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When the conversation turns to technology, Hashtag Trending makes sure you’re in the know. We review the top trending tech topics from across the web - Twitter, Reddit, Google, Product Hunt and more.
Project Synapse, AI in Action - Episode 2: Navigating Early-Stage AI for Business
Welcome to the second part of our 'Project Synapse, AI in Action' series, featuring Linux and open source guru Marcel Gagné, long-term IT veteran John Pinard, and host Jim Love. In this episode, we delve deep into the current early stages of AI adoption in businesses. We explore the challenges of keeping up with rapid AI advancements, discuss essential use cases, the importance of data security, and how companies can start implementing AI tools effectively. The trio also shares thoughts on AI's potential impact on employment, customer service, and R&D strategies. Learn about the importance of play in understanding AI capabilities and join us next week for a detailed workshop on integrating AI into your business. Don't miss this insightful discussion that aims to demystify AI for entrepreneurs and IT professionals alike.
00:00 Introduction to Project Synapse 00:12 Meet the Hosts 00:44 Virtual Coffee Sessions and AI Summaries 01:05 AI Workshops for Companies 01:53 Episode Two Begins 02:05 Current State of AI 02:43 Challenges in AI Adoption 04:02 Security and Use Cases 04:50 Rapid Technological Changes 05:29 Entrepreneurial Struggles 06:38 Big Companies and Innovation 09:52 Future of AI and AGI 10:37 Integrating AI in Business 15:49 Corporate Culture and Training 16:28 Tech Support and Job Roles 20:11 Shiny New AI Tools 23:39 Cultural Shift in Business 24:13 Rise of AI Agents 24:59 Challenges with AI Models 25:30 Specialized AI Agents 26:00 Naming Issues in AI 26:31 Google's AI Gems 26:59 Business Models and AI 28:03 AI in Accounting 29:04 AI in Customer Service 31:37 Workshops and AI Tools 37:20 Personalized AI Marketing 47:52 AI Security Concerns 49:26 Conclusion and Future Plans
Amazon's Controversial Remote Work Policy, Holiday Cyber Threats, and AI Scambaiting
In today's episode, we explore Amazon's newly criticized remote work policy for disabled employees, emerging sophisticated cyber threats targeting holiday shoppers, and how AI innovations like DAISY are combating phone scammers. Host Jim Love delves into how Amazon's changes impact disabled workers, the latest tactics employed by cybercriminals, and an AI grandmother wasting scammers' time with rambling conversations. Stay informed on these critical tech topics only on Hashtag Trending.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:25 Amazon's Controversial Remote Work Policy 02:58 Cyber Threats Targeting Holiday Shoppers 05:38 AI Tool DAISY vs. Phone Scammers 07:26 Conclusion and Contact Information
Salesforce Hiring Spree, Trump's TikTok Moves, AMD Layoffs & Nuclear AI Integration – Hashtag Trending
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love discusses Salesforce's plan to hire over 1,000 employees for its AI-driven product AgentForce, potential actions by Donald Trump to block a TikTok ban, AMD's decision to lay off 4% of its workforce amidst a shift towards AI and data center markets, and the adoption of generative AI by California's last nuclear plant for document management. Stay tuned for the latest in tech news!
00:00 Salesforce to Hire Over 1000 Employees for AI Product Sales 01:58 Trump Expected to Block TikTok Ban 03:18 California Nuclear Plant Adopts Generative AI 05:00 AMD to Lay Off 4% of Workforce Amid AI Shift 06:14 Conclusion and Sign Off
Verizon Outage, Blue Sky Surge, VMware Goes Free & Adobe's AI Pledge | Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers several key tech updates. A significant Verizon outage affects millions on the U.S. East Coast, now mostly resolved. Blue Sky sees a rapid increase of 700,000 new users amid changes on X, formerly Twitter. VMware announces that its Fusion and Workstation hypervisors are now free for all users, with certain support limitations. Lastly, Adobe commits to not using customer data for training AI models, addressing concerns from creative professionals.
00:00 Breaking News: Verizon Outage Hits Millions 01:44 Blue Sky's Meteoric Rise: 700,000 New Users in a Week 04:10 VMware Goes Free: Workstation and Fusion Now Available for All 05:38 Adobe's AI Commitment: No Customer Data for Training 07:21 Conclusion and Contact Information
Google's Legal Woes & OpenAI's Legal Triumphs | Hashtag Trending
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Google's criticism over handling evidence in monopoly lawsuits, the U.S. government's directive to TSMC halting advanced AI chip shipments to China, and OpenAI's major legal victory as copyright lawsuits from RawStory and Alternet are dismissed.
00:00 OpenAI's Legal Victory and Major Tech Headlines 00:23 Google's Legal Troubles: Allegations and Criticisms 02:07 U.S. Orders TSMC to Halt AI Chip Shipments to China 03:37 OpenAI's Copyright Lawsuit Dismissal: Implications and Reactions 05:37 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Cutting-Edge AI and Semiconductor Innovations: Canada & US Tech Collaborations
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses pivotal updates in the tech world. Key stories include a major collaboration between Anthropic, Palantir, and Amazon Web Services to deliver advanced AI solutions to US intelligence agencies, and AMD unveiling its open-source AI model, OLMo. Additionally, VentureLab's exciting partnership with Hudson Valley Fast Fab Inc. aims to bolster Canada's semiconductor industry. The episode also features an insightful interview with Hugh Chow, CEO of VentureLab, about Canada's robust semiconductor legacy and efforts to enhance high-tech manufacturing.
00:00 Introduction and Remembrance Day Tribute 00:19 Defense AI Collaboration: Anthropic, Palantir, and AWS 01:59 AMD's Open Source AI Model: OLMo 03:36 VentureLab's Semiconductor Industry Advancements 06:28 Conclusion and Upcoming Segment: Afterwards 06:49 Extended Interview with Hugh Chow
Exposing AI Vulnerabilities with Mozilla's Gen AI Bug Bounty Manager - Marco Figueroa
In this special weekend edition of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love sits down with Marco Figueroa, the Gen AI Bug Bounty Program Manager for Mozilla's ODIN project. They delve into the challenges and intricacies of bypassing security guardrails in large language models like ChatGPT and Claude. Marco shares insights from his storied career in cybersecurity, his role at Mozilla, and the innovative techniques hackers use to jailbreak AI systems. Learn about prompt engineering, prompt injection, and prompt hacking, and discover how Mozilla's ODIN project aims to set new standards in AI security.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction 00:22 Understanding Large Language Models and Jailbreaking 02:02 Recent Jailbreaking Techniques and Discoveries 04:41 Interview with Marco Figueroa: Career Journey 10:12 Marco's Work at Mozilla and the ODIN Project 16:50 Exploring Prompt Injection and Hacking 23:20 Future of AI Security and Final Thoughts 38:00 Conclusion and Contact Information
Canada Orders TikTok to Cease Operations | E-Transfer Scam in Brampton & AI Limitations
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, we delve into the Canadian government's decision to order TikTok to wind down its operations due to national security concerns. We also highlight a case of e-transfer fraud in Brampton, Ontario, where a landlord lost $2,000, emphasizing the importance of email security. Finally, we discuss a study from MIT and Harvard that questions the coherent world understanding of generative AI models despite their impressive capabilities. Tune in for detailed insights and more!
