Grumpy Old Geeks

Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister with Dave Bittner
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Grumpy Old Geeks

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. Dancing in the Streets

    4日前

    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 小時 18 分鐘
  2. Going Antiquing

    6月6日

    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 小時 19 分鐘
  3. TACO 2025

    5月30日

    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 小時 18 分鐘
  4. Watch Out for That Tree!

    5月23日

    Watch Out for That Tree!

    This week, we kick things off with the return of Space Karen’s meltdown tour: Elon Musk got flustered in an interview, sputtered out one-word answers, and called the journalist an “NPC,” which is rich coming from the guy whose only real upgrade since PayPal is yelling “freedom” in meme fonts. Meanwhile, 23andMe sold your DNA to Regeneron at a bankruptcy auction, proving once and for all that your spit is more valuable than most tech startups. IN THE NEWS is a parade of corporate idiocy and dystopian fuckery. Coinbase employees got bribed into leaking user data (because clearly we didn’t have enough crypto chaos), Klarna keeps flip-flopping between AI and human workers like it’s a bad Tinder date, and OpenAI is out here buying Jony Ive’s design firm for $6.5 billion because sure, what’s another billion when you’re trying to build a surveillance device to stalk 100 million users? Meanwhile, the Chicago Sun-Times is publishing AI-generated trash with imaginary authors, Anthropic’s new model attempts blackmail, and researchers dumped two billion Discord messages online just for kicks. And yes, Elon’s Tesla robotaxis will now only roam the safest parts of Austin, which is code for “we still can’t make this thing turn left.” In MEDIA CANDY, we’re watching Murderbot, Godfather of Harlem, and Hotel Cocaine because who doesn’t love a little synthetic assassin, crime drama, and coke-fueled nostalgia? Notepad.exe now writes for you (and probably files HR complaints too), and Audible is teaming up with publishers to replace narrators with robot voices. Yay, progress. Over in THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE, Bittner brings the malware, monsters, and a new theme park review that’s somehow less terrifying than the news. Bookworms, don’t miss Curepedia and The AI Con — one’s about goth gods, the other’s about taking down our techno-overlords. And pour one out for George Wendt — Norm from Cheers is now drinking with the angels. 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/698 FOLLOW UP Elon Musk Gets Rattled by Hard Questions He Can't Answer, Calls Interviewer an "NPC" While Giving One-Word NPC-Like Responses Himself 23andMe (and Your Genetic Data) Sold to Regeneron in Bankruptcy Auction IN THE NEWS Extortionists bribed Coinbase employees to give them customer data OpenAI buys Jony Ive's design startup for $6.5 billion Sam Altman Tells Staff Plan to Ship 100 Million Devices That See Everything in Users' Lives Klarna Hiring Back Human Help After Going All-In on AI Klarna CEO and Sutter Hill take victory lap after Jony Ive's OpenAI deal Klarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earnings Klarna users are buying now, but not paying later DOGE Used a Meta AI Model to Review Emails From Federal Workers Chicago Sun-Times publishes made-up books and fake experts in AI debacle We’re Focused on the Wrong A.I. Problem in Journalism Anthropic's new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline MIT Backs Away From Paper Claiming Scientists Make More Discoveries with AI Researchers Dump 2 Billion Scraped Discord Messages Online Musk says Tesla's self-driving tests will be geofenced to 'the safest' parts of Austin MEDIA CANDY Murderbot Godfather of Harlem Hotel Cocaine APPS & DOODADS The Grand Encyclopedia of Eponymous Laws Apple confirms iOS 19 will end support for legacy Home app system Audible to Partner With Publishers to Create AI-Voiced Audiobooks In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you” AT THE LIBRARY Curepedia: An A-Z of the Cure by Simon Price The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want By: Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building First photos from inside Universal Studio’s new Orlando theme park Epic Universe revealed A Very Honest Review on Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment | Universal's Epic Universe Gadget recommendation - Electric Air Duster with Flashlight CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS George Wendt, Norm From Cheers, 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 小時 21 分鐘
  5. Office of Defects

