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Not So Critical Update

Not So Critical Update

Peter, Jon, and Mike get angry about tech stories from the week. Three industry professionals with very different viewpoints, and very different backgrounds, discuss what"s been happening and fight about who"s won the latest bet.

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00:24:17

2024 Is Going to SUCK

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2024/01/02

Today we go over our predictions from last year for 2023, and make a few for the year ahead. Well, most of us do, Peter mostly just despairs. Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

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01:44:08

New Year's Day Live Recording Session - January 1st,...

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2024/01/02

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We're kicking off 2024 with a LIVE STREAM because apparently not learning from your mistakes is how we want this year to go. Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

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00:17:35

AI Content Farms Are the WORST!

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2023/12/29

Today we talk about AI generated content, the Dead Internet Theory, why it's so weird, and the general downfall of our beloved worldwide community. Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

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00:14:54

YouTube Comments from The Cult of Elon Musk Will...

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2023/12/28

Today we talk about why trolls and fanatics happen, with examples from our very own channel. Subscribe for daily episodes, especially if you want to keep telling us about the 5 minutes you'll never get back. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

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00:14:57

Fake Tech Product Demos Are So Weird

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2023/12/27

Today we talk a staple of the tech world, the fake product demo. Ranging from Steve Job's first ever (fake) demo of the iPhone, through Google's recent faked Gemini demo, all the way up to Elizabeth Holme's continued fraudulent demos of Theranos - tech companies seem to do this as a matter of course, so we give our armchair opinions as to what's really going on. Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon:

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00:21:19

TikTok Conspiracy Videos Are 100% Cringe

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2023/12/22

Today we talk about... wait, no, we don't talk about much, we REACT! Yes, folks, we've done another reaction video. After much hard work in the trenches, Mike uncovered some conspiracy theory TikToks that... well, take a look. Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

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00:10:10

Zuckerberg's Secret Compound in Hawaii is Crazy

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2023/12/21

Today we talk about a report from WIRED about Mark Zuckerberg's new secret lair in Hawaii. Well, we start talking about that, but we end up fascinated by Mike's announcement that he's RUNNING FOR OFFICE! Read the WIRED article here if you're still curious: https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-inside-hawaii-compound/ Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike:

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00:12:37

Supercomputer Capable of Simulating the Human Brain...

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2023/12/20

Today we talk about some clickbait headlines from New Scientist about a new computer that has the same processing power as the human brain. The same PROCESSING POWER guys. That's it. Read their article here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408015-supercomputer-that-simulates-entire-human-brain-will-switch-on-in-2024/ Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike:

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00:13:52

Marketers Really Are Listening in on Your Phone

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2023/12/19

Today we talk about claims by a marketing company that they can target audiences for ads, based on their conversations. Check this out for more info: https://therecord.media/ftc-complaint-against-kochava-unsealed Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

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00:12:11

Musk Has Dropped the Fig Leaf

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2023/12/18

Today we talk about Elon Musk inviting Alex Jones, Andrew Tate, and others, back to Twitter - and hosting a Twitter Spaces event for them all to have a good old chat. Check out more here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67673623 Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news:

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01:33:17

Live Recording Session of NSCU for December 17th

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2023/12/18

Today we talk about: EVERYTHING. We're DOING IT LIVE. Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

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00:13:30

The Pentagon's Cybernetic Super Soldier Breeding Program

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2023/12/15

Today we talk about a new sticky wet dream of the Pentagon: Super Soldier killing machines. Read more here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7eky8/pentagon-scientists-discuss-cybernetic-super-soldiers-that-feel-nothing-while-killing-in-dystopian-presentation Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news:

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00:23:27

Porn Site Age Check in UK Might Require a Face Scan

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2023/12/14

Today we talk about some interesting new proposals from OFCOM, the UK's organisation that oversees media. Read more from the BBC here: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67615719 Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

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00:11:07

A.I. Is Coming For Us

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2023/12/13

Today we talk about a way to get ChatGPT to reveal its secrets... by getting it to repeat words over and over again. Read more from @WIRED here: https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-poem-forever-security-roundup/ Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

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00:12:06

Google Chrome's War Against Ad Blockers

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2023/12/12

Today we talk about Google and the perception that it's deliberately targeting adblock browser extensions, as per this article from Arse Technica: https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/12/chromes-next-weapon-in-the-war-on-ad-blockers-slower-extension-updates/ Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news:

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00:09:22

Google LIED About Its New A.I.!

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2023/12/11

Today we talk about the recent discovery that Google's revolutionary A.I., Gemini, has been using a fake video for demo purposes. I mean... Come on, Google. Come ON. Check out this article for more: Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/7/23992737/google-gemini-misrepresentation-ai-accusation SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) •

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00:22:14

Spotify Layoffs and the Creator Community

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2023/12/08

Today we talk about recent layoffs in the tech industry, and how it affects the creator community. Check out more about Spotify's recent layoffs here: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67611361 Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link above) • Privacy and security news: https://twitter.com/privsecnews

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00:11:49

Amazon Executive Demands Workers Back to Office...

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2023/12/07

Today we talk about an Amazon executive who says workers should shut up and get back in the office where they belong. Because he has, like, y'know, a feeling... and Brad said the same over golf, OK? Fortune has the story here: https://fortune.com/2023/08/03/amazon-svp-mike-hopkins-office-return/ Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl • Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec • Mike: Find me on Discord (link

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00:18:54

Gaming GPUs Stripped Down for Chinese A.I. Server Farms

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2023/12/06

Today we react to a great video by @HardwareAccent, our new favourite channel, on Chinese factories which are stripping down 4090 graphics cards and replacing their fans with blower-style fans to make them smaller and easier to use in servers. Check out the great video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JX8UE1oJeU Credit to Hardware Accent for more great content! Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl •

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00:21:20

The Future of A.I. is Virtual Girlfriends

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2023/12/05

Today we talk about a project to create a virtual girlfriend, ChatGPT, which made some money but was later dropped by the payment processor Stripe. At least, that's what we start off talking about.. and end up debating the very nature of what it is to be human. Check out the article on Cybernews (sorry for any shade, guys!): https://cybernews.com/editorial/girlfriendgpt-ai-innovation-societal-norms/ Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: •

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