Grumpy Old Geeks - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Grumpy Old Geeks — News
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.

Copyright: © Grumpy Old Geeks LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Latest Episodes:

660: The Bendy Piece Aug 10, 2024

Show notes

NFTs & crypto, oh my; Google ruled a monopolist in search; you can't run an AI company ethically - with plenty of examples; Grokking without consent; Google's targeting "unknown" minors loophole; MetaAI celebrity voices; watermarking ChatGPT challenges; emotionally hooked on chatbots; Neuralink's second patient implant; Synchro's stent approach; Cybertruck spottings; Deadpool & Wolverine; American Conspiracy: the Octopus Murders; 2024 Olympics; enraging Google, Uber ads; living that iPad life; Humanes being returned; Sonos $30 million app fail; Lego Star Wars; advanced hinges; DarJar; losing power; medical system problems.

Sponsors:

Mood - Run it back with 20% off your first order and FREE gummies. Go to hellomood.com and use promo code GOG.

1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.

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!!!

Show notes at https://gog.show/660

FOLLOW UP

Illinois changes biometric privacy law to help corporations avoid big payouts

Trump-themed $DJT token rug-pulls, people blame Martin Shkreli or Barron Trump

FTX to pay $12.7B to victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s massive scheme

IN THE NEWS

Google 'is a monopolist' in search, US judge rules in antitrust case

It’s practically impossible to run a big AI company ethically

Nvidia Used Videos From Netflix and YouTube to Build AI Model

Elon Musk sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for making a “fool” out of him

X accused of using EU user data to train Grok without consent

X agrees to pause EU data processing for training Grok

Meta and Google secretly targeted minors on YouTube with Instagram ads

Meta is reportedly offering millions to get Hollywood voices into its AI projects

OpenAI confirms it’s looking into text watermarking for ChatGPT that could expose cheating students

OpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice Mode

Neuralink successfully implants its chip into a second patient's brain

As Neuralink Implants Second Subject's Brain, First Patient Says His Doesn't Work as Well Anymore

Gates, Bezos back $75M round for Synchron's drill-free brain-computer interface implant

What Synchron leaders learned from developing a stent-based BCI

Fiery Cybertruck Death Spurs Federal Probe

MEDIA CANDY

Deadpool & Wolverine

American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders

Google will no longer air an Olympics ad that showed a child using AI to write a fan letter

Google + Team USA — Dear Sydney

On Our Way - Uber

APPS & DOODADS

ESR for iPad Pro 12.9 Case (2022/2021/2020, 6th/5th/4th Generation), iPad Air 13 Inch Case 2024 M2, Convenient Magnetic Attachment, 2-Way Stand, Rebound Magnetic Case, Black

Humane’s daily returns are outpacing sales

Californians Are Getting Apple Wallet Driver’s Licenses This Year

Sonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updates

Home Security Giant ADT Admits It Has Been Hacked

Thursday, the dating app that you can use only on Thursdays, expands to San Francisco

Multitasking with ChatGPT on the Mac just got a lot better

THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

Only Malware in the Building

LEGO® Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy

The Dark Falcon

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Texas school bans all-black clothing, cites mental health concerns

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

659: Shark or Not Aug 03, 2024

Show notes

Well hello, there, LA; State of the AI Union: staggering amounts of money, power & water for what; COPPA 2, electric boogaloo; no phone searches without warrants by border agents; TikTok data collection; DMV on the blockchain; AI doppelgängers no one wants; Grok gone wild; Tesla recall & deadly self-driving crash; AI Taco Bell; Cloudflare says 7% of all internet traffic is malicious; Aquaman & the Lost Kingdom; Confess, Fletch; Loot; Ted Lasso; Shrinking; Battle of the Brothers; new Star Wars, Star Trek, Dexter, Silo & Squid Games; I just can't quit you, Photoshop; drone shark tracking; StubHub deceptive practices; First Contact series; Peter Hook's books; Discworld easter eggs.

Sponsors:

1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device

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!!!

