Elon Musk says that Twitter will start sharing revenue from reply-thread ads with creators who are subscribed Twitter Blue Verified, The Verge reported. According to Musk, “legacy” verified marks will be going away in “a few months.” He says the program will start today, though there are currently few details about how it will work. According to The Verge, subscribing to Blue will cost you $8 per month if acquired directly via its site or $11 per month from Apple’s App Store or Google Play, but the cheapest version is an annual subscription directly from Twitter for $84. It is unclear how many ..read more

ISP Lied to FCC to Block Competitor Funding by putting in false data about where they currently offered service and at what speeds, which would have made it hard for a competitor to get expansion funds due to there not being a need to build out an area. Yet this lie is in areas with no ISP services existing at all. Not only are people suffering and unable to get high-speed internet, you now have ISPs lying about where they do have service, making it even harder for consumers to get high-speed service. It’s time to consider becoming a GNC Podcast Insider. Contribute $2, $5, $10, $15, $20, or $2 ..read more

Netflix has unveiled its plans to prevent password sharing between people in households outside of an account owner’s primary location, IGN reported. According to IGN, the FAQ pages for US and UK Netflix subscribers currently highlight the devices that may require verification if they are not associated with the Netflix household or if they attempt to access an account outside the subscriber’s primary location for an extended period of time. Subscribers who want to share their Netflix account with someone who doesn’t live with them can add an extra member to their account, IGN noted. Members c ..read more

A study says employees who do not have to commute devote more time to their jobs than those with higher productivity. It’s a fascinating study and one that makes me wonder if it’s truly true as there are so many variables out there that could affect this. It’s time to consider becoming a GNC Podcast Insider. Contribute $2, $5, $10, $15, $20, or $25 a month, or make a one-time donation. You can also boost the show V4V and have your boost read live; the easiest way to support the podcast is through a new podcasting 2.0 app at NewPodcastApps.com. You can also contribute by Bitcoin/Satoshis w ..read more

An AI Bot has passed a business school exam where the professor said he would have given the bot a B or B- on the full exam but that some of the answers were A+ worthy. We are headed towards exciting times which could forever change humanity. The number of AI-type pitches I am getting is at least 1-2 a week. It’s time to consider becoming a GNC Podcast Insider. Contribute $2, $5, $10, $15, $20, or $25 a month, or make a one-time donation. You can also boost the show V4V and have your boost read live; the easiest way to support the podcast is through a new podcasting 2.0 app at NewPodcastApps.c ..read more

With only a few weeks to OnePlus‘ Cloud 11 event on 7th February, the company has announced that the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 will support Google’s Spatial Audio. The Buds Pro 2 will be one of the first true wireless earbuds to support the 3D audio standard which positions sound sources in a fixed multi-dimensional space. OnePlus has worked with Google to implement and enhance spatial audio in the Buds Pro 2, taking the feature first introduced in Android 13. Where this differs from previous 3D audio systems is that the sound source can be fixed in space and will stay fixed, even when moving your he ..read more

The contest concludes. I reveal in the show which of the two posts referenced in the last episode was created by the AI bot. The results are going to surprise you. The two referenced AI services in the show were Jasper.AI and Contents.com, of which I reveal that Contents.com is currently the superior product of the two I have tested. If any other company would like to participate in a future AI contest, feel free to let me know. It’s time to consider becoming a GNC Podcast Insider. Contribute $2, $5, $10, $15, $20, or $25 a month, or make a one-time donation. You can also boost the s ..read more

I have posted two articles on Geek News Central. One is a CES 2023 Wrapup, and the other is an announcement for Quicklinks, a new product released by my company today. One of the articles was written by an AI and edited by me for about 15 minutes, and the other was written by me. Can you tell which one is which? Send an email to geeknews@gmail.com with your guess, and I will award a prize randomly to the group that gets it correct. It’s time to consider becoming a GNC Podcast Insider. Contribute $2, $5, $10, $15, $20, or $25 a month, or make a one-time donation. You can also boost the show V4V ..read more

As we wrapped up CES 2023 a week ago, it’s clear that the tech industry is as innovative and exciting as ever. From gadgets to trends, here’s what caught our attention this year. The biggest trends from CES 2023 The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 rolled out a bunch of exciting new tech this year, but a few standout trends grabbed everyone’s attention. We saw a giant leap forward in artificial intelligence (AI), a technology that is quickly being implemented in various industries. Some of the more popular AI products at the show included a self-driving car, a cutting-edge home assi ..read more

Are you looking for a new way to simplify your podcasting experience? Blubrry Podcasting has recently announced the launch of its exciting new feature, Quicklinks, that promises to allow podcasters to share a simple link to connect to them, their content, and social media. Read on to learn more about this groundbreaking announcement and how it could benefit you. See an example of Blubrry’s Quicklink page at Podcast.show/podcast 1. Overview of Blubrry Podcasting and Quicklinks Blubrry Podcasting is a full-service podcast hosting platform that provides services such as media hosting, RSS creatio ..read more