Best Chris Hayner Podcasts (2025)

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How Google and Facebook Turned You Into a Product | Chaos Lever 37:45

2d ago37:45

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Welcome back, fellow alleged humans 👋 In this episode of Chaos Lever, we jump headfirst into the ad-tech cesspool to answer one burning question: how did we go from banner ads to full-blown surveillance capitalism? Spoiler: it involves Google being a monopoly (confirmed!) and Facebook being... Facebook. Yes, it’s as bad as you think. This isn’t jus…

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Perplexity’s New Browser Wants All Your Data | Tech News of the Week 11:22

4d ago11:22

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The legendary Blue Meanie is back, and so are we! 🎙️ This week on Tech News of the Week, we dive into four wild stories that you need to hear about. First up, Chris rants (in the best way) about the new Slate electric truck — a throwback to the good old days where your car was a car, not a giant, glitchy computer on wheels. Manual windows? No speak…

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Episode 655: Where Is That Poor Man Today? 59:48

5d ago59:48

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In this episode, the boys discuss Daredevil, AP Bio, Star Wars Celebration and a Goofy Movie documentary.By Chris Hayner/John Michael

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Escaping Google's Grasp: Tools for the Privacy-Minded | Chaos Lever 39:59

9d ago39:59

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If your Gmail inbox is older than your adult children and you're just now wondering if it's been reading your diary all along—congrats, this episode is for you! In part two of our “Living Life Without Being Poisoned by FAANG” series, we deep-dive into the world's most insidious search bar: Google. From ads masquerading as results to docs that doubl…

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Google on Trial, AI Support Fails, and Krebs Fights Back | Tech News of the Week 11:26

12d ago11:26

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Here's another Tech News of the Week for y'all! Stay tuned for our weekly full episode where we'll big talking about how you can ditch Google for something better (and no the irony of publishing this on YouTube is not lost on me 😅). 💣Microsoft drops a suspicious folder on your C drive and tells you not to touch it. Sounds totally normal and not omi…

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Episode 654: Brady Dynasty 1:02:15

12d ago1:02:15

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In this episode, the boys discuss Daredevil, The Residence, Doctor Who, the Righteous Gemstones and the passing of Val Kilmer.By Chris Hayner/John Michael

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Avoiding FAANG's Poison | Chaos Lever 42:46

16d ago42:46

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Are your bones creaking? Is your back mysteriously acquiring new joints just to ache in fresh and exciting ways? Welcome to adulthood—and welcome back to Chaos Lever. In this episode, Ned and Chris dive into the literal pain of aging and the metaphorical pain of living under the digital thumbs of FAANG companies. We’re talking Facebook, Apple, Amaz…

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Oracle Breach Cover-Up and Git Turns 20 | Tech News of the Week 11:05

19d ago11:05

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In this week’s episode of *Tech News of the Week*, we’re talking about source control history, cyber cover-ups, licensing shenanigans, and encryption for the quantum future. It’s a spicy lineup, and we’re here for all of it. 🧑‍💻 Git just turned 20! That’s right, the tool most developers have a love-hate relationship with hit the big two-oh. Origina…

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Episode 653: Pastamania 54:48

19d ago54:48

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in this episode, the boys discuss Reacher, Severance, Daredevil and the lies Hulk Hogan as spouted.By Chris Hayner/John Michael

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Why Your AI Assistant Still Sucks (And How MCP Might Help) | Chaos Lever 35:54

23d ago35:54

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This week’s main dish? Agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). What the heck do those mean? Why are they being compared to USB-C? And why should you care unless you’re an executive with a robot butler? Ned breaks it all down while Chris offers the occasional therapy check-in. Spoiler alert: MCP is the plumbing behind smarter AI assistants,…

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Fast Flux DNS Threats, TikTok Faces EU Fury, NGINX Exposed | Tech News of the Week 9:41

26d ago9:41

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This week we talk lawsuits, leaks, and legacy code—all wrapped in Kubernetes vulnerabilities and good ol' DNS doom. It's everything you didn't know you needed to hear, and more. Let's dive in: 🧠 TikTok is getting slammed with a €500 million fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission for casually throwing GDPR into the sea. The Tok (yes, we're c…

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Women Who Built the Future (and Got None of the Credit) | Chaos Lever 27:35

1M ago27:35

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This week on Chaos Lever, we take a detour through a moldy book, moldy cheese, and somehow land at a celebration of women in tech history. Because that’s how this show works. We kick things off with a hot take on Who Moved My Cheese? and an uncomfortably enthusiastic ode to Gorgonzola, then accidentally spiral into a cinematic sadness spiral featur…

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Microsoft Azure Is Retiring Your Admin Access | Tech News of the Week 11:43