Show notes at https://gog.show/659/

FOLLOW UP

Silicon Valley’s Trillion-Dollar Leap of Faith

Microsoft Is Losing a Staggering Amount of Money on AI

Gartner Predicts 30% of Generative AI Projects Will Be Abandoned After Proof of Concept By End of 2025

Generative AI requires massive amounts of power and water, and the aging U.S. grid can't handle the load

White House says no need to restrict ‘open-source’ artificial intelligence — at least for now

AI Models Turn to Mush if Trained on AI-Generated Material

The Senate just passed two landmark bills aimed at protecting minors online

IN THE NEWS

Border agents cannot search smartphones without a warrant

DOJ says TikTok collected users’ views on issues like abortion, gun control and religion

TikTok's Sound Search lets you find videos by humming or singing

California DMV puts 42 million car titles on blockchain to fight fraud

Instagram creators can now make AI doppelgangers to chat with their followers

Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement in Texas biometric data lawsuit over Facebook images

Sybill raises $11M for its AI assistant that helps salespeople reduce administrative burden

Elon Musk calls Grok 'the most powerful AI by every metric' but 'secretly' trains the new model with your X data by default

X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election

Elon Musk shared a doctored Harris campaign video on X without labeling it as fake

Tesla recalls 1.8 million vehicles over risk of detached hoods

Tesla involved in fatal Washington crash was using self-driving mode

Amazon must recall dangerous products properly — even ones sold by third parties

Yum! Brands to Expand Voice AI Technology to Hundreds of Taco Bell U.S. Drive-Thru Locations in 2024, with a Future Vision to Bring the Technology to Its Brands’ Drive-Thrus Around the World

Cloudflare Application Security report: 2024 update

MEDIA CANDY

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Confess, Fletch

Battle of the Brothers

Amazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatment

Jude Law Teases 'Childhood Adventure' and Star Wars Easter Eggs in Skeleton Crew Series — See the First Look! (Exclusive)

New ‘Star Trek’ Series in the Works from Justin Simien, Tawny Newsome

‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Sequel Series Starring Michael C. Hall Ordered at Paramount+ With Showtime

Steve Zahn Joins ‘Silo’ for Season 2 at Apple TV+

APPS & DOODADS

Aussie drivers can drop a dime via the internet

Sharks are congregating at a California beach. AI is trying to keep swimmers safe

Lawsuit alleges StubHub deceives customers into paying extra for tickets

Your new AI Friend is almost ready to meet you

Neuralink rival Synchron's brain implant now lets people control Apple's Vision Pro with their minds

AT THE LIBRARY

The Simulacrum (First Contact) by Peter Cowdron

The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club by Peter Cook

Galactic Exploration (First Contact) by Peter Cowdron

Substance: Inside New Order by Peter Cook

Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery by Scott H. Young

From the discworld community on Reddit: "I was today years old, when...

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Kevin Smith Details His Personal Trauma, Bullying & Improving Mental Health

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

658: Red Hot Chili Coasters Jul 27, 2024

Show notes

The yes, dear AI boom; Altman supporting UBI; step counts are the new eggs; Crowdstrike buys partners a coffee for their troubles; search news; video game performers striking over AI; platforms struggling to deal with child safety; deepfake porn bill passed; Furiosa; the Flash; the Spiderverse; Sunny; TAG; Time Bandits; Quite a Good Sport; Dead Can Dance; sharks on cocaine; Spotify making bank; AI for comedy; Weird Al; timeline of Musk's broken promises; AI implementation not working; Dave's Amazon review gambit; Mr. Eisner, we have some Muppet & Star Wars related ideas for you; HOAs.

Show notes at https://gog.show/658/

Sponsors:

1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device

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!!!

FOLLOW UP

AI terminology, explained for humans

AI boyfriends from Replika and Nomi are attracting more women

Sam Altman Has Been Quietly Giving Out Money for Basic Income

Scientists Reveal The Optimal Number of Daily Steps to Offset Sitting Down

I’m the original Hawk Tuah girl!

IN THE NEWS

CrowdStrike Offers Partners Gift Cards That Don’t Work to Make Up for Global Outage

After years of uncertainty, Google says it won’t be ‘deprecating third-party cookies’ in Chrome

Non-Google search engines blocked from showing recent Reddit results | Ars Technica

Microsoft is adding AI-powered summaries to Bing search results

Humble Games reportedly lays off its entire staff

Video game performers will strike over AI concerns

UK school reprimanded for unlawful use of facial-recognition technology

5th Circuit court upends FCC Universal Service Fund, ruling it an illegal tax

Uber, Lyft, DoorDash can continue to classify drivers as contractors in California

