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We open with a sobering follow-up: the future is less about AI toast (though Red Dwarf predicted it) and more about a soul-stripping "infrastructure of meaningless" after an AWS outage proved how fragile the internet is. Corporate overlords, like Elon Musk, are taking note: he finally addressed Starlink's use by Asian scam syndicates, but his attention is mostly on superintelligence, which Wozniak, Prince Harry, and 800 others want banned. Meanwhile, Meta, despite pouring $27 billion into data centers, suddenly cut 600 AI jobs, and Amazon is preparing to automate a half-million warehouse positions, offering drivers AR spy glasses and suggesting a new "Help Me Decide" AI tool to automate the exhausting micro-decision of which air fryer to buy. This dystopian fever dream peaked when Suzanne Somers' widower revealed he built a full-on robotic AI twin of the late actress. Predictably, Tesla stock tumbled, and the crypto grift continued with the pardoning of Binance founder Zhao, leaving SBF to ponder his failed check-bounce in jail. Speaking of soul-crushing, Disney's latest nostalgia raid, Tron: Ares, tanked harder than anticipated, proving not every Gen-X intellectual property is a worthy cash cow. But fear not, there's still great TV to be had: we recommend the clever dramas Slow Horses and The Diplomat Season 3, the high-stakes culinary nightmare Knives Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars, and the surprisingly excellent Gen V (which you must watch before the next season of The Boys). We also got our fix with the Pluribus trailer, Bullet Train, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, and the deliciously low-stakes reality shows Come Dine With Me, Hotel Costiera, and The Celebrity Traitors UK/Canada. Sadly, we must mourn the end of Food Network’s The Kitchen. Yet, no matter how good the show, you still have to deal with Ticketmaster, which is still lying about "fighting bots" while cornering the secondary market. In the world of Apps & Doodads, OpenAI dropped its "Anti-Web" browser, ChatGPT Atlas (a data mule in disguise), and a new app now fakes your vacation photos (perfect for burned-out users). X is poised to sell "rare" usernames for millions (with a terrible subscription catch), while some clever hacker figured out a $60 mod to disable the privacy light on Meta's Ray-Ban spy glasses. Fellow podcast host Dave Bittner joined us to agree that the new Hall of Presidents format is better without the political posturing and confirmed the joy of old-school, purple-ink-smelling Spirit Duplicators (and we checked out a Star Wars fan film trailer for the AT THE LIBRARY section). Don't forget your Tilly Hat! Finally, R.I.P. Soft Cell's musical force Dave Ball, aged 66; the hits still hit. 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Show notes at https://gog.show/719 FOLLOW UP Does Anyone Want Any Toast? | Red Dwarf | BBC A Tool That Crushes Creativity IN THE NEWS Amazon's AWS outage knocked services like Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, Venmo and more offline SpaceX disables 2,500 Starlink terminals allegedly used by Asian scam centers Yelp is getting more AI, including an upgraded chatbot Steve Wozniak, Prince Harry and 800 others want a ban on AI ‘superintelligence’ Suzanne Somers’ Widower Built “AI Twin” of Late Actress Meta Cuts 600 AI Roles From Its Superintelligence Labs After $27 Billion Data Center Deal New report leaks Amazon's proposed mass-automation plans Amazon Rolls Out New AI Tool to Help You Decide What to Buy: The Great Mental Outsourcing continues. Amazon unveils AI-powered augmented reality glasses for delivery drivers Tesla reports revenue growth after two down quarters. Why the stock is falling Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Zhao, White House says Crypto billionaire pardon is insane by Coffeezilla MEDIA CANDY ‘Tron: Ares’ Is an Even Bigger Bomb Than We Thought Tron: Legacy Human: Into the Americas Human: Building Empires Come Dine With Me Food Network’s The Kitchen to End After 40 Seasons Knifes Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars Pluribus — Official Trailer | Apple TV Bullet Train Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Hotel Costiera Slow Horses The Diplomat Season 3 The Celebrity Traitors UK Traitors Canada Season 3 Ticketmaster Is Going to Have to Do Better Than That APPS & DOODADS OpenAI's AI-powered browser, ChatGPT Atlas, launches on macOS today ChatGPT's Atlas: The Browser That's Anti-Web By Anil Dash Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you X's handle marketplace will sell some 'rare' usernames for millions of dollars A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Gen V Tilly Hats Firefly | The World's Smallest Pro-Audio Microphone Spirit Duplicators: Copies Never Smelled So Good STAR WARS ENTRENCHED: Fan Film TEASER 2 CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Soft Cell's musical force Dave Ball dies, aged 66 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Guest Host Donovan Adkisson joins Jason DeFilippo to wade through the usual tech chaos; California is attempting to regulate the inevitable AI companion chatbots, which is timely, considering ChatGPT is about to launch erotica (with age verification, natch). Turns out, most of the world is less stoked about our algorithmic future than Silicon Valley is. Speaking of chaos, Elon Musk’s Boring Company racked up nearly 800 environmental violations in Vegas, and his Starlink satellites are burning up the atmosphere, validating the Kessler Syndrome predictions (and ruining backyard astronomy). On the ground, Georgia Tech is deploying drone first responders, ensuring campus security is instantly airborne, while the UK's Online Safety Act slapped 4chan with a hefty fine. We also mourn a Crypto Kingpin who met his end in a Lamborghini following a market crash. Finally, beware that "perfect" house listing, as the owner likely used AI to virtually enhance that curb appeal. It seems even the guy who coined the term "Vibe Coding" admits that relying on AI for complex software is "Net Unhelpful," proving that humans still have to do the heavy lifting—a fact Uber might ignore, as they plan to pay drivers to train AI between rides. Speaking of dumb human stunts, some genius launched the "World's First Waymo DDoS" by summoning 50 robotaxis to a dead end. On the entertainment side, it's time to binge Gen V before Season 5 of The Boys drops; also, why did Apple rename Apple TV+ to Apple TV? The guys also discuss the eternal cultural resonance of Idiocracy and the perfection of Galaxy Quest (and its fantastic documentary, Never Surrender). On the work front, Jason switched back to Things 3 because life is too short for ugly software, even as Windows 10's impending end-of-life threatens to create an e-waste disaster. Also, Wi-Fi 8 is coming soon, because the recently ratified Wi-Fi 7 just wasn't cutting it. Finally, the Grumpy Old Geeks wish a happy birthday to friends of the show and offer remembrance for the recently deceased, including screen icon Diane Keaton and KISS founding member Ace Frehley (though, honestly, no one here watched KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park). Tune in next time, and always remember to check out Anonymous: Real Stories of Alcoholism, Addiction, and Recovery; and go get some of that GOG Merch... when it becomes available. Sponsors: MasterClass - Get an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTERCLASS.com/GRUMPYOLDGEEKS 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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/718 FOLLOW UP Guest Host: Donovan Adkisson California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots ChatGPT erotica coming soon with age verification, CEO says International Polling Shows Fear of AI Across the World IN THE NEWS Georgia Tech’s drone first responder program cuts emergency response time to 90 seconds or less Crypto Kingpin Turns Up Dead in Lamborghini After Market Crash Concerns grow after spate of social media posts showing SpaceX Starlink satellites burning in the sky — we are currently seeing a ‘couple of satellite re-entries a day,’ says respected astrophysicist 4chan fined $26K for refusing to assess risks under UK Online Safety Act Elon Musk’s Boring Company Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project That perfect-looking house for sale may have an owner using AI to virtually enhance the listing Even the Inventor of 'Vibe Coding' Says Vibe Coding Can't Cut It Man Launches “World’s First Waymo DDoS” by Ordering 50 Robotaxis to Dead End Street MEDIA CANDY GEN V Apple’s streaming service gets harder to tell apart from its streaming app, box The Celebrity Traitors The Fortune Hotel Idiocracy Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary The Missi & Brooke Show Anonymous - Real Stories of Alcoholism, Addiction, and Recovery Minecraft Movie 2 Release APPS & DOODADS Things 3 TP-Link confirms successful Wi-Fi 8 trials — next-gen wireless standard to usher in advances in reliability and latency The End of Windows 10 Support Is an E-Waste Disaster in the Making CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Diane Keaton dead at age 79 Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Dutch courts finally did something useful: they told Meta to quit force-feeding algorithmic slop to everyone, so Facebook and Instagram users might actually see posts from friends again—if they can remember who those are. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s Sora 2 rollout is the kind of chaos that makes you wonder if the company replaced QA with a TikTok filter, as outrage videos flood the internet faster than you can say “deepfake meltdown.” Apple banned ICEBlock for being too effective while ICE now wants its own social media surveillance tool—one that OpenAI shut down when Chinese accounts tried to build it. California’s hammering Tesla for its abysmal insurance claims handling, OpenAI is gobbling up chunks of AMD, and consultants got caught using ChatGPT to fake reports before proudly partnering with Anthropic, who just landed Deloitte as its latest “enterprise AI” victim. Elsewhere in this circus: a Florida teen asked ChatGPT how to kill his friend, Taylor Swift fans are furious her new promo video used AI slop (“too rich to be this cheap”), and Apple’s “Find My” led cops to a mountain of smuggled iPhones. In Media Candy, Brian’s stunned The Diplomat scored a third season, The Long Walk is being pitched as Stand By Me meets Squid Game, California finally bans loud streaming commercials, and Amazon censored Bond posters to remove guns because apparently irony is dead. AI “musicians” are signing record deals while Zelda Williams begs people to stop resurrecting her dad with deepfake garbage. In Apps & Doodads, Jony Ive’s OpenAI gadget is delayed (good), Rivian insists we’ll “appreciate” not having CarPlay (we won’t), Spotify and ChatGPT are teaming up to read your soul through playlists, and Jason warns everyone that the Echo Show is basically an ad-spewing parasite. Apple’s now facing a cybercrime probe in France for Siri’s wiretapping habits, and if you’re nostalgic for simpler times, ioquake3 will let you relive Quake III Arena glory on a modern rig. At the Library, Peter Cawdron’s Dark Beauty: First Contact belly-flops as a Slaughterhouse-Five tribute, while Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification nails exactly why everything sucks—even if his fixes are pure science fiction. 