14 - Alphabet Mafia
From Two and a Half Bens by Pheonix, PhoneBoy, and SirBemrose
December 28, 2025 · 2h 13m · Episode 14
About this episode
The episode discusses innovative fire suppression technology, the implications of AI on employment, and various cybersecurity issues affecting technology and gaming.
California startup's new fire-suppression system uses sound instead of water The Sound of Silence: How Waves Snuff a Flame Using Sound Waves to Put Out Fire: The Story of Two George Mason University Students | Emergent New UEFI flaw enables pre-boot attacks on motherboards from Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, ASRock Riot is forcing Valorant players to update their PC firmware to keep playing Our king, our priest, our feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages Malicious npm package steals WhatsApp accounts and messages Fraudsters are using AI systems to forge art documents The scientist who helped create AI says it’s only ‘a matter of time’ before every single job is wiped out—even safer trade jobs like plumbing Microsoft wants to replace its entire C and C++ codebase, perhaps by 2030 Google Search Traffic Drops 25 Points To News Publishers In Two Years LangGrinch Vulnerability in LangChain Core Enables RCE via Prompt Injections From AI to analog, cybersecurity tabletop exercises look a little different this year Elon Musk Says He's Removing 'Sustainable' From Tesla's Mission Tesla is the most unreliable used car brand in America, even behind Jeep and Chrysler
People in this episode
Hosts: Pheonix, PhoneBoy, SirBemrose
Topics covered
- fire suppression technology
- AI impact on jobs
- cybersecurity vulnerabilities
- gaming updates
- automotive industry issues
Keywords
- fire suppression
- AI jobs
- cybersecurity
- Valorant
- Tesla
- LangChain
- Microsoft
- Elon Musk
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: California startup, Riot, Microsoft, Google, Tesla, LangChain
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