00:00 Breaking News: Canada Orders TikTok Shutdown 01:45 Brampton Landlord Scammed: E-Transfer Fraud Alert 03:07 Generative AI: Impressive Yet Flawed 05:07 Editorial Insight: The Future of AI 06:29 Conclusion and Contact Information
Tech News: Internet Archive Resumes, Mozilla Layoffs, Linus Torvalds' Patch, Meta VR Shifts, Apple Financial Outlook
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love covers the latest developments in the tech world. The Internet Archive has restored full services after cyberattacks, Mozilla lays off 30% of its staff amidst restructuring, Linus Torvalds releases a performance-boosting Linux patch, Meta shifts its VR funding strategy, and Apple informs investors that new products may not be as profitable as the iPhone.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:26 The Internet Archive Resumes Full Services 01:44 Mozilla's Major Layoffs and Reorganization 02:55 Linus Torvalds Boosts Linux Performance 03:39 Meta's Shift in VR Funding Strategy 04:38 Apple's Profitability Concerns with New Technologies 05:32 Conclusion and Sign Off
Tech Tensions: Intel's Struggle, Google Cloud Security, and AI in Nuclear Command
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses key industry updates, including Intel's financial turbulence and potential U.S. intervention amid AMD's rise in the data center market. The episode also covers environmental and regulatory setbacks impacting tech giants like Meta and Amazon as they explore nuclear energy solutions for data centers. Additionally, Google Cloud mandates multi-factor authentication for improved security, and the Pentagon considers AI integration for nuclear command while ensuring human control over nuclear decisions. Stay tuned for these crucial developments in tech.
00:00 Introduction: Too Big to Fail? 00:28 Intel's Struggles and U.S. Intervention 03:06 Environmental and Regulatory Challenges for Data Centers 05:42 Google Cloud's Mandatory Multi-Factor Authentication 07:20 Pentagon's AI Integration in Nuclear Systems 08:29 Conclusion and Sign-Off
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, we explore a series of important tech advancements and revelations. Patronus AI launches a self-serve API for preventing AI hallucinations, achieving a significant milestone in real-time AI safety. Cypheme introduces Vrai AI, a counterfeiting detection tool with 99.7% accuracy, now used by brands like Lacoste. Microsoft extends Windows 10 support for an additional year at a cost, addressing user concerns over Windows 11 compatibility. A new study reveals challenges in effectively deleting sensitive data from large language models, highlighting potential privacy and security risks. Tune in to learn more about these critical developments in the tech world.
00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:32 Patronus AI: Tackling AI Hallucinations 02:51 Cypheme's Anti-Counterfeit Technology 04:32 Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Support 06:05 Challenges in AI Unlearning 08:56 Conclusion and Contact Information
ChatGPT Challenges Google with New Search Capabilities: AI Wars Heat Up!
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the launch of ChatGPT Search by OpenAI, marking a direct challenge to Google's longstanding dominance in the search engine market. Google responded by enhancing its Gemini AI platform with real-time search integration. The rivalry highlights different strategies: OpenAI focuses on consumer convenience, while Google enhances developer infrastructure. Additionally, Microsoft aims to take market share from AWS with new AI-enabled developer tools for its Azure platform. Tune in for insights into these significant advancements and their implications for the future of AI in search and development.
00:00 ChatGPT Launches Search Capabilities 00:24 OpenAI's New ChatGPT Search 03:08 Google's Response to ChatGPT 05:00 Microsoft's AI Developments 06:45 Conclusion and Sign-Off
In this episode of Project Synapse, Jim Love, Marcel Gagné, and John Pinard discuss the rapid advancements in AI technology, reflecting on two years since the introduction of ChatGPT. They delve into the beginnings of AI development, their personal journeys in IT, and how advanced models like ChatGPT have transformed perceptions and applications of AI. Highlighting the blend of personal anecdotes and professional insights, the conversation explores the challenges and potentials of AI, its rapid evolution, and the future implications for businesses and everyday life. From historical perspectives to practical implementations, this episode is a comprehensive look into AI’s transformative journey and its future trajectory.
00:00 Introduction to Project Synapse 00:10 Meeting Marcel Gagné 00:30 My IT Journey 01:12 Passion for AI 01:59 Weekly AI Discussions 02:25 Reflecting on ChatGPT 02:42 The Evolution of AI 03:10 Early AI Experiences 04:23 AI and Communication 10:25 The Turing Test and Beyond 13:00 AI's Rapid Development 13:27 The Role of Major Players in AI 14:51 The Future of AI 22:00 AI in Business 23:42 The Rise of AI: From Chess to Complex Mathematics 24:16 Sentience and the Turing Test 24:53 AI's Learning Capabilities and Business Integration 26:30 AI in Medicine: Revolutionizing Healthcare 27:31 The Evolution of AI Models: From ChatGPT to O Series 31:19 AI's Impact on Business and Industry 35:45 The Future of AI: Agents and Automation 43:40 Embracing AI: Innovation and Exploration 46:57 Conclusion and Future Discussions
Cyber Security Today: Deceptive Delight Jailbreak, API Vulnerabilities Surge, Hex Attack on GPT-4
In this episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses the new jailbreak technique 'Deceptive Delight' that highlights vulnerabilities in large language models, the 21% increase in API vulnerabilities reported by Wallarm, and the hex-encoded attack on OpenAI's GPT-4. Learn about the significant rise in API security threats, including misconfigurations and cloud-native software vulnerabilities, and how cybercriminals are exploiting them. Discover how researchers are bypassing AI safety mechanisms and what this means for the future of AI security. Stay safe and informed about the latest cybersecurity trends and risks.
00:00 Introduction to Cyber Security Today 00:20 Deceptive Delight: A New Jailbreak Technique 02:22 Surge in API Vulnerabilities 04:16 Hexadecimal Exploits in AI Models 06:01 Smishing Attacks and Personal Anecdotes 06:56 Conclusion and Upcoming Shows
Significant Wins and Challenges for Tech Giants | Google Faces Major Fine, OpenAI's Revenue Surge, Reddit’s Milestone
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses key updates in tech industry: OpenAI's rise in revenue driven by individual consumers with ChatGPT's 250 million weekly active users; Google's significant growth in cloud services and a substantial EU fine for anti-competitive practices; and Reddit achieving its first-ever profit, largely fueled by AI tools and advertising revenue.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:29 OpenAI's Consumer Growth 02:42 Google's Cloud Success 05:02 Google's Legal Setback 07:11 Reddit's First Profit 08:05 Conclusion and Sign-off
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love delves into the reality of self-improving AI models and their potential risks, with insights from recent research by DeepMind, Meta, Anthropic, and OpenAI. Additionally, GitHub Spark's impact on no code and low code platforms is explored, offering a revolutionary new tool for developers. Finally, the episode discusses a legal breakthrough allowing third-party repairs on notoriously broken fast food ice cream machines, thanks to the Right to Repair movement. Tune in for an intriguing look at the future of AI and tech innovations.
00:00 Introduction to Trending Topics 00:20 The Reality of Self-Improving AI 03:29 GitHub Spark: A Game Changer for Developers 06:12 The Ice Cream Machine Dilemma 08:08 Conclusion and Contact Information
OpenAI Shake-Ups, NVIDIA's New Heights, and Innovative AI with Bugs
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers the resignation of OpenAI's AGI readiness czar due to concerns over AI preparedness, NVIDIA briefly overtaking Apple as the world's most valuable company amid a surge in AI chip demand, and innovative approaches to AI, including projects inspired by insect brains for more efficient computing. Tune in for insights on the latest tech developments and industry shifts!
