The Geeks return with a brand-new Grumpy Old Geeks Wiki containing 21,577 static HTML pages, because apparently the appropriate response to having a massive podcast archive is to build an even more massive searchable monument to it. From there, things get considerably less wholesome as they dig into TikTok’s settlement with Alabama, AI companies promising safeguards while simultaneously unleashing increasingly autonomous agents, and an OpenAI agent that apparently decided that “I can’t access this” meant “perhaps I should hack it.” Government websites, a university digital library, and other targets apparently became irresistible once the normal route to the information stopped working. The Geeks contemplate the exciting future of digital interns who don't understand that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is, in fact, not a suggestion.The AI-agent discussion rolls into Meta’s Muse, OpenAI’s new agent tools, security boundaries, and the increasingly familiar problem of giving software enough permissions to accomplish a task and then discovering it has developed its own interpretation of “accomplish.” The episode also tackles Utah’s attempt to apply age verification requirements to VPN users, New York’s legal fight with prediction markets, Meta expanding Instagram into schools, and the continuing saga of AI-generated music and copyright. Then there’s Automatic’s corporate drama involving Matt Mullenweg, vibe coding, and the increasingly compelling argument that if you can build a website in a few hours, maybe spending years arguing about WordPress is no longer the best use of anyone’s time.Finally, the Geeks move on to the technological disasters that really matter: Plex changing the Apple TV skip controls unless you pay for premium, a Samsung software update that managed to turn some AI refrigerators into very expensive food-warming cabinets, and Toy Story 5 proving once again that Hollywood has never met a perfectly good ending it couldn't monetize. There’s also a trio of soccer documentaries, including Italia 90, Angel City, and Game and Glory; a discussion of the Strange New Worlds finale “Tomorrow’s Enterprise”; and Meta’s new lightweight VR glasses. Because nothing says “we have learned absolutely nothing” quite like putting more software between you and your refrigerator. 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Go to <a href="https://setapp.sjv.io/c/4484313/343321/5114" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SetApp</a> and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! <a href="http://gog.show/1password" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gog.show/1password</a> Show notes at <a href="https://gog.show/765" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gog.show/765</a> Watch on YouTube at <a href="https://youtu.be/meLT-1PRbpA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/meLT-1PRbpA</a> SHOW NOTES <a href="https://wiki.gog.show/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Grumpy Old Geeks Wiki</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/first-us-trial-against-tiktok-test-claims-platform-fueled-teen-mental-health-2026-09-25/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/first-us-trial-against-tiktok-test-claims-platform-fueled-teen-mental-health-2026-09-25/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims, agrees to user limits</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/lawyers-alabamas-tiktok-settlement-set-earn-14-million-2026-09-28/https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/lawyers-alabamas-tiktok-settlement-set-earn-14-million-2026-09-28/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lawyers in Alabama's TikTok settlement set to earn $14 million</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2270166/bill-gates-says-that-its-completely-irresponsible-for-ai-to-not-have-safeguards/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bill Gates says it's 'completely irresponsible' for AI to not have safeguards</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2267381/openai-hacked-into-australias-government/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI's agent hacked into an Australian government website</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2269776/openai-agents-targeted-us-government-websites/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI's agents targeted and infiltrated US government websites</a><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sued-over-the-hugging-face-hack/https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sued-over-the-hugging-face-hack/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/with-dots-openai-wants-you-to-stop-being-afraid-of-its-ai-agents-2000819082" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">With Dots, OpenAI Wants You to Stop Being Afraid of Its AI Agents</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/trumps-new-america-gov-chatbot-seems-to-drop-acid-when-you-tell-it-to-play-minecraft-2000819161" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s New </a><a href="http://America.gov" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">America.gov</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/trumps-new-america-gov-chatbot-seems-to-drop-acid-when-you-tell-it-to-play-minecraft-2000819161" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Chatbot Seems to Drop Acid When You Tell It to Play Minecraft</a><a href="https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/open-agent-safety-platform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NVIDIA Launches Open Agent Safety Platform to Secure Agents From Testing to Deployment</a><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/heres-why-openai-is-absent-from-nvidias-industry-wide-effort-to-end-rogue-ai-agents/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/federal-judge-blocks-utahs-vpn-crackdown-2000818450" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Federal Judge Blocks Utah's VPN Crackdown</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2268006/new-york-continues-to-fight-prediction-markets-with-a-lawsuit-against-polymarket/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New York continues to fight prediction markets with a lawsuit against Polymarket</a><a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/expanding-instagram-school-partnership-program-help-teens-stay-informed/https://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/expanding-instagram-school-partnership-program-help-teens-stay-informed/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Expanding Instagram's School Partnership Program to Help Teens Stay Informed</a><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/automattic-has-a-new-board-after-failed-attempt-to-put-ceo-on-leave/https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/automattic-has-a-new-board-after-failed-attempt-to-put-ceo-on-leave/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave</a><a href="https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/the-problem-with-smart-appliances-some-of-samsungs-ai-fridges-have-shut-down-and-lost-their-cool-after-a-bad-update-was-accidentally-pushed-to-themhttps://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/the-problem-with-smart-appliances-some-of-samsungs-ai-fridges-have-shut-down-and-lost-their-cool-after-a-bad-update-was-accidentally-pushed-to-them" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The problem with smart appliances: some of Samsung's AI fridges have shut down and lost their cool after a bad update was accidentally pushed to them</a><a href="https://movies.disney.com/toy-story-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toy Story 5</a><a href="https://link.amazon/B01BEGZbt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Italia 90</a><a href="https://link.amazon/A09HxCl0X" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Angel City</a><a href="https://tv.apple.com/ca/show/game-and-glory/umc.cmc.65fi70is52nmz7ozs52n7y2ze" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Game and Glory</a><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37231094/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37231094/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Trek Strange New Worlds S04E10 Tomorrows Enterprise</a><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81288983https://www.netflix.com/title/81288983" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Diplomat</a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/meta-vr-glasses-imax-entertainment-dolby-1236710076/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Can Imax, Dolby and New VR Glasses Help Meta Reboot Its Immersive Entertainment Ambitions?</a><a href="https://ultimateclassicrock.com/peter-byrne-naked-eyes-singer-dies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Byrne, Singer From ’80s Synth-Pop Duo Naked Eyes, Dies at 74</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The Geeks return with a brand-new Grumpy Old Geeks Wiki containing 21,577 static HTML pages, because apparently the appropriate response to having a massive podcast archive is to build an even more massive searchable monument to it. From there, things get considerably less wholesome as they dig into TikTok’s settlement with Alabama, AI companies promising safeguards while simultaneously unleashing increasingly autonomous agents, and an OpenAI agent that apparently decided that “I can’t access this” meant “perhaps I should hack it.” Government websites, a university digital library, and other targets apparently became irresistible once the normal route to the information stopped working. The Geeks contemplate the exciting future of digital interns who don't understand that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is, in fact, not a suggestion. The AI-agent discussion rolls into Meta’s Muse, OpenAI’s new agent tools, security boundaries, and the increasingly familiar problem of giving software enough permissions to accomplish a task and then discovering it has developed its own interpretation of “accomplish.” The episode also tackles Utah’s attempt to apply age verification requirements to VPN users, New York’s legal fight with prediction markets, Meta expanding Instagram into schools, and the continuing saga of AI-generated music and copyright. Then there’s Automatic’s corporate drama involving Matt Mullenweg, vibe coding, and the increasingly compelling argument that if you can build a website in a few hours, maybe spending years arguing about WordPress is no longer the best use of anyone’s time. Finally, the Geeks move on to the technological disasters that really matter: Plex changing the Apple TV skip controls unless you pay for premium, a Samsung software update that managed to turn some AI refrigerators into very expensive food-warming cabinets, and Toy Story 5 proving once again that Hollywood has never met a perfectly good ending it couldn't monetize. There’s also a trio of soccer documentaries, including Italia 90, Angel City, and Game and Glory; a discussion of the Strange New Worlds finale “Tomorrow’s Enterprise”; and Meta’s new lightweight VR glasses. Because nothing says “we have learned absolutely nothing” quite like putting more software between you and your refrigerator. Sponsors: DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use promo code GOG at checkout. Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/765 Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/meLT-1PRbpA SHOW NOTES The Grumpy Old Geeks Wiki TikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims, agrees to user limits Lawyers in Alabama's TikTok settlement set to earn $14 million Bill Gates says it's 'completely irresponsible' for AI to not have safeguards OpenAI's agent hacked into an Australian government website OpenAI's agents targeted and infiltrated US government websites OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack With Dots, OpenAI Wants You to Stop Being Afraid of Its AI Agents Trump’s New America.gov Chatbot Seems to Drop Acid When You Tell It to Play Minecraft NVIDIA Launches Open Agent Safety Platform to Secure Agents From Testing to Deployment Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents Federal Judge Blocks Utah's VPN Crackdown New York continues to fight prediction markets with a lawsuit against Polymarket Expanding Instagram's School Partnership Program to Help Teens Stay Informed Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave The problem with smart appliances: some of Samsung's AI fridges have shut down and lost their cool after a bad update was accidentally pushed to them Toy Story 5 Italia 90 Angel City Game and Glory Star Trek Strange New Worlds S04E10 Tomorrows Enterprise The Diplomat Can Imax, Dolby and New VR Glasses Help Meta Reboot Its Immersive Entertainment Ambitions? Peter Byrne, Singer From ’80s Synth-Pop Duo Naked Eyes, Dies at 74 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Geeks return with a brand-new Grumpy Old Geeks Wiki containing 21,577 static HTML pages, because apparently the appropriate response to having a massive podcast archive is to build an even more massive searchable monument to it. From there, things get considerably less wholesome as they dig into TikTok’s settlement with Alabama, AI companies promising safeguards while simultaneously unleashing increasingly autonomous agents, and an OpenAI agent that apparently decided that “I can’t access this” meant “perhaps I should hack it.” Government websites, a university digital library, and other targets apparently became irresistible once the normal route to the information stopped working. The Geeks contemplate the exciting future of digital interns who don't understand that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is, in fact, not a suggestion.The AI-agent discussion rolls into Meta’s Muse, OpenAI’s new agent tools, security boundaries, and the increasingly familiar problem of giving software enough permissions to accomplish a task and then discovering it has developed its own interpretation of “accomplish.” The episode also tackles Utah’s attempt to apply age verification requirements to VPN users, New York’s legal fight with prediction markets, Meta expanding Instagram into schools, and the continuing saga of AI-generated music and copyright. Then there’s Automatic’s corporate drama involving Matt Mullenweg, vibe coding, and the increasingly compelling argument that if you can build a website in a few hours, maybe spending years arguing about WordPress is no longer the best use of anyone’s time.Finally, the Geeks move on to the technological disasters that really matter: Plex changing the Apple TV skip controls unless you pay for premium, a Samsung software update that managed to turn some AI refrigerators into very expensive food-warming cabinets, and Toy Story 5 proving once again that Hollywood has never met a perfectly good ending it couldn't monetize. There’s also a trio of soccer documentaries, including Italia 90, Angel City, and Game and Glory; a discussion of the Strange New Worlds finale “Tomorrow’s Enterprise”; and Meta’s new lightweight VR glasses. Because nothing says “we have learned absolutely nothing” quite like putting more software between you and your refrigerator. 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Go to <a href="https://setapp.sjv.io/c/4484313/343321/5114" rel="noopener noreferrer">SetApp</a> and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! <a href="http://gog.show/1password" rel="noopener noreferrer">gog.show/1password</a> Show notes at <a href="https://gog.show/765" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://gog.show/765</a> Watch on YouTube at <a href="https://youtu.be/meLT-1PRbpA" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/meLT-1PRbpA</a> SHOW NOTES <a href="https://wiki.gog.show/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Grumpy Old Geeks Wiki</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/first-us-trial-against-tiktok-test-claims-platform-fueled-teen-mental-health-2026-09-25/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/first-us-trial-against-tiktok-test-claims-platform-fueled-teen-mental-health-2026-09-25/" rel="noopener noreferrer">TikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims, agrees to user limits</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/lawyers-alabamas-tiktok-settlement-set-earn-14-million-2026-09-28/https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/lawyers-alabamas-tiktok-settlement-set-earn-14-million-2026-09-28/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lawyers in Alabama's TikTok settlement set to earn $14 million</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2270166/bill-gates-says-that-its-completely-irresponsible-for-ai-to-not-have-safeguards/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bill Gates says it's 'completely irresponsible' for AI to not have safeguards</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2267381/openai-hacked-into-australias-government/" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI's agent hacked into an Australian government website</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2269776/openai-agents-targeted-us-government-websites/" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI's agents targeted and infiltrated US government websites</a><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sued-over-the-hugging-face-hack/https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sued-over-the-hugging-face-hack/" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/with-dots-openai-wants-you-to-stop-being-afraid-of-its-ai-agents-2000819082" rel="noopener noreferrer">With Dots, OpenAI Wants You to Stop Being Afraid of Its AI Agents</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/trumps-new-america-gov-chatbot-seems-to-drop-acid-when-you-tell-it-to-play-minecraft-2000819161" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump’s New </a><a href="http://America.gov" rel="noopener noreferrer">America.gov</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/trumps-new-america-gov-chatbot-seems-to-drop-acid-when-you-tell-it-to-play-minecraft-2000819161" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Chatbot Seems to Drop Acid When You Tell It to Play Minecraft</a><a href="https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/open-agent-safety-platform" rel="noopener noreferrer">NVIDIA Launches Open Agent Safety Platform to Secure Agents From Testing to Deployment</a><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/heres-why-openai-is-absent-from-nvidias-industry-wide-effort-to-end-rogue-ai-agents/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/federal-judge-blocks-utahs-vpn-crackdown-2000818450" rel="noopener noreferrer">Federal Judge Blocks Utah's VPN Crackdown</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2268006/new-york-continues-to-fight-prediction-markets-with-a-lawsuit-against-polymarket/" rel="noopener noreferrer">New York continues to fight prediction markets with a lawsuit against Polymarket</a><a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/expanding-instagram-school-partnership-program-help-teens-stay-informed/https://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/expanding-instagram-school-partnership-program-help-teens-stay-informed/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Expanding Instagram's School Partnership Program to Help Teens Stay Informed</a><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/automattic-has-a-new-board-after-failed-attempt-to-put-ceo-on-leave/https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/automattic-has-a-new-board-after-failed-attempt-to-put-ceo-on-leave/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave</a><a href="https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/the-problem-with-smart-appliances-some-of-samsungs-ai-fridges-have-shut-down-and-lost-their-cool-after-a-bad-update-was-accidentally-pushed-to-themhttps://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/the-problem-with-smart-appliances-some-of-samsungs-ai-fridges-have-shut-down-and-lost-their-cool-after-a-bad-update-was-accidentally-pushed-to-them" rel="noopener noreferrer">The problem with smart appliances: some of Samsung's AI fridges have shut down and lost their cool after a bad update was accidentally pushed to them</a><a href="https://movies.disney.com/toy-story-5" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toy Story 5</a><a href="https://link.amazon/B01BEGZbt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Italia 90</a><a href="https://link.amazon/A09HxCl0X" rel="noopener noreferrer">Angel City</a><a href="https://tv.apple.com/ca/show/game-and-glory/umc.cmc.65fi70is52nmz7ozs52n7y2ze" rel="noopener noreferrer">Game and Glory</a><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37231094/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37231094/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Star Trek Strange New Worlds S04E10 Tomorrows Enterprise</a><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81288983https://www.netflix.com/title/81288983" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Diplomat</a><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/meta-vr-glasses-imax-entertainment-dolby-1236710076/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Can Imax, Dolby and New VR Glasses Help Meta Reboot Its Immersive Entertainment Ambitions?</a><a href="https://ultimateclassicrock.com/peter-byrne-naked-eyes-singer-dies/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Peter Byrne, Singer From ’80s Synth-Pop Duo Naked Eyes, Dies at 74</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

