Tech Gumbo

OpenAI Training LLM On Copyrighted Content, ChatGPT Hallucinates Horror Story Bio, AI Makes People Sadder, CEO Pledge To Get Rid Of Fraud Sentenced For Fraud

Top Stories:

• OpenAI says it should be able to train ChatGPT on copyrighted material
• ChatGPT made up a story that a man murdered 2 of his 3 children in his biography
• Study finds when lonely people use AI chatbots, they become lonelier and sadder
• The CEO of a company promising to get rid of Cyber Fraud, sentenced to jail for Fraud

Is Signal Safe?, Apple Watch Camera, EV BYD Soaring, Coke’s New Vending Machine Doesn’t Use Electricity

News and Updates:

• The Signal App, what is it and is it safe and secure?
• Apple is rumored to be adding a camera to the next generation of Apple watches
• EV maker BYD sales are soaring, but in China, for now! Could tariffs change that?
• Coca-Cola has a new vending machine that runs on Hydrogen Fuel Cells

CISO’s AI Malware Concerns, Are Kids Using AI Cheating?, Gemini Removes Watermarks

Top Stories:

• A CISO warns most Malware has not been created yet, because of AI
• Students use AI, are they cheating or using a tool to get better grades?
• Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash can remove watermarks from images causing copyrights concerns

Mishing Threat, Apple’s Encrypted Messaging, TikTok 10PM Curfew For Teens eBay & Etsy Emulate TikTok, Microsoft Removed Copilot, VW Brings Back Buttons

News and Updates:

• Mishing Is New Mobile Security Threat
• iPhone and Android users will be able to exchange end-to-end encrypted RCS messages
• TikTok will block the feed of kids under 16 at 10pm
• Etsy and eBay will try to emulate other Social Media platforms to lure shopping customers back
• Microsoft released an update that accidentally removed Copilot from Windows
• Volkswagen is bring back haptic buttons instead of flat screens

Is Antivirus Software Spying On You?, Never Delete SPAM, Jr. Software Developers Over Reliance on AI, Crypto Heist Because Of Poor Cybersecurity

Top Stories:

• Does Antivirus software collect and share your data?
• Never delete SPAM email
• Junior programmers are becoming too dependent on AI for coding
• The biggest Cryptocurrency heist was caused by poor cyber security

Microsoft Killing Publisher, Apple Delaying Apple Intelligence, Most Smart Phone Users Don’t Use AI, DOJ Forcing Google To Sell Chrome, 4G Cellular Didn’t Work On The Moon

News and Updates:

• After 34 years, Microsoft is ending Publisher
• Apple says it is delaying Apple Intelligence until 2026
• A new survey finds 90% of smart phone users think AI is useless
• US DoJ is going forward on forcing Google to sell off Chrome
• Nokia put a 4G cell site on the moon, but it didn’t work

Amazon Alexa+, Nvidia Say AI Boom Still Going Strong, Sora Gets ChatGPT Integration, Microsoft-OpenAI Approved in UK, McDonald’s Gets AI Infusion, Google-HP Project Starline 3D Calling

Top Stories:

• Amazon announced Alexa+ with new features
• Nvidia says AI Boom is far from over
• OpenAI’s Sora will get ChatGPT Integration to produce better videos
• After 2 years, the UK gives Microsoft and OpenAI clearance form Antitrust officials
• McDonald’s is implementing AI in their restaurants
• HP and Google team up on Project Starline for 3D video calling

Facebook Deleting Live Videos, HP Ends 15 Min Wait, Gmail Changes Authentication, Google Shuts Down Extensions, YouTube Premium Lite, Microsoft Office “Free: With Ads, Microsoft To End Skype

News and Updates:

• Facebook will start deleting Live videos after 30 days
• HP halts the 15 minute wait to talk to customer service
• Gmail switching to QR Codes and Authentication App instead of SMS
• Chrome updated the Extensions Software and killed off a lot of extensions, including uBlock
• YouTube launches Premium Lite in US to be ad free for $7.99/month
• Microsoft testing a free version of Office with ads
• Microsoft will end Skype in May 2025

Smart Glasses Help Visually Impaired, AI Not Generating Value, Think Deeper and Voice Are Now Free, Robots Running Half Marathons

