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.
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...
Episode 745 covers AI news, technology business stories, television and film, and the hosts’ experiences with everyday devices and apps. Later, the speakers discuss keyboards, Star Wars, a grocery store senior discount, and a lost AirPod....
Episode 744 of Grumpy Old Geeks covers proposed restrictions on minors’ access to social media and AI chatbots, along with news about prediction markets and technology companies. The hosts also discuss apps, hardware, television and books...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss age verification, AI claims and costs, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving hardware, and prediction markets. They also cover data center impacts, proposed...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss social media age restrictions, AI, technology policy, and consumer devices. They also cover media and subscription news before guest Dave Bittner joins a conversation about...
Episode 741 covers social media age checks, AI and cybersecurity, prediction markets, consumer technology, and entertainment. The hosts also discuss books, music, games, and NASA’s Moon Joy video. Ireland and Greece’s plans to restrict...
This episode covers AI’s effects on conversation and social media, age verification proposals, and technology company news. The hosts also discuss the Artemis II launch, entertainment, editing tools, and Dave Bittner’s visit to the RSA...
In episode 739, Grumpy Old Geeks discusses court rulings, technology policy, AI companies, and online platforms. Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo also talk about personal projects, entertainment, a book on breathing, and a tribute...
In episode 738, Grumpy Old Geeks revisits its first episode and discusses AI’s role in layoffs, creative work, design, and password generation. The hosts also cover technology and media news, then speak with Dave Bittner about children’s...
This episode covers online safety for children, AI lawsuits and military use, data privacy, and the business of technology. The hosts also discuss robot navigation, audiobooks, YouTube, and television. Brian Schulmeister says he is four...
In episode 736, Grumpy Old Geeks discusses AI platforms, child safety, prediction markets, privacy, and the energy demands of data centers. The hosts also cover changes to NASA’s moon program, entertainment news, browsers, and a new Apple...
This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers a prediction market bet on federal spending, Tesla litigation, Block’s planned job cuts, and the economic impact of AI spending. The hosts also discuss AI and surveillance news, online age...