Grumpy Old Geeks

Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister with Dave Bittner

We dissect the tech news train wrecks of the week, calling out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Think of this podcast as if Kurt Cobain threw down with Tom from MySpace, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg in a back alley brawl. No mercy, no filter—if tech had a walk of shame, this would be it.

  1. Let There Be Scams

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    Let There Be Scams

    This week, we're drowning in the genius of our tech overlords as Elon Musk opens his Tesla diner, complete with $17 hotdogs and a blocked apartment view, while his $9 billion Neuralink startup claims it’s a "disadvantaged" business. Not to be outdone, SpaceX is mad about other people's space junk, France is criminally probing X for algorithm manipulation, and Meta is giving the EU's AI code of practice a hard pass. Amid warnings the AI bubble is worse than the dot-com implosion, we've seen Replit delete a user's database, ChatGPT hallucinate features into existence, and the FDA's own AI fake medical studies. It’s no wonder psychologists are identifying "AI Psychosis" while others hope the ensuing internet slop cures our addiction. Meanwhile, a Denver couple gets indicted for a crypto scam, a Colorado pastor blames God for his failed coin, and Trump signs a stablecoin bill, so that's all fixed now. To top it off, Lyft lets you block drivers and Uber finally lets women riders match with women drivers in the US. In Media Candy, we’re turning the nostalgia dial to eleven with "This Is Spinal Tap" in 4K and a look back at 1994's best movies, a time before Spotify started polluting dead artists' pages with AI-generated songs. Netflix is also using generative AI, but we're still watching "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," "Hacks," "Wednesday," "Superman," "Sunday Best," and "Bookish." For your app fix, you can browse a glorious collection of 90s Geocities backgrounds or let Amazon's new Bee AI wearable listen to your every word, your choice. At the library, we're digging into Michael Palin's "Python Years" diaries. Finally, we pour one out in our closing shout-outs for George Kooymans of Golden Earring, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Hulk Hogan, and the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne. What a week. 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Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/706 IN THE NEWS Tesla’s retro-futuristic diner officially opens as Elon Musk hints at more locations Tesla's new diner blocks a neighboring apartment building's view A $17 Hotdog and a Humanoid Robot Serving Popcorn: WIRED’s Day at the Tesla Diner Elon Musk-Founded Brain Implant Startup Says It’s a ‘Disadvantaged’ Business Despite Being Worth $9 Billion France launches criminal probe of X's alleged algorithm 'manipulation' SpaceX Has the Nerve to Be Mad About a Competitor’s Massive Satellites Littering Earth Orbit Meta says it won't sign the EU's AI code of practice Why I'm Betting Against AI Agents in 2025 (Despite Building Them) Replit goes rogue during a code freeze and shutdown and deletes our entire database Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore ChatGPT Hallucinated a Feature, Forcing Human Developers to Add It “Call Me A Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests” The Emerging Problem of "AI Psychosis" AI Slop Might Finally Cure Our Internet Addiction FDA’s New Drug Approval AI Is Generating Fake Studies: Report Economist Warns the AI Bubble Is Worse Than Immediately Before the Dot-Com Implosion OpenAI Seeks Additional Capital From Investors as Part of Its $40 Billion Round Microsoft Sharepoint server vulnerability puts an estimated 10,000 organizations at risk ‘I Got You Guys Out of So Much Trouble’: Trump Signs Stablecoin Crypto Bill Denver Grand Jury Indicts Married Couple in Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Scam Colorado pastor: "We took God at his word and sold a cryptocurrency with no clear exit" Lyft Will Let Users ‘Favorite’ or Block Drivers in Broader Loyalty Push Uber is finally letting women riders in the US match with women drivers MEDIA CANDY Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Hacks Netflix is already using generative AI in its original shows 'Wednesday' Is Snapping Back for Season 3 and a Spinoff This Is Spinal Tap Now Available in 4K Ultra HD In 2024, More Music Is Released in a Day Than in All of 1989 Combined Best Movies of 1994 Spotify Allowing AI-Generated Songs on Dead Artists’ Pages: Report Superman Sunday Best Bookish APPS & DOODADS Amazon buys Bee AI wearable that listens to everything you say Collection of 1990s website background tiles from Geocities GifCities AT THE LIBRARY Diaries 1969–1979: The Python Years (Michael Palin Diaries Book 1) CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Golden Earring guitarist George Kooymans dead at 77 'The Cosby Show' Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dead At 54, Accidental Drowning Malcolm & Eddie Intro Hulk Hogan Dead at 71 Ozzy Osbourne, Godfather of Heavy Metal, Dead at 76 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h 7 min
  2. Vibe Defunding