• Meta’s smart glasses are enhancing the lives of visually impaired
• Microsoft CEO questions whether AI is creating value
• Microsoft has made Think Deeper and Voice AI assistants Free of charge
• Robotics companies have their bots running half marathons along side human runners

MLB Bot Calling Balls and Strikes, YouTube Premium “Lite”, Apple Vision Pro getting AI, AT&T SplitPay vs, Splitwise App, Meta’s Subsea Internet Cable Circumnavigates

News and Updates:

• Major League Baseball will use the bots for balls & strikes in Spring League
• YouTube is creating a Premium “Lite” plan with reduced ads
• Apple Vision Pro headsets is getting Apple Intelligence, finally
• AT&T created SplitPay, but Splitwise is better
• Meta is building a 31K mile subsea Internet cable that will go around the globe

Tariffs are affecting cheap products from China, Musk Bid for OpenAI, AI Hype or Revolutionary, Hank Azaria Replaced By AI?

• New tariffs are driving prices for Temu products thru the roof
• Elon Musk offered $97 Billion to buy OpenAI
• Is AI just hype, or is it revolutionary?
• Hank Azaria penned an OpEd that he thinks Gen AI is going to try to replace him

Gulf of America on Google Maps, Google’s reCAPTCHA is Useless, Ads in Jeeps, iOS Emergency Update, AirPods as Hearing Aids

News and Updates:

• Google Maps and Apple Maps have changed the name to Gulf of America in the US, not abroad
• Google’s reCAPTCHA is useless against bots, but a big money maker
• Ads are popping up in Jeeps on the display when the vehicle comes to a stop
• Apple released an emergency update for the iPhone
• Apple AirPods can be used as hearing aids

The Vatican Warns About The Risk of A.I., Dating Apps And The Challenges They Face

The Vatican releases a very written warning about the risks of A.I., while acknowledging its potential

 

The Big Story:

• Bumble CEO steps down after changing the platform
• Dating Apps have serious challenges, can they resolve their issues
• Are Dating Apps getting worse?
• I. and the Dating App, will it help or make it worse?

Stop Changing Passwords, GM Super Cruise, NY Times Flashback, Meta Smart Glasses And The Fate Of The Metaverse, Farewell To The TrackPoint Nub

News and Updates:

• NIST says using a password manager is better than changing passwords
• GM got out of the Robotaxi business, but will still use the autonomous driver technology
• NY Times 1^st published article on the WWW
• Meta to add extra display to the Ray Ban Smart Glasses
• Meta also will decide the future of The Metaverse
• Lenovo will do away with the red TrackPoint nub on ThinkPad laptops

Interview with Don Monistere, CEO General Informatics

The Big Story:

Interview with Don Monistere, CEO General Informatics

• The Joseph Piediscalzo “Chief” Multimedia & Distance Learning Studio at SLU and why that is special!
• General Informatics Kickoff Celebration benefitting Boys & Girls Club
• The outlook for IT in 2025

TikTok Reprieved, Social Media “Me Toos”, POTUS & AI Investment, Microsoft’s Dumb Rebrand, $765 Million In Bitcoin To Stay In A Landfill

News and Updates:

• President Trump sends a message to TikTok and gets a 75 day reprieve
• Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram all say, “We can do short form videos too”!
• Users are not as committed to TikTok as ByteDance once thought
• President Trump investing in datacenters to help advance AI
• Is Microsoft 365 Copilot the dumbest rebrand since “New Coke”?
• A UK man looses laptop with the password to $765 Million in Bitcoin to a landfill

Interview with Dori Kreiger, Executive Director CTIA Wireless Foundation

The Big Story:

Interview with Dori Krieger, Executive Director

CTIA Wireless Foundation

 

• CTIA, Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association & CTIA Wireless Foundation
• Catalysts and how it is doing great things for the wireless world
• The inspiring social entrepreneurs that Catalyst has helped to launch

TikTok Updates, New HIPAA Cybersecurity Rules, Meta Moves Moderators to Texas

News and Updates:

