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Two and a Half Bens

Pheonix, PhoneBoy, and SirBemrose

The tech podcast not hosted by a Chief Twit or Tech Bros

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1:50:30

12 - From Caffeine to Hate

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/11/29

Decades-old ‘Finger’ protocol abused in ClickFix malware attacksGoogle tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand How The $10 Trillion AI Bubble Pops Why can’t ChatGPT tell time? Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it’s costing the economy OpenAI discloses API customer data breach via Mixpanel vendor hack What to know about a recent Mixpanel security incident Flights disrupted after Airbus discovers intense sun radiation could impact flight control

1:50:30

11 - Antisocial Media

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/11/15

Hackers found a way to weaponize CAPTCHA pages, and it's incredibly effective'Orthosomnia' Might Be Ruining Your Sleep. Here's What You Should Know. Hackers turn Cisco and Citrix zero-days into a malware nightmare Why Windows sucks and how to fix it, according to a former Microsoft engineer MSFT Teams feature to block screen capture Unsurprisingly, X users locked out in the cold after botched authentication switch Google is rolling out conversational shopping—and ads—in AI Mode search DoorDash

1:50:30

10 - Societal Fuckery

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/11/01

Researchers show that training on “junk data” can lead to LLM “brain rot”When AI writes code, humans clean up the mess Digital ID is now less about illegal working, more about rummaging through drawers BRUSH EXPLOIT CAN CAUSE ANY CHROMIUM BROWSER TO COLLAPSE IN 15-60 SECONDS EY EXPOSES 4TB SQL SERVER BACKUP PUBLICLY ON MICROSOFT AZURE Meet the new Clippy: Microsoft unveils Copilot's "Mico" avatar Here’s How the AI Crash Happens Why AI Breaks Bad Study: AI Models Trained On Clickbait Slop Result In

1:08:19

9 - Refrigerator Porn

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/10/18

Pheonix and PhoneBoy are joined by DameBemrose and discuss the latest AI bullshit, Microsoft Bugs, F5's Secuity Breach, and More!

2:28:46

8 - BrokebackGPT

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/10/04

Walmart CEO expects AI will 'change literally every job' - not just engineering | ZDNETChatbots Play With Your Emotions to Avoid Saying Goodbye Self-driving Waymo pulled over for illegal U-turn, officer has no one to ticket Three Ai agents realize they're all AI, then switch to a Secret Language… Abusing Notion's AI Agent for Data Theft This app will pay you $30/day to record your phone calls for AI Your budget Android phone might be spying on you Instead of improving productivity, AI is creating

1:42:49

7 - Goatse and Fail

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/09/20

The Bens talk AI everywhere we don't want it to be, CISA wants to pwn CVE, self-replcating worms thanks to npm, and more!

2:29:52

6 - Reddit in a Box

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/09/06

The Bens discuss the Salesloft Breach, Perl, More AI flaws, trademarking telepathy, infostealer porn, the cult of cryptocurrency, and more!

1:35:33

5 - Hardened Like LibreWolf

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/08/30

Your favorite Bens get discuss their objections to AI, and yet somehow find a story that isn't so bad.

2:00:05

4 - Percussive Maintenance

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/08/23

The Bens discuss the latest Microsoft, AI and car bullshit, pointless phishing training, EV adoption, and more!

1:15:02

3 - Siri Leak My Data

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/08/09

Call Center workers complain about being called a robot after acting like a robot on Yahoo and SlashdotReddit is the source of LLM hallucinations Carrot isn't working for Win11. MSFT gets the stick on PCWorld and Techspot Man goes on sodium bromide diet on ChatGPT's suggestion; starts hallucinating alongside the AI Why do we still think it's a good idea to support formats that you can embed code in? Moving all gov't agency data into OpenAI LLMs. I see no security problems with this Anthropic AI

1:34:22

2 - Public Code Suppository

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/07/19

Pheonix, PhoneBoy, and SirBemrose talk about Windows Security, Vulnernable Hardware, stupid programming tricks, and hiding malware in DNS

1:45:26

1 - Asshole with a Shoelace

Two and a Half Bens ·

2025/06/22

Microsoft only fixing one of two SecureBoot ExploitsApple’s Kill Switch Would Completely Change Your Next iPhone MIT brain scans suggest that using GenAI tools reduces cognitive activity LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions 40,000 Cameras, From Bird Feeders to Baby Monitors, Exposed to the Internet Smart TV OS owners face “constant conflict” between privacy, advertiser demands Pope Leo makes AI’s threat to humanity a signature issue Creators say they

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