TechTime with Nathan Mumm

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315: TechTime Radio: Today We Dive Into AI Safety, Apple Watch Privacy Concerns, Cybersecurity Threats, Tech Myths, And AI-Driven Misinformation. Plus, Two Truths and a Lie, then Mike The AI-Guy Helps Separate Fact From Fiction | Air Date: 9/22–9/28/26

2026-09-2256:36

AI isn’t just a chatbot anymore, and the headlines are starting to sound like science fiction for a reason. We kick things off with a sober warning from Microsoft’s AI leadership about advanced systems evolving into a “new silicon species” and what that could mean when autonomy, incentives, and real-world resources like electricity collide. We push past the buzzwords and ask the question that actually matters: who sets the boundaries, and how do we prove they work? From there, we jump into a...

314: TechTime Radio: AI Gets Smarter While Cyber Threats Keep Evolving. AI Safety Warnings, The OpenAI Vs. Anthropic Race, NVIDIA’s Growing Influence, Superionic Ice, Phishing Scams, A DMV Breach, And Practical Cybersecurity Tips. | Air Date: 9/15–9/21/26

2026-09-1556:23

OpenAI And Anthropic Sprint Ahead AI is getting smarter, faster, and more confident, and the uncomfortable truth is that humans still click the same bad links. We kick things off with a serious warning from inside the AI world: when OpenAI’s chief scientist argues for an industry-wide slowdown, it raises a bigger question than “who wins the race?” It asks whether anyone is truly prepared for autonomous systems, recursive self-improvement, and the security consequences that come with the...

313: TechTime Radio: Meta Faces A Landmark Lawsuit Over Teen Social Media, AI Workplace Surveillance Comes Under Scrutiny, A Major Airport Data Breach Exposes Millions, Mike The AI Guy: "AI-Guided Disaster," AI-Powered Sweekar | Air Date: 9/8–9/14/26

2026-09-0856:24

Twenty-nine states are taking Meta to court, and the target is not just money, it is the design itself. We dig into what regulators say keeps kids and teens stuck in engagement loops on Instagram and Facebook, including endless scroll, autoplay, recommendations, like counts, and appearance-altering filters. Then we argue through the harder part: what should platforms be forced to change, what can parents realistically control, and why “addictive by design” is a cultural problem as much as a l...

312: Encore EP 311: TechTime Power Shifts As AI Expands, From Massive Raises To Robotaxis And Surveillance Tools, Showing How Automation Grows Faster Than Policy And Why Privacy, Security, And Everyday Tech Failures Still Matter | ReAir Date: 9/1 – 9/7/26

2026-09-0155:27

Your license plate, your shopping stops, your commute, even your robot vacuum map of your home, all of it can become searchable data in the hands of systems that never get tired and never stop collecting. We dig into the week’s biggest tech stories and the uneasy truth underneath them: AI is not just “coming,” it’s already shaping money, mobility, media, and policing. We start with the financial gravity of AI as Anthropic’s rumored mega-IPO sparks questions about who really controls a ...

311: TechTime Power Shifts As AI Expands, From Massive Raises To Robotaxis And Surveillance Tools, Showing How Automation Grows Faster Than Policy And Why Privacy, Security, And Everyday Tech Failures Still Matter | Air Date: 8/25 – 8/31/26

2026-08-2555:27

A $100 billion AI public listing. Thousands of robotaxis approved for Las Vegas. Law enforcement tools that can generate suspects from camera data without a known person or plate. If that sounds like three separate stories, we argue they are the same story: power is shifting toward whoever owns the models, the sensors, and the rules. We break down the rumor that Anthropic could raise around $100B and why super voting shares matter to anyone who might own AI stocks through retirement accounts...

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