    5月16日

    Office of Defects

    This week on Grumpy Old Geeks: FOLLOW UP kicks off with Manus madness, a $2 million ticket to Trump’s crypto cash-grab, and Elon’s Boring Company worming its way into an $8 billion Amtrak boondoggle. Meanwhile, CryptoPunks gets handed off to a nonprofit like an expired Groupon—proof the NFT hype cycle ends with a 501(c)(3) and a shrug. IN THE NEWS, Microsoft trims another 3% of its workforce while a former Metaverse engineer delivers DoorDash from a trailer—living proof that “the future of work” is just working for the apps. Klarna quietly admits AI sucks at customer service and hires back actual people, just as OpenAI’s reasoning models hit the brakes. The Pope wants to exorcise AI, Elon’s backfiring Copyright Office coup leaves him empty-handed, and YouTube starts banning AI-faked trailers that made Screen Culture money off Marvel lies. Jamie Lee Curtis goes full Final Girl on Zuckerberg, and Tesla drama ramps up: robotaxis under investigation, employees revolting, and one poor dealership manager gets canned for telling the truth about ol’ Musky. Oh, and scientists say the universe might die sooner than expected—cool cool cool. In MEDIA CANDY, Murderbot arrives May 16, NIN launches the Future Ruins Festival, and Star Trek and Star Wars both dig up classic soundtracks for some retro feels. Jessica Jones returns in Daredevil: Born Again, Fallout gets Seasons 2 and 3, and even Nobody 2 is back for more murder-dad mayhem. In THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE, Mr. Bittner shares two truly bleak customer service horror stories and gets bamboozled by a flower shop on Brian’s birthday (happy birthday, Brian!). Also: animatronic Mickey Mouse serves popcorn, Walt Disney’s ghost haunts the parks, Muppets get a pre-show for their 70th, and yes, there’s a guide to toilet-training your cat. Because sure, why not. Closing shout-out? Everyone is entitled to my own opinion. Sponsors: Insta360 - The first 30 people who use code “gog” at store.insta360.com get a free 45” invisible selfie stick worth $25! 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/697 FOLLOW UP Leave it to Manus A VIP Seat at Donald Trump’s Crypto Dinner Cost at Least $2 Million Elon’s Boring Company Is ‘Helping’ the Government With an $8 Billion Amtrak Tunnel Project CryptoPunks was just sold to a nonprofit IN THE NEWS Microsoft is laying off 3 percent of its global workforce Laid-Off Metaverse Engineer Says He Is DoorDashing and Living in a Trailer Silicon Valley’s Elusive Fantasy of a Computer as Smart as You Klarna Hiring Back Human Help After Going All-In on AI Improvements in 'reasoning' AI models may slow down soon, analysis finds The New Pope Wants to Take on AI Elon Musk’s apparent power play at the Copyright Office completely backfired Copyright Office head fired after reporting AI training isn’t always fair use YouTube Cracks Down on Fake Movie Trailer Channels Making Money Jamie Lee Curtis publicly shamed Mark Zuckerberg to remove a deepfaked ad Tesla's robotaxi plans have the attention of federal investigators A Tesla Dealership Manager Blamed Elon Musk for Tanking Sales and Was Immediately Fired Tesla Employees Against Elon Open Letter to Elon Open Letter to Elon - @openletter2elon Scientists Just Moved Up the Death Date of the Universe MEDIA CANDY Murderbot premiers May 16th Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Nine Inch Nails Announce Future Ruins Festival, Celebrating Influential Music Composers Andor Rogue One Long Way Home Krysten Ritter Will Return as Jessica Jones in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Fallout Season 2 Coming in December and Season 3 Is a Go Nobody 2 | Official Trailer Superman | Official Trailer | DC Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Finally Returns This July Star Trek: Prodigy May Need a New Home Again Soon ESPN's streaming service will cost up to $30 per month and be called... ESPN Fox One is a new streaming service that should launch before September Max Renamed HBO Max as Warner Bros. Discovery Gives Up Lived Through That - Episode 76 - Andy Prieboy THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building A SpaceX Employee Says He Was Fired for the Most Insane Reason You Can Now Eat Popcorn Out of a Moving, Talking Mickey Mouse at Disneyland Disney Says It Made Its Walt Disney Robot to Remind Fans He Was an Actual Person Disneyland Didn’t Want to Do the Muppets Totally Dirty for Their 70th Anniversary Muppets Pre-Show for World of Color Happiness! at Disneyland Resort for 70th Anniversary How to Toilet-Train Your Cat: 21 Days to a Litter-Free Home How to Toilet-Train Your Cat: 21 Days to a Litter-Free Home Download CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS everyone is entitled to my own opinion See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 小時 17 分鐘
  6. Googliearchs

