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Tech Gumbo — 133 episodes

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Meta's $18 Billion Settlement, LSU Hedging on Kalshi, Courts Kalsi is Gambling, Dyson's Camera Toothbrush, Camera-Free Smart Glasses Backlash

2

Anthropic Defends Its Watermark, Google Lets Users Remove Gemini's, AI Firms Pulp Millions of Books, ChatGPT Launches a Teen Mode

3

Trump OK’s "Hack Backs," Nonprofits Lose Their Data, Meta Fined in NM, Google Buys Spirit's Data, and Starlink Comes to Tesla Robotaxis

4

Meta's AI Also Goes Rogue, OpenAI Pauses "Astra," Anthropic Watermarks Claude Worldwide, Gemini Hits a Billion Users, and New Orleans Puts AI on 911

5

Salt-Based Batteries Break China's Grip, DEF CON Hackers Hit a Plane, Lawmakers Race to Rescue CISA, and the FCC's Sweeping Drone and Robot Bans

6

Flock's License Plate Surveillance Dragnet, Anthropic's Models Hack 3 Companies, and 15 AGs Demand Of OpenAI

7

Hackers And Hotel Wi-Fi, FBI Warns of Utility Attacks, the 2D Barcode Transition, and OS’s Will Demand Your Age

8

OpenAI Models Escape Sandbox and Hack Hugging Face, and Congress Introduces AI "Kill Switch" Bill

9

Windows 12 Rumors, IG's Smart Glasses Crackdown, Courts Ban Smart Glasses, ASU's Influencer Degree, Apple's Leasing Program

10

AI on Garbage Trucks, Illinois' New AI Safety Law, Is AI Making Us Dumber

11

Retro to Robotics, VAR And The World Cup, SF Robotaxi Crackdown, and Meta's "Pervert Glasses"

12

Attorney Franz Borghardt Discusses Drones, Property Rights, and the Law

13

Atty Franz Borghardt Discusses Using AI In A Legal Practice And Hallucinations In Legal Filings

14

The AI Glossary You Need, Cyber Insurers Shift to Speed, Big Tech Flips on AI Jobs Doom, Free AI Credits, Fable Ban Lifted, Claude Sonnet 5

15

FBI Seizes 600+ Drones at World Cup, Amazon Drone Delivery, Microsoft's GDID, Ransomware Update, Starlink Satellites Burn Up as 100K New Satellites Planned

16

Meta's Prediction Market App, META AI Reorg Was "Atrocious," Google Liable for AI, OpenAI Weighs Price Cuts, and RAM Prices Keep Climbing

17

Solar Overtakes Coal, Saronic's Drone Boats Rescue Pilots, SCOTUS Protects Location Data, Smartphones and the Baby Bust, Teams Tracking, and Free Win10 Patches

18

Guest: David Susko, The Road To The Moon And Then To Mars, Part 2

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Guest: David Susko, The Road To The Moon And Then To Mars

20

Religious AI Exemptions, Estonia’s Free ChatGPT, Amazon AI, Anthropic Inside the NSA, Microsoft MAI Models Disappoint

21

CISA Staffing Cuts, Google Pays SpaceX $920M Monthly, Chrome 149 Patch, Meta Smart Glasses NameTag, & Xbox Loses Millions

22

AI Executive Order, OpenClaw Explained, Microsoft Scout, Gemini Spark & AI Costs Out of Control

23

Don't Troll Scam Texts, IG Teen Limits, Bluetooth Bomb Scare, Meta AI Hack, Usage, YT AI Labels, Bot Traffic

24

Pope Leo's AI Encyclical, Vatican AI App, Bezos on AI Jobs, News Archives Blocked, Anthropic's Mythos Bugs

25

OS Age Verification, Vanguard Strikes Back, Waymo Floods, Subsea Data Centers, AI in Space

26

AI Backlash Goes Mainstream, Musk Loses in Court, and RAM Makers Drown in Debt

27

Microsoft Kills SMS Login, Hackers Harass Researchers, and CISA Security Lapse, Kindle EOL

28

Hackable Lawn Mowers, Talking to AI In A Whisper, Ending The Swipe, and AI’s Predictions Disagreements

29

AI Taxes, Screenless Wearables, and Google's Chromebook Successor

30

Dating App Lawsuit, Meta Smart Glasses Scandal, N.M. vs. Meta, OpenAI's Goblin Ban, PodSlop, and Gov’t AI Oversight

31

Photoshop's Origin, Gemini in Cars, Samsung Smart Glasses, Starlink's Growth, Utah VPN Law, BlackBerry's Comeback, and Google Translate Turns 20

32

Claude's Mythos Too Powerful, DeepSeek, OpenAI Misses Targets, Anthropic Hits $1 Trillion, and Taylor Swift TMs Her Voice

