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Tesla Robotaxis: Four Times the Number of Accidents As Human Drivers
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Discord Age Verification Backlash, Tesla Robotaxi Crash Rate, YouTube Outage & Amazon Kills Blue Jay Robot Host Jim Love covers several tech headlines...
Pentagon Threatens To Cut Ties With Anthropic
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers reports that the Pentagon may cut ties with Anthropic over Claude's usage restrictions, afte...
OpenClaw Joins OpenAI
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jim Love returns after the holidays. Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers ...
Agentic AI Is Out Of Control - Holiday Edition of Project Synapse
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Project Synapse, the hosts discuss how "agentic" AI has rapidly accelerated and become widely distributed, using the explosion of O...
Agentic AI Is Getting Out of Control: OpenClaw, Claude 4.6 vs Codex 5.3, and the Security Crisis
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Project Synapse, the hosts discuss how "agentic" AI has rapidly accelerated and become widely distributed, using the explosion of O...
Agentic AI Is Out of Control
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Project Synapse, the hosts discuss how "agentic" AI has rapidly accelerated and become widely distributed, using the explosion of O...
Quit GPT Movement, Massive Data Center Investments & AI Burnout: Hashtag Trending
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the Quit GPT campaign, which urges users to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions due to con...
TikTok Tracking, AI Adoption, and Discord's Identity Crisis
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the latest news on TikTok's tracking practices across the web, regardless of app use, and...
Hashtag Trending: Bitcoin's Collapse, Google's Quantum Breakthrough, OpenAI's Strategic Shift
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the potential downfall of Bitcoin, from its October highs of $125,000 to recent drops aro...
AI Job Impact, Wearables Comeback, and New York's Pushback on AI - Hashtag Trending
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the impact of AI on job layoffs, highlighting that 55,000 layoffs in 2025 have been linke...
AI Hype Collapses, Waymo Admits Human Assistance, and TikTok Creators Shift Platforms
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love explores the recent security failures in AI platforms, specifically focusing on a database exposure...
Navigating the Rapid Developments in AI and Technology
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, the hosts discuss the rapid advancements in AI and robotics, and how they are transforming various industries. Th...
Google Goes Big On AI Investment. Bubble? What Bubble?
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Google's AI Investment, Wikipedia's Role, and the Struggles of Copilot In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Google's significa...
341 Malicious Skills In OpenClaw Marketplace
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Malware in AI Marketplaces, X Office Raided Over Deepfakes, and Anthropic's Super Bowl Stand In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers...
Hashtag Trending: AI Panic Wipes Out $300 Billion, OpenAI vs. NVIDIA, and Intel's GPU Plans
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the recent AI-driven market panic that wiped $300 billion from software stocks. Top st...
OpenClaw Is A Security Disaster
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Critical Security Flaws in Open Claw & SpaceX Limits Russian Starlink Use | Hashtag Trending In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love dis...
Elon Musk to Add 1 Million Satellites To Crowded Lower Orbit
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hashtag Trending: Elon Musk's Satellite Plan, Google AI Game Tool, OpenAI's GPT-4 Retirement, China's AI Chip Surge In this episode of Hashtag Trendin...
Project Synapse - Moltbot, Clawdbot and the Overview Effect
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring AI, Cybersecurity, and the Overview Effect - Project Synapse In this episode of Project Synapse, the panel, including Jim Love, Marcel Gagne...
The Mother of All Agents: Moltbot Meltdown
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Rise and Risks of MoltBot: A Revolutionary Local AI Agent | Hashtag Trending In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the unpr...
Open Source AI Model Challenges ChatGPT 5.2 and Google Gemini 3.0
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon Job Cuts, Alibaba's AI Milestone, and Denmark's Unique Approach to Education In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Amazo...
TikTok Creators Leaving and Users Deleting the App
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hashtag Trending: TikTok Turmoil, Pinterest Layoffs & AI-Powered Yahoo Revival In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses various im...
Meme or Misinformation?
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hashtat Trending: Georgia's Data Center Backlash, TikTok Privacy Concerns, AI Swarms Threat In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discuss...
Windows Update Fails Again
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Windows 11 Patch Issues, TikTok US Ownership Shift, and AI's New Role in Search In this episode, Jim Love discusses Microsoft's problematic Windows 11...
Project Synapse Jan 24 The Rise of Anthropic
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring Anthropic's Game-Changing AI Developments | Project Synapse In this episode of Project Synapse, we dive into the advancements and groundbrea...
Paid ChatGPT Users Want It As Homepage
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI's New Frontiers: ChatGPT Trends, Open Source Quantum Computing, and Cryptocurrency Theft In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love reports...