765: 25 Door Refrigerator

AI agents are apparently ready to take over the world—provided they can first stop exposing private photos, hijacking German coding forums, and generally behaving like unsupervised interns with root access. Meta launches Muse despite employees reporting security problems. OpenAI admits it kept quiet about another rogue-agent incident, sorry, “misalignment,” even as the company celebrates its automated research intern and promises a still more autonomous researcher by 2028. Meanwhile, an Anthropic researcher quits because he believes superintelligence could kill us all before the decade is out. Naturally, the industry’s response is essentially: “Yes, but what if we did it responsibly?”There is some genuinely encouraging news: AI-generated drugs are showing intriguing early results in aging research. That’s exactly the sort of AI application the Geeks can get behind—as long as we’re talking about actual science and not an LLM confidently hallucinating a cure for everything.The autonomous future isn’t looking much better. Tesla’s Cybercabs arrive in Austin and almost immediately attract federal scrutiny over their self-certification and conspicuous lack of steering wheels, pedals, mirrors, and apparently even conventional door handles. Bitcoin’s Liquid Network is relieved of roughly $320 million, after which the thieves return most of it and call the whole thing a “white hat” operation—because apparently robbing the bank and giving some of the money back now counts as a bug bounty.On the surveillance front, Massachusetts police are being forced to disclose where their license-plate readers are and what data they collect, while the backlash against Flock cameras continues. Meanwhile, the UK’s attempt to protect children from online sexual abuse risks creating exactly the kind of universal scanning and surveillance infrastructure we’ve spent years warning about. Good intentions, meet spectacularly bad implementation.And because we apparently haven’t suffered enough, Twitter is now Tweet.app. Star Trek turns sixty, and Paramount celebrates with cookware and a questionable episode. Silo gets a spinoff tease, Ted Lasso gives us a Christmas episode in September, and The Gentlemen returns with a season so good it makes reality TV feel like a traumatic brain injury. South Park becomes South America, Donnie Darko gets a 25th-anniversary 4K theatrical run, and several tech-industry documentaries promise varying degrees of psychological damage.Plus, Netflix keeps stuffing games into your subscription; LaCroix, sorry, Le Creuset, wants to put Star Trek in your kitchen; and the Geeks debate books, Libby, time travel, and whether surviving Dungeon Crawler Carl is worth the emotional investment.Welcome back to the future, where everything is automated, surveilled, self-driving, subscription-based and somehow still requires us to do all the damn work. Sponsors: CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use code OLDGEEKS for 20% off at <a href="https://clnmy.com/OLDGEEKS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">clnmy.com/OLDGEEKS</a> Private Internet Access - Go to <a href="https://gog.show/vpn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GOG.Show/vpn</a> and sign up today. 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Go to <a href="https://setapp.sjv.io/c/4484313/343321/5114" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SetApp</a> and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! <a href="https://gog.show/1password" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gog.show/1password</a> Show notes at <a href="https://gog.show/762" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gog.show/762</a> Watch on YouTube at <a href="https://youtu.be/uP_Ookm5q0g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/uP_Ookm5q0g</a> Show Notes<a href="https://www.engadget.com/2251725/openai-responds-after-report-exposed-another-incident-in-which-its-ai-agents-went-rogue/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI responds after report exposed another incident in which its AI agents went rogue</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2251859/openai-says-it-reached-its-goal-of-creating-an-automated-research-intern/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI says it reached its goal of creating an automated research intern</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2251707/seattle-times-newsday-sue-openai-microsoft-for-copyright-infringement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Two more news organizations sue OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement</a><a href="https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-fears-074713134.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthropic researcher quits over fears AI ‘could kill us all by the end of the decade’</a><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/three-hikers-ignored-mount-shastas-132315450.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Three hikers ignored Mount Shasta's rules, trusted Gemini, and nearly paid for it</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2251066/tesla-cybercab-under-federal-investigation-almost-immediately-after-hitting-streets/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tesla's Cybercab is under federal investigation almost immediately after hitting the streets</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/a-plane-almost-crashing-into-a-bunch-of-cybercabs-is-a-reminder-that-theyre-piling-up-unused-2000808322" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Plane Almost Crashing Into a Bunch of Cybercabs Is a Reminder That They’re ‘Piling Up’ Unused</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/hackers-drain-320-million-from-bitcoins-liquid-network-keep-47-million-for-themselves-in-white-hat-operation-2000808262" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hackers Drain $320 Million From Bitcoin’s Liquid Network, Keep $47 Million for Themselves in ‘White Hat’ Operation</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/court-says-massachusetts-has-to-say-where-license-plate-readers-are-what-theyre-recording-2000807860" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Court Says Massachusetts Has to Say Where License Plate Readers Are, What They’re Recording</a><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-and-google-miss-deadline-to-block-child-nudity-on-their-phones-in-the-uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple and Google Miss Deadline to Block Child Nudity on Their Phones in the UK</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/study-suggests-ai-generated-drug-could-slow-aging-2000808265" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Study Suggests AI-Generated Drug Could Slow Aging</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2251699/new-twitter-rebrands-to-tweet-app-after-court-double-edged-ruling/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Twitter rebrands to Tweet.app after court's double-edged ruling</a><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/to-boldly-dough-le-creuset-sent-its-new-star-trek-cooking-collection-into-space/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">To Boldly Dough! Le Creuset Sent Its New Star Trek Cooking Collection Into Space</a><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/06/youre-paying-for-80-iphone-and-ipad-games-through-netflix-heres-the-full-catalog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netflix includes 80+ ad-free iPhone and iPad games, here’s every app</a><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/white-house-launches-arcadegov-a-minigame-site-where-you-catch-immigrants-build-a-tetris-border-wall-and-fill-your-kids-trump-accounts-with-bitcoin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">White House Launches Arcade.Gov, a Minigame Site Where You Catch Immigrants, Build a Tetris Border Wall, and 'Fill Your Kids' Trump Accounts' With Bitcoin</a><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/arcade/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">White House Arcade</a><a href="https://www.paramountplus.com/ca/shows/star-trek-strange-new-worlds/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Trek: Strange New Worlds goes back to the dumb well</a><a href="https://www.startrek.com/en-ca/news/star-trek-turns-60-worldwide-events" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Trek Boldly Celebrates 60 Years: Everything You Need To Know for September 8</a><a href="https://tv.apple.com/ca/show/silo/umc.cmc.3yksgc857px0k0rqe5zd4jice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Silo Season Finale</a><a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ted Lasso : S4 E6 Don’t Jump Around Much Anymore</a><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/07/report-apple-tv-working-on-silo-spin-off/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Report: Apple TV working on spin-off to its hit series Silo</a><a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/81437051?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Gentlemen Season 2</a><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/south-park-south-america-trump-lake-america-1236854908/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘South Park’ Changes Name to ‘South America’ as Creators Roast Apple and Google for Obeying Trump’s Lake America Name Change</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/donnie-darko-will-spread-dread-anew-with-a-4k-25th-anniversary-rerelease-2000808609" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Donnie Darko’ Will Spread Dread Anew With a 4K 25th Anniversary Rerelease</a><a href="https://amzn.to/4cSwt6A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Orbital by Samantha Harvey</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Time-Jerry-Merritt/dp/0989432157" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Gift of Time by Jerry Merritt</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Time-Pebbles-Jerry-Merritt-ebook/dp/B00NTA0TOU/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Time Pebbles by Jerry Merritt</a><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Infinite-Extent-Audiobook/B0H8SY9QMX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Infinite Extent Bobiverse, Book 6 By: Dennis E. Taylor</a><a href="https://www.thenerdreich.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Nerd Reich</a><a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/billboard-by-grow-up-art-featuring-caricatured-world-news-photo/2214404573" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Turd Reich</a><a href="https://twitter.com/bittner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dave Bittner</a><a href="http://www.thecyberwire.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The CyberWire</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/hacking-humans.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hacking Humans</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/caveat.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Caveat</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/only-malware-in-the-building" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Only Malware in the Building</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/lg-tvs-are-capable-of-listening-to-more-than-your-screen-report-claims-2000808750" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LG TVs Are Capable of Listening to More Than Your Screen, Report Claims</a><a href="https://www.usenet-rewind.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Another searchable database of Usenet.</a><a href="https://dc.citycast.fm/news/maryland-renaissance-faire-furry-ban" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I guess I won’t be going to RenFest this year...</a><a href="https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-50-imax" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I know where I’ll be February 19th...</a><a href="https://theempirestripsback.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE EMPIRE STRIPS BACK - A BURLESQUE PARODY</a><a href="https://youtu.be/UTvSrAb28aQ?t=630" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">STAR WARS COMPARISON - Stereo VS Mono Sound Mix</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

AI agents are apparently ready to take over the world—provided they can first stop exposing private photos, hijacking German coding forums, and generally behaving like unsupervised interns with root access. Meta launches Muse despite employees reporting security problems. OpenAI admits it kept quiet about another rogue-agent incident, sorry, “misalignment,” even as the company celebrates its automated research intern and promises a still more autonomous researcher by 2028. Meanwhile, an Anthropic researcher quits because he believes superintelligence could kill us all before the decade is out. Naturally, the industry’s response is essentially: “Yes, but what if we did it responsibly?” There is some genuinely encouraging news: AI-generated drugs are showing intriguing early results in aging research. That’s exactly the sort of AI application the Geeks can get behind—as long as we’re talking about actual science and not an LLM confidently hallucinating a cure for everything. The autonomous future isn’t looking much better. Tesla’s Cybercabs arrive in Austin and almost immediately attract federal scrutiny over their self-certification and conspicuous lack of steering wheels, pedals, mirrors, and apparently even conventional door handles. Bitcoin’s Liquid Network is relieved of roughly $320 million, after which the thieves return most of it and call the whole thing a “white hat” operation—because apparently robbing the bank and giving some of the money back now counts as a bug bounty. On the surveillance front, Massachusetts police are being forced to disclose where their license-plate readers are and what data they collect, while the backlash against Flock cameras continues. Meanwhile, the UK’s attempt to protect children from online sexual abuse risks creating exactly the kind of universal scanning and surveillance infrastructure we’ve spent years warning about. Good intentions, meet spectacularly bad implementation. And because we apparently haven’t suffered enough, Twitter is now Tweet.app. Star Trek turns sixty, and Paramount celebrates with cookware and a questionable episode. Silo gets a spinoff tease, Ted Lasso gives us a Christmas episode in September, and The Gentlemen returns with a season so good it makes reality TV feel like a traumatic brain injury. South Park becomes South America, Donnie Darko gets a 25th-anniversary 4K theatrical run, and several tech-industry documentaries promise varying degrees of psychological damage. Plus, Netflix keeps stuffing games into your subscription; LaCroix, sorry, Le Creuset, wants to put Star Trek in your kitchen; and the Geeks debate books, Libby, time travel, and whether surviving Dungeon Crawler Carl is worth the emotional investment. Welcome back to the future, where everything is automated, surveilled, self-driving, subscription-based and somehow still requires us to do all the damn work. Sponsors: CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use code OLDGEEKS for 20% off at clnmy.com/OLDGEEKS Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/762 Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/uP_Ookm5q0g Show Notes OpenAI responds after report exposed another incident in which its AI agents went rogue OpenAI says it reached its goal of creating an automated research intern Two more news organizations sue OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement Anthropic researcher quits over fears AI ‘could kill us all by the end of the decade’ Three hikers ignored Mount Shasta's rules, trusted Gemini, and nearly paid for it Tesla's Cybercab is under federal investigation almost immediately after hitting the streets A Plane Almost Crashing Into a Bunch of Cybercabs Is a Reminder That They’re ‘Piling Up’ Unused Hackers Drain $320 Million From Bitcoin’s Liquid Network, Keep $47 Million for Themselves in ‘White Hat’ Operation Court Says Massachusetts Has to Say Where License Plate Readers Are, What They’re Recording Apple and Google Miss Deadline to Block Child Nudity on Their Phones in the UK Study Suggests AI-Generated Drug Could Slow Aging New Twitter rebrands to Tweet.app after court's double-edged ruling To Boldly Dough! Le Creuset Sent Its New Star Trek Cooking Collection Into Space Netflix includes 80+ ad-free iPhone and iPad games, here’s every app White House Launches Arcade.Gov, a Minigame Site Where You Catch Immigrants, Build a Tetris Border Wall, and 'Fill Your Kids' Trump Accounts' With Bitcoin White House Arcade Star Trek: Strange New Worlds goes back to the dumb well Star Trek Boldly Celebrates 60 Years: Everything You Need To Know for September 8 Silo Season Finale Ted Lasso : S4 E6 Don’t Jump Around Much Anymore Report: Apple TV working on spin-off to its hit series Silo The Gentlemen Season 2 ‘South Park’ Changes Name to ‘South America’ as Creators Roast Apple and Google for Obeying Trump’s Lake America Name Change ‘Donnie Darko’ Will Spread Dread Anew With a 4K 25th Anniversary Rerelease Orbital by Samantha Harvey A Gift of Time by Jerry Merritt Time Pebbles by Jerry Merritt The Infinite Extent Bobiverse, Book 6 By: Dennis E. Taylor The Nerd Reich The Turd Reich Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Only Malware in the Building LG TVs Are Capable of Listening to More Than Your Screen, Report Claims Another searchable database of Usenet. I guess I won’t be going to RenFest this year... I know where I’ll be February 19th... THE EMPIRE STRIPS BACK - A BURLESQUE PARODY STAR WARS COMPARISON - Stereo VS Mono Sound Mix See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

