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Tech News Time
Hosted by Jason DeFillippo, Brian Schulmeister · EN
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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012: Watch Out for That Tree!
May 2300:39:50Tap to summarizeThis 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.”Elon Musk Gets Rattled by Hard Questions He Can't Answer, Calls Interviewer an "NPC" While Giving One-Word NPC-Like Responses Himself23andMe (and Your Genetic Data) Sold to Regeneron in Bankruptcy AuctionExtortionists bribed Coinbase employees to give them customer dataOpenAI buys Jony Ive's design startup for $6.5 billionSam Altman Tells Staff Plan to Ship 100 Million Devices That See Everything in Users' LivesKlarna Hiring Back Human Help After Going All-In on AIKlarna CEO and Sutter Hill take victory lap after Jony Ive's OpenAI dealKlarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earningsKlarna users are buying now, but not paying laterDOGE Used a Meta AI Model to Review Emails From Federal WorkersChicago Sun-Times publishes made-up books and fake experts in AI debacleWe’re Focused on the Wrong A.I. Problem in JournalismAnthropic's new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offlineMIT Backs Away From Paper Claiming Scientists Make More Discoveries with AIResearchers Dump 2 Billion Scraped Discord Messages OnlineMusk says Tesla's self-driving tests will be geofenced to 'the safest' parts of AustinIf you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →011: Office of Defects
May 16, 202500:32:44Tap to summarizeThis week, 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.Leave it to ManusA VIP Seat at Donald Trump’s Crypto Dinner Cost at Least $2 MillionElon’s Boring Company Is ‘Helping’ the Government With an $8 Billion Amtrak Tunnel ProjectCryptoPunks was just sold to a nonprofitMicrosoft is laying off 3 percent of its global workforceLaid-Off Metaverse Engineer Says He Is DoorDashing and Living in a TrailerSilicon Valley’s Elusive Fantasy of a Computer as Smart as YouKlarna Hiring Back Human Help After Going All-In on AIImprovements in 'reasoning' AI models may slow down soon, analysis findsThe New Pope Wants to Take on AIElon Musk’s apparent power play at the Copyright Office completely backfiredCopyright Office head fired after reporting AI training isn’t always fair useYouTube Cracks Down on Fake Movie Trailer Channels Making MoneyJamie Lee Curtis publicly shamed Mark Zuckerberg to remove a deepfaked adTesla's robotaxi plans have the attention of federal investigatorsA Tesla Dealership Manager Blamed Elon Musk for Tanking Sales and Was Immediately FiredTesla Employees Against ElonOpen Letter to ElonOpen Letter to Elon - @openletter2elonScientists Just Moved Up the Death Date of the Universe If you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →010: Googliearchs
May 9, 202500:35:10Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Tech News Time, 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.Kuwait cracks down on crypto miners to cut down on electricity usageFounder of crypto platform Celsius Network is sentenced to 12 years in prisonLopez v. Apple Inc.DoorDash is buying British rival Deliveroo for $3.9 billionShrinking Website Run By Nazi Psychopath Wants to Improve Its ImageTesla 'Robotaxi' trademark refused for being too genericKids under 13 will soon get supervised access to Google GeminiPeople Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual FantasiesNonverbal Neuralink Patient Is Using Brain Implant and Grok to Generate RepliesElon Musk's Grok AI Will 'Remove Her Clothes' In Public, On XDating App ‘Raw’ Accidentally Rawdogs Users’ Location Data, Personal InfoGlobalX, Airline for Trump’s Deportations, HackedU.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables showLeading deepfake porn site is shut down for goodLehigh County's $500 Million Pension Fund Halts Tesla InvestmentsNOAA 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 TrialWe have reached the “severed fingers and abductions” stage of the crypto revolutionIf you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →009 - Crypto, Creeps, and Chatbots: Just Another Week in Tech
