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
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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
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
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
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
Journalist Sues FAA Over Drone No Fly Zone Designed to Prevent Filming ICE
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