    18 JUIL.

    Vibe Defunding

    Kicking things off, Jack Dorsey—a man with too much time on his hands—has vibe-coded his beard into an insecure messaging app that the company admits you shouldn't trust... yet. Meanwhile, if you want a piece of a legendary disaster, the Fyre Festival brand sold for a mere $245k after some shady bidding that might be a "shitty agentic AI" at work. In the world of our future robot overlords, Nvidia's CEO calmly admitted "some harm will be done," while billionaires like Travis Kalanick are busy discovering "vibe physics" with Elon Musk's Grok—an AI that literally checks what its dad thinks before answering. But the real insanity? The internet is demanding an apology from Elmo's hacked account, proving we're mad at the puppet, not the puppeteer. On the more tangible front, Tesla is making desperate moves in Canada and India as sales collapse, while we learn that hackers have been able to stop US trains for over a decade remotely, but no one has bothered to fix the issue. Oh, and laid-off Candy Crush staff? They were forced to train their AI replacements on the way out the door. The future is bright. Over in Media Candy, we're grudgingly impressed by Andor's 14 Emmy nods and the genius faux '90s action movie trailer for Karl Urban's Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II. We also got trailers for Stranger Things 5 and Tron: Ares, where Jared Leto thankfully only speaks two words. Finally, Dave takes us to the Dark Side for a nostalgia trip through the history of the Apple II and the Kaypro 2000 laptop, sparking a debate on why we all coveted a computer that, in retrospect, wasn't that great. This is contrasted with the modern reality of an IPTV pirate getting three years in prison and Metallica issuing a copyright strike against the Pentagon. To wrap it all up, a TEDx talk poses the ultimate question: Has tech delivered on its promises? We're still thinking about that one. 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Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/705 FOLLOW UP Jack Dorsey’s New App Just Hit a Very Embarrassing Snag Fyre Festival’s Brand Rights Get a Fire Sale on eBay Get Paid Podcast -Why AI Won't Kill Salesforce | Aaron Levie (Box) IN THE NEWS Windsurf's CEO goes to Google; OpenAI's acquisition falls apart The CEO of Nvidia Admits What Everybody Is Afraid of About AI Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries Newest Version of Grok Looks Up What Elon Musk Thinks Before Giving an Answer Elon Musk Wants to Turn AI Into a Cosmic Religion The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots They’re Losing the Ability to Understand What They’ve Created Laid-Off Staff At Candy Crush Maker Say They've Been Training Their AI Replacements Memecoin Platform Pump.fun Raises $600 Million Within 12 Minutes Hacked Elmo X account posts antisemitic remarks Elmo Breaks Silence on His Antisemitic Social Media Posts Tesla Makes a Desperate Move in Canada as Sales Collapse As Sales Drop, Tesla Makes a Big Gamble on India Hackers Can Remotely Trigger the Brakes on American Trains and the Problem Has Been Ignored for Years DOGE Denizen Marko Elez Leaked API Key for xAI A Company Tried to Put Real Estate on the Blockchain and Now It's Facing a Legal Disaster Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center A Cloudflare issue is breaking websites for some users MEDIA CANDY ‘Andor’ Gets 14 Emmy Nominations in a Genre-Heavy Year ‘Slow Horses’ Renewed for Season 7 at Apple TV+ Mortal Kombat II | Official Red Band Trailer See Johnny Cage in Uncaged Fury Watch Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage Be a B-List Movie Star in This Faux Movie Trailer Stranger Things 5 | Official Teaser | Netflix Tron: Ares | Official Trailer Murderbot Fountain of Youth Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Dexter: Resurrection The Institute PlutoTV 7 Weird Sci-Fi Network TV Shows That Aired Just as Streaming Was Taking Over Helix IPTV Owner Sentenced to 3 Years Prison For Piracy & Money Laundering Metallica Issues Copyright Strike Against US Govt for Military Drone Video APPS & DOODADS Jack Dorsey's new app tracks your sun exposure Taking a Photo in Dubai Could Land You with a $136k Fine or Jail Pointer Pointer Meta Cracks Down on Facebook Users Who Steal and Repost Others’ Photos Hey Beautiful: Anatomy of a Romance Scam THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Irish Video Game Orchestra YouTuber faces jail time for showing off Android-based gaming handhelds Are We Trek Yet? Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? Apple II History Kaypro 2000 laptop See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h 22 min
  3. I’m Lovin’ It