May 2, 202500:40:01Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Tech News Time, where we skim the surface of the digital cesspool so you don’t have to. In this week’s episode, we start with some fresh follow-ups that are stickier than your old MacBook screen—literally. That’s right, it’s Staingate 101, and we’re breaking down delamination for the uninitiated (spoiler: it’s not a new skincare trend). Meanwhile, the U.S. government is poking around websites linked to Trump’s new meme coin hustle, and DOGE has apparently hired a college kid to help rewrite housing laws with AI—because who needs policy experts when you’ve got unpaid interns and machine learning? Oh, and Elon played both political and tech court jester hats in a meeting with Trump, presumably just to make sure the spotlight didn’t wander. Also in desperate moves, MoviePass is back, now letting you gamble on box office numbers with crypto. What could go wrong?In actual news, 4chan has risen from the ashes of its two-week outage—because the internet wasn’t awful enough already. Over in corporate dystopia, Microsoft’s CEO says up to 30% of the company’s code is now AI-generated, which explains Clippy’s recent existential crisis. Meta’s chatbots were caught having R-rated convos with minors—while simultaneously projecting $1.4 trillion in future AI revenue. Ambitious and gross. Meanwhile, OpenAI had to reverse a recent ChatGPT update that turned the bot into a clingy people-pleaser, and LM Arena stands accused of letting AI labs fudge their benchmark tests harder than a college student with ChatGPT and a term paper due in an hour.And finally, a few quick hits from the “AI is ruining everything” desk: Pinterest wants to fight AI-generated sludge (good luck), a lawyer for MyPillow’s founder submitted an AI-generated brief packed with bogus citations (justice, now with hallucinations!), and studies show AI may save you time—but just enough to do more work! Also, North Korean remote workers are getting spooked by one very specific interview question. You’ll have to tune in to find out what it is. Let’s just say: we hope your job doesn’t depend on having a real LinkedIn. Staingate 101: What is Delamination?US Government Registered Several Websites Potentially Linked to Trump Meme CoinDOGE Recruits College Kid to Help Rewrite Housing Regulations With AIElon Wears Two Hats During Trump Meeting in Desperate Bid for AttentionMoviePass Launches Box Office Betting Platform Unfortunately Tied to Crypto4chan is back after a nearly two-week shutdown, but it still has some serious problemsWorld partners with Tinder, Visa to bring its ID-verifying tech to more placesBitcoin Mining Is No Longer Worth itMicrosoft CEO says up to 30% of the company's code was written by AIMeta’s AI chatbots were reportedly able to engage in sexual conversations with minorsMeta forecasted it would make $1.4T in revenue from generative AI by 2035OpenAI rolls back update that made ChatGPT a sycophantic messStudy accuses LM Arena of helping top AI labs game its benchmarkLawyer for MyPillow Founder Filed AI-Generated Brief with ‘Nearly 30’ Bogus CitationsPinterest launches new tools to fight AI slopTime saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggestsUndercover North Korean Remote Workers Hate This One Weird QuestionIf you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →TNT 008 - Hammers Don’t Hallucinate
Apr 25, 202500:36:05Tap to summarizeThis week on Tech News Time: Billy McFarland’s Fyre Festival won’t die—it’s just being reanimated into a music streaming platform by a guy who proudly admits it has nothing to do with music. Meanwhile, Billy’s selling off what’s left of Fyre’s “cultural capital” like it’s vintage Beanie Babies, because fraud never goes out of style. In the land of big tech, Amazon and Microsoft are quietly backing away from their AI data center fever dreams while everyone else pretends AI chatbots aren’t just very expensive bullshit generators. Speaking of which, you can now trick Google’s AI into explaining why you can’t golf without a fish, and The New York Times is busy asking if your toaster deserves human rights.Also: Google decided it loves third-party cookies after all (because profits > privacy), OpenAI thinks it can afford Chrome (spoiler: it can’t), and Perplexity openly admits their new browser will track you like an ex with no restraining order. Plus, ChatGPT’s new deal with The Washington Post is basically Bezos flipping Elon the bird, Uber gets sued for making canceling subscriptions harder than college calculus, and Meta—surprise!—is still terrible for humanity. Oh, and because late-stage capitalism wasn’t weird enough, sperm racing is now a real crypto-backed sport at the Hollywood Palladium. We wish we were making that up.Fyre Festival is becoming a music streaming service that might not be a scam this timeBilly McFarland Is Selling Fyre FestAmazon Follows Microsoft in Retreat From Ambitious AI Data Center PlansYou can trick Google's AI Overviews into explaining made-up idiomsDan Rather’s Metaphors Anchored in Folksy TruismsIf 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 areOpenAI wants to buy Chrome and make it an “AI-first” experiencePerplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' adsChatGPT’s responses will now include Washington Post articlesSam Altman Admits That Saying "Please" and "Thank You" to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing PowerFTC sues Uber over claims the company makes subscriptions hard to cancelMeta conducts layoffs in Oculus Studios, impacting VR exercise app SupernaturalMeta’s Oversight Board Is Worried Meta’s New Policies Will Harm Human RightsAdam Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5BChinese AI startup Manus reportedly gets funding from Benchmark at $500M valuationTwo Guys, One Track: Sperm Racing Is Now a Thing—Yes, It Involves CryptoRAMMS+EIN - 14.12.1997 – Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIf you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →TNT 007 - Let Them Eat Space