• TikTok Updates leading up to 19Jan2025
• HIPAA has new Cybersecurity rules that are much stricter standards
• Meta is moving the content moderators from California to Texas to avoid biases

Sora Is Amazing, Apple Sued, Dad Sends Pic Of Son To Send To Doctor Then Treated As Criminal, Court Oks Breaking Into iPhone, Teens Think Social Media Is A Good Thing

The Big Stories:

• Sora is released and the videos are amazing, and very easy to use
• Apple sued because it did not release scans for Child Sexual Abuse Materials
• A concerned dad takes a naked photo of toddler son for doctors and is accused by Google of Sex Crimes and loses all of his Google related info
• Federal court says dismantling an iPhone to retrieve data is OK
• Study says Online Time is good for Teens

Microsoft Backtracks On Win11, Amazon Selling EVs, Cruise Quits Robotaxis, Waymo Bringing Robotaxis To Miami, DeFlock Maps License Plate Readers

News and Updates:

• Microsoft will allow upgrades to Win 11 on older PC’s, with a catch
• Amazon is now selling EV’s
• GM halts the Cruise Robotaxi project
• Waymo is expanding Robotaxis to Miami
• DeFlock maps license plate readers across the country

Controlling Wi-Fi At Home, Kids Under 16 Banned From Social Media In Australia, Meta Forced To Verify Advertisers, LinkedIn Too Boring For Kids, Deepfakes Causing Billions In Loses

The Question of the Week:  A follow up on controlling the Wi-Fi in your house for kids

The Big Stories:

Kids under 16 banned from social media in Australia

Meta being forced to verify advertisers

Long winded post on LinkedIn are AI Generated and too boring for kids

Deepfake videos are causing Billion$$ in fraud loses

FBI Warns Against Texting, Matrix Messaging Seized, Amazon Sued by Wash, D.C., AT&T To Retire Landlines, Online Shopping Record Sales, Walmart Buys Vizio, Vinyl Records Making A Big Comeback

News and Updates:

• The FBI and CISA warn against using unencrypted text messaging
• Chat service Matrix seized because of illegal activity
• Amazon sued in D.C. for not delivery to 2 neighborhoods
• AT&T will retire all landlines using copper by 2029
• Blach Friday and Cyber Monday set records for sales $$
• Walmart buys TV maker Vizio to inject Crapware Ads
• Vinyl albums are making a huge comeback in total sales

Bitcoin, TSA Cyber Rules, Hackers Bypassing macOS Security, Mattel’s Wicked Blunder, Apple’s Smart Home Device

The Question of the Week:  Bitcoin crossed over $90,000, is it worth it?

The Big Stories:

• TSA releases new Cyber rules for pipeline & rail companies
• North Korean hackers may have ability to hack thru macOS Security
• Mattel apologizes for its Wicked blunder, possibly caused by Generative AI
• Apple to launch a Smart Home Control Center that looks like an iPad on the wall

 

Twitter/X Loses 115K Users, Bluesky Adds 700K, Microsoft Copilot, Amazon Haul Takes On Temu, Apple Vision Pro Struggles

News and Updates:

Since election day:

• 115,000 people have deleted the Twitter/X account
• Bluesky added 700,00 new users
• Threads is growing as well

Microsoft Copilot:

• Is ending the Enterprise and Pro versions
• Releasing the free version in Australia and New Zealand first
• Getting stronger and encouraging more usage

Amazon is creating a Temu killer called Haul

Apple Vison Pro is shutting down production because of lack of sales

A.I. And A Teen’s Suicide, Gen AI In The Fashion Industry, AI Making Mistakes IN Hospitals, Microsoft Tries To Fix AI Falsehoods, 25% Of Google’s Code is AI Generated

The Big Stories:

• Is AI to be blamed for a teen’s death?
• Fashion retailer using Gen AI instead of real models and photographers
• AI transcription tools making mistakes at hospitals
• Microsoft is trying to fix AI “Hallucinations”
• Google says over 25% of its code is written by AI

Tech Gumbo Begins Our 11th Year!, Google Adds New Features To Chrome, Waze and Maps, uBlock Origin Ad Blocker, Nvidia And Intel Chips

News and Updates:

