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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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00:14:40

Spotify Unwrapped Is Full of Podcasts We've Never...

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2023/12/04

Today we talk about how pointless Spotify Unwrapped is, and end up meandering off the beaten path of conversation and well into the marshy weeds. Check out Spotify's list of top podcasts, or something: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/29/23981468/apple-replay-spotify-wrapped-podcasts-rogan-crime-junkie-alex-cooper 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

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00:17:51

"Go. F*#&. Yourself": Elon Musk's Message to...

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2023/12/01

Today we talk about a recent clip of Elon Musk telling advertisers who are boycotting Twitter where to go, in no uncertain terms. Definitely worth checking out the full clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_M_uvDChJQ And the article from the Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-twitter-advertisers-bob-iger-new-york-times-dealbook-summit-1234905549/ Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter:

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00:26:40

Cybersecurity and Marketing Questions and Answers

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2023/11/30

Today, Mike, from the world of Marketing (or "Miketing", ho ho) gets grilled on the subject by Peter and Jon. Want to know more about Marketing? Start here. 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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00:19:52

You Were Right All Along - Zoom Fatigue Is Real

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2023/11/29

Today we talk about confirmation the "Zoom Fatigue" is real - the negative effects that virtual video meetings have on our daily lives isn't just in our imagination. We discuss our different opinions, and surprisingly, for once, kind of end up agreeing. 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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00:10:48

YouTube Attempts to Sabotage Ad Blockers, Targets...

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2023/11/28

Today we talk about YouTube's attempt to add a delay for ad blockers that makes it less pleasant to use the platform - which backfired after it triggered for Firefox and Edge users instead. Read more here: https://www.404media.co/youtube-says-new-5-second-video-load-delay-is-supposed-to-punish-ad-blockers-not-firefox-users/, https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/21/ad_block_google/ Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat! https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc SOCIAL: • Peter:

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00:13:54

OpenAI's Soap Opera, Starring CEO Sam Altman - Season...

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2023/11/27

There seems to be a new story every day about Sam Altman's abrupt exit from and return to OpenAI. It's been a wild ride folks, strap in while we recap recent events. Check out these

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00:06:50

Disney+ Shutting Down! (OR IS IT??)

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2023/11/23

Today we talk about the misleading headlines that plague modern journalism, specifically one entitled "Disney CEO Reveals Disney+ Will Shut Down in December, Tells Parent..." from InsideTheMagic.com: https://insidethemagic.net/2023/11/disney-to-shut-down-next-year-nk1/ 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

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00:17:25

Games Should Be MORE Expensive, Says GTA 6's Take Two...

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2023/11/22

Today we talk about ridiculous clickbait headline quotes from Take Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick, who thinks the value of a game is how much we play it. Do you think we should pay by the hour? Hmm. Thanks to blackjackandhookers on Discord for the link. 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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00:09:48

This A.I. Assistant Pin Will NOT Change Humanity As...

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2023/11/21

Today we talk about a new gadget from Silicon Valley, the A.I. Pin, with some interesting gimmicks and strangely wooden presenters. Take a look, tell us what you think! https://hu.ma.ne/ 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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00:11:39

YouTube's Anti-Ad Blocker Campaign Continues, Despite...

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2023/11/20

Today we talk about an article on Malwarebyte Labs about how YouTube is showing ads for malware and actual ad blockers! Check it out here: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/uncategorized/2023/11/youtube-shows-ads-for-ad-blocker-financial-scams 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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00:26:58

Playing the Lie Detector Game

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2023/11/17

Today we do another game show night, this time taking turns to ask each other uncomfortable -- or in Jon's case, deep and meaningful -- questions, with Mike on the buzzer to tell us if we're lying or telling the truth. Subscribe for daily episodes. We do these types of videos every now and again, we hope you find them fun too! 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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00:13:37

Brave Browser's New A.I. Is a Bit Late to the Party

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2023/11/16

Today we talk about Brave's new addition to its browser, an AI chatbot powered by Leo that can summarise pages for you and do all sorts of other things. Did they miss the boat? Mike thinks so. Read about it on Brave's site here: https://brave.com/leo/ 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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00:14:56

Omegle Shuts Down For Good - RIP to the Internet's...

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2023/11/15

Today we talk about the death of Omegle, an internet legend where people could chat with random strangers. Read the announcement and letter from its founder on the site: https://www.omegle.com/ 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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00:11:40

WeWork in Big Trouble, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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2023/11/14

Today we talk about WeWork's filing of chapter 11 bankruptcy. Read more here: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/07/wework-files-for-bankruptcy.html 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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00:16:15

YouTube vs Ad Blockers Arms Race Latest News

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2023/11/13

In our continuing series on YouTube's ad blocker crackdown, today we talk about a bunch of stories, including advice from CISA on securing web browsing devices, the rate of updates from the filter list maintainers, and the record rate of ad blocker

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00:15:02

The "Phoning it in" Episode

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2023/11/10

It's been a long week guys. Jon's not here and the AI roundups seemed didn't seem to be very popular, so instead we just throw pretense out the window and just have a bit of a chat about Amazon suggested top sellers. Join us! Subscribe for daily episodes. But not usually like this. 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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00:33:27

Can You Pass This U.S. Trivia Challenge?

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2023/11/09

Today we talk about Peter's EPIC VICTORY* in the NSCU Trivia Challenge, after Mike presents him with a range of questions on America. * Yes Peter does write these descriptions 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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00:22:35

Private Equity Is Taking Over the U.S. Economy

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2023/11/08

Today we talk about the huge rise in private equity as compared to publicly traded companies. Check out more here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/private-equity-publicly-traded-companies/675788/ 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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00:19:41

Ad-Supported Netflix Plans Are Proving Popular

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2023/11/07

Today we talk about Netflix's success with its new ad-supported plans, and the upcoming feature of allowing binge-watching customers the ability to skip one ad after a few episodes. We also discuss the differences between Meta's "ad-free" option, which is just an awful ploy to try and avoid getting sued. Read more

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00:12:33

YouTube's Anti-Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Now Official

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2023/11/06

Today we talk about the continuing fight on ad blockers by YouTube, including its official declaration of a global crackdown, and the efforts of one person to try and fight it on security grounds. Check out more here: https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/26/privacy_advocate_challenges_youtube/ https://andadinosaur.com/youtube-s-anti-adblock-and-ublock-origin https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/31/23940583/youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-broadening Subscribe for daily episodes. Join Discord to chat

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