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TechGrumpsTechGrumps 3.3.7 – AI Discussions sandboxed for your security Who watches the watchmen? Oh wait, no one does – we did that last week, This week we compare LLMs to god level Owls, expose ourselves at the Church of Moltbot and watch BBC turn Britain off one channel at a time. https://archive.org/download/techgrumps-3.37-ai-discussions-sandboxed-for-your-security/Techgrumps%203.37%20-%20AI%20Discussions%20sandboxed%20for%20your%20security.mp3 Listen to your host Ryan Alexander with Ian Forrester, David ‘Andy’ Eastman, and Wendy Grossman. Techgrumps 3.37 The AI Skills Hub is a bit lightweight. https://aiskillshub.org.uk/ Anthropic has invested 1.5M in the Python Software Foundation https://simonwi...
2026-02-1000 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.37 - AI Discussions sandboxed for your securityTechgrumps 3.37 - AI Discussions sandboxed for your securityThe AI Skills Hub is a bit lightweight.https://aiskillshub.org.uk/Anthropic has invested 1.5M in the Python Software Foundationhttps://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/13/anthropic-invests-15-million-in-the-python-software-foundation-a/ChatGPT launching advertising in chatGPT products:https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/16/chatgpt-ads/the current actual costs in terms of electricity and water for LLM usage https://www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01-20-cc-impact/Voice cloning is now available to anyone with a GPUhttps://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/22/qwen3-tts/Clawd/Molt/OpenClawhttps://www.404media.co/exposed-moltbook-database-let-anyone-take-control-of-any-ai-agent-on-the-site/A related dramatic readinghttps://wisebluesky.com/wisdom-story-the-owl-who-was-god/BBC's plan to...
2026-02-1041 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechGrumps 3.3.6 Men are weird: The Return of the Glasshole Who watches the watchmen? We don’t answer that type of dumb question in this podcast; we just wonder who is looking at your junk. And we look at why you may not want to stay on CSAM champion Elon Musk’s X platform. Listen to your host Ryan Alexander with Ian Forrester, David ‘Andy’ Eastman, and Wendy Grossman. Techgrumps 3.36 Mozilla, Firefox and AI https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/mozillas-new-ceo-says-ai-is-coming-to-firefox-but-will-remain-a-choice/ The return of smart glasses and wearables https://www.theverge.com/column/797938/optimizer-newsletter-wearable-hell-smart-glasses-smart-rings-ai-hardware https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx23ke7rm7go Now at the “Get...
2026-01-1400 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.36 - Men are weird: The Return of the GlassholeTechgrumps 3.36Mozilla, Firefox and AIhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/mozillas-new-ceo-says-ai-is-coming-to-firefox-but-will-remain-a-choice/The return of smart glasses and wearableshttps://www.theverge.com/column/797938/optimizer-newsletter-wearable-hell-smart-glasses-smart-rings-ai-hardwarehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx23ke7rm7goNow at the "Get The F*** Off X/Twitter" stagehttps://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/ofcom-launches-investigation-into-x-over-grok-sexualised-imageryPaper about fake parts of real videos:https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.21052shttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwygqqll9k2oTony Blair wants to be a Tech Bro, building AI tools to rival Palantirhttps://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/blair-bids-to-build-own-ai-tools-rival-palantir-tbiAOBThe AI summary in which a police officer turned into a frog (or in discussion...
2026-01-1451 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechGrumps 3.3.5 Bless The TechGrumps (Special holiday special) We should wish you all a Merry Christmas – but why would we do such a thing? Enjoy this Holiday Nativity Special but with 5 wise men. Well, 4 wise men and Hannah. Actually, one wise Hannah and some others. Listen to your host Ryan Alexander with Ian Forrester, David Eastman, Andy Piper and Hannah Field. https://archive.org/download/tech-grumps-3.3.5-special-holiday-special-bless-the-tech-grumps/TechGrumps%203.3.5%20%28Special%20holiday%20special%29%20-%20bless%20The%20TechGrumps.mp3 Hannah: is grumpy about marketers using “GEO” or “Generative Engine Optimisation” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/10/is-retail-ready-for-ai-shaking-up-how-we-shop?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Ian is grumpy about how social i...
