Hashtag Trending

Jim Love
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A daily news program covering the top stories in technology with a weekend in depth interview.

  1. 32M AGO

    ChatGPT Embarrasses Altman Twice: Confident. Wrong. Argumentative.

    When AI Lies Confidently: Altman's ChatGPT Moment, Apple's Third Founder, Google's Wrong Answers & SaaS Auto-Renew Traps Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt Jim Love connects three stories around misplaced trust in technology: a viral clip where ChatGPT voice mode confidently invents a mile time, Sam Altman acknowledges it's a known issue and says fixing it could take a year, and the model later contradicts him by insisting it can track time; Ronald Wayne, Apple's often-forgotten third founder who drafted the partnership agreement and took 10%, now suggests he may not have actually given up ownership despite the long-told story of selling his stake for $800; and journalists testing Google's AI Overviews find errors, with medical examples showing missing context that could mislead users. Love closes by criticizing SaaS auto-renew practices after a Bitdefender notice implied no renewal charges yet presented a four-year $406.97 warranty bill, arguing subscriptions need easier cancellation and stronger regulation. 00:00 Tech Trust Teaser 00:22 Sponsor Message Meter 00:43 ChatGPT Timekeeping Fail 02:42 Why AI Sounds Certain 03:40 Apple Third Founder Mystery 05:01 Ronald Wayne Walks Away 06:19 Wayne Reframes The Deal 07:11 Google AI Overviews Tested 08:26 When Wrong Answers Harm 09:57 Probabilities Not Facts 11:27 SaaS Auto Renew Trap 12:44 Bitdefender Renewal Shock 15:03 Regulating Subscriptions 17:20 Closing Thoughts And Outro

    19 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Middle East Ceasefire - Tech Is Still Under Threat

    OpenAI's 4-Day Week Pitch, VeraCrypt Risk on Windows, Meta's Muse Spark, Deere Right-to-Repair, and AWS Outages in the Middle East Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt Jim Love covers multiple tech stories: OpenAI's policy paper proposes pilot programs for a 32-hour, four-day workweek with no pay loss, worker "benefits bonuses" tied to productivity gains, and even a public wealth fund to distribute AI-driven returns, while noting current AI gains often appear as layoffs. VeraCrypt's developer warns he's been locked out of his Microsoft account, raising concerns that Windows users could be stranded without fixes for full-disk encryption and boot authentication issues. Meta reportedly shifts from Llama toward an embedded consumer-focused model, Muse Spark, designed for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to assist with posts, messages, recommendations, and ad targeting. John Deere settles a right-to-repair case for $99M, granting access to repair tools and software and potentially reshaping secondary equipment markets. Finally, Iranian missile strikes reportedly down AWS zones in Bahrain and Dubai, highlighting regional redundancy limits and supply-chain risks like helium shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. 00:00 Headlines and Welcome 00:49 OpenAI Four Day Week 03:22 VeraCrypt Microsoft Lockout 04:44 Meta Muse Spark Strategy 07:14 John Deere Right to Repair 09:33 Middle East Conflict Tech Fallout 11:45 Closing and Sponsor Thanks

    13 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Anthropic's Claude Slips, Target Shifts Risk, NVIDIA Gets Pulled, NVIDIA Copyright Takedown

