Two and a Half Bens

By Pheonix, PhoneBoy, and SirBemrose

The tech podcast not hosted by a Chief Twit or Tech Bros... more

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Two and a Half Bens episodes:

January 10, 202615 - Hell-LM
Stolen LastPass backups enable crypto theft through 2025
Microsoft may soon allow IT admins to uninstall Copilot
The Downside to Using AI for All Those Boring Tasks at Work
Google: Don’t make “bite-sized” content for LLMs if you care about search rank
This Holiday it is Time to Acknowledge Fraud at Palo Alto Networks
AI Coding Assistants Are Getting Worse Newer models are more prone to silent but deadly failure modes
MSFT quibbles on what AI behavior constitutes a "vulnerability"
Microsoft pushes huge Copilot update with features like Clippy 2.0
ChatGPT falls to new data-pilfering attack as a vicious cycle in AI continues
Texas gets TRO to prevent Samsung from collecting SmartTV data
Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87
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2h 18min
December 28, 202514 - Alphabet Mafia
California startup's new fire-suppression system uses sound instead of water
The Sound of Silence: How Waves Snuff a Flame
Using Sound Waves to Put Out Fire: The Story of Two George Mason University Students | Emergent
New UEFI flaw enables pre-boot attacks on motherboards from Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, ASRock
Riot is forcing Valorant players to update their PC firmware to keep playing
Our king, our priest, our feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages
Malicious npm package steals WhatsApp accounts and messages
Fraudsters are using AI systems to forge art documents
The scientist who helped create AI says it’s only ‘a matter of time’ before every single job is wiped out—even safer trade jobs like plumbing
Microsoft wants to replace its entire C and C++ codebase, perhaps by 2030
Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years
LangGrinch Vulnerability in LangChain Core Enables RCE via Prompt Injections
From AI to analog, cybersecurity tabletop exercises look a little different this year
Elon Musk Says He's Removing 'Sustainable' From Tesla's Mission
Tesla is the most unreliable used car brand in America, even behind Jeep and Chrysler
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2h 14min
December 13, 202513 - A New Error
React2Shell
React2Shell: Decoding CVE-2025-55182 – The Silent Threat in React Server Components
Block all AI browsers for the foreseeable future: Gartner
Brave browser starts testing agentic AI mode for automated tasks
AI will play an even bigger role in our love lives in 2026, experts say
GA man arrested for destroying evidence by erasing his phone
Python plan to boost software security foiled by Trump admin’s anti-DEI rules
Over 10,000 Docker Hub images found leaking credentials, auth keys
The Worst Thing About AI Is That People Can’t Shut Up About It
Smart bed owners experience AWS outage nightmare as they're left sweating and stuck in upright position
Linux founder Linus Torvalds defends Windows’ Blue Screens of Death
Google DeepMind agrees to sweeping partnership with government: 'Incredible potential to drive a new era'
ChatGPT's 'Adult Mode' Is Coming in 2026
FuckU-FuckMe
Disney says Google AI infringes copyright “on a massive scale”
New ConsentFix attack hijacks Microsoft accounts via Azure CLI
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2h 17min
November 29, 202512 - From Caffeine to Hate
Decades-old ‘Finger’ protocol abused in ClickFix malware attacks
Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand
How The $10 Trillion AI Bubble Pops
Why can’t ChatGPT tell time?
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it’s costing the economy
OpenAI discloses API customer data breach via Mixpanel vendor hack
What to know about a recent Mixpanel security incident
Flights disrupted after Airbus discovers intense sun radiation could impact flight control data
Cloudflare out for 6hrs - internet goes dark
AWS outage in October 2025
AWS denies global outage, blames ‘inaccurate speculation’ after Fortnite, Arc Raiders and other platforms suffer simultaneous outages
Experts warn of ‘ChatGPT psychosis’ among users of AI chatbots
Fake “Windows Update” screen fuels new wave of ClickFix attacks
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1h 51min
November 15, 202511 - Antisocial Media
Hackers found a way to weaponize CAPTCHA pages, and it's incredibly effective
'Orthosomnia' Might Be Ruining Your Sleep. Here's What You Should Know.
Hackers turn Cisco and Citrix zero-days into a malware nightmare
Why Windows sucks and how to fix it, according to a former Microsoft engineer
MSFT Teams feature to block screen capture
Unsurprisingly, X users locked out in the cold after botched authentication switch
Google is rolling out conversational shopping—and ads—in AI Mode search
DoorDash hit by new data breach in October exposing user information
Original Mac calculator design came from letting Steve Jobs play with menus for 10 minutes
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1h 51min
November 01, 202510 - Societal Fuckery
Researchers show that training on “junk data” can lead to LLM “brain rot”
When AI writes code, humans clean up the mess
Digital ID is now less about illegal working, more about rummaging through drawers
BRUSH EXPLOIT CAN CAUSE ANY CHROMIUM BROWSER TO COLLAPSE IN 15-60 SECONDS
EY EXPOSES 4TB SQL SERVER BACKUP PUBLICLY ON MICROSOFT AZURE
Meet the new Clippy: Microsoft unveils Copilot's "Mico" avatar
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
Why AI Breaks Bad
Study: AI Models Trained On Clickbait Slop Result In AI ‘Brain Rot,’ ‘Hostility’
AI enabled browsers are a security nightmare
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1h 51min
October 18, 2025 9 - Refrigerator Porn
Pheonix and PhoneBoy are joined by DameBemrose and discuss the latest AI bullshit, Microsoft Bugs, F5's Secuity Breach, and More!
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1h 9min
October 04, 20258 - BrokebackGPT
Walmart CEO expects AI will 'change literally every job' - not just engineering | ZDNET
Chatbots Play With Your Emotions to Avoid Saying Goodbye
Self-driving Waymo pulled over for illegal U-turn, officer has no one to ticket
Three Ai agents realize they're all AI, then switch to a Secret Language…
Abusing Notion's AI Agent for Data Theft
This app will pay you $30/day to record your phone calls for AI
Your budget Android phone might be spying on you
Instead of improving productivity, AI is creating ‘workslop’
The U.K. keeps threatening to censor American tech companies
Imgur blocks UK users after data watchdog signals possible fine
Fire breaks out at Chevron's refinery in California
The UK’s war on Apple encryption is back
Intel and AMD trusted enclaves, a foundation for network security, fall to physical attacks
The retro technology connecting kids to their friends
Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated social media has arrived
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2h 29min
September 20, 2025 7 - Goatse and Fail
The Bens talk AI everywhere we don't want it to be, CISA wants to pwn CVE, self-replcating worms thanks to npm, and more!
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1h 43min
September 06, 2025 6 - Reddit in a Box
The Bens discuss the Salesloft Breach, Perl, More AI flaws, trademarking telepathy, infostealer porn, the cult of cryptocurrency, and more!
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2h 30min

FAQs about Two and a Half Bens:

How many episodes does Two and a Half Bens have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.