2026-01-0300 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechGrumps 3.3.5: - Bless The TechGrumps (Special holiday special)Techgrumps 3.3.5 (Special holiday special)Hannah: is grumpy about marketers using "GEO" or "Generative Engine Optimisation"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/10/is-retail-ready-for-ai-shaking-up-how-we-shop?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherIan is grumpy about how social is eroding relationships, causing loneliness and exhaustionhttps://www.npr.org/2025/12/02/nx-s1-5627156/social-media-digital-detox-depression-anxietyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-06-social-media-change-issues-problems-reporthttps://www.noemamag.com/the-last-days-of-social-media/Ryan is grumpy about de Reverse Centaurhttps://pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/pop-that-bubble/#u-washingtonhttps://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/1fkf65/this_scene_from_superman_iii_haunted_me_as_a_child/Andy is grumpy about lessons learned form Sleep dealerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1...
2025-12-241h 02TechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.34 ChatGPT is not my wingman This time ChatGPT is helping you date, while just dating you too. When will this thing just go away? Also local cyberattacks and Android getting a bit fruity (if the fruit is an Apple). Grumps this time include the voices of Ian Forrester, David “Andy” Eastman, and Wendy Grossman. https://archive.org/download/techgrumps-3.34-chat-gpt-is-not-my-wingman/Techgrumps%203.34%20-%20ChatGPT%20is%20not%20my%20wingman%20v2.mp3 Techgrumps 3.34 Local council cyberattacks https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526106/Annual-costs-of-Hackney-ransomware-attack-exceed-12m https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y2w43ry5lo Planes patches https://www.bbc.co.uk/n...
2025-12-1100 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.34 - ChatGPT is not my wingmanTechgrumps 3.34Local council cyberattackshttps://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526106/Annual-costs-of-Hackney-ransomware-attack-exceed-12mhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y2w43ry5loPlanes patcheshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gp9d28p74oThe iOS of Android and the problemshttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/google-will-let-android-power-users-bypass-upcoming-sideloading-restrictions/https://keepandroidopen.org/GraphineOS blocked in France?https://proton.me/blog/grapheneos-franceThe Rise of ChatGPT as an AI Dating Coach in 2025https://www.elle.com/life-love/sex-relationships/a68999668/chatgpt-ai-dating-coach-trend-interview-2025/AOBsLook out for a new podcast with Ian & JessNotes on being a man by Scott Gallowayhttps://bookwyrm.social/book/2149836/s/notes-on-being-a-manDrift Zero DJ - DJ hackday...
2025-12-1145 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.33 : Removing the final step in captilism, removing the consumerTechgrumps 3.33AI browsers, WTF?https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/10/31/the-gated-web/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountains_of_ParadiseAmazon goes down, what next?https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/10/24/its-always-dns/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5y8k7k6v1rtPython software foundation rejects DEI stringshttps://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/AOBMozilla Festival 2025https://www.mozillafestival.org/Enshittification (the book)https://bookwyrm.social/book/1886312/s/enshittificationQEDhttps://qedcon.org/Ian talks AI to the health insuranceshttps://amii.org.uk/events/Sir Tim's book - https://bookwyrm.social/book/2087203/s/this-is-for-everyoneIs Solid like Zandando? - https://fil.org/ecosystem-explorer...
2025-11-0444 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.33 The Final Step Is Removing the Consumer This time AI wants your browser. With OpenAI launching Atlas and the Apps SDK, first they will bypass the web and finally cut the end user out of the economic decision process. Also the AWS crash https://archive.org/download/techgrumps-3.33-removing-the-final-step-in-captilism-removing-the-consumer/Techgrumps%3A%203.33%20-%20Removing%20the%20final%20step%20in%20captilism%20removing%20the%20consumer.mp3 AI browsers, WTF? https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/10/31/the-gated-web/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountains_of_Paradise Amazon goes down, what next? https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/10/24/its-always-dns/ https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5y8k7k6v1rt Python software...
