740: To the Moon!

740: To the Moon!

Welcome to Grumpy Old Geeks, where we're starting to notice a patience epidemic! As people get used to barking orders at their AI, they're starting to talk to other humans with the same terse impatience. We discuss the enshittification of social media like Threads, which are now completely overrun with AI-generated slop.

This week, we dive into the corporate shenanigans of the tech world. OpenAI was caught secretly funding an advocacy group to push for age verification laws that just so happen to benefit Sam Altman's other company. We also cover Elon Musk's troubles, including all of xAI's co-founders quitting, a SpaceX satellite exploding, and Tesla's "fully autonomous" robotaxis being revealed to have remote human drivers.

Plus, we celebrate NASA's successful Artemis II launch, review a fantastic Premiere Pro plugin for multicam editing, and give our thoughts on shows like "The Pit" and "Downton Abbey."


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FOLLOW UP

Austria is pursuing a social media ban for kids under 14

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI

OpenAI takes on another “side quest,” buys tech-focused talk show TBPN


IN THE NEWS

Elon Musk’s last co-founder reportedly leaves xAI

SpaceX loses contact with one of its Starlink satellites

SpaceX has reportedly filed for the biggest IPO in history

OpenAI Is Falling Out of Favor With Secondary Buyers

Oracle Lays Off Thousands to Offset AI Spending

Anthropic leaks part of Claude Code’s internal source code

Anthropic is having a month

Wikipedia Just Drew the Line on A.I.-Written Content

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely

Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

White House App Found Tracking Users' Exact Location Every 4.5 Minutes via Third-Party Server

Kash Patel's personal email account was accessed by hackers linked to Iran

NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast)



MEDIA CANDY

The Hobbit: The Tolkien Edit

The Pitt

DTF St. Louis

Project Hail Mary

SUPERGIRL | Official Trailer

Downton Abbey

Darker Waves Festival


APPS & DOODADS

Bluesky's next product is an AI assistant that helps build custom social media feeds

ChatGPT app launches for CarPlay on iOS 26.4

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

Meta is testing an Instagram Plus subscription service with exclusive features

Wraith Multi-Cam Editor


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