Court Filings Reveal Microsoft Pressuring OpenAI
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft's Push on OpenAI, Rackspace Price Hike, Anthropic CEO Criticizes NVIDIA, Apple's Chip Dilemma In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim ...
AI Adoption in 2026: The Year of Practical AI?
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI Adoption in 2026: OpenAI's New Strategy, ServiceNow Partnership, and CGI's Gemini Test In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses...
LinkedIn Phishing Scam Exposed
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI Impacts: From Memory Shortages to Coding Superpowers In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers various tech-related news including ...
Microsoft Issues Hot Fix For Broken Sign In and Shut Downs
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft Windows 11 Emergency Fix, Threads Overtakes X, and TSMC Capacity Issues In this episode of Hashtag Trending, we dive into the latest tech ne...
AI: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI Controversies, Innovations, and Ethical Dilemmas In this episode of Project Synapse, hosts Marcel Ganger and John Pinard dive into recent controver...
AI Hidden Costs - Half A Day A Week Spent Correcting AI Slop
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI's Hidden Costs & Europe's Open Source Ambitions | Hashtag Trending In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses a Zapier study reve...
Microsoft Promises Data Centres Won'tRaise Your Power Bill.
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft's Environmental Promises, Lenovo's Hypervisor Solution, and AI Regulations In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love discusses Microsoft...
ChatGPT Loses Market Share To Google Gemini
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hashtag Trending: ChatGPT Decline, Google's AI Gains, Healthcare AI Competition, and McKinsey's AI Workforce In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host...
Cloudflare May Pull Out Of Olymptics, Apple Partners With Google For Siri Update
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple's Partnership with Google for Siri, Google's AI Health Issues, and Cloudflare's Italian Struggle In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love d...
Space Gets Crowded: China To Launch 200,000 Satellites
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
EU Cracks Down on AI Image Scandals | Hashtag Trending In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love dives into the escalating controversy surrou...
Project Synapse: AI Backlash
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hashtag Trending: The AI Hype Curve, Backlash, and Ethical Concerns In this episode of 'Hashtag Trending,' host Jim Love, along with guests Marcel Gan...
Grok Porn Draws EU Investigation
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
EU Investigates Grok, GameStop Closures, Billionaire Taxes, and AI Resistance In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers key tech devel...
AWS Claims AI Increased Sales By 10 Billion Dollars
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AWS Price Hike, Microsoft Office Rebranding, and AI's Role in Fake News In this episode of 'Hashtag Trending,' host Jim Love covers the recent 15% pri...
Whitey-Leaks: Hacker Devastates White Supremacist Sites
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AWS Price Hike, Microsoft Office Rebranding, and AI's Role in Fake News In this episode of 'Hashtag Trending,' host Jim Love covers the recent 15% pri...
California's New Data Privacy Tool, Bernie Sanders' AI Moratorium, and the Future of AI Cold Calls
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
California's New Data Privacy Tool, Bernie Sanders' AI Moratorium, and the Future of AI Cold Calls In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love ...
Hashtag Trending: We're Back For Another Year
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love examines the significant trends in AI and their broader implications for the coming year. Key trend...
Final Encore Episode - Research and Cybersecurity Training
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Jim Love discusses the importance of cybersecurity awareness and training, featuring insights from Michael Joyce of the Human-Ce...
Best of 2025 Encore: Inside the Dark Web: Exploring Cybercrime with Expert David Décary-Hétu
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the host shares a pre-recorded favorite interview with David Decary-Hetu, a criminologist at the University of Montreal. They discuss...
A Hacker Tells His Story
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is an interview with former hacker Biran Black. Brian is now on the right side of the battle and bringing his skills to to the fight against hack...
The Ransomware Ecosystem: An Encore Holiday Episode (reposted)
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some of you may have missed this yesterday as the Google feed didn't catch it. It's a great episode and I want to make sure everyone gets it. I'll be ...
An Introduction To The Ransomware Ecosystem:: An Encore Episode from Hashtag Trending
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim takes a break for some R&R during the holidays and shares his favorite podcast episodes from the year. He acknowledges that some listeners might h...
Year End "Best Of" Episodes: Pig Butchering: Operation Shamrock Fights Back
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the holidays we are rerunning some of our favourite episodes. This one first aired this summer and was one of my first conversations with the fas...
The Vibe of AI: Project Synapse Year End Show
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI Showdown: Gemini vs. ChatGPT – The Great Debate In this episode, the hosts explore the nuanced differences between Gemini and ChatGPT, likening G...
Hashtag Trending: Word of the Year, Satellite Near-Misses, AI Stock Decline, and Kindle Vulnerability
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Miriam Webster's and Oxford University Press's Words of the Year for 2025, highlighting t...
Near Miss in Space Could Affect Communications
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Near Miss in Space, Starlink Plan Removal, LG TV Controversy & Hacking for Good | Hashtag Trending In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Lo...
