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A daily news program covering the top stories in technology with a weekend in depth interview.

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November 7, 20261 hr 10 min

Project Synapse: Billionaire AI Owners Were Always Blue (Parody) The Kid Who Hacked The Tesla And More

Project Synapse: David Colombo on Tesla Hacking, AI-Driven Zero-Days, and the Next Two Years of Cybersecurity Project Synapse opens with a humorous AI-generated song about tech CEOs and introduces guest David Colombo, who at 19 disclosed TeslaMate flaws that enabled remote control of Teslas in 13 countries, later advising organizations like GSK and KnowBe4 and founding Alaris Security. Colombo recounts growing up in rural Germany, learning to code, finding early vulnerabilities, and explains why TeslaMate and ecosystem tokens were attractive targets, noting weak scoping and suspicious-request detection. The discussion shifts to AI's rapid advancement in offensive security, democratizing zero-day discovery and shrinking patch windows, with debate on unauthorized "patching" versus change-management realities and the need for safer, faster patching methods. Colombo predicts the next two years will be stressful as defenders catch up, calling for greater support for security efforts. Hosts also discuss model scaling, synthetic data, emergent self-correction, misinformation risks, "compute campuses," and evolving AI pricing and image tools. 00:00 Cold Open AI Song 01:43 Show Intro Guest Setup 03:13 David Colombo Origin Story 06:45 TeslaMate Hack Breakdown 10:56 AI Supercharges Attacks 14:24 Should We Auto Patch 19:39 Why AI Deployments Insecure 21:14 Two Year Security Forecast 24:50 Post Interview Security Talk 28:20 New Models Data Rumors 30:04 Synthetic Data Model Scaling 31:52 Regulation Conspiracy Chat 33:31 Build Infrastructure First 35:00 Astra Finds Model Errors 36:13 Recursive Self Improvement Debate 40:34 Bad Data and Election Misinformation 43:09 Sycophancy and Prompting Risks 49:34 Tech CEO Satire Video 52:31 Compute Campuses Rebrand Jokes 55:08 ChatGPT Pricing Tiers Explained 57:47 Image Tools and AI Slop 01:00:54 AI Economics and Public Goods 01:06:28 Companion Bots and Sexbot Buzz 01:08:56 Wrap Up and Where to Comment

November 6, 202611 min

Tech Stocks Whipsaw After Democratic Wins, Google AI-in-Schools Backlash, Starlink Ad Surveillance, AI Companion 'Breakups'

Jim Love's Hashtag Trending for Friday, November 6, 2026 covers volatile tech markets as investors interpret Democratic election wins amid concerns over AI spending, data center restrictions, and looming congressional scrutiny, including attention on Elon Musk, while noting financial pressures such as Oracle's near-junk credit status and upcoming fundraising moves by Anthropic and OpenAI. The episode also reports backlash against Google's school account changes that force schools to accept AI features in Search or disable Search entirely, drawing criticism from NYC Mayor Zoran Mandami and Lina Khan. Reuters findings are cited on suspected surveillance of Starlink users via targeted ads linked to DiscoverTech, alongside Citizen Lab research showing spyware delivery through "adfection." Finally, studies on AI companion apps describe benefits and distress when updates or shutdowns disrupt attachments, recommending user consultation and clear reminders that AI lacks real emotions. 00:00 Headlines and Intro 00:29 Tech Stocks After Election 01:33 Congress Scrutiny and Musk 03:08 AI Bubble and IPO Watch 05:03 Google AI in Schools 07:03 Ads Used for Surveillance 09:04 AI Companions and Attachment 10:49 Weekend Show and Wrap Up

November 5, 20267 min

Voters Reject Data Centers, Tesla/SpaceX Slip, OccupySaaS Rises, and Canada Pushes Digital Sovereignty