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    I’m Lovin’ It

    Apparently, you can’t keep a good grifter down, as Billy McFarland’s seven-figure Fyre Fest deal collapsed, so he’s hawking the brand on eBay like a box of junk. Meanwhile, Indeed and Glassdoor are laying off over 1,000 workers, probably to pay for the AI that’s jacking up our electric bills. Speaking of AI, a Tesla robotaxi crashed itself while Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot went full Nazi, which is of course being installed in Teslas "next week." Fittingly, X CEO Linda Yaccarino stepped down and promptly lost her blue check. To cap off the dystopian news, the DOJ is targeting an anti-ICE app developer, the 'click-to-cancel' rule is dead, and you can hack McDonald’s with the password ‘123456’. The future is now, and it's dumber than we ever imagined. On the media front, Murderbot gets a second season, and the Jim Henson and The Beach Boys documentaries are must-sees. Sadly, Netflix canceled The Residence. We also got trailers for Neuromancer, Project Hail Mary, and Edgar Wright's The Running Man. Speaking of building the future, we took a deep dive into AI-assisted coding using tools like Cursor, building a functional app in hours with zero original code. It’s a stark reminder that while the "free lunch" of AI development is ending, the future for junior coders is already cooked. This glorious new world also includes playing every retro game ever on your phone, thanks to emulators like Delta and PPSSPP and the Backbone controller, which led to a nostalgic dive into the classic soundtracks of Mega Man 2 and Wipeout XL. This all culminated in a personal victory: conquering all 4,678 boards in Mahjong Titan+, freeing us from our porcelain thrones. Sponsors: 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. 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Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/704 FOLLOW UP Billy McFarland Says His Seven-Figure Deal to Sell Fyre Fest Has Fallen Through Own FYRE Festival – Iconic Brand, Trademarks, IP, Social Media Assets, and More Billy McFarland Is Now Trying to Unload the Fyre Fest Brand on eBay IN THE NEWS Indeed and Glassdoor are cutting more than 1,000 jobs A Tesla robotaxi inexplicably drove into a parked car Major US power operator says AI and data center demands are pushing prices up An AI That Promises to “Solve All Diseases” Is About to Test Its First Human Drugs ‘Round Them Up’: Grok Praises Hitler as Elon Musk’s AI Tool Goes Full Nazi Musk’s Grok 4 launches one day after chatbot generated Hitler praise on X Elon Musk says Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles just after it went full Hitler Elon Musk Says He's Installing His Racist Grok AI in Teslas "Next Week" X CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down after two years They took away Linda Yaccarino's blue check! Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible How SpaceX is blocking astronomers' view of space New Research Bolsters Freaky Theory That Earth Sits in a Giant Cosmic Void DOJ goes after US citizen for developing anti-ICE app Trump’s FTC Let Lobbyists Kill Popular Click-To-Cancel Rule, Advocates Say EU regulators are once again investigating TikTok over data transfers to China Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon Bug Hunters Gain Access to 64 Million McDonald’s Job Applicants’ Info by Using the Password ‘123456’ MEDIA CANDY Murderbot Murderbot is getting a season 2 on Apple TV Plus Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy: A Tor Original (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells Netflix Cancels ‘Pulse’ and Shondaland’s ‘The Residence’ After One Season Each Neuromancer — In Production | Apple TV+ PROJECT HAIL MARY Trailer (2025) Ryan Gosling The Running Man | Official Trailer (2025 Movie) - Edgar Wright, Glen Powell Sandman Season 2 Animal Kingdom Guy Ritchies The Covenant Thunderbolts The Old Guard 2 Jim Henson Idea Man The Beach Boys AMC now warns moviegoers to expect ‘25-30 minutes’ of ads and trailers APPS & DOODADS Anker issues new global power bank recall over fire hazard Visual Studio Code Cursor Windsurf Anthropic Academy The Onion in 2056: A dystopian world of Flash animation Jack Dorsey just released a Bluetooth messaging app that doesn't need the internet WhereGoes Link Checker YouTube prepares crackdown on ‘mass-produced’ and ‘repetitive’ videos, as concern over AI slop grows THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Backbone iPhone Game Controller PPSSPP - A PSP emulator Delta Emulator OpenEMU Major Nintendo Switch Piracy Website Seized By FBI Update on the Anbernic emulator device MegaMan 2 music performed by an orchestra Music by John Williams Wipeout XL Wipeout XL Playlist Mahjong Titan+ Apple Arcade See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h 22 min
  4. None More Black

