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.
The hosts discuss blockchain plans, platform frustrations, technology news, NFTs, and Virgin Hyperloop layoffs. They also cover entertainment and apps before turning to surveillance, cyber activity in Ukraine, Cold War fears, AirTag safety,...
This episode covers NFT sales, MoviePass’s proposed return, technology industry news, and television and books. Guest Dave Bittner joins the hosts for a discussion of cyberattacks, ransomware, protests, and surveillance. The hosts discuss a...
This episode covers NFTs and cryptocurrency, technology news, television, software, and books. The hosts also discuss wildfire preparation, Jason DeFillippo’s Jeep, and reports of consumer technology failures. The hosts discuss reported NFT...
In episode 539, the hosts discuss Meta’s falling shares, music NFTs, Wordle, Tesla, Joe Rogan, and gaming acquisitions. They also review entertainment and devices before Dave Bittner joins for conversations about The Book of Boba Fett,...
This episode covers technology news, entertainment, apps, and listener questions. The hosts discuss cryptocurrency, internet access, autonomous vehicles, online privacy, recent shows and films, and emergency preparedness. The hosts praise a...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss technology news, cryptocurrency, Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard, and recent entertainment. Jason DeFillippo also talks about recovering from a stroke, while...
This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers Web3, cryptocurrency, technology news, entertainment, and personal preparedness. The hosts discuss products and media they have used, then consider cyber threats and practical emergency planning....
The hosts discuss criticism of cryptocurrency, NFTs, the metaverse and Web3, then turn to delivery services, autonomous vehicles and delayed office returns. They also discuss films, television, books and public domain works. Later, Jason...
In this episode, the hosts discuss technology news, subscription practices, entertainment, and security incidents. Topics include an AWS outage, social media moderation, NFTs, Disney’s Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, and the Log4j...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss taxi apps, NFTs, changes at Twitter and Square, AI accountability, debt collection, and SpaceX. They also review media and apps, examine a reported BitMart theft and mistaken platform...
In this Thanksgiving episode, Jason DeFillippo discusses changes in his work, and the hosts cover technology news, entertainment, and consumer devices. They close with listener acknowledgments and announce that the show will take the...
The hosts discuss technology news, media, recent purchases, and security with Dave Bittner. Topics include a Russian anti-satellite test, NFTs, Facebook, web browsers, fraudulent emails sent through FBI servers, and microchip implants....
This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers self-driving cars, Facebook’s face recognition decision, Phhhoto’s lawsuit, Elon Musk’s Twitter activity, and Uber’s interest in New York taxis. The hosts also discuss music and television, apps and...
The hosts discuss Facebook’s rebranding as Meta, a range of technology news, and recent shows and gadgets. Dave Bittner joins for a conversation about listener feedback, the MacBook Pro’s display notch, Mac backups, and a code review...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, television, podcasts, and Apple devices, with guest Dave Bittner joining later in the episode. Topics include Tesla’s Full Self Driving beta rollback, Facebook’s moderation...