Apple accused of underreporting suspected CSAM on its platforms

Roblox failing to deal with its "pedophile problem"

US and European antitrust regulators agree to do their jobs when it comes to AI

Senate Unanimously Passes Anti-Deepfake Porn Bill

MEDIA CANDY

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Tag: The Assassination Game

Jeff Goldblum Plays a Vengeful Zeus in the First Trailer for Kaos

Quite a Good Sport

Dead Can Dance Toward the Within SACD audio DVD video

Brazilian Sharks Test Positive for Cocaine

Apple TV+ attempts to rein in budgets on new projects, as The Morning Show season four spends $50 million on cast alone

Spotify Q2 earnings: A full quiver of upward-pointing arrows

Marc Andreessen Thinks AI Could 'Save' Comedy

"Weird Al" Yankovic's new video: Polkamania!

APPS & DOODADS

Elon Musk Pushes Back Timeline for Optimus Robots

Original Elon Broken Promises Video

Sonos CEO apologizes for its new app, details timeline for fixing it

Prime Video rolls out an improved streaming experience—here's what’s new

Amazon Prime Video’s New Look Hopes to End Decision Paralysis

Apple Maps launches on the web to take on Google - The Verge

SearchGPT Prototype

Meta releases its biggest 'open' AI model yet

Meta's New Llama 3.1 AI Model Is Free, Powerful, and Risky

The first GPT-4-class AI model anyone can download has arrived: Llama 405B

FTC is investigating how companies are using AI to base pricing on consumer behavior

The ACLU Fights for Your Constitutional Right to Make Deepfakes

Study Finds That AI Is Adding to Employees' Workload and Burning Them Out

Astronomers discover technique to spot AI fakes using galaxy-measurement tools

Amazon Horrified to Find Out What People Actually Use Alexa For

THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

Only Malware in the Building

Disneyland workers authorize potential strike ahead of ongoing contract negotiations

Disney Plus Viewership Data Explains Why The Mandalorian Is Star Wars' Next Movie

Homeowner association

Columbia Association HOA

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

657: Dick Detector Jul 20, 2024

Show notes

Microsoft outage linked to Crowdstrike takes down computers around the world; german floppies; AT&T Snowflake crowd hack; Verizon piracy lawsuit; META won't offer future AI models in EU; EU over-regulation with X, META; AI models still using YouTube for training data; USPS sharing data; Instagram and teen mental health; birds versus drones; public Venmos; set Phasers to pricey; AMC makes distribution deal with Netflix; BeetleJuice & Dune trailers; John Wick 4; the Boys & the Acolyte season finales; AI courses; AI new model releases; Scott Adams taught ChatGPT dangerous techniques; AI diseased hot dog or not app shuts down; Apple public betas; Overcast update fail; more alternative power for Dave; dark patterns everywhere.

Show notes at https://gog.show/657/

Sponsors:

1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device

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!!!

FOLLOW UP

Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World

German Navy still uses 8-inch floppy disks, working on emulating a replacement

IN THE NEWS

Nearly all AT&T subscribers’ call records stolen in Snowflake cloud hack

AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records

Verizon faces lawsuit after record labels say it profits from piracy

Scoop: Meta won't offer future multimodal AI models in EU

Elon Musk’s X faces big EU fines as paid checkmarks are ruled deceptive

Meta accused of breaking European law with its ‘pay or consent’ model

Apple, NVIDIA and Anthropic reportedly used YouTube transcripts without permission to train AI models

USPS shared customer postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn and Snap

Meta Would Also Like to Know If Instagram Is Bad for Teens

Meta gives researchers access to Instagram data for teen mental health study

TikTok will still be a 'gatekeeper' under the Digital Markets Act, EU rules

Tinder will use AI to help you pick your best profile picture

OpenAI Wants to See All of the New York Times Reporters’ Notes and Memos

‘Very Annoyed’ Birds Are Waging War on NYC’s Beach Drones

Police Drone Nabs Vehicle Burglary Suspect in Santa Monica as ‘Futuristic’ Surveillance Becomes Reality

J.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It Shows

Researchers track individual neurons as they respond to words

MEDIA CANDY

Now You Can Own Captain Kirk’s Original ‘Star Trek’ Phaser (Exclusive)