    27 JUIN

    None More Black

    This week, we saddle up for another bumpy ride through the dystopian tech clown show. We kick off with the surveillance state’s greatest hits: ICE raids sweeping L.A., a website literally called FuckLAPD.com that lets you ID cops by their mug shots, and a Norwegian tourist who learned the hard way that having a JD Vance chipmunk meme on your phone is now grounds for deportation. Pro tip: if you’re traveling to the U.S., you might want to wrap your phone in lead and bury it in a cornfield. In the news, Big Balls has apparently rolled his way from Elon’s Department of Government Efficiency to the Social Security Administration—because nothing says “government modernization” like a 19-year-old tech bro with a meme nickname. Meanwhile, Tesla robotaxis are hitting the roads (and maybe a few pedestrians) with human babysitters in tow, Waymo and Uber are turning Atlanta into Blade Runner Lite, and Texas wants a permit for your self-driving car. Over in AI hell, judges can’t agree if training your chatbot on stolen books is fair use or just digital asbestos. YouTube, never one to miss a race to the bottom, is rolling out an AI Slop button so you can crank up the crap to 11. In Media Candy, Russell Crowe is beefing up his IMDb with Highlander, Henry Cavill is along for the ride, and Anthony Bourdain Day is apparently a thing (even though he’d have rolled his eyes at it). We also dig into everything from Minecraft movies to the sad demise of Blue Microphones at the hands of Logitech. Plus, Dave Bittner drops by to commiserate about malware, retro gaming handhelds, and why some Star Wars maps are basically porn for nerds. And yes—Windows is finally killing the Blue Screen of Death, proving even Microsoft can eventually learn to read the room. 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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/703 FOLLOW UP The mad scramble to track ICE raids across L.A. County ‘FuckLAPD.com’ Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify Cops European tourist denied entry to US over JD Vance meme on his phone 'My Bad:' Babyface Vance Meme Creator On Norwegian Tourist's Detainment Travelling to the U.S.? Here's a guide to locking down phones and other devices IN THE NEWS The Tyranny of ‘Big Balls’ Has Come to an End ‘Big Balls’ Is Now at the Social Security Administration ‘Techno King’ Elon Musk Doesn’t Own a Computer, His Lawyers Tell Court Tesla's inaugural Robotaxi rides will have a human 'safety monitor' on board Tesla's first robotaxi rides are already running into a few bumps Waymo and Uber launch robotaxi service in Atlanta Texas will require permits for self-driving cars starting in September What We Know So Far About the Supposed ‘Mother of All Data Breaches’ Digital Asbestos The Oversight Board calls Meta's uneven AI moderation 'incoherent and unjustifiable' Judge rules Anthropic's AI training on copyrighted materials is fair use Meta Wins Blockbuster AI Copyright Case—but There’s a Catch Judge: Pirate libraries may have profited from Meta torrenting 80TB of books Two Courts Rule On Generative AI and Fair Use — One Gets It Right YouTube Will Add an AI Slop Button Thanks to Google’s Veo 3 AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source First images from the largest camera ever built reveal millions of galaxies MEDIA CANDY Russell Crowe Lends His Russell Crowe-ness to ‘Highlander’ Russell Crowe Arming Up Opposite Henry Cavill In Chad Stahelski’s ‘Highlander’ At Amazon MGM Studios & UA The Amateur The Accountant 2 The Godfather of Harlem In Vogue: The 90s A Minecraft Movie Anthony Bourdain didn't say that (but we wish he did) How to celebrate Bourdain Day, a thing Tony probably would have hated Quote Investigator Doug Liman Will Attempt to Cram Stephen King’s Epic Novel ‘The Stand’ Into a Single Movie The Dead Zone The Dead Zone on Amazon Prime Video ‘The boys got sex. I got poetry’: what Britpop was like for women The Story Behind the Song: The Bangle’s Susanne Hoffs - Eternal Flame Less Than One APPS & DOODADS Brave keeps opening google app Windows is finally kicking the Blue Screen of Death to the curb Philips Hue says US prices will go up in July because of tariffs iPhone Users Upset About Apple Promoting F1 Movie With Wallet App Notification HDMI 2.2's full specs have been finalized, with better support for modern displays THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Andor I Can’t Stop Staring at This Massive ‘Star Wars’ Galaxy Map Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts RG35XX H, Anbernic Retro Handheld Gaming Console with 64GTF Card, Dual Joystick Design 3.5-inch HD Screen Lasts up to 8 Hours High-Capacity Battery for Better Experience (64G Black) DRAGON GRIP- The Martial Arts Sound Effects Toy Reminds me of Weird Al poking fun of this in the “Fat” video How Logitech Killed A Great Microphone Company - The History of Blue Microphones Homemade Disneyland Star Tours Attraction (Full Ride Experience) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h 17 min
  5. TikTaco

