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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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  • 714: Crossfade This

    714: Crossfade This
    Sep 19 2025
    The internet continues its chaotic march, with a TikTok deal potentially happening (for real this time, maybe), while LimeWire bought the Fyre Fest brand, because more viruses are always a great idea. Corporate America is going full AI-bro with massive layoffs at Fiverr, xAI, and Google, while OpenAI reveals people are using ChatGPT for pretty much everything but coding. Age verification is coming to apps and online services in California and New York, because apparently, teenagers need protection (after the fact). Elsewhere, nudists have declared war on SpaceX over rocket launches, and fans are ditching Elon since he started being so insufferable; even a Tesla engineer quit and roasted him spectacularly, all while NHTSA investigates Tesla's fire-prone door handles.In the world of entertainment, we're catching up on Wednesday and Foundation S3 (just pretend the books never existed, your brain will be rewired!), and Upload wrapped up its truncated season nicely. The 2003 Freaky Friday was a fun, nostalgic trip through early 2000s L.A., reminding us of all the cool places that are now just... gone. Alien: Earth and Gen V S2 are on our watchlist, and we'll see if Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 lives up to its promise. The Witcher S4, featuring Liam Hemsworth as Geralt (aka the Dick Switch), drops in October, with Laurence Fishburne making it somewhat palatable. The Lilith Fair documentary is peak 90s, and Meta's latest dystopian product was so bad it made the Cybertruck demo look good. Apple's new AI features are cool, but the iOS 26 "liquid glass" update and its awful crossfade feature are less so; also, meditation apparently has a dark side, but binaural beats might just make you rave. Publishers Clearing House's bankruptcy means "forever" winners won't get paid (always take the lump sum!); international sellers are charging absurd shipping to avoid American buyers; and the deepfake Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kills Darth Maul (Live Action) is surprisingly good.Steve Martin's Born Standing Up is still great life advice, and the Carrot App the Musical is, against all odds, amazing. Robert Redford has sadly passed, a legend who gave us Sneakers, and L.A.'s own Clayton Kershaw is retiring at the end of the season, a true one-team legend who deserves all the accolades.Sponsors:MasterClass - Right now, our listeners get an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTERCLASS.com/GRUMPYOLDGEEKS. No-risk 30-day money-back guarantee!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!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/714FOLLOW UPA TikTok deal may finally be happeningLimeWire Revealed as Mystery Buyer of Fyre Fest BrandIN THE NEWSFiverr is laying off 250 employees to become an 'AI-first company'xAI reportedly laid off at least 500 AI tutors working on GrokHundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working ConditionsOpenAI Reveals How (and Which) People Are Using ChatGPTChatGPT may soon require ID verification from adults, CEO saysCalifornia's age verification bill for app stores and operating systems takes another step forwardNew York details its plans for online age verification rulesNudists Declare War on SpaceXPeople Who Loved Watching SpaceX Launches Can’t Stomach Them Anymore Since Elon Musk Started Being So HorribleTesla Engineer Quits, Roasts Elon Musk in Spectacular FashionNHTSA is investigating Tesla over its electronic door handlesMEDIA CANDYWednesdayFoundation (S3)UploadDevsFreaky Friday (2003)Alien: EarthGen V Season 2‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Producers Promise Season 4 Will Be BetterSlow Horses Season 5Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)The Witcher Season 4 will hit Netflix in October with its new GeraltLilith Fair: Building a MysteryAPPS & DOODADSNew Apple Intelligence features are available todayiOS 26 lets you reduce Liquid Glass to be more like iOS 18, here’s howMeta's most dystopian product yet...Meditation And Mindfulness Have a Dark Side We Don't Often Talk AboutBrainWave: 37 Binaural Series™The Rise of the Indie Web MovementLinks - MarighoulStendig CalendarsAT THE LIBRARYFlybot by Dennis E. TaylorProof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben AlexanderCleave the Sparrow by Jonathan KatzThe Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes by Donald D. HoffmanThe Code. the Evaluation. the Protocols: Striving to Become an Eminently Qualified Human by Jocko Willink, Dave Berke, Sarah ArmstrongI Don't Answer Questions: Pleading the Fifth! by David RidingsFinding Your Comic Genius: An in-depth guide to the art of stand-up comedy by Adam BloomDisney and Webtoon’s Partnership Is Leading to a Massive New Comics AppTHE DARK ...