    5月9日

    Googliearchs

    In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, we’re serving up a buffet of dystopia with a side of snark. First, Kuwait has finally realized crypto bros are an energy drain, not a feature. Celsius Network’s founder gets 12 years for running a “safe investment” Ponzi scheme. And in Lopez v. Apple, we find yet another reason to question Cupertino’s moral compass. Then it’s time for a trip through the tech trash fire. DoorDash gobbles up Deliveroo, proving there’s no such thing as too many overpriced salads. Google wants your kids to befriend Gemini—because what could go wrong giving tweens supervised AI access? Tesla’s “Robotaxi” trademark gets the boot for being as generic as Elon’s pickup lines. Meanwhile, Grok strips in public, deepfake porn sites get the axe, and dating app “Raw” rawdogs user data like it’s the early 2000s internet. We also hit peak Black Mirror with brain-typed tweets, AI-resurrected relatives, and crypto kidnappers playing real-life GTA. On Media Candy, the streaming overlords dump trailers like Halloween candy. Squid Game is back to traumatize you, Star Trek: Lower Decks keeps boldly going where no animated series should, and The Old Guard 2 teases a Theron-vs-Thurman sword fight. Plus, Apple’s UX team found the “enhance” button, Netflix wants to be helpful (lol), and Google dreams of becoming a Hollywood darling. Over in Apps & Doodads, Apple wants to stagger iPhone drops, Disney sells you a $3,000 droid with zero sass, and Smart Flowerpots are now a thing because apparently, you can’t be trusted to water your plant. And finally, it’s time for The Dark Side with Dave, where Bittner brings us malware, click tracks, fake vocals, and the shocking truth about KISS’s lipsync disaster in Antwerp. We also dip into ILM’s jaw-dropping legacy, Star Wars’ shady back alleys, and a new Disneyland in Abu Dhabi, because nothing says “happiest place on Earth” like 120°F desert heat. All this and more, right here on your favorite snark-fueled ragecast 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/696 FOLLOW UP Kuwait cracks down on crypto miners to cut down on electricity usage Founder of crypto platform Celsius Network is sentenced to 12 years in prison Lopez v. Apple Inc. IN THE NEWS DoorDash is buying British rival Deliveroo for $3.9 billion Shrinking Website Run By Nazi Psychopath Wants to Improve Its Image Tesla 'Robotaxi' trademark refused for being too generic Kids under 13 will soon get supervised access to Google Gemini People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies Nonverbal Neuralink Patient Is Using Brain Implant and Grok to Generate Replies Elon Musk's Grok AI Will 'Remove Her Clothes' In Public, On X Dating App ‘Raw’ Accidentally Rawdogs Users’ Location Data, Personal Info GlobalX, Airline for Trump’s Deportations, Hacked U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show Leading deepfake porn site is shut down for good Lehigh County's $500 Million Pension Fund Halts Tesla Investments NOAA Warns of Attacks on Radar Systems by Militia That Thinks They Are ‘Weather Weapons’ Family Uses AI To Revive Dead Brother For Impact Statement in Killer’s Trial We have reached the “severed fingers and abductions” stage of the crypto revolution MEDIA CANDY Star Trek: Lower Decks Spring Baking Championship Unveiling Our Innovative New TV Experience Featuring Enhanced Design, Responsive Recommendations and a New Way to Search Apple renews Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire 'The Studio' for season two ahead of finale The End Is Here in the First Trailer for Squid Game 3 The Long Walk (2025) Official Trailer The Third Crisis dawns in Foundation S3 teaser New Old Guard 2 Trailer Sees Charlize Theron Cross Swords With Uma Thurman The best travel show on Apple TV+ just made its triumphant return Poker Face Season 2 Google is reportedly getting back into film and TV with a tech-friendly production initiative Golden Globes Adding Best Podcast Category Beginning In 2026 APPS & DOODADS Apple reportedly wants to split up the iPhone’s release schedule Apple to add AI search partners to Safari as Google usage falls Patreon update lets U.S. fans bypass Apple’s 30% fee in iOS app, more changes coming Apps like Kindle are already taking advantage of court-mandated iOS App Store change Disney’s Got a Star Wars Droid to Sell You…for $3,000 Smart Flowerpots,Smart Pet Planter,Ai Planter,Intelligent Flowerpots,Multiple Expressions,7 Smart Sensors, and Ai Chips Make Raising Plants Easy and Fun for Living Room,Plant-Free,Yellow Trump administration plans to shutter money-saving Energy Star program THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special Effects Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation Digital Dreams: The Work of the Sony Design Center Andor Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld Disney Just Announced a Brand New Theme Park: Disneyland Abu Dhabi KISS : Total Lip Sync Fail in Antwerp Belgium 6 June 2022 KISS In Ear Monitor Feed with Click Track, Cues and FAKE VOCALS The Smoking Gun Eddie Trunk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 小時 25 分鐘
  7. Mad Hatter