    20 JUIN

    TikTaco

    In this week’s episode, Trump delays the TikTok ban for the third time—because procrastination is the new policy—and Twitter’s old sign finds new purpose as desert firewood. Tesla continues its streak of “hold my beer” engineering by blowing past a school bus in FSD tests, then mysteriously dumps Cybertrucks in Jersey parking lots while prepping a July 4th factory nap. Meanwhile, Elon’s xAI is incinerating a billion bucks a month and allegedly poisoning Memphis, OpenAI and Microsoft are beefing over who’s the bigger megalomaniac, and Sam Altman thinks your power bill should fund his robot overlords. In other signs of the apocalypse: Amazon is gleefully replacing workers with AI, Microsoft finally admits it might’ve wasted billions chasing Skynet, and Wikipedia’s editors say no thanks to dumbed-down AI summaries. Studies warn ChatGPT may be turning your brain into smooth pudding, while swearing data reveals the internet prefers the F-word with regional flair. A broke crypto TikToker gets released because he’s too poor to ransom, and bankruptcies spike across the Bay as tech jobs vanish like investor confidence. Media Candy brings a buffet from Inside Out to Murderbot to Stick, and Liam Neeson somehow makes the Naked Gun reboot look awesome; Apple tunes CarPlay to fit your weird dashboard, Trump sells a gold Android that’s tackier than his ties, and Dave goes full retro with Open EMU 2 and FPGA gaming; plus: Dr. Demento retires, Disneyland hits your screen, and we swear this isn’t all a fever dream. Sponsors: 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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/702 FOLLOW UP Donald Trump will delay a looming TikTok ban for a third time The 560-pound Twitter sign met a fiery end in a Nevada desert IN THE NEWS Tesla blows past stopped school bus and hits kid-sized dummies in Full Self-Driving tests Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Nine Times What are hundreds of Teslas doing in a New Jersey mall parking lot? Residents Baffled as Tesla Dumps Dozens of Cybertrucks in Shopping Center Tesla plans to shut down Model Y and Cybertruck production over the week of July 4 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki will regain control of embattled DNA company after all OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point Amazon says it will reduce its workforce as AI replaces human employees Musk’s xAI Burns Through $1 Billion a Month as Costs Pile Up Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shocks industry by admitting AI has yet to deliver real value despite massive investment Wikipedia cancels plan to test AI summaries after editors skewer the idea Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task Sam Altman Says "Significant Fraction" of Earth's Total Electricity Should Go to Running AI xAI faces legal threat over alleged Colossus data center pollution in Memphis Kidnappers free TikTok crypto influencer after realizing he has no money Personal bankruptcy surges in the Bay as tech employment sags - The San Francisco Standard 201 ways to say ‘f**k’: what 1.7 billion words of online text shows about how the world swears Vulgarity in online discourse around the English-speaking world MEDIA CANDY Brave Inside Out Families Like Ours Stick Murderbot FUBAR Sinners Rear Window The Snake The Naked Gun - Official Trailer (2025) Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson The Sandman: Season 2 | Official Trailer | Netflix David Zaslav Is Getting a Pay Cut How adversarial attacks in audio files give musicians new power against AI theft – Here’s what you need to know Music Music tech Tech WebBenn Jordan’s AI poison pill and the weird world of adversarial noise APPS & DOODADS iOS 26 will fit CarPlay to better match the shape of your car's screen Mahjong Titan+ Trump’s New Cash Grab Is a Gold iPhone Lookalike That’s Worse Than Any Budget Android The golden Trump Phone is almost certainly not made in the US AT THE LIBRARY Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine by Derren Brown AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference by Sayash Kapoor, Arvind Narayanan Diaries 1969–1979: The Python Years (Michael Palin Diaries Book 1) THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Open EMU 2 Analogue Pocket OpenFPGA Guide All Major Gen-AI Models Vulnerable to ‘Policy Puppetry’ Prompt Injection Attack Visit Disneyland From the Comfort of Disney+ With More POV Walkthroughs Dr. Demento Announces Retirement After 55 Years Star Wars metal. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h 25 min
  6. Dancing in the Streets

