Grumpy Old Geeks

By: Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister with Dave Bittner
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  • As one of the longest-running podcasts, "Grumpy Old Geeks" discovers what went wrong on the Internet, and who's to blame. Every week they cut through the BS from big tech and tell you what's really going on. With wide-ranging topics, this show has something for everyone. There is a reason Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and that crowd all hate this podcast. Listen and find out for yourself!

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Episodes
  • 665: Human Referees
    Sep 14 2024
    Gaiman & Good Omens; Waymo means Uber drivers are cooked; local muggers; EU not messing around with Apple, Google; DOJ after Google as well; another genetic testing company with security breach disasters; META scraping Australian users' accounts to train AI; banning social media for children; AI to determine unemployment benefits; Lower Decks; Hope Solo vs US Soccer; Alan Cumming; the Perfect Couple; KAOS; Tears for Fears; FruitJuice; iPhone 16 pre-ordering process; AirPods Pro 2 as hearing aids; Flipper Zero; AI Audible narrators; Google AI Notebook podcast generation; RIP, James Earl Jones; Disneyland's Club 33; Overcast follow up; parcopresis & the politics of pooping.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head over 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/1passwordPrivate 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/665/FOLLOW UPDashaun Wesley & LE SSERAPHIM on InstagramGood Omens Season 3 Reportedly Paused Amid Neil Gaiman ControversyReport: Neil Gaiman May Step Back From Good Omens‘ Final SeasonWhat do Uber drivers make of Waymo? 'We are cooked'Human drivers keep rear-ending WaymosWaymo Safety ImpactIN THE NEWSApple ordered to pay back its illegal $14.4 billion Irish tax breakGoogle loses its seven-year fight against $2.7 billion EU antitrust fineDOJ claims Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on Day 1 of ad tech trialGoogle Teams With the Internet Archive to Revive Cache FeatureGenetic Testing Company Must Issue Refunds After Security Breach DisasterMeta scraped every Australian user's account to train its AIAustralia’s Prime Minister wants to ban social media for childrenGoogle’s AI Will Help Decide Whether Unemployed Workers Get BenefitsUtah judge blocks law preventing youth from accessing social media freelyMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: Lower Decks Is Back One Last Time With a Swashbuckling New ClipUntold: Hope Solo vs US SoccerAlan Cumming Wins Best Host Emmy for ‘The Traitors,’ Ending RuPaul’s Eight-Year StreakThe Perfect CoupleKAOSThe Penguin | Official Trailer | MaxSalem's Lot | Official Trailer | MaxTears for Fears Announce First Live Album Songs for a Nervous Planet, Reveal New Song “The Girl That I Call Home”: StreamTears for Fears Announce First Live Album Songs for a Nervous Planet, Reveal New Song “The Girl That I Call Home”: StreamAPPS & DOODADSFruitJuiceApple just got authorization for AirPods Pro 2’s hearing aid featureMeet the first major release of Flipper Zero firmware — version 1.0.Audible narrators to create voice replicas using AIGoogle's AI notebook can generate a podcast about your notesMan Used Fake Rock Camera to Film 1,000 Women Bathing in Hot SpringsMusic industry’s 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dyingTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingJames Earl Jones, Distinguished Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93“It’s a Cult, and Walt’s the Messiah”: Meet the Couple Who Sued Disney Over Secretive Club 33Can’t Poop at Work? Why Public Bathrooms Give Us AnxietySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 664: I Love It When a Ding Dong Comes Together
    Sep 7 2024
    SEC AI crackdown; Starlink & X vs Brazil; Navy's STINKY Wi-Fi; Microsoft tool for deepfake scrubbing on Bing; Clearview fines for violating GDPR; Bitcoin ATM scams; mobile phones not linked to brain cancer; NaNoWriMo AI kerfuffle; the Rings of Power; Ticketmaster Oasis dynamic pricing, explained; Sunny; Jesus Jones; Talk Tuah; No Such Podcast; Russian-funded influencers; AI streaming heist; Minecraft Movie; Claude AI powered Alexa; Fantasy Hike; Reeder; Disneyland wrap-up; the high cost of Lego; alternate Star Wars scenes; notalgia paresthetica; our blue is not your blue.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/664FOLLOW UPSonos made a public Trello board to track its broken app fixesKatz-Lacabe et al v. Oracle America, Inc.IN THE NEWSSEC’s AI Crackdown Signals Trickle of Cases Will Turn to FloodSocial media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rulesStarlink is refusing to comply with Brazil's X banAfter seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warshipMicrosoft gives deepfake porn victims a tool to scrub images from Bing searchStop Non-Consensual Intimate ImagesClearview faces a €30.5 million for violating the GDPRAndreessen Horowitz shutters its Miami office after two yearsBitcoin ATM scams have cost Americans over $10 million per month this yearMobile phones not linked to brain cancer, biggest study to date findsDonald Trump Says Elon Musk