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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 9 MIN

Tech Tuesday 5-12-26

from Brian & Company

Erik Semmel and Brian discussed various tech issues, including IBM's recurring data center outages, the ethical implications of employees selling their work credentials, and the potential dangers of smart glasses. They highlighted IBM's major outage at its AMS data centers, which lasted four hours, and the issue of one in eight employees selling their work credentials. They also touched on the controversial ChatGPT's new feature to alert trusted contacts in case of suicidal ideation. Additionally, they discussed MicroStrategy's shift from a buy-and-hold Bitcoin strategy to selling some of its 818,000 Bitcoin holdings, and the privacy concerns surrounding smart glasses.

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