AMC Inks Expanded Deal With Netflix, Bringing 13 Series to Streaming Giant

Internal Disney Communications Leaked Online After Hack

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Official Trailer 2

Dune: Prophecy Teaser Trailer 2

John Wick: Chapter 4

The Boys Season 4

APPS & DOODADS

AI for Everyone

GPT-4o mini: advancing cost-efficient intelligence

My trip to the frontier of AI education

Anthropic teams up with venture capital firm to kickstart $100M AI startup fund

Dilbert Creator Claims He Taught ChatGPT ‘Dangerous’ Hypnosis Techniques

AI App That Claimed to Detect STDs From Dick Pics Shuts Down After It Turns Out It Doesn't Work at All

Apple releases public betas for iOS 18, macOS, and more

Amazon discontinues Astro for Business robot security guard to focus on Astro home robot

Amazon Astro, Household robot for home monitoring, with Alexa, Includes 30-day trial of Ring Protect Pro

The Tragedies of Reality Are Coming for You

Farcry 6 - PS 5

THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

Only Malware in the Building

E26 socket USB adapter 5V 1.5A, charger AC110~240V to USB 5V 1.5A for use with smart cameras, battery cameras, smart home devices, Bluetooth speakers, GPS, LED strips, WiFi routers (pack of 2)

Power Adapter for Outdoor Wyze Nest cam | USB Cam Wall Charger | for Blink Mini Pan/Ring Spotlight/Google Nest/Blink Indoor/Ring Stick Cam/Arlo Pro cam | Security Camera Charger Plug | 2 Packs

Solar Charger, 20000mAh Portable Outdoor Waterproof Solar Power Bank, Camping External Backup Battery Pack Dual 5V USB Ports Output, 2 Led Light Flashlight with Compass (Red)

50W/100W Hydro Turbine Generator,Waterwheel Hydroelectric Power Plant Low-Speed Disc-Type Electricity Generation Wind and Water Wheel Outdoor(Size:50W)

Pikasola Wind Turbine Generator 400W 12V with 3 Blade 2.5m/s Low Wind Speed Starting Wind Turbines with Charge Controller, Windmill for Home

Catalog of Dark Patterns

FTC study finds 'dark patterns' used by a majority of subscription apps and websites

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Charmed Star Shannen Doherty Has Died at Age 53

Bob Newhart Dead at 94

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

656: Cyber Winnebago Jul 13, 2024

Show notes

Opting out & class actions; school TikTok mob attack; Boeing's troubles; health crisis in a Texas Bitcoin town; unlocking Ticketmaster resales; Trump threatens Zuckerbucks; Humane execs leave to launch AI fact-checking startup; comment sections are garbage, Spotify adds one for podcasts; Amazon's questionable climate goal claim; FTC bans NGL from hosting minors; taking student's phones; Elon still planning to colonize Mars; Lilith Fair doc; Skydance buys Paramount; CNN layoffs; TUAW AI zombification; Watch Duty; Notepad gets spellcheck; Affinity over Adobe; Epic Games & Apple; Flow Pro; Blue-Ray; Fitbit, Nike losing services; e-bikes; the Acolyte; the Charismatic Voice; Shelly Duvall & Faerie Tale Theater; Dave's security camera odyssey.

Show notes at https://gog.show/656

Sponsors:

1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device

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!!!

FOLLOW UP

Redbox Owner Chicken Soup For The Soul To Liquidate In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Shift; Workforce Of 1,000 To Be Let Go And 24,000 Kiosks Shut Down, Lawyer Says

IN THE NEWS

First-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers

Your Waymo got pulled over. What happens next in Phoenix?

Boeing agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the US government

Wheel Falls Off United Airlines Boeing Plane in Mid-Air

‘We’re Living in a Nightmare:’ Inside the Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town

Hackers reverse-engineer Ticketmaster’s barcode system to unlock resales on other platforms

Trump Threatens Mark Zuckerberg With Prison In Unhinged Truth Social Rant

Humane execs leave company to found AI fact-checking startup

AI-Driven Behavior Change Could Transform Health Care

Microsoft and Apple give up their OpenAI board seats

Google's search market dominance grows as ChatGPT falters

Crunchyroll Announces the Removal of Its Comment Section Across All Platforms To 'Reduce Harmful Content'

