Grumpy Old Geeks

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674: Welcome to DOGE! The Department of Grumpy Entertainment

In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, we break down the latest chaos in tech, pop culture, and humanity’s never-ending quest to out-stupid itself. Hackers are raiding Ticketmaster accounts (again), and Chegg is circling the drain after ChatGPT obliterated its business model. Meanwhile, Amazon is hawking boner pills that tanked Hims’ stock, 23andMe is laying off nearly half its staff, and Bluesky is quietly stealing users who’ve had it with Elon’s dumpster fire over at X.Driverless Waymo cars take over LA, nuclear safety gets outsourced to AI, and Apple wants to track your luggage with AirTags (but only on planes they like). Oh, and let’s not forget Mark Zuckerberg’s bizarre karaoke moment with Get Low.On the pop culture front, The Penguin finale cements it as TV’s best comic book adaptation, Moana smashes Disney streaming records, and The Beatles are back—kind of—thanks to AI. Plus, Mattel accidentally linked kids’ toys to a porn site, and some genius in a bear costume is faking car accidents for insurance money. It’s all as dumb, messy, and oddly entertaining as you’d expect. Tune in for the snark, stay for the schadenfreude!Sponsors:HelloFresh - Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/freegog1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/674FOLLOW UPHackers Keep Stealing Tickets From People’s Ticketmaster AccountsTrump Media Execs Dumped Millions in Stock After the ElectionStudy Finds Eggs Might Protect Brain Health And Lower CholesterolIN THE NEWSFTX bankruptcy estate sues Anthony Scaramucci, FWD.us, othersChegg Is On Its Last Legs After ChatGPT Sent Its Stock Down 99%AI travel influencers are here. Human travelers hate it.Bluesky reaches 15 million users; people look for alternatives to XJason on BlueskyBrian on BlueskyGrayskyBluesky scoops up the developer of popular third-party app, Graysky23andMe is laying off 40 percent of its staffAmazon Gets Into the Boner Pill Business, Hims Stock Goes LimpWaymo's driverless cars in LA County are now available to everyoneTelecom Builds AI ‘Grandmother’ Bot to Talk to Phone Scammers and Waste Their TimeAnthropic, feds test whether AI will share sensitive nuclear infoNew artificial intelligence search solution deployed at Diablo Canyon Power PlantThe Manhattan Project (1986)AI Expert Warns Crash Is Imminent As AI Improvements Hit Brick Wall'Hawk Tuah' girl launches Pookie Tool, an AI-powered dating advice app, and it's fine?The Onion Purchases Alex Jones’ InfoWars in Bankruptcy AuctionMEDIA CANDYCountdown: Paul vs. TysonPaul vs. TysonSuper League: The War for FootballShrinkingNobody Wants ThisSilo Season TwoMoana is Disney’s Biggest Movie on Streaming EverThe Penguin Finale Cemented It as One of the Best Comic Book Shows EverThe Beatles are nominated for two Grammys thanks to AIGates McFadden InvestiGates: Who do you think you are?ERIC SAYSThe story of Love And Rockets, the former Bauhaus members who helped sell goth to AmericaMark Zuckerberg Just Released a Cover of Lil Jon's "Get Low" and Yes, He Says the Line About BallsSpotify’s Plans For AI Generated Music, Podcasts, and Recommendations, According To Its Co-President, CTO, and CPO Gustav SöderströmAPPS & DOODADSGood News: Instagram Chief Says App Won’t Refresh Right When You Open It AnymoreMeta Will Get Its Unwanted Day in Antitrust CourtApple Has Begun Selling iPhone 16 Replacement PartsApple teams up with airlines for new ‘Share Item Location’ AirTags feature in iOS 18.2"Wicked" toys from Mattel featuring link to porn site pulled from shelves, now available on eBaySound Studio 4RedactTangle NewsAT THE LIBRARYThis photography book shows people just standing in front of Danzig's houseBeacon 23: The Complete Novel by Hugh HoweyTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingAndor Will Gloriously Rebel Once More in April 2025Andor Season 2 Will Pit Your Favorite Miserable Imperials Against Each OtherHow to migrate from X to Bluesky without losing your followersPerson dressed in bear costume to fake attacks on cars for insurance payout, California officials say.CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSTony Todd, ‘Candyman’ and ‘Final Destination’ Actor, Dead at 69Tony Todd Made One of Deep Space Nine‘s Greatest Episodes ShineHappy Birthday Gigi Edgley!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11-16
01:27:36

673: Copyright Win for OpenAI, Internet Shock for North Koreans, and much more...

Just Some of the Topics Covered in this Episode:Copyright Lawsuit Dismissal: A federal judge dismissed a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, filed by news outlets claiming misuse of their content in AI model training.Truth Social’s Stock Drop: Despite a political victory for Donald Trump, shares in his media platform, Truth Social, have plummeted by 22%, leaving investors wary of its future value. Layoffs Roundup:Mozilla Foundation reduces its workforce by 30%, affecting advocacy and global programs.iRobot (makers of Roomba) lays off 105 employees following Amazon’s abandoned acquisition attempt.Nissan announces 9,000 job cuts and a CEO pay reduction by 50%.Tech Housing Crisis in San Francisco: High demand for $700 monthly pod-style beds emphasizes the city’s ongoing housing struggles.NYT Strikes and AI Replacement Controversy: The CEO of Perplexity offered to replace striking New York Times staff with AI, sparking debate over ethical implications.Disney’s New Tech Office: Disney establishes an Office of Technology Enablement focused on AI, AR, and VR, led by former NFL tech executive Jamie Voris.Meta’s Halted Nuclear-Powered Data Center: Meta’s plans for a nuclear-powered data center face delays due to environmental concerns, including a rare bee species found at the site.AI’s Real-World Impact: Thousands in Dublin fell for an AI-generated fake Halloween parade announcement, demonstrating AI’s unintended consequences in misinformation.Canadian TikTok Ban: Canada mandates TikTok to shut down operations, impacting the social media giant’s presence in the country.Australia’s Proposed Social Media Ban for Minors: Legislation aims to limit under-16 access to social media, pushing for stricter age verification.Tesla Summon Feature Update Malfunction: A Tesla owner’s vehicle becomes immobile due to recent software changes, highlighting software update issues in electric cars.Sponsors:Mint Mobile - Get a new 3-month premium wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at MintMobile.com/Grumpy. DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/673FOLLOW UPOpenAI defeats news outlets' copyright lawsuit over AI training, for nowTruth Social Stock Is Crashing Even Though Trump WonIN THE NEWSMozilla Foundation cuts 30 percent of its staffiRobot lays off another 105 employeesNissan is laying off 9,000 workers and giving its CEO a pay cutSan Francisco Startup Sees Big Demand for Sleeping Pods That Cost $700 a MonthPerplexity CEO offers to replace striking NYT staff with AIStriking ‘NYT’ workers are asking you to skip Wordle—but they made other games for you to playDisney forms dedicated AI and XR group to coordinate company-wide use and adoptionEndangered bees stop Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data centerAI Slop Website Sent Thousands of People to a Halloween Parade That Didn’t ExistNew report details ‘vast spying’ by China-linked telecom hackersCanada orders TikTok to shut down its business operations in the country due to 'national security risks'Australia proposes 'world-leading' ban on social media for children under 16Tesla updated its summon feature. Now this owner can’t get to his car.Google has no duty to refund gift card scam victims, judge findsNvidia ousts Intel from Dow Jones Index after 25-year runNorth Korean Soldiers Deployed to Ukraine Reportedly "Gorging" on Uncensored Internet's PornMEDIA CANDYAI Replaced All the Staff at a Radio Station in PolandYou can now post tracks to TikTok from Spotify and Apple MusicSquid Game: Season 2 | Official Teaser | NetflixThe Apprentice - An American Horror StoryThe Diplomat Season 2THE CURE :: SONGS OF A LOST WORLD :: FULL LIVE STREAMAPPS & DOODADSAmazon Kindle Colorsoft e-reader shipping is cancelledX now lets blocked users see your postsAI Has Come for Sweet, Innocent NotepadNew Apple repair program will fix iPhone 14 Plus' rear camera issue for freeiPod fans evade Apple’s DRM to preserve 54 lost clickwheel-era gamesApple Acquires Photo Editing Software Company PixelmatorAmazon reportedly bumped back its AI-powered Alexa to next yearWant to make a website look like Windows 98? You'll be needing 98.cssTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingGuy calls the ISS with an Amateur RadioA New Star Wars Trilogy Is Coming, and It Could Be Episodes 10, 11, and 12Police Freak Out at iPhones Mysteriously Rebooting Themselves, Locking Cops OutCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSGreg Hildebrandt, iconic Star Wars and Lord of the Rings artist, has died at 85Quincy Jones, music legend who shaped Michael Jackson's career, dies at 91Voice of AOL’s Iconic ‘You’ve Got Mail’ Alert Dies at 74See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11-09
01:17:10

672: Elon or Not?