33

Tim Cook's Apple Exit, Facebook Scam Billions, Mandatory Car Surveillance, and Prediction Market Insider Trading

34

AI Index Trust Gap, Orbital Compute Cluster, Computing Power Crunch, and Data Center Backlash

35

Roblox Safety Tiers, Netgear FCC Exemption, Meta Ad Dominance, Copilot Debrand, Netflix Rate Hikes

36

Kalshi Legal Wins, Microsoft’s AI Roadmap, Claude Integration, and Data Center Delays

37

6G Readiness, In-Car Meetings, Space iPhones, and the Global Auto Crisis

38

The Jetson’s vs. Reality, Maga Dream Girl, OpenAI’s Strategic Pivot

39

Social Media Negligence Rulings, Utility Infrastructure Costs, Balcony Solar Bill, Wi-Fi Router Ban

40

Interview: Dr. Andrew Dalovisio with Director Cellular Therapy w/ Mary Bird Perkins

41

Meta Liability Verdict, Australian Ban Gaps, NY AI Laws, Sora Sunset, NHTSA Probes Tesla

42

Apple’s 50-Year Legacy, Gemini’s Office Overhaul, and Anthropic’s Legal Showdown

43

BYD Battery Breakthrough, Windows 12 Rumors, and Consumer Tech Skepticism

44

Microsoft Discord Chaos, Power Grid Risks, AI Fast Food Coaching, and the Claude Surge

45

Dark Web Explained, NFL Streaming Inquiry, 25Gbps Light Internet, and Starlink Mobile Update

46

Teen AI Trends, Waymo’s Human Helpers, Remote Guidance Debate, Tesla’s Legal Battle

47

Global Teen Social Media Bans, Discord Delay, Meta Smartwatch, and Louisiana AI Expansion

48

AI Political Warfare, Microsoft Ditches OpenAI, Pentagon Contract Disputes, Meta's Digital Afterlife

49

YouTube’s Legal Defense, Instagram’s Addiction Denial, YouTube Outpaces Netflix

50

AI Metacognition Gains, Discord Age Checks, Ring’s Surveillance Scrutiny, Goldman’s AI Accountants, Altman’s Ad Feud

51

LSU Cyber Defense and Energy Security Initiatives

52

Firefox AI Kill Switch, Microsoft Trims AI Bloat, Grok’s Explicit Pivot, SpaceX-xAI Merger

53

TikTok’s Data Pivot, 8K TV Market Collapse, EU EV Milestone, Food Truck Batteries, Peacock’s Growing Pains

54

Trump’s AI Rules And Regs Making, PPG’s Speed Coat, EU vs. Google AI, Microsoft 365 Outage

55

TikTok’s New Deal And Service Outages, Censorship Allegations, Social Media Addiction Trials

56

Grok Porn, Grok Breaks Policies, OpenAI Hardware, Alexa Upgrades, Social Media Act

57

Wing & Walmart’s Drone Expansion, Wikipedia at 25, Meta Abandons Metaverse, Maryland Sphere, Canada’s China EV Deal

58

Police Report Hallucination, Apple Teams With Google AI, Copilot And File Explorer

59

Dell AI PC Retreat, Cloudflare vs. Italy, Why iOS 26 Matters

60

On3 Blocks Grok, AI Image Safety Crisis, France’s Social Media Ban, Meta’s Glass Delay

61

Calif Data Privacy, Roomba Bankrupt, Prison Cell Phone Jam, M365 Confusion, Cybercab Loses TM

62

Review of the top stories we covered in 2025

63

Disney Gives Their Characters To Sora, La. Social Media Law Blocked, Social Media Bans for Minors, Trump EO on State AI Laws

64

Google Maps Upgrade, Online Reservation Tracking, Win10 Risks, PornHub Extortion, PayPal Bank, Ford’s EREV

65

Guest Warren Birkett, did he really cause Y2K?

66

Netflix/Warner Bros. acquisition fight, Waymo noise issues & school bus recall, SpaceX mobile ambitions, OpenAI ordered to reveal chat logs.

