Geekshow Helpdesk: So much AI JUNK

• Custom Crispr is here: https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/us-baby-receives-first-ever-customized-crispr-treatment-for-genetic-disease

• ol wut, google?: https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-wants-250-per-month-in-return-for-its-new-ai-ultra-plan-180248513.html

• Chicago Sun-Times invented a bunch of fake books:

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/20/2019221/chicago-sun-times-prints-summer-reading-list-full-of-fake-books?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

• Google I/O Slop:

https://www.theverge.com/news/669408/google-io-2025-biggest-announcements-ai-gemini

• Data breaches are not a joke

https://decrypt.co/321076/coinbase-data-breach-will-lead-to-people-dying-techcrunch-founder-says

• 23andMe buyer announced… rip your genome privacy

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/19/2039213/regeneron-pharmaceuticals-to-buy-23andme-and-its-data-for-256-million

• Ok really though… maybe “World” (formerly worldcoin) is worth talking about?

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/04/sam_altman_startup_world/

• Elgato Stream Deck Everywhere

https://www.theverge.com/news/669323/elgato-stream-deck-modules-vsd-scissor-switches