1M ago11:43

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It's a wild week in tech and we're taking you on a ride through the most ridiculous and revealing stories from the digital frontier. Buckle up. 🎵 Remember Napster? Of course you do. It was the soundtrack to many of our teenage years, sneaking MP3s over college Ethernet networks and dodging Metallica-shaped lawsuits. Well, guess what? It's back... a…

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OpenAI’s Freedom Salad and the Two-Page Apocalypse | Chaos Lever 33:25

1M ago33:25

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Biden’s executive order on AI safety was 111 pages of not-terrible ideas like protecting privacy and creating AI guidelines. Naturally, big tech was *not* a fan. Because when you ask Meta and Google to behave responsibly, they act like you just insulted their mom. Meanwhile in Europe: The EU held its AI Action Summit in Paris, making it clear they’…

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Facebook’s Legal Meltdown & Google’s $32B Power Move | Tech News of the Week 10:03

1M ago10:03

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This week we get into Facebook's ongoing saga of being the actual worst, a massive Google acquisition, some shady AI data scraping, and why the FCC is basically handing over rural America’s internet to the wolves. Buckle up. 📘 Facebook is Literally the Worst, Part One: Leadership Edition Mark Zuckerberg tries to suppress a former Facebook exec’s me…

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Episode 652: That Took A Weird Turn 1:01:56

1M ago1:01:56

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In this episode, the boys discuss Severance, Daredevil, Mickey 17 and Cannon Ball Run 2.By Chris Hayner/John Michael

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Thor, Thumb Drives, and Terrible Tech: Blackhat 2015 | Chaos Lever 41:14

1M ago41:14

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We’ve got bruised shins, sketchy USB drives, and a surprisingly judgmental cat—so you know it’s a classic Chaos Lever episode. This week, Chris walks us through the wonderfully terrible 2015 movie *Blackhat*, a film that tried really hard to be tech-savvy and instead gave us Thor doing cybercrimes. Ned’s never seen it, which is great, because now h…

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Apple AI Fail, Quantum Hype & SUSE’s Bold Move | Tech News of the Week 9:35

2M ago9:35

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🚀 Welcome back to Tech News of the Week, where Chris and I break down the biggest, weirdest, and occasionally most questionable tech stories from the past week. 🧪 **D-Wave’s Dubious Quantum Supremacy Claim** D-Wave is back at it again, this time claiming "quantum supremacy" (insert dramatic echo here). They say their quantum chip solved a complex m…

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Episode 651: I…Uh…Eh 1:00:07

2M ago1:00:07

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In this episode, the boys discuss Daredevil, Severance, the Oscars and an update on Gene Hackman.By Chris Hayner/John Michael

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Quantum Computing, Sandwiches, and Superconductors | Chaos Lever 40:05

2M ago40:05

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This week on Chaos Lever, we explore a heartwarming yet launch into an in-depth (and completely correct, don’t question us) discussion about quantum computing and the hardware solutions behind a qubit. 🧠⚛️ Google, IBM, Amazon, and even Microsoft have been making big moves in quantum tech, each promising advancements that may or may not totally dest…

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VMware Under Attack Again—Three New Zero Days! | Tech News of the Week 9:40

2M ago9:40

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Welcome to another round of tech news! This week, we're diving into the resurrection of a once-popular social media site, the EU's big bet on RISC-V, fresh zero days for VMware, and Broadcom's bold money-making moves. 🎯 **Reddit's Co-Founder Wants to Fix Social Media... With More Social Media?** Alexis Ohanian, one of Reddit’s original creators (th…

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Episode 650: Lots of Celebs Dying 1:05:44

2M ago1:05:44

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In this episode, the boys say goodbye to Gene Hackman, Michelle Tractanberg and David Johannsen and then discuss Severance, Horizon, Demon City and ParadiseBy Chris Hayner/John Michael

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How the Internet Became a Glorious Mess | Chaos Lever 32:25

2M ago32:25

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The Internet: it was never supposed to work this well, and yet, here we are. This week, we’re diving into how we went from isolated, room-sized computers to a global, decentralized network that somehow (mostly) functions. We break down the early days of networking, when computers had to physically dial each other up, and how we eventually arrived a…

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GPT-4.5 Drops & The Biggest Crypto Heist Ever | Tech News of the Week 9:37

2M ago9:37

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📢 Welcome to another episode of Tech News of the Week, where Chris and I break down the biggest stories in tech—sometimes with insight, sometimes with sarcasm, but always with desks. Maybe? This week, we're talking about IBM finally sealing the deal with HashiCorp, Microsoft's continued Notepad nonsense, OpenAI's latest attempt to justify its exist…

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Episode 649: Cutting Up Props 1:11:01