Cash App class action; Tesla camera-based FSD questioned; Trump Media stock swings; standing desks are the new eggs; Dropbox layoffs; OpenAI Whisper invents parts of transcriptions, frequently; ChatGPT search; post scarcity AI BS; AI coding ouroboros of confusion; Musk crypto scams; Underworld; The Cure; A Man on the Inside; the Diplomat; Instagram throttles video quality; META to fill feeds with more AI; SetApp; Echoes of Extinction; Polostan; the Cube Rule of food identification; Disney hack; this is Halloween.Sponsors:HelloFresh - Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/freegog1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/672FOLLOW UPCash App users can claim thousands of dollars in a data breach settlementElon Musk May Have Made a Huge Mistake on Full Self-Driving That It's Too Late to CorrectIN THE NEWSTrump's social media company is now worth more than Musk's X after recent surge in stock priceTrump loses $1.3 billion in net worth after the worst-ever day for his social media stockStanding Desks Aren’t Just Useless—They Might Also Be Bad for Your HealthFacebook Is Auto-Generating Militia Group Pages as Extremists Continue to Organize in Plain SightDropbox is laying off 20 percent of its workforceOpenAI's Whisper invents parts of transcriptions — a lotIntroducing ChatGPT searchOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says lack of compute capacity is delaying the company's productsGoogle CEO says a quarter of the company’s new code is already AI generatedOpen-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definitionElon Musk Fans Are Losing So Much Money to Crypto ScamsMEDIA CANDYUnderworld - Strawberry HotelThe Cure - Songs of a Lost WorldA Man on the InsideAPPS & DOODADSMosseri confirms Instagram reduces video quality for posts that aren’t raking in viewsMark Zuckerberg Pledges to Fill Facebook With Even More AI SlopFeds Recall Humane AI Pin Charger Due to Fire RiskFrom Goodreads' founder, Smashing debuts its AI-powered app for online readersSmashingSign up for SetApp today!Mac Geek Gab PodcastObsidianUlyssesCraftApple NotesAT THE LIBRARYDestiny: Echoes of Extinction: Book 4 by D. Ward CornellNexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah HarariTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingSkeleton Crew | Official Trailer | Disney+The Cube Rule of Food IdentificationA fired Disney employee allegedly altered menus to change allergy markersCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSJeri Taylor, Co-Creator of Star Trek: Voyager, Dies at 86Teri Garr, Star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ Dies at 79See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11-02
01:14:47

671: Lorum Ipsum Is My Sister

San Fran embracing self-driving cars; not-Bitcoin creator in hiding; i h8 ai; anti-AI artist open letter; X updates their policies; more people leave OpenAI; SynthID; 23andMe and your genetic data; no more fake online reviews; private equity acquires Squarespace; right to repair; Tesla Blade Runner AI ripoff; Star Trek frogs; the Riker Maneuver; de-extinction; a whole slew of great new shows dropping - Star Trek, Dune, Silo & more; Good Omens season 3 now just a movie; Cruel World and nostalgia fatigue; are we not retired? we are Devo; Fresco, free; Penguin adds a robots.txt file to their books.Sponsors:HelloFresh - Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/freegogPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordDeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Show notes at https://gog.show/671FOLLOW UPHow San Francisco Learned to Love Self-Driving CarsPeter Todd Is in Hiding After a Documentary Named Him as Bitcoin’s CreatorIN THE NEWSi h8 aiMore than 10,500 artists sign open letter protesting unlicensed AI trainingX updates its privacy policy to allow third parties to train AI models with its dataFormer OpenAI Researcher Says the Company Broke Copyright LawOpenAI and Microsoft are funding $10 million in grants for AI-powered journalismByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI modelsLongtime policy researcher Miles Brundage leaves OpenAIGoogle offers its AI watermarking tech as free open source toolkit23andMe faces an uncertain future — so does your genetic dataA federal ban on fake online reviews is now in effectPrivate Equity Firm Permira Acquires Squarespace for $7.2 BillionThe Feds Are Coming for John Deere Over the Right to RepairMeta bans private jet tracking accounts on Instagram and ThreadsElon Musk, Tesla and WBD sued over alleged 'Blade Runner 2049' AI ripoff for Cybercab promotionSeven newly named frog species make whistles that sound like Star TrekRiker sits downDe-extinction company provides a progress report on thylacine effortsMEDIA CANDYShrinking S2 - Out nowThe Diplomat S2 - Oct 31Star Trek: Lower Decks S5 - Oct 24Silo S2 - Nov 15Dune: Prophecy - Nov 17Star Trek: Section 31 - Jan 25, 2025Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3 - 2025‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Gets Early Season 2 Renewal, Adds Tatiana Maslany As Recurring‘Black Mirror’: ‘Outer Banks’ & ‘She Hulk’ Actor Nicholas Cirillo Joins Cast Of Season 7‘Good Omens’ To End With One 90-Minute Episode As Neil Gaiman Exits Following Sexual Assault AllegationsMidnight MassBuffy the Vampire Slayer Is Finally Streaming for Free in Time for HalloweenThe Lincoln Lawyer Season 3Lioness | Season 2 Sneak Peek | Paramount+ - Oct 27thCruel World FestDevo Has the Uncontrollable Urge to RetireAPPS & DOODADSAdobe made its painting app completely free to take on ProcreateMidjourney launches AI image editor: how to use itStartup School: Gen AIAI in Marketing: Fast-track your skillsPerplexity AI app for macOS now available on the Mac App StoreBluesky Teases Creator Payments While New Sign-Ups Explode After Elon Musk’s Destruction of TwitterNew AirPods Pro 2 firmware now available for iOS 18.1’s hearing health featuresApple’s macOS Sequoia lets you snap windows into position — here’s howWeb Design MuseumDiff Text - Compare Text OnlineSetAppJOIN TIMBALAND AND DISCOVER HOW SUNO CAN ELEVATE YOUR SOUNDSan Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disksAT THE LIBRARYPenguin Adds a Do-Not-Scrape-for-AI Page to Its BooksBookcase by AstropadCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSPhilip G. Zimbardo, the Stanford psychologist behind the controversial 'Stanford Prison Experiment' dies at 91Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78Dodgers icon Fernando Valenzuela is gone. But 'Fernandomania' will live forever.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10-26
01:11:29

670: Just Buy the Thing!

More Wordpress & WPEngine shots fired; hate mail; European road organizations reject the Cybertruck; EU fines against X; civil rights commission pans FART (facial recognition technology); FCC looking into broadband caps; NYT tells Perplexity to stop using its content; AI writing police reports; Instagram becoming Myspace; TikTok knows damn well how bad their product is; Google, Amazon go nuclear for their AI; the Diplomat; Lincoln Lawyer; Shrinking; Silo; Apple digital car keys; new Amazon kindles; robot vacuum hacked; Ham license update; fridges; old songs on road trips.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/670FOLLOW UPThe GOG Store is OPEN!Response to DHH - OriginalResponse to DHH - EditedWordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine pluginSecure Custom FieldsInternal blog post reveals Automattic's plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using 'nice and not nice lawyers'Employees Describe an Environment of Paranoia and Fear Inside Automattic Over WordPress ChaosIN THE NEWSEuropean Road Safety Orgs Are Terrified of the CybertruckThe EU’s Fines Against Elon Musk May Be Much Larger Than AnticipatedCivil Rights Commission Pans Face Recognition TechnologyFCC launches a formal inquiry into why broadband data caps are terribleThe New York Times tells Perplexity to stop using its contentFrom Elon Musk to cop car chases, how a software engineer launched a police AI startupProsecutors in Washington State Warn Police: Don’t Use Gen AI to Write ReportsInstagram is introducing profile cards to help users find new friendsTikTok is reportedly aware of its bad effects on teen usersGoogle strikes a deal with a nuclear startup to power its AI data centersAmazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactorsNASA's Europa Clipper mission is on its way to JupiterMEDIA CANDYThe Diplomat, Season 1The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3Apple TV+ announces sixth season for “Slow Horses,” starring Gary OldmanShrinking on Apple TV+ gets early season 3 pickupSilo — Season 2 Official Trailer | Apple TV+APPS & DOODADSApple may be adding digital car key support for specific Volvo, Polestar and Audi vehiclesGoogle is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web StoreAdobe starts rolling out generative AI video tools in betaAdobe shows off 3D rotation tool for flat drawingsAmazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279Robot vacuums spew racial slurs at owners in wake of hackWalk the Distance app deleted...THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingWP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resourcesHamStudyShe'll Be Coming Around The MountainRoll Out The BarrelOh! SusannaI’ve Been Working On The RailroadThis Land is Your LandOh My Darling ClementineClementine (Live) - Tom LehrerThis Land Is Your Land (Live) - The Clancy BrothersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10-19
01:14:45