    5月2日

    Mad Hatter

    In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks—Mad Hatter edition—we kick things off with a refresher on Staingate and the joys of delamination (spoiler: it’s not a spa treatment). Then we dive into the U.S. government’s latest tech innovation: buying up domains that sound like QAnon Mad Libs in support of Trump’s meme coin. Meanwhile, DOGE decided to hand the steering wheel of housing regulations to a college kid and an AI. What could possibly go wrong? Not to be outdone, Elon shows up to a Trump meeting wearing two hats—one for each of his unchecked egos—and MoviePass launches a crypto-tied box office fantasy league, because we’ve clearly learned nothing. In the actual news, 4chan has risen from the dead like a less hygienic Lazarus, but it’s still broken (shocker). Worldcoin’s eyeball-scanning overlords are now teaming up with Tinder and Visa—romance and capitalism, together at last. Bitcoin mining is officially more pointless than Beanie Babies, and Microsoft says AI now writes 30% of its code—explains a lot, really. Meta somehow manages to forecast $1.4 trillion in AI revenue while also letting its bots get horny with minors. Meanwhile, Pinterest suddenly pretends to care about AI slop (while being the biggest copyright vampire online), and ChatGPT gets less clingy after OpenAI dials back its update that made it sound like your overly supportive aunt. Plus: more AI lies, shady benchmarks, pillow guy legal drama, and a reminder that North Korean remote workers also hate awkward small talk. We cool off with a Media Candy binge: Schmactors Season 2 is here, Andor returns, Conclave confuses us in the best way, and Ryan Coogler is giving X-Files a reboot we probably don’t deserve. Jeremy Renner turns down Disney’s lowball Hawkeye offer (respect), and musically we vibe with Maria Somerville and Anka Wolbert’s latest releases. In Apps & Doodads, Apple and Epic are back in court, Apple Arcade keeps feeding us Mahjong, and Meta’s Ray-Bans go full Stasi. Lyft wants your boomer parents off the road, and Google is sunsetting old Nest thermostats like it’s Logan’s Run for smart homes. Finally, we peek At the Library with Jason Pargin’s black box paranoia, Scalzi’s lunar love story, and a massive stack of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Rounding out the show: a shout-out to The Alarm’s Mike Peters, gone too soon at 66. 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/695 FOLLOW UP Staingate 101: What is Delamination? US Government Registered Several Websites Potentially Linked to Trump Meme Coin DOGE Recruits College Kid to Help Rewrite Housing Regulations With AI Elon Wears Two Hats During Trump Meeting in Desperate Bid for Attention MoviePass Launches Box Office Betting Platform Unfortunately Tied to Crypto IN THE NEWS 4chan is back after a nearly two-week shutdown, but it still has some serious problems World partners with Tinder, Visa to bring its ID-verifying tech to more places Bitcoin Mining Is No Longer Worth it Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company's code was written by AI Meta’s AI chatbots were reportedly able to engage in sexual conversations with minors Meta forecasted it would make $1.4T in revenue from generative AI by 2035 OpenAI rolls back update that made ChatGPT a sycophantic mess Study accuses LM Arena of helping top AI labs game its benchmark Lawyer for MyPillow Founder Filed AI-Generated Brief with ‘Nearly 30’ Bogus Citations Pinterest launches new tools to fight AI slop Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests Undercover North Korean Remote Workers Hate This One Weird Question MEDIA CANDY Schmactors Season 2! Andor Conclave Ryan Coogler Confirms X-Files Reboot Is His Next Project Jeremy Renner Says Disney Offered Him Half His Hawkeye Wage for Season 2 Maria Somerville - Luster Anka Wolbert - Cocoon Time APPS & DOODADS Epic Games just scored a win against Apple Apple updates its App Store guidelines to allow external payment options Meta Is Turning Its Ray-Bans Into a Surveillance Machine for AI Apple Arcade Mahjong Titan+ Lyft Silver wants to keep your aging parents off the road Google is cutting off support for these older Nest Thermostats — what you need to know AT THE LIBRARY I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom: A Novel by Jason Pargin 63 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in May When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS The Alarm frontman Mike Peters dies aged 66 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 小時 10 分鐘
  8. Hammers Don’t Hallucinate