00:00 Breaking News: OpenAI's AGI Readiness Czar Resigns 02:59 NVIDIA Surpasses Apple: A New Tech Giant Emerges 04:57 The Cost of AI: Bigger Models, Bigger Bills 05:47 Innovative AI: Liquid AI and Insect Brain Inspired Systems 06:41 Opteran's Natural Intelligence: Revolutionizing Space Exploration 09:28 Conclusion and Contact Information
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses major industry groups suing to block the FTC's new Click to Cancel rule designed to simplify subscription cancellations. Linus Torvalds confirms the removal of Russian Linux kernel maintainers due to compliance requirements, sparking controversy. Additionally, a San Francisco billboard campaign calls out tech companies for not financially supporting the open-source software they use. Tune in for these stories and more, including notable layoffs despite rising profits in tech companies.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:21 FTC's Click to Cancel Rule Controversy 01:49 Linux Kernel Maintainers Removal 03:49 San Francisco Billboards and Open Source Funding 04:56 Corporate Layoffs Amidst Rising Profits 05:46 Conclusion and Contact Information
Mastering Cybersecurity: From AI Threats to Quantum Encryption - Insights with CDW
Join host Jim Love in a riveting discussion with Ivo Wiens, Field CTO for CDW Canada, as they review CDW's cyber security research and discussions with CISO's about the state of cyber security in Canada.
Delve into the sophistication of cyber attacks driven by organized crime and nation-states, and learn about the importance of cyber security frameworks like zero trust and NIST standards. The conversation also explores the role of AI in both enhancing phishing attacks and defending against cyber threats, as well as the challenges and strategies in implementing AI security within organizations.
Gain insights on vendor management complexities, platformization, quantum cryptography, and the future of cyber encryption. Listen to practical advice on navigating business risks, enhancing user experiences, and adopting zero trust models in today's digital landscape.
00:00 Introduction to Cybersecurity Today 00:26 Understanding CDW and Its Role 01:08 CDW's Approach to Cybersecurity 04:16 Research and Insights from CDW 05:40 The Growing Sophistication of Cyber Attacks 08:24 Adopting Cybersecurity Frameworks 12:12 The Importance of Tabletop Exercises 17:01 Human Vulnerabilities and AI in Cybersecurity 18:12 The Sophistication of Phishing Attacks 19:03 Emotional Manipulation in Cyber Attacks 21:09 AI in Cybersecurity: Opportunities and Risks 22:30 Implementing AI in Business Operations 25:08 Balancing AI and Privacy Concerns 34:09 The Future of Cybersecurity: Quantum Computing 36:53 Final Thoughts and Advice for Organizations
Cutting-Edge AI Innovations: NVIDIA's LLM, Zoho's Integration, Liquid Neural Networks & Google's SynthID
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love explores the latest advancements in artificial intelligence. Learn about NVIDIA's new open-source large language model and its integration into Zoho, MIT's spinoff Liquid AI's ultra-efficient liquid neural networks, and Google's DeepMind's SynthID, a tool for detecting AI-generated text. Sponsored by CDW Canada Tech Talks, this episode delves into the technology shaping the future of AI, with insights on real-world applications and industry collaborations. Stay informed with updates and collaborations from leading AI developers and educational institutions.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:35 Top Tech News Highlights 01:14 NVIDIA's Open Source AI Model 02:12 Zoho's Integration with NVIDIA AI 04:38 MIT's Liquid Neural Networks 05:54 Revolutionizing AI with Liquid Neural Networks 07:00 Real-World Applications and Industry Adoption 07:49 Challenges and Future Prospects 08:36 Google's DeepMind and SynthID Text 09:53 Limitations and Industry Collaboration 10:47 Conclusion and Upcoming Content
Hashtag Trending: ARM vs Qualcomm, Huawei's HARMony OS Next, and the ROI of IT Certifications
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers the intensifying legal battle between ARM and Qualcomm over chip licensing, Huawei's launch of its new HARMony OS Next operating system marking its final break from Android, and a recent study highlighting the growing disparity in pay premiums between certified and non-certified IT skills. Tune in for detailed insights and the latest tech trends.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:35 ARM Cancels Qualcomm's Chip License 02:43 Huawei Launches HARMony OS Next 04:40 The Value of IT Certifications 07:11 Conclusion and Sign-Off
AI Lawsuits, Meta’s Scam Crackdown, and Telecom Controversies - Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses major lawsuits by U.S. news publishers against Perplexity AI for unauthorized content scraping, Meta’s new facial recognition tech to combat celebrity scam ads, and the telecom debate over unlocking phones. Additionally, the show celebrates Excel’s 40th birthday and its significant impact on computing. Sponsored by CDW Canada Tech Talks. Tune in for the latest tech trends and insights.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:32 Major Publishers Sue Perplexity AI 02:57 Meta's Crackdown on Celebrity Scam Ads 06:03 Debate Over Locked Phones by T-Mobile and AT&T 07:51 Celebrating Excel's 40th Birthday 08:56 Conclusion and Sign-Off
EU's Deepfake Battle, Italy's Google Drive Misfire, and Apple's AI Lag
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, sponsored by CDW Canada Tech Talks, host Jim Love dives into the European Union's innovative approach to combating deep fakes using micro expressions, the unintended consequences of Italy's Privacy Shield law blocking Google Drive, and Apple's lag in artificial intelligence development. The episode also touches on AI self-reflection capabilities and the importance of skepticism in evaluating tech advancements. Tune in for these stories and more tech insights.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:37 EU's Innovative Approach to Combat Deepfakes 03:28 Italy's Privacy Shield Blunder 06:02 Apple's AI Strategy: Quality Over Speed 08:57 AI Self-Reflection: A Deeper Look 10:34 Conclusion and Sign-Off
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love delves into Tesla's mysterious $750 million Bitcoin transfer, Sam Altman's rebranded identity company, World, and a controversial AI chatbot using the name of a murder victim. Discover the latest tech trends and insights, including Tesla's potential crypto market impact, World’s biometric identity verification ambitions, and the urgent need for AI ethics. Tune in to stay informed about these critical developments in the tech world.
00:00 Introduction to Hashtag Trending 00:26 Tesla's Bitcoin Mystery 02:33 World Coin's Rebranding and Vision 05:29 AI and Ethical Concerns 07:31 Conclusion and Sign-off
Unmasking Phishing: Evolution, Techniques, and Defense Strategies
Join host Jim Love and cybersecurity expert David Shipley in this comprehensive episode as they uncover the evolving threats of phishing. From traditional email scams to sophisticated AI-powered attacks, they explore how cybercriminals exploit emotional triggers and familiar technologies. The episode covers various forms of phishing, including spear phishing, vishing, and QR phishing, and offers insights into the psychology behind these tactics. Learn about the critical role of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and workplace culture in fortifying defenses against these threats. Understand the financial impact, latest research, and practical steps organizations can take to protect themselves. This episode is packed with valuable information for anyone looking to safeguard against cyber risks.
