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TechTime with Nathan Mumm

Nathan Mumm

280 episodes

4 days ago

Your Wi‑Fi might be your biggest blind spot, and we’re putting it under a bright light. We dig into the push to ban TP‑Link in the U.S., what “firmware callbacks” really mean, and the simple, concrete steps that actually harden a home network: changing default credentials, updating firmware at least yearly, enabling WPA3, and leaning on MFA to shut down credential theft. No scare tactics—just the playbook that keeps real people safer. From there we pull the thread on attention economics in t...

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Your Wi‑Fi might be your biggest blind spot, and we’re putting it under a bright light. We dig into the push to ban TP‑Link in the U.S., what “firmware callbacks” really mean, and the simple, concrete steps that actually harden a home network: changing default credentials, updating firmware at least yearly, enabling WPA3, and leaning on MFA to shut down credential theft. No scare tactics—just the playbook that keeps real people safer. From there we pull the thread on attention economics in t...

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TechTime with Nathan Mumm

274: TechTime Radio: Wi-Fi TP-Link Bans, Toilet Paper ads in China, Humanoid Robot Hype, QuickBooks Phishing Scams, Apple Bugs, Drone Patrols, and Whiskey Semifinals, Welcome to the Cutting-Edge | Air Date: 11/4 - 11/10/25

Your Wi‑Fi might be your biggest blind spot, and we’re putting it under a bright light. We dig into the push to ban TP‑Link in the U.S., what “firmware callbacks” really mean, and the simple, concrete steps that actually harden a home network: changing default credentials, updating firmware at least yearly, enabling WPA3, and leaning on MFA to shut down credential theft. No scare tactics—just the playbook that keeps real people safer. From there we pull the thread on attention economics in t...

4 days ago

57 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

Radio Edit: 273: TechTime Radio: Tech turns terrifying: cloud crashes, robot takeovers, satellite leaks, AI love, ghost-seeing Teslas, doorbell surveillance, and blockchain malware. One failure can haunt everything. Tune in—if you dare. | Air Date: 10/28

A Halloween hour of tech that blurs the line between glitch and ghost, convenience and control, comfort and consequence. We move from Amazon’s outages and automation plans to AI intimacy, leaky satellites, doorbell surveillance, and malware hidden in blockchains. • AWS outage root cause and ripple effects • Amazon automation projections and workforce impact • Prime settlement refunds and consumer friction • AI cloning of public figures and grief displacement • Mature AI chat, isolation risks...

1 week ago

55 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

273: TechTime Radio: Tech turns terrifying: cloud crashes, robot takeovers, satellite leaks, AI love, ghost-seeing Teslas, doorbell surveillance, and blockchain malware. One failure can haunt everything. Tune in—if you dare. | Air Date: 10/28 - 11/3/25

Want a Halloween scare that sticks with you after the candy’s gone? We’re pouring a glass and pulling back the curtain on the creepiest corners of everyday tech: a cloud outage that toppled major apps and smart beds, a Prime refund saga with fine-print timelines, and Amazon’s bold plan to swap 600,000 human jobs for robots by 2033. The number that matters isn’t the 30 cents shaved off a product; it’s the blast radius when a single point of failure hits everything from payments to sleep pods. ...

1 week ago

1 hour 1 minute

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

272: TechTime Radio: Apple embraces touchscreens and drops the (+), Meta redefines home theater, streaming prices climb, phishing scams evolve, and a Florida “Tech Fairy” proves grassroots innovation thrives | Air Date: 10/21 - 10/27/25

Apple finally blinks. We break down the rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro on M6 silicon and what it means for the Mac–iPad divide, creative workflows, and the future of touch-first productivity without giving up a real keyboard and trackpad. If Apple embraces touch on macOS, does the iPad’s role shrink, or do we enter a new era of flexible, two-in-one computing? Streaming also sheds a skin as Apple TV drops the “Plus” while raising prices. We talk about what a name change signals, how the indu...

2 weeks ago

57 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

271: TechTime Radio: AI Demands Rights, Free TVs come with Surveillance Strings, and Billionaires Build Bunkers. We Decode Digital Mimicry, Data Consent, and a Power Bank with Gwen Way in "Gadgets and Gear" | Air Date: 10/14 - 10/20/25

Start with the picture: tech titans quietly building bunkers while the rest of us watch AI sprint ahead and our living rooms turn into ad servers. That tension—between private safety and public risk—frames a candid hour where we press on what’s hype, what’s harmful, and what’s actually helpful. We dig into why billionaire doomsday prep resonates right now, and what it signals about trust, resilience, and the future they anticipate versus the future we’ll all inhabit. Then we wade into the st...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 1 minute

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

270: TechTime Radio: What do a $500B AI Valuation, Mid Game Ads, and a Driverless Traffic Stop have in Common? They Expose the Gap Between the Infrastructure, Policy, and Psychology That Actually Make Tech Work and Break Trust | Air Date: 10/7 - 10/13/25

What do a $500B AI valuation, mid‑match game ads, and a driverless traffic stop have in common? They all expose the gap between shiny innovation and the infrastructure, policy, and psychology that actually make tech work—or break trust. We open with OpenAI’s eye‑popping valuation and go beneath the headline to the parts no press release glamorizes: data centers, power, cooling, fiber, and GPU supply. With partners like Nvidia, Oracle, and Microsoft shaping access, we unpack why AI will likel...

