From the archive

2025

#1855 1:14:49

Money over Ethics: Silicon Valley and China’s Police State

1855 kicks off with a bombshell AP investigation revealing how Silicon Valley giants IBM, Intel, NVIDIA, Oracle, and more spent decades building China's surveillance state. Also covered, malicious Chrome extensions stealing credentials from 170+ sites, Microsoft's ambitious Rust migration plans, China's combat-ready humanoid robot, and Japan restarting the world's largest nuclear plant. -Want to be a Guest on a Podcast

#1854 40:14

The End of Deadzones and Japan’s new Laser Gunship

In this episode, Ray covers December Tech News! T-Mobile's groundbreaking Starlink satellite beta promises to eliminate dead zones using your regular phone with no special equipment needed. Also discussed: Japan's ship-mounted laser weapon with unlimited ammo, China's record-breaking 387 mph maglev train, Rivian challenging Tesla's camera-only approach with LiDAR, Google's Gemini-powered smart glasses, and physicists 3D printing ice sculptures just

#1853 22:03

iPhone Pocket: Clever Innovation or Cash Grab?

In episode 1853 of Geek News Central, Chris speaks about Apple’s pricey new iPhone Pocket accessory, questioning its usefulness and reacting to the internet’s mockery of the product. Chris then shifts gears to tech and gaming, highlighting Steam’s new Steam Machine as a potentially game-changing console-PC hybrid, and wraps up by criticizing Amazon’s failed attempt at AI-generated anime dubbing, arguing that voice acting still needs a human touch.

Pantone Delivers Cloud Dancer as Color of the Year 2026

For 2026 Pantone has announced Cloud Dancer as the Color of the Year. Officially PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer, the colour is "a lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection." Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, explains, "At this time of transformation, when we are reimagining

#1852 30:45

From NASA’s X-59 to Humanoid Workers: The Future Is Getting Weird

In this episode, we dive into NASA’s first test flight of the ultra-quiet X-59 supersonic jet, explore the futuristic Phantom transparent 4K monitor, and break down World Labs’ breakthrough 3D world-modeling AI. We also cover TypeScript’s unexpected rise in the AI era, the world’s first mass delivery of humanoid factory workers, and how you can now run powerful open-source AI

#1851 46:12

NASA’s Voyager Probes the Mysteries of the Heliosphere

In this episode, Ray kicks things off with NASA’s Voyager mission uncovering extreme plasma temperatures—up to 50,000 Kelvin—at the edge of our solar system. He also dives into PBS’s 25-year celebration of the ISS, China’s breakthrough analog chip 1,000× faster than NVIDIA’s GPUs, and new AI and hardware innovations shaping the tech world. Plus, updates on MRAM advances, AMD’s latest