Spotify is launching a comment section for podcasts

Amazon Says It Reached a Climate Goal Seven Years Early

NGL becomes the first app banned from hosting minors by the FTC

A British boarding school will make students use boring old Nokia phones

Court ordered penalties for 15 teens who created naked AI images of classmates

How Elon Musk and SpaceX Plan to Colonize Mars

Schmactors EP02 - Clowns, Nudity, and the Red Planet: A Wild Ride Through the Unbelievable

MEDIA CANDY

Lilith Fair Documentary to Feature Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu

Paramount and Skydance will merge to create new tech-media giant

CNN to Lay Off 100 Staffers as It Preps Major Revamp of Digital Efforts

Early Apple tech bloggers are shocked to find their name and work have been AI-zombified

TikTok Star Murders

Gladiator II | Official Trailer (2024 Movie) - Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington

The Umbrella Academy | Final Season | Official Trailer | Netflix

‘Constellation’ Canceled By Apple After One Season

Astronomy Photographer of the Year Features Cosmic Fireworks and Aurora Dragons

APPS & DOODADS

Microsoft Notepad Receives Spell Check for The First Time Since 1983

Canva’s Melanie Perkins says it’s time to stop overpaying for Adobe

Affinity six-month free trial

After two rejections, Apple approves Epic Games Store app for iOS

YouTube upgrades its 'erase song' tool to remove copyrighted music only

Flow Pro is the First AI Tracking iPhone Stabilizer with Apple DockKit

Sony Killing Off Blu-Ray Production Is a Mistake

You Won’t Be Able to Access Your Fitbit Web Dashboard After Today

Nike’s self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers are losing their remote control mobile app

THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

Only Malware in the Building

The Charismatic Voice

The Shining actress Shelley Duvall dies at 75

Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre

Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre The Complete Collection

How Shelley Duvall Was Discovered by Robert Altman | Letterman

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

655: GOG’s Influencer Jul 06, 2024

Show notes

Happy Birthday, America; Amazon investigating Perplexity AI for scraping sites without consent; Texas age-verification law for porn going to the Supreme Court; Greece adopts 6-day working week; Paramount axes Comedy Central site, 25+ years of content; the first millennial saint; influencers aren't getting famous like they used to, urged to actually do something or have a skill; Google greenhouse gas emissions climbed 50 percent due to AI; new ChatGPT-based virus; taxing crypto-bros; full self-driving & full self-sanitizing; Winner shoots down drone; Inside Out 2; Celine Dion; Beverly Hills Cop; the Acolyte; Redbox; Canada, land of pirates; web accessible cameras in bars is bad; Japan says sayonara, floppy.

Show notes at https://gog.show/655/

Sponsors:

Mood - For 20% off your order and a FREE THCa pre-roll, go to hellomood.com and use promo code GOG.

1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password

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!!!

DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.

FOLLOW UP

Amazon reportedly investigating Perplexity AI after accusations it scrapes websites without consent

Texas age-verification law for pornography websites is going to the Supreme Court

FCC chair asks telecoms companies to prove they're actually trying to stop political AI robocalls

Greece becomes first EU country to introduce a six-day working week

Paramount Axes Comedy Central Site, 25+ Years of Daily Show Clips Gone

IN THE NEWS

A teen tech whiz nicknamed 'God's influencer' will become the first millennial saint

Influencers Aren’t Getting Famous Like They Used To

You Can Ask YouTube to Take Down AI-Generated Content That Looks or Sounds Like You

Cloudflare is taking a stand against AI website scrapers

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions climbed nearly 50 percent in five years due to AI

Google: AI Potentially Breaking Reality Is a Feature Not a Bug

Sneaky Virus Uses ChatGPT to Send Human-Like Emails to Your Contacts to Spread Itself

US Treasury finalizes crypto rules to prevent tax evasion

Tesla Megafan Receives Two Subsequent Cybertrucks That Completely Fail

Tesla Full Self-Driving is "a bad thing" for getting public buy-in for autonomous driving tech, rival engineer says

Tesla patents "Full Self Sanitizing" taxis

Police say a man shot a Walmart drone. Armed Americans could pose a headache for air deliveries.

NASA Praises Boeing's Stranded Starliner For Managing Not To Explode While Docked To Space Station

MEDIA CANDY

I Am: Celine Dion

The Mole Season 2

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (TCF, 1983), Carrie Fisher "Princess Leia" Production Made Bikini Costume from Richard Miller.