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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/717 FOLLOW UP Dutch court orders Meta to change its Facebook and Instagram timelines OpenAI's Sora 2 Already Melting Down Into Outrageous Drama IN THE NEWS Apple removes ICEBlock from the App Store after Trump administration's demand ICE is planning to create a surveillance team that hunts for leads on social media OpenAI has disrupted (more) Chinese accounts using ChatGPT to create social media surveillance tools California regulators threaten to revoke Tesla's insurance license for mishandling claims OpenAI Gobbles Up a Stake in AMD as Its Spending Spree Shows No Sign of Stopping Consultants Forced to Pay Money Back After Getting Caught Using AI for Expensive “Report” Anthropic lands its biggest enterprise deployment ever with Deloitte deal Teen Arrested After Asking ChatGPT How to Kill His Friend, Police Say Taylor Swift Fans Furious as She’s Caught Using Sloppy AI in Video for New Album Apple’s ‘Find My’ Leads Cops to Cache of Thousands of Smuggled iPhones MEDIA CANDY The Diplomat The Long Walk California bans loud commercials on streaming platforms Amazon Pulls Censored Bond Posters After Pulling the Guns From Them More AI artists are starting to get record deals Robin Williams' daughter pleads for people to stop sending AI videos of her dad APPS & DOODADS OpenAI's first device with Jony Ive could be delayed due to 'technical issues' Rivian says ‘customers will appreciate’ lack of CarPlay eventually Spotify and ChatGPT Team Up for Personalized Music and Podcast Recommendations Don’t buy an Echo Show (you can have mine) Apple faces cybercrime investigation in France after Siri complaint ioquake3 AT THE LIBRARY Dark Beauty: First Contact by Peter Cawdron Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory Doctorow See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The world is a dumpster fire, confirmed. Following California's landmark AI safety bill SB 53, the head of Nvidia is allegedly "quaking in his boots"—which is a good sign, unlike the news that the "Nirvana Baby" Spencer Elden's lawsuit was finally dismissed. Meanwhile, corporate America continues its pivot to chaos: Spotify shuffled its execs, Meta is charging UK users for ad-free Facebook and Instagram, and the UK is introducing digital ID cards (Hello, Mark of the Beast). The entire internet is now dominated by bots, proving the Cracker Barrel logo outrage was manufactured, a fact that's somehow less depressing than the FCC accidentally leaking iPhone schematics. Naturally, Alphabet just paid $22 million to settle President Trump’s YouTube lawsuit, confirming that legal threats are the new VC funding. Disney is panicking over an "AI Actress," sending cease and desist letters to Character.AI, while OpenAI rolls out its new Sora app and ChatGPT's ability to buy things for you, proving it's determined to turn the internet into one seamless, copyright-infringing shopping mall, and it's now worth more than Elon Musk's SpaceX. The ensuing boredom demands new media, though the pacing is terrible in everything: Slow Horses Season 5 and Human: Neanderthal Encounters are great, but even the original Matrix and Frankenstein trailer (by Guillermo del Toro) feel slow, confirming the Princess Bride litmus test. MXV’s Riot Fest photos were rad, and Disney lost 1.7M subs after suspending Kimmel, which is why YouTube Music is testing AI hosts (who will only be wrong), and the Pivot Tour is happening. Our Apps & Doohickeys department confirms security is an afterthought: macOS 26 unlocked the Journal app, but the smart glasses race is fully on, and Logitech’s new keyboard can be recharged by any light (finally, tech that works!). Amazon Fire TV is expected to ditch Android for Linux, Meta introduced the AI-filled Vibes feed, and Tile trackers were found to have a stalking flaw—a fact only slightly more depressing than the swift failure of the Neon call-recording app and the continued existence of the Comet browser. Finally, The Dark Side with Dave celebrated the low-budget charm of Blue Thunder and the necessity of Disney Park Ride Overlays, while Dave embarked on his quest to unbox the Home Depot R2D2. We thank our patrons for keeping this beautiful noise alive and pay tribute to the amazing Jane Goodall. Sponsors: 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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/716 FOLLOW UP California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53 Nvidia Is Quaking in Its Boots ‘Nirvana Baby’ Spencer Elden’s ‘Nevermind’ Suit Dismissed Again IN THE NEWS Spotify Appoints New CEOs as Daniel Ek Becomes Executive Chair Meta announces paid subscriptions for both Instagram and Facebook in the UK UK announces plans for digital ID cards OpenAI’s New Sora App Lets You Deepfake Yourself for Entertainment The First 24 Hours of Sora 2 Chaos: Copyright Violations, Sam Altman Shoplifting, and More OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT’s Ability to Buy Stuff for You OpenAI Is Now Worth More on Paper Than SpaceX, Catches Up to Elon Musk Himself Disney sends cease and desist letter to Character.AI Creator of “AI Actress” Responds to Near-Universal Backlash FCC accidentally leaked iPhone schematics, potentially giving rivals a peek at company secrets Alphabet will pay $22 million to settle President Trump’s YouTube lawsuit Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say MEDIA CANDY MXV’s Riot Fest Photos Slow Horses Season 5 Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Official Trailer | Netflix Human: Neanderthal Encounters Pivot Tour YouTube Music is testing AI hosts that present relevant stories, trivia and commentary How Many Streaming Subscribers Did Disney Lose After Suspending Kimmel? APPS & DOODADS macOS 26 unlocks the real potential of Apple’s Journal app The smart glasses race is really on now Logitech's new keyboard can be recharged by any kind of light Amazon Fire TV devices expected to ditch Android for Linux in 2025 Meta introduces Vibes feed for AI generated content Neon, an App That Pays to Record Your Phone Calls Hit #2 on the App Store, Taken Down Over Security Flaw Tile trackers reportedly have a security flaw that can let stalkers track your location Comet - The browser that works for you THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building The Princess Bride Blue Thunder The Best Disney Park Ride Overlays, and Where to Find Them Home Depot R2D2 Unboxing and Assembly! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Grumpy Old Geeks is back with another round of righteous griping and eyebrow-raising headlines in Episode 715: Our Wizard Lies. We kick things off in FOLLOW UP, where TikTok is still the geopolitical hot potato that both the U.S. and China promise to sort out “someday, maybe,” while Wired’s global editorial director explains how tech’s growing political clout is playing out under Trump. From there, it’s a cavalcade of absurdities: DOGE as federal workforce demolition derby, and crypto bros trying to turn Charlie Kirk’s death into meme-stock retirement plans. Late-stage capitalism is nothing if not creative. Then in IN THE NEWS, Amazon gets spanked with a $2.5 billion fine for Prime trickery, Microsoft yanks cloud services from an Israeli military unit, and Palantir goes full lifestyle brand—yes, you too can cosplay as a drone strike enthusiast with a $99 pair of gym shorts. Silicon Valley philosophers warn AI regulation would literally summon the Antichrist, while banks whisper the bubble might pop before the devil even arrives. Meanwhile, YouTube toys with letting COVID and election denialists back into the algorithm, “SIM farms” threaten New York’s cell networks, and unlucky tourists are finding themselves trafficked into cyber-scam slavery across Southeast Asia. Progress! MEDIA CANDY tries to lighten the mood—sort of—serving up everything from Elio, Tron: Ares, and Disney price hikes to AI musicians cashing million-dollar checks. Lionsgate, on the other hand, learns you can’t feed four John Wicks into an algorithm and get an anime out the other side. Over in THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE, we get furries on the DC Metro, Disney plotting your every park step via Ray-Ban spy glasses, a Ponzi scheme in RadioShack cosplay, and even a Jim Henson Company anniversary auction. We close out with shout-outs and sighs, because sometimes the world doesn’t deserve a mic drop—just a slow shake of the head. Sponsors: 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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/715 FOLLOW UP US and China agree to agree on a TikTok deal WIRED global editorial director on tech's growing political power under Trump The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers Crypto Bros Are Trying to Monetize Charlie Kirk’s Death IN THE NEWS Amazon to pay $2.5 billion for allegedly duping millions to sign up for Prime Microsoft cuts off cloud services to Israeli military unit after report of storing Palestinians’ phone calls Palantir Wants to Be a Lifestyle Brand Silicon Valley’s latest argument against regulating AI: that would literally be the Antichrist AI Experts Urgently Call on Governments to Think About Maybe Doing Something ‘Workslop’: AI-Generated Work Content Is Slowing Everything Down Deutsche Bank Issues Grim Warning for AI Industry YouTube may reinstate channels banned for spreading covid and election misinformation ‘SIM Farms’ Are a Spam Plague. A Giant One in New York Threatened US Infrastructure, Feds Say They traveled to Thailand. They wound up cyber scam slaves in Myanmar. MEDIA CANDY Elio Superman Human: Origins Human: Journeys Alien: Earth The Traitors Ireland Disney is raising the price of Disney+, Hulu subscriptions next month