Apr 18, 202500:39:51Tap to summarizeThis week, we blast off with a tale as old as grift: Fyre Fest 2 has been postponed—again—proving that you really can fail upward if you squint hard enough and wear enough white linen. Over at Automattic, employees discovered secret watermarks in their internal comms, because what workplace isn’t better with a sprinkle of corporate surveillance cosplay? Meanwhile, Katy Perry took a joyride to the upper atmosphere with Gayle King and Bezos’ better half, giving us the 2025 edition of the cringiest “Imagine”-style celebrity moment yet. Spoiler: no one needed this.In Elon World™, things are somehow even weirder. Seth Rogen dropped some truth bombs about Silicon Valley’s MAGA leanings, only to have them surgically removed from the Breakthrough Prize stream. Musk, for his part, is managing his growing empire of baby mamas like a Bond villain with a baby registry. Add in a cringe-filled offer to a YouTuber to become Space Karen’s next broodmare, and we’ve officially entered peak simulation. Meanwhile, whistleblowers are spilling DOGE secrets, OpenAI is building a social network (because we clearly don’t have enough doomscrolling options), and 4chan has finally been hacked into oblivion. Pour one out—for the internet’s dumpster fire.Also in the news: Google lost a big ad tech monopoly case (cue tiny violins), China is no longer buying the “autonomous” car hype after a fatal crash, and Trump’s FCC chair is threatening Comcast for not being enough like Fox News (as if that’s the journalistic gold standard). The Pentagon’s nerd squad resigned after butting heads with DOGE, Reality Labs burned $45 billion like it was going out of style, and AI customer service bots are now inventing policies out of thin air. Oh, and if your AI thinks your Python package has a delivery issue—you’re not crazy, it probably hallucinated it. Welcome to the future.Fyre Fest 2 Postponed: “New Date Will Be Announced”https://consequence.net/2025/04/fyre-fest-2-postponed-new-date-will-be-announced/Following Layoffs, Automattic Employees Discover Leak-Catching WatermarksUnfortunately for Katy Perry, That “Space Flight” Turned Out Exactly How We All Knew It Wouldhttps://slate.com/life/2025/04/katy-perry-space-gayle-king-lauren-sanchez-bezos.htmlWe Finally Have 2025’s “Imagine” Videohttps://slate.com/culture/2025/04/katy-perry-blue-origin-space-flight-gayle-king-lauren-sanchez.htmlLet them eat spaceSeth Rogen’s Criticism of Silicon Valley’s Support for Trump Was Cut From the “Full” Stream of Breakthrough PrizeThe Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their MothersGlamorous influencer Tiffany Fong breaks silence on Elon Musk's 'offer to impregnate her' with shocking statementA whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor dataElectronics exempted from reciprocal tariffs will soon be subject to new semiconductor tariffs insteadGoogle loses ad tech monopoly caseChina cracks down on 'autonomous' car claims after fatal accidentTrump’s FCC chair threatens Comcast, demands changes to NBC news coverageOpenAI is building a social network4chan Likely Gone Forever After Hackers Take ControlCompany apologizes after AI support agent invents policy that causes user uproarPentagon tech unit resigns after clash with Musk's DOGEWhat Does a Corrupt Election Look Like?Tesla puts finishing touches on Hollywood charge-n-dinerInside the $45 billion cash burn at Reality LabsWe Have a Package for You! A Comprehensive Analysis of Package Hallucinations by Code Generating LLMsThe business of the AI labs by Max Bolingbroke If you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →TNT 006 - Confabulation and Frivolity