The owner of Redbox has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Supreme Court Blow: ISP Bill Payers Aren’t Piracy Police or Instantly Liable

AI is ruining the internet by Drew Gooden

APPS & DOODADS

People in San Francisco Are Mad That a New App Lets You Spy on Bars to See How Busy They Are

OpenDyslexic for iOS

Japan’s government says goodbye to floppy disks

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mac app was storing conversations in plain text

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

654: Life EULA Jun 29, 2024

Show notes

ID authentication systems are a bad idea; Tesla traps a toddler inside car, vandalized Cybertrucks & Cybertruck run amok; Rivian makes a deal with VW; celeb crypto spam deepfakes & hacks; Assange free; META tags real photos as Made with AI; Apple, Microsoft run afoul of the EU; Google stops infinite scroll; Gen AI can't site sources; AI companies scraping websites despite protocols meant to block them; OpenAI exec doesn't care that you're going to lose your job; the Acolyte gets exciting; music industry sues or makes deals with AI companies; Paramount's financial troubles; new Prius; Rabbit R1 security flaws; Neil Gaiman; Peter Hook; AI will tear us apart, again.

Show notes at https://gog.show/654

Sponsors:

Mood - For 20% off your order and a FREE THCa pre-roll, go to hellomood.com and use promo code GOG.

1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password

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!!!

DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.

FOLLOW UP

ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses

IN THE NEWS

Tesla Traps Toddler Inside Car After 12-Volt Battery Dies In 100-Degree Heat

Florida car lot full of vandalized cybertrucks

POLICE HUNTING VANDAL WHO SPRAY PAINTED "F**K ELON" ON 34 CYBERTRUCKS

Wild video shows out-of-control Cybertruck smash into neighbor's home hours after it was bought

Volkswagen and Rivian agree to $5 billion partnership

Deepfakes of Elon Musk are pushing crypto giveaway scams on YouTube Live

Someone apparently hacked 50 Cent’s accounts to peddle a memecoin and made off with millions

Julian Assange Receives $500,000 Bitcoin Donation as He Officially Becomes a Free Man

Meta is tagging real photos as 'Made with AI,' say photographers

Apple may face a mammoth fine after the EU said it violated competition rules

EU finds Microsoft violated antirust laws by bundling Teams

Google is killing infinite scroll on search results

Time strikes a deal to funnel 101 years of journalism into OpenAI's gaping maw

Generative AI Can’t Cite Its Sources

AI companies are reportedly still scraping websites despite protocols meant to block them

Reddit puts AI scrapers on notice

Can a /robots.txt be used in a court of law?

OPENAI EXEC SAYS AI WILL KILL CREATIVE JOBS THAT "SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE"

MEDIA CANDY

Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms

YouTube reportedly wants to pay record labels to use their songs for AI training

Paramount Chiefs to Staff: We’re Cutting $500M in Costs After “Unacceptable” Profit Drops

Paramount Erases Archives of MTV Website, Wipes Music, Culture History After 30 Plus Years

Paramount+ is raising prices again for all of the Tulsa King fans out there

The YouTube Effect

New reality TV gameshow for flat earthers

'The Origin of Toys"R"Us', The First Brand Film Made Using OpenAI's Sora Technology

APPS & DOODADS

The New Prius is... SICK?!

Rabbit R1 security issue allegedly leaves sensitive user data accessible to anybody

FIRST NEURALINK PATIENT SAYS IMPLANT HAS GIVEN HIM INCREDIBLE GAMING SKILLS

Ebay Seller Offers $100,000 Stingray Device So You Can Track Your Friends and Enemies

eBay Removes Listing for StingRay Cellphone Spying Tech

How the ‘Owner’s Guide’ Became a Rare Book

AT THE LIBRARY

Neil Gaiman's How the Marquis Got His Coat Back - BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation

Neverwhere BBC Miniseries

Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division by Peter Hook

JOHN SCALZI DISCOVERS THAT ONE OF HIS BOOK COVERS WAS CREATED USING AI

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

653: To Violate, or Not to Violate? Jun 22, 2024

Show notes

Opting out of META AI data training; 11 steps, or be in the EU; why I hate Elon, let me count the ways; SCiFi Foods, Fisker shut down; social media warning labels; TikTok child privacy case; Safe SuperIntelligence; Apple Pay Later discontinued; Adobe lawsuit; Amazon labor law fines; emotion canceling & mental shields; Dell return to work not working; real phot wins AI image contest; Time Bandits reboot, Spaceballs sequel; the Boys; Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution; Runway Gen-3; SoundLabs; McDonalds ditches drive-thru AI; the Acolyte & Oreos; small home projects that spin out of control.