00:00 Introduction and Previous Research Recap 00:22 Emerging Sophisticated Phishing Attacks 01:27 Deep Dive into Phishing with David Shipley 03:13 History of Phishing 05:46 Types of Phishing Attacks 07:36 Business Email Compromise and Whaling 09:48 Sharking and Other Phishing Variants 14:31 Phishing Beyond Emails 19:07 Understanding Social Engineering in Phishing 19:52 Research Hypothesis on Phishing 23:25 Principles of Influence in Phishing 25:51 The Psychology of Phishing: Rewards and Scarcity 26:15 Scarcity Tactics in Phishing 28:09 Authority and Consistency in Phishing Attacks 29:57 The Role of Liking and Social Proof in Phishing 32:10 The Evolution of Phishing Techniques 35:02 Fighting Back: Technical Solutions 42:48 The Importance of Emotional Intelligence 44:39 Building a Security-Conscious Workplace Culture 47:29 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Meta Layoffs, Biden's Nuclear Investment, and Google's Revolutionary Notebook LM - Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers Meta's layoffs across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs as part of reorganization for efficiency in 2023. The Biden administration's $900 million investment in small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) aims to meet US emission goals and provide flexible energy solutions. Additionally, Google's experimental Notebook LM interface is making headlines for its advanced capabilities in content management and realistic AI-generated interactions.
00:00 Meta Announces Layoffs at WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs 01:32 Biden Administration's Investment in Small Modular Nuclear Reactors 04:11 Google's Notebook LM: The Future of AI-Driven Content Creation 05:18 A Shocking AI Revelation: The Deep Dive Podcast 07:50 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Discover the latest in a lawsuit against Meta over social media addiction among youth, the FTC's new 'Click to Cancel' rule for simplifying subscription cancellations, and the FCC's probe into broadband data caps. Learn about an Apple-sponsored study questioning the reasoning capabilities of advanced AI models like GPT 4.0, featuring insights from Geoffrey Hinton on the future of AI intelligence. Get up-to-date with these impactful stories and their implications for social media, consumer rights, and artificial intelligence.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:32 Meta's Legal Battle Over Youth Addiction 03:06 FTC's New 'Click to Cancel' Rule 05:56 FCC Investigates Data Caps 07:47 Apple's AI Research Report 08:22 Advancements in AI Math and Logic 09:00 The River Crossing Problem 09:27 Apple's Study on AI Reasoning 09:55 New Benchmarks and Testing 11:28 Discrepancies in AI Performance 12:29 Concluding Thoughts on AI Reasoning
Intel CEO Responds to Demise Rumors, AI Vulnerabilities, and Drones in Warfare
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger's response to rumors about Intel's decline and their collaboration with AMD. The episode delves into the use of hidden characters to exploit AI models and discusses the potential dangers and advancements of AI in warfare, including the increased effectiveness of Ukrainian drones using AI technology from Palantir. Tune in to learn about the latest in AI security challenges and the evolving role of AI on the battlefield.
00:00 Introduction and Intel's Resilience 00:21 Intel and AMD's Strategic Collaboration 01:51 Invisible Characters: A New AI Vulnerability 02:53 The Rise of ASCII Smuggling 05:27 AI's Role in Modern Warfare 07:45 Conclusion and Contact Information
AI-Driven Gmail Phishing, Quantum Threats to Encryption, Wayback Machine Update
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, we cover three critical stories. First, the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is back online in read-only mode after a major data breach. Then, a sophisticated AI-driven phishing scheme targeting Gmail users that even experts find hard to spot. Finally, a significant breakthrough in quantum computing by Chinese researchers using Canada's D Wave quantum computer, posing a potential threat to military-grade encryption. Stay vigilant and informed with these crucial updates.
00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:43 The Wayback Machine's Return 01:57 AI-Driven Gmail Phishing Scheme 04:47 Quantum Computing Breakthrough 06:05 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Exploring IT Trends and AI Opportunities with Brian Jackson
In this crossover episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love interviews Brian Jackson, Principal Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group, to discuss emerging IT trends and their intersection with cybersecurity. The conversation covers AI advancements, quantum computing, and digital humans, focusing on how to leverage technology for business opportunities while mitigating associated risks. Brian also emphasizes the importance of AI specialization and sovereignty, and the necessity for organizations to adapt encryption in preparation for quantum computing breakthroughs. Tune in for insights on current technology trends and strategies to harness emerging tools effectively.
00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:42 Meet Brian Jackson 01:51 Brian's Role at InfoTech 02:47 Tech Trends 2025 04:07 AI Opportunities and Risks 05:41 Quantum Computing and Cryptography 06:29 Digital Humans and Deepfakes 09:22 AI in Business Applications 22:32 AI Sovereignty and Cost Management 33:48 Quantum Computing in Practice 38:30 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Major Data Breach, Instagram Moderation Chaos, and AI Companion Trends
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses several pivotal tech stories. The Internet Archive has faced a significant data breach, impacting 31 million users, and leading to exposed user data and website defacement. On social media, Instagram and Threads are experiencing moderation issues, causing user frustration as posts and accounts vanish without explanation. Meanwhile, Rocky Linux finds innovative ways to maintain compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux despite new restrictions. Lastly, the rising trend of AI companions is explored, highlighting their growing popularity, potential psychological impact, and privacy concerns. Tune in for more details and insights.
00:00 Breaking News: Internet Archive Hacked 01:50 Instagram and Threads Moderation Chaos 03:34 Rocky Linux Defies Red Hat Restrictions 06:34 AI Companions: The New Age of Relationships 09:11 Conclusion and Upcoming Shows
AI Innovations & Industry Shifts: Zoho's Growth, Google's Legal Challenges, and Hinton's Nobel Prize
This episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, covers the highlights from Zoho's Zoholics conference, focusing on how SMBs can integrate AI effectively. Discover groundbreaking claims of energy efficiency with the LMUL technique potentially reducing neural network power usage by 95 percent. The U.S. DOJ's consideration of breaking up Google due to an online search monopoly ruling is discussed. Additionally, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton wins the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, while critiquing OpenAI's leadership, emphasizing the importance of AI safety, and reflecting on his historic contributions to AI.
00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:34 Zoho's AI Innovations for SMBs 04:05 Energy-Efficient AI: The LMUL Breakthrough 05:40 DOJ's Potential Breakup of Google 08:18 Geoffrey Hinton's Nobel Prize and AI Safety Concerns 10:31 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Nobel Prize in Physics for AI Innovators & The Privacy Concerns at Google
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield receive the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on artificial neural networks. Meanwhile, Google faces scrutiny as a report reveals continuous location tracking on its Pixel 9 Pro XL phones, raising privacy concerns. Additionally, Samsung apologizes for a decline in profits, highlighting competition and delays in chip sales. Join host Jim Love for the latest updates from a Zoho conference in Montreal. For more details, visit technewsday.com or contact us at editorial@technewsday.ca.
00:00 AI Pioneers Win Nobel Prize 02:35 Google's Continuous Location Tracking 04:43 Samsung's Apology for Earnings Shortfall 06:20 Conclusion and Contact Information
Tech Job Market Rebounds, AI Detection Challenges, and Microsoft's Office 2024
In today's episode, host Jim Love covers the recovery of the tech job market with companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft rehiring developers after initial layoffs driven by AI fears. The challenge of distinguishing AI generated from human content is becoming more complex, alongside increased privacy concerns with smart TVs as digital 'Trojan horses.' Additionally, Microsoft introduces Office 2024, catering to those who prefer one-time purchase software over subscriptions. Tune in to explore these tech developments and what they mean for the industry and consumers.
