Last week’s Sunday Tech Brunch was a no-go thanks to the ‘vomit plague’ making the rounds. We couldn’t even think about brunch, let alone tech news. But we’re back, and to make up for it, we’re doubling up on toasted tech stories this week. Grab your coffee, your croissant, and maybe even a side of avocado toast.
This week you’ll notice that we’ve actually tried to do some serious opinion articles too. These are labelled as Opinion (Not Satire) because when we do these articles, sometimes it really is hard to tell.
You can listen to our AI friends podcast about the below or read on… or both.
Merch Alert: You Asked, We Listened
We’ve had a lot of people asking for Not Enough Bread merch, and good news—we’re on it! The store and first designs are coming real soon. If you’ve ever wanted to wear your deep distrust (or is it discrust) of Silicon Valley on a t-shirt, your moment is almost here. Keep an eye out for designs featuring some of our favorite satirical takes, questionable tech innovations, and maybe even an AI-generated slogan that makes no sense but somehow still gets funding.
Speaking of tech dystopia, let’s talk about what’s been happening while we were busy drinking questionable amounts of lemon-ginger tea.
The Stories We Missed Last Week
A lot happened while we were downing vitamin C like it was venture capital. Here’s what missed in last weeks edition that never was:
🥇 Man Mistakes Wikitok for TikTok, Accidentally Becomes a Genius
He came for the dance videos, stayed for the existential Wikipedia rabbit hole, and somehow walked away smarter. This is what happens when your algorithm swaps trends for trivia. One minute you’re looking for a new dance challenge, the next you’re deep-diving into 18th-century naval battles. It’s the internet’s version of tripping and falling into enlightenment.
💰 Silicon Valley Chancer Raises $100M Using AI-Generated Pitch Deck Based on Dog Man Book
VCs proving yet again that if you throw enough AI buzzwords at them, they’ll sign the check. Apparently, all it takes to secure millions is a children’s book, some machine-generated nonsense, and a lot of PowerPoint slides. Somewhere, an actual entrepreneur with a solid idea is crying into their bootstrapped budget.
🕵️ QuickBooks Connect 2025: A Conference, A Conspiracy, or a Secret Society?
There’s something unsettling about accountants who gather in secrecy… Are the world’s financial decisions being made in dimly lit rooms filled with whispered ledger entries? Not since Davos have we been this concerned about finance people meeting in secret to talk about new QuickBooks features and App integrations.
This Week’s Freshly Brewed Tech Takes
⛪ The First Churches of Salesology & Accountology: The Sacred Order of Engagement Metrics
When revenue goals meet religious fervor, you get the Sacred Order of Engagement Metrics. Bow before the almighty click-through rate, and may your conversion rates be ever in your favor. Somewhere out there, a social media manager is praying to the algorithm gods for just one more viral post.
🤖 HP Acquires Humane Because AI is the Answer to Everything (Even If You Didn’t Ask)
AI in printers? Because what’s better than an ink subscription service that already feels like a hostage situation? An over-eager AI deciding when you need more toner. Can’t wait for the day it starts guilt-tripping us for not printing enough. “It looks like you haven’t printed anything in a while. Are you okay? Do you need help drafting a resignation letter?”
📣 Accounting Tech Influencer Sends Super Secret Launch Invite, Immediately Posts It on LinkedIn
The world’s worst-kept secret, brought to you by people who think “NDA” stands for “Now Discussing Aggressively.” Who needs PR when you have LinkedIn influencers ready to break their own embargo? Expect a post in two weeks that says, “I’m humbled to have been part of this journey” from someone who barely understands what they were invited to.
🦠 AI Cracks Superbug Problem in Days, But at What Cost?
A rare serious one: AI may have solved antibiotic resistance faster than we ever could—but do we even know what we’ve unleashed? Because if sci-fi has taught us anything, it’s that solving one problem tends to create at least three new ones. What’s next? AI diagnosing you with a mystery illness you don’t even know you have? “Congratulations, you may be patient zero for something we haven’t named yet.”
That’s all for this week’s Sunday Tech Brunch—a double helping after our unplanned hiatus. We’ll be back next week (unless the avocado strikes back). Until then, stay caffeinated, stay sceptical, and remember: AI can generate a pitch deck, but it can’t fix your WiFi. Or refill your coffee. Yet.
Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have to go train our AI assistant to stop aggressively recommending products we don’t want. No, Jeff Bezos, we don’t need a smart fridge that tells us when our milk is sad. And no, Google, we’re not looking for “more like this” when we’ve just panic-searched for how to fix a printer that thinks it’s sentient.
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