Show notes at https://gog.show/653

Sponsors:

Mood - For 20% off your order and a FREE THCa pre-roll, go to hellomood.com and use promo code GOG.

1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password

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!!!

DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.

FOLLOW UP

11 steps to keep Meta from stealing your data to train AI

IN THE NEWS

Tesla investors sue Elon Musk for diverting carmaker’s resources to xAI

SPACEX'S STARLINK MAY BE KEEPING THE OZONE FROM HEALING, RESEARCH FINDS

SpaceX debuts portable Starlink Mini for $599

Buzzy Bay Area lab-grown meat company shuts down

Fisker is the latest EV startup to declare bankruptcy

Social media apps with tobacco-like warning labels? It may happen

Surgeon General Can't Convince Himself on Social Media Warning

The FTC has referred its child privacy case against TikTok to the Justice Department

Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI's former chief scientist, launches new AI company

Meta pauses plans to train AI using European users’ data, bowing to regulatory pressure

Apple discontinuing Apple Pay Later, ahead of new features launching this fall

Apple Pay Later withdrawal likely because of a law passed in 1968

The US has sued Adobe over early termination fees and making subscriptions hard to cancel

Amazon faces nearly $6 million in fines over California labor law violations

Call Centers Introduce ‘Emotion Canceling’ AI as a ‘Mental Shield’ for Workers

More than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon due to Project Nimbus

Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else”

Pornhub prepares to block five more states rather than check IDs

Artist Wins AI Image Contest with Real Photo, Then Gets Disqualified

MEDIA CANDY

Apple TV+ announces the date for “Time Bandits” starring Lisa Kudrow

Shaun of the Dead

Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution

The Schwartz Is With Us: That Spaceballs Sequel Is Apparently Actually Happening

MoviePass Gets Investment From Comcast's Forecast Labs

APPS & DOODADS

Apple @ Work: If you think Apple 'Sherlocked' 1Password, you aren't paying attention

Don’t Expect a Next-Gen Apple Vision Pro Anytime Soon

Final Cut Camera and Updates to Final Cut Pro for iPad and Mac Are Available Today

Runway Gen-3 Can Make AI Videos of 'Photorealistic Humans'

The World’s Largest Music Company Is Helping Musicians Make Their Own AI Voice Clones

McDonald's Ditches AI Drive-Thru Partnership With IBM

GOP Candidate Endorsed By ‘Back From The Dead’ MLK In Unhinged AI Video

U.S. House of Representatives Narrowly Passes DJI Drone Ban Bill

Your Apple Watch can now control DJI Osmo Mobile gimbals

TDK claims insane energy density in solid state battery breakthrough

Get ready for a wave of Threads apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

Only Malware in the Building

Star Wars Oreos

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again

Giants legend Willie Mays dies at 93

Donald Sutherland Dead at 88

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

652: Casual Pirates Jun 15, 2024

Show notes

OpenAI was open to bidding wars between USA, China & Russia; AI hitting wall where it can't get smarter; visibility set to zero; walking back Windows Recall; Tesla FSD false advertising, SpaceX bad behavior; refreezing the arctic; casual piracy; flying the personalized ad skies; Netflix wins the hot dog wars; Stax; Interview with the Vampire; Camden; Bad Boys; Computer, wine, no merlot; Shkreli; the 90s; Adobe pricing; everything Apple killed at WWDC 2024; smartphones are the new eggs; Spotify; A Science-Fiction Thriller; the Acolyte; Kings Dominion & theme parks; driving in the USA.

Show notes at https://gog.show/652

Sponsors:

DeleteMe - Head to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.

1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password

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!!!

