, it's a dip into what the heck is going on at Twitter. It ain't good! Writer Alanis King s us to discuss her book written with Elizabeth Blackstock, Racing with Rich Energy. It tells the story of the rise and fall of one of F1's weirder sponsor scams, and it is Delicious. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Trade: The perfect gift for loved ones. Get $30 off a subscription. Guest Starring: Alanis King Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried are collapsing. How crypto’s biggest star imploded. - Vox The fall of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried - Vox Interview: Fallen crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried opens up about FTX, Alameda Research, and his regrets - Vox Mercedes F1 team suspends partnership with FTX | Reuters Exclusive: Behind FTX's fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto | Reuters Sam Bankman-Fried Tells FTX Investors Bankruptcy Likely Without More Capital - Bloomberg Untangling the knotty empire of Bankman-Fried and FTX | Financial Times The collapse of FTX has resulted in a proposed class action suit that includes Tom Brady and Steph Curry - SBNation.com The FTX Disaster is Deeper Than you Think - YouTube Elon Musk Gives Twitter Employees a Deadline to Stay or Leave - The New York Times Twitter's $8 ‘verification’ makes blue check marks mostly meaningless - The Washington Post Senator Edward Markey and Musk exchange barbs on impersonation scandal - The Washington Post Musk trolls senator demanding answers on Twitter fake- scandal | Ars Technica Racing with Rich Energy: The Book

This week on Rocket — TWIT TAKES OVER! Or, we take over TWiT! Leo Laporte was kind enough to have the whole Rocket gang on his show this week, where we talked at length about Elon Musk's ongoing chaos at Twitter, and Brianna ran a demented quiz for Leo and Christina. This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off. MasterClass: Get unlimited access to EVERY Class and get 15% off an annual hip. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau The Pies Have It

Elon Musk bought Twitter. Now what? Then, Henry Cavill is leaving The Witcher!! Nooo!! This episode of Rocket is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Links and Show Notes: Rocket with a Relay FM hip hip - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Animated GIF - Find & Share on GIPHY Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge Elon Musk’s Twitter Faces Exodus of rs and Executives - The New York Times Elon Musk is the CEO of Twitter - The Verge Liberals are trying to defend Twitter from Elon Musk like it’s Kyiv. Scoop: Musk team working to reboot Vine this year Henry Cavill leaving Netflix’s The Witcher for season 4 - Polygon Tech Podcasts From People You Trust | This Week in Tech | TWiT Tumblr Staff — Introducing: Community Labels As you know, art and... Matt on Tumblr on Tumblr