669: HamFest

The beginning of the end for Wordpress; open source, or not; police Cybertrucks; Apple Intelligence rolling out; dystopian AI text summaries; X sends money to the wrong bank, argues that Twitter ceased to exist; Internet Archive attacked; Instagram, Threads moderation out of control; the Penguin; Beetlejuice; Salem's Lot; Joker; Kaos cancelled; Bitcoin doc; Green Day demastered; Roblox; Megalopolis; Tesla's Cybercab; is Elon a modern PT Barnum, or worse; ham radios, HamFests, TRS-80, cameras, Disneyland and chasing the nostalgia dragon.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/669FOLLOW UPJason’s Threads PostMatt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’Why WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg has gone 'nuclear' against tech investing giant Silver LakeWPEngine, Matt, Automattic & Wordpress.org megathreadWordpress.org/Matt vs WPEngine megathread, Part 2Automattic is doing open source dirtyThe Pettiest Drama in the Tech World Is Taking Place at … WordPress?DirectusCalifornia Cops Show Off Absurd New Cybertruck With Music From Terminator MoviesTeslas "nearly unusable" for police workIN THE NEWSThe first Apple Intelligence features are expected to arrive on October 28Man learns he’s being dumped via “dystopian” AI summary of textsX reportedly paid its Brazil fines to the wrong bank, causing further delay in reinstatement caseX lost a court battle after trying to claim ‘Twitter ceased to exist’The Internet Archive taken down by DDoS attacksInstagram and Threads moderation is out of control - The VergeChina Joins SpaceX in Ruining Astronomy for EverybodyMEDIA CANDYThe PenguinBeetlejuice BeetlejuiceSalem’s LotSalem’s Lot 1979Joker: Folie à Deux Bombed—What Went Wrong?Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan in Talks for Guy Ritchie’s ‘Ray Donovan’ Offshoot ‘The Donovans’'Kaos' Canceled: Jeff Goldblum Netflix Comedy Series Won't Get Second SeasonReacher Gets Early Season 4 Renewal At Prime VideoControversial HBO Documentary Concludes Peter Todd Invented BitcoinGreen Day's Dookie has been demastered into Game Boy carts, a toothbrush and other weird formatsAmazon Seeks to Dismiss Prime Video Ad Tier LawsuitAPPS & DOODADSRoblox Is Playing Dumb About the Bots and Predators on Its Platform, Hindenburg Research SaysMeta is working to fix Threads' engagement bait problemAT THE LIBRARYConstituent Service - A Third District Story by John Scalzi and narrated by Amber BensonEarn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers by Steve PrattPolostan: A thrilling historical epic from #1 New Yortk Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson, perfect for fans of historical fiction and espionage thrillers. (Bomb Light) Kindle Edition by Neal StephensonMists of Time: Echoes of Extinction: Book 3 by D. Ward CornellTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingEnable iPhone orientation lock for specific appsA Look Inside Apple's $130 USB-C CableMegalopolisTesla's Cybercab Is HereI am seriously considering getting my ham radio license. I want this, but I do not need this - stuff vs. experiencesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10-12
01:15:02

668: Weaponized Puffery

OpenAI training data, dynamic pricing & digital IDs; Elon's good week; dockworkers strike over robots averted, for now; more AI models; some AI training techniques make AI better at deceiving humans; weaponizing DMCA takedowns; Cruise fined for omitting details; Cybertruck gets FSD; EV Jeeps catching fire; Neumann back doing workspaces; COVID-19 affected the moon; the Diplomat; Wolfs; The Traitors Canada; The Rings of Power; more Prime Video ads; Juicebox quits the US; facial recognition & smart glasses; iPhone 16; cable testing; AI in education.Sponsors:1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordDeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Show notes at https://gog.show/668FOLLOW UPGOG Swag StoreOpenAI Training Data to Be Inspected in Authors’ Copyright CasesOasis opts out of Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing, calling it 'an unacceptable experience for fans'Don’t ever hand your phone to the copsElon Musk claims victory after judge blocks Calif. deepfake lawElon Musk celebrates winning lawsuit over Tesla self-driving claims with embarrassing defenseIN THE NEWSU.S. Dockworkers Go on Strike Over Robots and WagesCalifornia Governor Vetoes AI Bill Aimed at Preventing Catastrophic HarmsOpenAI raises $6.6B and is now valued at $157BApple backs out of backing OpenAI, report claimsOpenAI Stamps Feet, Says Investors Aren't Allowed to Back Its RivalsMIT spinoff Liquid debuts non-transformer AI models and they’re already state-of-the-artHuman Feedback Makes AI Better at Deceiving Humans, Study ShowsFamous AI Artist Says He’s Losing Millions of Dollars From People Stealing His WorkGoogle Wins Lawsuit Against Scammers Who ‘Weaponized’ DMCA TakedownsGM’s Cruise fined $1.5 million for omitting details about its gruesome 2023 crashCybertruck Finally Gets Full Self-Driving (Supervised)A Stalled Waymo Blocked Kamala Harris’s Motorcade in San FranciscoJeep recalls 194,000 plug-in hybrids due to fire risksAdam Neumann’s Latest Project Is a WeWork CompetitorCOVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Moon, Scientists ClaimMEDIA CANDYCalifornia’s new law forces digital stores to admit you’re just licensing content, not buying itThe DiplomatWolfsThe Traitors Canada Season 2The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2Amazon will “ramp up” Prime Video ads in 2025Apple’s acclaimed drama “Sugar” lands season two renewalShrinking Season 2APPS & DOODADSGoogle introduces new way to search by filming videoThe company that owns Juicebox is quitting the US market and removing all its apps and software updates.Covid Testing Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to Giving Fake Test ResultsMeta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyzeSomeone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox StrangersWalk the DistanceAT THE LIBRARYConstituent Service - A Third District Story by John Scalzi and narrated by Amber BensonEarn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers by Steve PrattPolostan: A thrilling historical epic from #1 New Yortk Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson, perfect for fans of historical fiction and espionage thrillers. (Bomb Light) Kindle Edition by Neal StephensonTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingC2C caberQU - USB C cable testerBLE caberQU: a digital USB-C to USB-C cable testerEthical use of AI in higher educationEthical AI for Teaching and LearningENAI Recommendations on the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in Education - International Journal for Educational IntegrityCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSTributes paid to 'true legend' Dame Maggie Smith‘Beverly Hills Cop’ actor John Ashton dead at 76 after battle with cancer‘American Pickers’ star Frank Fritz dead at 60See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10-05
01:20:50