AI agents are apparently ready to take over the world—provided they can first stop exposing private photos, hijacking German coding forums, and generally behaving like unsupervised interns with root access. Meta launches Muse despite employees reporting security problems. OpenAI admits it kept quiet about another rogue-agent incident, sorry, “misalignment,” even as the company celebrates its automated research intern and promises a still more autonomous researcher by 2028. Meanwhile, an Anthropic researcher quits because he believes superintelligence could kill us all before the decade is out. Naturally, the industry’s response is essentially: “Yes, but what if we did it responsibly?”There is some genuinely encouraging news: AI-generated drugs are showing intriguing early results in aging research. That’s exactly the sort of AI application the Geeks can get behind—as long as we’re talking about actual science and not an LLM confidently hallucinating a cure for everything.The autonomous future isn’t looking much better. Tesla’s Cybercabs arrive in Austin and almost immediately attract federal scrutiny over their self-certification and conspicuous lack of steering wheels, pedals, mirrors, and apparently even conventional door handles. Bitcoin’s Liquid Network is relieved of roughly $320 million, after which the thieves return most of it and call the whole thing a “white hat” operation—because apparently robbing the bank and giving some of the money back now counts as a bug bounty.On the surveillance front, Massachusetts police are being forced to disclose where their license-plate readers are and what data they collect, while the backlash against Flock cameras continues. Meanwhile, the UK’s attempt to protect children from online sexual abuse risks creating exactly the kind of universal scanning and surveillance infrastructure we’ve spent years warning about. Good intentions, meet spectacularly bad implementation.And because we apparently haven’t suffered enough, Twitter is now Tweet.app. Star Trek turns sixty, and Paramount celebrates with cookware and a questionable episode. Silo gets a spinoff tease, Ted Lasso gives us a Christmas episode in September, and The Gentlemen returns with a season so good it makes reality TV feel like a traumatic brain injury. South Park becomes South America, Donnie Darko gets a 25th-anniversary 4K theatrical run, and several tech-industry documentaries promise varying degrees of psychological damage.Plus, Netflix keeps stuffing games into your subscription; LaCroix, sorry, Le Creuset, wants to put Star Trek in your kitchen; and the Geeks debate books, Libby, time travel, and whether surviving Dungeon Crawler Carl is worth the emotional investment.Welcome back to the future, where everything is automated, surveilled, self-driving, subscription-based and somehow still requires us to do all the damn work. Sponsors: CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use code OLDGEEKS for 20% off at <a href="https://clnmy.com/OLDGEEKS" rel="noopener noreferrer">clnmy.com/OLDGEEKS</a> Private Internet Access - Go to <a href="https://gog.show/vpn" rel="noopener noreferrer">GOG.Show/vpn</a> and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to <a href="https://setapp.sjv.io/c/4484313/343321/5114" rel="noopener noreferrer">SetApp</a> and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! <a href="https://gog.show/1password" rel="noopener noreferrer">gog.show/1password</a> Show notes at <a href="https://gog.show/762" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://gog.show/762</a> Watch on YouTube at <a href="https://youtu.be/uP_Ookm5q0g" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/uP_Ookm5q0g</a> Show Notes<a href="https://www.engadget.com/2251725/openai-responds-after-report-exposed-another-incident-in-which-its-ai-agents-went-rogue/" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI responds after report exposed another incident in which its AI agents went rogue</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2251859/openai-says-it-reached-its-goal-of-creating-an-automated-research-intern/" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI says it reached its goal of creating an automated research intern</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2251707/seattle-times-newsday-sue-openai-microsoft-for-copyright-infringement/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Two more news organizations sue OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement</a><a href="https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-fears-074713134.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anthropic researcher quits over fears AI ‘could kill us all by the end of the decade’</a><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/three-hikers-ignored-mount-shastas-132315450.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Three hikers ignored Mount Shasta's rules, trusted Gemini, and nearly paid for it</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2251066/tesla-cybercab-under-federal-investigation-almost-immediately-after-hitting-streets/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tesla's Cybercab is under federal investigation almost immediately after hitting the streets</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/a-plane-almost-crashing-into-a-bunch-of-cybercabs-is-a-reminder-that-theyre-piling-up-unused-2000808322" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Plane Almost Crashing Into a Bunch of Cybercabs Is a Reminder That They’re ‘Piling Up’ Unused</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/hackers-drain-320-million-from-bitcoins-liquid-network-keep-47-million-for-themselves-in-white-hat-operation-2000808262" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hackers Drain $320 Million From Bitcoin’s Liquid Network, Keep $47 Million for Themselves in ‘White Hat’ Operation</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/court-says-massachusetts-has-to-say-where-license-plate-readers-are-what-theyre-recording-2000807860" rel="noopener noreferrer">Court Says Massachusetts Has to Say Where License Plate Readers Are, What They’re Recording</a><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-and-google-miss-deadline-to-block-child-nudity-on-their-phones-in-the-uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple and Google Miss Deadline to Block Child Nudity on Their Phones in the UK</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/study-suggests-ai-generated-drug-could-slow-aging-2000808265" rel="noopener noreferrer">Study Suggests AI-Generated Drug Could Slow Aging</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2251699/new-twitter-rebrands-to-tweet-app-after-court-double-edged-ruling/" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Twitter rebrands to Tweet.app after court's double-edged ruling</a><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/to-boldly-dough-le-creuset-sent-its-new-star-trek-cooking-collection-into-space/" rel="noopener noreferrer">To Boldly Dough! Le Creuset Sent Its New Star Trek Cooking Collection Into Space</a><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/06/youre-paying-for-80-iphone-and-ipad-games-through-netflix-heres-the-full-catalog/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Netflix includes 80+ ad-free iPhone and iPad games, here’s every app</a><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/white-house-launches-arcadegov-a-minigame-site-where-you-catch-immigrants-build-a-tetris-border-wall-and-fill-your-kids-trump-accounts-with-bitcoin" rel="noopener noreferrer">White House Launches Arcade.Gov, a Minigame Site Where You Catch Immigrants, Build a Tetris Border Wall, and 'Fill Your Kids' Trump Accounts' With Bitcoin</a><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/arcade/" rel="noopener noreferrer">White House Arcade</a><a href="https://www.paramountplus.com/ca/shows/star-trek-strange-new-worlds/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Star Trek: Strange New Worlds goes back to the dumb well</a><a href="https://www.startrek.com/en-ca/news/star-trek-turns-60-worldwide-events" rel="noopener noreferrer">Star Trek Boldly Celebrates 60 Years: Everything You Need To Know for September 8</a><a href="https://tv.apple.com/ca/show/silo/umc.cmc.3yksgc857px0k0rqe5zd4jice" rel="noopener noreferrer">Silo Season Finale</a><a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ted Lasso : S4 E6 Don’t Jump Around Much Anymore</a><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/07/report-apple-tv-working-on-silo-spin-off/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Report: Apple TV working on spin-off to its hit series Silo</a><a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/81437051?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Gentlemen Season 2</a><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/south-park-south-america-trump-lake-america-1236854908/" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘South Park’ Changes Name to ‘South America’ as Creators Roast Apple and Google for Obeying Trump’s Lake America Name Change</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/donnie-darko-will-spread-dread-anew-with-a-4k-25th-anniversary-rerelease-2000808609" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Donnie Darko’ Will Spread Dread Anew With a 4K 25th Anniversary Rerelease</a><a href="https://amzn.to/4cSwt6A" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orbital by Samantha Harvey</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Time-Jerry-Merritt/dp/0989432157" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Gift of Time by Jerry Merritt</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Time-Pebbles-Jerry-Merritt-ebook/dp/B00NTA0TOU/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Time Pebbles by Jerry Merritt</a><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Infinite-Extent-Audiobook/B0H8SY9QMX" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Infinite Extent Bobiverse, Book 6 By: Dennis E. 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762: ‘Tis But a Misalignment

