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Two and a Half Bens
Hosted by Pheonix, PhoneBoy, and SirBemrose · EN
The tech podcast not hosted by a Chief Twit or Tech Bros
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27 - Goatse Systems
1w ago02:41:32Tap to summarizeYour smart home may be whispering your secrets to strangers Microsoft patches RoguePlanet Defender zero-day vulnerability Sony erases digital content from libraries; we’re reminded we don’t own what we buy Studio Canal Removal (UK) Sony latest company to delete purchases from digital libraries Over 14 million login credentials leaked from six ISPs in major data breach — here’s what we know PlayStation’s Physical Media-Free Future Is Offensive Good Old Games Meta data center water discharges suspended after contaminating the city's reclamation water supply with bacterium — system offline for months for cleaning, closed-loop cooling system purge spread rare metal-resistant bacteria in Cheyenne’s water system Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over harmless images Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50% Faster solutions, lower test scores: How AI is eroding math skills Startup sues Palo Alto Networks' Koi Security, saying an AI-hallucinated report falsely linked it to Chinese espionage Microsoft accelerates quantum-safe roadmap as risks grow Follow SirBemrose, Pheonix, and PhoneBoy on Mastodon
Transcribe →26 - Acronym Salad
3w ago02:48:49Tap to summarizeGoogle's New CAPTCHA Plans Will Create A Two-Tier Internet Only Accessible To Those With 'Approved' Devices Callback 8020: The Future of Flip-Phones Google says ShinyHunters hackers targeting education sector via Oracle exploit The First Company-Wide AI Ban Just Hit My Inbox. Here’s What It Means Apple fixes Beats Studio Buds flaw that let hackers spy on conversations Microsoft, like, totally gets why students are booing AI-pilled graduation speakers Microsoft's worst 'Nightmare' unleashes BitLocker bypass 0-day Your 2027 Car Will Decide If You Can Drive Washington - Dadss - Driver Alcohol Detection System Google DeepMind is worried about what happens when millions of agents start to interact US Gov asks Anthropic to ban 'foreign national' access to Fable, Mythos Over 400 Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked to Deploy Infostealer and eBPF Rootkit GitHub - lenucksi/aur-malware-check: Detection tools for the June 2026 atomic-lockfile AUR supply-chain attack. Consolidated from community Gists. Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users "Tell Him He's A Piece Of Shit": Employee Hijacks Meta Meeting In AI Revolt Hackers Abuse Steam Workshop Application Wallpapers to Hijack Active Steam Sessions Follow SirBemrose, Pheonix, and PhoneBoy on Mastodon
Transcribe →25 - Cumshot on the Motherboard
Jun 701:44:29Tap to summarizeAI Startup Says It Will Pay People $2,000 A Month to Masturbate... Yes, Really Google API Keys Weren't Secrets. But then Gemini Changed the Rules. United flight forced to turn around because of a Bluetooth speaker name MyPillow must decide whether to be firm or soft as ransomware crims demand pay Carnival confirms ShinyHunters cruised off with 6M customer records after April breach Spotify might soon flag your 'sad-boy' playlists Companies Are Getting Burned by Burning Tons of Tokens AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system. Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel Academic’s warning about using AI was written using AI LLMs believe false statements even after explicit warnings that they’re false Hackers Tricked Meta AI Into Handing Out Access to Major Instagram Accounts Follow SirBemrose, Pheonix, and PhoneBoy on Mastodon
Transcribe →24 - Marginally Plausible Bullshit
May 2302:16:31Tap to summarizeMicrosoft testing adjustable taskbar, Start menu in Windows 11 DOJ Is Asking Apple and Google to Hand Over Data on 100,000 Users of a Car App 60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hour CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses Amazon employees are “tokenmaxxing” due to pressure to use AI tools Google publishes exploit code threatening millions of Chromium users Social media site with 1.3 billion users sends harsh layoffs message Bitcoin trader recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after getting 'stoned' and losing wallet password 11 years ago — bot tried 3.5 trillion passwords before decrypting an old wallet backup NV datacenter leaving 49k Lake Tahoe residents soon without power Proposed hyperscale datacenter in Utah to create heat equivalent to 23 atom bombs per day Google quietly cuts free storage to 5GB without a phone number Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming ‘unmanageable’ due to AI bug reports Smart Vape Devices & Age Verification Explained The Trump administration is bringing back flavored vapes. Advocates and lawmakers say the risks outweigh the benefits AI face is taking over — and driving plastic surgeons crazy An AI announcer mispronounced and skipped names during a graduation EV drivers will pay $130 a year under Congress’ 2026 transportation bill "Stop Hiring Humans" Billboards Are Appearing In US Cities... Follow SirBemrose, Pheonix, and PhoneBoy on Mastodon