Link to Digital Governance Council https://dgc-cgn.org/ On Thursday, November 5, the show covers US election-night results affecting data center development, with communities passing dozens of measures to pause, restrict, require resident approval for, or outright ban projects, driven by concerns over electricity bills, water use, noise, and local control. Related AI and infrastructure stocks fell, including Oracle, CoreWeave, and NVIDIA, highlighting that community acceptance is a key constraint alongside chips, financing, and power. Despite a broader market rally, Tesla and SpaceX declined, and Trump Media fell about a quarter. The episode also discusses OccupySaaS, a laid-off-engineer movement using AI agents plus human review to build open source alternatives to SaaS giants, starting with Auth0 and Salesforce, though both projects remain early. Finally, Canada's Digital Governance Council releases a resolution urging stronger sovereign control over critical data and computing, Canadian-controlled digital payments infrastructure with democratic oversight, and greater influence over digital-economy rules and standards. 00:00 Headlines and Setup 00:32 Voters Reject Data Centers 01:56 AI Stocks Feel the Heat 02:22 Tesla SpaceX Trump Media Slide 03:08 OccupySaaS Open Source Rebuild 04:09 Reality Check on DIY SaaS 04:40 Canada Pushes Digital Sovereignty 05:34 Three Priorities for Infrastructure 06:33 Wrap Up and How to Support

November 4, 202610 min

AI Chatbots Botch Election Informaiton

AI Chatbots Botch Midterm Ballots, Intel's Chip Slump Deepens, Cisco Bets on Unlimited AI Refactor On hashtag trending for Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, Jim Love covers testing by The Washington Post showing AI chatbots generated inaccurate voter guides ahead of the US midterms, including inventing races, misidentifying candidates, and frequently failing to correctly identify congressional districts, with some errors traced to AI-generated voter-info websites; OpenAI updated ChatGPT's Democracy Works integration after the tests and Amazon paused Alexa's voter guide. The episode also reports steep chip-stock declines led by Intel, with Yahoo estimating chip and memory stocks lost about $3.7 trillion since Oct. 6, and notes AMD's upcoming earnings as a signal for industry pressure. Cisco is reportedly giving a two-person team unlimited AI tokens to refactor 98% of legacy code in two years. Wells Fargo will require customers to revoke AI agent access and keep proof. New Brunswick introduces legislation targeting unfair digital practices affecting consumers under 16. 00:00 Headlines Rundown 00:43 Chatbots Botch Ballots 02:51 Chip Stocks Slide 04:37 Cisco Unlimited Tokens 06:33 Wells Fargo Agent Proof 07:21 Protecting Kids Online 09:19 Wrap Up and Support

November 3, 202614 min

Fake Nuclear Alerts Hit Ukraine & Russia,

Fake Nuclear Alerts Hit Ukraine & Russia, Brazil's WhatsApp Election Playbook, Uneven Tech Stock Rebound, and OpenAI's "Compute Campuses" Rebrand Jim Love reports on hackers sending fake nuclear and chemical warnings through emergency apps in Ukraine and Russia, naming groups that claimed responsibility and stressing the need to treat civic infrastructure cybersecurity as defense spending amid warnings from Canada's Cyber Centre and U.S. agencies about hostile infiltration of essential networks. The episode examines Brazil's election, where Lula supporters used a WhatsApp channel ("Lula's Army") to mobilize over 10 million followers with daily tasks, reduce dependence on platform algorithms, and avoid boosting opponents through engagement, alongside disputes over Meta's reach and AI outputs and court-ordered equal treatment. Markets steadied after Friday's tech sell-off but recovery was uneven as investors question AI spending. Finally, it covers public opposition to data centers over water, power, and pollution, and OpenAI's push to rebrand them as "compute campuses," arguing naming doesn't solve community concerns. 00:00 Today's Headlines 00:34 Fake Nuclear Alerts Hack 02:16 Defending Civic Infrastructure 03:30 Brazil's WhatsApp Ground Game 05:59 Platform Bias and Regulation 09:00 Tech Stocks After Selloff 10:11 Data Centers Backlash 11:57 Compute Campuses Rebrand 13:49 Wrap Up and Support