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# Training Bots on Deliveroo Data, Alexa Can Swear and Mushroom Electronics - Julia Kordick

Could mushrooms power tomorrow's data centers? Julia Kordick unpacks bizarre tech realities, from mycelium hardware and silent crypto-mining malware to experimental brain-controlled web browsers.

- **Speakers:** [Chris Heilmann](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@chris-heilmann), [Daniel Cranney](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@daniel-cranney), [Julia Kordick](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@julia-kordick)
- **Event:** WeAreDevelopers LIVE
- **Published:** March 17, 2026
- **Duration:** 4:18
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1839-training-bots-on-deliveroo-data-alexa-can-swear-and-mushroom-electronics-julia-kordick

## Summary

A review of bizarre and cutting-edge technology headlines reveals emerging trends in cybersecurity, unconventional hardware, and artificial intelligence. Discussions highlight the creative tactics of modern malware, noting a real Android Trojan that utilizes a silent audio loop to prevent devices from sleeping while covertly mining cryptocurrency. The conversation also contrasts these sophisticated exploits with mundane operational security failures, such as law enforcement accidentally leaking cryptocurrency wallet passwords.

The analysis of AI applications recognizing the plausibility of tools designed to index large file systems rapidly for interactive chat interfaces. Participants also explore methods for optimizing AI token usage, contrasting a fictional concept of compressing HTML into images with the established practice of utilizing Playwright to capture website screenshots for faster processing. In the realm of unconventional hardware, the discussion verifies the existence of fungal electronics built from mycelium composites and biocomputing initiatives utilizing human brain cells to power data centers.

Examining software development workflows emphasizes the ongoing vulnerabilities within software supply chains, highlighting a genuine need for package registries like NPM to implement robust on-delivery scans and package signing to thwart malicious actors. Concluding on a positive note regarding assistive technology, the group explores the development of experimental brain-controlled web browsers aimed at significantly improving digital accessibility for individuals with disabilities.

**Keywords:** android malware tactics, cryptocurrency mining exploits, operational security failures, ai token optimization, playwright visual scraping, mycelium fungal electronics, biocomputing data centers, NPM supply chain security, software package signing, voice assistant customization, brain-computer interfaces, digital accessibility tools, assistive technology browsers

## Chapters

1. **Android crypto trojans and Amazon logistics data purchases** (00:02) — Silent audio malware prevents sleep for crypto mining while logistics data trains delivery robots.
1. **Chatting with file systems and mycelium based computing hardware** (01:00) — Rapid indexing enables chatting with file systems while fungal composites serve as computing hardware.
1. **Leaked crypto passwords and rendering websites as compressed images** (01:57) — An operational security failure leaks cryptocurrency passwords while compressing website screenshots reduces AI token usage.
1. **Biocomputing data centers and securing npm package delivery chains** (02:40) — Biological processors power new data centers while npm considers scanning and signing packages on delivery.
1. **Uncensored voice assistants and neural controlled web browser accessibility** (03:19) — Voice assistants test unrestricted conversational models while neural interfaces prototype web browsers for disabled users.

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