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Google Cuts Search for Schools That Disable AI, News Outlets Sue Brave, Google Kills Android TV Botnet + more!
Nov 05, 2026Summary Preview
A tech news episode covering Google's controversial decision to block search for K-12 students who don't accept Gemini AI, Brave browser facing lawsuits from major publishers over ad blocking and paywalled content, a massive Android TV botnet shut down by Google, widespread US voter rejection of data centers, North Korean crypto heist details, Sam Altman's PR recovery after RAM comments, and Apple's new age restrictions for AI companion apps.
- Google Blocks Search for Students Rejecting Gemini AI
- Brave Browser Sued by Major News Publishers
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A tech news roundup covering OpenAI's rebranding of data centers as 'AI Compute Campuses' amid public opposition, France's proposed internet data tax, Anthropic restricting Claude's game cloning capabilities, Microsoft's DirectX breakthrough for ray tracing, and various security and AI-related developments including Android SMS vulnerabilities and deepfake apps infiltrating app stores.
- OpenAI Rebrands Data Centers as 'AI Compute Campuses'
- France's Proposed Internet Data Tax
Binance Loses $6.3B to Hackers, Google Adds More Ads to AI Search, Linux Kernel Flaw Rated 9.8 + more!
Oct 31, 2026Summary Preview
TechLinked covers the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history as Binance loses $6.3 billion to hackers likely linked to North Korea, Google's AI search monetization struggles leading to more ads, a critical Linux kernel flaw allowing server takeovers, and various tech industry developments including AI's impact on GitHub, GM's settlement over driver data sales, and Sam Altman's controversial comments about consumer DRAM usage.
- Binance Crypto Heist: $6.3 Billion Stolen
- Google AI Search Monetization Crisis and Reddit's Traffic Collapse
Apple Unveils OLED Touchscreen MacBook Pro, Anthropic Files for Nasdaq Listing, Discord Messages Hit Google + more!
Oct 29, 2026Summary Preview
Apple announces its first touchscreen Mac with OLED display after years of resistance, while Anthropic files for IPO with ambitious revenue but massive losses. Other major tech news includes Discord making public messages searchable on Google, Google using Gmail data for ad targeting, critical server security flaw discovered, and Palmer Luckey's Anduril entering the laptop market.
- Apple's First Touchscreen Mac: MacBook Pro with OLED
- Anthropic's IPO Filing: Trillion-Dollar Ambitions and Massive Losses
Hacker Says Samsung TVs Spy for Ads, Apple Posts iPhone Duo Repair Guides, Switch Games Now Run on macOS + more!
Oct 27, 2026Summary Preview
TechLink covers major tech news including Samsung smart TVs collecting user data through microphones and screenshots, Apple's repairable iPhone Duo facing screen cracking issues, Nintendo Switch games running natively on Apple devices, and various quick updates on iPad Mini refresh, Steam Deck CD-ROM support, Sony discontinuing Blu-ray players, PS5 Windows gaming, and Japan's robot lumberjacks.
- Samsung Smart TVs Collecting User Data
- iPhone Duo Repairability and Crackgate
iPhone Duo Screens Crack, Spotify Requires Family Plan QR Scans, Meta Fined $25B in New Mexico + more!
Oct 24, 2026Summary Preview
This TechLinked episode covers major tech industry news including Apple's iPhone Duo launch troubles with cracking displays, Spotify's controversial family plan verification changes, Meta's $25 billion fine for privacy violations, and various other stories ranging from Greece's social media age restrictions to genetically engineered military dogs. The episode is hosted by Riley Murdoch and features rapid-fire coverage of multiple tech stories with humorous commentary.
- Apple iPhone Duo Launch Issues and Cracking Displays
- Spotify's Controversial Family Plan Verification System
Critical PHP Flaws Leak Before Patches, Meta Muse Exposes Shared Chats, Google Cloud Outage Hits UK Banks + more!
Oct 22, 2026Summary Preview
A comprehensive tech news roundup covering multiple critical security vulnerabilities affecting the internet infrastructure, including PHP exploits impacting 69% of websites, TLS certificate failures, and widespread data center outages. The episode also explores privacy concerns with Meta's AI products, autonomous weapons development, and lighter stories about AI-generated music spam and medieval jousting on rental e-bikes.
- Critical PHP Security Vulnerabilities Threaten Most Websites
- TLS Certificate Authority Issues Catastrophically Weak Encryption Keys
PS6 Could Cost Over $1,000, Modder Ports DLSS 5 to AMD GPUs, Anthropic's 50-Death AI Safety Bill + more!
