21 - May Cause Silent Data Corruption
From Two and a Half Bens by Pheonix, PhoneBoy, and SirBemrose
April 19, 2026 · 2h 28m · Episode 21
About this episode
The episode discusses various technology issues including iOS age verification failures, Microsoft account problems, and vulnerabilities in AI and software.
iOS 26.4 age verification is proving a disaster for some users — here's how to fix it or stop the update Apple age verification failing for some – here's what to try Apple asked to investigate after Jersey users hit by age-check barriers Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord Teenager’s Gemini mistake locks entire family out of Google accounts WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account Microsoft suspends dev accounts for high-profile open source projects Action Required: Account Verification for Windows Hardware Program Begins October 16, 2025 After 16 years and $8 billion, the military’s new GPS software still doesn’t work Microsoft says poisoned AI acts normal until a trigger word makes it ‘blow up’ Max severity Flowise RCE vulnerability now exploited in attacks USB Cable Blockers Entire Claude Code CLI source code leaks thanks to exposed map file This Startup Is Hiring an ‘AI Bully.’ Should Your Company Do the Same? Microsoft Copilot is now injecting ads into pull requests on GitHub GitHub…
People in this episode
Hosts: Pheonix, PhoneBoy, SirBemrose
Topics covered
- iOS age verification
- Microsoft account issues
- VPN software updates
- open source projects
- AI vulnerabilities
- GPS software problems
Keywords
- iOS 26.4
- age verification
- Microsoft
- WireGuard
- VeraCrypt
- AI vulnerabilities
- GPS software
- Copilot
- Gemini
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, Gemini, VeraCrypt, Flowise, Claude, Amazon
Products: WireGuard VPN, Copilot, Kindles, AI Models
Places: Jersey
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