Fri. 05/14 - Using Nostalgia to Combat Boring Small Talk

What a new lawsuit against TikTok says about the rights of actors who lend their likeness to AI and similar projects. How nostalgia could help you make connections when you return to the office. And what is even the point of wasps?

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Links:

• Actor says TikTok used her voice without permission for viral text-to-speech feature (The Verge)
• Actor sues TikTok for using her voice in viral tool (BBC)
• Voice Actor Sues TikTok, Saying They Took Voice for Text-To-Speech (Insider) 
• Tue. 05/11 - The Real Voice Behind Alexa | Kottke Ride Home (Kottke Ride Home)
• How nostalgia makes you work better (BBC)
• Nervous about going back into the office? Here's how to break the ice (CNN)
• Stinging wasps are precious, not pointless, say scientists (The Guardian)
• Space race 2: Russian actor bound for ISS in same month as Tom Cruise (The Guardian)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter