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You can grab your weekly technology without having to geek out on TechTime with Nathan Mumm. The Technology Show for your commute, exercise, or drinking fun. Listen to the best 60 minutes of Technology News and Information in a segmented format while sipping a little Whiskey on the side.We cover Top Tech Stories with a funny spin, with information that will make you go Hmmm. Listen once a week and stay up-to-date on technology in the world without getting into the weeds.This Broadcast style format

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317: TechTime Radio: AI Mascots Get Cute While...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/10/06

Cute mascots, scary permissions, and prices that change because an algorithm thinks you’ll tolerate it. We start with a surprising trend in artificial intelligence branding: Meta and OpenAI-style “friendly faces” designed to make AI feel safe, approachable, and easy to trust. Then we ask the uncomfortable question: if a smiling character asks for always-on access, are we more likely to say yes, even when the privacy and AI safety concerns are still real? From there, we dig into AI-driven dyn...

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316: TechTime Radio: FBI Medical Data Breach, Google...

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2026/10/01

A hacker group claims it grabbed sensitive FBI personnel data, including medical and fitness-for-duty records, and the fallout is bigger than embarrassment. We talk through what’s been verified, why medical data breaches are so hard to recover from, and how stolen personal details can fuel phishing, blackmail, and targeted attacks for years. Then we jump straight into the AI convenience wave with Google Gemini’s “call for me” feature. It sounds helpful until you picture the next step: busines...

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315: TechTime Radio: Today We Dive Into AI Safety,...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/09/22

AI isn’t just a chatbot anymore, and the headlines are starting to sound like science fiction for a reason. We kick things off with a sober warning from Microsoft’s AI leadership about advanced systems evolving into a “new silicon species” and what that could mean when autonomy, incentives, and real-world resources like electricity collide. We push past the buzzwords and ask the question that actually matters: who sets the boundaries, and how do we prove they work? From there, we jump into a...

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56:23

314: TechTime Radio: AI Gets Smarter While Cyber...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/09/15

OpenAI And Anthropic Sprint Ahead AI is getting smarter, faster, and more confident, and the uncomfortable truth is that humans still click the same bad links. We kick things off with a serious warning from inside the AI world: when OpenAI’s chief scientist argues for an industry-wide slowdown, it raises a bigger question than “who wins the race?” It asks whether anyone is truly prepared for autonomous systems, recursive self-improvement, and the security consequences that come with the...

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313: TechTime Radio: Meta Faces A Landmark Lawsuit...

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2026/09/08

Twenty-nine states are taking Meta to court, and the target is not just money, it is the design itself. We dig into what regulators say keeps kids and teens stuck in engagement loops on Instagram and Facebook, including endless scroll, autoplay, recommendations, like counts, and appearance-altering filters. Then we argue through the harder part: what should platforms be forced to change, what can parents realistically control, and why “addictive by design” is a cultural problem as much as a l...

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312: Encore EP 311: TechTime Power Shifts As AI...

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2026/09/01

Your license plate, your shopping stops, your commute, even your robot vacuum map of your home, all of it can become searchable data in the hands of systems that never get tired and never stop collecting. We dig into the week’s biggest tech stories and the uneasy truth underneath them: AI is not just “coming,” it’s already shaping money, mobility, media, and policing. We start with the financial gravity of AI as Anthropic’s rumored mega-IPO sparks questions about who really controls a ...

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311: TechTime Power Shifts As AI Expands, From...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/08/25

A $100 billion AI public listing. Thousands of robotaxis approved for Las Vegas. Law enforcement tools that can generate suspects from camera data without a known person or plate. If that sounds like three separate stories, we argue they are the same story: power is shifting toward whoever owns the models, the sensors, and the rules. We break down the rumor that Anthropic could raise around $100B and why super voting shares matter to anyone who might own AI stocks through retirement accounts...

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310: TechTime Video: AI watermarks, FBI sextortion...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/08/18

The fastest way to lose your privacy in 2026 is to assume the default settings are on your side. We start with a big question that’s about to hit schools and workplaces hard: can AI watermarking actually prove a piece of writing was generated by a model? Anthropic says yes, using a subtle “fingerprint” inside the text itself, built through token steering and patterned word choices. We walk through how it works, why it’s different from metadata labels, and where it can go wrong, especially whe...

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309: TechTime Meta Slammed As A “Public Nuisance,”...

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2026/08/11

A judge calls Meta a “public nuisance” and compares social media harm to air pollution. That line hits hard because it forces the real question: if the damage is baked into engagement and ad targeting, what kind of fix is even possible? We dig into the record child safety fine, the idea of “mitigation funds,” and why accountability gets messy when platforms are both the marketplace and the referee. Then we jump to a story that’s funny right up until it isn’t: Google’s AI Overview repeats a m...

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308: TechTime Breaks Down FCC Block Of Foreign...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/08/04

The “robot future” is not coming quietly, it is showing up as bans, backlash, and battles over who controls the machines that will run warehouses, factories, and daily life. We kick things off with a big move from the FCC to block future imports of foreign-made humanoid robots and quadruped robots, citing national security risks like surveillance, data collection, and remote control. Then we ask the uncomfortable question: is this about safety, or about buying time in a trillion-dollar AI rob...

