We dissect the tech news train wrecks of the week, calling out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Think of this podcast as if Kurt Cobain threw down with Tom from MySpace, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg in a back alley brawl. No mercy, no filter—if tech had a walk of shame, this would be it.
Brian Schulmeister announces his Canadian citizenship, and the hosts discuss the U.S. midterm results and Elon Musk’s campaign spending. They cover the NAACP’s lawsuit over turbines powering xAI’s data center in Southaven, Mississippi,...
In episode 769 of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss AI’s uncertain financial returns, government job cuts, social media restrictions, and risks involving AI assistants. They also cover consumer technology reports, travel and rental...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss child safety on TikTok, Elon Musk’s influence over Starlink access in Ukraine, Meta’s account policies, and oversight of AI systems. They also cover scams targeting older adults,...
In this bonus episode, Dave Bittner joins Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister to discuss musical theater, smart-home devices, AI claims, travel hardware, and balcony solar panels. The conversation moves from cast recordings and...
In episode 767, the hosts discuss AI safety, connected systems, surveillance, and technology security. They also cover upcoming television, the Blade Runner 2099 trailer, Character.AI, and a music streaming fraud case. The hosts discuss...
Jason DeFillippo, Brian Schulmeister, and Dave Bittner discuss the Ted Lasso finale and whether the series should continue. They also debate an AI recreation of Gene Wilder’s voice, discuss film memorabilia and LEGO, and share creative...
In episode 766, Grumpy Old Geeks discusses AI safety incidents, privacy and surveillance, and changes in media and entertainment. The hosts also review their audience statistics, discuss food television and Guy Fieri’s food, and close by...
Dave Bittner joins the hosts to discuss television, film, AI-assisted development, fan creations, and family entertainment. The conversation moves from updating a Rotary Club website to Star Wars edits and Halloween attractions. The...
The hosts introduce a searchable Grumpy Old Geeks wiki built from the show’s archive, then discuss legal disputes involving TikTok, age verification, and prediction markets. They also examine autonomous AI agents, Instagram’s school...
In this bonus episode, Jason DeFillippo, Brian Schulmeister, and Dave Bittner discuss building software with AI tools. Jason describes replacing the show's Quip notes system and adapting a ham radio application, while the hosts consider the...
This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks examines reports about AI in military decision making, concerns about AI development, and disputes involving technology companies. The hosts also discuss Apple services, entertainment, books, wellness...
This episode covers autonomous vehicle emergency access, rules for minors online, a leadership reversal at Automattic, and concerns about AI misuse and safeguards. The hosts also discuss music services, entertainment, digital ham radio,...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss AI safety incidents, autonomous vehicles, digital surveillance, and early research on an AI-generated drug. They also cover television, films, books, smart TV privacy, online archives,...
In episode 761, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss AI lawsuits, workplace attitudes toward AI, data centers, autonomous vehicles, prediction markets, and privacy. They also cover consumer technology, television, films, music...
In episode 760 of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss technology news involving AI, legal disputes, data centers, vehicles, and online platforms. They also talk about television, books, electronics projects, retro games, and reported deaths...