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Ep. 505: Time to Upgrade Your AOL Dial-up and more tech tips
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Yes, AOL dial-up internet is still a thing, but not for much longer. We reminisce on the "good" old days of the internet and how far we've come. Plus, we had some big news in the AI world this week and so much more.
Watch on YouTube! - Notnerd.com and Notpicks.com
INTRO (00:00)
AI Stuff, should we cover more or less? Let us know in the comments (03:30)
MAIN TOPIC: Pour one out for dial-up (05:45)
AOL ditching dial-up service, a relic of the internet in the '90s and early '00s
Net Zero Dialup still kicking - maybe not, but they have a website
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Shared Photo Albums (17:30)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (25:05)
Starbucks asks customers in South Korea to stop bringing printers and desktop computers into stores
Jellyfish swarm forces French nuclear plant to shut
Astrophysicist proposes paperclip-sized spacecraft could travel at lightspeed to a black hole
Microsoft sued for discontinuing Windows 10 support
Autonomous AI-guided Black Hawk helicopter tested to fight wildfires
Xerox buys Lexmark for $1.5 billion as print industry clings to relevance
US to expedite plan for nuclear reactor on the moon
LISTENER MAIL: Todd - Magnets and computers (28:05)
TAKES:
Here’s everything OpenAI announced at its GPT-5 event (03:30)
OpenAI announces massive US government partnership - Anthropic is giving Claude to the U.S. government for $1 as AI companies try to win key agencies (36:20)
Elon Musk’s xAI releases Grok 4 for free globally, challenges OpenAI’s GPT-5 launch (39:25)
Reddit will block the Internet Archive (44:45)
Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2025 (46:40)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Lex.games (49:25)
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Yes, AOL dial-up internet is still a thing, but not for much longer. We reminisce on the "good" old days of the internet and how far we've come. Plus, we had some big news in the AI world this week and so much more.
Watch on YouTube! - Notnerd.com and Notpicks.com
INTRO (00:00)
AI Stuff, should we cover more or less? Let us know in the comments (03:30)
MAIN TOPIC: Pour one out for dial-up (05:45)
AOL ditching dial-up service, a relic of the internet in the '90s and early '00s
Net Zero Dialup still kicking - maybe not, but they have a website
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Shared Photo Albums (17:30)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (25:05)
Starbucks asks customers in South Korea to stop bringing printers and desktop computers into stores
Jellyfish swarm forces French nuclear plant to shut
Astrophysicist proposes paperclip-sized spacecraft could travel at lightspeed to a black hole
Microsoft sued for discontinuing Windows 10 support
Autonomous AI-guided Black Hawk helicopter tested to fight wildfires
Xerox buys Lexmark for $1.5 billion as print industry clings to relevance
US to expedite plan for nuclear reactor on the moon
LISTENER MAIL: Todd - Magnets and computers (28:05)
TAKES:
Here’s everything OpenAI announced at its GPT-5 event (03:30)
OpenAI announces massive US government partnership - Anthropic is giving Claude to the U.S. government for $1 as AI companies try to win key agencies (36:20)
Elon Musk’s xAI releases Grok 4 for free globally, challenges OpenAI’s GPT-5 launch (39:25)
Reddit will block the Internet Archive (44:45)
Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2025 (46:40)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Lex.games (49:25)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Amazon Kindle Colorsoft 16 GB (newest model) – With color display and adjustable warm light – No Ads – Black (51:10)
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Tech News Briefing is your guide to what people in tech are talking about. Every weekday, we’ll bring you breaking tech news and scoops from the pros at the Wall Street Journal, insight into new innovations and policy debates, tips from our personal tech team, and exclusive interviews with movers and shakers in the industry.
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Technical interviews about software topics.
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Industry expert Mikah Sargent, brings you interviews from tech journalists who make or break the top stories of the week. Get the freshest perspective and in depth insight into the fast-paced world of technology from Tech News Weekly. Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
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Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.
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