2025.07.21: Let’s See Some ID

Burnie and Ashley discuss the MS Movies & TV closure, splitting your library, verifying your age for Reddit “mature” content, getting in the van for candy, the Fifth Element, Texas mosquitos, and whether size matters in carrots.
  
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The AI Game

• Elon Musk’s xAI is willing to pay up to $440k if you’re an engineer who can make anime girl avatars
• Drama at Apple as AI failures cause heads to roll – Computerworld
• Meta poaches Apple AI engineer Ruoming Pang: Meta’s shocking $200 million offer to this Apple AI engineer is blowing minds — meet Ruoming Pang – The Economic Times
• Bumble’s Whitney Wolfe Herd says AI could date ‘hundreds’ of people for you | Fortune

Putting in Notice

• Oidashibeya – Japanese Purgatory – Japan Intercultural Consulting
• ‘The Recruit’ Season 2 Recap (Episodes 1-6): Where Is Nichka Now?
• JPMorgan imposed a new notice period on its algo traders

Splitting Libraries

• Microsoft is killing its Movies & TV store on Windows and Xbox | Windows Central

Showing ID

• Reddit’s UK users must now prove they’re 18 to view adult content – Ars Technica
• Voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election – BBC News

Regional Bricking

• Nintendo can brick your Switch 2 in the U.S. for piracy, but not in Europe Nintendo can disable your Switch 2 for piracy in the U.S., but not in Europe, as confirmed by its EULA – Meristation