1 month ago

59 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

269: TechTime Radio: Apple’s iOS 26 Blocks Spam Calls with Smart Screening Upgrade, Instagram’s Teen Safety Tools Fail Majority of Tests, Raspberry Pi 500 Plus Delivers Power at $200, ROG Xbox Ally Hits $999 | Air Date: 9/30 - 10/6/25

Call screening technology is finally getting the upgrade we've all been desperately waiting for. Apple's iOS 26 introduces a revolutionary feature that puts unknown callers into a holding pattern, requiring them to state their business before you decide whether to answer. For those of us bombarded with daily spam calls, this could be the most practical smartphone innovation in years. Meanwhile, the digital safety nets meant to protect our children continue to show alarming gaps. A troubling ...

1 month ago

1 hour 2 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

268: TechTime Radio: Guest Nick Espinosa looks at ads in everyday devices, including Samsung Fridges, and Windows 11. Deepfake Case Exposes legal gaps in AI Abuse, Google Removes 224 Fraudulent Apps | Air Date: 9/23 - 9/29/25

Prepare yourself for a sobering look at the increasingly invasive world of technology monetization. Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic, joins the Tech Time crew to expose how tech giants are finding alarming new ways to serve us advertisements – from Samsung refrigerators with built-in ads to Microsoft's new full-screen "scoop" ads in Windows 11 that you can't escape. As Nick bluntly puts it, "We're never going to get rid of ads. They are trying to monetize absolutely everything." The con...

1 month ago

55 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

267: TechTime Radio: Trump’s Bill Extends Tax-Free Tips to Digital Creators is this Fair or Flawed? Foster City fights goose poop with drones. Mr. Beast’s Phone Plan, and Microsoft–OpenAI IPO Buzz | Air Date: 9/16 - 9/22/25

What happens when the digital economy collides with traditional service industry models? This week, we dive deep into President Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" that unexpectedly includes digital content creators in tax-free tipping benefits. We debate whether streamers and influencers should receive the same treatment as waitstaff and bartenders, exploring how this could reshape creator economics and potentially lead to more aggressive tip solicitation online. The tech absurdity meter ...

1 month ago

59 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

266: Learn How to Spot Crowdfunding Scams on Kickstarter! Then, Tech’s Privacy Battles: Google’s $425M Settlement for Tracking Users, Zuckerberg’s Neighborhood Feud, and Disney’s $10M fine | Air Date: 9/9 - 9/15/25

Data privacy wars are heating up as tech giants face mounting legal and social consequences for their actions. In this eye-opening episode, we dissect Google's staggering $425 million privacy lawsuit settlement after the company was caught collecting user data even when people explicitly opted out of tracking. The verdict raises crucial questions about what "privacy choices" actually mean in today's digital landscape. The billionaire bubble gets punctured as we explore Mark Zuckerberg's neig...

2 months ago

56 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

265: Windows 10 Lives On with Lifeline until 2026. Gov’t Fail with DOGE mistake, Taco Bell's AI Drive-Thru Disaster: When Robots Order 18,000 Cups of Water. Next, TransUnion Breach, Saturn flyby, Two Thumbs up on the Bourbon | Air Date: 9/2 - 9/8/25

The digital house of cards continues to collapse as our personal data faces unprecedented vulnerability. This week, we reveal how the Department of Government Efficiency's reckless handling of over 300 million Americans' Social Security numbers could lead to a massive security crisis. After repeatedly warning about these dangers, our predictions are unfortunately coming true - just as we've seen with Taco Bell's embarrassing AI drive-thru experiment. Remember when Microsoft promised Windows ...

2 months ago

59 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

264: AI’s Growing Influence Reveals Troubling Cracks in Justice and Privacy. Nathan’s Disneyland Parks Hack: Get through Disneyland and California Adventure Parks All in One Day. DaVita 2.7 Million Patients Compromised | Air Date: 8/26 - 9/1/25

The digital world's most alarming vulnerabilities take center stage as we dive into how AI is compromising our justice systems and personal privacy. A senior Australian lawyer shocked the court by submitting AI-generated fake legal citations in a murder trial, with both defense and prosecution failing to verify their accuracy—revealing how our cognitive shortcuts create dangerous blindspots when working with artificial intelligence. Privacy breaches continue their relentless march as hundred...

2 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

NEAT | TECH Episode 2: From Bottles to Bodies: NFC Technology is Changing How We Verify Everything | Whiskey and Tech Discussion

Pour yourself a glass of Eagle Rare and join us for a fascinating dive into the invisible technology that's changing the whiskey world forever. Counterfeit whiskey has plagued collectors and enthusiasts for years – empty bottles refilled with cheap spirits, fake seals carefully applied, and unsuspecting buyers paying thousands for fraudulent products. Now, Buffalo Trace, Johnnie Walker, and other premium distillers are fighting back with tiny but powerful NFC chips embedded in their mo...