2M ago1:11:01

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In this episode, the boys discuss Captain America, Severance, The producers and movie props.By Chris Hayner/John Michael

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The Rise of NAT: A Necessary Evil in Networking | Chaos Lever 49:25

2M ago49:25

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Fifth-generation programming languages? Generations don’t even matter anymore. We’re basically at iPhone generation 16-and-a-half, and at some point, people are just making stuff up. Speaking of making things up, today’s episode of Chaos Lever is all about NAT (Network Address Translation), a necessary evil—or maybe just evil—that helped shape the …

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ARM Making Chips for Meta – Big Industry Shift? | Tech News of the Week 8:44

2M ago8:44

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Welcome back to Tech News of the Week, where Chris and I break down the biggest and weirdest stories in tech. We're a week behind because Chris decided to lose power—how selfish! But we’re back, and we’ve got four spicy news stories to dive into. Let’s go! 🧠 **Meta Wants ARM-Made Chips** ARM might start making its own chips, and Meta is reportedly …

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Episode 648: El MoveO 1:10:58

2M ago1:10:58

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In this episode, the boys discuss Cobra Kai, Severance, Super Bowl ads and the Master’s of the Universe pictures.By Chris Hayner/John Michael

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Episode 647: The Dinos Look Fake 57:12

3M ago57:12

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In this episode, the boys discuss High Potential, Yacht Rock, the Fantastic Four trailer and Fire Aid.By Chris Hayner/John Michael

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Why Sneakers (1992) is Still One of the Most Accurate Hacking Movies | Chaos Lever 44:39

3M ago44:39

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What happens when you mix cryptography, heists, social engineering, and a dash of early '90s tech paranoia? You get **Sneakers**—a movie that might be more relevant today than it was in 1992. In this episode, we break down the film’s tech, its realism (or lack thereof), and the undeniable truth that **people are always the weakest security link**. …

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AWS Spends $100B on AI While OpenAI Fumbles Security | Tech News of the Week 7:40

3M ago7:40

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Welcome back to another jam-packed episode of Tech News of the Week! Chris and I are diving into four big stories that caught our attention this week. From sketchy ISP routers to OpenAI’s latest security fail, let’s break it all down. 🔹 **Stop Using Your ISP Router—Seriously** If you're still using the router your internet provider gave you, it's t…

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Episode 646: Wiccan and the Witch 1:22:36

3M ago1:22:36

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In this episode, the boys discuss American Primeval, Godzilla x Kong, Severance and LocationlandBy Chris Hayner/John Michael

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DeepSeek vs. OpenAI: Is This Really a Sputnik Moment? | Chaos Lever 41:50

3M ago41:50

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Can you feel the enthusiasm radiating from this episode? No? Well, Chris is already singing *The Lion King*, so we’re off to a strong start. Today, we’re diving headfirst into the world of AI with DeepSeek, the latest generative AI model out of China that’s supposedly shaking up Silicon Valley. Is it really the *Sputnik moment* some are claiming, o…

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Apple Silicon Security Flaws Exposed—Should We Be Worried? | Tech News of the Week 10:46

3M ago10:46

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Welcome back to another episode of *Tech News of the Week!* This week, we dive into some fascinating developments in quantum computing, corporate drama at Meta, a potential shake-up in the networking industry, and security vulnerabilities in Apple Silicon chips. Buckle up—it's going to be a wild ride. 🔬 **Photonics for Quantum Computing** Quantum c…

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Episode 645: Gory For A Cartoon 1:06:51

3M ago1:06:51

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in this episode, the boys discuss snow, Alice In Borderland, Silo, Creature Commandoes and In A Violent NatureBy Chris Hayner/John Michael

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X.500: The Directory Service That Time Forgot | Chaos Lever 34:12

3M ago34:12

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Welcome to another episode of Chaos Lever, where we take a deep dive into the tech abyss and come out slightly more confused than when we started. This week, we're talking about the OG of directory services: X.500. Before Active Directory, before LDAP, there was this ambitious yet painfully cumbersome attempt to organize networked systems into a st…

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Stargate Project’s $500B AI Dream & TikTok’s Creepy Accuracy | Tech News of the Week 11:06

3M ago11:06

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Welcome to this week’s **Tech News of the Week**! 📰 Chris and Ned dive into four fascinating stories from the tech world that made us scratch our heads, laugh, and maybe even fear the AI overlords just a little. Let's break it down: ✨ TikTok’s Secret Sauce Want to know how TikTok seems to know you better than you know yourself? We explore a researc…

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Episode 644: I’m Not A Completist 1:07:41

3M ago1:07:41

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In this episode, the boys discuss the Skeleton Crew Finale, the new Daredevil trailer, Alice in Borderland and Silo.By Chris Hayner/John Michael