Wicked: For Good | Final Trailer Lilith Faire: Building a Mystery Tron: Ares AI Artist Signs Million-Dollar Record Deal Lionsgate Is Finding Out It’s Really Hard to Make Movies With AI Jimmy Kimmel May Be Back. Trump’s Attacks on the First Amendment Aren’t Over By Merrill Markoe Jimmy Kimmel is Back! THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Disney Explores Using Ray-Ban Meta Glasses To Guide Guests Around Its Parks The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland The Mandalorian and Grogu | Official Trailer | In Theaters May 22, 2026 The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction Feds Say Company That Bought RadioShack Was Running $112 Million Ponzi Scheme Furries ride the DC Metro See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/714 FOLLOW UP A TikTok deal may finally be happening LimeWire Revealed as Mystery Buyer of Fyre Fest Brand IN THE NEWS Fiverr is laying off 250 employees to become an 'AI-first company' xAI reportedly laid off at least 500 AI tutors working on Grok Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions OpenAI Reveals How (and Which) People Are Using ChatGPT ChatGPT may soon require ID verification from adults, CEO says California's age verification bill for app stores and operating systems takes another step forward New York details its plans for online age verification rules Nudists Declare War on SpaceX People Who Loved Watching SpaceX Launches Can’t Stomach Them Anymore Since Elon Musk Started Being So Horrible Tesla Engineer Quits, Roasts Elon Musk in Spectacular Fashion NHTSA is investigating Tesla over its electronic door handles MEDIA CANDY Wednesday Foundation (S3) Upload Devs Freaky Friday (2003) Alien: Earth Gen V Season 2 ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Producers Promise Season 4 Will Be Better Slow Horses Season 5 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) The Witcher Season 4 will hit Netflix in October with its new Geralt Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery APPS & DOODADS New Apple Intelligence features are available today iOS 26 lets you reduce Liquid Glass to be more like iOS 18, here’s how Meta's most dystopian product yet... Meditation And Mindfulness Have a Dark Side We Don't Often Talk About BrainWave: 37 Binaural Series™ The Rise of the Indie Web Movement Links - Marighoul Stendig Calendars AT THE LIBRARY Flybot by Dennis E. Taylor Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander Cleave the Sparrow by Jonathan Katz The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes by Donald D. Hoffman The Code. the Evaluation. the Protocols: Striving to Become an Eminently Qualified Human by Jocko Willink, Dave Berke, Sarah Armstrong I Don't Answer Questions: Pleading the Fifth! by David Ridings Finding Your Comic Genius: An in-depth guide to the art of stand-up comedy by Adam Bloom Disney and Webtoon’s Partnership Is Leading to a Massive New Comics App THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Hanker for a Hunk of Cheese ‘The Muppet Show’ Is Getting a 50th Anniversary Disney+ Special Carrot App the Musical... Carrot The Musical on IG Netatmo Home Weather Stations Ambient Weather WS-2902 WiFi Smart Weather Station with AWN+ Included Publishers Clearing House’s bankruptcy means ‘forever’ winners will no longer get paid $2,000 Shipping: International Sellers Charge Absurd Prices to Avoid Dealing With American Tariffs Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kills Darth Maul (Live Action) Born Standing Up by Steve Martin CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Robert Redford dead at 89 Sneakers All-time Los Angeles Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw to retire at end of season See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/713 FOLLOW UP Exclusive: Tesla market share in US drops to lowest since 2017 as competition heats up Elon Musk Was Just Unseated as the World’s Richest Person OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms OpenAI and Oracle reportedly ink historic cloud computing deal IN THE NEWS Anthropic will pay a record-breaking $1.5 billion to settle copyright lawsuit with authors Judge rejects Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright lawsuit Apple faces lawsuit over alleged use of pirated books for AI training Reddit, Yahoo, Medium and more are adopting a new licensing standard to get compensated for AI scraping In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline” Google brings ads to AI-generated answers worldwide Google Is Telling People DOGE Never Existed At Least 15 Million YouTube Videos Have Been Snatched by AI Companies The Boring Company Reportedly Halts Tunneling in Las Vegas After 'Crushing Injury' Dynamic Duo Zuckerberg and Palmer Luckey Reunite for Army Combat Goggles Contract Meta Whistleblowers Allege Company Buried Info on Child Safety Hot Mic Catches Mark Zuckerberg Groveling to Trump Data Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies Programmers Using AI Create Way More Glaring Security Issues, Data Shows The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded Messes MEDIA CANDY 2025 MTV Video Music Awards Median age of MTV viewers is 56 Wednesday aka Charlie Sheen Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Amazon Music launches AI-powered weekly playlists based on 'preferences and mood' Deezer: 28% of all music delivered to streaming is now fully AI-generated Taika Waititi Developing “Potentially Disastrous” Fyre Fest Musical Apple TV+ has officially renewed Foundation for another season, with production on season 4 kicking off early next year. HBO Max is “way underpriced,” Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says ‘The Grandmaster’ Chinese Martial Artist Max Zhang to Join ‘Highlander’ Reboot Please, ‘Highlander’ Reboot, Don’t Waste Djimon Hounsou The Missi & Brooke Show The Traitors Ireland APPS & DOODADS There's bad news for AirPods Live Translation in EU countries Evernote and WeTransfer owner Bending Spoons is set to buy Vimeo for $1.38 billion This pettable Poké Ball is a Tamagotchi-style toy with over 150 Pokémon inside and I need it now THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building The Princess Bride ‘It's Just a Mess:' 23 People Explain How Tariffs Have Suddenly Ruined Their Hobby Who Wants Slop for Your Ears? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/712 FOLLOW UP The US government drops its CHIPS Act requirements for Intel America’s job market flashes yet another warning sign about the economy Hydrogen-Powered Plasma Torch Decimates Plastic Waste in a Blink Your Butthole Is Begging You to Stop Scrolling on the Toilet IN THE NEWS Tesla rejected $60 million settlement before losing $243 million Autopilot verdict Tesla 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 specifics Tesla Software Update Will Deploy Airbags Before Crash Actually Happens Trump to host tech CEOs for first event in newly renovated Rose Garden Tesla proposes Elon Musk pay package that could make him the world’s first trillionaire Tesla shareholders to vote on investing in Musk’s AI startup xAI Meta reportedly allowed unauthorized celebrity AI chatbots on its services Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney for copyright infringement OpenAI announces AI-powered hiring platform to take on LinkedIn OpenAI is reportedly producing its own AI chips starting next year A hacker used AI to automate an 'unprecedented' cybercrime spree, Anthropic says The world's largest sand battery just went live in Finland Why the Internet Can’t Stop Calling ChatGPT a “Clanker” MEDIA CANDY The Thursday Murder Club Weapons Alien: Earth Wednesday Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Four and a Half Vulcans Upload KPop Demon Hunters - revisited 2026 World Cup tickets: FIFA confirms use of dynamic pricing Exhausted by "malicious associations," Morrissey sells stake in The Smiths APPS & DOODADS Marshall’s Mid-Century-Looking Soundbar Would Make Don Draper Cry Tears of Joy Who Owns ‘Telepathy’? Instagram finally has an iPad app 15 years after it first launched Roblox will require age verification for all users to access communication features superwhisper iOS 26 adds seven brand new iPhone ringtones, listen here THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Hot sauce and hot takes: An Only Malware in the Building special. My comments on a Usenet thread from 1994 Darth Vader’s Lightsaber Auction Sale Sets Record for ‘Star Wars’ Item Home Depot R2D2 Disney Disney Star Wars Animated Darth Vader Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schools VibeVoice: A Frontier Long Conversational Text-to-Speech Model Rumor: There’s A New ‘The Muppet Show’ Pilot See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Remember when we thought AI was going to bring about utopia or Skynet? Turns out, it's mostly just a bunch of fancy spreadsheets, a potential bubble ready to burst (looking at you, Nvidia), and a legal minefield. We're talking wrongful death lawsuits because a chatbot encouraged suicide, OpenAI admitting their 'safety controls degrade,' and then secretly siccing the cops on users. Plus, the Citizen app's AI can't even tell a murder vehicle from a motor vehicle, and Grok 2.5 is now open source if you want to invite that chaos into your life. Also, don't ask Google if 1995 was 30 years ago, because apparently, AI can't do basic math. Meanwhile, the adults in the room are just doing what they do: the U.S. government is buying a chunk of Intel, while Trump wants to "design" government websites (with badly edited photos, naturally). Meta's own AI stuff is so bad they're just licensing Midjourney's tech, proving it's always easier to buy than build. Apple TV+ raised its prices, and Spotify finally figured out how to let you DM songs. Over at Apple Fitness, it seems the execs are fostering a "toxic workplace environment," because who knew working out could be so hardcore? Oh, and Chipotle is doing drone delivery now. Welcome to Zipotle, because getting off your ass is apparently too much to ask. As for what we're actually watching, it's a mixed bag. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' documentary episode was... fine, but Paramount's axing jobs and "un-renewing" Dexter: Original Sin to focus on Dexter: Resurrection (because that always works out). We're trying to keep up with Alien: Earth, Wednesday, and Upload, but good luck with those staggered release dates. Apple TV+ has some good sci-fi, but Foundation might just be a hate-watch for Brian. And in the library, we've got Budgie's surprisingly depressing memoir and some solid sci-fi from Scott Meyer and Dennis E. Taylor. It's almost enough to make you miss the simpler times before AI broke everything. 