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    1 h et 23 min
  • 713: Ourovibeos

    713: Ourovibeos
    Sep 12 2025
    This week on Grumpy Old Geeks, we're diving headfirst into the digital dumpster fire, starting with follow-up that will make you wonder if the rich are finally getting their comeuppance. It seems Tesla's market share is plummeting, and Elon Musk has been unceremoniously knocked off as the world's wealthiest person. Meanwhile, OpenAI and Microsoft are flirting with new partnership terms, and OpenAI is also reportedly cozying up with Oracle for a cloud computing deal. Are they figuring it all out or just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic? You decide.In the news, it’s a feast of AI-induced chaos. Anthropic attempted to settle a copyright lawsuit for $1.5 billion, but a judge rejected it. Apple faces scrutiny for allegedly using pirated books to train AI (because who needs original ideas when you can just steal them?), and everyone from Reddit to Yahoo is rushing to get paid for their data being scraped by AI. Google even admits that the open web is struggling, while pushing ads into AI-generated answers and trying to convince us that DOGE never existed. Meanwhile, millions of YouTube videos have been copied by AI companies—because why create when you can just steal? Not to mention, The Boring Company reportedly stopped tunneling after a "crushing injury" (ironic, huh?), Zuckerberg and Palmer Luckey are teaming up again like a disastrous boy band for military-grade goggles, and Meta whistleblowers are exposing child safety issues. Plus, a hot mic caught Zuck groveling to Trump—the cringe is real. And if that wasn't enough, it turns out AI usage is actually declining at big companies, and programmers using AI are creating more security risks than a screen door on a submarine. It's almost like we saw this coming.For your Media Candy fix, get ready for a dose of existential dread. The MTV Video Music Awards are still happening in 2025, with a median viewer age of 56—because nothing screams "youth culture" like osteoporosis. We'll wonder if Wednesday (aka Charlie Sheen) is still winning and discuss Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Amazon Music is launching AI-powered playlists (because who needs a human DJ when you can have an algorithm that thinks it knows your soul?), and Deezer claims 28% of all new music is AI-generated. Taika Waititi is developing a "potentially disastrous" Fyre Fest musical (we're excited!), Foundation is renewed for season 4, and the HBO Max CEO thinks it's "way underpriced"—bless his heart. Plus, more Highlander reboot news that will probably disappoint, and a look at The Missi & Brooke Show and The Traitors Ireland.Finally, in Apps & Doodads, bad news for AirPods Live Translation in the EU, Evernote and WeTransfer's owner is buying Vimeo, and you need this pettable Poké Ball Tamagotchi-style toy. In The Dark Side with Dave, we'll discuss The Princess Bride, how tariffs are ruining hobbies, and who wants "slop for their ears." This episode shows that some things never change, and most things are just getting worse. You're welcome.Sponsors:CleanMyMac - clnmy.com/GrumpyOldGeeks - Use code OLDGEEKS 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!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/713FOLLOW UPExclusive: Tesla market share in US drops to lowest since 2017 as competition heats upElon Musk Was Just Unseated as the World’s Richest PersonOpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership termsOpenAI and Oracle reportedly ink historic cloud computing dealIN THE NEWSAnthropic will pay a record-breaking $1.5 billion to settle copyright lawsuit with authorsJudge rejects Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright lawsuitApple faces lawsuit over alleged use of pirated books for AI trainingReddit, Yahoo, Medium and more are adopting a new licensing standard to get compensated for AI scrapingIn court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline”Google brings ads to AI-generated answers worldwideGoogle Is Telling People DOGE Never ExistedAt Least 15 Million YouTube Videos Have Been Snatched by AI CompaniesThe Boring Company Reportedly Halts Tunneling in Las Vegas After 'Crushing Injury'Dynamic Duo Zuckerberg and Palmer Luckey Reunite for Army Combat Goggles ContractMeta Whistleblowers Allege Company Buried Info on Child SafetyHot Mic Catches Mark Zuckerberg Groveling to TrumpData Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large CompaniesProgrammers Using AI Create Way More Glaring Security Issues, Data ShowsThe Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded MessesMEDIA CANDY2025 MTV Video Music AwardsMedian age of MTV viewers is 56Wednesdayaka Charlie SheenStar Trek: Strange New WorldsAmazon Music launches AI-powered...
