From Ancient Vomitoriums to AI Blackmail
May 30, 2025•53 min•Ep. 384
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In this episode:
- Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps
- Apple is reportedly going to rename all of its operating systems
- iOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, iPadOS 26: Apple to Rebrand Device Software
- Tesla Is Hiring Humans To Control Its 'Self-Driving' Robotaxis
- Chemical Modification of Acetaminophen To Reduce Liver Toxicity and Enhance Drug Efficacy
- Victoria’s Secret takes down website after security incident
- TeleMessage customers include DC Police, Andreessen Horowitz, JP Morgan, and hundreds more
- DJT shares fall 10% as Trump Media says it's raising $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin
- Treasury Department to discontinue penny production
- “Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall
- By Default, Signal Doesn't Recall
- Secret chatbot use causes workplace rifts
- Anthropic Appoints Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings to Board
- Opera’s new AI browser promises to write code while you sleep
- Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Why You Need This New Email Address
- ChatGPT Defies Orders For The First Time Ever—Elon Musk Calls It ‘Concerning’
- AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed
- Medical errors are still harming patients. AI could help change that.
Weird and Wacky:
- I found space station blueprints in my garage and took them to NASA
- Getting a Cease and Desist from Waffle House
- Leafal Weapon
- Groundbreaking new contact lens lets people see even in dark
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