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Disaster Recovery Fails: Lessons from the Trenches | Chaos Lever 40:13

3M ago40:13

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Welcome to the Chaos Lever podcast! In this episode, we're sharing some of our favorite (and most cringe-worthy) disaster recovery stories as Chris and I relive our days in the IT trenches. From accidentally shutting down a whole data center with the push of a button to a missing utility server derailing an entire cloud migration, we’ve seen it all…

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Stack Overflow Declines: ChatGPT's Surprising Impact | Tech News of the Week 9:53

3M ago9:53

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🎈 Farewell to FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, whose leadership made significant strides in broadband access, net neutrality, and cybersecurity initiatives. Her final acts defended free speech, but concerns loom with her likely successor. https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/read-jessica-rosenworcels-farewell-message 🤖 Microsoft is …

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Episode 643:Isn’t Religion Science Fiction? 1:02:47

3M ago1:02:47

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In this episode, the boys discuss Skeleton Crew, Silo, Goosebumps and Wicked.By Chris Hayner/John Michael

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Cracking the Code: The Enigma Story | Chaos Lever 35:48

4M ago35:48

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🌀 Hello, Alleged Humans! This week on Chaos Lever, we return to the fascinating world of cryptography, focusing on the Enigma Machine and its role in World War II. The Enigma Machine was an engineering marvel of its time, used by Germany to encode sensitive military communications. But even the most secure systems can have flaws, and Allied codebre…

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The Worst Tech Products of CES 2025 Revealed! | Tech News of the Week 9:58

4M ago9:58

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Welcome to this week’s Tech News of the Week! Join us as we break down the most fascinating and sometimes ridiculous tech stories making headlines. Let's dive in! 🎙️ 🚨 **Cyber Trust Mark Labels** Starting in 2025, new "Cyber Trust Mark" labels will appear on IoT devices, supposedly ensuring better security standards. But will this label actually me…

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Episode 642: Buzzy Found? 1:14:26

4M ago1:14:26

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In this episode, the boys discuss Skeleton Crew, Squid Games, Silo, The Disney Christmas Parade and what’s going on with BuzzyBy Chris Hayner/John Michael

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Tech Predictions 2025: AI, RISC-V, and Big Tech Shakeups | Chaos Lever 36:06

4M ago36:06

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Welcome to our 2025 Predictions episode! This week, we dive into the future of tech with bold forecasts on RISC-V, AI advancements, cloud innovations, and the evolving landscape of tech giants. From potential Google breakups to OpenAI's sustainability challenges, we’re covering it all. And yes, things might get a bit chaotic—this *is* Chaos Lever, …

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OpenAI’s Broken Promises & USB-C Victory | Tech News of the Week 10:50

4M ago10:50

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Welcome to another week of tech news! Let’s dive into the biggest stories making waves: 📢 OpenAI promised a data opt-out tool for creators all the way back in May 2024... and where is it? Nowhere to be found! Despite pledging to let creators keep their work out of AI training, no tool has emerged. Critics argue that opting out shouldn't even be the…

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Bold Predictions, Bad Math, and 2024 Failures | Chaos Lever 40:23

4M ago40:23

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🐶 Dogs don’t care about your sleep schedule, and apparently neither does AI, the metaverse, or the global cloud industry. Welcome to our annual Predictions Review Episode, where we celebrate how *mostly wrong* Ned was about everything (as usual) and how Chris continues to coast on vague predictions like an AI-enhanced Nostradamus. Here’s what we co…

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Free GitHub Copilot: A Taste of AI Coding | Tech News of the Week 11:36

4M ago11:36

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This week on Tech News of the Week, Chris and I dive into four fascinating stories from the world of tech: from the limits of human brains to the rise of WebAssembly. Plus, we get philosophical about the ephemeral nature of the internet and marvel at the future of coding with AI. Don't forget to complete our listener survey at https://chaoslever.co…

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From Cray-1 to El Capitan: The Evolution of Supercomputers | Chaos Lever 41:21

5M ago41:21

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Get ready for an electrifying ride through the history and evolution of supercomputers! From the groundbreaking Cray-1 to today’s mind-blowing El Capitan, we cover it all—with tangents about Interstellar, floating-point math, and why your iPhone is basically a mini-supercomputer. Join Ned and Chris as they unleash chaos on computing history! 🤖💻✨ Wh…

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Google's AI Surge and GM's Robo-Taxi Retreat | Tech News of the Week 9:18

5M ago9:18

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Welcome to another episode of Tech News of the Week, where we break down the hottest stories in technology with a dose of snark and insight. This week, we’re diving into Google’s AI extravaganza, GM’s retreat from robo-taxis, quantum computing milestones, and Microsoft’s push for eco-friendly data centers. Grab your coffee and let’s get into it! Go…

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