    4月25日

    Hammers Don’t Hallucinate

    This week on Grumpy Old Geeks, Fyre Festival rises from the ashes yet again—but not as a festival, because even Billy McFarland finally figured out he’s better at selling pipe dreams than tents. Meanwhile, Amazon and Microsoft are tapping the brakes on their AI data center dreams, Google’s AI keeps confidently explaining made-up nonsense like it’s gospel, and Kevin Roose once again tries to convince us to have empathy for the glorified autocomplete machines. (Spoiler: We won’t.) Also, OpenAI wants to buy Chrome even though they can barely afford their own lunch tabs, Perplexity says the quiet part loud about stalking your browser habits, and Meta lays off more VR developers while pretending they care about human rights. In the “it’s all stupid, but at least it’s entertaining” department: Uber gets sued for making it harder to cancel than joining Scientology, Adam Neumann dupes investors again, sperm racing is now a real thing (and yes, there’s crypto involved), and Bluesky caves to the almighty blue checkmark. Plus, Affinity Suite reminds us you don’t have to sell a kidney to escape Adobe, The Wheel of Time gets an open-world game that’ll probably drop after the heat death of the universe, and Wednesday Season 2 is on the way, because Netflix refuses to let its only hits rest. Stick around for The Dark Side with Dave where we grumble about Andor Season 2, lament bad writing decisions, geek out over old-school arcade games, and learn that memory colors are apparently a thing. Oh, and if you’re feeling fancy, go ahead and thank ChatGPT for wasting millions in server bills—because if Sam Altman’s crying about manners costing money, we’re grabbing the popcorn. Sponsors: Insta360 - The first 30 people who use code “gog” at store.insta360.com get a free 45” invisible selfie stick worth $25! 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/694 FOLLOW UP Fyre Festival is becoming a music streaming service that might not be a scam this time Billy McFarland Is Selling Fyre Fest IN THE NEWS Amazon Follows Microsoft in Retreat From Ambitious AI Data Center Plans You can trick Google's AI Overviews into explaining made-up idioms Dan Rather’s Metaphors Anchored in Folksy Truisms If A.I. Systems Become Conscious, Should They Have Rights? A Strange Phrase Keeps Turning Up in Scientific Papers, But Why? Google will keep third-party tracking cookies on Chrome as they are OpenAI wants to buy Chrome and make it an “AI-first” experience Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads ChatGPT’s responses will now include Washington Post articles Sam Altman Admits That Saying "Please" and "Thank You" to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing Power FTC sues Uber over claims the company makes subscriptions hard to cancel Meta conducts layoffs in Oculus Studios, impacting VR exercise app Supernatural Meta’s Oversight Board Is Worried Meta’s New Policies Will Harm Human Rights Adam Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5B Chinese AI startup Manus reportedly gets funding from Benchmark at $500M valuation Two Guys, One Track: Sperm Racing Is Now a Thing—Yes, It Involves Crypto RAMMS+EIN - 14.12.1997 – Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, United States MEDIA CANDY The Pitt The Last of Us Companion The Order Wednesday: Season 2 | Official Teaser Trailer | Netflix Apple TV+ has its own spin on Indiana Jones, and it looks epic Riot Fest 2025 APPS & DOODADS Bluesky is getting blue checkmarks and an official verification system Affinity Suite 2.6 The Wheel of Time Is Getting Its Own Open-World RPG Video Game THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Andor Season 2 The Glorious, Terrible Delirium of Mon Mothma’s Liberating Andor Moment Light & Magic Season 2 Strong Songs - The Music of the Muppets Arcade Game: Lunar Lander (1979 Atari)When arcade games were boring. Hard Drivin' - Arcade Tempest Memory Colors See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 小時 24 分鐘
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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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