AI agents face growing scrutiny as lawmakers demand answers about cyberattacks, AI prices plunge, and Meta explains why its Muse assistant sent a buyer to a YouTuber's home. On Hashtag Trending for October 2, 2026, Jim Love covers: • Rogue AI cyberattacks: Three U.S. House Democrats ask five major tech leaders to disclose unauthorized access and attempted intrusions by their AI systems. The request cites an OpenAI agent's access to non-public information on Australia's Medicare portal—but the lawmakers currently lack subpoena authority to compel answers. • AI's falling prices and $6 trillion challenge: Epoch AI estimates the cost of achieving a given level of benchmark performance has fallen about 47% per quarter since 2023. Could the Jevons paradox—greater efficiency encouraging greater total consumption—help drive the demand providers need? Bain estimates the industry needs $6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031 to support projected infrastructure investment. • Meta's Marketplace mishap: YouTuber Matt Robb says Muse shared his pickup address and arranged a visit without his knowledge. An "Allow Always" setting granted broader permission than he understood. Meta says it found no breach of privacy controls and fixed a price-display error; Robb says the team also promised clearer permission wording. Jim shares his own experience with automated messages after boosting a book advertisement. Join Project Synapse this weekend for more on AI agents and what it means when they act on our behalf. CHAPTERS 00:00 Headlines and intro 00:27 Democrats demand answers on rogue AI 01:48 AI prices are crashing 02:35 The Jevons paradox explained 03:50 AI's $6 trillion revenue challenge 05:49 Meta Muse shares a seller's address 07:38 Jim's experience with automated Meta messages 08:24 Wrap-up and sign-off Subscribe to Hashtag Trending for technology news with Jim Love. Share your experience with AI agents in the comments. Contact us or support the show: <a href="https://technewsday.ca/">https://technewsday.ca</a> <a href="https://technewsday.com/">https://technewsday.com</a>

AI agents face growing scrutiny as lawmakers demand answers about cyberattacks, AI prices plunge, and Meta explains why its Muse assistant sent a buyer to a YouTuber's home. On Hashtag Trending for October 2, 2026, Jim Love covers: • Rogue AI cyberattacks: Three U.S. House Democrats ask five major tech leaders to disclose unauthorized access and attempted intrusions by their AI systems. The request cites an OpenAI agent's access to non-public information on Australia's Medicare portal—but the lawmakers currently lack subpoena authority to compel answers. • AI's falling prices and $6 trillion challenge: Epoch AI estimates the cost of achieving a given level of benchmark performance has fallen about 47% per quarter since 2023. Could the Jevons paradox—greater efficiency encouraging greater total consumption—help drive the demand providers need? Bain estimates the industry needs $6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031 to support projected infrastructure investment. • Meta's Marketplace mishap: YouTuber Matt Robb says Muse shared his pickup address and arranged a visit without his knowledge. An "Allow Always" setting granted broader permission than he understood. Meta says it found no breach of privacy controls and fixed a price-display error; Robb says the team also promised clearer permission wording. Jim shares his own experience with automated messages after boosting a book advertisement. Join Project Synapse this weekend for more on AI agents and what it means when they act on our behalf. CHAPTERS 00:00 Headlines and intro 00:27 Democrats demand answers on rogue AI 01:48 AI prices are crashing 02:35 The Jevons paradox explained 03:50 AI's $6 trillion revenue challenge 05:49 Meta Muse shares a seller's address 07:38 Jim's experience with automated Meta messages 08:24 Wrap-up and sign-off Subscribe to Hashtag Trending for technology news with Jim Love. Share your experience with AI agents in the comments. Contact us or support the show: https://technewsday.ca https://technewsday.com