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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/711 FOLLOW UP Welcome to Acast Ads Academy - your go-to learning destination for podcast advertising. Deep Questions with Cal Newport - Ep. 367: What if AI Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This? AI Bubble Watch: Nvidia Shares Skid on Middling Q2 Results Reports Of AI Not Progressing Or Offering Mundane Utility Are Often Greatly Exaggerated IN THE NEWS The US government is taking an $8.9 billion stake in Intel Trump is forming a 'National Design Studio' to spruce up government websites Trump Mobile is promoting its smartphone with terribly edited photos of other brands' products ChatGPT Lawsuit Over Teen’s Suicide Could Lead to Big Tech Reckoning OpenAI Admits Safety Controls 'Degrade,' As Wrongful Death Lawsuit Grabs Headlines OpenAI Says It's Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police Huge Number of Authors Stand to Get Paid After Anthropic Agrees to Settle Potentially $1 Trillion Lawsuit Meta is licensing Midjourney's AI image and video tech MidJourney TV Citizen Is Using AI to Generate Crime Alerts With No Human Review. It’s Making a Lot of Mistakes You can now download and tweak Grok 2.5 for yourself as it goes open source MEDIA CANDY Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Paramount Job Cuts In Excess Of 2,500 Coming In November, With Cost Savings To Exceed $2 Billion ‘Dexter: Original Sin’ Un-Renewed as Paramount Opts Out of Second Season Alien: Earth Wednesday Upload ‘The Institute’ Renewed for Second Season at MGM+ Apple TV+ subscriptions just rose to $13 a month Spotify is adding DMs APPS & DOODADS Apple fitness exec accused of creating toxic workplace environment Zipotle: Chipotle, Zipline Launch Drone Food Delivery in Dallas AT THE LIBRARY The Absence: Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer by Budgie Master of Formalities by Scott Meyer Flybot by Dennis E. Taylor CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS 'Was 1995 30 years ago?' Google's AI overviews is having issues with a simple question See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Remember all that "AI is gonna change everything" nonsense the kids were screaming about just a few months ago? Yeah, about that. It turns out 95% of corporate generative AI pilots are, to use a technical term, completely shitting the bed, according to a report from MIT. This shocking revelation has sent Wall Street into a tizzy, wiping trillions off the market as investors suddenly realize they've been sold another bill of goods. Even Sam Altman, the high priest of the AI cult, is now trying to pump the brakes, warning that maybe, just maybe, everyone got a little too excited. Meta, never one to miss a bandwagon it can immediately fall off of, has slammed the brakes on its AI spending and hiring. It’s almost like we’ve seen this movie before, with NFTs, crypto, and every other tech bubble that was supposed to make us all billionaires while we sat on our couches. As if the AI-pocalypse wasn't entertaining enough, the next brilliant idea from Silicon Valley, "agentic AI" browsers, has proven to be dumber than a bag of hammers, happily handing over banking details to obvious phishing scams. Meanwhile, in the land of aging tech bros, Elon Musk is getting his butt handed to him in court by Media Matters, proving that you can't just bully everyone into submission. Not to be outdone in the corporate greed department, Volkswagen wants you to pay a subscription to unlock the horsepower you already own, and Robinhood is trying to convince its users that betting on football games is now called "investing." We're just waiting for them to offer a strategic advisory seat to Donald Trump Jr.... oh, wait. Just to put a fine point on our collective slide into oblivion, it turns out Antarctica is melting about six times faster than it was in the 90s, no doubt powered by the massive natural gas plants being built to run Meta's useless chatbots. But hey, at least we can distract ourselves with new toys! The Flipper Zero, that handy little hacker gadget, can now be upgraded to steal a wide variety of cars, bringing grand theft auto to the masses. So as the sea levels rise and the robots fail, at least we'll have new and exciting ways to commit felonies. Welcome to the future; it's just as dumb as we predicted. 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/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/710 FOLLOW UP Sen. Hawley says he'll investigate Meta's 'sensual' child chatbot policies MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing Wall Street Appears to Be Having Serious Doubts About AI Meta Freezes AI Hiring as Fear Spreads IN THE NEWS AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event There's a Compelling Theory Why GPT-5 Sucks so Much Nobody Likes Zuckerberg’s Glitchy AI App Gas power plants approved for Meta’s $10B data center, and not everyone is happy AI browsers may be the best thing that ever happened to scammers Court blocks FTC investigation into Media Matters' alleged scheme against X Self-Proclaimed Nazi Kanye West Announces 'New Economy, Built on Chain' Cybertruck Owners Sue Over Expensive Upgrade Google to pay $30 million to settle class-action suit over children's privacy VW introduces monthly subscription to increase car power Robinhood Tries to Rebrand Sports Betting as Investing Study Confirms 'Abrupt Changes' in Antarctica – And The World Will Feel Them MEDIA CANDY Ali Wong: Single Lady ‘Alien: Earth’ Is Finally Doing What the Movies Have Not ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Did a Documentary Episode That Should’ve Been Killed in the Edit Karen Gillan Joins the New ‘Highlander’ and Has the Best Reaction to the News Anonymous Podcast APPS & DOODADS Roblox cracks down on its user-created content following multiple child safety lawsuits Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars New AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 firmware now available in public beta Tobio's™ Watercolor Kit Pzizz Dohm® Connect App Controlled Sound Machine StressWatch: AI Stress Monitor - HRV & Habit Tracker for Watch THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Here’s What Muppet Mayhem Disney Will Unleash on Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Ayaneo’s Pocket DS could be the dual-screen handheld you’ve been waiting for Apple TV+ releases the first 'Peanuts' musical in 37 years See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Well, strap in, because this week the tech world decided to set itself on fire just for kicks. First up, Elon Musk’s much-hyped Tesla Diner in Los Angeles is already a culinary disaster, slashing its menu faster than you can say “over-promise and under-deliver.” Speaking of rolling garbage fires, the Cybertruck now apparently sounds like Fred Sanford’s junk pickup rattling down the street, a fitting soundtrack for the ongoing dumpster fire that was Project 2025. Remember how that was supposed to save trillions? Turns out it was just a festival of bullshit math that likely cost taxpayers a fortune. It seems the only thing being successfully launched is our collective patience into the sun. The implosions continued with the launch of GPT-5, which effectively lobotomized its predecessor and sent thousands of users into mourning for their suddenly stupid digital "friends." It's a harsh lesson for anyone who thought building their business—or their entire social life—in someone else's backyard was a bright idea. While the normals are dealing with emotionally unavailable AI, the tech billionaires who broke the world are busy prepping for the collapse they engineered. Zuckerberg is building a $300 million apocalypse bunker in Hawaii, Sam Altman is stockpiling guns and gas masks, and Peter Thiel has his New Zealand hideout. It’s comforting to know the architects of our dystopian future have their escape hatches ready. Meanwhile, Meta was caught with internal documents greenlighting its AI chatbots to have "sensual conversations" with kids, proving once again that when it comes to tech ethics, the call is coming from inside a burning, abandoned house. If you thought it couldn't get dumber, Musk and Altman got into a public slap-fight over who's more full of crap, with Musk's own AI, Grok, hilariously declaring its creator the loser. Google, admitting its search results are now a toxic sludge pile, has decided to just let users build their own news echo chambers. On a more nostalgic note, AOL Dial-Up is finally logging off for good, taking the screeching sound of our formative years with it. As we contemplate trading our devices for pitchforks, we're retreating to simpler times, like teaching our kids Solitaire with premium Star Wars playing cards (a concept apparently too advanced for Dave) or justifying dropping a cool grand on the new 9,000-piece Lego Death Star, which features a hot tub full of Stormtroopers in swim trunks. From a surprisingly decent Wicked movie adaptation to the sad, slow demise of Kodak, it's enough to make anyone want to become a Grumpy Old Gardener. Sponsors: 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/1password DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off. Show notes at https://gog.show/709 FOLLOW UP Musk's Tesla diner faces immediate setbacks with massive menu cuts, restricted hours, and tech issues DOGE Has Wasted Billions While Saving Only a Fraction of What It Claims: Reports IN THE NEWS GPT-5 AMA with OpenAI’s Sam Altman and some of the GPT-5 team The Real Reason You Haven’t Been Replaced by AI Yet The World Will Enter a 15-Year AI Dystopia in 2027, Former Google Exec Says Researchers Made a Social Media Platform Where Every User Was AI. The Bots Ended Up at War Why Are Silicon Valley’s Utopians Prepping for Collapse? Meta Caught Saying Its OK for Underage Children to Have "Romantic or Sensual" Conversations With AI Sam Altman and Elon Musk Trade Barbs Over Who Is More Full of Shit OpenAI and Sam Altman are reportedly creating a startup rival to Elon Musk's Neuralink Perplexity offers more than twice its total valuation to buy Chrome from Google Now That Google Is Trash, It Will Let You Pick Your Own News Sources Tesla Robotaxi scores permit to run ride-hailing service in Texas Diabetic Man With Gene-Edited Cells Produces His Own Insulin—No Transplant Drugs Required Butter made from carbon tastes like the real thing, gets backing from Bill Gates Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon pleads guilty to fraud over $40 billion crypto collapse Goodbye to dial-up: AOL closes a chapter