OpenAI GPT-5.2 Launch, Google's AI Expansion
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers the latest in AI technology and innovation. OpenAI quietly launched GPT-5.2, focusing on rea...
OpenAI Hits Back With New 5.2 Model
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring Tech Jeopardy, the Evolution of AI, and Disney's Collaboration with OpenAI In this episode of Hashtag Trending, the hosts engage in a game o...
Architects of AI?
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI Architects, Chatbot Wars, and Workplace Productivity Gaps In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Time Magazine's controversia...
China's AI Surge and Anthropic's Open Source Donation and More...
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers major developments in the AI landscape. China is rapidly advancing in the open-source AI com...
Starlink Sold On Vending Machines?
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla's Robot Fail, Microsoft Copilot Outage, Starlink's New Vending Machines & Google's AI Safety In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Lo...
Microsoft AI Gets Panned
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI Advancements and Challenges: Gemini's Success, Microsoft's Struggles, and AI Governance In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusse...
Microsoft Raises Prices To Pay For AI Features
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tech News: Microsoft's AI Price Hike, OpenAI's Code Red, Meta's Metaverse Acknowledgment, and More! In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love...
AI Myths and Misconceptions: Project Synapse for December 6, 2025
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Debunking AI Myths and Misconceptions In this episode of Hashtag Trending, the hosts delve into common myths and misconceptions surrounding artificial...
AI Dominates Internet Writing, ChatGPT Ads, Apple Design Exits, and More Tech News
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses significant shifts and controversies in the tech world. Key topics include AI generating ...
Hashtag Trending: Amazon's AI Agent, China's Breakthrough Chip, and GitHub Alternatives
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers Amazon's new AI agent capable of coding autonomously for extended periods, China's developme...
AI Battles, Social Media Bans, and Open Source Troubles
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the rapid developments in AI as OpenAI accelerates its new model launch amidst competitio...
Rage Bait as Word of the Year, Solar Radiation Hits Airbus, and AI-Driven Hacks: Hashtag Trending
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, Oxford University Press announces 'Rage Bait' as the 2025 Word of the Year, highlighting the ...
AI Limits, Supreme Court Piracy Case, and Amazon Workers Protest | Hashtag Trending
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the latest decisions by OpenAI and Google to restrict free access to their AI tools du...
AGI Is Here: Project Synapse
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI Advancements and Security Concerns: From Gemini 3 to Data Trust In this episode of Hashtag Trending - The Weekend Edition, hosts Marcel Ganger, Joh...
Gemini 3.0 Rocks. Hashtag Trending Weekend With Project Synapse (Replay)
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Exploration of Google Gemini 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro: A Revolutionary Leap in AI In this episode, the hosts delve into the recent announcements and ca...
Is OpenAI Losing Its Edge? Amazon's LEO Network Advances & Nvidia's AI Phone Rumors Intensify
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, we discuss the growing concerns about OpenAI's future as Google's Gemini gains traction and c...
Did Meta Hide Research? Salesforce CEO Endorses Gemini 3.0. And More...
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses allegations against Meta for allegedly suppressing internal research showing the mental h...
Gemini 3.0's Launch: Google Reshapes the AI Race | Hashtag Trending
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Hashtag Trending! In this episode, host Jim Love discusses Google's launch of Gemini 3.0, an AI model with a unified multimodal engine t...
Project Synapse: Google's Gemini 3.0 Rocks!
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring the Power of Google Gemini 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro In this episode, the hosts discuss the impressive capabilities of Google's latest AI adva...
Cloudflare Outages and Legal Troubles, NVIDIA's Earnings, and Social Media Censorship
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses recent significant events impacting the tech world. Cloudflare faced major outages affect...
Peter Thiel Sells Nvidia Shares Amid AI Market Concerns, TikTok Tests 'See Less AI' Option
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Thiel sells his entire Nvidia stake, raising concerns about the AI market's sustainability amid a surge in circular investment patterns. A Va...
AI Bubble Concerns, CloudFlare Outage, & Cautionary AI Toys - Hashtag Trending
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Google CEO Sundar Pichai's concerns about an AI bubble, CloudFlare's major service dis...
Tim Cook Retirement Rumors and Tesla's Chip Fabrication Ambition
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Hashtag Trending covers speculation about Apple CEO Tim Cook's potential retirement and succession plans, alongside Elon Musk's hint a...
Microsoft Attacks Windows Piracy, AI Guardrails May Be A Flawed Concept And More: Hashtag Trending for Monday November 16, 2025
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Micro Firings Dominate Layoffs, AI Guardrails Bypassed, Own Your AI Model - Hashtag Trending In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love discusse...