2025-11-0300 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.32 Your Illegal Racially Motivated Stops Will Go More Smoothly With the UK’s steps into the age gated internet and digital ID back again like the renegade master, the techgrumps have plenty to be grumpy about in this month’s podcast. Grumps this time include the voices of Ian Forrester, David Eastman, Ryan Alexander and Wendy Grossman. https://archive.org/download/techgrumps-3.32-your-illegal-racially-motivated-stops-will-go-more-smoothly/Techgrumps%203.32%20-%20Your%20illegal%20racially%20motivated%20stops%20will%20go%20more%20smoothly.mp3 Techgrumps 3.32 UK Digital ID https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/09/26/the-absurdity-card/ Christie’s has quietly shuttered its digital art department https://news.artnet.com/market/christies-scraps-digital-art-department-2685784 Age verification and online safety h...
2025-10-0700 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.32 : Your illegal, racially motivated stops will go more smoothlyTechgrums 3.32UK Digital IDhttps://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/09/26/the-absurdity-card/Christie’s has quietly shuttered its digital art departmenthttps://news.artnet.com/market/christies-scraps-digital-art-department-2685784Age verification and online safetyhttps://www.wired.com/story/vpn-use-spike-age-verification-laws-uk/Meshtastic and different networkshttps://www.theregister.com/2025/07/08/jack_dorsey_debuts_bitchat/https://www.wired.com/story/youre-not-ready-for-phone-dead-zones/AOBDigital legacy - https://machinereadablewishes.cc/Fediforum 2025 - https://fediforum.org/ - October 7-8thIan's digital dating manifesto - https://datingmanifesto.cc/
2025-10-0655 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.31: Ten Thousand Steps Of Gemini’s Love Language Will the real wearable owner please stand up? More failing AI and Hannah meets the Fediverse, in the latest attempt to try to explain it. Grumps this time include the voices of Ian Forrester, Hannah, Ryan Alexander and Wendy Grossman. David was too jet lagged. https://archive.org/download/techgrumps-3.31-10000-steps-of-geminis-love-language/Techgrumps%203.31%20-%2010000%20steps%20of%20Geminis%20love%20language.mp3 Techgrumps 3.31 audio. Enjoy the mp3 audio, and why not share it with others. My wearable says please stand-up https://www.politico.com/newsletters/future-pulse/2025/06/24/rfk-jr-wants-a-wearable-on-your-wrist-00419190 Switzerland releases a public LLM https://www.the...
2025-09-1100 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.31: 10000 steps of Gemini's love languageTechgrumps 3.31My wearable says please stand-up https://www.politico.com/newsletters/future-pulse/2025/06/24/rfk-jr-wants-a-wearable-on-your-wrist-00419190Switzerland releases a public LLMhttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/770646/switzerland-ai-model-llm-open-apertusAI is a 4 year trying to impress you with stupid moveshttps://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-calendar-invite-hijack-smart-home/https://cubicgarden.com/2025/08/17/a-lesson-in-separation-of-concerns-googles-gemini-hijacked/https://www.extremetech.com/internet/researchers-find-hackers-can-hide-ai-prompt-attacks-in-compressed-images?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebookHannah meets the Fediversehttps://videos.elenarossini.com/w/64VuNCccZNrP4u9MfgbhkNhttps://youtu.be/p9c2f63pIag?si=UZJWGfsNCfZr6Eq_&t=209AOBFediforum is back for October 7-8https://fediforum.org/Fediforum Europe at SFconhttps://www.sfscon.it/programs/2025/Supremacy...
2025-09-1058 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.30 – We Did It For The Children Look upon the rain soaked valley, see the innocent children gambol in the poppies. Only age verification can keep this bucolic vision of Britain real – and if you don’t agree you must be a pervert. So says Tech Bro Pete Kyle. Naturally, the techgrumps are backing this all the way. Ian Forrester, David “Andy” Eastman, and Wendy Grossman fall over themselves to ensure Our Children stay in the fields where they belong. https://archive.org/download/techgrumps-3.30-we-did-it-for-the-children/Techgrumps%203.30%20-%20We%20did%20it%20for%20the%20children.mp3 Techgrumps 3.30 audio Enjoy the mp3 audio, and w...