in web history MEDIA CANDY The Bad Guys 2 Strange New Worlds Wicked KPop Demon Hunters The Pickup Alien: Earth The Institute Watch Prime Video's official trailer for Upload's final season Ashes & Diamonds - On a Rocka Love & Rockets - Motorcycle THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building theory11 Star Wars: Year of The Dark Side Playing Cards, Premium Playing Cards, Poker Size Standard Index Derren Brown Playing Cards Antigravity A1 - 360 Drone Lego Death Star Kodak Says It May Have to Close Up Shop See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alright, buckle up, buttercups, because this week's "Spicy Mode" episode of Grumpy Old Geeks proves that while things change, they mostly stay the same—just with more AI and less common sense. First up in FOLLOW UP, some poor schmoe automaker actually got a federal exemption for automated vehicles. Because what could possibly go wrong when we let robots drive? Then we dive headfirst into IN THE NEWS, a veritable dumpster fire of artificial intelligence. Illinois, bless their hearts, decided to ban AI therapists, probably because even they realized a chatbot won't fix your existential dread. But don't worry, older Americans are totally embracing these digital companions, like ElliQ, your friendly AI sidekick for "happier, healthier aging." Meanwhile, Perplexity is still allegedly scraping websites like it's 1999, and Apple's cooking up a "stripped-down" AI chatbot, probably because all their good AI talent bailed. Even Wells Fargo is deploying AI agents, so now your bank can deny you a loan with even less human empathy. And naturally, the US government is totally on board with OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic—because handing over the keys to Skynet to federal agencies sounds like a super solid plan. Oh, and of course, Grok now has a "spicy" NSFW mode, because what else would you expect? And just when you thought it couldn't get any dumber, Microsoft is "cautiously onboarding" Grok 4 after some minor Hitler concerns. Tesla, in a move that surprises absolutely no one, shut down Dojo, their AI training supercomputer. If you’re still using ChatGPT for your deepest, darkest secrets, be warned: a single poisoned document could leak all your data. Even the Swedish Prime Minister is apparently relying on ChatGPT for decision-making. In other news that doesn't involve robots taking over, Amazon split up Wondery and laid off a bunch of folks, and Microsoft's Windows XP Crocs are an actual thing. Yes, really. For MEDIA CANDY, prepare for a dose of nostalgia and existential dread. We're talking Rogue One, Nate Bargatze's stand-up specials (because sometimes you just need to laugh), Portlandia, Craig Ferguson, and the OG AI movie, Colossus: The Forbin Project. Netflix keeps canceling everything we love, including Fubar, but hey, The Sandman Season 2 and Wednesday are still here. And just to prove that Hollywood is still stuck in the past, Universal Pictures is threatening to sue Big Tech for stealing their movies for AI. Over in APPS & DOODADS, Google's smart home ecosystem is apparently crumbling, because who needs a cohesive system when you can have a dozen disconnected devices? But hey, OpenAI released a free GPT model you can run on your laptop, so now you can build your own personal AI overlord right at home. And finally, THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE brings us Gravity Falls books and a new Star Wars movie with Matt Smith and Ryan Gosling. Oh, and Weird Science is on Netflix, because sometimes you just need to relive the 80s and pretend AI hasn't completely taken over. So grab your flannel, cue up some Oingo Boingo, and enjoy the show, you analog dinosaurs. Sponsors: 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/1password DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off. Show notes at https://gog.show/708 FOLLOW UP First U.S. automaker gets federal automated vehicle exemption IN THE NEWS Illinois is the first state to ban AI therapists Older Americans turning to AI-powered chatbots for companionship Meet ElliQ - Your AI sidekick for happier, healthier aging Perplexity is allegedly scraping websites it's not supposed to, again Apple reportedly has a 'stripped-down' AI chatbot to compete with ChatGPT in the works Apple's Real AI Crisis Isn't Siri, But the Talent It's Losing to Rivals Wells Fargo Deploys AI Agents Business-Wide US adds OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to list of approved AI vendors for federal agencies ElevenLabs launches its own royalty-free AI music service Surprising no one, Grok's image and video generator now has an NSFW 'spicy' mode Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving A Single Poisoned Document Could Leak ‘Secret’ Data Via ChatGPT Prime Minister of Sweden Dragged for Admitting He Uses ChatGPT to Help Him Make Decisions Amazon splits up the Wondery podcast network and lays off about 110 employees Microsoft’s Windows XP Crocs are no joke MEDIA CANDY Rogue One Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid Your Friend, Nate Bargatze Portlandia "I'm So Happy" | Craig Ferguson (Full Stand-up Special) Colossus: The Forbin Project Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Comic-Con Teaser ‘Fubar’ Canceled By Netflix After 2 Seasons The Sandman Season 2 28 Years Later Wednesday Universal Pictures to Big Tech: We’ll Sue If You Steal Our Movies For AI APPS & DOODADS Google’s Smart Home Ecosystem Is Crumbling OpenAI releases a free GPT model that can run on your laptop How to set up and run OpenAI's 'gpt-oss-20b' open weight model locally on your Mac AT THE LIBRARY Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir by Bob Odenkirk Spotify's premium audiobook feature launches in the US THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Gravity Falls: Journal 3 Gravity Falls: The Book of Bill ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’: Matt Smith Lands Villain Role In New Lucasfilm Pic Starring Ryan Gosling Weird Science See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While Brian frolics somewhere in the Pacific Northwest, Jason brings in cyber-sleuth Dave Bittner for a jam-packed episode covering everything from Gen X’s slow descent into obscurity to furries, feds, and face-scanning your way into porn. The guys start with a salute to the late, great Tom Lehrer—a math nerd with a piano and zero tolerance for BS—before diving into the avalanche of cyber screwups plaguing today’s digital circus. The biggest spill? The so-called “safe” dating app Tea just doxxed its entire user base—because who needs privacy when you’ve got bad Firebase settings from 2017? Meanwhile, teens are befriending chatbots, Microsoft is issuing pink slips via PowerPoint, and Meta might be training its AI on stolen porn. Add in farmers installing turnstiles in the Dolomites to keep influencers off their grass, age verification laws that Norman Reedus can bypass with a JPEG, and Tesla diners turning into 24/7 neighbor hellscapes, and yeah—it’s just another week on the internet. If you’re a Gen Xer feeling invisible, underpaid, and over it, congrats—you’re not alone. This episode is a full buffet of schadenfreude, digital paranoia, and good old-fashioned grump. Pour a cup of whatever’s not boiling, and tune in for the roast. Tom Lehrer would’ve approved. Sponsors: 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!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/708 FOLLOW UP Why Gen X is the real loser generation Teens say they are turning to AI for friendship IN THE NEWS Hackers steal images from women's dating safety app that vets men Hackers leak 13,000 user photos and IDs from the Tea app, designed as a women's safe space Tea dating app disables direct messaging as it investigates data breach The Tea App Data Breach: What Was Exposed and What We Know About the Class Action Lawsuit Tea App's Second Breach: 1.1 Million Private Messages Exposed in ... The Tea App Breach: A Catastrophic Privacy Failure in the Quest for ... Tea App Leak: What's Going on With the 4chan Tea App Data ... Tea app hacked: 13,000 photos leaked after 4chan call to action The Tea app hack explained – how a data breach spilled thousands of photos from the top free US app, and what to do Women are reporting bad men on this app. Here’s the legal tea on the app called Tea Major Security Breach at Tea App Exposes Sensitive User Data The dating app that doxxed 72,000 women... - YouTube Tea app fallout worsens as leaked selfies used in rating site, online ... Two data breaches in one week on social media site Tea Dating safety app Tea suspends messaging after hack - BBC First Came Tea. Then Came the Male Rage. The Tea App Data Breach: What Was Exposed and What We Know ... How Tea’s data breach became a brand moment Tea app takes messaging system offline after security breach Tea app hacked as women's photos, IDs & even DMs leaked online Microsoft Releases List of Jobs Most and Least Likely to Be Replaced by AI Copyright Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Pirating Adult Films for AI Training Fed-up Italian farmers set up mountain turnstiles to charge access to Instagram hot spots Grumpy Old Geeks recommend Private Internet Access The Age-Gated Internet Is Here Social media age verification laws in the United States - Wikipedia All the loopholes people are using to get past the Online Safety Act Age Verification Laws Send VPN Use Soaring—and Threaten the Open Internet The UK's new age-gating rules are easy to bypass - The Verge How Minors Bypass Age Verification: 6 Common Methods to Watch ... Age Verification in the United States: Insights from the Open ... 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This week, we're drowning in the genius of our tech overlords as Elon Musk opens his Tesla diner, complete with $17 hotdogs and a blocked apartment view, while his $9 billion Neuralink startup claims it’s a "disadvantaged" business. Not to be outdone, SpaceX is mad about other people's space junk, France is criminally probing X for algorithm manipulation, and Meta is giving the EU's AI code of practice a hard pass. Amid warnings the AI bubble is worse than the dot-com implosion, we've seen Replit delete a user's database, ChatGPT hallucinate features into existence, and the FDA's own AI fake medical studies. It’s no wonder psychologists are identifying "AI Psychosis" while others hope the ensuing internet slop cures our addiction. Meanwhile, a Denver couple gets indicted for a crypto scam, a Colorado pastor blames God for his failed coin, and Trump signs a stablecoin bill, so that's all fixed now. To top it off, Lyft lets you block drivers and Uber finally lets women riders match with women drivers in the US. In Media Candy, we’re turning the nostalgia dial to eleven with "This Is Spinal Tap" in 4K and a look back at 1994's best movies, a time before Spotify started polluting dead artists' pages with AI-generated songs. Netflix is also using generative AI, but we're still watching "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," "Hacks," "Wednesday," "Superman," "Sunday Best," and "Bookish." For your app fix, you can browse a glorious collection of 90s Geocities backgrounds or let Amazon's new Bee AI wearable listen to your every word, your choice. At the library, we're digging into Michael Palin's "Python Years" diaries. Finally, we pour one out in our closing shout-outs for George Kooymans of Golden Earring, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Hulk Hogan, and the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne. What a week. 