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.
This episode covers legal and safety concerns around social media and AI, along with technology and consumer news. The hosts also discuss podcasting equipment, entertainment, books, Black Hat, and a Disneyland visit. The hosts discuss...
In episode 758, Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo discuss travel, illness, AI policy and infrastructure, surveillance technology, and software problems. They also cover smart glasses, driver responsibility, and recent television and...
In this episode, the hosts discuss competing views on AI regulation, safety, investment, and employment. They also cover an eBay harassment settlement, privacy and platform news, recent entertainment, and conversations with Dave Bittner...
This episode covers AI copyright and security disputes, surveillance proposals, restrictions on social media and prediction markets, and developments in autonomous vehicles. The hosts also discuss television, software, counterfeit products,...
This episode covers technology policy, AI products and lawsuits, surveillance, and data centers. The hosts also discuss films, reading habits, shopping with children, and a digital piano repair. Volkswagen’s plans to reduce its model lineup...
Dave Bittner joins Grumpy Old Geeks to recount a family road trip through New York. The hosts also discuss online shopping, Star Wars, summer movies and a forthcoming documentary about Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr. Dave describes a trip for...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss changing U.S. demographics, AI products and research, lawsuits, regulation, and surveillance concerns. The episode also covers tech workers’ experiences with AI, entertainment, apps, books,...
In episode 753, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss AI-assisted hacking, software development, job insecurity, and the expansion of AI infrastructure. They also cover lawsuits and online safeguards before turning to...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss AI costs and dependence, privacy and school policies, vehicle safety, and prediction markets. They also cover a climate data archive, television and audiobook recommendations, browser...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss AI reporting, public trust, workplace changes, and the risks of relying on another company’s platform. They also cover copyright and technology disputes, proposed acquisitions, social...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss AI companies, computing infrastructure, crypto, privacy, and consumer technology. Later, they review entertainment, consider how people evaluate AI output, and describe ways to support the...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology lawsuits, workplace AI tools, youth social media rules, driver assistance, and AI uses in entertainment. Later, Dave Bittner joins them for a conversation about television, Lego,...
In episode 748, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss autonomous vehicles, data exposure, prediction markets, and the costs and limits of AI. They also cover space research, privacy concerns, books, and television. Waymo...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss youth social media restrictions, technology news, cryptocurrency, apps, and media. Dave Bittner joins them for a conversation about Star Wars, LEGO, and Mac software. The hosts consider the...
This episode covers AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, privacy, and technology company news. The hosts also discuss app changes, streaming releases, books, and e-book stores. The hosts promote the Grumpy Old Geeks merchandise store and...