• Tech Gumbo started Nov 2014
• Google:
  - Adds Safety Check to Chrome
  - Adds Unsubscribe to Chrome
  - Makes it easier reporting features to Waze
  - Adds AI assistance to Maps, including places to explore on your trip
  - Begins disabling adblocker uBlock Origin
• Nvidia joins the Dow Jones Industrial Average
• Intel is cause for concern in D.C.
• TSMC stays very profitable making chips

Top 10 Self-Driving Car Companies, 30-Year-Old Backdoor Laws, End To Tracking Celebrity Jets, Computer Chips Being Made IN USA, Russia Fines Google $20 Decillion

The Question of the Week:  Last week you talked about Tesla’s “Full Self Driving” cars, who else is do that?

 

The Big Stories:

• A 30-year old law forcing backdoors is creating security risk
• Meta follows twitter, will ban accounts that track celebrity jets
• TSMC Chip plant in Arizona making better chips than Taiwan
• Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Starlink Needs 30k Satellites, Replacing The ISS Because Of Age And Leaks, Returning Astronauts To Earth, Redbox Customer Data Breach, San Fran Trying To Stop Using Floppy Disk, AI Radio Presenters

News and Updates:

• Starlink to petition the FCC to allow 30,000 satellites to achieve Gig speeds
• Vast has plans to replace the International Space Station
• The ISS is leaking, but not a risk
• NASA does a crew swap, 2 still have their extended stay going
• Info from Old Redbox kiosk easily hacked with customer info revealed
• SanFran Train System plans to stop using 5 1/4 -inch disk within 10 years
• Poland radio station using AI “Presenters”, listeners are not happy

Interview w/ Josh Goldwitz – Transportation and Logistics Expert

The Big Interview:

A career through multiple companies and how it impacts transportation and logistics

• Exponent (Crash Reconstruction Photogrammetry) (using photos to reconstruct measurements- also key to modern camera-based autonomy systems)
• Lloyd Register – London Underground
• MTA (NYC)- subway system, rail, buses, ferries
• Jet Blue- electrification of ground support equipment
• Amazon- last mile delivery

NHTSA investigating Tesla’s Full Self Driving Cars. TikTok’s Execs Knew How Harmful It Is To Teens, Kids TV Is A Thing Of The Past

News and Updates:

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the Full Self Driving claims of Tesla and the wrecks involved
• Lawsuit against TikTok reveals how harmful it is to kids
  • Addictive in 35 minutes
  • Demotes people deemed unattractive
  • 95% of smartphone users 17 and under are on TikTok
  • Discourages kids from making eye contact with other people
  • Filters content to conform with one-sided opinions
• Children’s TV Channel ratings are off by over 75%, it is all YouTube now

 

Google Killing Fitbit, Tesla’s ‘We, Robot’ Fiasco, Tesla Competitors Get a Boost

The Question of the Week: What’s going on with Fitbit?

The Big Stories:

• Tesla big event, “We, Robot” to show off CyberCab and Optimus Robots was a flop!
• The Autonomous robots were actually being controlled by humans
• Waymo, Uber , Lyft got a big stock market bounce because of Tesla’s event
• Tesla is losing its grip on the EV market in California

6G Cellular Research, Wi10 EOL In 1 Year, Win11 Has Excess Junk, Florida Neighborhood Is Hurricane Proof, Racist Home Robot Vacs

News and Updates:

• Researchers working on 6G Cellular are achieving 190 gigabits of thru put
• Win 10 End of Life is 14Oct2025, check now to see if your computer will upgrade, if not, don’t wait to buy a new PC
• Win 11 24H@ Update has a junk file that is 8.6GB and you can not delete it
• A new neighborhood in Fla built homes with solar panels and batteries, 15 feet off the ground and easily able to resist winds up to 120mph
• Hackers breached home robot vacuums, began shout racist slurs

States Sue TikTok Claiming Harmful to Children, Use Caution With AI Meeting Recordings At Work, Licenses Plate Readers And Bumper Stickers

The Question of the Week: Who is suing TikTok Now?