2025-08-0500 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.30 : We did if for the childrenTechgrumps 3.30UK's online safety act requires users to verify their age for adult contentVPN usage massively up! - https://mashable.com/article/proton-vpn-uk-age-verification-signupsThe gated internet - https://reason.com/2025/07/28/the-age-gated-internet-is-here/https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-great-british-firewall-age-verification-has-failed/What happened to hobbies?https://youtu.be/OLQkNUjQPUo?si=M3b4wArK8ztUN3buAny other business Empires of AI - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_AIJohn Oliver on AI Slop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpg1RmzAbcSilicon Valley's sudden embrace of Christianity - https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/christianity-was-borderline-illegal-in-silicon-valley-now-its-the-new-religionOpen rights group hits 20 years! - https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events...
2025-08-0449 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.29 – Please verify your AI partner From BlueSky non-growth, to AI boyfriends through staring at an orb. I remember in the old days you just paid thruppence and went to a dance in the church hall, now its all AI intimacy and splitting your iris into three parts. And that Elon Musk, he’s a right one isn’t he? Grumps this time include the voices of Ian Forrester, David “Andy” Eastman, and Wendy Grossman. https://archive.org/download/techgrumps-3.29-please-vertify-your-ai-partner/Techgrumps%203.29%20-%20Please%20vertify%20your%20AI%20partner.mp3 Techgrumps 3.29 audio Enjoy the mp3 audio, and why not share it with oth...
2025-07-1000 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.29: Please verify your AI partnerTechgrumps 3.29The Fediverse and Blueskyhttps://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/06/27/revival/World Orb launches in the UKhttps://eandt.theiet.org/2025/06/09/sam-altmans-eyeball-scanning-device-designed-tell-humans-bots-arrives-ukhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66128111AI Boyfriendshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyhackl/2025/06/23/confessions-of-a-futurist-i-dated-four-ahttps://shows.acast.com/metaverse-marketing/episodes/dating-ai-loving-human-exploring-ai-relationships-metas-newAOBsTitan: the OceanGate Disaster = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35628853/Mountain Head - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35396529/BBC R&D's Social research - https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-06-social-media-change-issues-problems-reportThe Bookworm and the Fireflies has launched - https://thebookwormandthefireflies.com/
2025-07-1057 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.28 – If no-one monetizes no-one HAS to monetize Another quick turnaround on the podcast. However the Techgrumps those perpetually displeased connoisseurs of digital disappointment—are still finding things to grumble about from last month. Apparently, the revolutionary AI is just a rehash of something from a by gone era. Grumps this time include the voices of Ian Forrester, David Eastman, Wendy Grossman and Ryan Alexander. https://archive.org/download/techgrumps-3.28-if-no-one-monetizes-no-one-has-to-monetize/Techgrumps%203.28%20-%20If%20no-one%20monetizes%20no-one%20HAS%20to%20monetize.mp3 Techgrumps 3.28 audio Enjoy the mp3 audio and share with others. Remember to use the #techgrumps on any social networks you maybe...