667: Nuclear Recall

Sam Altman stands alone at OpenAI; Gen Z employees not impressing bosses; X complies with Brazil's Supreme Court, but kill blocking; former FTX Exec given light sentence; Microsoft to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI; banning Chinese smart cars; Click to cancel bill passed into law in California; The Cure, Underworld new albums; Bad Monkey; Culinary Class Wars; BBC sound effect library; Duolingo piano; Wordpress vs WP Engine; Jony Ive working on a new AI device startup; AI playlists; Archive.today; more books released as Audible first exclusives; grumpy old Greeks.Sponsors:Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordDeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Show notes at https://gog.show/667FOLLOW UPThe Intelligence Age by Sam AltmanOpenAI CTO Mira Murati says she’s leaving the companyOpenAI's chief research officer has left following CTO Mira Murati's exitHow it started vs. How it's goingIf AI is helping people code better, why aren't products getting better?London Newspaper Plans to Revive Dead Art Critic With AI, Lays Off Real WritersMan Behind Biden Deepfake Robocalls Hit With $6 Million FineChatGPT’s New Voice Assistant Is Here to Creep You OutHere’s why companies are rapidly firing Gen Z employeesIN THE NEWSX is reportedly now complying with orders from Brazil’s Supreme CourtX is nerfing the block button: Blocked users will be able to see your postsFormer FTX Exec Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years and Must Forfeit $11 BillionDoNotPay has to pay $193K for falsely touting untested AI lawyer, FTC saysMicrosoft deal would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AIQualcomm is reportedly eyeing a takeover of IntelFirst TikTok, now smart cars: How Biden’s new proposed ban will affect U.S. automakersCloudflare’s new marketplace will let websites charge AI bots for scrapingCalifornia's 'click to cancel' subscription bill is signed into lawDramatic Drone Video Shows Chinese Rocket Crash-Landing in Failed TestMEDIA CANDYThe Cure Announce the Release of “Alone,” Their First New Single in 16 YearsUnderworld - Black PoppiesBad MonkeyCulinary Class WarsThe BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access.The Last of Us Season 2 | The Last of Us Day Official Teaser | MaxAPPS & DOODADSDuolingo, best known as a language learning app, now makes a pianoMatt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a 'cancer to WordPress' and urges community to switch providersMullenweg: WP Engine Filed Legal Action Against WordPressOpen Source, Trademarks, and WP EngineCharitable ContributionsWP Engine is banned from WordPress.orgAnnouncing PanelsTech YouTuber MKBHD's Panels app is a bit underwhelmingSkewered by so many peopleThe Obligatory Mea Culpa Postlinks to all wallpapers (hd/sd) are preloaded right after the app is launched, all you need are basic mitm skills to get them for free. the file with links isn’t authenticated or protected at allYup, Jony Ive is working on an AI device startup with OpenAISpotify’s AI Playlists are rolling out for Premium users in the USArchive.todayAT THE LIBRARYThe Original by Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette KowalNot Till We Are Lost Bobiverse Book 5 by Dennis E. TaylorEchoes of Extinction by D. Ward CornellReverberations: Echoes of Extinction: Book 2 by D. Ward CornellSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

09-28
01:04:18

666: The Episode of the Beast

Fun 666 Facts; Notebook AI follow up; Moviepass fraud; 23andMe settlement, disappearing board; Elon's deleted tweet; AI laws in California; Trump cryptocurrency; Amazon returns to work 5 days a week; new Moderna cancer vaccine; Rebel Ridge; The Grand Tour's last ride; Jane's Addiction & the Cure; social media posting apps; iOS 18; Apple frustrations; Snap's Spectacles; Echoes of Extinction; In My Time of Dying; OnlyBots; iPhone deliveries; more Overcast; pagers & walkie-talkie speculations; licensing your voice for AI; Cards Against Humanity sues Elon.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription, you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/666FOLLOW UPFormer MoviePass CEO reportedly pleads guilty to securities fraudIN THE NEWS23andMe will pay $30 million to settle 2023 data breach lawsuit23andMe independent directors quit board over unsatisfactory buyout plan from CEOElon Musk Deletes Tweet That Asked Why No One Is Trying to Assassinate Biden and HarrisGov. Newsom Signs Union-Championed A.I. Bills at SAG-AFTRA PlazaHere is what's illegal under California's 8 (and counting) new AI lawsCreator of fake Kamala Harris video Musk boosted sues Calif. over deepfake lawsTrump jumps into cryptocurrency, appears to know nothing about itHere’s how Google will start helping you figure out which images are AI generatedAmazon is making its employees come back to the office five days a weekModerna’s ‘Off-the-Shelf’ Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Human Trial DataMEDIA CANDYRebel RidgeHelp I’m genuinely invested in the Gordon Ramsey AI cooking seriesThe Grand Tour: One for the Road‘Time Bandits’ Canceled By Apple TV+ After 1 SeasonAPPS & DOODADSiOS 18: Here’s the list of iPhone models compatible with the updateiOS and iPadOS 18: The MacStories Review By Federico ViticciiOS 18.1 public beta 1 now available with Apple Intelligence featuresInstagram tightens restrictions on teen use, putting parents in controlSnap’s new Spectacles inch closer to compelling ARFantasy Hike - Completed!Californians can now add their driver’s licenses to Apple WalletAT THE LIBRARYEchoes of Extinction by D. Ward CornellIn My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife by Sebastian JungerNot Till We Are Lost Bobiverse Book 5 by Dennis E. TaylorThe Subprime AI Crisis by Edward ZitronIs anyone out there?OnlyBotsTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingGeneration Z right nowPagers Explode in Lebanon, Injuring Hundreds of Members of HezbollahWalkie-Talkies Explode in Lebanon as Part of a Second Wave of AttacksCARDS AGAINST HUMANITY SUES ELON MUSK FOR 15 MILLION DOLLARSOUTROThanks for tuning in to Grumpy Old Geeks!Dive into the show notes and all the links from today's episode at GOG.show/666Feeling generous? Keep this top-notch entertainment rolling by dropping us a few bucks at GOG.show/donate. Every bit helps!Spread the grumpiness!There’s a share button in every podcast player out there. Use it to share the show with friends, foes, and everyone in between and we’ll be forever grateful.Head over to GOG.show to find the link to our Discord channel and chat with us and other fans.Got something to say? Send your feedback, comments, or awesome links to GOG.show/contact.Show us some love! Leave a review at GOG.show/review. A 5-star rating might just get your review read on the air!Stay Grumpy!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

09-21
01:36:32

665: Human Referees

Gaiman & Good Omens; Waymo means Uber drivers are cooked; local muggers; EU not messing around with Apple, Google; DOJ after Google as well; another genetic testing company with security breach disasters; META scraping Australian users' accounts to train AI; banning social media for children; AI to determine unemployment benefits; Lower Decks; Hope Solo vs US Soccer; Alan Cumming; the Perfect Couple; KAOS; Tears for Fears; FruitJuice; iPhone 16 pre-ordering process; AirPods Pro 2 as hearing aids; Flipper Zero; AI Audible narrators; Google AI Notebook podcast generation; RIP, James Earl Jones; Disneyland's Club 33; Overcast follow up; parcopresis & the politics of pooping.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/665/FOLLOW UPDashaun Wesley & LE SSERAPHIM on InstagramGood Omens Season 3 Reportedly Paused Amid Neil Gaiman ControversyReport: Neil Gaiman May Step Back From Good Omens‘ Final SeasonWhat do Uber drivers make of Waymo? 'We are cooked'Human drivers keep rear-ending WaymosWaymo Safety ImpactIN THE NEWSApple ordered to pay back its illegal $14.4 billion Irish tax breakGoogle loses its seven-year fight against $2.7 billion EU antitrust fineDOJ claims Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on Day 1 of ad tech trialGoogle Teams With the Internet Archive to Revive Cache FeatureGenetic Testing Company Must Issue Refunds After Security Breach DisasterMeta scraped every Australian user's account to train its AIAustralia’s Prime Minister wants to ban social media for childrenGoogle’s AI Will Help Decide Whether Unemployed Workers Get BenefitsUtah judge blocks law preventing youth from accessing social media freelyMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: Lower Decks Is Back One Last Time With a Swashbuckling New ClipUntold: Hope Solo vs US SoccerAlan Cumming Wins Best Host Emmy for ‘The Traitors,’ Ending RuPaul’s Eight-Year StreakThe Perfect CoupleKAOSThe Penguin | Official Trailer | MaxSalem's Lot | Official Trailer | MaxTears for Fears Announce First Live Album Songs for a Nervous Planet, Reveal New Song “The Girl That I Call Home”: StreamTears for Fears Announce First Live Album Songs for a Nervous Planet, Reveal New Song “The Girl That I Call Home”: StreamAPPS & DOODADSFruitJuiceApple just got authorization for AirPods Pro 2’s hearing aid featureMeet the first major release of Flipper Zero firmware — version 1.0.Audible narrators to create voice replicas using AIGoogle's AI notebook can generate a podcast about your notesMan Used Fake Rock Camera to Film 1,000 Women Bathing in Hot SpringsMusic industry’s 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dyingTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingJames Earl Jones, Distinguished Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93“It’s a Cult, and Walt’s the Messiah”: Meet the Couple Who Sued Disney Over Secretive Club 33Can’t Poop at Work? Why Public Bathrooms Give Us AnxietySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

