Topic: Microsoft

Microsoft comes up in 20 chapters across 17 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from June 2013 to February 2026.

June 2013 February 2026

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In The Weeds #2: Epstein Edition
• 45:03 - 51:34

In The Weeds #2: Epstein Edition

Activision Blizzard Harassment and Behavioral Manipulation

Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard, appears over 300 times in the Epstein files. The segment connects the rampant sexual harassment and "frat boy culture" at the company to Kotick's leadership and his discussions with Epstein regarding behavioral reward systems in gaming. These psychological frameworks are believed to have influenced the addictive microtransaction models used in "Call of Duty," while Kotick eventually exited the company with a $400 million payout following a Microsoft acquisition.

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Gabriel Custodiet | Technocracy Rising, Utopian/Dystopian Literature, & Privacy Preservation
• 7:26 - 11:38

Gabriel Custodiet | Technocracy Rising, Utopian/Dystopian Literature, & Privacy Preservation

Digital Surveillance Trends, Windows 11 AI and Censorship

Recent developments in digital surveillance include Microsoft's Windows 11 AI assistant, which takes frequent screenshots for archiving, and increasingly censorious behavior from big tech platforms. Public data aggregation sites like TruePeopleSearch continue to make personal information easily accessible, contributing to a culture of digital vulnerability. Transitioning to offline or non-big tech solutions like Linux and private messengers is presented as a necessary step for maintaining autonomy.

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Alex Tsakiris | A.I. Bias, Conspiracy Inquiry, & Emergent Truth
• 8:59 - 12:48

Alex Tsakiris | A.I. Bias, Conspiracy Inquiry, & Emergent Truth

OpenAI, Sam Altman and Intelligence Agency Involvement

The discussion centers on the recent leadership drama at OpenAI involving CEO Sam Altman and the company's transition from a non-profit to a multi-billion dollar entity. A recent appointment of a former NSA director to the OpenAI board is highlighted as evidence of the "spook soup" involving DARPA and intelligence agencies. The narrative of "AI safety" is analyzed as a potential mechanism for state-level control and censorship.

Alex Tsakiris | A.I. Bias, Conspiracy Inquiry, & Emergent Truth
• 1:01:11 - 1:05:27

Alex Tsakiris | A.I. Bias, Conspiracy Inquiry, & Emergent Truth

Google Gemini Image Controversy and Market Value Loss

The hosts analyze the public relations disaster involving Google Gemini's AI image generation, which produced historically inaccurate "diverse" depictions of American Founding Fathers. Tsakiris argues this failure exposed the deep-seated "wokeness" within Google's corporate culture and led to a significant loss in market value. He suggests that Google's inability to pivot from this ideological calcification may lead to it losing market share to more truthful competitors.

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Sean Hanlon | The Hidden Hand Of History, Continuity Of Control, & The 3rd Truth
• 58:46 - 1:03:20

Sean Hanlon | The Hidden Hand Of History, Continuity Of Control, & The 3rd Truth

The Third Truth, Global Lockdown, and Anthony Sutton

Sean Hanlon discusses his second book, *The Third Truth*, which covers the "Global Lockdown Agenda," the "Internet of Bodies," and the digitalization of currency. He explains the "Third Truth" concept, borrowed from Professor Anthony Sutton, which involves moving past mainstream media (first level) and alternative media (second level) to analyze original documentation and censored records (third level). Hanlon directs listeners to his website for research on patents and the "Great Reset" agenda.

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Seamus Bruner | Controligarchs, The Micromanaged Life, & Banana Smoothies For All
• 38:11 - 44:36

Seamus Bruner | Controligarchs, The Micromanaged Life, & Banana Smoothies For All

Microsoft Strategy, Patenting Meat and the Green Premium

The "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" strategy used by Microsoft in the 1990s is now being applied to the agricultural sector by Bill Gates. By investing in patented synthetic meat companies like Impossible Foods, Gates seeks to create a monopoly on protein while using methane regulations to bankrupt traditional ranchers. The "Green Premium" is explained as a regulatory tactic to artificially inflate the price of real meat, turning it into a luxury good.