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Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/706 IN THE NEWS Tesla’s retro-futuristic diner officially opens as Elon Musk hints at more locations Tesla's new diner blocks a neighboring apartment building's view A $17 Hotdog and a Humanoid Robot Serving Popcorn: WIRED’s Day at the Tesla Diner Elon Musk-Founded Brain Implant Startup Says It’s a ‘Disadvantaged’ Business Despite Being Worth $9 Billion France launches criminal probe of X's alleged algorithm 'manipulation' SpaceX Has the Nerve to Be Mad About a Competitor’s Massive Satellites Littering Earth Orbit Meta says it won't sign the EU's AI code of practice Why I'm Betting Against AI Agents in 2025 (Despite Building Them) Replit goes rogue during a code freeze and shutdown and deletes our entire database Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore ChatGPT Hallucinated a Feature, Forcing Human Developers to Add It “Call Me A Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests” The Emerging Problem of "AI Psychosis" AI Slop Might Finally Cure Our Internet Addiction FDA’s New Drug Approval AI Is Generating Fake Studies: Report Economist Warns the AI Bubble Is Worse Than Immediately Before the Dot-Com Implosion OpenAI Seeks Additional Capital From Investors as Part of Its $40 Billion Round Microsoft Sharepoint server vulnerability puts an estimated 10,000 organizations at risk ‘I Got You Guys Out of So Much Trouble’: Trump Signs Stablecoin Crypto Bill Denver Grand Jury Indicts Married Couple in Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Scam Colorado pastor: "We took God at his word and sold a cryptocurrency with no clear exit" Lyft Will Let Users ‘Favorite’ or Block Drivers in Broader Loyalty Push Uber is finally letting women riders in the US match with women drivers MEDIA CANDY Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Hacks Netflix is already using generative AI in its original shows 'Wednesday' Is Snapping Back for Season 3 and a Spinoff This Is Spinal Tap Now Available in 4K Ultra HD In 2024, More Music Is Released in a Day Than in All of 1989 Combined Best Movies of 1994 Spotify Allowing AI-Generated Songs on Dead Artists’ Pages: Report Superman Sunday Best Bookish APPS & DOODADS Amazon buys Bee AI wearable that listens to everything you say Collection of 1990s website background tiles from Geocities GifCities AT THE LIBRARY Diaries 1969–1979: The Python Years (Michael Palin Diaries Book 1) CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Golden Earring guitarist George Kooymans dead at 77 'The Cosby Show' Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dead At 54, Accidental Drowning Malcolm & Eddie Intro Hulk Hogan Dead at 71 Ozzy Osbourne, Godfather of Heavy Metal, Dead at 76 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kicking things off, Jack Dorsey—a man with too much time on his hands—has vibe-coded his beard into an insecure messaging app that the company admits you shouldn't trust... yet. Meanwhile, if you want a piece of a legendary disaster, the Fyre Festival brand sold for a mere $245k after some shady bidding that might be a "shitty agentic AI" at work. In the world of our future robot overlords, Nvidia's CEO calmly admitted "some harm will be done," while billionaires like Travis Kalanick are busy discovering "vibe physics" with Elon Musk's Grok—an AI that literally checks what its dad thinks before answering. But the real insanity? The internet is demanding an apology from Elmo's hacked account, proving we're mad at the puppet, not the puppeteer. On the more tangible front, Tesla is making desperate moves in Canada and India as sales collapse, while we learn that hackers have been able to stop US trains for over a decade remotely, but no one has bothered to fix the issue. Oh, and laid-off Candy Crush staff? They were forced to train their AI replacements on the way out the door. The future is bright. Over in Media Candy, we're grudgingly impressed by Andor's 14 Emmy nods and the genius faux '90s action movie trailer for Karl Urban's Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II. We also got trailers for Stranger Things 5 and Tron: Ares, where Jared Leto thankfully only speaks two words. Finally, Dave takes us to the Dark Side for a nostalgia trip through the history of the Apple II and the Kaypro 2000 laptop, sparking a debate on why we all coveted a computer that, in retrospect, wasn't that great. This is contrasted with the modern reality of an IPTV pirate getting three years in prison and Metallica issuing a copyright strike against the Pentagon. To wrap it all up, a TEDx talk poses the ultimate question: Has tech delivered on its promises? We're still thinking about that one. 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Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/705 FOLLOW UP Jack Dorsey’s New App Just Hit a Very Embarrassing Snag Fyre Festival’s Brand Rights Get a Fire Sale on eBay Get Paid Podcast -Why AI Won't Kill Salesforce | Aaron Levie (Box) IN THE NEWS Windsurf's CEO goes to Google; OpenAI's acquisition falls apart The CEO of Nvidia Admits What Everybody Is Afraid of About AI Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries Newest Version of Grok Looks Up What Elon Musk Thinks Before Giving an Answer Elon Musk Wants to Turn AI Into a Cosmic Religion The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots They’re Losing the Ability to Understand What They’ve Created Laid-Off Staff At Candy Crush Maker Say They've Been Training Their AI Replacements Memecoin Platform Pump.fun Raises $600 Million Within 12 Minutes Hacked Elmo X account posts antisemitic remarks Elmo Breaks Silence on His Antisemitic Social Media Posts Tesla Makes a Desperate Move in Canada as Sales Collapse As Sales Drop, Tesla Makes a Big Gamble on India Hackers Can Remotely Trigger the Brakes on American Trains and the Problem Has Been Ignored for Years DOGE Denizen Marko Elez Leaked API Key for xAI A Company Tried to Put Real Estate on the Blockchain and Now It's Facing a Legal Disaster Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center A Cloudflare issue is breaking websites for some users MEDIA CANDY ‘Andor’ Gets 14 Emmy Nominations in a Genre-Heavy Year ‘Slow Horses’ Renewed for Season 7 at Apple TV+ Mortal Kombat II | Official Red Band Trailer See Johnny Cage in Uncaged Fury Watch Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage Be a B-List Movie Star in This Faux Movie Trailer Stranger Things 5 | Official Teaser | Netflix Tron: Ares | Official Trailer Murderbot Fountain of Youth Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Dexter: Resurrection The Institute PlutoTV 7 Weird Sci-Fi Network TV Shows That Aired Just as Streaming Was Taking Over Helix IPTV Owner Sentenced to 3 Years Prison For Piracy & Money Laundering Metallica Issues Copyright Strike Against US Govt for Military Drone Video APPS & DOODADS Jack Dorsey's new app tracks your sun exposure Taking a Photo in Dubai Could Land You with a $136k Fine or Jail Pointer Pointer Meta Cracks Down on Facebook Users Who Steal and Repost Others’ Photos Hey Beautiful: Anatomy of a Romance Scam THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Irish Video Game Orchestra YouTuber faces jail time for showing off Android-based gaming handhelds Are We Trek Yet? 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Apparently, you can’t keep a good grifter down, as Billy McFarland’s seven-figure Fyre Fest deal collapsed, so he’s hawking the brand on eBay like a box of junk. Meanwhile, Indeed and Glassdoor are laying off over 1,000 workers, probably to pay for the AI that’s jacking up our electric bills. Speaking of AI, a Tesla robotaxi crashed itself while Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot went full Nazi, which is of course being installed in Teslas "next week." Fittingly, X CEO Linda Yaccarino stepped down and promptly lost her blue check. To cap off the dystopian news, the DOJ is targeting an anti-ICE app developer, the 'click-to-cancel' rule is dead, and you can hack McDonald’s with the password ‘123456’. The future is now, and it's dumber than we ever imagined. On the media front, Murderbot gets a second season, and the Jim Henson and The Beach Boys documentaries are must-sees. Sadly, Netflix canceled The Residence. We also got trailers for Neuromancer, Project Hail Mary, and Edgar Wright's The Running Man. Speaking of building the future, we took a deep dive into AI-assisted coding using tools like Cursor, building a functional app in hours with zero original code. It’s a stark reminder that while the "free lunch" of AI development is ending, the future for junior coders is already cooked. This glorious new world also includes playing every retro game ever on your phone, thanks to emulators like Delta and PPSSPP and the Backbone controller, which led to a nostalgic dive into the classic soundtracks of Mega Man 2 and Wipeout XL. This all culminated in a personal victory: conquering all 4,678 boards in Mahjong Titan+, freeing us from our porcelain thrones. Sponsors: 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. 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Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/704 FOLLOW UP Billy McFarland Says His Seven-Figure Deal to Sell Fyre Fest Has Fallen Through Own FYRE Festival – Iconic Brand, Trademarks, IP, Social Media Assets, and More Billy McFarland Is Now Trying to Unload the Fyre Fest Brand on eBay IN THE NEWS Indeed and Glassdoor are cutting more than 1,000 jobs A Tesla robotaxi inexplicably drove into a parked car Major US power operator says AI and data center demands are pushing prices up An AI That Promises to “Solve All Diseases” Is About to Test Its First Human Drugs ‘Round Them Up’: Grok Praises Hitler as Elon Musk’s AI Tool Goes Full Nazi Musk’s Grok 4 launches one day after chatbot generated Hitler praise on X Elon Musk says Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles just after it went full Hitler Elon Musk Says He's Installing His Racist Grok AI in Teslas "Next Week" X CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down after two years They took away Linda Yaccarino's blue check! Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible How SpaceX is blocking astronomers' view of space New Research Bolsters Freaky Theory That Earth Sits in a Giant Cosmic Void DOJ goes after US citizen for developing anti-ICE app Trump’s FTC Let Lobbyists Kill Popular Click-To-Cancel Rule, Advocates Say EU regulators are once again investigating TikTok over data transfers to China Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon Bug Hunters Gain Access to 64 Million McDonald’s Job Applicants’ Info by Using the Password ‘123456’ MEDIA CANDY Murderbot Murderbot is getting a season 2 on Apple TV Plus Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy: A Tor Original (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells Netflix Cancels ‘Pulse’ and Shondaland’s ‘The Residence’ After One Season Each Neuromancer — In Production | Apple TV+ PROJECT HAIL MARY Trailer (2025) Ryan Gosling The Running Man | Official Trailer (2025 Movie) - Edgar Wright, Glen Powell Sandman Season 2 Animal Kingdom Guy Ritchies The Covenant Thunderbolts The Old Guard 2 Jim Henson Idea Man The Beach Boys AMC now warns moviegoers to expect ‘25-30 minutes’ of ads and trailers APPS & DOODADS Anker issues new global power bank recall over fire hazard Visual Studio Code Cursor Windsurf Anthropic Academy The Onion in 2056: A dystopian world of Flash animation Jack Dorsey just released a Bluetooth messaging app that doesn't need the internet WhereGoes Link Checker YouTube prepares crackdown on ‘mass-produced’ and ‘repetitive’ videos, as concern over AI slop grows THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Backbone iPhone Game Controller PPSSPP - A PSP emulator Delta Emulator OpenEMU Major Nintendo Switch Piracy Website Seized By FBI Update on the Anbernic emulator device MegaMan 2 music performed by an orchestra Music by John Williams Wipeout XL Wipeout XL Playlist Mahjong Titan+ Apple Arcade See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we saddle up for another bumpy ride through the dystopian tech clown show. We kick off with the surveillance state’s greatest hits: ICE raids sweeping L.A., a website literally called FuckLAPD.com that lets you ID cops by their mug shots, and a Norwegian tourist who learned the hard way that having a JD Vance chipmunk meme on your phone is now grounds for deportation. Pro tip: if you’re traveling to the U.S., you might want to wrap your phone in lead and bury it in a cornfield. In the news, Big Balls has apparently rolled his way from Elon’s Department of Government Efficiency to the Social Security Administration—because nothing says “government modernization” like a 19-year-old tech bro with a meme nickname. Meanwhile, Tesla robotaxis are hitting the roads (and maybe a few pedestrians) with human babysitters in tow, Waymo and Uber are turning Atlanta into Blade Runner Lite, and Texas wants a permit for your self-driving car. Over in AI hell, judges can’t agree if training your chatbot on stolen books is fair use or just digital asbestos. YouTube, never one to miss a race to the bottom, is rolling out an AI Slop button so you can crank up the crap to 11. In Media Candy, Russell Crowe is beefing up his IMDb with Highlander, Henry Cavill is along for the ride, and Anthony Bourdain Day is apparently a thing (even though he’d have rolled his eyes at it). We also dig into everything from Minecraft movies to the sad demise of Blue Microphones at the hands of Logitech. Plus, Dave Bittner drops by to commiserate about malware, retro gaming handhelds, and why some Star Wars maps are basically porn for nerds. And yes—Windows is finally killing the Blue Screen of Death, proving even Microsoft can eventually learn to read the room. 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. 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Here's a guide to locking down phones and other devices IN THE NEWS The Tyranny of ‘Big Balls’ Has Come to an End ‘Big Balls’ Is Now at the Social Security Administration ‘Techno King’ Elon Musk Doesn’t Own a Computer, His Lawyers Tell Court Tesla's inaugural Robotaxi rides will have a human 'safety monitor' on board Tesla's first robotaxi rides are already running into a few bumps Waymo and Uber launch robotaxi service in Atlanta Texas will require permits for self-driving cars starting in September What We Know So Far About the Supposed ‘Mother of All Data Breaches’ Digital Asbestos The Oversight Board calls Meta's uneven AI moderation 'incoherent and unjustifiable' Judge rules Anthropic's AI training on copyrighted materials is fair use Meta Wins Blockbuster AI Copyright Case—but There’s a Catch Judge: Pirate libraries may have profited from Meta torrenting 80TB of books Two Courts Rule On Generative AI and Fair Use — One Gets It Right YouTube Will Add an AI Slop Button Thanks to Google’s Veo 3 AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source First images from the largest camera ever built reveal millions of galaxies MEDIA CANDY Russell Crowe Lends His Russell Crowe-ness to ‘Highlander’ Russell Crowe Arming Up Opposite Henry Cavill In Chad Stahelski’s ‘Highlander’ At Amazon MGM Studios & UA The Amateur The Accountant 2 The Godfather of Harlem In Vogue: The 90s A Minecraft Movie Anthony Bourdain didn't say that (but we wish he did) How to celebrate Bourdain Day, a thing Tony probably would have hated Quote Investigator Doug Liman Will Attempt to Cram Stephen King’s Epic Novel ‘The Stand’ Into a Single Movie The Dead Zone The Dead Zone on Amazon Prime Video ‘The boys got sex. I got poetry’: what Britpop was like for women The Story Behind the Song: The Bangle’s Susanne Hoffs - Eternal Flame Less Than One APPS & DOODADS Brave keeps opening google app Windows is finally kicking the Blue Screen of Death to the curb Philips Hue says US prices will go up in July because of tariffs iPhone Users Upset About Apple Promoting F1 Movie With Wallet App Notification HDMI 2.2's full specs have been finalized, with better support for modern displays THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Andor I Can’t Stop Staring at This Massive ‘Star Wars’ Galaxy Map Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts RG35XX H, Anbernic Retro Handheld Gaming Console with 64GTF Card, Dual Joystick Design 3.5-inch HD Screen Lasts up to 8 Hours High-Capacity Battery for Better Experience (64G Black) DRAGON GRIP- The Martial Arts Sound Effects Toy Reminds me of Weird Al poking fun of this in the “Fat” video How Logitech Killed A Great Microphone Company - The History of Blue Microphones Homemade Disneyland Star Tours Attraction (Full Ride Experience) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week’s episode, Trump delays the TikTok ban for the third time—because procrastination is the new policy—and Twitter’s old sign finds new purpose as desert firewood. Tesla continues its streak of “hold my beer” engineering by blowing past a school bus in FSD tests, then mysteriously dumps Cybertrucks in Jersey parking lots while prepping a July 4th factory nap. Meanwhile, Elon’s xAI is incinerating a billion bucks a month and allegedly poisoning Memphis, OpenAI and Microsoft are beefing over who’s the bigger megalomaniac, and Sam Altman thinks your power bill should fund his robot overlords. In other signs of the apocalypse: Amazon is gleefully replacing workers with AI, Microsoft finally admits it might’ve wasted billions chasing Skynet, and Wikipedia’s editors say no thanks to dumbed-down AI summaries. Studies warn ChatGPT may be turning your brain into smooth pudding, while swearing data reveals the internet prefers the F-word with regional flair. A broke crypto TikToker gets released because he’s too poor to ransom, and bankruptcies spike across the Bay as tech jobs vanish like investor confidence. Media Candy brings a buffet from Inside Out to Murderbot to Stick, and Liam Neeson somehow makes the Naked Gun reboot look awesome; Apple tunes CarPlay to fit your weird dashboard, Trump sells a gold Android that’s tackier than his ties, and Dave goes full retro with Open EMU 2 and FPGA gaming; plus: Dr. Demento retires, Disneyland hits your screen, and we swear this isn’t all a fever dream. Sponsors: 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!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/702 FOLLOW UP Donald Trump will delay a looming TikTok ban for a third time The 560-pound Twitter sign met a fiery end in a Nevada desert IN THE NEWS Tesla blows past stopped school bus and hits kid-sized dummies in Full Self-Driving tests Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Nine Times What are hundreds of Teslas doing in a New Jersey mall parking lot? Residents Baffled as Tesla Dumps Dozens of Cybertrucks in Shopping Center Tesla plans to shut down Model Y and Cybertruck production over the week of July 4 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki will regain control of embattled DNA company after all OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point Amazon says it will reduce its workforce as AI replaces human employees Musk’s xAI Burns Through $1 Billion a Month as Costs Pile Up Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shocks industry by admitting AI has yet to deliver real value despite massive investment Wikipedia cancels plan to test AI summaries after editors skewer the idea Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task Sam Altman Says "Significant Fraction" of Earth's Total Electricity Should Go to Running AI xAI faces legal threat over alleged Colossus data center pollution in Memphis Kidnappers free TikTok crypto influencer after realizing he has no money Personal bankruptcy surges in the Bay as tech employment sags - The San Francisco Standard 201 ways to say ‘f**k’: what 1.7 billion words of online text shows about how the world swears Vulgarity in online discourse around the English-speaking world MEDIA CANDY Brave Inside Out Families Like Ours Stick Murderbot FUBAR Sinners Rear Window The Snake The Naked Gun - Official Trailer (2025) Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson The Sandman: Season 2 | Official Trailer | Netflix David Zaslav Is Getting a Pay Cut How adversarial attacks in audio files give musicians new power against AI theft – Here’s what you need to know Music Music tech Tech WebBenn Jordan’s AI poison pill and the weird world of adversarial noise APPS & DOODADS iOS 26 will fit CarPlay to better match the shape of your car's screen Mahjong Titan+ Trump’s New Cash Grab Is a Gold iPhone Lookalike That’s Worse Than Any Budget Android The golden Trump Phone is almost certainly not made in the US AT THE LIBRARY Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine by Derren Brown AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference by Sayash Kapoor, Arvind Narayanan Diaries 1969–1979: The Python Years (Michael Palin Diaries Book 1) THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building Open EMU 2 Analogue Pocket OpenFPGA Guide All Major Gen-AI Models Vulnerable to ‘Policy Puppetry’ Prompt Injection Attack Visit Disneyland From the Comfort of Disney+ With More POV Walkthroughs Dr. Demento Announces Retirement After 55 Years Star Wars metal. 