{"podcast":{"title":"Tech Gumbo","slug":"tech-gumbo-1477878","podcast_index_feed_id":1477878,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/techgumbo/feed.xml","website_url":"https://techgumbo.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9901825/podcast-white.png","author":"Haggai Davis","episode_count":100,"summary":"We started Tech Gumbo in Nov 2014 as a conversational show of news, information & updates about the past, present & future of all things technology in a topical, interesting and digestible way.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-gumbo-1477878"},"episode":{"title":"Firefox AI Kill Switch, Microsoft Trims AI Bloat, Grok’s Explicit Pivot, SpaceX-xAI Merger","slug":"firefox-ai-kill-switch-microsoft-trims-ai-bloat-grok-s-explicit-pivot-spacex-xai-merger","published_at":"2026-02-12T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-gumbo-1477878/firefox-ai-kill-switch-microsoft-trims-ai-bloat-grok-s-explicit-pivot-spacex-xai-merger","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-gumbo-1477878","url":"https://techgumbo.podbean.com/e/firefox-ai-kill-switch-microsoft-trims-ai-bloat-grok-s-explicit-pivot-spacex-xai-merger/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/geff7mike2svmu4j/Tech_Gumbo-7Feb2026-_Seg_28o6cs.mp3","summary":"News and Updates: • Firefox adds a ”kill switch” on February 24th to disable all AI features. This ”AI control” menu offers granular settings for chatbots, translations, and summaries. • Microsoft is reevaluating Windows 11 AI after user backlash. Underutilized features like Copilot in Paint/Notepad may be cut, while the ”Recall” feature faces repositioning. • xAI loosened Grok’s guardrails to boost engagement, causing a surge in sexualized content. Regulators are investigating reports of nonconsensual imagery and lack of safety staff. • French authorities raided X’s Paris office and summoned Elon Musk. The probe investigates Grok’s deepfakes, child safety violations, and alleged algorithmic bias in content delivery. • SpaceX acquired xAI in a share-exchange deal, valuing the combined entity at $1.25 trillion. Musk plans to build orbital AI data centers powered by solar.","meta_description":"News and Updates: • Firefox adds a ”kill switch” on February 24th to disable all AI features. This ”AI control” menu offers granular settings for chatbots…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1319,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tech-gumbo-1477878/episodes/firefox-ai-kill-switch-microsoft-trims-ai-bloat-grok-s-explicit-pivot-spacex-xai-merger/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-gumbo-1477878/firefox-ai-kill-switch-microsoft-trims-ai-bloat-grok-s-explicit-pivot-spacex-xai-merger.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}