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Jim Gale | The Ultimate Psyop, Food Forest Abundance, & Resilience as Resistance
• 18:18 - 20:45

Jim Gale | The Ultimate Psyop, Food Forest Abundance, & Resilience as Resistance

Carbon, 666 Symbolism, and HR 6666 Trace Bill

The speakers discuss the symbolic and literal connections between the number 666 and modern technology, noting that carbon is composed of six electrons, protons, and neutrons. They reference the first Apple computer's price, a Microsoft patent involving body activity and cryptocurrency, and House Resolution 6666 (the TRACE Act). These are framed as attempts to capture human movement and attention through a technological "mark of the beast."

Paul Schatzkin | T. Townsend Brown, Philo T. Farnsworth, Secret Science, & The Caroline Group
• 1:00:04 - 1:05:09

Paul Schatzkin | T. Townsend Brown, Philo T. Farnsworth, Secret Science, & The Caroline Group

Water Star Project and Recovering Defunct Digital Archives

Paul Shatzkin details his various websites, including ttbrown.com and fusor.net, and introduces the "Water Star Project," an initiative to fund experiments with the Farnsworth fuser. He issues a plea for a "digital historian" to help him recover thousands of emails and notes stored in obsolete formats like Eudora and old versions of Microsoft OneNote, which contain vital research for his books.

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Dr. Robert Malone | Lies My Government Told Me, The Medical Industrial Complex, & The Transhumanist Plan
• 59:30 - 1:02:03

Dr. Robert Malone | Lies My Government Told Me, The Medical Industrial Complex, & The Transhumanist Plan

Propaganda Awareness and the Rent-Based Economic Model

Listeners are encouraged to become skeptics and study how propaganda and thought-control technologies are deployed. Dr. Malone critiques the "you will own nothing" business model, comparing it to software-as-a-service where users rent rather than own tools like Photoshop. He warns that this model allows centralized bodies to revoke access to resources, capital, and banking privileges based on political speech.

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Gabriel Custodiet | Privacy, Personal Security, & Freedom In The Digital Dystopian Age
• 25:38 - 28:56

Gabriel Custodiet | Privacy, Personal Security, & Freedom In The Digital Dystopian Age

Rental Culture and Open Source Software Alternatives

The "own nothing" philosophy of the World Economic Forum is reflected in the shift toward software subscriptions and cloud-based services. Users of Microsoft Office 365 or Dropbox are essentially renters whose data is scanned and whose access can be revoked for "hateful language." Alternatives such as the Linux operating system, LibreOffice, and Standard Notes are recommended to keep data off corporate servers.

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Alison McDowell | Graphene World Order, The Bio-Surveillance State & The Better Story
• 31:21 - 34:28

Alison McDowell | Graphene World Order, The Bio-Surveillance State & The Better Story

Planetary Computers and Neural Data Extraction

Microsoft's "Planetary Computer" and various bioinformatics initiatives are framed as tools to gather massive amounts of data for neural mapping. McDowell suggests that the goal is not mass death but the management of a chronically ill population to serve as data generators for machine learning and the eventual "jailbreaking" of the human soul.

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Clint Richardson | Gain-Of-Function Research, Word Magic, & The Artificial Matrix
• 20:56 - 24:27

Clint Richardson | Gain-Of-Function Research, Word Magic, & The Artificial Matrix

Natural Virome, Computer Update Analogy, and Vaccine Efficacy

A comparison is drawn between biological viruses and computer software updates to explain how the body processes information. The discussion claims that while vaccines may suppress symptoms of diseases like whooping cough, they do not provide true immunity and may interfere with natural biological programming.

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Whitney Webb | The CTI League, The Maxwell Sisters, & Israeli Intelligence
• 2:03 - 4:21

Whitney Webb | The CTI League, The Maxwell Sisters, & Israeli Intelligence

Whitney Webb, Unlimited Hangout and IDF Cybersecurity Article

Whitney Webb joins the program to discuss her investigative work at Unlimited Hangout and her background covering the Epstein saga. The conversation focuses on her recent article regarding an Israeli Defense Forces linked cybersecurity group offering pro bono services to US hospitals. This group is founded by a former commander of Israel’s Unit 8200 and operates with assistance from a former Microsoft executive.