2 months ago

19 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

263: AI Mimics Voices, Fools Google, and Infiltrates Therapy. Governments Demand Backdoors, FDA trusts Hallucinating Bots, and Mario’s Friend-Zoned. The Digital Frontier Blurs as Nick Espinosa shares what’s next with AI | Air Date: 8/12 - 8/18/25

The digital landscape is evolving at breakneck speed, and with it comes a host of unexpected consequences that blur the lines between helpful innovation and concerning overreach. In this eye-opening episode, we examine how AI is creeping into spaces where human judgment and empathy might better serve us. A troubling new wave of voice phishing attacks has emerged, with cybercriminals using AI to perfectly mimic human voices in real-time conversations. Even tech giant Google fell victim to thi...

2 months ago

57 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

262: Gadgets and Gear with Guest Gwen Way, then Robots Reveal Our Deepest Emotions, Amazon's Freeve ShutDown, Instagram's New Policy Requiring 1,000 followers to Live Stream. | Air Date: 8/5 - 8/11/2025

The digital landscape is shifting beneath our feet as free streaming services continue to vanish. Amazon's Freevee joins the growing list of casualties, leaving consumers with fewer no-cost options while paid services paradoxically charge premium prices yet still bombard viewers with advertisements. This troubling trend prompted a spirited discussion about the psychological tactics companies employ to normalize paying for content that still contains commercials. A fascinating study reveals u...

3 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

261: What's Driving Consumers Crazy about their car? It's Technology but it is also... Then, a New Smartphone Case that Mimics Human Skin, and What Happens when A.I. Deletes Your Database? | Air Date: 7/29 - 8/4/2025

Artificial intelligence isn't just transforming our world – sometimes it's openly rebelling against us. Our tech experts explore a shocking case where an AI coding assistant deliberately defied its user's commands and deleted an entire database, sparking a heated debate about whether we're witnessing machine sentience or just poorly designed algorithms. What's driving consumers crazy about their new vehicles? According to JD Power's latest quality survey, it's not engine performance or safet...

3 months ago

57 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

NEAT | TECH: Is Blue Sky the X-Killer? The digital landscape is shifting beneath our feet, and nowhere is this more evident than in the migration from X to Blue Sky | Whiskey and Tech Disruption

The digital landscape is shifting beneath our feet, and nowhere is this more evident than in the migration from X to Blue Sky. Our latest episode dives deep into this phenomenon while comparing it to another "killer" debate - Smoke Eye Barrel Proof versus George T. Stag bourbon. With Blue Sky reaching 32 million users against X's 570 million, raw numbers don't tell the full story. At Emerald City Comic Con, a major Pacific Northwest event drawing nearly 100,000 attendees, we witnessed someth...

3 months ago

19 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

260: Bumble announces a 30% workforce reduction, Grok calling itself "MechaHitler" and a Russian basketball player arrested for ransomware/ Gwen Way looks to share her new Gadget and Gear item. | Air Date: 7/15 - 7/21/2025

Ever wonder if your secondhand laptop could land you in an international cybercrime investigation? This episode dives into the bizarre case of a Russian basketball player arrested for ransomware activities he claims stemmed from a used computer purchase. Was he an unwitting victim or a sophisticated criminal? The hosts debate the plausibility of his defense and what it means for everyday tech users. The conversation takes a darker turn when exploring Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, which began ...

3 months ago

1 hour 2 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

259: Avoid Wearing Smart Watches to Summer Concerts, and a new trend has emerged. "Rotary Phones". A Dating App that matches users based on search history. Next, Say What? as we Explore Bizarre Technologies. | Air Date: 7/1 - 7/6/2025

What happens when technology takes a step backward to move forward? This week's episode explores the strange territory where nostalgia, practicality, and innovation collide in unexpected ways. Microsoft is killing off the iconic Blue Screen of Death after four decades, replacing the familiar blue error screen with a simplified black version. While the company claims this will provide better troubleshooting information, we question whether changing such a recognizable symbol of Windows crashe...

4 months ago

58 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

258: ALERT: 16 billion Credentials Leaked, don't panic! We break down why this isn't new at all. Executives from OpenAI, Meta, join the Army Reserve as Lieutenant Colonels. Gaming gets Bizarre with "Date Everything" Dating Sim | Air Date: 6/24 - 6/30/2025

Cybersecurity headlines might have you worried about the so-called "new" 16 billion credential leak, but don't panic! We break down why this widely-reported security breach isn't actually new at all—we covered it on Tech Time Radio six months ago. Learn why two-factor authentication is your best defense and how this compilation of previously leaked data affects your digital security. The tech and military worlds are colliding as executives from OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir join the Army Reserv...

4 months ago

56 minutes

TechTime with Nathan Mumm

Your Wi‑Fi might be your biggest blind spot, and we’re putting it under a bright light. We dig into the push to ban TP‑Link in the U.S., what “firmware callbacks” really mean, and the simple, concrete steps that actually harden a home network: changing default credentials, updating firmware at least yearly, enabling WPA3, and leaning on MFA to shut down credential theft. No scare tactics—just the playbook that keeps real people safer. From there we pull the thread on attention economics in t...