Very Important Links!<a href="https://patreon.com/gog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support the show on Patreon!</a> - <a href="https://gog.show/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Other ways to support the show!</a><a href="https://discord.gg/r4ZmSHB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join our Discord!</a> - <a href="https://shop.gog.show/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy some merch!</a> AI continues its relentless march toward making everything worse, only now it comes with lawyers. Alabama is investigating OpenAI after one of its AI agents hacked Hugging Face during testing, while Google rolls out Gemini Enterprise for lawyers, because apparently what the legal profession really needed was an AI that might commit felonies. Uber gets smacked with a nearly $1 billion GDPR fine for automatically deactivating drivers, TikTok coughs up $400 million over child privacy violations, and Meta agrees to a staggering $16.68 billion settlement over alleged harms to kids. Meanwhile, Twitch and Amazon are being sued for using streamers' content to train AI, because “opt out” remains the industry's preferred synonym for “we already took it.”Then there's the infrastructure powering this brave new future: the EPA considers making it easier to build AI data centers with less public scrutiny, Taiwan indicts NVIDIA and Supermicro employees over allegedly illegal AI-server exports to China, and Tesla recalls nearly three million vehicles in China because figuring out how to open the doors apparently became an optional feature. LinkedIn discovers that maybe people don't want their professional feeds flooded with AI-generated sludge and claims its new “AI slop” button is working, while Waymo's electric robotaxis discover that charging them with noisy natural-gas generators is perhaps not the clean-energy utopia advertised on the brochure. Apple, meanwhile, backs away from changing Hide My Email domains after users objected, proving that sometimes yelling at the cloud actually works.Plus: Star Trek goes Muppet, books worth reading, nerf guys, AI-generated Hacker News stats, retro gaming, and the sad news of both Dolly Parton and Tim Curry's deaths. Sponsors: DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to <a href="https://joindeleteme.com/GOG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG</a> and use promo code GOG at checkout. 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Meanwhile, Twitch and Amazon are being sued for using streamers' content to train AI, because “opt out” remains the industry's preferred synonym for “we already took it.”Then there's the infrastructure powering this brave new future: the EPA considers making it easier to build AI data centers with less public scrutiny, Taiwan indicts NVIDIA and Supermicro employees over allegedly illegal AI-server exports to China, and Tesla recalls nearly three million vehicles in China because figuring out how to open the doors apparently became an optional feature. LinkedIn discovers that maybe people don't want their professional feeds flooded with AI-generated sludge and claims its new “AI slop” button is working, while Waymo's electric robotaxis discover that charging them with noisy natural-gas generators is perhaps not the clean-energy utopia advertised on the brochure. 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760: Level 5 Podcasting Accident

