WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Mar 10, 2026

Heavy Hard Drives, Car Tyre Trackers and One Big $44 Billion Mistake - Kitty Giraudel

Chris Heilmann , Daniel Cranney , Kitty Giraudel

Kitty Giraudel proves today's absurd tech headlines are actually true. Discover how tire trackers and heavy hard drives blur the line between satire and reality. Test your knowledge.

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#1 about 1 min

Evaluating headlines on alternative vehicle and smartphone power

Emerging tech concepts like vape-powered vehicles and ambient light charging blur the line between reality and fiction.

#2 about 1 min

Assessing headlines on Markdown, legal disputes, and TypeScript

Claims about IBM standardizing Markdown and TypeScript outperforming C++ highlight skepticism in software engineering news.

#3 about 1 min

Examining lunar harvesters, tire tracking, and data weight

Unexpected tech realities include lunar harvester plans, hidden tracking sensors in tires, and physical data weight changes.

#4 about 1 min

Analyzing AI chatbot lawsuits and unauthorized registry access

Fact-checking uncovers the truth behind a tragic AI chatbot lawsuit and rumors of unauthorized operating system registry scans.

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Evaluating tech journalism headlines in a trivia game segment

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3:31 min

Testing technology knowledge with real and generated headlines

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

7:22 min

Deciphering absurd technology headlines and AI product announcements

Chris Heilmann +3 · LIVE

5:23 min

Guessing bizarre tech headlines in the Fake or News game

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

4:05 min

Evaluating emerging tech headlines in the fake or news segment

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

7:49 min

Evaluating technology headlines in a fake news trivia game

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

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