692: Confabulation and Frivolity

On this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks: Fyre Fest’s con man promises a sequel; the IRS shares migrant tax info with ICE and promptly loses its commissioner; Microsoft lets OpenAI burn cash while plotting global domination; Musk’s DOGE spies on critics as Tesla tanks and Cybertrucks become trade-in rejects; the UK flirts with murder pre-crime; AI avatars show up in court; crypto fraud gets a hall pass; and Instagram still can’t make an iPad app—plus, AI dumbbells, sticker peelers, and Murderbot finally gets a trailer.