Transcribe →23 - Zero-Day Explitive
May 1001:32:34Tap to summarizeCanvas hack forces some Tennessee universities to push back finals. What happened? GoDaddy customer claims registrar transferred 27-year-old domain without any security checks British kids using fake mustaches, IDs, and VPNs to bypass online age checks, study finds Why is Claude always blackmailing people? Meta isn’t doing enough to keep kids off Facebook and Instagram, rules EU Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue California tech company Cloudflare to lay off more than 1,000 workers, cites AI As the most severe Linux threat in years surfaces, the world scrambles New Linux 'Dirty Frag' zero-day gives root on all major distros Critical vm2 sandbox bug lets attackers execute code on hosts Microsoft was worried OpenAI would run off to Amazon and ‘shit-talk’ Azure Microsoft's patch for a 0-day exploited by Russian spies fell short. Another Windows flaw is under attack Researchers gaslit Claude into giving instructions to build explosives Study finds even the best AI models lose money betting on soccer First US Integrated Humanoid Robot Factory To Build 100,000 NEO Robots By 2027 Microsoft Edge Stores Passwords In Plaintext In RAM Chrome forces 4Gb AI model into every device without permission AskJeeves shut down 1 May 2026 Follow SirBemrose, Pheonix, and PhoneBoy on Mastodon
Transcribe →22 - Raw Dogging the Internet
Apr 2501:32:34Tap to summarizeFirestarter malware survives Cisco firewall updates, security patches Apple and Google Broke Their Own Rules by Promoting 'Nudify' Apps, Report Says Anthropic quietly pulls Claude Code from Pro plan and hands local model advocates their strongest argument yet You’re about to feel the AI money squeeze I Just Vibe Coded a Global Mass Surveillance Site in 2 Hours With OpenAI's Codex. It Was Terrifyingly Easy Chaotic Eclipse BlueHammer PoC for Windows Defender Exploited by Researchers to Escalate Privileges Disgruntled hacker drops second zero-day Windows Defender exploit just hours after Microsoft patches first one Chaotic Eclipse https://archive.ph/Qcp1g https://archive.ph/GkT3F https://www.tomshardware.com/software/macos/macos-has-a-49-7-day-networking-time-bomb-built-in-that-only-a-reboot-fixes-comparison-operation-on-unreliable-time-value-stops-machines-dead-in-their-tracks https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/914672/the-ram-shortage-could-last-years https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/contrary-to-popular-superstition-aes-128-is-just-fine-in-a-post-quantum-world/ https://archive.ph/G5mEM Follow SirBemrose, Pheonix, and PhoneBoy on Mastodon
Transcribe →21 - May Cause Silent Data Corruption
Apr 1902:28:20Tap to summarizeiOS 26.4 age verification is proving a disaster for some users — here's how to fix it or stop the update Apple age verification failing for some – here's what to try Apple asked to investigate after Jersey users hit by age-check barriers Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord Teenager’s Gemini mistake locks entire family out of Google accounts WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account Microsoft suspends dev accounts for high-profile open source projects Action Required: Account Verification for Windows Hardware Program Begins October 16, 2025 After 16 years and $8 billion, the military’s new GPS software still doesn’t work Microsoft says poisoned AI acts normal until a trigger word makes it ‘blow up’ Max severity Flowise RCE vulnerability now exploited in attacks USB Cable Blockers Entire Claude Code CLI source code leaks thanks to exposed map file This Startup Is Hiring an ‘AI Bully.’ Should Your Company Do the Same? Microsoft Copilot is now injecting ads into pull requests on GitHub GitHub backs down, kills Copilot PR ‘tips’ after backlash America Dependent On Chinese Electrical Parts For AI Build-Out AI Models Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From Being Deleted Amazon discontinuing support for older Kindles GPUBreach: Root Shell Access Achieved via GPU Rowhammer Attack Follow SirBemrose, Pheonix, and PhoneBoy on Mastodon
