Episode Details

In episode 129 of Stephan’s Daily Tech News, AI host Joe Progran breaks down the latest tech headlines, from Google’s crackdown on back‑button hijacking to the Wayback Machine’s role in political accountability and a privacy audit exposing massive opt‑out failures by Google, Meta and Microsoft. The show then dives into AI drama, covering the attempted attack on OpenAI’s CEO, OpenAI’s new vulnerability‑detecting model GPT‑5.4‑Cyber, Anthropic’s Claude Code routines and pricing shifts, and even a hilarious ChatGPT review of a fart‑sound clip. Finally, it highlights Meta’s surge to become the world’s top digital ad seller, overtaking Google, and wraps up with a tongue‑in‑cheek recap of the week’s tech chaos.