67

ChatGPT’s Crisis, Coded "Algospeak", Australia’s Ban

68

Windows 11 Stalls, Login Glitch, Camera Sexploitation, Cyber-Cargo Heists

69

Teens Mourn AI Loss, Anthropic’s Deceptive Models, X Sells Usernames, Grok’s Legal Woes

70

Pornhub’s Big Tech Plea, Malaysia’s Social Ban, Meta’s Safety Scandal, Roblox’s AI Scan

71

Guest: Sarah W. Anderson, Attorney at Law, specializing in Cybersecurity

72

Cloudflare Outage, Apple Digital ID, Waymo Expansion, MS Agentic OS, Cyber Awareness Crisis

73

Meta La Solar Deal, Aussie Free Solar Power, Microsoft Sued Over Copilot, Microsoft AI Chief Rejects Consciousness Research, Tesla Grok Scandal

74

The Start Of Season 12! Louvre’s “LOUVRE” Password, Rogue Ransomware Experts, YouTube TV Drops Disney

75

AI Isn’t Raising Your Power Bill, AI Browsers Can Be Hacked, Microsoft Bans AI Flirting, and PayPal Joins ChatGPT

76

Meta Layoffs, Starlink Speed Surge, FBI Gambling Bust, Text Message Scandals

77

Browser Fingerprints, Walmart & OpenAI Partnership, YouTube Deepfake Defense, Uber’s AI Side Hustle, Kohler’s Smart Toilet

78

Amazon Internet Meltdown, Windows 11 Fix, Messenger Shutdown, GM’s Big Tech Shift, and Apple’s iPhone Air Fails

79

AI Bubble Warnings, Police Battle AI Prank, OpenAI’s Safety Report, ChatGPT To Add Erotica

80

Apple TV Rebrand, Wi-Fi 8, Leaky Satellites, Windows 10 E-Waste, Korean DC Fire, BYD Boom

81

AI Actress Sparks Hollywood Uproar, OpenAI’s Sora 2 Shocks the Internet, and Sam Altman Warns of an AI Bubble

82

Asahi Cyberattack, Instagram Denial, Bezos’ Space Data Centers, Gen Z Goes Retro, Amazon Drone Crash, CA Drivers Unionize

83

AI Workslop, Fauxductivity, ChatGPT Parental Controls, Pew Survey on AI Trust, California AI Law

84

Microsoft Caves on Win10, Cracker Barrel Outrage Fueled by Bots, Social Media News Habits, Police Pull Over a Robotaxi

85

Pope Rejects Virtual Papacy, ChatGPT’s Real Use Revealed, TikTok Deal Takes Shape, EU Eyes Cookie Ban, Samsung Puts Ads on Fridges

86

iOS 26 Overhaul, Intel + Nvidia Chip Pact, Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI Bet, SpaceX’s 15K-Satellite Push, More Copilot

87

Toilet TikTok Risks, Taco Bell AI Fumbles, Smart Home Futures, Students Embrace AI, Powerball Scandal, Gmail Security Confusion

88

Computer Literacy I 2025, UK Ransomware Ban Plans, Cybersecurity Concierges, Windows 10’s $7B Price Tag

89

Waymo Robotaxis In NYC, IRS EV Credit Deadline, Melania’s AI Push, Datacenter Water Wars, Google’s Gemini Energy Use

90

Windows 12 AI Future, Excel Copilot Backlash, Intel’s $10B Deal with US

91

Google’s AI Summaries Hit Publishers, CA Police AI Disclosure Bill, Claude Walks Away, Meta’s Deadly Flirty Bot, Gemini’s Self-Loathing Spiral

92

Australia’s Teen Social Ban, AV Red Tape Mess, FAA Drone Expansion, SpaceX vs Fiber, Musk’s Tax Shield, UK Water Crisis

93

Disney+–Hulu ESPN, RFK Jr. Wearables Push, OpenAI GPT-5 Rollout Backlash

94

Delta AI Pricing Backlash, QR Code Scam Warning, Perplexity’s Chrome Bid, AT&T Breach Settlement, Starlink Cuts Prices

95

Vibe Coding Boom, Age Verification Backlash, Data Privacy Fears, Delta’s AI Fare Targeting, Spotify’s Dead Artist Scandal

96

FCC Gigabit Rollback, Office 2024 vs 365, 30TB Drives, Ransomware Wipeout, Tesla FSD Refund

97

AI, AGI, ASI, Where are we now, how soon before the next levels of AI?

98

A Reunion of AI experts to look for the next few years!

99

A Reunion of AI experts to look back on the past 2 years of Artificial Intelligence

100

Phishing Training Fails, TikTok's Backup Plan, Social Media Age Ban Bill

101

Starlink Price Hike, Windows 11 Surpasses 10, Microsoft’s Culture Clash, Amazon’s Robot Surge

102

Google Earth at 20, 400M Windows PCs Gone, Microsoft’s AI Mandate

103

Brazil Social Media Ruling, Section 230 Challenge, Tesla FSD Failures

104

Guest Interview: Kenny Wall of Gulf Coast Office Products on DocuWare and Workflow Automation

105

Windows 12 Rumors, iOS 26 Upgrades, Meta AI's Privacy Problem

106

GameStop Damages Switch 2 Consoles, Google's $500M "Less Evil" Settlement, AI Startups Exposed, AI Hallucinations in Court, Meta's Deepfake Ad Problem, OpenAI's Revenue Boom, AI Layoffs and Backlash

107

T-Mobile’s Starlink Beta Opens Up, Cable Carriers Gain Ground, Supersonic Travel Cleared, YouTube vs. Ad-Blockers

108

Win11 Adoption Slows, Waymo Safer Than Human Drivers, Tesla FSD Woes

109

Fla. Social Media Ban Unconstitutional, Pirating TV, USB-C Not The Same, Starlink Getting Faster?