Transcribe →20 - C-Suite FOMO
Apr 202:28:20Tap to summarizeGrapheneOS won't comply with age check laws for operating systems Linux Distros Resistance against Age-Verification Laws GitHub - BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify: The age verification status of Open Source Operating Systems · GitHub Ageless Linux - Wikipedia THAT law and it's copies here and abroad Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records (#40954)" by paramazo · Pull Request #41179 · systemd/systemd · GitHub Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety iCloud user learns ‘Hide My Email’ privacy does not apply to serious threats Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware The 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print An AI agent destroyed this coder’s entire database. He’s not the only one with a horror story The AI Dirty List Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia The Story of EVi - NerdNextDoor's Blog The deadliest poison known to AI Tiny Township Fears Iran Drone Strikes Because of New Nuclear Weapons Datacenter COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages March Windows updates break Teams, OneDrive sign-ins Microsoft Confirms Samsung Galaxy Connect App Caused Windows 11 C: Drive Access Bug HackerOne discloses employee data breach after Navia hack This new FCC rule could upend the router market The Tech Bubble Might Finally Be Popping Security experts at RSAC keep calling AI stupid Follow SirBemrose, Pheonix, and PhoneBoy on Mastodon
Transcribe →19 - K-Y Jelly For Your Data
Mar 1402:21:08Tap to summarizeYou're paying AI companies a monthly subscription AI Can Now Unmask Anonymous Internet Users, New Study Finds US military reportedly used Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump’s ban FBI seeks victims of Steam games used to spread malware FBI seeks victims of Steam games used to spread malware Dev stunned by $82K Gemini bill after unknown API key thief goes to town OpenClaw has yet another major security flaw Wheatfield, Indiana Solar Farm Devastated by Severe Storm: Assessing the Aftermath - Energy News Beat NIPSCO releases statement after severe weather damaged Wheatfield solar farm 1 billion identity records exposed in ID verification data leak Mailinator Alternatives I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI She Came Out of the Bathroom Naked, Employee Says Meta sued over AI smart glasses' privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage A new app alerts you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses Amazon orders 90-day reset after code mishaps cause millions of lost orders WhatsApp introduces parent-managed accounts for pre-teens California Law Forces Age-Tracking Into Every Operating System by 2027 MidnightBSD Bans Users in Brazil and California, Warns More Regions Could Follow I traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and 45 states of lobbying records to figure out who's behind the age verification bills. upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings Follow SirBemrose, Pheonix, and PhoneBoy on Mastodon
Transcribe →18 - AI Arsonist
Feb 2101:54:40Tap to summarizeKlaatu thread on OpenClaw Why Trying to Secure OpenClaw is Ridiculous OpenClaw AI agents targeted by infostealer malware for the first time An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me Gatekeeping in Open Source: The Scott Shambaugh Story Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations - Ars Technica Microsoft AI CEO Warns Most White Collar Jobs Fully Automated "Within Next 12-18 Months"; Anthropic Fears Potential For 'Heinous Crimes' Waymo is asking DoorDash drivers to shut the doors of its self-driving cars As Pentagon Races to Deploy AI, Operational Challenges Highlight Risks As Pentagon Races to Deploy AI, Operational Challenges Highlight Risks Apple AI chief John Giannandrea is stepping down Accenture ‘links staff promotions to use of AI tools’ Ring cancels Flock deal after dystopian Super Bowl ad prompts mass outrage Microsoft Teams hit with a class action lawsuit for allegedly collecting voice data — violating Illinois biometric privacy laws TeamSpeak's Servers Overwhelmed By Mass Discord Exodus Password managers’ promise that they can’t see your vaults isn’t always true Amazon blames human employees for an AI coding agent's mistake YouTube Blocks Background Listening Workaround for Free Users Google Maps Is Now Less Useful If You’re Not Signed In Texas sues TP-Link over China links and security vulnerabilities Follow SirBemrose, Pheonix, and PhoneBoy on Mastodon
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