The Big Stories:

• AI Assistants recording virtual meetings and creating havoc
• License Plates readers also keeping bumper sticker info building another database

Cybertruck Becoming Uninsurable, SpaceX Threatened By Telcos, Starlink Gets And Demands More Spectrum

News and Updates:

• GEICO stops covering Cybertrucks from Tesla
• SpaceX threatened by EU Telcos
• Starlink to get another rival
• Starlink gets more spectrum to use from FCC
• SpaceX demands Spectrum from rivals

Calif Law Forces Licensing Disclosure, iPhones Using Satellites To Communicate After Helene, OpenAI Changing To For Profit

The Big Stories:

• Laws forces disclosure on digital platforms to not use but or purchase when “renting” media
• After Helene, people in N.C. are using iOS 18 enabled phones to text via satellites
• OpenAI will become a “For Profit” business
• OpenAI is still burning thru Millions of dollars monthly, but still has very high expectations

GPS Spoofing OF Airliners, “Evil Twin” Wi-Fi Attack, Twitter Down To 25% Valuation, DirectTV And Dish Network Merging

News and Updates:

• Electronic warfare in war torn areas creates GPS spoofing for airlines
• Man charged with “Evil Twin” Wi-Fi attack on airplane in Australia
• Twitter’s valuation is down to 25% of the purchase price
• DirectTV And Dish Network merging to compete with streaming platforms

CD/DVD Life Expectancy, TikTok Legal Challenges, TikTok’s Defense Strategy, Google Wins Legal Battle in EU, Calf. Passes Deepfake Laws

The Question of the Week: I have a bunch of old CDs. How long will they last?

The Big Stories:

• TikTok not doing well in the U.S. Court of Appeals
• TikTok throws Shein & Temu under the bus
• Google wins an Antitrust case in the EU
• Passes laws about deepfakes and draws in Social Media platforms

Merging Streaming Platforms, Nuclear Power & AI Needs, Protecting Autonomous Vehicles From Being Hacked

News and Updates:

• Several major streaming platforms talk about mergers or bundling
• Big Tech is investing in Nuclear Power because they need the electricity
• Protecting autonomous vehicles from data leaks and bad actor hackers

Interview with Greg Trahan, Director of Economic Development, LSU and Duke Hartman, CEO, Integer Technologies LLC

The Interview with Greg Trahan, Director of Economic Development, LSU and Duke Hartman, CEO, Integer Technologies LLC:

• LSU & Integer Technologies have partnered to do research to benefit the Navy
• Research around autonomous vehicles in the air, on the ocean both on the surface and underwater
• The research is bring under grad and grad students and well as faculty and working engineers together to find solutions
• The research will also benefit the oil industry, especially in South Louisiana

iOS 18 Released With Security Flaws, Cybersecurity Talent Shortage, Is Big Tech Really Listening, Instagram Restricting Teen Accounts, Autonomous Vehicle Stats

News and Updates:

• Apple released iOS18, and quickly had to release an update to patch 33 security flaws
• The Biden Administration is trying to address Cybersecurity talent pool shortage
• Are the Social Media Platforms really listening to everything, or is it something worse?
• Instagram rolling out stricter guardrails to prevent teens from “workarounds”
• Waymo released impressive safety stats for autonomous vehicles

Kids And Cybersecurity, iPhone 16 Announcement, Apple Intelligence, Apple Pays Ireland $13 Billion

The Question of the Week: My children are starting to use the Internet, what should I be telling them?

 The Big Stories:

• iPhone 16 (all versions) announced, plus Apple Watch 10 and AirPods 4
• Apple Intelligence (A.I.) will not be available at launch, look for a slow roll out
• CIO’s and CTO’s concerned about the new iPhone’s AI and security risk
• Wait until Thanksgiving or Christmas before you buy the new phone or upgrade to iOS 18
• Apple loses tax dispute again, must pay Ireland $13 Billion

Ford Patents In Car Ads, Voldemort Malware, Hackers Bypassing MFA, Messaging Platforms Becoming Interoperable, Google Maps In Space

News and Updates:

• Ford was awarded a patented for in car advertising that will listen to passenger’s conversation
• A new Malware, name Voldemort has been released and is affecting Google Sheets
• Hackers are learning how to bypass MFA
• WhatsApp and Messenger must be compatible with Telegram, Signal and iMessage
• Google upgrades from Sky Maps to Google Maps in Space! And it is Awesome!

