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Techgrumps 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.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/770646/switzerland-ai-model-llm-open-apertus AI is a 4 year trying to impress you with stupid moves https://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=facebook Hannah meets the Fediverse https://videos.elenarossini.com/w/64VuNCccZNrP4u9MfgbhkN https://youtu.be/p9c2f63pIag?si=UZJWGfsNCfZr6Eq_&t=209 AOB Fediforum is back for October 7-8 https://fediforum.org/ Fediforum Europe at SFcon https://www.sfscon.it/programs/2025/ Supremacy (AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World) by Parmy Olson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxL41ew53CE The AI karma https://futurism.com/godfather-ai-ex-broke-up-chatgpt Nvidia CEO says American technology should be the world’s technology stack https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-says-us-tech-stack-should-be-global-standard-companies-are-built-on–including-china-003308243.html

Techgrumps 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 why not share it with others. Techgrumps 3.30 UK’s online safety act requires users to verify their age for adult content VPN usage massively up! – https://mashable.com/article/proton-vpn-uk-age-verification-signups The 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=M3b4wArK8ztUN3bu Any other business Empires of AI – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_AI John Oliver on AI Slop – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpg1RmzAbc Silicon Valley’s sudden embrace of Christianity – https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/christianity-was-borderline-illegal-in-silicon-valley-now-its-the-new-religion Open rights group hits 20 years! – https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-at-20-cory-doctorow-in-conversation-with-maria-farrell/ Derailed: The Story of HS2 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002fv8b Kate Lamble investigates the extraordinary inside story of Britain’s most ambitious and controversial rail project.

Techgrumps 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 others. Stuff we mentioned in the show The Fediverse and Bluesky https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/06/27/revival/ World Orb launches in the UK https://eandt.theiet.org/2025/06/09/sam-altmans-eyeball-scanning-device-designed-tell-humans-bots-arrives-uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66128111 AI Boyfriends https://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyhackl/2025/06/23/confessions-of-a-futurist-i-dated-four-a https://shows.acast.com/metaverse-marketing/episodes/dating-ai-loving-human-exploring-ai-relationships-metas-new AOBs Titan: 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-report The Bookworm and the Fireflies has launched – https://thebookwormandthefireflies.com/

Techgrumps 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 using to message us or learn more about how to be a guest on the show Topics discussed this month… AI chatbots lie saying they are licensed therapists Open letter to Keir Starmer about technological sovereignty Self-hosting is Sovereignty? AOB Andor Dr Who F You Very Much: Understanding the Culture of Rudeness Fediforum 2025 PublicSpaces conference 2025 ToS for Starlink Stay grumpy, tell your friends, subscribe and play it again…

Techgrumps 3.27 – The New Frankenstien, virturally corpse free

The Techgrumps are after a quick turn around, however there is plenty more to be grumpy about!. Grumps this time include the voices of Ian Forrester, David Eastman, Wendy Grossman and Ryan Alexander. https://archive.org/download/techgrumps-3.27-the-new-frankenstien-virturally-corpse-free/Techgrumps%203.27%20-%20The%20New%20Frankenstien%2C%20Virturally%20corpse%20free.mp3 Techgrumps 3.27 audio 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… Can’t remove the Meta AI button from WhatsApp NAS DRM on hard drives? The Vatican guide to AI Digital Legacy and victim sentencing GDS playbook for AI Ryans Enshittification corner Duolingo flys too close to the sun Discord looking to IPO AOB (any other business) Surveillance tips for protesters So you want to be a dissident EFF tips RFK-JR wants to test vaccines against a placebo Mozilla Festival 2025 Republica 2025 – Six feet under the data centre Dungeon Crawler Carl, Project Hail Mary, and Murderbot Stay grumpy, tell your friends, subscribe and play it again…