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 technology business news, privacy and security concerns, apps, media, and podcasting. The hosts discuss WeWork’s reduced IPO valuation, a ruling on scraping public LinkedIn data, location tracking, and several changes...
In this episode, the hosts discuss technology news, media, and listener feedback. Topics include Joi Ito’s resignation from the MIT Media Lab, Facebook Dating, automation, a robot priest in Kyoto, and recent television and music news. Joi...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, privacy, security, and consumer products. Dave Bittner joins them for a discussion of security stories. Brian describes a Massive Attack...
In this episode, Grumpy Old Geeks discusses technology and business news, including California's AB5 bill, research on teenage screen time, privacy, and platform policies. The hosts also discuss music and television, then read listener...
The hosts discuss consumer technology, company finances, security, privacy, and transportation. Topics include Apple’s services and repair plans, ride-sharing fares, Peloton’s IPO prospectus, iPhone exploits, biometric boarding, and...
In this episode, the hosts discuss technology news, privacy, and the pace of digital change. They also review films, television, and podcasts, then respond to listener feedback about online records, copyright, and technical support. They...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss technology company leadership, worker concerns, consumer products, and personal data security. They also cover iPhone jailbreaking, a VLC security update, a planned Matrix sequel, and a...
The hosts discuss technology and business news, including corporate responsibilities, blockchain, cryptocurrency taxes, Uber’s cost cutting, and Facebook’s news plans. They also review entertainment, discuss books and biohacking, and...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss privacy concerns around voice assistants, podcast music licensing, technology company claims, and employee activism. They also cover security research, automated license plate...
Jason DeFillippo discusses a planned career change, and the hosts cover technology news, privacy, media, and unusual products. Listener feedback leads to conversations about Mac setup, smart lighting, scooters, web browsing, and messaging...
In this episode, the hosts discuss privacy, platform responsibility, technology business practices, and video games. Guest Dave Bittner joins the privacy and security discussion, and Jason DeFillippo reviews a new MacBook Air. The hosts...
Episode 366 covers technology news, privacy, online platforms, entertainment, and listener feedback. The hosts also discuss proposed social media rules, Amazon returns and packaging, and several security concerns. Tesla’s Dog Mode fix and...
Jason DeFillippo hosts guest Christopher Lochhead, with Dave Bittner joining later in the episode. The discussion covers technology privacy, accessibility, online marketplaces, cybersecurity, and surveillance. The speakers discuss human...
This episode covers the Equifax settlement and a range of technology news, including layoffs, platform restrictions, wireless consolidation, and data privacy. The hosts also discuss gadgets, television, research involving human and animal...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss illness, technology news, television, digital privacy, and family discoveries. Guest Dave Bittner joins them for a conversation about digital inheritance and security, and the episode closes...