About this episode
The episode discusses the evolution of spam and related technological issues in 2026.
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the problem of spam in the current era. We last talked about spam in 2007 . (Note that spam is distinct from slop . In the news, Rym is back from Hong Kong , supply chain attacks remain a major threat, the kids are booing AI people at graduations , Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI, deepfake software is getting better, and Meta is laying off 10% of its entire workforce. Related Links Forum Thread Spam in 2026 Discord Chat Spam in 2026 Bluesky Post Spam in 2026 Things of the Day Rym - NASA Didn't Even Know!! Scott - UnDUNE II: The Demaking of a Dynasty
People in this episode
Hosts: Rym, Scott
Topics covered
- spam
- technology
- supply chain attacks
- AI
- workforce layoffs
- deepfake software
Keywords
- spam
- technology
- supply chain attacks
- AI
- deepfake software
- Meta layoffs
- OpenAI lawsuit
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OpenAI, Meta
Products: deepfake software
Places: Hong Kong
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