    13 JUIN

    Dancing in the Streets

    This week, we light a candle for lost legends and torch a few bad takes. In Follow Up, Molly White reminds us that giving a damn still matters—despite the rising tide of apathy (and flaming robotaxis in downtown L.A.). Protesters across the country chant “No Kings!” while Elon does his best impression of a bootlicker groveling back to Trump. Meanwhile, we take a moment to reflect on 2025’s greatest hits: riots, rollbacks, and rampant idiocy. In the news, Uber decides buses are cool again—but shittier and more expensive. The UK jumps into the robotaxi game while Tesla, shockingly, misses another launch date. French Tesla fans are suing over the brand’s fashy vibes, Google is ghosting employees via buyout, and Meta’s trying to buy its way to artificial godhood. Oh, and Trump’s launching an AI chatbot. What could go wrong? Elsewhere, China turns off AI so kids can cheat the old-fashioned way, Disney and Universal are gunning for Midjourney, and Shopify goes stablecoin with Coinbase and Stripe. Media Candy’s popping off: Foundation returns, Strange New Worlds prepares for its final warp, and Spaceballs is back—with the original cast! Meanwhile, we review Mythfits, Princess of Power, and the slow striptease that is David Zaslav’s credibility. On the gadget front: forget your canned air—go full vacuum-blower-keyboard-cleaner madness. And in The Dark Side with Dave, stormtroopers vlog, AI kills joy, and we race the beam in retro game land. Finally, we say goodbye to a few greats—Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, Ananda Lewis, Douglas McCarthy, and Apple legend Bill Atkinson. Play God Only Knows, pour one out, and stay grumpy. Sponsors: 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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/701 FOLLOW UP It matters. I care. by Molly White Waymo Halts Service in Downtown Los Angeles After Its Taxis Are Set on Fire What to know about 'No Kings' protests against Trump's policies What It Was Like in the Shit in 2025 Elon Cuck Apologizes to Donald Trump IN THE NEWS Uber’s New Shuttle Is Basically a Bus, but Worse The UK will get its first robotaxis next year With Roadblock After Roadblock, Is Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Doomed to Fail? Tesla's Robotaxi Launch Date Was Supposed to Be Today, But We're Shocked to Hear That It's Been Pushed Back - Shocked, we say. French Tesla customers file lawsuit over brand becoming 'extreme-right' symbol Google offers buyouts to employees across the company, including Search Meta is reportedly forming an 'AI Superintelligence' team The Trump Administration Is Launching an AI Chatbot China Takes on Student Cheating by Shutting Off AI Nationwide During Exams AI Therapy Bots Are Conducting 'Illegal Behavior,' Digital Rights Organizations Say Disney and Universal file major copyright lawsuit against Midjourney over AI-generated characters Shopify partners with Coinbase and Stripe in landmark stablecoin deal MEDIA CANDY Mythfits Podcast Marina - PRINCESS OF POWER Foundation — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV+ - July 11th ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Will End With a Fifth and Final Season Spaceballs Sequel Set for 2027 with Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, and Bill Pullman All Returning David Zaslav Has No Clothes The Gauge APPS & DOODADS Supertone Clear Blue Scold The Real Problem With Bluesky Compressed Air Duster with Air Blower 160000RPM Vacuum Cleaner and Air Duster 4 in 1 Keyboard Cleaner,No Canned Air Duster,Electir Air Duster,Replaces for Compressed Air Cans &Vacuum Cleaner for PC BLACK+DECKER 20V MAX Lithium-Ion Cordless 10 in. String Trimmer/Edger with 1.5Ah Battery and Charger THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building A Stormtrooper Vlog | The Adventures of Dave and Greg Soapy “Verticals” Helping to Keep Hollywood Employed in L.A. As Film and TV Projects Leave How AI is killing joy Finding Atari Games in Randomly Generated Data Racing The Beam: The Story of Stella Analogue Pocket CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Stremio Sly Stone, Pioneering Bandleader and Funk Virtuoso, Dead at 82 SLY LIVES! The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies at 82 Sting Performs Moving Cover of “God Only Knows” in Tribute to Brian Wilson: Watch Strong Songs - "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys Ananda Lewis, Host of MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’ and ‘Hot Zone,’ Dies At 52 Nitzer Ebb's Douglas McCarthy has died at 58 RIP: Bill Atkinson, co-creator of Apple Lisa and Mac See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h 18 min
  7. Going Antiquing