2025-06-0300 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.28 - If no-one monetizes no-one HAS to monetizeTechgrumps 3.28AI chatbots lie saying they are licensed therapistsOpen letter to Keir Starmer about technological sovereigntySelf-hosting is Sovereignty?AOBAndorDr WhoF You Very Much: Understanding the Culture of RudenessFediforum 2025PublicSpaces conference 2025ToS for Starlink
2025-06-0357 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.27 - The New Frankenstien, Virturally corpse freeTechgrumpsCan't remove the Meta AI button from WhatsAppNAS DRM on hard drives?The Vatican guide to AIDigital Legacy and victim sentencingGDS playbook for AIRyans Enshittification cornerDuolingo flys too close to the sunDiscord looking to IPOAOB (any other business)Surveillance tips for protestersSo you want to be a dissidentEFF tips RFKjr wants to test vaccines against a placebo. Mozilla Festival 2025Republica 2025 - Six feet under the data centreDungeon Crawler Carl, Project Hail Mary, and Murderbot
2025-05-1859 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.26 - Its like being in a whirlpool of appsTechgrumps 3.26NHS prescription appVape-o-gotchiPebble is a sign of the timesAOBTorturing AI to get better resultsAI being used for avoiding whale collisionsMozilla Global Festival Nov 2025 in BarcelonaShelfies
2025-05-1755 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.25.r3 When the bed is moving at 2amTechgrumps 3.25Secret UK order tells Apple to give up their users dataHP is acquiring Humane for $116 millionComputational Photography/capture, is getting boring and flattering everythingMy bed is spying on meAOB: Any other businessCory Doctorows's The BezzleIan's Framework 13 laptopLong article on Zizian's dark AI future Balatro challengesOpen Rights Group, Save our sites
2025-03-181h 05TechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.24: They only care about AIs with purchase decisionsTechgrumps 3.24Meta is changing things up, again.Pebble source code is open and promises good thingsDeepSeek (because everyone else is)$Trump memecoinAny other businessOutdraw AIFramework laptopWendy is playing live!
2025-02-0558 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.23 - Bluesky clubbing and dumpster divingFediverse discussionEnd of clubbing & raving?Dumpster diving?Any Other BusinessPrivacy, cars and e*** m***https://ingredifind.co.ukHoney Influencer Scam
2025-01-091h 18TechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.22.5 - The 2024 Holiday specialTechgrumps 3.22.5 (2024 holiday special)Verbal review of Vapiano Great Portland Street, LondonEd Zitron's very long rant House of Lords debate about AI scraping and Robots.txtEarl Pomerantz, "Your Presents Are Requested" presented by the TechgrumpsAny other businessChrome stopping common and useful adblockersJames Lileks for preserving something digitalVote for Six feet under a data centre for SXSW London 2025 - https://cubicgarden.com/2024/12/12/vote-for-digital-legacy-at-sxsw-london-2025/Limitarianism book10 years and the Apple M4 has no usable USBIan is leaving BBC R&D
2024-12-241h 10TechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.22 - Margo Robbie Explains the FediverseTechgrumps 3.22The end of twitter again?The demise of 23andMeThe top ten grossing films of this year are all sequels?AOB
2024-12-0659 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.21 - The Token ScepticTechgrumps 3.21Sam Altman and that WorldcoinDigital legacy and death in the age of the internet and beforeThe whole Webarchive/archive issueRussia fines Google more money than existsAny other businessThe Divide - A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions - by Jason HickeTFL post-cyberattackCory Doctrow on blueskyiO domain will disappear
2024-11-091h 10TechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.20 – We can remember it for you wholesale in the poohniverseThe techgrumps are back into the swing of things, feeling the pumpkin spice and considering its effect on the tech industry. Of course theres a bit of diversion to the poohniverse… Oh yes, oooh-errr!The grumps this time include the voices of Ian Forrester, David Eastman, Wendy Grossman and Ryan Alexander. As they rant and rave about the monthly tech stories.Enjoy the mp3 audio and share with others.Remember to use the #techgrumps on any social networks you maybe using to message us or learn more about how to be a guest on...
2024-10-1053 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.19 – Creating the Torment NexusThe techgrumps are back from a busy summer holiday, straight into the nexus of tech news.The grumps this time include the voices of Ian Forrester, Wendy Grossman, Andy Piper and Ryan Alexander. As they rant and rave about the monthly tech stories.With that great quote from Jon Stewart.“Your fear of some dystopian authoritarian future is making it impossible for the rest of us to make life better in our dystopian present” – Jon StewartEnjoy the mp3 audio and share with others.Remember to use the #techgrumps on any social...
2024-09-0751 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.18 – Down The StackThe techgrumps are back with a slew of mainly AI stories as they parse through the electronic chaff and wheat.The grumps this time include the tones of Ian Forrester, Wendy Grossman, David Eastman and Andy Piper. as they reflect on the monthly tech stories.Enjoy the mp3 audio and share with others.Remember to use the #techgrumps on any social networks you maybe using to message us or learn more about how to be a guest on the show.Topic discussed this month…Researchers study AI in use by st...