00:00 Introduction and Tech Job Market Recovery 03:32 AI vs Human Content: The Growing Challenge 05:39 Smart TVs: The Digital Trojan Horse 07:36 Microsoft Office 2024: A New Approach 10:22 Conclusion and Sign Off
WordPress Legal Battles, Cloudflare's Patent Victory, & AI vs Climate Concerns
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the ongoing legal battle between WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine over trademark usage and revenue sharing. Also covered is Cloudflare's recent victory against patent troll Sable Networks, marking a win for companies often targeted by exploitative patent litigation. Lastly, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's controversial stance on prioritizing AI development over climate goals is explored, highlighting the challenges and potential solutions in balancing technological progress with environmental responsibility.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:19 WordPress vs. WP Engine: A Legal Battle 02:35 Cloudflare's Victory Against Patent Trolls 04:44 Eric Schmidt on AI and Climate Concerns 06:18 Final Thoughts and Conclusion
Exploring the 2024 CDW Canadian Hybrid Cloud Report with KJ Burke
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, the weekend edition, host Jim Love delves into the evolution and current state of cloud technology with guest KJ Burke, Field CTO for Hybrid Infrastructure at CDW Canada. They discuss the 2024 CDW Canadian hybrid cloud report, prepared with IDC, highlighting trends and challenges in cloud management, particularly in Canadian businesses. The dialogue touches on hybrid cloud definitions, financial management in cloud operations, data governance, AI, and IoT projects. Burke shares insights on the evolving needs for automation and skills in IT and highlights the importance of data security and compliance. The episode ends with a call to check out related resources and stay tuned for more updates.
00:00 Introduction and Evolution of Cloud Computing 01:14 Introducing the 2024 CDW Canadian Hybrid Cloud Report 01:48 Meet K.J. Burke: Field CTO for Hybrid Infrastructure at CDW 03:04 The Importance of Canadian-Specific Cloud Research 05:55 Key Findings from the 2024 Cloud Report 10:43 Challenges in Managing Hybrid Multi-Cloud Environments 21:39 The Role of AI and IOT in Cloud Computing 30:58 Data Management and Governance in the Cloud 37:31 Final Insights and Recommendations 41:13 Conclusion and Farewell
Major AI Shakeups: OpenAI's Funding Frenzy and NVIDIA's Game-Changer
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, discover the latest shifts in the tech world. OpenAI raises a massive $6.6 billion in funding, despite concerns over its profitability and internal culture shifts. NVIDIA unveils NVLM 1.0, an open-source AI model that rival's industry leaders, sparking debates on its impact and ethical implications. Additionally, Google rolls out a new visual search feature that aims to transform how users interact with search technology. Tune in for more insights on these groundbreaking developments in AI and tech trends.
00:00 Introduction and CDW Canada Tech Talks 00:41 OpenAI's Record-Breaking Funding Round 03:50 NVIDIA's Game-Changing AI Model 06:30 Google's New Visual Search Feature 08:24 Conclusion and Sponsor Message
Exploring Tech Trends: Microsoft's RTO Stance, Linux vs. Windows, and AI Coding Impacts
In this episode, host Jim Love discusses the current technological trends and debates shaping the industry. He starts by introducing CDW Canada Tech Talks, a podcast for tech enthusiasts covering insights on AI adoption and hybrid cloud. The episode delves into Microsoft's decision against a strict return-to-office mandate, contrasting it with Amazon's approach and its implications on employee satisfaction. Jim also explores a developer's switch from Windows to Linux for improved AI workload performance, highlighting the significant role of OS efficiency. Additionally, the episode critiques various studies on AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, weighing mixed results on developer productivity and quality. The episode concludes with a call for critical evaluation of AI tools and teases an upcoming special weekend edition featuring real-world developer experiences.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:47 Microsoft's Stance on Remote Work 03:33 Linux vs. Windows for AI Workloads 06:04 Debate on AI Coding Assistants 10:52 Conclusion and Upcoming Episodes
Tech Trends: Hurricane Helene's Impact on the Global Supply Chain & The Future of Remote Work
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love dives into the significant impacts of Hurricane Helene on the global tech supply chain, focusing on the disruption in quartz mining in North Carolina, crucial for semiconductor and solar panel production. The show also covers a recent KPMG survey revealing that 79% of U.S. corporate CEOs predict the end of remote work within three years and explore Facebook's controversial data scraping practices in Australia to train its AI. Additionally, Microsoft ramps up its AI innovations while addressing privacy concerns. Tune in for all the latest insights shaping the tech landscape.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:37 Hurricane Helene's Impact on Tech Supply Chain 02:11 The Future of Remote Work 03:30 Facebook's Data Scraping Controversy 04:46 Microsoft's New AI Features 05:55 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Verizon Outage & AI Regulation: Hashtag Trending News Update
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Verizon's significant nationwide outage affecting thousands of customers, California Governor Gavin Newsom's veto of a sweeping AI safety bill, and Meta's new AI-generated personalized content feature. Tune in for the latest updates on these major tech stories and more!
00:00 Introduction and Podcast Recommendation 00:42 Verizon's Nationwide Outage 02:08 California's AI Safety Bill Vetoed 03:18 Meta's AI-Generated Content 04:30 Conclusion and Sponsor Message
AI Vulnerabilities, Fraud Risks & Tech Industry News | #Trending with Jim Love
In this episode of 'Hashtag Trending,' host Jim Love covers critical developments in technology. Discover the potential risks posed by implanted false memories in ChatGPT, as highlighted by Johan Rehberger, and learn how Canadian small businesses are grappling with rising fraud threats. Additionally, explore a new hack circumventing HP's ink cartridge DRM and hear about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's ambitious $7 trillion chip plant proposal, which faced skepticism from TSMC. Tune in for these stories and more tech news!
00:00 Introduction and Podcast Recommendation 00:44 False Memories in ChatGPT 02:22 Fraud Risks for Canadian Small Businesses 04:37 HP Ink Cartridge DRM Bypass 05:49 TSMC Dismisses OpenAI's Investment Plan 07:12 Conclusion and Sponsor Message
Fighting Patent Trolls that threaten Open Source innovation - Featuring Joanna Lee and Sean Ambwani
In this episode of Hashtag Trending's weekend edition, host Jim Love dives into the world of patent trolls and the impact on innovation. Featuring guests Joanna Lee from the Linux Foundation and Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and Sean Ambwani, co-founder of Unified Patents. They discuss the challenges of defending against non-practicing entities (patent trolls), the importance of community and collective effort in countering these threats, and the role of the Unified Patents' open source zone in protecting open source technologies. Learn about how developers and companies can join the fight, contribute crowd-sourced prior art, and the benefits of participating in Unified Patents programs. Don't miss this engaging discussion on protecting innovation and the future of open source.
00:00 Introduction and Host Welcome 00:09 The Challenges of Reviving the IT World 01:27 Legal Trolling and Its Impact 01:56 Introducing the Guests: Joanna Lee and Sean Ambwani 04:35 Understanding Patent Trolls 12:45 The Role of Prior Art in Invalidating Patents 17:09 Community Efforts Against Patent Trolls 29:11 Call to Action and Conclusion
OpenAI Exec Shakeup, Meta's LLAMA 3.2 Unveiled, FAA's Legacy Woes & Amazon Workarounds
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers significant developments in the tech world. Key executives, including CTO Mira Murati, are leaving OpenAI, raising questions about the company's future. Meta introduces LLAMA 3.2, featuring voice and vision capabilities, potentially revolutionizing AI interactions. The FAA struggles with outdated air traffic control systems, with major modernization efforts not expected until 2030. Finally, a former Amazon AWS engineer reveals creative ways employees are circumventing the strict return-to-office policy. Tune in for all the latest updates!