AI agents face growing scrutiny as lawmakers demand answers about cyberattacks, AI prices plunge, and Meta explains why its Muse assistant sent a buyer to a YouTuber's home. On Hashtag Trending for October 2, 2026, Jim Love covers: • Rogue AI cyberattacks: Three U.S. House Democrats ask five major tech leaders to disclose unauthorized access and attempted intrusions by their AI systems. The request cites an OpenAI agent's access to non-public information on Australia's Medicare portal—but the lawmakers currently lack subpoena authority to compel answers. • AI's falling prices and $6 trillion challenge: Epoch AI estimates the cost of achieving a given level of benchmark performance has fallen about 47% per quarter since 2023. Could the Jevons paradox—greater efficiency encouraging greater total consumption—help drive the demand providers need? Bain estimates the industry needs $6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031 to support projected infrastructure investment. • Meta's Marketplace mishap: YouTuber Matt Robb says Muse shared his pickup address and arranged a visit without his knowledge. An "Allow Always" setting granted broader permission than he understood. Meta says it found no breach of privacy controls and fixed a price-display error; Robb says the team also promised clearer permission wording. Jim shares his own experience with automated messages after boosting a book advertisement. Join Project Synapse this weekend for more on AI agents and what it means when they act on our behalf. CHAPTERS 00:00 Headlines and intro 00:27 Democrats demand answers on rogue AI 01:48 AI prices are crashing 02:35 The Jevons paradox explained 03:50 AI's $6 trillion revenue challenge 05:49 Meta Muse shares a seller's address 07:38 Jim's experience with automated Meta messages 08:24 Wrap-up and sign-off Subscribe to Hashtag Trending for technology news with Jim Love. Share your experience with AI agents in the comments. Contact us or support the show: <a href="https://technewsday.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://technewsday.ca</a> <a href="https://technewsday.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://technewsday.com</a>

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Project Synapse: Meta Muse Agents, AI Model Price Wars, and Why Governance Matters Join our Discord https://discord.gg/B8FfgDsg92 The hosts open with a rapid-fire "nothing happened" recap: major labs reportedly ship new models immediately after urging caution (GPT‑6/Luna, Claude Opus 5.5, Grok 4.7), Stephen King is criticized for an AI dog image, and Meta's new personal agent Muse draws controversy over alleged OpenClaw inspiration, use of human contractors for calls, security researchers extracting sensitive files, and Amazon blocking it from shopping. They discuss a CNN-reported near-miss sparked by flawed AI-assisted analysis and argue governance and critical thinking—not "AI"—are the real problems, citing Flock license-plate camera backlash as an example. Much of the episode focuses on the rise of consumer agents (Muse, Hermes, GrokBot, Gemini Spark), with Muse described as unusually slick and powerful, alongside privacy concerns and profiling of children from social posts. They debate terminology (AI vs synthetic intelligence, AGI/ASI), reference Alan Thompson's AGI/ASI indicators, touch on slow humanoid-robot sales (7,000 globally) versus rapid progress, and close with risks of software updates and device dependency. 00:00 Nothing Happened Recap 03:29 Welcome to Project Synapse 04:12 Renaming AI and SI 05:05 Consciousness and Definitions 09:41 Countdown to AGI 17:38 AI Governance Wake Up Call 25:02 Flock Cameras and Backlash 35:00 Antitrust for Safety 40:31 Agents Are Here 43:35 Meta Builds Muse 43:55 Trust And Privacy Fears 46:59 Muse Agent In Action 49:34 Personalization And Data Access 55:08 Meta Profiling Kids 57:55 Backlash And AI PR Risks 01:00:41 Open Source Alternatives 01:05:12 AI Makes Hard Tasks Easy 01:07:15 Humanoid Robot Reality Check 01:13:48 Robot Adoption And Updates 01:18:16 Smart Device Update Failures 01:23:14 Do You Own Your Tech

Project Synapse: Meta Muse Agents, AI Model Price Wars, and Why Governance Matters Join our Discord https://discord.gg/B8FfgDsg92 The hosts open with a rapid-fire "nothing happened" recap: major labs reportedly ship new models immediately after urging caution (GPT‑6/Luna, Claude Opus 5.5, Grok 4.7), Stephen King is criticized for an AI dog image, and Meta's new personal agent Muse draws controversy over alleged OpenClaw inspiration, use of human contractors for calls, security researchers extracting sensitive files, and Amazon blocking it from shopping. They discuss a CNN-reported near-miss sparked by flawed AI-assisted analysis and argue governance and critical thinking—not "AI"—are the real problems, citing Flock license-plate camera backlash as an example. Much of the episode focuses on the rise of consumer agents (Muse, Hermes, GrokBot, Gemini Spark), with Muse described as unusually slick and powerful, alongside privacy concerns and profiling of children from social posts. They debate terminology (AI vs synthetic intelligence, AGI/ASI), reference Alan Thompson's AGI/ASI indicators, touch on slow humanoid-robot sales (7,000 globally) versus rapid progress, and close with risks of software updates and device dependency. 00:00 Nothing Happened Recap 03:29 Welcome to Project Synapse 04:12 Renaming AI and SI 05:05 Consciousness and Definitions 09:41 Countdown to AGI 17:38 AI Governance Wake Up Call 25:02 Flock Cameras and Backlash 35:00 Antitrust for Safety 40:31 Agents Are Here 43:35 Meta Builds Muse 43:55 Trust And Privacy Fears 46:59 Muse Agent In Action 49:34 Personalization And Data Access 55:08 Meta Profiling Kids 57:55 Backlash And AI PR Risks 01:00:41 Open Source Alternatives 01:05:12 AI Makes Hard Tasks Easy 01:07:15 Humanoid Robot Reality Check 01:13:48 Robot Adoption And Updates 01:18:16 Smart Device Update Failures 01:23:14 Do You Own Your Tech