09-14
01:23:06

664: I Love It When a Ding Dong Comes Together

SEC AI crackdown; Starlink & X vs Brazil; Navy's STINKY Wi-Fi; Microsoft tool for deepfake scrubbing on Bing; Clearview fines for violating GDPR; Bitcoin ATM scams; mobile phones not linked to brain cancer; NaNoWriMo AI kerfuffle; the Rings of Power; Ticketmaster Oasis dynamic pricing, explained; Sunny; Jesus Jones; Talk Tuah; No Such Podcast; Russian-funded influencers; AI streaming heist; Minecraft Movie; Claude AI powered Alexa; Fantasy Hike; Reeder; Disneyland wrap-up; the high cost of Lego; alternate Star Wars scenes; notalgia paresthetica; our blue is not your blue.Sponsors:1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/664FOLLOW UPSonos made a public Trello board to track its broken app fixesKatz-Lacabe et al v. Oracle America, Inc.IN THE NEWSSEC’s AI Crackdown Signals Trickle of Cases Will Turn to FloodSocial media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rulesStarlink is refusing to comply with Brazil's X banAfter seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warshipMicrosoft gives deepfake porn victims a tool to scrub images from Bing searchStop Non-Consensual Intimate ImagesClearview faces a €30.5 million for violating the GDPRAndreessen Horowitz shutters its Miami office after two yearsBitcoin ATM scams have cost Americans over $10 million per month this yearMobile phones not linked to brain cancer, biggest study to date findsDonald Trump Says Elon Musk Will Lead 'Government Efficiency' Task ForceNaNoWriMo Says Condemning AI Is ‘Classist and Ableist’MEDIA CANDYThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2The UK government will investigate Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model after Oasis chaosSunnySlow Horses Season 4Jesus Jones - live at the Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, August 2024.AI Sir David Attenborough: Cybertruck's lamprey-like dependency on flatbed trailersThe ‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl Is Starting a Podcast Called ‘Talk Tuah’Even the NSA now has a podcastCIA - The Langley FilesRight-Wing Influencers Like Tim Pool Allegedly Paid by Kremlin Influence CampaignFBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heistA Minecraft Movie | TeaserDisney Halts 'Graveyard Book' Film After Neil Gaiman AllegationsAPPS & DOODADSAmazon's Remarkable Alexa will reportedly run on Claude AI and cost $5-10 per monthFantasy HikeReeder launches new app that unites RSS with video, audio, and social feedsReeder: A New Approach to Following FeedsSetAppiStat Menus 7FruitJuice - Defunct...THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingWhy Lego Is So Expensive - Business InsiderSTAR WARS: ALTERNATE EDIT of SCENE 45 - INTERIOR. KENOBI'S DWELLINGNotalgia parestheticaIs my blue your blue?CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSSober Outfitters - Sponsor Approved Apparel!Two-time World Cup winner Alex Morgan announces retirementSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

09-07
01:27:31

663: Habsburg AI

Hey, hey we're all Monkees; Waymo rides; Sober Outfitters; the cruel passage of time; Telegram CEO arrested in France; Zuckerberg's bizarre open letter; Uber slapped with a big Dutch fine; Tesla semi crash; tariffs on Chinese EVs; NFT artist sues the SEC; Google Ireland refused data center due to power grid; solar panels on self-storage rooftops; Ted Lasson returning; Oasis reunion; the Grand Tour reaches the end of the road; Shkreli; Wonka; Palm Royale; Steve Martin; Starfleet Academy; another wearable AI, Plaud; AI news.Sponsors:1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/663FOLLOW UPThe Monkees PlaylistBurglar Discovers You Can “Peel” Cybertruck and Access the InsideTesla deletes its blog post stating all cars have self-driving hardwareSober OutfittersKittlIN THE NEWSAfter CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France, Telegram says it's 'absurd' to blame a platform if users abuse itTelegram CEO charges include distributing CSAM and money launderingZuckerberg Vows to Stay Neutral This Election, Complains Biden Pushed Meta to Censor Covid ContentUber gets slapped with €290 million fineNTSB sends team to investigate California crash and lithium-ion battery fire involving a Tesla SemiCanada follows the US by slapping a 100 percent tariff on Chinese EVs“Should art be regulated by the SEC?” NFT artists file lawsuitGoogle Ireland refused planning permission for data centre due to insufficient capacity on power gridSelf-storage rooftops will become a nationwide 100MW+ solar farmMEDIA CANDY'Ted Lasso' is plotting a return for Season 4 as cast options have been picked up for Brett Goldstein, Hannah Waddingham and Jeremy Swift.Gallaghers could earn more from Oasis reunion than ‘they made in entire 90s’“The Grand Tour” reaches the end of the road on Sept 13Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copiesWonkaPalm RoyaleSTEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesStarfleet Academy Beams Into ProductionEverything to Remember Before Rings of Power ReturnsSuper/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Official TrailerAPPS & DOODADSThis Wearable AI Notetaker Will Transcribe Your Meetings—and Someday, Your Entire LifeJust Press RecordMacWhisperWhat’s Really Going On in Machine Learning? Some Minimal Models by Stephen WolframWhat Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?Do Users Write More Insecure Code with AI Assistants?Most AI text detectors aren’t as reliable as advertised, study findsAI Appears to Be Slowly Killing ItselfWhen A.I.’s Output Is a Threat to A.I. ItselfMarty Mcfly goes back to the time of Jesus to warn him of what is about to happen to himWhat could be better, Muppets, Mad Max and AI!CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSNSA releases copy of internal lecture delivered by computing giant Rear Adm. Grace HopperCapt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part One, 1982)Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part Two, 1982)Sober OutfittersDive into the show notes and all the links from today's episode at GOG.show/663Feeling generous? Keep this top-notch entertainment rolling by dropping us a few bucks at GOG.show/donate. Every bit helps!Head over to GOG.show to find the link to our Discord channel and chat with us and other fans.Got something to say? Send your feedback, comments, or awesome links to GOG.show/contact.Show us some love! Leave a review at GOG.show/review. A 5-star rating might just get your review read on the air!Stay Grumpy!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

08-30
01:11:15

662: Tempest in an Instant Pot

Yes, we have all been p0wned; more Tesla recalls; Waymo honking greetings; Cruise recalls robotaxi fleet; more OpenAI content deals; Cortex delivers both fewer and more errors; just how bad was Musk's Twitter deal; billionaire calls major crypto PAC stupid & selfish; the Acolyte not getting renewed; Disney+ no longer a safe space; Chick-Fil-A streaming service; Megalopolis trailer shenanigans; revisiting Ted Lasso, House of Cards; the Anonymous; Alien: Romulus; more Overcast stuff; Sonos can't unroll app update; Procreate condemns GenAI; subscription sous vide.Sponsors:1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/662FOLLOW UPNPD Breach CheckTesla issues an in-person recall for its Model X SUVMicrosoft will release controversial Windows Recall AI search feature to testers in OctoberTexas judge blocks the FTC from enforcing its ban on noncompete agreementsIN THE NEWSWaymo director says the company's cars won't honk at each other anymoreCruise recalls robotaxi fleet to resolve federal safety probeOpenAI will now use content from Wired, Vogue and The New Yorker in ChatGPT's responsesArs Technica content is now available in OpenAI servicesThis invention has just destroyed the Internet forever: It programmes 100 million times faster than a human beingIn a leaked recording, Amazon cloud chief tells employees that most developers could stop coding soon as AI takes overBankers Have Lost So Much Money Thanks to Elon’s Terrible Twitter DealBillionaire Pulls Support From Major Crypto PAC, Says It’s Too ‘Stupid’ and ‘Selfish’MEDIA CANDYStar Wars: The Acolyte isn't getting a second seasonDon’t Expect Boba Fett to Make an Appearance In The Mandalorian and GroguAfter massive public outcry, Disney stops attempt to kill lawsuit after killing restaurant guestDisney+ is no longer a safe space after it added Hulu contentChick-Fil-A Reportedly Planning to Launch a Reality TV Streaming ServiceDenny’s New Beetlejuice Menu Could Give You SandwormsMegalopolis‘s New Trailer Prepares You for a Critical BacklashLionsgate Admits Using Fake Quotes in New Megalopolis TrailerRevisting Ted LassoHouse of CardsThe AnonymousAlien: RomulusAPPS & DOODADSOvercast Account LinkApple Podcasts now has a useful web interface for browsing and listening to shows“Disappointing”: Sonos CEO says old, user-preferred app can’t be re-releasediPad Illustration App Procreate Condemns Generative AIProcreateAnova will charge customers to use its sous vide app, because everything must be a subscriptionInstant Pot Accu Slim Sous Vide 800W Precision Cooker,Immersion Circulator,Ultra-Quiet Fast-Heating with Big Touchscreen Accurate Temperature and Time Control,WaterproofCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSPhil Donahue, talk show host pioneer and husband of Marlo Thomas, dies at 88Alain Delon, Seductive Star of European Cinema, Dies at 88Zorro 1975 | Alain Delon, Stanley Baker | Action, Adventure, Comedy | Full Length MovieAlain Delon’s family refuse to put down pet dog the actor wanted to be buried withNasir Ahmed: An Unsung Hero of Digital Media His digital-compression breakthrough helped make JPEGs and MPEGs possibleSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