00:00 OpenAI Executive Shakeup 02:09 Meta's LLAMA 3.2 Unveiled 04:20 FAA's Outdated Systems Exposed 06:54 Amazon Employees' Creative Tactics 08:36 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Meta & OpenAI's Voice AI Breakthroughs, IBM's AI Struggles, CA's New Subscription Law
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers Meta and OpenAI's advancements in AI voice capabilities, highlighting their potential impact on the industry. The discussion also touches on IBM's challenges in implementing AI to replace employees, raising concerns about AI's readiness. Additionally, we delve into California's new mandate for one-click subscription cancellations, a significant move in consumer protection. This episode is a comprehensive look at the latest in tech innovation and regulation.
00:00 Introduction and Today's Headlines 00:22 Meta and OpenAI's New Voice Features 01:24 Challenges and Potential of Voice AI 04:01 IBM's Struggles with AI Integration 07:27 California's One-Click Subscription Law 09:44 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Tech Trends and Controversies: Digital Transformation, Kaspersky's Exit, and Privacy Issues
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers significant shifts in business focus from cost-cutting to revenue growth, and Kaspersky's unexpected software switch in the North American market. The show also delves into the FTC's alarming report on data collection practices by major tech companies, a new controversial Texas law impacting online anonymity and data usage, and the mixed outcomes from companies' digital transformation efforts. Highlighted surveys and studies reveal critical insights into the challenges and priorities shaping the current tech landscape.
00:00 Introduction and Top Tech News 00:35 CGI's Voice of Our Clients Survey 02:53 Kaspersky's Controversial Exit from the U.S. Market 04:40 FTC's Scathing Report on Big Tech Surveillance 06:20 Telegram's Shift in User Data Policy 06:47 Texas Legislation and Online Privacy Concerns 08:43 Conclusion and Show Notes
LinkedIn Data Usage, AT&T vs Broadcom, US Ban on Chinese Vehicles, and Apple Security Alerts
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses several major tech developments: LinkedIn's use of user data for AI training without explicit consent, AT&T's plans to stop using VMware software amidst a legal battle with Broadcom, the US Commerce Department's proposed ban on Chinese connected vehicles, and a high-severity security alert from India's CERT-IN about vulnerabilities in various Apple products.
00:00 LinkedIn's Data Dilemma: AI Training Controversy 03:34 AT&T vs. Broadcom: The VMware Dispute 05:29 Telegram's Privacy Policy Shift 07:13 US Ban on Chinese Connected Vehicles 09:17 Apple Security Alert: Update Your Devices 11:06 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Salesforce's AI Workforce Initiative, Linus Torvalds on Linux Conflicts, Qualcomm and Intel Merger Talks
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers Salesforce's groundbreaking AI workforce initiative alongside Oracle and Microsoft, Linus Torvalds' comments on the Rust vs. C debate in the Linux community, and exploratory talks of Qualcomm potentially acquiring Intel. Discover the latest trends in AI autonomy with devices like the Rabbit R1, the budding landscape of AI applications in business, and the intriguing new social app, Social AI, that allows users to interact with AI-generated followers. Don't miss out on this comprehensive dive into cutting-edge tech trends and industry news.
00:00 AI Workforce Initiative Announced by Salesforce 00:20 The Rise and Challenges of Autonomous AI Agents 02:15 Salesforce's Strategic Partnerships in AI 03:57 Linus Torvalds on the Rust vs. C Debate 05:48 Qualcomm's Potential Acquisition of Intel 07:30 Introducing Social AI: Your Personal AI Network 09:27 Conclusion and Sign Off
A Hacker's Perspective on Vulnerable Civic Infrastructure
In this episode, host Jim Love explores the vulnerabilities of civic infrastructure with cybersecurity expert Nick Aleks. They discuss how hackers view and exploit city systems, the dangers of default passwords and outdated firmware, and the risks associated with smart buildings and operational technology. Nick provides insights on how bad actors can leverage these weaknesses for massive attacks and offers recommendations for improving security through collaboration, proactive measures, and the incorporation of AI technologies. This enlightening discussion highlights the urgent need for better security practices in our increasingly connected urban environments.
00:00 Introduction and Context 00:18 Meet the Expert: Nick Aleks 00:51 A Hacker's Perspective on City Infrastructure 03:20 Penetration Testing and Vulnerabilities 04:26 Targeting Civic Infrastructure 20:30 Smart Buildings and IoT Security 25:12 Defensive Strategies and Collaboration 32:29 The Role of AI in Security 35:06 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
iPhone 16 Struggles, T-Mobile's AI Revolution, and Musk's Brazil Ban Trick
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers three major stories: Apple's iPhone 16 faces weak demand compared to last year's model, compounded by issues in the Chinese market and delayed AI features. T-Mobile partners with OpenAI to launch a revolutionary AI-driven customer service platform, showcasing the growing trend of using generative AI in practical applications. Meanwhile, Elon Musk finds a technical workaround to circumvent Brazil's ban on his social network, formerly known as Twitter, utilizing Cloudflare's servers to keep the platform accessible despite government restrictions. Tune in for a deep dive into these developments and their implications.
00:00 iPhone 16 Demand Falls Short 02:11 T-Mobile and OpenAI Revolutionize Customer Service 04:05 Elon Musk Circumvents Brazil's Ban on X 06:32 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Amazon's Office Mandate Backlash, Google's AI Image Flagging, AWS vs. On-Premises, and Gen Z's Social Media Regrets
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Amazon's controversial return-to-office policy and the resulting employee backlash. The episode also covers Google's new initiative to flag AI-generated images in search results and AWS's surprising claims about competition from on-premises infrastructure. Additionally, a survey reveals that a significant number of Gen Z adults wish that platforms like TikTok had never been invented, highlighting concerns about social media's impact on mental health and society.
00:00 Amazon's Return to Office Sparks Employee Backlash 01:48 Google to Flag AI-Generated Images in Search Results 03:33 AWS Faces Unexpected Competition from On-Premises Computing 05:33 Gen Z's Surprising Take on Social Media Platforms 07:28 Conclusion and Sign-Off
PepsiCo's FinOps Success, TikTok's Legal Battle, and Instagram's Teen Privacy Overhaul
In today's #HashtagTrending, Jim Love covers PepsiCo's effective cloud cost management using FinOps, TikTok's legal fight against a potential U.S. ban over free speech concerns, Instagram's significant changes to enhance teen privacy, Intel's delay in its $45 billion factory in Germany, and the Internet Archive's efforts to preserve disappearing digital history.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:52 PepsiCo's Cloud Cost Management with FinOps 03:10 TikTok's Legal Battle Against US Ban 04:51 Instagram's New Teen Privacy Measures 06:18 Intel Delays Major European Chip Facility 07:41 The Internet Archive's Mission to Preserve Digital History 09:19 Conclusion and Sign-Off
AI Surveillance Insights & Amazon's Back-to-Office Policy
Join us as we celebrate approaching our 2000th episode with over two million downloads, placing us in the top 2% of podcasts globally! Host Jim Love delves into Billionaire Larry Ellison's views on AI-powered surveillance systems, Amazon's new mandate for employees to return to the office five days a week starting January 2025, and a groundbreaking Wi-Fi range record set by HaLow. Thank you to our sponsors and listeners for making this journey possible.
