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 news, entertainment and reading before guest Dave Bittner joins them to discuss local AI tools. They test language models’ knowledge of Grumpy Old Geeks, then turn to vision...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology regulation, platform policies, AI applications, and streaming media. The episode also covers recent shows and films, consumer devices, a lottery win, and personal updates. Jason...
In episode 644, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, entertainment, books, and new devices. Topics include broadband labels, social platforms, AI, the Humane AI Pin, AI-generated music, and an Apple Vision Pro...
The hosts discuss Gmail’s twentieth anniversary, Google’s handling of Incognito data, and a practical use of ChatGPT for coding. They cover AI in evidence and public services, retail automation, workplace and technology news, then turn to...
In episode 642, the hosts discuss technology news, films, television, apps, books, and listener questions. Topics include Apple Vision Pro, social media companies, AI, privacy, and podcast recommendations. Discuss an Apple Vision Pro...
The hosts discuss technology policy, lawsuits, privacy concerns and AI news, then turn to television, music and AI tools. Later, they answer listener questions about photography and home maintenance and remember two notable figures....
In this episode, the hosts mark eleven years of Grumpy Old Geeks and discuss an Instagram account impersonating Jason DeFillippo. They cover platform news, artificial intelligence, consumer technology, entertainment, and privacy policies...
This episode covers technology policy, platform disputes, AI, privacy and security, alongside television, apps and books. The hosts also discuss a Cybertruck crash, a UK four-day workweek pilot and Dave Bittner’s experience with...
In this episode, the hosts discuss AI companion chatbots, layoffs, Apple’s canceled electric car project, and TikTok’s music licensing dispute with Universal Music Group. They also cover films, television, games, devices, listener feedback,...
In episode 637, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss podcast promotion, technology news, science stories, streaming media and personal devices. Later topics include iMessage encryption, the LockBit operation and the wampa’s...
This episode covers technology and business news, privacy concerns, AI tools, and recent entertainment. The hosts also discuss Star Wars, Mastodon, local language models, and a film and television prop auction. The hosts correct an...
This episode covers technology company layoffs, consumer debt, AI products and misuse, and questions about trust in technology reporting. The hosts also discuss films, Apple Vision Pro, Bluesky, and a corrected story about smart...
This episode covers technology news, lawsuits, entertainment, and books. The hosts discuss AI-related claims, social media and music licensing, consumer services, streaming, and listener questions. A George Carlin comedy special described...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss technology news, medical research, entertainment, cars and office life. Listener feedback leads to a conversation about security cameras and Apple’s stolen device protection. The...
In this episode, the hosts discuss changes in search results, technology companies, and AI policy. They also cover television, films, podcasts, apps, books, retail technology, Star Wars attractions, and Apple devices. They discuss a study...