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    1 h et 23 min
  • 712: Preparation WTF

    712: Preparation WTF
    Sep 5 2025
    The internet's still broken, folks, and apparently, AI's here to make it more awkward. Intel caught a break from Uncle Sam's CHIPS Act, cool for them, not so much for those 'flashing warning signs' in the job market. Meta's been letting celebrity chatbots run wild (and creepy), Midjourney's getting sued by Warner Bros. for stealing IP (who'da thought?), and OpenAI thinks an AI hiring platform is a good idea. Plus, an AI chatbot automated a cybercrime spree, totally unexpected. If you're calling ChatGPT a 'clanker,' you're not wrong, but seriously? Your butt probably needs a break from the toilet.Elon Musk and his joyride of companies continue to make us wonder if we're living in a dystopian satire. Tesla got slapped with a $243 million verdict after rejecting a $60 million settlement (because that's how you make deals, right?). 'Key data' they said they didn't have? A hacker found it. His vague 'master plan' sounds like a last-minute college essay, and software deploys airbags before you crash. His quest for a trillion-dollar pay package is on, and Neuralink can't even trademark 'telepathy.' They're doing brain surgeries in Toronto now. What could go wrong?On the lighter side, Finland built a giant sand battery, which is cool, and iOS 26 finally gave iPads a native Instagram app after, like, forever. We've got movie reviews, TV binges (Wednesday is really good), and a deep dive into KPop Demon Hunters (seriously, listen to the songs). FIFA's jacking up World Cup ticket prices with dynamic pricing (of course they are), and Morrissey's selling his stake in The Smiths (probably to escape his own 'malicious associations'). If you're still reading Usenet threads from '94, you're either a sadist or Dave.Sponsors:CleanMyMac - clnmy.com/Grumpyoldgeeks - Use code OLDGEEKS 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!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/712FOLLOW UPThe US government drops its CHIPS Act requirements for IntelAmerica’s job market flashes yet another warning sign about the economyHydrogen-Powered Plasma Torch Decimates Plastic Waste in a BlinkYour Butthole Is Begging You to Stop Scrolling on the ToiletIN THE NEWSTesla rejected $60 million settlement before losing $243 million Autopilot verdictTesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it.Tesla has a new master plan—it just doesn’t have any specificsTesla Software Update Will Deploy Airbags Before Crash Actually HappensTrump to host tech CEOs for first event in newly renovated Rose GardenTesla proposes Elon Musk pay package that could make him the world’s first trillionaireTesla shareholders to vote on investing in Musk’s AI startup xAIMeta reportedly allowed unauthorized celebrity AI chatbots on its servicesWarner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney for copyright infringementOpenAI announces AI-powered hiring platform to take on LinkedInOpenAI is reportedly producing its own AI chips starting next yearA hacker used AI to automate an 'unprecedented' cybercrime spree, Anthropic saysThe world's largest sand battery just went live in FinlandWhy the Internet Can’t Stop Calling ChatGPT a “Clanker”MEDIA CANDYThe Thursday Murder ClubWeaponsAlien: EarthWednesdayStar Trek: Strange New Worlds - Four and a Half VulcansUploadKPop Demon Hunters - revisited2026 World Cup tickets: FIFA confirms use of dynamic pricingExhausted by "malicious associations," Morrissey sells stake in The SmithsAPPS & DOODADSMarshall’s Mid-Century-Looking Soundbar Would Make Don Draper Cry Tears of JoyWho Owns ‘Telepathy’?Instagram finally has an iPad app 15 years after it first launchedRoblox will require age verification for all users to access communication featuressuperwhisperiOS 26 adds seven brand new iPhone ringtones, listen hereTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingHot sauce and hot takes: An Only Malware in the Building special.My comments on a Usenet thread from 1994Darth Vader’s Lightsaber Auction Sale Sets Record for ‘Star Wars’ ItemHome Depot R2D2Disney Disney Star Wars Animated Darth VaderFlorida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schoolsVibeVoice: A Frontier Long Conversational Text-to-Speech ModelRumor: There’s A New ‘The Muppet Show’ PilotSee 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 h et 13 min
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