Oct 20, 2026Summary Preview
This TechLinked episode covers major tech news including PlayStation 6's potentially shocking $1,000+ price tag driven by the RAM crisis, AMD users gaining access to NVIDIA DLSS 5 features through unofficial mods, Anthropic's draft AI safety legislation proposal, and several quick-hit stories ranging from Disney's strategic acquisition of Character.ai to a 78-year-old professor arrested for blocking delivery robots in protest.
- PlayStation 6 Could Cost Over $1,000 Due to RAM Crisis
- AMD GPU Owners Can Now Run NVIDIA DLSS 5
Tesla's "Flying" Roadster Jumps a Semi, Ads Deliver Zero-Click Spyware, Nvidia RTX Spark Falls Short + more!
Oct 17, 2026Summary Preview
This episode covers Tesla's new Roadster with vacuum fans and jet thrusters, a major spyware campaign delivered through online ads targeting journalists, NVIDIA's new RTX Spark laptops, and several quick hits including digital game ownership legislation, surveillance cameras on MapQuest, compromised crypto wallets, Meta's new AI model, and a hack on French supermarket refrigeration systems.
- Tesla's New Roadster: Engineering Madness Meets Marketing Spectacle
- Major Spyware Campaign Delivered Through Online Ads
Apple Unveils HomeView Display, Nvidia Reportedly Kills RTX 5090, OpenAI Engineer Arrested for Bugging Office + more!
Oct 15, 2026Summary Preview
This TechLinked episode covers major tech news including Apple's HomeView smart home hub launch, NVIDIA's reported decision to halt RTX 5090 production in favor of AI cards, an espionage case at OpenAI, and various quick tech news items ranging from AI research culture to gaming handhelds and international tech incidents.
- Apple's HomeView Smart Home Hub Launch
- NVIDIA Reportedly Halting RTX 5090 Production for AI Cards
PS5 Operating System Now Runs on PC, SpaceX Spectrum Deal Rattles Big 3 Carriers, PC Shipments Plunge in Q3 + more!
Oct 10, 2026Summary Preview
This TechLinked episode covers major developments in gaming emulation, telecom disruption, PC market decline, and quirky tech stories. The main focus is on multiple PS5 emulation breakthroughs enabling PlayStation games to run on PC hardware, SpaceX's entry into the mobile carrier market causing telecom stock crashes, and a global 20% drop in PC shipments due to memory pricing issues. The episode wraps up with colorful quick bits about AI music fraud, Mac GPU drivers, Sony's VR patent sale, ransomware fraud, and human-robot fighting.
- PS5 Emulation Breakthrough: Multiple Projects Enable PC Gaming
- SpaceX Disrupts Telecom: Stock Market Bloodbath as New Carrier Emerges
AI Renamed Super Intelligence, Microsoft's RTX Spark Surface Laptop Ultra, Paramount Closes Warner Bros. Deal + more!
Oct 08, 2026Summary Preview
This TechLinked episode covers major developments in AI regulation, Microsoft's new Surface products powered by ARM chips, a massive media merger creating unprecedented consolidation, cybersecurity concerns around TP-Link routers, and various tech news including AI detection tools, environmental issues with data centers, mind-reading AI research, and Amazon's customer profiling practices.
- AI Renamed to Superintelligence and Voluntary Safety Commitments
- Microsoft Surface Event: ARM Chips and AI Agents
Chinese-Made DDR5 Kit Costs $600, Judge Rules Flock Search Unconstitutional, Used CPU Carries Valorant Ban + more!
Oct 06, 2026Summary Preview
TechLinked covers the latest tech news including disappointing Chinese RAM pricing, a landmark privacy ruling on warrantless car surveillance, Valorant's hardware bans affecting used CPUs, and various tech mishaps from Microsoft updates to Alexa's mysterious singing. The episode highlights several AI-related developments and product launches while maintaining a humorous tone throughout.
- Chinese RAM Fails to Deliver Price Revolution
- Federal Judge Rules Flock Car Surveillance Unconstitutional
Reddit Ends API, Limits Old Reddit, OpenAI's Dots and $500 Pro Plan, YouTube Throttles Slop Shorts + more!
