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Good morning, it’s Sunday. This is Guru’s Tech Bytes, episode one hundred forty seven. And boy, do we got a pile of stuff today, the kind that makes you wanna grab a second coffee and just sit there, staring at your screen, going, “Huh.” I mean, we got everything from messing with your phone to flying spaceships in a video game, and even some sneaky stuff with your car insurance. Heh. Hhh, okay, that’s something. So let’s just jump right in, because my head’s already spinning, and we ain’t even started yet. First up, somebody finally went and did it. They got iMessage, you know, the blue bubbl
Good morning, it's Saturday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred forty six. And boy, do we got a pile of stuff today, so let's just jump right in, because honestly, the chatter online is hotter than a soldering iron left on overnight. We got four big stories, from the nitty-gritty of how you click your mouse to some serious international stuff. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. So grab your coffee, settle in, and let’s get to it. First up, and this one’s got eight hundred upvotes, so people are fired up. There’s a big push, a real movement, to make every single graphical user interf
Good morning, it's Friday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred forty five. And boy, do we got a good one for you today. I mean, we’re talking about stuff that just makes you wanna slap your knee and say, “Now that’s clever.” We got four stories that’ll knock your socks off, from saving a whole mess of memory to tiny little ducks. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. So grab your coffee, settle in, and let’s get right to the meat and potatoes of what’s happening in the tech world this fine morning. First up, we got some geniuses over at Cloudflare who saved a hundred terabytes of memory
Good morning, it’s Thursday. This is Guru’s Tech Bytes, episode one hundred forty four. And boy, do we have a big one today. I mean, we’re talking about money, machines, and, well, a little bit of sadness too. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. You know how I get when I start rambling. Let’s just dive right in, because there’s a lot to chew on, and I’ve got my coffee right here. Heh. Hhh, okay, that’s something. First up, Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for thirteen billion dollars. Thirteen billion. That’s not chump change, folks. That’s like, real money. And it makes sense, right? Because N
Good morning, it's Wednesday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred forty three. And boy, do we got a weird one today, folks. I mean, we got everything from a country music legend to, like, computer chips that think faster than my truck idles. I was scrolling through the feed with my coffee, and I nearly choked on a donut hole. So let’s just jump right in, because there’s a lot to unpack here, and I ain’t got all day. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. First up, and I gotta say, this one hit me right in the gut. Dolly Parton has died. Now, I know this is a tech show, but come on. That
Good morning, it's Tuesday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred forty two. And boy, do we got a pile of stuff today, stuff that gets my gears turning, you know? I mean, we're talking about the little guy getting squeezed, some serious silicon muscle, and even your own doodles getting a secret stamp. It's a wild world out there in the ones and zeros, so let's just jump right in, because I got a lot to say and not a lot of time to say it. First up, and this one gets my blood boiling, is how Europe is just strangling the little guy. I mean, the makers, the micro-entrepreneurs, the folk
Good morning, it's Monday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred forty one. And boy, do we got a stack of good ones today. I mean, I was scrolling through the feeds over my coffee, and I swear, the internet just keeps getting smarter. Or maybe I’m just getting dumber, heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. Anyway, we got four stories that’ll make your head spin, from typing tricks to thinking in code. So buckle up, grab your mug, and let’s dive right into the good stuff. First up, we got this thing called typ.ing, and it’s got three hundred twenty one upvotes. Now, I ain’t gonna lie, the n
Good morning, it's Sunday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred forty. And boy, do we got a pile of stuff today, so let’s just jump right in, because my coffee’s still brewing and my brain’s already spinning. I’ve been scrolling through the feeds all week, and there’s this wild thing happening with these AI voice and video tools, and I gotta tell you, it’s making my head spin in the best way. So grab a seat, or don’t, whatever, let’s get to it. First up, we got ElevenLabs, TwelveLabs, and ThirteenLabs, and I know, I know, the names sound like a bad joke, but these three are absolutel
