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Tech Gumbo

We started Tech Gumbo in Nov 2014 as a conversational show of news, information & updates about the past, present & future of all things technology in a topical, interesting and digestible way.

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22:14

Global Teen Social Media Bans, Discord Delay, Meta...

Tech Gumbo ·

2026/03/02

News and Updates:Global Push to Ban Teens: Moves to bar younger teens from social media are spreading globally, with France and Spain implementing or proposing bans for ages 14 to 16. Mental Health Concerns: The initiatives reflect growing political will to address concerns that social-media use is linked to rising teen anxiety and depression. Tech Company Pushback: Social-media companies like Meta and Snap argue age-limit measures are blunt instruments that could push teens to less safe

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21:53

AI Political Warfare, Microsoft Ditches OpenAI,...

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2026/02/26

News and Updates:Anthropic launched a $20 million super PAC to support AI regulation, countering OpenAI-backed groups in a political battle over the future of industry safety guardrails. Microsoft AI lead Mustafa Suleyman confirmed plans to develop in-house frontier models by 2026, signaling a major strategic shift away from total reliance on OpenAI. The Pentagon threatened to cancel Anthropic’s $200 million contract after the startup blocked its AI from being used for autonomous weaponry and mass

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22:16

YouTube’s Legal Defense, Instagram’s Addiction...

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2026/02/23

News and Updates: YouTube argued in a landmark addiction trial that it is an entertainment platform, not social media, comparing its algorithm to a helpful librarian rather than addictive gambling. Instagram head Adam Mosseri testified that 16-hour daily scrolling is "problematic" but not a clinical addiction, despite lawsuits linking excessive use to mental health issues. YouTube's 2025 revenue hit $60 billion, surpassing Netflix. Growth was driven by 325 million paid subscribers, NFL Sunday

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22:11

AI Metacognition Gains, Discord Age Checks, Ring’s...

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2026/02/19

News and Updates:Research shows AI boosts creativity only for employees with strong metacognition—the ability to plan and refine thinking—allowing them to strategically expand knowledge and capacity. Discord will implement global age verification in March, defaulting all users to "teen-appropriate" settings unless they prove adulthood via ID, facial estimation, or behavioral metadata. Ring’s "Search Party" feature uses AI neighborhood camera scans to find lost dogs, sparking privacy fears that the

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22:11

LSU Cyber Defense and Energy Security Initiatives

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2026/02/16

Interview with Greg Trahan, LSU Assistant Vice President For Strategic Research Partnershipsand Dr. John Flake, Associate Vice President For Research, Professor Chemical Engineering LSU and U.S. Army Cyber Command signed an agreement to develop advanced cyber technologies, providing students and researchers access to defense labs and joint projects. Building on its NSA cyber designation, LSU will use unique industrial control system labs to identify and solve advanced cyberattacks against critical

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21:59

Firefox AI Kill Switch, Microsoft Trims AI Bloat,...

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2026/02/12

News and Updates:Firefox adds a "kill switch" on February 24th to disable all AI features. This "AI control" menu offers granular settings for chatbots, translations, and summaries. Microsoft is reevaluating Windows 11 AI after user backlash. Underutilized features like Copilot in Paint/Notepad may be cut, while the "Recall" feature faces repositioning. xAI loosened Grok’s guardrails to boost engagement, causing a surge in sexualized content. Regulators are investigating reports of nonconsensual

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22:05

TikTok’s Data Pivot, 8K TV Market Collapse, EU EV...

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2026/02/09

News and Updates:TikTok’s New U.S. Data Regime: TikTok USDS launched under American investors, but new terms enable aggressive tracking of precise location and sensitive data, including ethnicity and health, to ensure global interoperability. The Death of 8K Television: LG joined Sony and TCL in halting 8K production due to a lack of content and bandwidth hurdles, leaving Samsung as the sole remaining manufacturer. EU Electric Vehicle Milestone: In December 2025, fully-electric car registrations

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22:00

Trump’s AI Rules And Regs Making, PPG’s Speed Coat,...

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2026/02/05

News and Updates:Trump’s AI Rules And Regs Making: The Trump administration plans to use Google Gemini to draft federal transportation regulations, prioritizing speed and "good enough" rules over traditional, years-long expert drafting. PPG’s Speed Coat: PPG launched an AI-developed automotive clear coat that reduces drying time by 50%, using deterministic AI to identify chemical combinations previously overlooked by human scientists. EU vs. Google AI: The EU initiated proceedings against Google

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22:01

TikTok’s New Deal And Service Outages, Censorship...

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2026/02/02

News and Updates:TikTok Finalizes U.S. Deal: A new majority U.S.-owned entity, TikTok USDS, was formed with Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. ByteDance retains under 20% to resolve security concerns. Massive User Growth: TikTok reported reaching 200 million U.S. users, up from 170 million, despite years of legal threats and a looming federal ban. Launch Weekend Outages: Shortly after the ownership transfer, TikTok suffered major U.S. outages. The company cited data center power failures, though users

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22:00

Grok Porn, Grok Breaks Policies, OpenAI Hardware,...