Whitney Webb | The CTI League, The Maxwell Sisters, & Israeli Intelligence
• 4:20 - 7:30

Whitney Webb | The CTI League, The Maxwell Sisters, & Israeli Intelligence

COVID-19 Cyber Threat Intelligence League, Hospital Data Access

The COVID-19 Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) League claims to protect healthcare infrastructure from an uptick in cyberattacks during the pandemic. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has used the crisis to consolidate control over patient data through various contractors. The CTI League is partnered with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), led by former Microsoft executive Chris Krebs.

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Whitney Webb | The CTI League, The Maxwell Sisters, & Israeli Intelligence
• 12:31 - 15:35

Whitney Webb | The CTI League, The Maxwell Sisters, & Israeli Intelligence

Microsoft Election Guard, Voting Security and 2020 Chaos

Microsoft's Election Guard software, developed with ties to DARPA and Unit 8200, is being promoted as a solution for voting security. Chris Krebs of CISA has lobbied for its adoption despite potential security risks. The discussion suggests that chaos in the 2020 election, involving mail-in voting and fraud allegations, may be used to justify the widespread implementation of this software in future cycles.

James Corbett | The Truth About Bill Gates, Police, & The New Abnormal
• 13:58 - 19:19

James Corbett | The Truth About Bill Gates, Police, & The New Abnormal

Microsoft Origins and the IBM Licensing Deal

Corbett recounts the early history of Microsoft, challenging the "garage startup" narrative by highlighting the role of Paul Allen and family connections. The segment explains how Mary Maxwell Gates, serving on the United Way board with IBM CEO John Opel, helped secure the pivotal contract for her son. This deal allowed Microsoft to license MS-DOS to IBM and its clones, establishing the company's multi-billion dollar foundation.

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Chris Knowles & Gordon White | Coronavirus Chaos, Mr. Global, & The Technocratic Plot
• 50:50 - 53:50

Chris Knowles & Gordon White | Coronavirus Chaos, Mr. Global, & The Technocratic Plot

Bill Gates and the Digital Currency Transition

The speakers discuss Bill Gates stepping down from the boards of Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway, questioning if this signals a shift toward a new operation. Gordon White posits that the goal is a transition to a digital version of the Euro backed by Euro bonds to prevent the collapse of the EU. They debate whether these moves are desperate "Hail Mary" plays by technocrats whose previous plans have failed.

Isaac Weishaupt | Star Wars, Occult Themes, & Disney
• 1:10:39 - 1:12:31

Isaac Weishaupt | Star Wars, Occult Themes, & Disney

Corporate Malpractice, Slave Labor, and Contaminated Blood Scandals

Major corporations across the tech, food, and medical sectors are criticized for historical and ongoing ethical violations. Examples include Apple's use of slave labor, Monsanto's impact on the food supply, and Bayer's knowing sale of HIV-contaminated blood to international markets. These instances of corporate psychopathy are presented as a greater threat to society than the practice of magic.

Robert David Steele | Open Source Everything, Upgrading Society, & Building The World Brain
• 52:00 - 55:16

Robert David Steele | Open Source Everything, Upgrading Society, & Building The World Brain

Corporate Backdoors, Fiduciary Duty and Carrier Pigeons

Robert David Steele blames the CEOs of major tech companies like IBM, Dell, and Microsoft for allowing government backdoors into their products, calling it a violation of fiduciary duty. He advises against buying American computing products due to these security compromises. Steele also dismisses much of "big data" as garbage, noting a famous case where a carrier pigeon moved data faster than broadband in South Africa.

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The gaming community's backlash against the Xbox One's "always-on" Kinect camera and microphone is discussed as a privacy concern. Phillips warns that government agencies and service providers already have the capability to remotely activate microphones and cameras on cell phones and computers. The Xbox One is described as a "late entrance" into a pre-existing surveillance ecosystem.

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