2024-08-121h 04TechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.17 – The 5 stages of AI griefAs the Techgrumps take a very deep calm breath now elections in the UK are out the way… But with the recent glut of AI stories, its time for more grumpiness.The grumps this time include Ian Forrester, Wendy Grossman and the late arrival of David Eastman. musing over recent (mainly AI) stories.Enjoy the mp3 audio and share with others.Remember to use the #techgrumps on any social networks you maybe using to message us or learn more about how to be a guest on the show.Topic discussed this mo...
2024-07-1157 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.16 – Guaranteed Fediverse freeTechgrumps is back in grumpy style without ever mentioning the Fediverse. Its hard work!This time Ian Forrester and Ryan Alexander. Ponder over recent AI stories.Enjoy the mp3 audio and share with others.Remember to use the #techgrumps on any social networks you maybe using to message us or learn more about how to be a guest on the show.Topics this time around include…A theory of AI Googlewhackinghttps://x.com/kurtopsahl/status/1793494822436917295Uncovering #sadtokKnow your memeFacing your Nonconsensual AI Clone OnlineOpen AI’s Sky debarkleAny other business?Data...
2024-06-0548 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.15 – The arson for profit zoneTechgrumps is back in a grumpy tik-tok style.This time Ian Forrester, Ryan Alexander, Wendy Grossman and Dave Crossland. Rethink some lesser known stories in the tech space this month.Enjoy the mp3 audio and share with others.Remember to use the #techgrumps on any social networks you maybe using to message us or learn more about how to be a guest on the show.Topics this time around include…All hail physical media?We need a public service internet?About that US TikTok band?Any other businessSQL is 50The en...
2024-05-121h 12TechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.14 – AI ArbitrageTechgrumps is back with its classic grumpy style.This time Ian Forrester, Ryan Alexander, Brian Suda and Andy Piper. Chomp away at the key stories in the tech space this month.Enjoy the mp3 audio and share with others.Remember to use the #techgrumps on any social networks you maybe using to message us or learn more about how to be a guest on the show.Topics this time around include…Podcasting 2.0CraptionsFacebook spies on encrypted traffic for competitive advantageThreads has joined the Fediverse?The long con of XZ utilsDeep vi...
2024-04-151h 12TechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.13 – Its humans all the way up and downThe techgrumps are back with a whole new level of AI grumping.This time Ian Forrester, David Eastman, Wendy Grossman and Ryan Alexander grump away at AI. Hopefully future AI isn’t scooping up this discussion? Oops!Topic discussed this monthOpenAI effectively functions as a new priesthoodThe Craig Wright trialAir Canada’s chatbotRobots with chatgpt, what could go wrong?Close to the machineGhost workTumblr selling data into the AI data scoopStay grumpy…!
2024-03-111h 01TechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.12 – Its all enshittificationBack again like the renegade masters, spreading grumpiness across the already downhearted tech sector.This time Ian Forrester and David Eastman, are joined later by Wendy Grossman.Enjoy the mp3 audio and share with others.Remember to use #techgrumps on any social networks you maybe using to message us or learn more about how to be a guest on the show.Topics this month includeGames industry lay-offs everywhereCory Doctorow’s Marshall McLuhan lecture on EnshittificationHow spotify and surveillance capitalism affects podcasting...
2024-02-1251 minTechGrumps
TechGrumpsTechgrumps 3.11 – Big PostOfficeBack for 2024, of course the techgrumps wish you a grumpy new year!Straight back from the festive period and our xmas special. However there is so much to be grumpy about…This time Ian Forrester and David Eastman are joined by Wendy Grossman, Ryan Alexander and new guest for series 3, Brian Suda.Enjoy the mp3 audio and share with others.Remember to use the #techgrumps on any social networks you maybe using to message us or learn more about how to be a guest on the show.Topics this mo...
2024-01-101h 06