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.
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, security concerns, streaming services, and app subscriptions. They also revisit the Baader-Meinhof effect and the Naruto run, then close...
The hosts discuss technology and privacy news, including YouTube recommendations, Facebook’s privacy fine, surveillance, streaming emissions, and customer location data. They also review entertainment, examine psychic apps and an Area 51...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss AI-generated music, workplace tools, privacy, and surveillance. They also review consumer products and software before turning to collectibles and entertainment news. An e-scooter...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, labor issues, surveillance, and artificial intelligence. They also review podcasts, television, and film before responding to listener feedback. The hosts discuss a reported...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss restrictions on audio apps in China, deepfakes, free broadcast TV, deleted ebooks, Huawei, and outsourced software work. They also cover television, podcasts, books, unusual news stories,...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss jury duty, technology news, social media moderation, and consumer gadgets. Guest Dave Bittner joins them for a conversation about car software, surveillance, digital identity, and security....
This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers technology policy, online advertising, corporate taxes, and a new Firefox release. Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister also discuss entertainment, science stories, listener feedback, and careers...
In this episode, the hosts discuss technology news, online platforms, security, and consumer devices. Topics range from Slack’s direct listing and Facebook content moderation to phone unlocking claims, Apple repairs, and a disputed claim...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss Facebook’s proposed Libra currency, surveillance and protest tactics, online platforms, and technology news. They also review television, music, and books,...
This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers social media moderation, privacy and consent, and the economics of online businesses. The hosts also discuss synthetic media, a medical records privacy case, stolen Radiohead recordings, gadgets,...
This episode covers technology, media, and entertainment, from airport face scans and autonomous trucks to YouTube regulation and synthetic media. The hosts also discuss Quibi, Dune adaptations, and listener feedback. The hosts compare a...
This episode covers technology regulation, urban transport, platform governance, privacy, and consumer devices. The hosts also discuss security concerns, mapping tools, disaster planning, and the 2019 Women’s World Cup. The hosts discuss...
In episode 350, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss account changes, gene editing research, possible technology antitrust investigations, gig work, and Apple announcements. They also examine YouTube recommendations, review...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss privacy, platform practices, and technology news, including robocalls, personal data sales, mobile app tracking, and Alexa recordings. They also cover space debris, 5G spectrum, music...
In its 100th episode, Grumpy Old Geeks looks back at the show and remembers Terry Pratchett. Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo also discuss technology news, online conduct, books, music, and their new Patreon page. The hosts reflect...