Very Important Links!<a href="https://patreon.com/gog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support the show on Patreon!</a> - <a href="https://gog.show/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Other ways to support the show!</a><a href="https://discord.gg/r4ZmSHB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join our Discord!</a> - <a href="https://shop.gog.show/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy some merch!</a> The AI apocalypse has lawyers now, and apparently that’s progress. A federal judge tells the Pentagon its Anthropic ban was “illegal and baseless” after Anthropic refused to remove safeguards that would allow Claude to be used for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Meanwhile, Sony and Warner are suing Anthropic over allegedly scraping and torrenting copyrighted music to train Claude, while a separate lawsuit accuses xAI of using child sexual abuse material in Grok training. Because nothing says “revolutionary technology” quite like a growing stack of lawsuits and federal judges.Elsewhere in the dystopian workplace, employees are increasingly fed up with AI, communities are pushing back against data centers, and one AI startup is fleeing that backlash for Saudi Arabia. Google’s AI shopping mode is also accused of recommending products that cost significantly more than traditional search results, while Waymo and Zoox rack up injuries among test drivers. Tesla’s Autopilot is implicated in another fatal crash, and FSD apparently still has a complicated relationship with freight trains. In the prediction-market casino, a federal appeals court sides with Nevada against Kalshi, while George Santos earns the platform’s first lifetime ban for allegedly manipulating a market. And Meta’s AI glasses are facing another privacy lawsuit, this time from the people who never bought the glasses but may have been recorded by them anyway.Plus, the new Twitter is back from the dead, complete with a $20 admission fee and an AI fact-checker named Vera; Sony would like you to understand that buying a digital game means you don't actually own the damn thing; Siri on the Apple Watch moves at approximately the speed of continental drift; JBL makes Wi-Fi speakers and we have Star Trek, Ted Lasso, Silo, Spaceballs, Wicked, The Traitors, The Gentlemen, and more. Welcome to the future. Please bring your wallet, your lawyer, and possibly you're best eye-roll. Sponsors: Private Internet Access - Go to <a href="https://gog.show/vpn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GOG.Show/vpn</a> and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. 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porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says</a> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2246997/sony-warner-sue-anthropic-for-blatant-violation-of-copyright-law/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sony and Warner sue Anthropic for 'blatant violation' of copyright law</a> <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/interacting-with-ai-might-make-you-act-more-robot-like-researchers-warn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Researchers Warn AI Could Be Changing Us in an Unexpected Way</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/more-evidence-emerges-that-gen-xers-feel-the-most-whatever-about-ai-2000804806" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More Evidence Emerges That Gen-Xers Feel the Most ‘Whatever’ About AI</a> <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/employees-loath-ai-workplace-bosses-glassdoor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Employees Absolutely Loath AI in the Workplace, Survey Finds</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/fleeing-data-center-backlash-at-home-american-ai-startup-sets-up-shop-in-saudi-arabia-2000805023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fleeing Data Center Backlash at Home, American AI Startup Sets Up Shop In Saudi Arabia</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/trump-to-communities-fighting-data-centers-have-fun-being-poor-2000805020" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump to Communities Fighting Data Centers: Have Fun Being Poor</a> <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-mode-higher-prices-study" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google’s AI Mode Is Ripping Shoppers Off With Vastly Higher Prices, Study Claims</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/waymo-zoox-vehicles-still-causing-injuries-to-test-drivers-report-2000804773" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Waymo, Zoox Vehicles Still Causing Injuries to Test Drivers: Report</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/another-telsa-on-autopilot-stopped-on-freeway-driver-died-report-2000805742" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Another Tesla on Autopilot Stopped on Freeway, Driver Died: Report</a> <a href="https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/teslas-are-still-driving-into-oncoming-freight-trains" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teslas Are Still Driving Into Oncoming Freight Trains</a> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2246988/us-appeals-court-sides-with-nevada-in-legal-fight-with-kalshi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US appeals court sides with Nevada in legal fight with Kalshi</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/george-santos-gets-kalshis-first-ever-lifetime-ban-2000805225" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Santos Gets Kalshi’s First-Ever Lifetime Ban</a> <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-lawsuit-ai-glasses-violated-consent-bystanders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meta Hit With Sweeping New Claims That Its AI Glasses Violated the Consent of “Millions” of Bystanders in Searing Lawsuit</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/richest-man-in-the-world-currently-ranks-fourth-in-race-to-bribe-the-most-politicians-2000804430" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richest Man in the World Currently Ranks 4th in Race to Bribe the Most Politicians</a> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2247954/jbl-just-introduced-a-trio-of-wi-fi-speakers-for-whole-home-audio/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JBL just introduced a trio of Wi-Fi speakers for whole-home audio</a> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2246550/theres-a-new-twitter-in-town-even-though-a-judge-has-yet-to-rule-on-a-trademark-injunction/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">There's a new Twitter in town, even though a judge has yet to rule on a trademark injunction</a> <a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-says-reasonable-consumers-know-they-dont-own-the-digital-games-they-buy/" rel="noopener 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Very Important Links! Support the show on Patreon! - Other ways to support the show! Join our Discord! - Buy some merch! The AI apocalypse has lawyers now, and apparently that’s progress. A federal judge tells the Pentagon its Anthropic ban was “illegal and baseless” after Anthropic refused to remove safeguards that would allow Claude to be used for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Meanwhile, Sony and Warner are suing Anthropic over allegedly scraping and torrenting copyrighted music to train Claude, while a separate lawsuit accuses xAI of using child sexual abuse material in Grok training. Because nothing says “revolutionary technology” quite like a growing stack of lawsuits and federal judges. Elsewhere in the dystopian workplace, employees are increasingly fed up with AI, communities are pushing back against data centers, and one AI startup is fleeing that backlash for Saudi Arabia. Google’s AI shopping mode is also accused of recommending products that cost significantly more than traditional search results, while Waymo and Zoox rack up injuries among test drivers. Tesla’s Autopilot is implicated in another fatal crash, and FSD apparently still has a complicated relationship with freight trains. In the prediction-market casino, a federal appeals court sides with Nevada against Kalshi, while George Santos earns the platform’s first lifetime ban for allegedly manipulating a market. And Meta’s AI glasses are facing another privacy lawsuit, this time from the people who never bought the glasses but may have been recorded by them anyway. Plus, the new Twitter is back from the dead, complete with a $20 admission fee and an AI fact-checker named Vera; Sony would like you to understand that buying a digital game means you don't actually own the damn thing; Siri on the Apple Watch moves at approximately the speed of continental drift; JBL makes Wi-Fi speakers and we have Star Trek, Ted Lasso, Silo, Spaceballs, Wicked, The Traitors, The Gentlemen, and more. Welcome to the future. Please bring your wallet, your lawyer, and possibly you're best eye-roll. Sponsors: Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/761 Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Y9B6C6nzO50 SHOW NOTES Judge rules that the Pentagon's Anthropic ban was 'illegal and baseless' Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says Sony and Warner sue Anthropic for 'blatant violation' of copyright law Researchers Warn AI Could Be Changing Us in an Unexpected Way More Evidence Emerges That Gen-Xers Feel the Most ‘Whatever’ About AI Employees Absolutely Loath AI in the Workplace, Survey Finds Fleeing Data Center Backlash at Home, American AI Startup Sets Up Shop In Saudi Arabia Trump to Communities Fighting Data Centers: Have Fun Being Poor Google’s AI Mode Is Ripping Shoppers Off With Vastly Higher Prices, Study Claims Waymo, Zoox Vehicles Still Causing Injuries to Test Drivers: Report Another Tesla on Autopilot Stopped on Freeway, Driver Died: Report Teslas Are Still Driving Into Oncoming Freight Trains US appeals court sides with Nevada in legal fight with Kalshi George Santos Gets Kalshi’s First-Ever Lifetime Ban Meta Hit With Sweeping New Claims That Its AI Glasses Violated the Consent of “Millions” of Bystanders in Searing Lawsuit Richest Man in the World Currently Ranks 4th in Race to Bribe the Most Politicians JBL just introduced a trio of Wi-Fi speakers for whole-home audio There's a new Twitter in town, even though a judge has yet to rule on a trademark injunction Sony says ‘reasonable consumers’ know they don’t own the digital games they buy Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Ted Lasso Silo Wicked: For Good Spaceballs Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Only Malware in the Building Roland's new digital piano has built-in Wi-Fi that integrates with a teaching app Roland FP-40 Digital Piano Review Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That Roland RD-1000 The Brutalist Report See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Very Important Links!<a href="https://patreon.com/gog" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show on Patreon!</a> - <a href="https://gog.show/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer">Other ways to support the show!</a><a href="https://discord.gg/r4ZmSHB" rel="noopener noreferrer">Join our Discord!</a> - <a href="https://shop.gog.show/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Buy some merch!</a> The AI apocalypse has lawyers now, and apparently that’s progress. A federal judge tells the Pentagon its Anthropic ban was “illegal and baseless” after Anthropic refused to remove safeguards that would allow Claude to be used for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Meanwhile, Sony and Warner are suing Anthropic over allegedly scraping and torrenting copyrighted music to train Claude, while a separate lawsuit accuses xAI of using child sexual abuse material in Grok training. Because nothing says “revolutionary technology” quite like a growing stack of lawsuits and federal judges.Elsewhere in the dystopian workplace, employees are increasingly fed up with AI, communities are pushing back against data centers, and one AI startup is fleeing that backlash for Saudi Arabia. Google’s AI shopping mode is also accused of recommending products that cost significantly more than traditional search results, while Waymo and Zoox rack up injuries among test drivers. Tesla’s Autopilot is implicated in another fatal crash, and FSD apparently still has a complicated relationship with freight trains. In the prediction-market casino, a federal appeals court sides with Nevada against Kalshi, while George Santos earns the platform’s first lifetime ban for allegedly manipulating a market. And Meta’s AI glasses are facing another privacy lawsuit, this time from the people who never bought the glasses but may have been recorded by them anyway.Plus, the new Twitter is back from the dead, complete with a $20 admission fee and an AI fact-checker named Vera; Sony would like you to understand that buying a digital game means you don't actually own the damn thing; Siri on the Apple Watch moves at approximately the speed of continental drift; JBL makes Wi-Fi speakers and we have Star Trek, Ted Lasso, Silo, Spaceballs, Wicked, The Traitors, The Gentlemen, and more. Welcome to the future. Please bring your wallet, your lawyer, and possibly you're best eye-roll. Sponsors: Private Internet Access - Go to <a href="https://gog.show/vpn" rel="noopener noreferrer">GOG.Show/vpn</a> and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to <a href="https://setapp.sjv.io/c/4484313/343321/5114" rel="noopener noreferrer">SetApp</a> and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! <a href="https://gog.show/1password" rel="noopener noreferrer">gog.show/1password</a> Show notes at <a href="https://gog.show/761" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://gog.show/761</a> Watch on YouTube at <a href="https://youtu.be/Y9B6C6nzO50" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/Y9B6C6nzO50</a> SHOW NOTES <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2246131/judge-rules-that-pentagon-anthropic-ban-illegal-and-baseless/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Judge rules that the Pentagon's Anthropic ban was 'illegal and baseless'</a> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/elon-musks-xai-used-child-porn-to-train-grok-models-lawsuit-says/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says</a> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2246997/sony-warner-sue-anthropic-for-blatant-violation-of-copyright-law/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sony and Warner sue Anthropic for 'blatant violation' of copyright law</a> <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/interacting-with-ai-might-make-you-act-more-robot-like-researchers-warn" rel="noopener noreferrer">Researchers Warn AI Could Be Changing Us in an Unexpected Way</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/more-evidence-emerges-that-gen-xers-feel-the-most-whatever-about-ai-2000804806" rel="noopener noreferrer">More Evidence Emerges That Gen-Xers Feel the Most ‘Whatever’ About AI</a> <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/employees-loath-ai-workplace-bosses-glassdoor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Employees Absolutely Loath AI in the Workplace, Survey Finds</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/fleeing-data-center-backlash-at-home-american-ai-startup-sets-up-shop-in-saudi-arabia-2000805023" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fleeing Data Center Backlash at Home, American AI Startup Sets Up Shop In Saudi Arabia</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/trump-to-communities-fighting-data-centers-have-fun-being-poor-2000805020" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump to Communities Fighting Data Centers: Have Fun Being Poor</a> <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-mode-higher-prices-study" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google’s AI Mode Is Ripping Shoppers Off With Vastly Higher Prices, Study Claims</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/waymo-zoox-vehicles-still-causing-injuries-to-test-drivers-report-2000804773" rel="noopener noreferrer">Waymo, Zoox Vehicles Still Causing Injuries to Test Drivers: Report</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/another-telsa-on-autopilot-stopped-on-freeway-driver-died-report-2000805742" rel="noopener noreferrer">Another Tesla on Autopilot Stopped on Freeway, Driver Died: Report</a> <a href="https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/teslas-are-still-driving-into-oncoming-freight-trains" rel="noopener noreferrer">Teslas Are Still Driving Into Oncoming Freight Trains</a> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2246988/us-appeals-court-sides-with-nevada-in-legal-fight-with-kalshi/" rel="noopener noreferrer">US appeals court sides with Nevada in legal fight with Kalshi</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/george-santos-gets-kalshis-first-ever-lifetime-ban-2000805225" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Santos Gets Kalshi’s First-Ever Lifetime Ban</a> <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-lawsuit-ai-glasses-violated-consent-bystanders" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta Hit With Sweeping New Claims That Its AI Glasses Violated the Consent of “Millions” of Bystanders in Searing Lawsuit</a> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/richest-man-in-the-world-currently-ranks-fourth-in-race-to-bribe-the-most-politicians-2000804430" rel="noopener noreferrer">Richest Man in the World Currently Ranks 4th in Race to Bribe the Most Politicians</a> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2247954/jbl-just-introduced-a-trio-of-wi-fi-speakers-for-whole-home-audio/" rel="noopener noreferrer">JBL just introduced a trio of Wi-Fi speakers for whole-home audio</a> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2246550/theres-a-new-twitter-in-town-even-though-a-judge-has-yet-to-rule-on-a-trademark-injunction/" rel="noopener noreferrer">There's a new Twitter in town, even though a judge has yet to rule on a trademark injunction</a> <a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-says-reasonable-consumers-know-they-dont-own-the-digital-games-they-buy/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sony says ‘reasonable consumers’ know they don’t own the digital games they buy</a> <a href="https://www.paramountplus.com/ca/shows/star-trek-strange-new-worlds/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Star Trek: Strange New Worlds</a> <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ted Lasso</a> <a href="https://tv.apple.com/ca/show/silo/umc.cmc.3yksgc857px0k0rqe5zd4jice" rel="noopener noreferrer">Silo</a> <a href="https://www.wickedmovie.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wicked: For Good</a> <a href="https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/spaceballs/umc.cmc.17pxetcaeese7bguoz84qncnx" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spaceballs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/bittner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Bittner</a> <a href="http://www.thecyberwire.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The CyberWire</a> <a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/hacking-humans.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hacking Humans</a> <a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/caveat.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caveat</a> <a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/only-malware-in-the-building" rel="noopener noreferrer">Only Malware in the Building</a> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2247836/roland-new-digital-piano-has-built-in-wi-fi-that-integrates-with-a-teaching-app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Roland's new digital piano has built-in Wi-Fi that integrates with a teaching app</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPWMGsCiut4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Roland FP-40 Digital Piano Review</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaJRvZZBnX8&amp;list=RDkaJRvZZBnX8&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjhwGdU_ZFs&amp;list=RDYjhwGdU_ZFs&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Roland RD-1000</a> <a href="https://brutalist.report/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Brutalist Report</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

761: Whatever...