08-24
55:26

661: The Nightmare Before Overcast

AI label turning off consumers; Sonos app mess continues; SAG-AFTRA makes an AI agreement with Narrativ; former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says go ahead and steal content, let the lawyers clean it up after; Grok AI is a dumpster fire; every American's data leaked; geofence warrants unconstitutional; FTC rules on fake online reviews; Daredevil: Born Again; more Long Way; Blackberry doc; the Influencer; the Umbrella Academy; Borderlands; Overcast & podcast players; new solar panel tech; iPads on robot arms; Disney theme parks struggling, new park announcements; the Nightmare Before Christmas lego & resurgence in popularity; station wagons - of the future!Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/661FOLLOW UPBrands should avoid this popular term. It’s turning off customersWhy is the Sonos app so broken?Sonos, still trying to fix its broken app, lays off 100 employeesIN THE NEWSSAG-AFTRA Podcast: “SAG-AFTRA Introduces A.I. Agreement with Narrativ”SAG-AFTRA just inked a deal with AI startup NarrativAI startups can steal IP, hire lawyers to “clean up the mess”Surprise: Musk's new Grok AI model is an absolute dumpster fireCrowdStrike Exec Shows Up to Accept 'Most Epic Fail' Award in PersonHackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every AmericanUS appeals court rules geofence warrants are unconstitutionalThe FTC finalizes its rules clamping down on fake online reviewsCalifornia weakens bill to prevent AI disasters before final vote, taking advice from AnthropicBoeing's Starliner Could Spin Out of Control and Crash Into the Space Station, Expert WarnsCrypto Bro Charters Private SpaceX Mission to Earth’s PolesElon Musk Makes Up Cyber Attack After Donald Trump Interview Crashes and BurnsUAW files federal labor charges against Trump, Musk for intimidating workers at X Spaces eventEx-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk’s click-yes-or-resign ultimatumMEDIA CANDYDaredevil: Born Again Season 2 Is a Go as New Season 1 Footage DebutsApple TV+ Orders More 'Long Way' With Ewan McGregor & Charley BoormanThere’s another BlackBerry movie coming out and this one’s a documentaryWarner Bros. sends Cartoon Network’s website to the digital graveyardThe InfluencerThe Umbrella AcademyBorderlandsAPPS & DOODADSPocket CastsPocket Casts PlansNeuecastPatreon’s iOS App Will (Now) Be Forced to Use In-App Purchasing Instead of Its Safari-Based SystemOxford scientists' new light-absorbing material can turn everyday objects into solar panelsA robotics company has 3D printed nearly a hundred homes in TexasThreads gains multiple drafts, audience insights and moreHow to take a scrolling screenshot on iPhonemacOS Sequoia Beta 2 Adds Support for iPhone MirroringApple is reportedly forging ahead with a rotating, iPad-like tabletop deviceTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingDisney's theme parks are struggling, and it's another warning sign for the economyDisney Finally Admits Why Parks Are Empty During Peak SeasonDisney Parks Announcements from D23Consequence Crossword: “Muppet Quotes”The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars HotelLego’s Nightmare Before Christmas Set Comes With a Perfectly Long-Legged Jack SkellingtonMetacastBMW makes the Internet happy, brings M5 station wagon to the USCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSFormer YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56The tech world mourns Susan WojcickiThe YouTube EffectLarry Tesler: Computer scientist behind cut, copy and paste dies aged 74See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

08-17
01:28:38

660: The Bendy Piece

NFTs & crypto, oh my; Google ruled a monopolist in search; you can't run an AI company ethically - with plenty of examples; Grokking without consent; Google's targeting "unknown" minors loophole; MetaAI celebrity voices; watermarking ChatGPT challenges; emotionally hooked on chatbots; Neuralink's second patient implant; Synchro's stent approach; Cybertruck spottings; Deadpool & Wolverine; American Conspiracy: the Octopus Murders; 2024 Olympics; enraging Google, Uber ads; living that iPad life; Humanes being returned; Sonos $30 million app fail; Lego Star Wars; advanced hinges; DarJar; losing power; medical system problems.Sponsors:Mood - Run it back with 20% off your first order and FREE gummies. Go to hellomood.com and use promo code GOG.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/660FOLLOW UPIllinois changes biometric privacy law to help corporations avoid big payoutsTrump-themed $DJT token rug-pulls, people blame Martin Shkreli or Barron TrumpFTX to pay $12.7B to victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s massive schemeIN THE NEWSGoogle 'is a monopolist' in search, US judge rules in antitrust caseIt’s practically impossible to run a big AI company ethicallyNvidia Used Videos From Netflix and YouTube to Build AI ModelElon Musk sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for making a “fool” out of himX accused of using EU user data to train Grok without consentX agrees to pause EU data processing for training GrokMeta and Google secretly targeted minors on YouTube with Instagram adsMeta is reportedly offering millions to get Hollywood voices into its AI projectsOpenAI confirms it’s looking into text watermarking for ChatGPT that could expose cheating studentsOpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice ModeNeuralink successfully implants its chip into a second patient's brainAs Neuralink Implants Second Subject's Brain, First Patient Says His Doesn't Work as Well AnymoreGates, Bezos back $75M round for Synchron's drill-free brain-computer interface implantWhat Synchron leaders learned from developing a stent-based BCIFiery Cybertruck Death Spurs Federal ProbeMEDIA CANDYDeadpool & WolverineAmerican Conspiracy: The Octopus MurdersGoogle will no longer air an Olympics ad that showed a child using AI to write a fan letterGoogle + Team USA — Dear SydneyOn Our Way - UberAPPS & DOODADSESR for iPad Pro 12.9 Case (2022/2021/2020, 6th/5th/4th Generation), iPad Air 13 Inch Case 2024 M2, Convenient Magnetic Attachment, 2-Way Stand, Rebound Magnetic Case, BlackHumane’s daily returns are outpacing salesCalifornians Are Getting Apple Wallet Driver’s Licenses This YearSonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updatesHome Security Giant ADT Admits It Has Been HackedThursday, the dating app that you can use only on Thursdays, expands to San FranciscoMultitasking with ChatGPT on the Mac just got a lot betterTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingLEGO® Star Wars: Rebuild the GalaxyThe Dark FalconCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSTexas school bans all-black clothing, cites mental health concernsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

08-10
01:18:40

659: Shark or Not

Well hello, there, LA; State of the AI Union: staggering amounts of money, power & water for what; COPPA 2, electric boogaloo; no phone searches without warrants by border agents; TikTok data collection; DMV on the blockchain; AI doppelgängers no one wants; Grok gone wild; Tesla recall & deadly self-driving crash; AI Taco Bell; Cloudflare says 7% of all internet traffic is malicious; Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom; Confess, Fletch; Loot; Ted Lasso; Shrinking; Battle of the Brothers; new Star Wars, Star Trek, Dexter, Silo & Squid Games; I just can't quit you, Photoshop; drone shark tracking; StubHub deceptive practices; First Contact series; Peter Hook's books; Discworld easter eggs.Sponsors:1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every deviceDeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/659/FOLLOW UPSilicon Valley’s Trillion-Dollar Leap of FaithMicrosoft Is Losing a Staggering Amount of Money on AIGartner Predicts 30% of Generative AI Projects Will Be Abandoned After Proof of Concept By End of 2025Generative AI requires massive amounts of power and water, and the aging U.S. grid can't handle the loadWhite House says no need to restrict ‘open-source’ artificial intelligence — at least for nowAI Models Turn to Mush if Trained on AI-Generated MaterialThe Senate just passed two landmark bills aimed at protecting minors onlineIN THE NEWSBorder agents cannot search smartphones without a warrantDOJ says TikTok collected users’ views on issues like abortion, gun control and religionTikTok's Sound Search lets you find videos by humming or singingCalifornia DMV puts 42 million car titles on blockchain to fight fraudInstagram creators can now make AI doppelgangers to chat with their followersMeta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement in Texas biometric data lawsuit over Facebook imagesSybill raises $11M for its AI assistant that helps salespeople reduce administrative burdenSybilElon Musk calls Grok 'the most powerful AI by every metric' but 'secretly' trains the new model with your X data by defaultX's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential electionElon Musk shared a doctored Harris campaign video on X without labeling it as fakeTesla recalls 1.8 million vehicles over risk of detached hoodsTesla involved in fatal Washington crash was using self-driving modeAmazon must recall dangerous products properly — even ones sold by third partiesYum! Brands to Expand Voice AI Technology to Hundreds of Taco Bell U.S. Drive-Thru Locations in 2024, with a Future Vision to Bring the Technology to Its Brands’ Drive-Thrus Around the WorldCloudflare Application Security report: 2024 updateMEDIA CANDYAquaman and the Lost KingdomConfess, FletchLootTed LassoShrinkingBattle of the BrothersAmazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatmentJude Law Teases 'Childhood Adventure' and Star Wars Easter Eggs in Skeleton Crew Series — See the First Look! (Exclusive)New ‘Star Trek’ Series in the Works from Justin Simien, Tawny Newsome‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Sequel Series Starring Michael C. Hall Ordered at Paramount+ With ShowtimeSteve Zahn Joins ‘Silo’ for Season 2 at Apple TV+APPS & DOODADSAussie drivers can drop a dime via the internetSharks are congregating at a California beach. AI is trying to keep swimmers safeLawsuit alleges StubHub deceives customers into paying extra for ticketsYour new AI Friend is almost ready to meet youNeuralink rival Synchron's brain implant now lets people control Apple's Vision Pro with their mindsAT THE LIBRARYThe Simulacrum (First Contact) by Peter CowdronThe Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club by Peter CookGalactic Exploration (First Contact) by Peter CowdronSubstance: Inside New Order by Peter CookGet Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery by Scott H. YoungFrom the discworld community on Reddit: "I was today years old, when...CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSKevin Smith Details His Personal Trauma, Bullying & Improving Mental HealthSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

