20 - C-Suite FOMO

20 - C-Suite FOMO

From Two and a Half Bens by Pheonix, PhoneBoy, and SirBemrose

April 2, 2026 · 2h 28m · Episode 20

About this episode

The episode discusses various technology topics including age verification laws, open source operating systems, and recent tech news.

GrapheneOS won't comply with age check laws for operating systems Linux Distros Resistance against Age-Verification Laws GitHub - BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify: The age verification status of Open Source Operating Systems · GitHub Ageless Linux - Wikipedia THAT law and it's copies here and abroad Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records (#40954)" by paramazo · Pull Request #41179 · systemd/systemd · GitHub Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety iCloud user learns ‘Hide My Email’ privacy does not apply to serious threats Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware The 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print An AI agent destroyed this coder’s entire database. He’s not the only one with a horror story The AI Dirty List Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia The Story of EVi - NerdNextDoor's Blog The deadliest poison known to AI Tiny Township Fears Iran Drone Strikes Because of New Nuclear Weapons Datacenter COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages March Windows updates break Teams, OneDrive sign-ins Microsoft Confirms Samsung Galaxy Connect App Caused…

People in this episode

Hosts: SirBemrose, Pheonix, PhoneBoy

Topics covered

  • age verification
  • open source
  • AI
  • privacy
  • technology
  • security

Keywords

  • GrapheneOS
  • Linux Distros
  • age verification
  • AI
  • privacy
  • Microsoft
  • HackerOne
  • FCC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GrapheneOS, Linux Distros, GitHub, systemd, Apple, Microsoft, HackerOne, FCC

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