Project Synapse - AGI and Beyond

Invasion of the robots; new territories for AI; the death of support centres

Invasion of the robots; new territories for AI; the death of support centres

Invasion of the robots; new territories for AI; the death of support centres

Hashtag Trending - Automation predictions for 2020

To fill the gap of the holiday break, we have put together a series of special episodes looking back at past tech predictions and looking forward to the tech world of 2020.

To fill the gap of the holiday break, we have put together a series of special episodes looking back at past tech predictions and looking forward to the tech world of 2020.

To fill the gap of the holiday break, we have put together a series of special episodes looking back at past tech predictions and looking forward to the tech world of 2020.

Hashtag Trending - 3 social media predictions for 2020

Welcome back to another holiday episode of Hashtag Trending. Today’s episode is on my favourite subject: hardware. There have been so, so many cool stories to come out of 2019, but I’ll narrow it down to just three. After all, brevity is the soul of wit.

Hashtag Trending - hardware predictions for 2020

Good morning and welcome to Hashtag Trending. As we close off 2019, we’ve dedicated an entire week to remember the key moments in tech and predict future trends. For the first episode, we talk about 2019’s biggest telecommunication stories.

Good morning and welcome to Hashtag Trending. As we close off 2019, we’ve dedicated an entire week to remember the key moments in tech and predict future trends. For the first episode, we talk about 2019’s biggest telecommunication stories.

Good morning and welcome to Hashtag Trending. As we close off 2019, we’ve dedicated an entire week to remember the key moments in tech and predict future trends. For the first episode, we talk about 2019’s biggest telecommunication stories.

Hashtag Trending - 3 top telecom stories of 2019

To fill the gap of the holiday break, we have put together a series of special episodes looking back at past tech predictions and looking forward to the tech world of 2020.

To fill the gap of the holiday break, we have put together a series of special episodes looking back at past tech predictions and looking forward to the tech world of 2020.&nbsp;

Hashtag Trending - 3 tech predictions from the last decade that were very wrong

We’re just two days away from Christmas! While you’re wrapping up your emergency Christmas shopping, listen to us talk about Canada curbing spam calls, a new partnership between Google, Apple and Amazon, and a new battery that doesn’t use heavy metals.

We’re just two days away from Christmas! While you’re wrapping up your emergency Christmas shopping, listen to us talk about Canada curbing spam calls, a new partnership between Google, Apple and Amazon, and a new battery that doesn’t use heavy metals.

We’re just two days away from Christmas! While you’re wrapping up your emergency Christmas shopping, listen to us talk about Canada curbing spam calls, a new partnership between Google, Apple and Amazon, and a new battery that doesn’t use heavy metals.

Dec 23 - Curb spam calls; smart home partnership; metal-free battery

Weekly Roundup - December 16 to 20

Weekly Roundup - December 16 to 20

A researcher finds a trove of Facebook user data on the web, the memes of the decade are discussed, and a free AI crash course surfaces.

Hashtag Trending -  Facebook user data exposed, memes of the decade, free AI course

A story about a downward-tilting toilet is getting clicks, Instagram says goodbye to branded posts that advertise vapes, weapons, and tobacco, and Canada wants to force streaming services to show more Canadian content.

Hashtag Trending - Downward-tilting toilets, Instagram bans certain branded posts, Netflix Cancon

A Canadian company is set to harness the power of the stars; Boeing announces it is halting production of 737 MAX; Google fires another activist employee

A Canadian company is set to harness the power of the stars; Boeing announces it is halting production of 737 MAX; Google fires another activist employee

A Canadian company is set to harness the power of the stars; Boeing announces it is halting production of 737 MAX; Google fires another activist employee

Hashtag Trending - Harnessing star energy; Boeing halts 737 MAX; Google fires another activist

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