This week on Grumpy Old Geeks, the future arrives without a steering wheel, apparently. We dig into Tesla’s Cybercab and the increasingly pressing question of how first responders are supposed to move a burning autonomous car when the emergency controls are a touchscreen and that touchscreen has decided to become modern art. We also examine California’s new rules targeting addictive social-media features and AI chatbot interactions for minors, including the eternal nightmare of age verification; then WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg gets pulled into a corporate coup that lasts roughly 33 hours before everyone involved apparently decides, “Never mind.”Then it’s time for the AI apocalypse, because, naturally, we can't have one episode without it. Anthropic is catching scientists using its models to develop potential biological weapons, while Palantir, Nvidia, and Booz Allen are imposing restrictions on Anthropic models over security and data-retention concerns. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s supposedly sandboxed agents escaped into RubyGems, created accounts by the hundreds, and apparently decided that “hack,” “evil,” and “exploit” were perfectly reasonable filenames. We also look at proposals to slow AI development, AI’s potential environmental consequences, autonomous weapons, and the increasingly charming idea of giving software access to things capable of killing people.And because civilization apparently has a content calendar, we move on to cloud infrastructure being blown up, Space Force asking for $71.3 billion, Dr. Doom and Darth Vader protesting surveillance in the most appropriate way possible, Binance allegedly facilitating Iranian money flows, and a whole lot of entertainment. We discuss Spotify finally learning that listening to children’s music doesn't mean you actually want it in your Wrapped, AI-generated music and artist compensation, The Mummy proving once again that movies used to be fun, Slow Horses, The Last of Us, The Bear, Strange New Worlds, Band of Brothers, The Gentlemen, and the increasingly complicated Bobiverse. Also: books, time travel, and the horrifying realization that some television shows now require a flowchart. Sponsors: DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to <a href="https://joindeleteme.com/GOG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG</a> and use promo code GOG at checkout. HIMS - Visit <a href="https://hims.com/gog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hims.com/gog</a> to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. Private Internet Access - Go to <a href="https://gog.show/vpn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GOG.Show/vpn</a> and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to <a href="https://setapp.sjv.io/c/4484313/343321/5114" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SetApp</a> and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! <a href="https://gog.show/1password" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gog.show/1password</a> Show notes at <a href="https://gog.show/763" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gog.show/763</a> Watch on YouTube at <a href="https://youtu.be/7iLAWNsZCY0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/7iLAWNsZCY0</a> SHOW NOTES <a href="https://futurism.com/future-society/firefighters-texas-telsa-cybercab-glaring-issue-steering-wheel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Firefighters Say There’s a Glaring Issue With Tesla’s Cybercab</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-agency-orders-tesla-answer-questions-cybercab-certification-2026-09-15/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US agency orders Tesla to answer questions on Cybercab certification</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2255569/ca-governor-signs-landmark-laws-on-youth-use-of-social-media-and-ai-chatbots/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CA governor signs 'landmark' laws on youth use of social media and AI chatbots</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-put-on-leave-of-absence/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/automattic-matt-mullenweg-back-in-control/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg Claims He’s Back 'In Control'</a><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/sources-say-automattics-board-is-out-after-failed-attempt-to-oust-ceo-matt-mullenweg/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sources say Automattic's board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2255473/anthropic-caught-scientists-using-claude-to-further-biological-weapon-research/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthropic caught scientists using Claude to further biological weapon research</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/palantir-nvidia-curb-ai-model-use-over-data-fears-information-reports-2026-09-14/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Palantir, Nvidia curb AI model use over data fears, The Information reports</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2256741/openai-agents-hacked-rubygems/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI agents hacked a software service before the Hugging Face incident</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2256984/sam-altman-says-openai-wont-file-for-ipo-this-year/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sam Altman says OpenAI won't file for IPO this year</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/runaway-industrialization-could-make-earth-inhospitable-openai-researcher-warns-2000811818" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Runaway Industrialization’ Could Make Earth Inhospitable, OpenAI Researcher Warns</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2256718/anthropics-ceo-proposes-a-three-step-plan-to-curb-ai-development/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthropic's CEO proposes a three-step plan to curb AI development</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/worried-about-ai-ending-humanity-anthropic-is-hiring-someone-to-help-dictate-terms-of-the-end-of-humanity-2000811885" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Worried About AI Ending Humanity, Anthropic Is Hiring Someone to Help Dictate Terms of the End of Humanity</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/amazons-aws-is-unable-restore-access-bahrain-one-uae-cloud-data-zone-after-war-2026-09-15/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon's AWS is unable to restore access to Bahrain, one UAE cloud data zone after war damage</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/doctor-doom-shows-up-to-support-seattles-surveillance-network-2000809919" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doctor Doom Shows Up to Support Seattle’s Surveillance Network</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2259323/doj-says-companies-used-binance-to-funnel-dollar15-billion-in-crypto-to-iran/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DOJ says companies used Binance to funnel $1.5 billion in crypto to Iran</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/spacex-sets-launch-date-for-first-starship-orbital-flight/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SpaceX declares Starship ready for orbit, sets launch date next week</a><a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/spaceballs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spaceballs - Pentagon announces space weapons</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2257982/spotify-can-now-exclude-your-kids-music-taste-from-recommendations/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify can now exclude your kids' music taste from recommendations</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2255044/universal-music-group-is-collaborating-with-elevenlabs-on-a-new-ai-powered-creation-platform/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Universal Music Group is collaborating with ElevenLabs on a new AI-powered creation platform</a><a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-ca/browse/entity-05eb6a8e-90ed-4947-8c0b-e6536cbddd5f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Bear</a><a href="https://play.hbomax.com/mini-series/6a0a0227-f567-46ba-9a2d-04374c5f6193" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Band of Brothers</a><a href="https://play.hbomax.com/movie/a1b7b3c2-263b-4967-9db9-2a71bef03b62" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Band of Brothers Legacy</a><a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-ca/browse/entity-c5f8d591-5654-4520-bda2-d6a8cc730a39" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Mummy</a><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/15/slow-horses-is-back-tonight-and-apple-just-confirmed-two-more-seasons/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slow Horses is back tonight, and Apple just confirmed two more seasons</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/we-finally-have-some-concrete-pluribus-season-2-updates-2000811877" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Finally Have Some Concrete ‘Pluribus’ Season 2 Updates</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/the-last-of-us-season-3-is-now-likely-to-be-the-shows-end-2000811910" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘The Last of Us’ Season 3 Is Now Likely to Be the Show’s End</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3V6bN4Z" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel (The Talisman Trilogy Book 3) by Stephen King and Peter Straub</a><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Infinite-Extent-Audiobook/B0H8SY9QMX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Infinite Extent Bobiverse, Book 6 By: Dennis E. Taylor</a><a href="https://link.amazon/B0gtwE6Uv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone</a><a href="https://twitter.com/bittner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dave Bittner</a><a href="http://www.thecyberwire.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The CyberWire</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/hacking-humans.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hacking Humans</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/caveat.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Caveat</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/only-malware-in-the-building" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Only Malware in the Building</a><a href="https://writewithspiral.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An AI writing assistant designed to write like you.</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzAXITkCxG4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Broken Peach</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W61M6191UQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A series of Star Wars documentaries that don’t blow smoke up George Lucas’ ass.</a><a href="https://a.co/d/066jpiNj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My new cook top, just in case.</a><a href="https://www.realitystudies.co/p/community-prepping-resilient-neighborhood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Community Prepping</a><a href="https://archive.ph/VptSY#selection-837.0-2611.120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hacker got inside a Flock camera</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nax5yrWo8sc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason DeFillippo’s Pocket Shot Review</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