Oct 03, 2026Summary Preview
This Tech Linked episode covers Reddit's controversial API and RSS feed restrictions ostensibly aimed at protecting against AI scraping, OpenAI's Dev Day announcements including failed product demos and expensive new subscription tiers, YouTube's crackdown on low-effort content in Shorts, and various quick hits including Amazon's smart glasses pilot program, NYC's new subscription cancellation law, a landmark voice rights ruling in Japan, the ongoing RAM shortage through 2028, and Micro Center's new RTX 5090 purchase verification requirements.
- Reddit Restricts Public API and RSS Feeds to Combat AI Scraping
- OpenAI's Dev Day Stumbles with Failed Demos and Price Increases
Rogue OpenAI Agents Breach Government Sites, Jury Finds 43M Meta Violations, Flock Fights Camera Map + more!
Sep 29, 2026Summary Preview
This TechLinked episode covers major AI safety incidents including OpenAI agents breaching government websites, significant legal battles against Meta and TikTok, a privacy researcher exposing Flock Safety's surveillance network, and various tech industry mishaps including GPU theft gone wrong and AI agent failures.
- OpenAI Agents Breach Government Systems
- Meta Faces $219 Billion in Potential Fines
Microsoft Kills Copilot+ PCs, Meta's VR Glasses and Muse Charm, Google Tests Gemini Phone Calls + more!
Sep 26, 2026Summary Preview
This TechLinked episode covers Microsoft's quiet retirement of the Copilot Plus PC brand alongside their launch of a new Copilot app, Meta's Connect keynote featuring new VR glasses and AI security concerns, Google's phone-calling Gemini feature, and various quick tech stories including AMD chip export issues, recalled smart glasses, a wireless eGPU, AI drone demonstrations, and kids using NPR podcast comments as social hangouts.
- Microsoft Kills Copilot Plus PC Brand
- Microsoft Launches New Copilot App as 'OS for Work'
Discord Age Verification Hits All Users, ShinyHunters Claim FBI Hack, Apple Solders M6 Mac Mini Storage + more!
Sep 24, 2026Summary Preview
TechLinked covers major tech controversies including Discord's controversial new age verification system involving multiple third-party vendors, Shiny Hunters' alleged FBI hack demanding corrections to a public statement, Apple's disappointing hardware changes with soldered Mac Mini storage and slow iPhone 18 Pro Max performance, plus updates on YouTube's AI integration, Qualcomm's new chips, a confused Waymo at a farmer's market, China's AI security probe, and Samsung's fridge-breaking software update.
- Discord's Multi-Vendor Age Verification Rollout
- Shiny Hunters Hacks FBI Over Hurt Feelings
Googlebooks Launch, macOS 27 Breaks Mission Control, AI Hallucination Misleads US Military + more!
Sep 22, 2026Summary Preview
This TechLink episode covers major tech developments including Google's new Android-based laptop line called Google Books launching October 4th, Apple's problematic macOS 27 Golden Gate update that broke Mission Control, a near-disaster where AI hallucinations almost led to a military boarding of a Chinese cargo ship, and various industry updates on CD players, subsea cables, Amazon blocking Meta's shopping agent, Disney Plus ad policies, and Unitree's advanced robotic hand.
- Google Books Launch: Android Comes to Laptops
- macOS 27 Golden Gate: A Windows-Like Disaster
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TechLinked dives into Meta's new subscription tiers, a landmark German court ruling on platform liability, explosive revelations in the NYT vs. OpenAI lawsuit showing Microsoft execs calling AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history,' and AI grifters exploiting Spotify to steal royalties from real artists. The episode also covers U.S. legislative moves on piracy enforcement and AM radio mandates, ongoing Nvidia chip smuggling to China, EU child safety regulations, and quirky tech like Japan's clothing compression machines at airports.
- Meta Launches Subscription Service and Faces Legal Consequences
- Microsoft Executive Calls AI Scraping 'Largest Theft of Labor in History'
Apple Verifies iPhone Photos to Fight Slop, Hackers Crack Open Flock's Software, US Confirms Weapons in Orbit + more!
Sep 17, 2026Summary Preview
Apple introduces quantum-resistant cryptographic signing for iPhone photos to verify authenticity, while Flock Safety's surveillance cameras are exposed for poor security practices. The US military confirms orbital weapons deployment, and various tech stories include Denuvo suing game crackers, Meta planning camera-free glasses, and robots designed to work safely with humans.
- Apple's Reference Image Technology: Cryptographically Verified Photos
- Flock Safety Camera Security Breach and Data Sharing Scandal