Saving Old PCs, Busting Big Tech, and the Future of American Drones

In this episode of TechWatch Radio, Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison dig into the looming end-of-life for Windows 10 and how Microsoft’s push toward Windows 11 could send over 240 Million PCs to the landfill! They explore responsible alternatives like running lightweight Linux distributions, repurposing older machines, and using tools like Rufus to bypass upgrade restrictions - urging listeners to think green and get creative with legacy hardware.

The conversation shifts to a major antitrust ruling against Google, where a federal judge ruled the company maintains an illegal monopoly on digital ads. Sam and Jay debate whether tech giants like Google, often funded in part through government programs, should be broken up. They also explore the environmental costs of AI tools like ChatGPT, questioning whether our polite prompts are worth the power drain.

Wrapping up, the hosts spotlight a promising new American drone company, SiFly, which claims breakthrough performance over Chinese competitors. With drones capable of long-range, high-payload missions, they imagine a future of consumer and commercial aerial transport that may rival helicopters and short-hop planes. Don’t miss this episode packed with sustainability, tech justice, and bleeding-edge innovation!