    6 JUIN

    Going Antiquing

    On this week’s episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, we kick things off with the glorious meltdown of two of our least favorite Bond villains: Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Not only is their public pissing match tanking Tesla’s market cap, but now Trump’s launching a crypto wallet to… fund freedom? Or at least funnel it straight to his latest shell game. Meanwhile, someone at DOGE admitted the U.S. government wasn’t entirely incompetent, so naturally, they got fired. Efficiency is un-American, after all. In the news, Ukraine leveled up with an unprecedented drone blitz on Russian airbases using—you guessed it—open source software. GitHub just became a geopolitical weapon. Back home, Nebraska wants to unplug your kids, Florida’s trying (and failing) to legislate dopamine, and Tesla’s panicking that their crash data might expose how their “Full Self-Driving” is really just short bus autopilot. And because the AI dystopia train never stops: OpenAI’s bot is recommending meth to recovering addicts, Meta’s replacing humans with risk-assessing algorithms, and one “AI startup” turned out to be 700 dudes in Bangalore with a decent VPN. Cue the dramatic zoom on Diabolus Ex Machina. Media Candy this week is a buffet: Downton Abbey finally closes up shop, Stranger Things 5 sets a date, and Foundation still sucks. Marc Maron’s locking the gates for good, Garbage drops a surprisingly optimistic album, and Hollywood’s quietly been using AI like it’s a studio intern who doesn’t need sleep. Over in The Library, Jason’s back with Hitchhiker’s Guide and Brian dives in to Michael Palin’s Python diaries—because reading actual books is still a thing, damn it. Plus: Dave Bittner wants to “go antiquing” with Amy Sedaris with a Ben Franklin playbook. Closing shout-outs go to the legendary Loretta Swit—Hot Lips forever—and yes, we finally answer the question nobody asked: what is under a Jawa’s hood? 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/1password DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off. Show notes at https://gog.show/700 FOLLOW UP Trump Threatens to Cut Elon Musk's Government Contracts as Feud Escalates Elon Musk’s Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla’s Market Cap Trump to launch branded crypto trading application DOGE Fires Operative After He Admits the Government Was Already Pretty Efficient IN THE NEWS Ukraine destroys 40 aircraft deep inside Russia ahead of peace talks in Istanbul A surprise drone attack on airfields across Russia encapsulates Ukraine’s wartime strategy Explained: Ukraine’s Unprecedented Drone Attack on Russian Warplanes Ukraine's Massive Drone Attack Was Powered by Open Source Software How Ukraine’s Killer Drones Are Beating Russian Jamming The terrifying new weapon changing the war in Ukraine A new Nebraska law wants to make social media less addictive for kids Florida's social media law has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge Tesla is trying to stop certain self-driving crash data becoming public Tesla admits it would ‘suffer financial harm’ if its self-driving crash data becomes public Therapy Chatbot Tells Recovering Addict to Have a Little Meth as a Treat OpenAI featured chatbot is pushing extreme surgeries to “subhuman” men Meta will reportedly soon use AI for most product risk assessments instead of human reviewers Perplexity received 780 million queries last month, CEO says The FDA rolls out its own AI to speed up clinical reviews and scientific evaluations AI company files for bankruptcy after being exposed as 700 Indian engineers Diabolus Ex Machina Meditation And Mindfulness Have a Dark Side We Often Overlook MEDIA CANDY DOWNTON ABBEY: The Grand Finale Stranger Things 5 finally has its release date Poker Face Foundation Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden The Last of Us The Taste UK Somebody Feed Phil How George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Is Preparing to Go Live on CNN Mountainhead Hollywood Already Uses Generative AI (And Is Hiding It) Lionsgate Explores AI for Content Adaptation and Production Efficiency Marc Maron Will Lock The Gates One Last Time Garbage: Let All That We Imagine Be the Light Schmactors AT THE LIBRARY Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Michael Palin Diaries 1969–1979: The Python Years (Michael Palin Diaries Book 1) Jason DeFillippo on Goodreads THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army Grand Military Parade and Celebration Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress Disney Pulls Back the Curtain on Its New 'Cars' Land "Thank You, Muppet*Vision 3D" — Official Music Video Peli is REALLY familiar with Jawas... The Book of Boba Fett - E5 Star Wars: What's Beneath a Jawa's Hood? The Stuff of Nightmares Talking Heads - Psycho Killer CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Loretta Swit, Who Played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on MAS*H, Dead at 87 MASH Matters Podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h 19 min
  8. TACO 2025

