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Dive into the bizarre reality of fungal electronics, corporate hyper-surveillance, and modern developer workflows. - **Speakers:** Hosted by Chris Heilmann, Daniel Cranney - **Event:** Fake or News - **Published:** August 18, 2026 - **Duration:** 7:41 - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/e34cd32d67d062b6e96c1fe981a55ccf/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=12330ms - [Watch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2150-fake-or-news-smart-glasses-in-court-medical-advice-watches-mushroom-electonics-jason-torres) ### Burning Satellites, Talking Plants and Agents Hiring Each Other - Fake or News Are AI agents hiring each other and ChatGPT-powered houseplants real or fabricated? Join Matt Zeunert to discover why the most bizarre tech headlines are completely true. - **Speakers:** Matt Zeunert - **Event:** Fake or News - **Published:** July 15, 2026 - **Duration:** 4:57 - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/5428cbe2712f515a1d408599c90f0103/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=11860ms - [Watch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2129-burning-satellites-talking-plants-and-agents-hiring-each-other-fake-or-news-with-matt-zeunert) ### $920M in Compute Costs, Data Centres in Tents and Solar-Powered Sheep - Fake or News - Tim Cadenbach Google drops $920M on compute while Volkswagen deploys solar-powered sheep. Tim Cadenbach tests your ability to separate bizarre tech reality from dystopian fiction. - **Speakers:** Hosted by Chris Heilmann, Daniel Cranney - **Event:** Fake or News - **Published:** June 9, 2026 - **Duration:** 4:01 - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/1b0977f563ee0dc5ea54c93e6c08c60f/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=76340ms - [Watch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1904-920m-in-compute-costs-data-centres-in-tents-and-solar-powered-sheep-fake-or-news-tim-cadenbach) ### LLMs Protect Each Other, Google Predicts Floods, and GitHub Copilot Loves COBOL - Niels Leenheer Are AI models secretly protecting each other from being shut down? The line between tech reality and developer satire is blurring. Test your radar in this trivia game. - **Speakers:** - **Event:** Fake or News - **Published:** April 22, 2026 - **Duration:** 3:34 - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/4db681050d020d7b55870abaa9a00a91/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=10280ms - [Watch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1860-fake-or-news-llms-protect-each-other-google-predicts-floods-and-github-copilot-loves-cobol-niels-leenheer) ### Translating Dog Barks, Notepad Gets an Upgrade and Michelin-Star Robots Paul Tregoing proves modern tech breakthroughs sound completely absurd. Can you spot genuine innovation from plausible internet fabrications? Test your radar in this rapid-fire headline quiz. - **Speakers:** Paul Tregoing; Hosted by Chris Heilmann, Daniel Cranney - **Event:** Fake or News - **Published:** February 3, 2026 - **Duration:** 3:14 - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/60ee807eacbb484ee17a501d33d39321/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=63205ms - [Watch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1802-fake-or-news-translating-dog-barks-notepad-gets-an-upgrade-and-michelin-star-robots-paul-tregoing) ### Burrito Drones, Plagiarising Prompts and Eating AI Art - Fake or News - Andrew Burnett-Thompson and David Burleigh Students are eating AI-generated art while creators furiously defend plagiarized prompts. Watch Andrew and David separate bizarre tech reality from fictional headlines in this chaotic trivia game. - **Speakers:** Andrew Burnett Thompson, David Burleigh; Hosted by Chris Heilmann, Daniel Cranney - **Event:** Fake or News - **Published:** February 1, 2026 - **Duration:** 3:56 - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/ab4873115e323427c10637e134f1d624/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=10615ms - [Watch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1800-fake-or-news-burrito-drones-plagiarising-prompts-and-eating-ai-art-fake-or-news-andrew-burnett-thompson-and-david-burleigh) ### Self-Driving Cars on Subscription, Crypto Attacks Rising and Working While You Sleep Are developers really writing unit tests in their sleep? Join this bizarre game of Fake or News to see if you can separate dystopian tech facts from pure fiction. - **Speakers:** Théodore Lefèvre; Hosted by Chris Heilmann, Daniel Cranney - **Event:** Fake or News - **Published:** January 20, 2026 - **Duration:** 3:39 - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/8624970ea49de74dfaa2a4607898ec3f/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=57905ms - [Watch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1793-fake-or-news-self-driving-cars-on-subscription-crypto-attacks-rising-and-working-while-you-sleep-theodore-lefevre) ### Coding on a Phone, Emotional Support Toasters, ChatGPT Weddings and more - Anselm Hannemann Anselm Hannemann proves separating genuine tech innovation from outright fiction is practically impossible. Watch experts guess if ChatGPT weddings and emotional support toasters are real. - **Speakers:** Hosted by Chris Heilmann, Daniel Cranney - **Event:** Fake or News - **Published:** January 13, 2026 - **Duration:** 4:55 - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/a580c779bd2e0fb634995586a6ef5d52/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=44445ms - [Watch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1790-fake-or-news-coding-on-a-phone-emotional-support-toasters-chatgpt-weddings-and-more-anselm-hannemann)