Interview with Brian Housewright - Tech and The Health Care Industry

Tech and the Health Care industry

• Tell me about the sector of the Health Care industry that you come from?
• Talk about the evolution of technology in Health Care
• What is an EHR/EMR? Why is it important? How has it developed over time?
• What are some of the challenges related to the adoption of Technology in a healthcare setting? How does it affect the user?
• Talk about some of the key regulations and mandates related to technology in the healthcare industry (i.e HIPAA)
• Talk about the different Healthcare settings, the unique requirements for each, and the challenges of sharing data.
• How does technology affect or impact the healthcare consumer?
• What are the legal ramifications related to technology/software and its use in the healthcare setting?
• What are some of the key data points/metrics that a healthcare entity is focused on from a management standpoint?
• Where is HC technology headed for the future? i.e. AI, Machine Learning, Robotics etc.

Guest Host- Brian Housewright- US Navy Using Starlink, Celebrity AI Scams, New Cars Being Watchdogs, Cool Tech for Hot Outdoors, AI Travel Scams

News and Updates:

• US Navy allowing sailors to use Starlink for Internet access while aboard ship
• Tom Hanks and other celebs in AI scams
• Ford applied for a patent that could make cars surveillance tools
• New tech in clothes making it cooler on hot days
• Another Alert about AI and Travel “Deals Scams”

Our Guest, Doug Kelly, American Edge Project

The Interview:

• The importance of American Leadership in all things technology
• China is biggest threat to US technology and economy
• Congress needs to develops laws to spur technology advancements

Altering Google Maps, NFL & Facial Recognition, Gemini Replacing Google Translate, SpaceX for Emergency Cellular Calls, Cars Talking To Cars

News and Updates:

• People are requesting to blur their homes on Google Maps
• NFL is using facial recognition for credentialing in Vegas, not everyone is happy with
• Will Google’s LLM Gemini replace Google Translate?
• SpaceX wants to provide emergency cellular calls to go across their system
• USDOT is pushing for car to talk to other cars, especially autonomous vehicles

Kids Bypassing Parental Controls On iPhones, Defending the Dissertation- Dr. Haggai D. Davis, III

The Question of the Week: I’ve been told it is easy for my kids to bypass the Parental Controls on iPhones, is this true?

The Big Story: Dr. Haggai D. Davis, III

Defending the Doctoral Dissertation:

Understanding, Assessing and Improving the Feasibility of Urban Freight Electrification

DOJ Sues TikTok, Win10 To Win11 Upgrade Mandate, Streaming Vs. Cable TV, Unique Challenge to Section 230, Social Security Number Breach, AI Creates IPA Beer

News and Updates:

• US Dept of Justice sues TikTok over Child Privacy law infractions
• Microsoft Confirms Oct 2025 as End of Life (Support) for Windows 10, Upgrade to Win 11 Now!
• Streaming platforms were 41% of TV watched in July, Cable TV was 20%
• New challenge to Section 230, trying to use it against Big Tech
• National Public Data was breached, 272 Mil Social Security numbers released
• NJ Brewery used AI to create a recipe for a new IPA to great reviews

Bluetooth Cyber Risk, ChatGPT Anti-Cheating Tool, Overturning Chevron V. NRDC

The Question of the Week: Are Bluetooth headphones, or EarPods, a cyber security risk?

 The Big Stories:

• ChatGPT has a tool to prevent cheating , OpenAI will not release it
• SCOTUS overturned Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, how that affects Big Tech

Google Ruled A Monopolist, Musk Sues Former Advertisers, Musk Moves Twitter HQ

News and Updates:

US Dept of Justice wins case against Google

• Illegally maintained a monopoly status
• Could possibly change search industry
• Could possibly change smartphone industry
• If Google is forced to change, what are the possibilities?
• Microsoft Edge, Mozilla and Firefox could benefit from the ruling
• Don’t expect changes from Google very quickly, probably in the courts for years

Elon Musk and Twitter/X

• Suing Global Alliance for Responsible Media, which represents lots of major advertisers
• Moving HQ from San Francisco to Texas for political and financial reasons