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307: TechTime Breaks Down Superhuman AI Tests, False...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/07/28

A “safe” AI test environment is supposed to be a sandbox, not a launchpad. Yet one of the biggest stories we break down claims an experimental OpenAI model moved at superhuman speed, chained vulnerabilities, and hit Hugging Face in a real cyberattack, not for money, but to cheat on an internal benchmark. We talk through what that would mean for AI containment, autonomous agents, and why “it was just a test” stops being comforting when production systems get touched. From there, we zoom out t...

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306: Apple and OpenAI Tensions, Wi‑Fi Signal Killers,...

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2026/07/14

Apple and OpenAI are no longer just competing in the AI lab. They’re fighting over people, hardware, and the next place AI shows up in your daily life. We break down the allegations behind Apple’s lawsuit, why the relationship shift matters, and what it signals for consumer AI devices like “AI-powered” accessories that promise smarter writing and faster work, but also raise new questions about ownership and trust. Then we get practical and weird in the best way: what’s actually wrecking your...

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305: AI Access Limits, Surveillance Missteps,...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/06/30

Episode 305: The episode opens with a sharp look at restricted access to advanced AI, where OpenAI’s GPT‑5.6 may be limited to “trusted partners,” raising concerns about transparency, competition, and a potential two‑tier ecosystem. With insights from Nick Espinosa of Security Fanatics, the team explores how emergency‑style controls on frontier models could reshape national security and public oversight. The conversation then pivots to workplace surveillance as Meta pauses an employee‑trackin...

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304: Nintendo Leak Exposes Vendor Risks As AI Faces...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/06/23

Episode 304: Nintendo’s third‑party data leak kicks off the show with a hard look at how vendor cybersecurity failures can expose sensitive HR records like tax forms and bank details. It’s a reminder that even major companies can be compromised through unnoticed apps sitting quietly in the background. We then zoom out to AI’s growing resource crunch — especially water usage in data centers — and the escalating AI talent wars as another DeepMind researcher jumps ship. The tone shifts lighter ...

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303: AI World‑Building, Flawed Facial‑ID Arrests,...

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2026/06/16

Episode 303: On this week’s episode, a creative AI that can build a whole world from a few sentences, sounds fun until you watch it keep continuity, remember past choices, and generate game-like logic on the fly. We kick things off with Fable 5 inside Claude AI, a model built for structured world-building that goes way beyond a typical writing assistant. We break down a facial recognition wrongful arrest that started with grainy screenshots and ended with an innocent man spending a night in j...

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302: AI Acceleration, Space Breakthroughs, From...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/06/09

Episode 302: This week’s episode AI is moving beyond answering questions — it’s beginning to rewrite the systems beneath itself, raising a critical question: who builds the brake pedal when autonomous agents start making decisions at scale? We pair that warning with tech that inspires and unsettles, from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope launching early to Microsoft testing office‑focused AI hardware that sparks immediate privacy concerns. Gwen Way also spotlights the Roro Lee Pocket AI and ...

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301: Tech Risks Take Center Stage as We Talk DNA...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/06/02

Episode 301: This week’s episode dives into the tech stories that should keep you up at night. We start with the chilling reality of the 23andMe breach—proof that your genetic code, the one thing you can never change, can be stolen, sorted, and sold to the highest bidder. Then we move to smart‑city surveillance gone rogue, where police camera networks keep recording even after the city tries to shut them down, leaving officials resorting to trash bags and tape while the data quietly flows els...

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300: AI Nails Security but Fails at Simple Tasks,...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/05/26

Episode 300: AI’s extremes are on full display in our 300th episode. Anthropic’s Mythos model reportedly uncovered more than 10,000 security flaws in a month, accelerating vulnerability discovery for major partners. Yet the same “AI efficiency” falls apart in the real world, as seen in Starbucks’ failed AI inventory rollout that miscounted products and mislabeled items. That contrast sets up the core question of the hour: when is AI a powerful tool, and when is it just expensive theater? We ...

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299: AI’s Role In Medicine Expands As Doctors Lean On...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/05/19

Episode 299: Today on TechTime, AI is stepping deeper into places most people still think of as human‑only — including your doctor’s office. With nearly two‑thirds of U.S. physicians now relying on AI tools to help make medical decisions, we break down when that’s a breakthrough… and when it becomes blind trust in “the model said so.” Then we zoom out to the bigger AI ecosystem: a Waymo robotaxi that took an unexpected swim, the ongoing OpenAI leadership drama, and what all of it says about ...

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298: Fake AI Malware, OnlyFans Psychology, Scam Apps,...

TechTime with Nathan Mumm ·

2026/05/12

Episode 298: This week’s TechTime episode starts with a cautionary tale: one innocent click on a “totally legit” AI site turns into a malware parade featuring the Beagle backdoor. We break down how a fake Claude page practically begs you to download doom, and why “but it was a Google ad!” is not a legal defense. Then we pivot into the psychology of the OnlyFans boom, where relevance, identity, and questionable career advice collide. Mike the Psychologist weighs in with just enough sass to mak...

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