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This week, we light a candle for lost legends and torch a few bad takes. In Follow Up, Molly White reminds us that giving a damn still matters—despite the rising tide of apathy (and flaming robotaxis in downtown L.A.). Protesters across the country chant “No Kings!” while Elon does his best impression of a bootlicker groveling back to Trump. Meanwhile, we take a moment to reflect on 2025’s greatest hits: riots, rollbacks, and rampant idiocy. In the news, Uber decides buses are cool again—but shittier and more expensive. The UK jumps into the robotaxi game while Tesla, shockingly, misses another launch date. French Tesla fans are suing over the brand’s fashy vibes, Google is ghosting employees via buyout, and Meta’s trying to buy its way to artificial godhood. Oh, and Trump’s launching an AI chatbot. What could go wrong? Elsewhere, China turns off AI so kids can cheat the old-fashioned way, Disney and Universal are gunning for Midjourney, and Shopify goes stablecoin with Coinbase and Stripe. Media Candy’s popping off: Foundation returns, Strange New Worlds prepares for its final warp, and Spaceballs is back—with the original cast! Meanwhile, we review Mythfits, Princess of Power, and the slow striptease that is David Zaslav’s credibility. On the gadget front: forget your canned air—go full vacuum-blower-keyboard-cleaner madness. And in The Dark Side with Dave, stormtroopers vlog, AI kills joy, and we race the beam in retro game land. Finally, we say goodbye to a few greats—Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, Ananda Lewis, Douglas McCarthy, and Apple legend Bill Atkinson. Play God Only Knows, pour one out, and stay grumpy. Sponsors: 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!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/701 FOLLOW UP It matters. I care. by Molly White Waymo Halts Service in Downtown Los Angeles After Its Taxis Are Set on Fire What to know about 'No Kings' protests against Trump's policies What It Was Like in the Shit in 2025 Elon Cuck Apologizes to Donald Trump IN THE NEWS Uber’s New Shuttle Is Basically a Bus, but Worse The UK will get its first robotaxis next year With Roadblock After Roadblock, Is Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Doomed to Fail? Tesla's Robotaxi Launch Date Was Supposed to Be Today, But We're Shocked to Hear That It's Been Pushed Back - Shocked, we say. French Tesla customers file lawsuit over brand becoming 'extreme-right' symbol Google offers buyouts to employees across the company, including Search Meta is reportedly forming an 'AI Superintelligence' team The Trump Administration Is Launching an AI Chatbot China Takes on Student Cheating by Shutting Off AI Nationwide During Exams AI Therapy Bots Are Conducting 'Illegal Behavior,' Digital Rights Organizations Say Disney and Universal file major copyright lawsuit against Midjourney over AI-generated characters Shopify partners with Coinbase and Stripe in landmark stablecoin deal MEDIA CANDY Mythfits Podcast Marina - PRINCESS OF POWER Foundation — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV+ - July 11th ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Will End With a Fifth and Final Season Spaceballs Sequel Set for 2027 with Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, and Bill Pullman All Returning David Zaslav Has No Clothes The Gauge APPS & DOODADS Supertone Clear Blue Scold The Real Problem With Bluesky Compressed Air Duster with Air Blower 160000RPM Vacuum Cleaner and Air Duster 4 in 1 Keyboard Cleaner,No Canned Air Duster,Electir Air Duster,Replaces for Compressed Air Cans &Vacuum Cleaner for PC BLACK+DECKER 20V MAX Lithium-Ion Cordless 10 in. String Trimmer/Edger with 1.5Ah Battery and Charger THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building A Stormtrooper Vlog | The Adventures of Dave and Greg Soapy “Verticals” Helping to Keep Hollywood Employed in L.A. As Film and TV Projects Leave How AI is killing joy Finding Atari Games in Randomly Generated Data Racing The Beam: The Story of Stella Analogue Pocket CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Stremio Sly Stone, Pioneering Bandleader and Funk Virtuoso, Dead at 82 SLY LIVES! The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies at 82 Sting Performs Moving Cover of “God Only Knows” in Tribute to Brian Wilson: Watch Strong Songs - "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys Ananda Lewis, Host of MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’ and ‘Hot Zone,’ Dies At 52 Nitzer Ebb's Douglas McCarthy has died at 58 RIP: Bill Atkinson, co-creator of Apple Lisa and Mac See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, we kick things off with the glorious meltdown of two of our least favorite Bond villains: Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Not only is their public pissing match tanking Tesla’s market cap, but now Trump’s launching a crypto wallet to… fund freedom? Or at least funnel it straight to his latest shell game. Meanwhile, someone at DOGE admitted the U.S. government wasn’t entirely incompetent, so naturally, they got fired. Efficiency is un-American, after all. In the news, Ukraine leveled up with an unprecedented drone blitz on Russian airbases using—you guessed it—open source software. GitHub just became a geopolitical weapon. Back home, Nebraska wants to unplug your kids, Florida’s trying (and failing) to legislate dopamine, and Tesla’s panicking that their crash data might expose how their “Full Self-Driving” is really just short bus autopilot. And because the AI dystopia train never stops: OpenAI’s bot is recommending meth to recovering addicts, Meta’s replacing humans with risk-assessing algorithms, and one “AI startup” turned out to be 700 dudes in Bangalore with a decent VPN. Cue the dramatic zoom on Diabolus Ex Machina. Media Candy this week is a buffet: Downton Abbey finally closes up shop, Stranger Things 5 sets a date, and Foundation still sucks. Marc Maron’s locking the gates for good, Garbage drops a surprisingly optimistic album, and Hollywood’s quietly been using AI like it’s a studio intern who doesn’t need sleep. Over in The Library, Jason’s back with Hitchhiker’s Guide and Brian dives in to Michael Palin’s Python diaries—because reading actual books is still a thing, damn it. Plus: Dave Bittner wants to “go antiquing” with Amy Sedaris with a Ben Franklin playbook. Closing shout-outs go to the legendary Loretta Swit—Hot Lips forever—and yes, we finally answer the question nobody asked: what is under a Jawa’s hood? Sponsors: 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/1password DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off. Show notes at https://gog.show/700 FOLLOW UP Trump Threatens to Cut Elon Musk's Government Contracts as Feud Escalates Elon Musk’s Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla’s Market Cap Trump to launch branded crypto trading application DOGE Fires Operative After He Admits the Government Was Already Pretty Efficient IN THE NEWS Ukraine destroys 40 aircraft deep inside Russia ahead of peace talks in Istanbul A surprise drone attack on airfields across Russia encapsulates Ukraine’s wartime strategy Explained: Ukraine’s Unprecedented Drone Attack on Russian Warplanes Ukraine's Massive Drone Attack Was Powered by Open Source Software How Ukraine’s Killer Drones Are Beating Russian Jamming The terrifying new weapon changing the war in Ukraine A new Nebraska law wants to make social media less addictive for kids Florida's social media law has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge Tesla is trying to stop certain self-driving crash data becoming public Tesla admits it would ‘suffer financial harm’ if its self-driving crash data becomes public Therapy Chatbot Tells Recovering Addict to Have a Little Meth as a Treat OpenAI featured chatbot is pushing extreme surgeries to “subhuman” men Meta will reportedly soon use AI for most product risk assessments instead of human reviewers Perplexity received 780 million queries last month, CEO says The FDA rolls out its own AI to speed up clinical reviews and scientific evaluations AI company files for bankruptcy after being exposed as 700 Indian engineers Diabolus Ex Machina Meditation And Mindfulness Have a Dark Side We Often Overlook MEDIA CANDY DOWNTON ABBEY: The Grand Finale Stranger Things 5 finally has its release date Poker Face Foundation Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden The Last of Us The Taste UK Somebody Feed Phil How George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Is Preparing to Go Live on CNN Mountainhead Hollywood Already Uses Generative AI (And Is Hiding It) Lionsgate Explores AI for Content Adaptation and Production Efficiency Marc Maron Will Lock The Gates One Last Time Garbage: Let All That We Imagine Be the Light Schmactors AT THE LIBRARY Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Michael Palin Diaries 1969–1979: The Python Years (Michael Palin Diaries Book 1) Jason DeFillippo on Goodreads THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Only Malware in the Building 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army Grand Military Parade and Celebration Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress Disney Pulls Back the Curtain on Its New 'Cars' Land "Thank You, Muppet*Vision 3D" — Official Music Video Peli is REALLY familiar with Jawas... The Book of Boba Fett - E5 Star Wars: What's Beneath a Jawa's Hood? The Stuff of Nightmares Talking Heads - Psycho Killer CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Loretta Swit, Who Played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on MAS*H, Dead at 87 MASH Matters Podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.