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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  • 666: The Episode of the Beast

    666: The Episode of the Beast
    Sep 21 2024
    Fun 666 Facts; Notebook AI follow up; Moviepass fraud; 23andMe settlement, disappearing board; Elon's deleted tweet; AI laws in California; Trump cryptocurrency; Amazon returns to work 5 days a week; new Moderna cancer vaccine; Rebel Ridge; The Grand Tour's last ride; Jane's Addiction & the Cure; social media posting apps; iOS 18; Apple frustrations; Snap's Spectacles; Echoes of Extinction; In My Time of Dying; OnlyBots; iPhone deliveries; more Overcast; pagers & walkie-talkie speculations; licensing your voice for AI; Cards Against Humanity sues Elon.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Head to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/grumpyoldgeeks. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.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/666FOLLOW UPFormer MoviePass CEO reportedly pleads guilty to securities fraudIN THE NEWS23andMe will pay $30 million to settle 2023 data breach lawsuit23andMe independent directors quit board over unsatisfactory buyout plan from CEOElon Musk Deletes Tweet That Asked Why No One Is Trying to Assassinate Biden and HarrisGov. Newsom Signs Union-Championed A.I. Bills at SAG-AFTRA PlazaHere is what's illegal under California's 8 (and counting) new AI lawsCreator of fake Kamala Harris video Musk boosted sues Calif. over deepfake lawsTrump jumps into cryptocurrency, appears to know nothing about itHere’s how Google will start helping you figure out which images are AI generatedAmazon is making its employees come back to the office five days a weekModerna’s ‘Off-the-Shelf’ Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Human Trial DataMEDIA CANDYRebel RidgeHelp I’m genuinely invested in the Gordon Ramsey AI cooking seriesThe Grand Tour: One for the Road‘Time Bandits’ Canceled By Apple TV+ After 1 SeasonAPPS & DOODADSiOS 18: Here’s the list of iPhone models compatible with the updateiOS and iPadOS 18: The MacStories Review By Federico ViticciiOS 18.1 public beta 1 now available with Apple Intelligence featuresInstagram tightens restrictions on teen use, putting parents in controlSnap’s new Spectacles inch closer to compelling ARFantasy Hike - Completed!Californians can now add their driver’s licenses to Apple WalletAT THE LIBRARYEchoes of Extinction by D. Ward CornellIn My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife by Sebastian JungerNot Till We Are Lost Bobiverse Book 5 by Dennis E. TaylorThe Subprime AI Crisis by Edward ZitronIs anyone out there?OnlyBotsTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingGeneration Z right nowPagers Explode in Lebanon, Injuring Hundreds of Members of HezbollahWalkie-Talkies Explode in Lebanon as Part of a Second Wave of AttacksCARDS AGAINST HUMANITY SUES ELON MUSK FOR 15 MILLION DOLLARSOUTROThanks for tuning in to Grumpy Old Geeks!Dive into the show notes and all the links from today's episode at GOG.show/666Feeling generous? Keep this top-notch entertainment rolling by dropping us a few bucks at GOG.show/donate. Every bit helps!Spread the grumpiness!There’s a share button in every podcast player out there. Use it to share the show with friends, foes, and everyone in between and we’ll be forever grateful.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 30 mins
  • 665: Human Referees

    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

    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
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GOG is the marvelous podcast that I dream to listen daily. Well,because of GOG I started to listen podcasts a few years ago. Recommend!

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