Grumpy Old Geeks Podcast
1) 727: Merry Slopmas
Hallucinating AI recaps, Tesla’s Autopilot under legal fire, TikTok’s shell game, Reddit fights age bans, iRobot sucks up Chpater 11 and “slop” crowned Word of the Year. Add orbital junk, fake books &...Show More
2) 726: Sycophantic and Delusional
Job Hugging is here, OpenAI’s in damage control mode, the AI bubble is overheating the grid, Instagram pricing games, Waymo gives birth and Uber is selling your data. Also: Disney’s AI dreams, EU smac...Show More
3) 725: The Mistake Machine
Spotify Wrapped thinks we’re 82, Palantir thinks war crimes are bad for business, and Google’s AI is wiping hard drives. Netflix buys Batman, Fallout S2, ROMCON, Knives Out, scientists invent the blac...Show More
4) 724: Sam Altman’s Boutique
The DOGE is dead, Apple and HP are blaming AI for layoffs, teens are lonely (talking to bots!), greedy tech bros are pouring millions into fighting state AI regulations. Welcome to the tech industry, ...Show More
5) 723: Don’t Want No Samsung
From Larry Summers fleeing the OpenAI board to Nvidia tanking, Bitcoin crashing, Grok praising Elon, and a Tesla robotaxi driver asleep at the wheel, yeah, tech is weird. New trailers, open-sourced Zo...Show More
6) 722: Does a Podcaster Shit in the Woods?
Seriously, after sports betting and social media finally ruined everything, we discuss why AI is still a total fraud and the easiest way to cure all disease is just to stop watching the Victoria Beckh...Show More
7) 721: Pixel Predators
The tech world is eating its own as mass layoffs hit and the "Big Short" guy bets against the AI bubble; billionaires are busy with illegal schools and trillion-dollar paydays while Meta is earning a ...Show More
8) 720: Sad Max Mode
Amazon fires 14,000 to “embrace AI”; Meta torches billions; Elon recalls Cybertrucks and builds Grokipedia; Microsoft wins OpenAI’s trillion-dollar lottery; Spotify’s still fascist; Grammarly rebrands...Show More
9) 719: Uniquely Devoid of Feeling
Corporate overlords are ushering in an "infrastructure of meaningless" with AI, automation, and tech that enables scams and creepiness; thankfully, there's still great TV (Gen V, Slow Horses, The Dipl...Show More
10) 718: Net Unhelpful
As California tries to regulate AI companion chatbots, the inventor of "Vibe Coding" admits the practice is "net unhelpful"; Elon Musk's companies demonstrate continued disregard for rules while a cry...Show More