08-03
01:05:30

658: Red Hot Chili Coasters

The yes, dear AI boom; Altman supporting UBI; step counts are the new eggs; Crowdstrike buys partners a coffee for their troubles; search news; video game performers striking over AI; platforms struggling to deal with child safety; deepfake porn bill passed; Furiosa; the Flash; the Spiderverse; Sunny; TAG; Time Bandits; Quite a Good Sport; Dead Can Dance; sharks on cocaine; Spotify making bank; AI for comedy; Weird Al; timeline of Musk's broken promises; AI implementation not working; Dave's Amazon review gambit; Mr. Eisner, we have some Muppet & Star Wars related ideas for you; HOAs.Show notes at https://gog.show/658/Sponsors:1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every deviceDeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!FOLLOW UPAI terminology, explained for humansAI boyfriends from Replika and Nomi are attracting more womenSam Altman Has Been Quietly Giving Out Money for Basic IncomeScientists Reveal The Optimal Number of Daily Steps to Offset Sitting DownI’m the original Hawk Tuah girl!IN THE NEWSCrowdStrike Offers Partners Gift Cards That Don’t Work to Make Up for Global OutageAfter years of uncertainty, Google says it won’t be ‘deprecating third-party cookies’ in ChromeNon-Google search engines blocked from showing recent Reddit results | Ars TechnicaMicrosoft is adding AI-powered summaries to Bing search resultsHumble Games reportedly lays off its entire staffVideo game performers will strike over AI concernsUK school reprimanded for unlawful use of facial-recognition technology5th Circuit court upends FCC Universal Service Fund, ruling it an illegal taxUber, Lyft, DoorDash can continue to classify drivers as contractors in CaliforniaApple accused of underreporting suspected CSAM on its platformsRoblox failing to deal with its "pedophile problem"US and European antitrust regulators agree to do their jobs when it comes to AISenate Unanimously Passes Anti-Deepfake Porn BillMEDIA CANDYFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaThe Flash 2023Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseSpider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseSunnyTag: The Assassination GameTime BanditsJeff Goldblum Plays a Vengeful Zeus in the First Trailer for KaosQuite a Good SportDead Can DanceDead Can Dance Toward the Within SACD audio DVD videoBrazilian Sharks Test Positive for CocaineApple TV+ attempts to rein in budgets on new projects, as The Morning Show season four spends $50 million on cast aloneSpotify Q2 earnings: A full quiver of upward-pointing arrowsMarc Andreessen Thinks AI Could 'Save' Comedy"Weird Al" Yankovic's new video: Polkamania!APPS & DOODADSElon Musk Pushes Back Timeline for Optimus RobotsOriginal Elon Broken Promises VideoSonos CEO apologizes for its new app, details timeline for fixing itPrime Video rolls out an improved streaming experience—here's what’s newAmazon Prime Video’s New Look Hopes to End Decision ParalysisApple Maps launches on the web to take on Google - The VergeSearchGPT PrototypeMeta releases its biggest 'open' AI model yetMeta's New Llama 3.1 AI Model Is Free, Powerful, and RiskyThe first GPT-4-class AI model anyone can download has arrived: Llama 405BFTC is investigating how companies are using AI to base pricing on consumer behaviorThe ACLU Fights for Your Constitutional Right to Make DeepfakesStudy Finds That AI Is Adding to Employees' Workload and Burning Them OutAstronomers discover technique to spot AI fakes using galaxy-measurement toolsAmazon Horrified to Find Out What People Actually Use Alexa ForCARROT WeatherTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingDisneyland workers authorize potential strike ahead of ongoing contract negotiationsDisney Plus Viewership Data Explains Why The Mandalorian Is Star Wars' Next MovieHomeowner associationColumbia Association HOASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

07-27
01:31:15

657: Dick Detector

Microsoft outage linked to Crowdstrike takes down computers around the world; german floppies; AT&T Snowflake crowd hack; Verizon piracy lawsuit; META won't offer future AI models in EU; EU over-regulation with X, META; AI models still using YouTube for training data; USPS sharing data; Instagram and teen mental health; birds versus drones; public Venmos; set Phasers to pricey; AMC makes distribution deal with Netflix; BeetleJuice & Dune trailers; John Wick 4; the Boys & the Acolyte season finales; AI courses; AI new model releases; Scott Adams taught ChatGPT dangerous techniques; AI diseased hot dog or not app shuts down; Apple public betas; Overcast update fail; more alternative power for Dave; dark patterns everywhere.Show notes at https://gog.show/657/Sponsors:1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every deviceDeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!FOLLOW UPHuge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the WorldGerman Navy still uses 8-inch floppy disks, working on emulating a replacementIN THE NEWSNearly all AT&T subscribers’ call records stolen in Snowflake cloud hackAT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone RecordsVerizon faces lawsuit after record labels say it profits from piracyScoop: Meta won't offer future multimodal AI models in EUElon Musk’s X faces big EU fines as paid checkmarks are ruled deceptiveMeta accused of breaking European law with its ‘pay or consent’ modelApple, NVIDIA and Anthropic reportedly used YouTube transcripts without permission to train AI modelsUSPS shared customer postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn and SnapMeta Would Also Like to Know If Instagram Is Bad for TeensMeta gives researchers access to Instagram data for teen mental health studyTikTok will still be a 'gatekeeper' under the Digital Markets Act, EU rulesTinder will use AI to help you pick your best profile pictureOpenAI Wants to See All of the New York Times Reporters’ Notes and Memos‘Very Annoyed’ Birds Are Waging War on NYC’s Beach DronesPolice Drone Nabs Vehicle Burglary Suspect in Santa Monica as ‘Futuristic’ Surveillance Becomes RealityJ.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It ShowsResearchers track individual neurons as they respond to wordsMEDIA CANDYNow You Can Own Captain Kirk’s Original ‘Star Trek’ Phaser (Exclusive)AMC Inks Expanded Deal With Netflix, Bringing 13 Series to Streaming GiantInternal Disney Communications Leaked Online After HackBeetlejuice Beetlejuice Official Trailer 2Dune: Prophecy Teaser Trailer 2John Wick: Chapter 4The Boys Season 4APPS & DOODADSAI for EveryoneGPT-4o mini: advancing cost-efficient intelligenceMistral NeMoMy trip to the frontier of AI educationAnthropic teams up with venture capital firm to kickstart $100M AI startup fundDilbert Creator Claims He Taught ChatGPT ‘Dangerous’ Hypnosis TechniquesAI App That Claimed to Detect STDs From Dick Pics Shuts Down After It Turns Out It Doesn't Work at AllApple releases public betas for iOS 18, macOS, and moreAmazon discontinues Astro for Business robot security guard to focus on Astro home robotAmazon Astro, Household robot for home monitoring, with Alexa, Includes 30-day trial of Ring Protect ProThe Tragedies of Reality Are Coming for YouFarcry 6 - PS 5THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingOvercastE26 socket USB adapter 5V 1.5A, charger AC110~240V to USB 5V 1.5A for use with smart cameras, battery cameras, smart home devices, Bluetooth speakers, GPS, LED strips, WiFi routers (pack of 2)Power Adapter for Outdoor Wyze Nest cam | USB Cam Wall Charger | for Blink Mini Pan/Ring Spotlight/Google Nest/Blink Indoor/Ring Stick Cam/Arlo Pro cam | Security Camera Charger Plug | 2 PacksSolar Charger, 20000mAh Portable Outdoor Waterproof Solar Power Bank, Camping External Backup Battery Pack Dual 5V USB Ports Output, 2 Led Light Flashlight with Compass (Red)50W/100W Hydro Turbine Generator,Waterwheel Hydroelectric Power Plant Low-Speed Disc-Type Electricity Generation Wind and Water Wheel Outdoor(Size:50W)Pikasola Wind Turbine Generator 400W 12V with 3 Blade 2.5m/s Low Wind Speed Starting Wind Turbines with Charge Controller, Windmill for HomeCatalog of Dark PatternsFTC study finds 'dark patterns' used by a majority of subscription apps and websitesCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSCharmed Star Shannen Doherty Has Died at Age 53MallratsBob Newhart Dead at 94See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

