Could AI Set Your Salary?, “Rogue” Agents, Robot Subs, and More...
Tech News You Need to Know, August 19th, 2026 | Technically, the Weekly Show
Technically, A Substack | By Mia
Tech news, and commentary from someone actually working in the industry. I focus on unpacking clickbait, challenging fear-mongering headlines, fact-checking internet rumours, and providing the context that’s missing from the mainstream conversation.
Subscribe:.rss.atom.json.md.m3u.pls
Live Last read · last published · next check
Latest episodes
Saves to your Listen queue, to pick up on another day or another device.
Why do 30,000 hackers gather in the desert for one week each year?
Hacker Summer Camp explained
No, ChatGPT Did Not Knowingly Go Rogue - Hugging Face Hack Explained
OpenAI's models escaped a sandbox and hacked into another company. Here is what you should worry about
Grok Does NOT Know if Mitch McConnell is Alive - Hospital image fact check
A technical breakdown of why chatbots can't reliably authenticate images
This Cell Won't Die - How to spot misinformation in the age of AI
How misinformation spreads, why social media algorithms amplify it, and strategies to fact check because AI is changing everything
Is The Viral "Let's Buy Spirit Airlines" Campaign a Scam?
How to actually fact-check TikTok/Instagram campaigns in 2026 - when the old "scam tricks" don't work anymore
ChatGPT is Banned from Saying "Goblins" Here is Why
The weird story of how OpenAI accidentally trained its chatbot to obsess over mythical creatures and what it teaches us about AI literacy
The Viral Deep fake “Hack” That’s Actually Making You Easier to Scam
The problem with viral AI “detection hacks,” and what you need to understand before the next scam hits your screen
This Google Feature Accidentally Created a Scammer's Paradise
How "AI Price Check' is training business owners to blindly trust the next generation of vishing
Epstein Files • I Fact-Checked the Viral '9/11' Missing Files Chart
The data behind this image collapses the moment you trace it back to its original source