00:00 Introduction and Milestone Celebration 00:46 AI Surveillance Predictions by Larry Ellison 02:15 Amazon's New Office Policy 03:34 HaLow Wi-Fi's Record-Breaking Achievement 05:05 Conclusion and Sign-Off
AI's Impact on Jobs, Generative AI's Environmental Cost, Intel's Big Military Deal, and More
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers a range of tech news: a new study predicts AI will affect 60 million jobs in North America within a year, and generative AI's environmental impact is more substantial than previously thought. Intel secures a $3.5 billion deal with the U.S. military for advanced semiconductors. OpenAI plans to shift from its non-profit structure by 2025, and Elon Musk's companies face legal challenges in Brazil over content moderation. Tune in for these stories and more tech insights!
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:32 AI's Impact on Jobs 02:06 Environmental Concerns of Generative AI 03:42 Intel's $3.5 Billion Military Deal 04:50 OpenAI's Shift to For-Profit 06:11 Elon Musk's Legal Challenges in Brazil 07:25 Conclusion and Sign-Off
In this episode, Howard Solomon interviews Imran Ahmad, a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright and co-head of the firm's cybersecurity and data privacy practice in Canada. They discuss the crucial steps management and IT leaders should take when faced with a ransomware attack. Imran shares his extensive experience on how to prepare for and respond to cyber incidents, emphasizing the importance of methodical and timely reactions. He also sheds light on the role of cyber insurance, legal privileges, communication strategies, and the evolving nature of cyber threats, including the use of AI by hackers. Learn about the hallmarks of a good response and what common mistakes to avoid during a cyber crisis in this informative session.
00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview 00:32 Meet Imran Ahmad: Cybersecurity Expert 01:47 Initial Response to Ransomware Attacks 04:12 Elements of a Good Ransomware Response Plan 07:13 Inside the Incident Response Room 11:56 Legal and Communication Challenges 20:18 Government Policies and Ransomware Payments 22:35 Why Organizations Aren't Prepared 24:10 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
New OpenAI Model Revolutionizes AI Reasoning, Meta Data Usage Revealed, and Ransomware Risks
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers the latest developments in AI and tech. OpenAI's new AI model, o1, pushes the limits of complex reasoning, surpassing previous models and even Ph.D. students in key areas. Canada positions itself as a leader in ethical AI adoption within the accounting sector. Meta admits to using public Facebook and Instagram data for AI training since 2007 without many users' awareness. Lastly, the risks of paying ransomware demands are highlighted with a recent incident involving a failed decryption. Stay tuned for an insightful discussion on these topics and more.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:30 OpenAI's Groundbreaking New AI Model 02:57 Canada's Leadership in Ethical AI for Accounting 05:25 Meta's Use of Public Data for AI Training 06:51 Ransomware Attack: Paying the Price Without Results 08:17 Conclusion and Upcoming Content
Samsung Job Cuts, Zoho AI Update, and Rising Wireless Data Usage - Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, Samsung Electronics plans significant job cuts across multiple global divisions amid intense market competition and cost-saving measures. Zoho announces a major update to its analytics platform, introducing advanced AI and machine learning capabilities. Wireless data usage reaches record highs in the U.S. due to the proliferation of 5G devices, and Larry Ellison reveals Oracle's plan for a nuclear-powered datacenter to meet the growing demands of AI applications.
00:00 Samsung Electronics Plans Major Job Cuts 02:34 Zoho's AI-Powered Analytics Platform Update 05:33 Record-Breaking Wireless Data Usage in 2023 07:40 Larry Ellison's Bizarre Announcement on Oracle's Nuclear-Powered Data Center 09:36 Conclusion and Show Notes
Apple's AI Rollout Woes, Japan's Supercomputer Ambitions, and the Future of Social Media
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love delves into the slow rollout of AI features in Apple's iPhone 16 series, raising concerns about its competitive edge. The show also covers Japan's plans to build the world's first Zeta class supercomputer, which promises unprecedented computational speeds. Additionally, it explores the potential of Microsoft's Azure Linux in the wake of CentOS's demise and the growing regulatory actions against social media platforms and tech giants globally.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:29 Apple's AI Rollout: A Disappointment? 02:58 Japan's Ambitious Zeta Class Supercomputer 05:57 Microsoft's Surprising Move in the Linux World 08:14 The End of the Free Ride for Social Media Giants? 11:02 Conclusion and Sign-Off
TSMC's Arizona Breakthrough, Open Source Licensing Trends, and Salesforce's AI Pricing Shakeup
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love delves into TSMC's significant achievement of matching Taiwan chip yields at their new Arizona plant, the nuanced financial outcomes of major tech companies switching from open source to proprietary licenses, and Salesforce's bold $2 per conversation pricing model for their new AI agent. Tune in for these stories and more insights on the evolving landscape of technology and business.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:29 TSMC's Arizona Plant Achieves Milestone 02:42 Open Source to Proprietary: A Financial Analysis 06:00 Salesforce's New AI Pricing Model 07:45 The Hidden Costs of SaaS 10:11 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Elon Musk's Satellite Empire, Apple's AI Leap & The Rise of AI Influencers | Hashtag Trending
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, we dive into Elon Musk's SpaceX controlling nearly two-thirds of all active satellites through its Starlink network, Apple's new A18 chip and V9 architecture powering the iPhone 16 with enhanced AI features, Anthropic's Claude Enterprise Plan challenging OpenAI and Microsoft's AI in the enterprise, and the rise of AI-generated influencers reshaping the marketing industry. Join host Jim Love for insights and analysis on these tech trends and their implications.
00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:32 Elon Musk's Satellite Dominance 02:28 Apple's New A18 Chip and AI Innovations 05:01 Anthropic's Claude Enterprise Plan 07:42 The Rise of AI Influencers 10:30 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Unlocking AI: Understanding the Expanding Role of AI in Business and Cybersecurity
Join Jim Love and a distinguished panel consisting of Evgeny Koloda, Marcel Gagne, John Pinard, and Nicole Bendrich in this informative and engaging podcast rerun. They discuss the distribution issues of a previous episode and dive deep into the transformative role of artificial intelligence in various sectors, including medical, financial, and cybersecurity fields. They explore the practical applications of AI, the challenges and security concerns it brings, and the concept of developing a comprehensive AI strategy for the present and future. With insights on how AI has evolved, the potential for integrating generative AI into business practices, and tips for safeguarding against AI-driven cybersecurity threats, this episode is a must-watch for anyone looking to understand and harness the power of AI. Don't miss their tips on how to successfully start small, experiment, and build a robust AI strategy. Tune in!
00:00 Introduction and Podcast Re-run Announcement 00:32 Special Weekend Edition: Focus on AI 00:48 Back to Work: Corporate Planning and AI 01:17 Introducing the Expert Panel 03:03 The Promise and Challenges of AI 04:09 The Evolution of AI: From Machine Learning to Generative AI 06:01 AI in Financial Services and Healthcare 08:31 AI in Cybersecurity: Past and Present 11:51 Generative AI: Capabilities and Concerns 19:39 Human vs. AI: Decision Making and Errors 22:37 The Future of AI: Learning and Adaptation 33:19 Emergent Behavior in AI 33:46 Building and Communicating with AI 34:57 Evaluating AI Systems 35:49 Choosing the Right AI Model 37:44 AI in Regulated Industries 40:16 Open Source AI Models 47:36 Deepfakes and Cybersecurity 01:00:13 Developing an AI Strategy 01:04:53 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Summer AI Recap: OpenAI's GPT Next, Google Achievements, and Cybersecurity Highlights
Join host Jim Love for this special summer edition of #Trending. This episode delves into the major stories of the season, including the announcement of OpenAI's new AI model GPT Next, the speculated release of GPT 5, and Google's impressive yet under-publicized AI accomplishments. Discover how OpenAI kept the AI world buzzing with strategic leaks and developments, including photorealistic video generation software and advancements in conversational AI. Tune in for an insightful reflection on the rapid pace of AI evolution and its implications for various industries. Plus, catch a rerun of the Practical AI episode featuring top executives and cyber security experts.
