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 news about social platforms, privacy, workplace practices, security, and digital media. The hosts also discuss recording tools, delivery robots, virtual reality dining, and gaming purchases. The hosts...
In this episode, the hosts discuss synthetic audio, privacy and security news, and recent television, music, and books. They also respond to listener feedback about cybersecurity, podcasting, technology, and the show itself. The hosts...
The episode covers privacy, security, technology investments, delivery drones, and consumer gadgets. The hosts also discuss portable podcasting equipment, online communities, and the death of Grumpy Cat. The hosts discuss unwanted marketing...
In this episode, the hosts discuss technology news, workplace practices, privacy, and media. Topics include Uber’s IPO, airport facial recognition, Amazon’s labor and retail plans, and listener questions about surveillance and cybersecurity...
This episode covers technology, privacy, entertainment, and listener feedback. The hosts discuss communal housing, delivery drones, smart devices, streaming services, biodiversity loss, and practical questions from listeners. The hosts...
This episode discusses labor organizing in technology, Facebook’s privacy claims, and the ways digital services profile users. The hosts also cover Google’s planned history deletion, smart lock records, an iPad Air setup, sound machines,...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, entertainment, books, and listener feedback. Topics include Slack’s security disclosures, Sinemia’s closure in the United States, a kidney delivered by drone, Twitter usage,...
The episode covers surveillance, worker monitoring, privacy investigations, social media, and claims about autonomous vehicles and drone delivery. The hosts also discuss online security, restaurant noise, consumer devices, and several legal...
In this episode, the hosts discuss economic inequality, social media restrictions after deadly attacks in Sri Lanka, and objections to a school learning platform. They also cover privacy concerns, films and podcasts, Andrew Yang’s campaign,...
This episode covers how law and policy can support ethics in technology, alongside debates about internet access, web design, and online businesses. The hosts also discuss privacy and security concerns and two scientific discoveries. The...
In this episode, the hosts discuss technology, online services, streaming entertainment and books. They also respond to listener feedback and discuss misleading content about the Notre Dame fire. Flickr’s move away from Yahoo logins leads...
This episode covers technology business news, security and privacy concerns, software, and space research. The hosts discuss ride-hailing companies, voice assistant recordings, consumer apps, a black hole image, and a failed lunar...
This episode discusses environmental studies, internet infrastructure, AI guidelines, Facebook privacy, and several technology businesses. The hosts also cover music, films, books, scooters, influencers, listener feedback, and closing...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss changes at Whole Foods, technology policy, online privacy, and security research. They also cover efforts to preserve disappearing online material and close with writing tools and other...
In episode 333, the hosts revisit the early web and discuss ageism, tech ethics, and the rules governing major platforms. They also cover subscription services, television, music, books, listener feedback, and concerns about privacy and...