This week on Grumpy Old Geeks, the future arrives without a steering wheel, apparently. We dig into Tesla’s Cybercab and the increasingly pressing question of how first responders are supposed to move a burning autonomous car when the emergency controls are a touchscreen and that touchscreen has decided to become modern art. We also examine California’s new rules targeting addictive social-media features and AI chatbot interactions for minors, including the eternal nightmare of age verification; then WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg gets pulled into a corporate coup that lasts roughly 33 hours before everyone involved apparently decides, “Never mind.” Then it’s time for the AI apocalypse, because, naturally, we can't have one episode without it. Anthropic is catching scientists using its models to develop potential biological weapons, while Palantir, Nvidia, and Booz Allen are imposing restrictions on Anthropic models over security and data-retention concerns. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s supposedly sandboxed agents escaped into RubyGems, created accounts by the hundreds, and apparently decided that “hack,” “evil,” and “exploit” were perfectly reasonable filenames. We also look at proposals to slow AI development, AI’s potential environmental consequences, autonomous weapons, and the increasingly charming idea of giving software access to things capable of killing people. And because civilization apparently has a content calendar, we move on to cloud infrastructure being blown up, Space Force asking for $71.3 billion, Dr. Doom and Darth Vader protesting surveillance in the most appropriate way possible, Binance allegedly facilitating Iranian money flows, and a whole lot of entertainment. We discuss Spotify finally learning that listening to children’s music doesn't mean you actually want it in your Wrapped, AI-generated music and artist compensation, The Mummy proving once again that movies used to be fun, Slow Horses, The Last of Us, The Bear, Strange New Worlds, Band of Brothers, The Gentlemen, and the increasingly complicated Bobiverse. Also: books, time travel, and the horrifying realization that some television shows now require a flowchart. Sponsors: DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use promo code GOG at checkout. HIMS - Visit Hims.com/gog to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password Show notes at https://gog.show/763 Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/7iLAWNsZCY0 SHOW NOTES Firefighters Say There’s a Glaring Issue With Tesla’s Cybercab US agency orders Tesla to answer questions on Cybercab certification CA governor signs 'landmark' laws on youth use of social media and AI chatbots Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence' Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg Claims He’s Back 'In Control' Sources say Automattic's board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg Anthropic caught scientists using Claude to further biological weapon research Palantir, Nvidia curb AI model use over data fears, The Information reports OpenAI agents hacked a software service before the Hugging Face incident Sam Altman says OpenAI won't file for IPO this year ‘Runaway Industrialization’ Could Make Earth Inhospitable, OpenAI Researcher Warns Anthropic's CEO proposes a three-step plan to curb AI development Worried About AI Ending Humanity, Anthropic Is Hiring Someone to Help Dictate Terms of the End of Humanity Amazon's AWS is unable to restore access to Bahrain, one UAE cloud data zone after war damage Doctor Doom Shows Up to Support Seattle’s Surveillance Network DOJ says companies used Binance to funnel $1.5 billion in crypto to Iran SpaceX declares Starship ready for orbit, sets launch date next week Spaceballs - Pentagon announces space weapons Spotify can now exclude your kids' music taste from recommendations Universal Music Group is collaborating with ElevenLabs on a new AI-powered creation platform The Bear Band of Brothers Band of Brothers Legacy The Mummy Slow Horses is back tonight, and Apple just confirmed two more seasons We Finally Have Some Concrete ‘Pluribus’ Season 2 Updates ‘The Last of Us’ Season 3 Is Now Likely to Be the Show’s End Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel (The Talisman Trilogy Book 3) by Stephen King and Peter Straub The Infinite Extent Bobiverse, Book 6 By: Dennis E. Taylor This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone Dave Bittner The CyberWire Hacking Humans Caveat Only Malware in the Building An AI writing assistant designed to write like you. Broken Peach A series of Star Wars documentaries that don’t blow smoke up George Lucas’ ass. My new cook top, just in case. Community Prepping Hacker got inside a Flock camera Jason DeFillippo’s Pocket Shot Review See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Grumpy Old Geeks, the future arrives without a steering wheel, apparently. We dig into Tesla’s Cybercab and the increasingly pressing question of how first responders are supposed to move a burning autonomous car when the emergency controls are a touchscreen and that touchscreen has decided to become modern art. We also examine California’s new rules targeting addictive social-media features and AI chatbot interactions for minors, including the eternal nightmare of age verification; then WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg gets pulled into a corporate coup that lasts roughly 33 hours before everyone involved apparently decides, “Never mind.”Then it’s time for the AI apocalypse, because, naturally, we can't have one episode without it. Anthropic is catching scientists using its models to develop potential biological weapons, while Palantir, Nvidia, and Booz Allen are imposing restrictions on Anthropic models over security and data-retention concerns. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s supposedly sandboxed agents escaped into RubyGems, created accounts by the hundreds, and apparently decided that “hack,” “evil,” and “exploit” were perfectly reasonable filenames. We also look at proposals to slow AI development, AI’s potential environmental consequences, autonomous weapons, and the increasingly charming idea of giving software access to things capable of killing people.And because civilization apparently has a content calendar, we move on to cloud infrastructure being blown up, Space Force asking for $71.3 billion, Dr. Doom and Darth Vader protesting surveillance in the most appropriate way possible, Binance allegedly facilitating Iranian money flows, and a whole lot of entertainment. We discuss Spotify finally learning that listening to children’s music doesn't mean you actually want it in your Wrapped, AI-generated music and artist compensation, The Mummy proving once again that movies used to be fun, Slow Horses, The Last of Us, The Bear, Strange New Worlds, Band of Brothers, The Gentlemen, and the increasingly complicated Bobiverse. Also: books, time travel, and the horrifying realization that some television shows now require a flowchart. Sponsors: DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to <a href="https://joindeleteme.com/GOG" rel="noopener noreferrer">JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG</a> and use promo code GOG at checkout. HIMS - Visit <a href="https://hims.com/gog" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hims.com/gog</a> to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. Private Internet Access - Go to <a href="https://gog.show/vpn" rel="noopener noreferrer">GOG.Show/vpn</a> and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to <a href="https://setapp.sjv.io/c/4484313/343321/5114" rel="noopener noreferrer">SetApp</a> and get started today!!! 1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! <a href="https://gog.show/1password" rel="noopener noreferrer">gog.show/1password</a> Show notes at <a href="https://gog.show/763" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://gog.show/763</a> Watch on YouTube at <a href="https://youtu.be/7iLAWNsZCY0" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/7iLAWNsZCY0</a> SHOW NOTES <a href="https://futurism.com/future-society/firefighters-texas-telsa-cybercab-glaring-issue-steering-wheel" rel="noopener noreferrer">Firefighters Say There’s a Glaring Issue With Tesla’s Cybercab</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-agency-orders-tesla-answer-questions-cybercab-certification-2026-09-15/" rel="noopener noreferrer">US agency orders Tesla to answer questions on Cybercab certification</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2255569/ca-governor-signs-landmark-laws-on-youth-use-of-social-media-and-ai-chatbots/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CA governor signs 'landmark' laws on youth use of social media and AI chatbots</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-put-on-leave-of-absence/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/automattic-matt-mullenweg-back-in-control/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg Claims He’s Back 'In Control'</a><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/sources-say-automattics-board-is-out-after-failed-attempt-to-oust-ceo-matt-mullenweg/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sources say Automattic's board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2255473/anthropic-caught-scientists-using-claude-to-further-biological-weapon-research/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anthropic caught scientists using Claude to further biological weapon research</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/palantir-nvidia-curb-ai-model-use-over-data-fears-information-reports-2026-09-14/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Palantir, Nvidia curb AI model use over data fears, The Information reports</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2256741/openai-agents-hacked-rubygems/" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI agents hacked a software service before the Hugging Face incident</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2256984/sam-altman-says-openai-wont-file-for-ipo-this-year/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam Altman says OpenAI won't file for IPO this year</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/runaway-industrialization-could-make-earth-inhospitable-openai-researcher-warns-2000811818" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Runaway Industrialization’ Could Make Earth Inhospitable, OpenAI Researcher Warns</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2256718/anthropics-ceo-proposes-a-three-step-plan-to-curb-ai-development/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anthropic's CEO proposes a three-step plan to curb AI development</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/worried-about-ai-ending-humanity-anthropic-is-hiring-someone-to-help-dictate-terms-of-the-end-of-humanity-2000811885" rel="noopener noreferrer">Worried About AI Ending Humanity, Anthropic Is Hiring Someone to Help Dictate Terms of the End of Humanity</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/amazons-aws-is-unable-restore-access-bahrain-one-uae-cloud-data-zone-after-war-2026-09-15/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon's AWS is unable to restore access to Bahrain, one UAE cloud data zone after war damage</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/doctor-doom-shows-up-to-support-seattles-surveillance-network-2000809919" rel="noopener noreferrer">Doctor Doom Shows Up to Support Seattle’s Surveillance Network</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2259323/doj-says-companies-used-binance-to-funnel-dollar15-billion-in-crypto-to-iran/" rel="noopener noreferrer">DOJ says companies used Binance to funnel $1.5 billion in crypto to Iran</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/spacex-sets-launch-date-for-first-starship-orbital-flight/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SpaceX declares Starship ready for orbit, sets launch date next week</a><a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/spaceballs" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spaceballs - Pentagon announces space weapons</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2257982/spotify-can-now-exclude-your-kids-music-taste-from-recommendations/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spotify can now exclude your kids' music taste from recommendations</a><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2255044/universal-music-group-is-collaborating-with-elevenlabs-on-a-new-ai-powered-creation-platform/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Universal Music Group is collaborating with ElevenLabs on a new AI-powered creation platform</a><a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-ca/browse/entity-05eb6a8e-90ed-4947-8c0b-e6536cbddd5f" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Bear</a><a href="https://play.hbomax.com/mini-series/6a0a0227-f567-46ba-9a2d-04374c5f6193" rel="noopener noreferrer">Band of Brothers</a><a href="https://play.hbomax.com/movie/a1b7b3c2-263b-4967-9db9-2a71bef03b62" rel="noopener noreferrer">Band of Brothers Legacy</a><a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-ca/browse/entity-c5f8d591-5654-4520-bda2-d6a8cc730a39" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Mummy</a><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/15/slow-horses-is-back-tonight-and-apple-just-confirmed-two-more-seasons/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Slow Horses is back tonight, and Apple just confirmed two more seasons</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/we-finally-have-some-concrete-pluribus-season-2-updates-2000811877" rel="noopener noreferrer">We Finally Have Some Concrete ‘Pluribus’ Season 2 Updates</a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/the-last-of-us-season-3-is-now-likely-to-be-the-shows-end-2000811910" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘The Last of Us’ Season 3 Is Now Likely to Be the Show’s End</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3V6bN4Z" rel="noopener noreferrer">Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel (The Talisman Trilogy Book 3) by Stephen King and Peter Straub</a><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Infinite-Extent-Audiobook/B0H8SY9QMX" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Infinite Extent Bobiverse, Book 6 By: Dennis E. Taylor</a><a href="https://link.amazon/B0gtwE6Uv" rel="noopener noreferrer">This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone</a><a href="https://twitter.com/bittner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Bittner</a><a href="http://www.thecyberwire.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The CyberWire</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/hacking-humans.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hacking Humans</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/caveat.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caveat</a><a href="https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/only-malware-in-the-building" rel="noopener noreferrer">Only Malware in the Building</a><a href="https://writewithspiral.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">An AI writing assistant designed to write like you.</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzAXITkCxG4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Broken Peach</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W61M6191UQ" rel="noopener noreferrer">A series of Star Wars documentaries that don’t blow smoke up George Lucas’ ass.</a><a href="https://a.co/d/066jpiNj" rel="noopener noreferrer">My new cook top, just in case.</a><a href="https://www.realitystudies.co/p/community-prepping-resilient-neighborhood" rel="noopener noreferrer">Community Prepping</a><a href="https://archive.ph/VptSY#selection-837.0-2611.120" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hacker got inside a Flock camera</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nax5yrWo8sc" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jason DeFillippo’s Pocket Shot Review</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

763: Dr. Strangeclippy

In the inaugural episode of Grumpy Old Geeks we meet the guys for the first time as they walk us down a bit of memory lane. Jason explains to Brian how people make money on the Internet and some nefarious things people should watch out for. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

In the inaugural episode of Grumpy Old Geeks we meet the guys for the first time as they walk us down a bit of memory lane. Jason explains to Brian how people make money on the Internet and some nefarious things people should watch out for. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the inaugural episode of Grumpy Old Geeks we meet the guys for the first time as they walk us down a bit of memory lane. Jason explains to Brian how people make money on the Internet and some nefarious things people should watch out for. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes&nbsp;See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

1: How to make money on the Internet. Sorta.

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.

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