Good morning, it's Saturday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred thirty nine. And boy, do we got a weird one for you today. I mean, we got everything from search engines to, uh, felony charges, which is, you know, a real party mix. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. So grab your coffee, maybe a donut, and let's just dive right into the deep end, because this stuff is wilder than my cousin's conspiracy theories about the toaster. First up, Kagi. That's the search engine that actually respects you, I guess. They added a setting to just, poof, remove all those paywalled links from your
Good morning, it's Friday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred thirty eight. Man, the internet is a wild place this week, and I gotta tell ya, I’m fired up. We got some stories that’ll make your head spin, from sneaky little scripts to a big ol’ apology. I’ve been reading the feeds all morning, coffee’s gone cold, and I just gotta share this stuff with you. So buckle up, because we’re diving into the weird and wonderful world of tech, the way only we can. First up, AliExpress is apparently running some silent WebAudio fingerprinting in your browser. Now, I ain’t no scientist, but wh
Good morning, it's Thursday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred thirty seven. Man, let me tell you, the internet is a wild place. You think you're just goofing off, buying a funny domain name for a laugh, and next thing you know, you're smack in the middle of a geopolitical tug-of-war. That's the top story today, folks. A joke purchase turned into something real serious, real fast. Nine hundred and six upvotes on that one, and I get it. It’s a wild ride. First up, that domain story. Some guy, probably sitting in his basement, grabs a name just to poke fun. Then, bam, it becomes a w
Good morning, it's Wednesday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred thirty six. And boy, do we got a good one for you today. I mean, we got stories that'll make you think, make you laugh, and maybe make you check your wallet. We're talking about the big Amazon tax, a new logistics thing called OpenLogi, a real talk about ambition and being a dad, and then we're gonna figure out how IKEA names its stuff. So grab your coffee, settle in, and let's get to it. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. First up, the Amazon tax. So this thing got twelve hundred eighteen upvotes, and it's basically a
Good morning, it's Tuesday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred thirty five. And boy, do we got a pile of stuff today, so let's just jump right in, shall we? I mean, the internet’s been buzzin’ all night, and I couldn’t wait to get my coffee and tell you about it. You know how it is, you scroll, you see a headline, and you just gotta dig deeper. Well, I dug, and I found some real gems for you today, so let’s get to it. First up, there’s this thing called AI;DR. Get it? Like TL;DR, but for artificial intelligence. It’s got eight hundred eighty-two upvotes, and honestly, it’s a lifesa
Good morning, it's Monday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred thirty four. And boy, do we got a packed show for you today, folks. I mean, we're talking about the stuff that's gonna make your head spin, the kind of news that gets me all fired up before my second cup of coffee. We got everything from the brains behind the bots to the money behind the machines. So grab your mug, settle in, and let's chew on some serious tech fat, because this week is a doozy, I tell ya. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. First up, we got Claude and them system prompts. Now, I ain't talking about the li
Good morning, it's Sunday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred thirty three. And boy, do I have a pile of stuff for you today. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. We're talking about machines that remember everything, a drug that might save your brain, a bike that charges your phone, and a chip that should've seen the writing on the wall. So grab your coffee, settle in, and let's chew the fat for a minute or two. I promise it's worth your time. First up, and this one blew my mind, AI now has a working memory that's way bigger than a human brain. We're talking like, a hundred times mor
Good morning, it's Saturday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred thirty two. And boy, do we got a full plate today, folks. I mean, we got everything from giant brains to browser wars, and even some spy stuff that’ll make you wanna check your locks. So grab your coffee, maybe a donut, and let’s just dive right in, because there’s a lot to chew on and I ain’t got all day, even if it is Saturday. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. First up, we got this new AI model called Qwen three point eight, and it’s got twenty-seven billion parameters. Now, I ain’t gonna pretend I know exactly what
Good morning, it's Friday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred thirty one. And boy, do we got a packed show for ya today. I mean, we’re talkin’ four stories that’ll make your head spin, and I ain’t even had my second coffee yet. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. So let’s just jump right in, because there’s a whole lotta buzz out there, and I gotta tell ya, the future’s lookin’ mighty weird and wonderful. First up, we got Gemini three point seven Flash, and this thing’s got eight hundred ninety three upvotes on the boards. That’s a big number, folks. People are goin’ nuts over how fa