110

Claude Blackmails Developers, Google Fighting To Retain Seach Dominance, Chicago Paper’s Fake Reading List, AI Darth Vader Voice Over, Duolingo CEO Flip-Flop

111

Netflix YouTube And AI Ads, TikTok Freebies Causing Malware, Texas Social Media Laws And Age Verification, Baby Saved By DNA Gene-Editing

112

Students Humanizing Papers Using AI, Professor Uses AI Students Not Happy, Will Society Adapt to GenAI Fast Enough

113

Changes To Apple’s App Store, Get A Bite Of Apple’s $95M Settlement, Robotaxis More Popular Than Human Ubers, Autonomous Trucks In Texas, HBO Rebranded Again, Sesame Street ‘s New Home

114

AI Credit Cards, AI Hallucinations Getting Worse, Zuckerberg Thinks AI Will be Your Friends, AI Research Violates Ethics Standards

115

DoJ Wants To Break Up Google, $20K EV Truck, Tesla Sales Drop, Changes To Windows 11, Netflix To Use AI As Recommendation Tool

116

Being Polite To AI Cost $$$, ChatGPT Annoying?, AI Gains Outweigh Cost, Teens Investing with ChatGPT Help, Copilot Has Flatlined

117

Tech Job Confusion And Obsolescence, Anti-Piracy Ad Stole, Google Blurring Nudity, Zuckerberg Says Social Media Changed

118

Man Uses A.I. In Appeal, Judge Is Not Happy, Things Not to Tell ChatGPT, OpenAI Wants To Build A Social Network, Grok Called Musk Mis-Info Spreader, xAI buys X

119

Win 11 Upgrade Update, Google Is A Monopoly, OpenAI Would Like To Buy Google’s Chrome, Tesla’s Robotaxis Have A Long Way To Go

120

Interview w/ Corey Clothier, Autonomous Vehicle Expert with Arcadis

121

Waymo’s Software Challenges, New Parents Chose Robotaxi Over Human Driver, Instagram Blocking Sensitive Images, Microsoft Turned 50

122

Are VR Goggles Dead, AI Takes over A Newspaper, AI Datacenters Popping Up In Heartland

123

NFL To Use Hawk-Eye, Fitbit Gets Another Year, Apple To Revamp iPhone for Health, Apple Buying $1B Nvidia Chips, New Credit Card For Apple Card, Microsoft’s New BSOD And Outlook

124

OpenAI Training LLM On Copyrighted Content, ChatGPT Hallucinates Horror Story Bio, AI Makes People Sadder, CEO Pledge To Get Rid Of Fraud Sentenced For Fraud

125

Is Signal Safe?, Apple Watch Camera, EV BYD Soaring, Coke’s New Vending Machine Doesn’t Use Electricity

126

CISO’s AI Malware Concerns, Are Kids Using AI Cheating?, Gemini Removes Watermarks

127

Mishing Threat, Apple’s Encrypted Messaging, TikTok 10PM Curfew For Teens eBay & Etsy Emulate TikTok, Microsoft Removed Copilot, VW Brings Back Buttons

128

Is Antivirus Software Spying On You?, Never Delete SPAM, Jr. Software Developers Over Reliance on AI, Crypto Heist Because Of Poor Cybersecurity

129

Microsoft Killing Publisher, Apple Delaying Apple Intelligence, Most Smart Phone Users Don’t Use AI, DOJ Forcing Google To Sell Chrome, 4G Cellular Didn’t Work On The Moon

130

Amazon Alexa+, Nvidia Say AI Boom Still Going Strong, Sora Gets ChatGPT Integration, Microsoft-OpenAI Approved in UK, McDonald’s Gets AI Infusion, Google-HP Project Starline 3D Calling

131

Facebook Deleting Live Videos, HP Ends 15 Min Wait, Gmail Changes Authentication, Google Shuts Down Extensions, YouTube Premium Lite, Microsoft Office “Free: With Ads, Microsoft To End Skype

132

Smart Glasses Help Visually Impaired, AI Not Generating Value, Think Deeper and Voice Are Now Free, Robots Running Half Marathons

133

MLB Bot Calling Balls and Strikes, YouTube Premium “Lite”, Apple Vision Pro getting AI, AT&T SplitPay vs, Splitwise App, Meta’s Subsea Internet Cable Circumnavigates