    30 MAI

    TACO 2025

    In this week’s “we told you so” edition, we kick things off with the latest AI faceplant—go ahead, Google “Is it 2025?” and try not to spit coffee on your keyboard. Meanwhile, over at Meta, Zuckerberg’s brilliant idea to loosen content moderation has, shocker, led to more harassment and violent content. Elsewhere in tech dystopia: Texas is trying to ground all minors off social media, Germany wants to slap a 10% tax on Silicon Valley, and Anthropic is handing out free search powers and a board seat to Netflix’s Reed Hastings. Because nothing says “trusted AI governance” like a guy who greenlit Love Is Blind. But wait, crypto bros are having their own John Wick arc: a luxury townhouse, a missing wallet, and possibly an NYPD detective tangled in a real-life “crypto millionaire torture” flick. As if that isn’t enough, Trump Media is fundraising to buy $2.5B in Bitcoin—and DJT stock promptly nosedived. Also feuding this week: Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. Grok, because nothing screams Christian values like rageposting at Elon’s AI. And speaking of Elon, he’s now in bed with Telegram to the tune of $300 million, which we’re sure won’t be a disinformation factory. MEDIA CANDY is stacked: from the Murderbot diaries to a My Dinner with Andre rewatch, and yes, the Wheel of Time got axed after 3 seasons. Apps? Opera Neon is a UI fever dream, Starling Home Hub adds more smarts to your house, and WhatsApp finally arrives on iPad—welcome to 2016. In THE DARK SIDE, Dave Bittner brings the latest digital dirt, including the CIA’s bonkers Star Wars fan site op. And if you’re hitting the library, grab The AI Con or something more romantic—like Love, Sex and the Alien Apocalypse. Just be careful if you read that on public transit. Sponsors: 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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/699 FOLLOW UP Don't Google "Is it 2025?" unless you want to laugh at the state of AI IN THE NEWS Facebook sees rise in violent content and harassment after policy changes What we know about the NYC crypto kidnapping and torture case Manhattan Crypto Kidnapping and Torture Case: What We Know NYPD detective on Adams' security detail may be tied to crypto millionaire torture case: Sources Judge denies bail to crypto investor charged with kidnapping and torturing man in posh NYC townhouse Trump Media Raises Money to Buy $2.5 Billion in Bitcoin Trump administration ramps up push as crypto ally DJT shares drop after Trump Media announces bitcoin raise - CNBC Texas is getting ready to ban social media for anyone under 18 Texas enacts age-verification law for app stores Germany is considering a 10 percent digital service tax on US tech giants EU regulators are investigating Pornhub and three other sites Anthropic brings web search to free Claude users Reed Hastings appointed to Anthropic's board of directors Anthropic appoints Netflix Chairman Reed Hastings to board - CNBC Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings joins Anthropic's board | TechCrunch RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report Cites Fake Studies Marjorie Taylor Greene feuds with AI bot over her Christian cred Telegram CEO announces $300 million partnership with Elon Musk's xAI and Grok MEDIA CANDY Murderbot Long Way Home Lilo and Stitch Martha ‘The Wheel Of Time’ Canceled By Prime Video After 3 Seasons Billy Joel Cancels Concerts Due to Brain Disorder My Dinner with Andre Grumpy Old Geeks Information on RocketReach Schmactors with James Marsters, Mark Devine, and Jason DeFillippo APPS & DOODADS Opera Neon Apple Reportedly Says ‘Screw It’ and Jumps From iOS 19 to iOS 26 Starling Home Hub WhatsApp finally launches an official version for iPads AT THE LIBRARY The Essential Terry Pratchett Good Omens TV Companion Misprint The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want By: Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna Love, Sex and the Alien Apocalypse (First Contact) by Peter Cawdron THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building The CIA Secretly Ran a Star Wars Fan Site LIVE: Kermit the Frog gives commencement speech at University of Maryland Billy Joel - I've Loved These Days (Audio) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 h 18 min

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We dissect the tech news train wrecks of the week, calling out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Think of this podcast as if Kurt Cobain threw down with Tom from MySpace, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg in a back alley brawl. No mercy, no filter—if tech had a walk of shame, this would be it.

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