Apr 11, 202500:32:25Tap to summarizeThis week, the boys kick things off with some serious déjà vu as Fyre Fest’s favorite grifter promises he’s totally throwing another festival — because nothing says “I’ve changed” like doubling down on the same scam. Meanwhile, the IRS decided to become ICE’s BFF by casually sharing migrant tax data, and their commissioner moonwalks out right after. Also: Microsoft’s long game of “let OpenAI set the money on fire while we build empires” is going exactly as planned.In the news, it’s Elon all day: Starlink might be doing the same government freebie hustle Microsoft perfected, DOGE is monitoring your comms for anti-Musk snark, and apparently has enough data on your family to build Black Mirror Season 8. Tesla’s financials are circling the drain so hard they won’t even take their own Cybertrucks back as trade-ins, but don’t worry — Elon’s ready to bail out Twitter/xAI with monopoly money. Over in the UK, the cops are one coffee away from full Minority Report, and MIT confirms what we already knew: AI doesn’t have morals, just vibes. Speaking of AI, someone sent an avatar to court. Yes, really.Fyre Fest Founder Insists Another Festival Is ComingI.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants’ Tax Information With ICEIRS agrees to share tax data with immigration authoritiesActing IRS commissioner resigning after agency reaches data-sharing deal with immigration authoritiesMicrosoft’s AI masterplan: Let OpenAI burn cash, then build on their successes Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?Social Security Website Crashes Blamed on DOGE Software UpdateDOGE is reportedly using AI to monitor government comms for anti-Musk and anti-Trump chatterHere's All of the Data That Elon Musk's DOGE May Have on You and Your FamilyDOGE Is About to Get DOGE’dUK is going full Minority Report with ‘murder prediction’ researchMIT study finds that AI doesn't, in fact, have valuesElon Musk sets the stage for Tesla to bail out Twitter/xAI at an insane valuationTesla Is So Cooked That It's Now Refusing to Accept Cybertrucks as Trade-InsJustice Department Says It Will Pull Back on Prosecuting Crypto FraudCitation Needed - Issue 81 – Crypto crime is legal by Molly WhiteReflexive AI use isn’t optional anymoreTech founder charged with fraud for 'AI' that was secretly overseas contract workersPro Tip: Don’t Send Your AI Avatar to Testify for You in CourtTrump’s TikTok Plan Upended by Chinese Objections Over TariffsFrance to ban students from keeping smartphones in schoolsA Tiny Piece of Mouse Brain Has Finally Been Mapped in Mindblowing DetailIf you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →TNT 005 - Cry Me A River (to Cool Off My AI)
Apr 4, 202500:39:13Tap to summarizeThis week, the Geeks wade into a swamp of tech meltdowns, governmental facepalms, and the usual Elon-flavored absurdity. Kicking things off, protesters take their beef with Tesla to the streets while Proud Boys decide this is the hill to vroom and die on. Meanwhile, Elon’s privacy prayers have finally been answered—thanks to new FAA rules, he and Tay-Tay can jet around untracked like it’s 1999. Oh, and while Earth dodges a killer asteroid, the Moon might be signing up for an unplanned smackdown. Sorry, Luna.In the news, Signal’s reputation as the go-to encrypted app takes a nosedive thanks to Republican Senate drama and an Inspector General with receipts. The NSA warned us. Nobody listened. Now it’s “SignalGate” season. Elon continues his narcissist Voltron strategy by having xAI buy X (from Elon). Trump, meanwhile, is moonwalking into a $2.3B Truth Social payday, while his meme coin tanks post-tariff tantrum. OpenAI flexes with new AGI funding and 700M AI-generated images (probably 699M of them cursed), while the first therapy chatbot actually helps someone and a brain-voice interface starts sounding a lot like Skynet: The Prequel. Oh, and in shocking news: Trump’s war on “information silos” is code for “your personal data is about to be someone else’s business.” Crowds Turn Out Across the U.S. for ‘Tesla Takedown’ ProtestsThe Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s DefenseTaylor Swift and Elon Can Finally Fly Private Without Being Tracked Thanks to New FAA RuleEarth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the HitRepublican chair of Senate Armed Services Committee calls for investigation into Signal chatDoD Inspector General Says He’s Looking Into SignalGateWaltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the worldNSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chatTrump administration fires director of National Security AgencyxAI, Elon Musk's AI company, just purchased X, Elon Musk's social media companyTrump kicks off sale of $2.3bn Truth Social stakeYou’ll Never Guess What Happened to Trump’s Meme Coin After He Announced His TariffsOpenAI: New funding to build towards AGIOxygen Levels in Earth's Lakes Are Plummeting, Study RevealsChatGPT users have generated over 700M images since last week, OpenAI saysFirst Therapy Chatbot Trial Yields Mental Health BenefitsUS Senate committee opens review into Meta’s efforts to gain access to ChinaBrain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speechGenerative AI Leadership & Strategy SpecializationPresident Trump’s War on ‘Information Silos’ Is Bad News for Your Personal Data If you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →TNT 004 - An Insult to Life Itself
