Pivot! Pivot! (And Other Tech Disasters)

About this episode

The episode discusses various tech disasters and advancements in AI, cybersecurity, and consumer technology.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: AI & AUTOMATION Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months for all white-collar work to be automated AI backlash becomes a real business risk OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time Spotify launching verification badges for podcasts to help listeners avoid AI slop Gemini will use Volvo's external cameras to interpret parking signs CYBERSECURITY & PRIVACY Hackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect Iran A student with a laptop and a radio stopped four high-speed trains Four OpenClaw flaws let attackers steal data, escalate privileges, plant backdoors Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools BUSINESS & MARKETS SpaceX reveals plan for $1.75tn stock market debut that could make Musk a trillionaire Fintech firm Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding round TRANSPORTATION & MOBILITY Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods $130 a year for EV drivers? Lawmakers push federal road-use fee CONSUMER TECH & CULTURE Why 'smart' products have started to look like the dumb choice…

Topics covered

• AI and Automation
• Cybersecurity and Privacy
• Business and Markets
• Transportation and Mobility
• Consumer Tech and Culture
• Weird and Wacky

Keywords

• AI automation
• cybersecurity breaches
• SpaceX stock market
• Waymo robotaxis
• Spotify podcast verification
• smart products
• Bitcoin recovery

Sponsors

TogetherLetters, Edgewise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Spotify, Volvo, Mozilla, SpaceX, Mercury, Waymo, Philips, Claude AI

More episodes of Tech Talk Y'all

• Superintelligence Might Already Be Here (It's Hiding) · June 5, 2026 · 39 min
• We Asked AI to Run a City and It Killed Everyone · May 30, 2026 · 41 min
• Mythos, Manhattan, and a Mountain of Mowers · May 15, 2026 · 42 min
• GameStop Buys eBay and Other Sentences That Shouldn't Exist · May 8, 2026 · 32 min
• The $900 Billion Underdog · May 3, 2026 · 52 min
• A Live Audience Watched Us Talk About Allbirds Buying GPUs · April 16, 2026 · 33 min