POP | TECH | JAM – Détails, épisodes et analyse

On this episode of Pop Tech Jam, El Kaiser and J.D. discuss Google’s new Pixel 10 phones, Apple’s upcoming iPhone plans and dumb things done by artificial intelligence, all before pondering new trends related to GenZ’s growing fascination with “predigital” technology. Listen up here on Episode 385!

• “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX/Hulu)

• Google Pixel 10: 9 new AI features and updates (Google blog)

• 10 Crazy Features Powering Google's Pixel 10 Phones (and Watch) (WIRED)

• Apple’s three-year iPhone plan is a break from the boring (The Verge)

• Apple is in talks to use Google’s Gemini for Siri revamp, report says (TechCrunch)

• Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over AI competition, App Store rankings (Reuters)

• Citizen Is Using AI to Generate Crime Alerts With No Human Review. It’s Making a Lot of Mistakes (404 Media)

• Wired says 'AI-written' story did not have 'proper fact-check process'  (Press Gazette)

• Stephanie Shirley, Who Created a Tech World for Women, Dies at 91 (The New York Times)

• Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Prince of Darkness’ Turned Reality TV Star, Dies at 76 (The New York Times)

• Narrative Podcasts Are Disappearing. What Happened? (Rolling Stone)

• Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law (TechCrunch)

• 'KPop Demon Hunters' Leads Box Office Over 'Weapons' in Theatrical Debut (Variety)

• Taylor Swift’s new album comes in cassette. Who is buying those? (CNN Business)

• Why Gen Z Is Resurrecting the 1990s (The New York Times)

On this week’s episode, El Kaiser and J.D. wade into the river of recent news about artificial intelligence — while stopping to pour one out for the soon-to-be-discontinued AOL dial-up modem service. Hear it all (and more) with one click of the Play button for PTJ 384!

• Alexa Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. How Smart Is It Now? (The New York Times)

• OpenAI Brings Back Fan-Favorite GPT-4o After a Massive User Revolt (Gizmodo)

• GPT-5: Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming. And that’s not the worst of it. (Gary Marcus Substack)

• Apple App Intents Voice Control Feature for Siri, Apps; iOS 26 Release Timing (Bloomberg)

• Apple’s new Siri may allow users to operate apps just using voice (TechCrunch) 

• Computer Science Grads Struggle to Find Jobs in the A.I. Age (The New York Times)

• Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats (Wired)

• Reddit will block the Internet Archive (The Verge)

• End of an era: AOL to discontinue its dial-up internet service after 30 years (The Guardian)

El Kaiser and J.D. discuss the Humane AI pin's public release and its flameout with critics and consumers. But there's no slowing the wave of AI-enhanced products hurtling into the world, so this week's episode ponders just a few of them — and the impact on life as we know it at the moment. All this and more on PTJ 375!

While the tussles between politicians and Big Tech heat up as August sizzles to a close, El Kaiser and J.D. sip fizzy water in the shade and explore the accusations and rebuttals coming from both sides of America's political divide. Apple's latest acquisition, Twitter's recent experiment and a blockchain that few people realized was hiding in plain sight are also in the news mix this week, and J.D. has a (Hopefully) Helpful Hint about hopefully helping friends and family with their computer problems, even when you're miles away. Crank up the air conditioner and PTJ 285!

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Election security — or lack thereof — dominated the headlines this week as social-media platforms moved to boot trolls and industry leaders met to discuss what to do with the U.S.midterms looming. Meanwhile, Walmart and Kobo teamed up on ebooks, rumors about Apple's fall event popped up right on time, Samsung released its Galaxy Note9 and Google is trying to find regular doses of good news out there. All this and more on Episode 284!

Celebratory adult beverages were likely consumed around the technosphere these past few days as Apple became the first trillion-dollar company, Motorola announced 5G phone hardware was on the way and fans of white wine pushed for their very own emoji. El Kaiser (fresh off an appearance on the Wide Range Media podcast) and J.D. explore those stories and more, and a soon-to-be-vacationing Kaiser shares packing tips for his traveling gear bag. Grab a cold one and chill out to Episode 283!

Note: Pop Tech Jam is on vacation next week.

On this week's episode, El Kaiser and J.D. discuss the things that are making the tech world shake, rattle and roll — including Amazon's facial recognition software not passing muster with the American Civil Liberties Union, Facebook's stock price plummeting and the possibility of the Broadway musical Hamilton coming to Netflix. In the (Hopefully) Helpful Hint, J.D. also describes a new scam going around that shows off an old password you've actually used in the past. Ride along with Episode 282!

In this week's show, J.D. and an overworked El Kaiser discuss the week's news, including Google's big fine and Amazon Prime Day's big fail. There's also an exciting turn of events for those wishing rocket jet-packs were real. J.D. also has a (Hopefully) Helpful Hint about making your Windows PC or Mac clean up after itself. Hear it all now on Episode 281!

Several companies have now stepped up the fight against fake news — most noticeably, Twitter, as the service finally began to delete fake accounts and return follower totals back to the realm of real people. El Kaiser and J.D. discuss the efforts, as well as the state of streaming television, Apple's latest updates and the things one can find for sale on the Dark Net. In a (Hopefully) Helpful Hint, J.D. has some tips for how to stay charged up when traveling. All aboard Episode 280!