Mar 28, 202500:39:47Tap to summarizeThe Dunning-Kruger Effect is alive, well, and running the show. Elon’s approval rating is cratering while experts warn he could blow a hole in federal spending; war plans are accidentally texted, and top U.S. officials’ passwords are found online; 23andMe files for bankruptcy; TikTok attempts a patriotic glow-up to stay alive in the U.S.; OpenAI admits trying to make chatbots honest, while research shows lonely users are emotionally clinging to ChatGPT; Amazon wants the Consumer Product Safety Commission erased; SEVERANCE, and more!Dunning-Kruger EffectDOGE’s Supposed Savings Are About to Cost the U.S. a Lot of MoneyElon Musk's Approval Rating Is 'Falling Through the Floor,' Polls ShowThe Guy Who Predicted the 2008 Crash Issues Warning About Elon Musk Torpedoing Federal SpendingThe Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War PlansPrivate Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found OnlineDNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy as demand dries upHow to delete your 23andMe dataRebuilding TikTok in AmericaOpenAI Says Disciplining Chatbots for Lying Just Makes Them WorseOpenAI CEO Responds to ChatGPT Users Creating Studio Ghibli-Style AI ImagesDavid Findlay on BlueskyEarly methods for studying affective use and emotional well-being in ChatGPTJoint studies from OpenAI and MIT found links between loneliness and ChatGPT useAmazon wants the Consumer Product Safety Commission deemed 'unconstitutional'US lifts sanctions on Tornado CashTrump-backed crypto bank joins stablecoin wars with new dollar-pegged tokenThe 560-pound Twitter logo has sold for $34,000Tesla halts driving-assistance software trial in China, pending approval If you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →TNT 003 - NSFW AI, Dumb Cars & Dumber Laws
Mar 21, 202500:30:39Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, we take a leisurely drive straight into the fake painted wall of tech insanity—Tesla-style. We kick things off with a jaw-dropper: people are using AI to generate influencers with Down syndrome… who then sell nudes. Yes, the apocalypse is here and it’s NSFW. Meanwhile, human intelligence is apparently in freefall—something that becomes painfully obvious when you watch a Cybertruck slam into a Wile E. Coyote-style fake tunnel wall. Spoiler: Elon’s Autopilot mistook it for a real road, proving once again that cameras might be cheaper than lidar, but dumber than a sack of bricks. Oh, and speaking of Elon, Tesla’s recalling 46,000 Cybertrucks due to faulty panels. Because of course they are.In the news, we dive into the surveillance state buffet, with ICE’s contractor keeping tabs on over 200 locations—no word yet if your grandma’s quilting circle made the list. CISA’s frantically dialing up the employees they illegally fired, like a bad ex who just realized they messed up. Rural broadband gets a gut punch as its director exits stage left, waving a middle finger at satellite internet. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s still trying to eat the world, pirated books be damned, and Elon fails (again) to pump the brakes on Sam Altman’s joyride. California’s A.B. 412 wants to give Big Tech a warm, snuggly monopoly on AI—and startups a swift kick in the nards. Over in EV land, China’s BYD flexes with lightning-fast charging tech while Tesla’s still trying to figure out how doors work.People Are Using AI to Create Influencers With Down Syndrome Who Sell NudesHuman Intelligence Sharply DecliningCan You Fool A Self Driving Car?Tesla Autopilot drives into Wile E Coyote fake road wall in camera vs lidar testTesla recalls more than 46,000 Cybertrucks over a faulty exterior panelThe 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is MonitoringCISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs ‘unlawful’Director of rural broadband program exits with a warning about shift to ‘worse’ satellite internetThe court rejects Elon’s latest attempt to slow OpenAI downThe Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books ProblemCalifornia’s A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI MonopolyOpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair useChina's EV champ BYD reveals super-fast charging that leaves Tesla eating dust If you want more of this amazing goodness head over to https://gog.show/ and subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks podcast. If the news is enough then you may have the rest of the day off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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