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2026/01/29

News and Updates:Grok bans illegal porn generation- After global backlash and app-store scrutiny, X says Grok now blocks child porn and nonconsensual deepfakes, but only where legally required, underscoring reactive, profit-driven governance. Why Grok remains in Google Play- Despite Google Play policies explicitly banning AI-generated nonconsensual sexual content, Musk’s Grok remains approved for teens, exposing enforcement failures that leave minors and victims unprotected. Under Musk, the Grok

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21:59

Wing & Walmart’s Drone Expansion, Wikipedia at 25,...

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2026/01/26

News and Updates:Wing and Walmart Expand Drone Delivery: Scaling to 150 more stores, reaching 40 million Americans by 2027. The coast-to-coast expansion targets major hubs like LA, Miami, and Houston starting January 15th. Wikipedia Celebrates 25 Years: Founded Jan 15, 2001, the volunteer-led encyclopedia now hosts 7 million English articles. Despite AI challenges, it remains a resilient, neutral global reference through adaptive enterprise partnerships. Meta Abandons the Metaverse: Meta laid off

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21:33

Police Report Hallucination, Apple Teams With Google...

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2026/01/22

News and Updates:AI Report Hallucinations in Utah- Heber City police discovered their AI software, Draft One, mistakenly claimed an officer became a frog because it transcribed background audio from a Disney movie nearby. Apple and Google AI Partnership- Apple partnered with Google to use Gemini models for future Apple Intelligence features, admitting Google’s technology is superior for powering the upcoming next-generation Siri upgrade. Copilot Integration in Windows File Explorer- Microsoft is

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21:58

Dell AI PC Retreat, Cloudflare vs. Italy, Why iOS 26...

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2026/01/19

News and Updates:Dell AI PC Retreat- Dell admits AI PCs failed to drive demand, refocusing on gaming and consumers, reviving XPS branding, downplaying Copilot marketing as RAM shortages threaten PC prices. Microsoft and Partner Scramble- Microsoft’s Copilot PC push is faltering as Dell says AI confuses buyers, forcing Nadella into hands-on product control while partners revert to traditional hardware selling. Cloudflare vs. Italy- Cloudflare faces a massive Italian fine over anti-piracy blocking,

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22:01

On3 Blocks Grok, AI Image Safety Crisis, France’s...

Tech Gumbo ·

2026/01/15

News and Updates:On3 disables X replies to prevent users from using Grok to bypass paywalls. The AI frequently extracted subscription-only recruiting intel, threatening the site's business model. Grok faces backlash for generating nonconsensual sexualized images, including deepfakes of minors and world leaders. xAI dismissed concerns as "media lies" despite documented safeguard failures. France proposes banning social media for under-15s and expanding phone bans to high schools by September 2026

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22:05

Calif Data Privacy, Roomba Bankrupt, Prison Cell...

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2026/01/12

News and Updates: California Data Privacy Law- California’s new Delete Act lets residents demand mass deletion of personal data from brokers via one website, signaling the strongest U.S. pushback yet against covert data surveillance. iRobot Bankruptcy & Privacy Fears- iRobot’s bankruptcy and acquisition by Chinese supplier Picea raise alarms over Roomba home-mapping data security, despite CEO assurances data stays U.S.-hosted and privacy practices remain unchanged. Prison Cell Phone Jamming

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16:30

Review of the top stories we covered in 2025

Tech Gumbo ·

2026/01/05

News and Updates:Artificial Intelligence EV & Autonomous Cars Windows 10 End of Support

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22:00

Disney Gives Their Characters To Sora, La. Social...

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2025/12/25

News and Updates:Disney / OpenAI / Sora- Disney will invest $1B in OpenAI, license characters for Sora videos, stream curated content on Disney+, and embrace generative AI amid Hollywood copyright concerns debates. Louisiana Social Media Law Blocked- Federal judge blocks Louisiana’s social media age-verification law, ruling it vague and unconstitutional, burdening anonymous speech and access, courts’ trend favoring platforms over child-protection efforts. State Social Media Bans for Minors- Eight

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22:00

Google Maps Upgrade, Online Reservation Tracking,...

Tech Gumbo ·

2025/12/22

News and Updates:Google Maps Parking Upgrade- Google Maps now automatically saves your parking location and adds custom car icons, but the hands-free feature is currently limited to iPhones, not Android. Restaurant Reservation Data Tracking- AI-powered reservation apps like OpenTable quietly build detailed diner profiles from spending, orders, and habits, raising privacy concerns despite opt-out options and personalization benefits. Windows 10 Security Risks Post-Support- Windows 10 no longer

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21:58

Guest Warren Birkett, did he really cause Y2K?

Tech Gumbo ·

2025/12/18

Guest Warren Birkett, retired consultant from Wybirk and Associatesand the reason we had Y2K Working for IBM in the 1960’s & 70’s Solving problems with computers of the day Trying to speed up the compute time, removing the “19” from the date thus creating the Y2K problem that no one at the time thought would ever exist

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22:00

Netflix/Warner Bros. acquisition fight, Waymo noise...

Tech Gumbo ·

2025/12/15

News and Updates:Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion: Netflix will acquire the Warner Bros. studio, HBO, HBO Max, and key IP like Harry Potter for $82.7 billion post-Discovery split, aiming to boost its entertainment mission. Paramount Makes $77.9 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner After Netflix Struck Deal: Paramount launched an all-cash $77.9 billion hostile takeover bid at $30 a share for all of Warner, challenging Netflix's $72 billion cash-and-stock agreement. Santa Monica Moves to

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