Good morning, it's Thursday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred thirty. Man, oh man, do we got a good one for you today. I was scrolling through the feeds last night, coffee in hand, and I just kept saying "no way" over and over. We got bugs, we got big models, we got stuff that's gonna make your head spin. So buckle up, buttercup, because we're diving straight into the deep end. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. Let's get to it. First up, we got a story that's pure detective work. Some poor soul tracked down a sixteen-year-old bug in SQLite. Sixteen years! That thing was older tha
Good morning, it's Wednesday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred twenty nine. And boy, do we got a weird one for you today. I mean, we talk about artificial intelligence a lot on this show, but this story, it’s like something out of a spy movie, except instead of secret codes, it’s about stealing the *thinking* part. The quiet little notes the machine makes before it talks. You know, like when you scribble on a napkin before you order? Yeah, it’s like that, but for a computer brain. First up, some smart folks figured out how to swipe the private reasoning traces from those fancy, p
Good morning, it's Tuesday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred twenty eight. And boy, do we got a full plate today, so let's just jump right in, shall we? I mean, the stuff coming out lately, it’s like every single day there’s something new that just blows my mind wide open. You know, back in my day, we were happy just to get a calculator that could do square roots. Now we got machines that can think, or at least fake it real good. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. First up, we got Muse Glimmer. That’s a thirty-billion parameter model, and it’s built for always-on local agent workf
Good morning, it's Monday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred twenty seven. And boy, do I got a pile for you today. I mean, I was scrolling through the feeds over my coffee, and I kept yelling at my wife, "Honey, listen to this!" She don't care, but you will. We got four stories that'll bend your brain, from learning stuff to, well, your brain itself. So buckle up, grab your thermos, and let's dive into the digital ditch. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. First up, and this is the big one, how I use these big language models to learn stuff that used to make my head spin. I mean, I
Good morning, it's Sunday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred twenty six. And boy, do we got a good one for you today. I mean, we got four stories that just, they cover everything from where your email lives to, get this, a phone that thinks it's a server. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. So grab your coffee, settle in, because we are diving headfirst into the weird and wonderful world of tech, and I ain't gonna lie, I'm pretty pumped about this lineup. First up, Fastmail is offering a European data region, and it got four hundred sixty-six upvotes. Now, for the average Joe, that
Good morning, it's Saturday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred twenty five. I swear I was just telling the wife the other day how these smart programs are changing everything, right? I mean, you walk onto a job site, guys are using their phones to calculate lumber cuts instead of using the old tape measure. It's crazy. But I love it. Anyway, let's get into the news. First up, what happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers. Nine hundred sixty eight upvotes on this one, so people are talking. And I get it, I really do. You spend twenty years laying pipe or t
Good morning, it's Friday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred twenty four. First up, somebody on the internet figured out that Mario, like the Mario from the video game, follows the Pareto principle. You know, the 80-20 thing where 80 percent of the coins come from 20 percent of the levels or whatever. And I gotta be honest, I don't fully understand it, but it reminds me of the time I ate 80 percent of a pizza and only felt 20 percent bad about it, which Lois said was not the same thing, but I think it proves the science. Anyway, smart people are analyzing a plumber with a statisti
Good morning, it's Thursday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred twenty three. First up, apparently there's this thing called a Discovery Loop that got like 754 upvotes on the internet today. You know what this reminds me of? It reminds me of getting my hand stuck in a Pringles can for three days because I kept reaching for that last chip. Anyway, this is about teaching the robots to explore and find stuff on their own, which is great because I still can't find the zoom button on my phone. Second, there's a whole bunch of shuffling going on over at Google DeepMind, where Demis Hassa