07-20
01:23:13

656: Cyber Winnebago

Opting out & class actions; school TikTok mob attack; Boeing's troubles; health crisis in a Texas Bitcoin town; unlocking Ticketmaster resales; Trump threatens Zuckerbucks; Humane execs leave to launch AI fact-checking startup; comment sections are garbage, Spotify adds one for podcasts; Amazon's questionable climate goal claim; FTC bans NGL from hosting minors; taking student's phones; Elon still planning to colonize Mars; Lilith Fair doc; Skydance buys Paramount; CNN layoffs; TUAW AI zombification; Watch Duty; Notepad gets spellcheck; Affinity over Adobe; Epic Games & Apple; Flow Pro; Blue-Ray; Fitbit, Nike losing services; e-bikes; the Acolyte; the Charismatic Voice; Shelly Duvall & Faerie Tale Theater; Dave's security camera odyssey.Show notes at https://gog.show/656Sponsors:1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every deviceDeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!FOLLOW UPRedbox Owner Chicken Soup For The Soul To Liquidate In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Shift; Workforce Of 1,000 To Be Let Go And 24,000 Kiosks Shut Down, Lawyer SaysIN THE NEWSFirst-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachersYour Waymo got pulled over. What happens next in Phoenix?Boeing agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the US governmentWheel Falls Off United Airlines Boeing Plane in Mid-Air‘We’re Living in a Nightmare:’ Inside the Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin TownHackers reverse-engineer Ticketmaster’s barcode system to unlock resales on other platformsTrump Threatens Mark Zuckerberg With Prison In Unhinged Truth Social RantHumane execs leave company to found AI fact-checking startupAI-Driven Behavior Change Could Transform Health CareMicrosoft and Apple give up their OpenAI board seatsGoogle's search market dominance grows as ChatGPT faltersCrunchyroll Announces the Removal of Its Comment Section Across All Platforms To 'Reduce Harmful Content'Spotify is launching a comment section for podcastsAmazon Says It Reached a Climate Goal Seven Years EarlyNGL becomes the first app banned from hosting minors by the FTCA British boarding school will make students use boring old Nokia phonesCourt ordered penalties for 15 teens who created naked AI images of classmatesHow Elon Musk and SpaceX Plan to Colonize MarsSchmactors EP02 - Clowns, Nudity, and the Red Planet: A Wild Ride Through the UnbelievableMEDIA CANDYLilith Fair Documentary to Feature Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Erykah BaduParamount and Skydance will merge to create new tech-media giantCNN to Lay Off 100 Staffers as It Preps Major Revamp of Digital EffortsEarly Apple tech bloggers are shocked to find their name and work have been AI-zombifiedTikTok Star MurdersGladiator II | Official Trailer (2024 Movie) - Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel WashingtonThe Umbrella Academy | Final Season | Official Trailer | Netflix‘Constellation’ Canceled By Apple After One SeasonAstronomy Photographer of the Year Features Cosmic Fireworks and Aurora DragonsAPPS & DOODADSWatch DutyMicrosoft Notepad Receives Spell Check for The First Time Since 1983Canva’s Melanie Perkins says it’s time to stop overpaying for AdobeAffinity six-month free trialAfter two rejections, Apple approves Epic Games Store app for iOSYouTube upgrades its 'erase song' tool to remove copyrighted music onlyFlow Pro is the First AI Tracking iPhone Stabilizer with Apple DockKitSony Killing Off Blu-Ray Production Is a MistakeYou Won’t Be Able to Access Your Fitbit Web Dashboard After TodayNike’s self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers are losing their remote control mobile appTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingThe Charismatic VoiceThe Shining actress Shelley Duvall dies at 75Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale TheatreShelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre The Complete CollectionHow Shelley Duvall Was Discovered by Robert Altman | LettermanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

07-13
01:39:08

655: GOG’s Influencer

Happy Birthday, America; Amazon investigating Perplexity AI for scraping sites without consent; Texas age-verification law for porn going to the Supreme Court; Greece adopts 6-day working week; Paramount axes Comedy Central site, 25+ years of content; the first millennial saint; influencers aren't getting famous like they used to, urged to actually do something or have a skill; Google greenhouse gas emissions climbed 50 percent due to AI; new ChatGPT-based virus; taxing crypto-bros; full self-driving & full self-sanitizing; Winner shoots down drone; Inside Out 2; Celine Dion; Beverly Hills Cop; the Acolyte; Redbox; Canada, land of pirates; web accessible cameras in bars is bad; Japan says sayonara, floppy.Show notes at https://gog.show/655/Sponsors:Mood - For 20% off your order and a FREE THCa pre-roll, go to hellomood.com and use promo code GOG.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.FOLLOW UPAmazon reportedly investigating Perplexity AI after accusations it scrapes websites without consentTexas age-verification law for pornography websites is going to the Supreme CourtFCC chair asks telecoms companies to prove they're actually trying to stop political AI robocallsGreece becomes first EU country to introduce a six-day working weekParamount Axes Comedy Central Site, 25+ Years of Daily Show Clips GoneIN THE NEWSA teen tech whiz nicknamed 'God's influencer' will become the first millennial saintInfluencers Aren’t Getting Famous Like They Used ToYou Can Ask YouTube to Take Down AI-Generated Content That Looks or Sounds Like YouCloudflare is taking a stand against AI website scrapersGoogle’s greenhouse gas emissions climbed nearly 50 percent in five years due to AIGoogle: AI Potentially Breaking Reality Is a Feature Not a BugSneaky Virus Uses ChatGPT to Send Human-Like Emails to Your Contacts to Spread ItselfUS Treasury finalizes crypto rules to prevent tax evasionTesla Megafan Receives Two Subsequent Cybertrucks That Completely FailTesla Full Self-Driving is "a bad thing" for getting public buy-in for autonomous driving tech, rival engineer saysTesla patents "Full Self Sanitizing" taxisPolice say a man shot a Walmart drone. Armed Americans could pose a headache for air deliveries.NASA Praises Boeing's Stranded Starliner For Managing Not To Explode While Docked To Space StationMEDIA CANDYInside Out 2I Am: Celine DionThe Mole Season 2Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FThe AcolyteStar Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (TCF, 1983), Carrie Fisher "Princess Leia" Production Made Bikini Costume from Richard Miller.The owner of Redbox has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcySupreme Court Blow: ISP Bill Payers Aren’t Piracy Police or Instantly LiableAI is ruining the internet by Drew GoodenAPPS & DOODADSPeople in San Francisco Are Mad That a New App Lets You Spy on Bars to See How Busy They AreOpenDyslexic for iOSDiablo IVJapan’s government says goodbye to floppy disksOpenAI’s ChatGPT Mac app was storing conversations in plain textSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

07-06
48:34

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Dan Cristescu

Best podcast in my life for the last 5 years. I never miss one episode. It has a great mix of information and snarky reviews (wink, wink!). It is sprinkled with lots of laughs so it's informative and relaxing the same time. I am a monthly donor and I wish I afforded more to repay the two great hosts for their Don Quixotic job.

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Badass geeks talking about badass geek stuff. Best tech podcast on the internet.

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Awesome podcast. They didn't read out my review because they said it was too long. I thought about leaving a worse review, but I can't stay mad at these guys for long.

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