FOLLOW UP

Former OpenAI Employee Says Company Had Plan to Start Agi Bidding War With China and Russia

AI Appears to Rapidly Be Approaching Brick Wall Where It Can't Get Smarter

Cheating husband sues Apple after wife discovered ‘deleted’ messages sent to sex workers

Microsoft to delay release of Recall AI feature on security concerns

IN THE NEWS

Tesla shareholders vote yes again to approve Elon Musk’s $56B pay plan

Tesla Must Face False Advertising Claims Around 'Full Self-Driving' in California: Report

Elon Musk sued for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation by former SpaceX engineers

Scientists Working on Desperate Plan to Refreeze Arctic

The Ads on Your United Airlines In-Flight Screen Are Getting a Lot More Specific

Netflix has Sherlocked Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

OpenAI adds former NSA chief to its board

MEDIA CANDY

Cheaper Prices Reduce Indirect Visits to Pirate Sites, Research Finds

Stax: Soulsville U.S.A

Interview With The Vampire

The Boys Will End After Season 5

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Paul Giamatti Is Beaming Aboard Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli accused of copying $4m one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album

90’s Electronica / Alternative

APPS & DOODADS

Everything Apple Tried to Kill at WWDC 2024

Smartphones May Affect Sleep—but Not Because of Blue Light

Spotify’s HiFi plan could finally arrive this year, but you may need to pay extra

Spotify will start showing you personalized banners and messages based on your listening habits

Music publishers accuse Spotify of 'bait-and-switch subscription scheme'

watchOS 11 lets you take a day off working out without losing your streak

Elon Musk Just Cancelled iPhones

X is about to start hiding all likes

AI Detectors Get It Wrong. Writers Are Being Fired Anyway

Turkish student creates custom AI device for cheating university exam, gets arrested

AT THE LIBRARY

The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman

Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery by Scott Young

Unidentified: A Science-Fiction Thriller by Douglas E. Richards

THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

651: Inci Dont’s Jun 08, 2024

Show notes

Humane AI chargers go up in flames; Google scales back AI Overviews; we've all been pwnd; Windows Recall a Category 5 s-storm; Microsoft downsizes mixed reality division; leaked Google privacy incidents; ChatGPT AI hype & reckless race for dominance; AI fake stories in NewsBreak; parental control over kids social media; Shutterstock cashing in; Instagram testing in-feed ads you can't scroll past; SpaceX new milestones; Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire; Jim Henson: Idea Man; the Acolyte; music react videos; Spotify raising prices even though "content costs near zero"; expensive Boba Fett dolls; Joshua T. Calvert's Hard Science Fiction; Erik Larson; content, content, content.

Show notes at https://gog.show/651

Sponsors:

DeleteMe - Head to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.

1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password

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!!!

FOLLOW UP

After its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may too

If you aren't seeing AI Overviews in your search results, it's probably thanks to Google

IN THE NEWS

Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t earned

This Hacker Tool Extracts All the Data Collected by Windows’ New Recall AI

The Ultimate Infostealer … Microsoft Recall?

Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.

Analysts join the call for Microsoft to recall Recall

Microsoft announces layoffs and restructuring in its mixed reality division

EU accuses Micrsoft of secretly collecting children's data

Google Leak Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents

The New ChatGPT Offers a Lesson in A.I. Hype

OpenAI Insiders Warn of a ‘Reckless’ Race for Dominance

OpenAI Offers a Peek Inside the Guts of ChatGPT

This Week in AI: Ex-OpenAI staff call for safety and transparency

Intro thread by Daniel Kokotajlo

A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS - The Decade Ahead by Leopold Aschenbrenner (PDF)

Popular US news app accused of using AI to make up fake stories

US agencies to probe AI dominance of Nvidia, Microsoft, and OpenAI

New York is about to give parents more control over their kids' social media feeds

Shutterstock Made $104 Million Licensing Assets to AI Devs Last Year

Meta is testing a new ad in the Instagram feed that you can't scroll past

Vengeful Club Penguin Hackers Reportedly Steal 2.5 GB of Disney’s Data

SpaceX soars through new milestones in test flight of the most powerful rocket ever built

Boeing's new Starliner capsule carrying 2 astronauts safely docks with space station

MEDIA CANDY

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Godzilla Minus One

Jim Henson: Idea Man

‘3 Body Problem’ to End With Season 3 on Netflix

Nathan Brown Music

Canada demands 5% of revenue from Netflix, Spotify, and other streamers

APPS & DOODADS

Spotify is raising the cost of Premium subscriptions, again

Max Announces New Price Increases for Ad-Free Plans

YouTube is putting new age restrictions on gun videos

This Rocket-Firing Boba Fett Is Officially the World's Most Valuable Vintage Toy

AT THE LIBRARY

The Object: Hard Science Fiction by Joshua T. Calvert

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Related Podcasts