Episode 234: The Luddites
This week Chris and Rod have follow up on open-source AI models matching proprietary rivals, Apple patching its Hide My Email vulnerability, and the UK preparing to legalise plug-in solar energy. We also discuss five major tech giants accumulating $1.65 trillion in hidden AI funding debts, and OnePlus pulling out of Western markets entirely.
In the news, OpenAI confesses to accidentally launching an agent swarm attack on Hugging Face, Airbus begins migrating off Amazon Web Services, and LG monitors start serving up adware through Windows 11. Plus, Apple announces subscription price hikes for Apple Music and Apple One alongside rumours of a new hardware lease-to-own programme.
The main show tackles the growing problem of modern smart vehicles outliving their cloud servers when manufacturers turn off the backend, as well as the practicalities of travelling with Linux.