639: TikTok MotherF#C&3R!

639: TikTok MotherF#C&3R!

Cybertruck vs. sign; the UK loves short weeks; US wants TikTok ban while TikTok frets; Meta's support sucks; Apple fined $2B; Musk sues OpenAI; Klarna's AI job fears; Twitter execs sue Musk; NFTs seek meaning; Bitcoin's inflation-adjusted; flop—science nixes sun dimming; Netflix drops 'The Brothers Sun'; 'Crime Scene Kitchen' cooks on; Tech toys abound, and books offer escape; Cyber threats grow; FCC fights shady doorbells; AI spooks; and TikTok's conspiracies rise.


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FOLLOW UP

A Tesla Cybertruck lost its battle against the iconic "Beverly Hills Hotel" sign (video)

Making It Stick: The UK Four-Day Week Pilot One Year On - Autonomy


IN THE NEWS

US House to vote next week on TikTok crackdown bill

TikTok Seems Pretty Worried About Getting Banned

Inside the World of TikTok Spammers and the AI Tools That Enable Them

Podcast: AI-Powered TikTok Hustlers

41 state attorneys general tell Meta to fix their customer support for hacking victims

EU fines Apple nearly $2 billion for 'blocking' alternative music apps

The law doesn't allow Apple to threaten Epic, says EU

Elon Musk sues OpenAI over AI threat

OpenAI and Elon Musk

Elon Musk took drugs with Tesla board members: Report

Klarna CEO says AI can do the job of 700 workers. But job replacement isn't the biggest issue.

How Klarna uses AI on Ben’s Bites

Twitter's former CEO and other execs are suing Elon Musk and X for $128 million in unpaid severance

Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools

Proposed class action lawsuit accuses Apple of monopolizing cloud storage for its devices

Google launches $5m prize to find actual uses for quantum computers

OpenSea’s partnership with Coachella is a sign that NFTs can be more than profile pictures

Actually, Bitcoin Didn’t Hit an All-Time High If You Adjust for Inflation

Scientists Warn 'Dimming The Sun' Is Simply Too Dangerous. Here's Why.


MEDIA CANDY

Constellation

‘The Brothers Sun’ Canceled by Netflix After One Season

'Crime Scene Kitchen' Renewed For Third Season By Fox

Fallout - Official Trailer | Prime Video

Max will start cracking down on password sharing this year


APPS & DOODADS

Epstein

Drafts

Ghost

JPD.Me

CleanMyPhone

SetApp


AT THE LIBRARY

The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport

The Art of War (First Contact Series) by Peter Cawdron

What’s Going On with Kara Swisher’s Book Tour?


THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

Iran's cyber quest in Middle Eastern aerospace.

Andor Will Soon Give You the Most Politically Tense Sequence in Star Tours

New FCC rules would crack down on connected vehicle abuses

Microsoft AI engineer says Copilot Designer creates disturbing images

Ignore This Title and HackAPrompt: Exposing Systemic Vulnerabilities of LLMs through a Global Scale Prompt Hacking Competition

These Video Doorbells Have Terrible Security. Amazon Sells Them Anyway.

Police warn of thieves using wifi-jamming tech to disarm cameras, alarms

Why TikTok Is Becoming a Conspiracy Playground

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718: Net Unhelpful

718: Net Unhelpful

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717: Quantum of Nope

717: Quantum of Nope

The Dutch courts finally did something useful: they told Meta to quit force-feeding algorithmic slop to everyone, so Facebook and Instagram users might actually see posts from friends again—if they ca...

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716: Release the CrackerBot!

716: Release the CrackerBot!

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715: Our Wizard Lies

715: Our Wizard Lies

Grumpy Old Geeks is back with another round of righteous griping and eyebrow-raising headlines in Episode 715: Our Wizard Lies. We kick things off in FOLLOW UP, where TikTok is still the geopolitical ...

26 Sep 20251h 7min

714: Crossfade This

714: Crossfade This

The internet continues its chaotic march, with a TikTok deal potentially happening (for real this time, maybe), while LimeWire bought the Fyre Fest brand, because more viruses are always a great idea....

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713: Ourovibeos

713: Ourovibeos

This week on Grumpy Old Geeks, we're diving headfirst into the digital dumpster fire, starting with follow-up that will make you wonder if the rich are finally getting their comeuppance. It seems Tesl...

12 Sep 20251h 22min

712: Preparation WTF

712: Preparation WTF

The internet's still broken, folks, and apparently, AI's here to make it more awkward. Intel caught a break from Uncle Sam's CHIPS Act, cool for them, not so much for those 'flashing warning signs' in...

5 Sep 20251h 12min

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