Will Lead 'Government Efficiency' Task ForceNaNoWriMo Says Condemning AI Is ‘Classist and Ableist’MEDIA CANDYThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2The UK government will investigate Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model after Oasis chaosSunnySlow Horses Season 4Jesus Jones - live at the Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, August 2024.AI Sir David Attenborough: Cybertruck's lamprey-like dependency on flatbed trailersThe ‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl Is Starting a Podcast Called ‘Talk Tuah’Even the NSA now has a podcastCIA - The Langley FilesRight-Wing Influencers Like Tim Pool Allegedly Paid by Kremlin Influence CampaignFBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heistA Minecraft Movie | TeaserDisney Halts 'Graveyard Book' Film After Neil Gaiman AllegationsAPPS & DOODADSAmazon's Remarkable Alexa will reportedly run on Claude AI and cost $5-10 per monthFantasy HikeReeder launches new app that unites RSS with video, audio, and social feedsReeder: A New Approach to Following FeedsSetAppiStat Menus 7FruitJuice - Defunct...THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingWhy Lego Is So Expensive - Business InsiderSTAR WARS: ALTERNATE EDIT of SCENE 45 - INTERIOR. KENOBI'S DWELLINGNotalgia parestheticaIs my blue your blue?CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSSober Outfitters - Sponsor Approved Apparel!Two-time World Cup winner Alex Morgan announces retirementSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • 663: Habsburg AI
    Aug 30 2024
    Hey, hey we're all Monkees; Waymo rides; Sober Outfitters; the cruel passage of time; Telegram CEO arrested in France; Zuckerberg's bizarre open letter; Uber slapped with a big Dutch fine; Tesla semi crash; tariffs on Chinese EVs; NFT artist sues the SEC; Google Ireland refused data center due to power grid; solar panels on self-storage rooftops; Ted Lasson returning; Oasis reunion; the Grand Tour reaches the end of the road; Shkreli; Wonka; Palm Royale; Steve Martin; Starfleet Academy; another wearable AI, Plaud; AI news.Sponsors:1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate 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/663FOLLOW UPThe Monkees PlaylistBurglar Discovers You Can “Peel” Cybertruck and Access the InsideTesla deletes its blog post stating all cars have self-driving hardwareSober OutfittersKittlIN THE NEWSAfter CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France, Telegram says it's 'absurd' to blame a platform if users abuse itTelegram CEO charges include distributing CSAM and money launderingZuckerberg Vows to Stay Neutral This Election, Complains Biden Pushed Meta to Censor Covid ContentUber gets slapped with €290 million fineNTSB sends team to investigate California crash and lithium-ion battery fire involving a Tesla SemiCanada follows the US by slapping a 100 percent tariff on Chinese EVs“Should art be regulated by the SEC?” NFT artists file lawsuitGoogle Ireland refused planning permission for data centre due to insufficient capacity on power gridSelf-storage rooftops will become a nationwide 100MW+ solar farmMEDIA CANDY'Ted Lasso' is plotting a return for Season 4 as cast options have been picked up for Brett Goldstein, Hannah Waddingham and Jeremy Swift.Gallaghers could earn more from Oasis reunion than ‘they made in entire 90s’“The Grand Tour” reaches the end of the road on Sept 13Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copiesWonkaPalm RoyaleSTEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesStarfleet Academy Beams Into ProductionEverything to Remember Before Rings of Power ReturnsSuper/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Official TrailerAPPS & DOODADSThis Wearable AI Notetaker Will Transcribe Your Meetings—and Someday, Your Entire LifeJust Press RecordMacWhisperWhat’s Really Going On in Machine Learning? Some Minimal Models by Stephen WolframWhat Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?Do Users Write More Insecure Code with AI Assistants?Most AI text detectors aren’t as reliable as advertised, study findsAI Appears to Be Slowly Killing ItselfWhen A.I.’s Output Is a Threat to A.I. ItselfMarty Mcfly goes back to the time of Jesus to warn him of what is about to happen to himWhat could be better, Muppets, Mad Max and AI!CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSNSA releases copy of internal lecture delivered by computing giant Rear Adm. Grace HopperCapt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part One, 1982)Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part Two, 1982)Sober OutfittersDive into the show notes and all the links from today's episode at GOG.show/663Feeling generous? Keep this top-notch entertainment rolling by dropping us a few bucks at GOG.show/donate. Every bit helps!Head over to GOG.show to find the link to our Discord channel and chat with us and other fans.Got something to say? Send your feedback, comments, or awesome links to GOG.show/contact.Show us some love! Leave a review at GOG.show/review. A 5-star rating might just get your review read on the air!Stay Grumpy!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 7 mins

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