    Claude Performance Concerns, Tougher Tech Job Market, AI Agent Purchase Liability, and NVIDIA Copyright Takedown Jim Love hosts Hashtag Trending, sponsored by Meter, covering four stories: AMD's AI director and developers report Anthropic's Claude code seems "lazier," with shorter, less complete answers and weaker complex coding performance, possibly tied to compute constraints as Anthropic expands capacity via Google TPUs and a Broadcom-linked deal for about 3.5 gigawatts coming online in 2027; Goldman Sachs warns laid-off tech workers to expect longer job searches and potentially lower pay amid efficiency-focused hiring and growing AI/automation; Target states that if a customer authorizes an AI agent to buy, the customer is responsible, raising risks around errors and compromised accounts; and NVIDIA's DLSS 5 trailer was taken down after news broadcasts triggered automated copyright claims, illustrating how effective enforcement tools can also remove legitimate content at critical launch moments. 00:00 Today's Tech Headlines 00:22 Sponsor Message Meter 00:40 Claude Code Quality Concerns 01:45 Anthropic Compute Expansion 03:20 Mythos Model And Tradeoffs 04:10 Goldman On Tech Job Market 05:54 Target Sets Agent Liability 07:47 Nvidia Trailer Copyright Takedown 09:23 Wrap Up And Sponsor Thanks

    10 min

  4. 3D AGO

    AI Shakeup: Outlook Fails in Orbit, Anthropic Leak Reveals "Mythos," AI Data Center Delays, Oracle Layoffs

    Outlook Fails in Orbit, Anthropic Leak Reveals "Mythos," AI Data Center Delays, Oracle Layoffs & ChatGPT Mobile Share Slides Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt This episode covers NASA's Artemis II crew dealing with Microsoft Outlook failures aboard Orion, forcing reliance on backup coordination channels. It also reports a major Anthropic leak exposing roughly 3,000 internal files, source code, and references to a new model called Mythos, with Anthropic saying no customer data or model weights were compromised while DMCA takedowns caused some collateral repo removals. Analysts warn many U.S. AI data center projects may be delayed or canceled due to power limits, electrical gear shortages, tight GPU/memory supply, and concerns about materials like helium. Oracle is reportedly cutting up to 30,000 jobs despite sharply higher profits amid broader tech layoffs averaging about 1,000 per day. Apptopia data shows ChatGPT's U.S. mobile share declining four months as Gemini and Claude gain. A New Yorker profile scrutinizes Sam Altman's judgment, influence, and defense-deal optics. 00:00 Headlines Kickoff 00:30 Sponsor Message 00:46 Outlook In Orbit 01:45 Anthropic Leak Fallout 03:26 AI Data Center Bottlenecks 04:44 Oracle Layoffs Surge 05:56 Chat App Share Shift 07:32 Altman Under Fire 08:45 Wrap Up And Thanks

    10 min

  5. APR 3

    Hashtag Trending Weekend: Steve Visconti - Electric Vehicles and Security

    EV Charging Security Risks: Unreachable Networks, Grid Threats, and the Government Kill Switch Debate Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt In this holiday edition of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love shares David Shipley's interview with Steve Visconti, CEO of Xiid Corporation, on the cybersecurity risks surrounding electric vehicles—especially EV charging infrastructure. Visconti explains how modern chargers connect into large IP networks with control, billing, and back-office systems that can become attack targets, potentially disrupting telecom networks or even the power grid as vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid capabilities expand. He describes Xiid's approach of reducing "reachability" by closing ports and static IP exposure while allowing only registered users and machine-to-machine tunnels. The conversation also touches on charger misconfiguration leading to fires, DDoS and cloud attacks already occurring, and concerns about US legislation requiring a government-accessible vehicle kill switch by around 2027. 00:00 Holiday Show Setup 00:34 Kill Switch Nightmare 01:37 Sponsor And Interview Intro 02:00 Meet Steve Visconti 02:37 What Xiid Builds 03:50 EV Charging Symposium 05:03 Why Chargers Matter 07:05 Vehicle To Grid Risks 09:45 Fires And Open Ports 10:56 Securing Commercial Networks 12:28 Make Systems Unreachable 14:51 Car As The Threat 18:25 Policy And Awareness Gaps 21:44 Botnets And Real Attacks 23:15 Kill Switch Policy Returns 25:03 Wrap Up And Call To Action 25:51 Final Sponsor And Goodbye

    27 min
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A daily news program covering the top stories in technology with a weekend in depth interview.

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  • Creator
    Jim Love
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    923
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Hashtag Trending

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