00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:15 OpenAI's Summer Highlights 01:06 The Strategy Behind OpenAI's Announcements 02:22 The Release of GPT-4.0 Omni 03:57 Rumors and Speculations: Q Star, Strawberry, and Orion 07:27 Official Announcement: GPT Next 10:27 Conclusion and Future Prospects 11:57 Practical AI Episode Rerun 12:46 Final Remarks and Upcoming Episodes
Amazon Alexa Revamp, BlueSky User Surge, and Intel's Mixed News | Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Amazon Alexa's potential integration with Anthropic's Claude AI, BlueSky's surge of 2 million new users following Brazil's ban on X, and both the promising and disappointing news for Intel's new Lunar Lake chip technology. Dive into the latest tech updates, including Amazon's AI overhaul, BlueSky's user growth, and the challenges faced by Intel's foundry services.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:25 Amazon Alexa's Claude AI Integration 03:14 Blue Sky's User Surge Post Brazil's X Ban 05:31 Intel's Mixed News: Lunar Lake Chips and Foundry Setbacks 07:35 Conclusion and Sign-Off
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers several crucial topics: increasing government data requests from tech companies, a TikTok algorithm study suggesting pro-China bias, the resignation of a key figure in the Rust for Linux project, and a significant price hike by Canva attributed to new AI features. Tune in for these stories and more insights into the intersection of tech, privacy, and global politics.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:35 Government Data Requests on the Rise 04:03 TikTok's Algorithm and Pro-China Propaganda 07:02 Rust Integration in Linux Faces Setbacks 09:31 Canva's Price Hike and AI Features 12:36 Conclusion
Elon Musk Battles Brazil, Veeam's New Backup Solution, and Anthropic's AI Breakthrough
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love dives into Elon Musk's escalating conflict with the Brazilian government over Starlink's refusal to block the social media platform X. We also explore Veeam's new support for Proxmox, offering flexibility for backup and restoration across multiple virtualization platforms. Additionally, we cover Anthropic's new Claude artifacts store, which aims to revolutionize AI app generation and distribution. Tune in for all this and more on our competition edition.
00:00 Introduction and Today's Headlines 00:30 Elon Musk vs. Brazilian Government 02:41 Veeam's New Backup Solution for Proxmox 04:49 Anthropic's Claude Artifacts Store 07:33 Conclusion and Show Notes
Welcome to a special weekend edition of Hashtag Today! In this long weekend episode, we delve into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on various sectors, particularly as organizations ramp up their plans for the upcoming year. Join our host Jim Love and a distinguished panel of experts: Evgeny Koloda, Marcel Gagne, John Pinard, and Nicole Bendrich, as they explore the current state of AI, its promises, practical implementations, and the cybersecurity challenges associated with it. Discover valuable takeaways on developing an effective AI strategy and understanding the multi-modal advancements poised to revolutionize industries.
00:00 Introduction to the Special Weekend Edition 00:45 Meet the Expert Panel 02:25 The Promise and Challenges of AI 03:31 The Evolution of AI in Various Industries 06:41 Generative AI and Its Impact 07:53 AI in Cybersecurity 19:00 Human vs. AI: Decision Making and Errors 23:50 The Future of AI and Human Interaction 33:04 Expanding Human Capabilities with AI 35:04 Choosing the Right AI Model 40:09 Navigating AI in Regulated Industries 46:23 The Rise of Deepfakes and Cybersecurity Concerns 59:35 Building an Effective AI Strategy 01:04:15 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love's AI replacement takes over to deliver the latest updates. Tune in for important news about a special weekend edition, 'Practical AI,' hosted by Jim himself. An all-star panel from business, technology, finance, U.S. healthcare, open source, and cybersecurity will discuss the current state of AI and share valuable advice for the upcoming year. Don't miss out on the insightful discussion, available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. Visit technewsday.com for more details.
00:00 Introduction and Host Replacement 00:14 How to Find the Video 00:28 Special Weekend Edition: Practical AI 01:10 Where to Listen and Watch 01:25 Conclusion and Upcoming Show
AI Updates: Amazon's Alexa Enhancement, Russia's Internet Threats, & California's AI Regulation Moves
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Amazon's new AI-powered Alexa subscription model, potential threats from Russia targeting global internet infrastructure, California's AI regulation bill SB 1047, and the challenges AI models face with model collapse. Stay informed on how these developments could impact technology and our daily lives.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:28 Amazon's New AI-Powered Alexa 02:06 Russia's Threat to Global Communication 04:19 California's AI Regulation Bill 05:47 The Risk of AI Model Collapse 08:57 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Solar Dominates US Energy, AI Safety Concerns, and AirTag Justice | Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers a range of tech topics: Solar and battery storage lead U.S. electricity capacity with projections for 2024, major resignations at OpenAI spark AI safety concerns, Microsoft's Bing CoPilot falsely accuses a journalist, and a woman uses an Apple AirTag to track down mail thieves in Southern California. Tune in for all the details!
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:30 Solar and Battery Storage Surge in 2024 03:03 AI Safety Concerns at OpenAI 05:09 Microsoft Bing CoPilot's False Accusations 07:55 Microsoft's Control Panel Controversy 09:16 Apple AirTag Helps Catch Package Thieves 10:47 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Major Struggles for Tech Giants: Uber Fined, Telegram CEO Arrested, US-China Tech Tensions
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love delves into three major stories impacting the tech world. Uber faces a hefty fine of 290 million euros from the Dutch Data Protection Authority for violating GDPR by improperly transferring driver data to the U.S. Telegram's CEO, Pavel Jurov, gets arrested in France over platform moderation issues related to crimes against minors. And US tech companies confront increasing challenges in China, including IBM's and Microsoft’s operational adjustments amid rising geopolitical tensions. Tune in for a comprehensive look at these significant developments and more.
00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:23 Uber's GDPR Violation and Massive Fine 02:40 Telegram CEO's Arrest and Platform Moderation Issues 05:15 US Tech Companies' Struggles in China 11:06 Conclusion and Closing Remarks
AI MRI, Farewell Windows Control Panel, and Sonos Crisis - Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Microsoft's official confirmation of the Windows Control Panel's retirement and the transition to a new Settings app. Additionally, the episode covers Russian authorities seizing over $100 billion from Google to fund war propaganda, and the challenges faced by Sonos due to a flawed app rollout. Jim also delves into the complexity of understanding large generative AI models and the strides researchers are making to unveil their inner workings. Tune in for insights on these major tech developments.
00:00 Introduction and Today's Topics 00:22 Microsoft Retires the Control Panel 01:39 Russian Authorities Seize Google's Assets 03:10 Sonos Faces Crisis with New App Rollout 05:45 Understanding the Complexity of AI Models 08:54 Conclusion and Contact Information
Understanding Cyber Insurance for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses with Zensurance CEO Danish Yusuf
In this special weekend edition of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love delves into the topic of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The episode features an in-depth conversation with Danish Yusuf, the founder and CEO of Zensurance, who shares expert insights on the importance of cyber insurance, its affordability, and the misconceptions surrounding it. Yusuf, a former leader at McKinsey and IBM Canada, explains the various risks SMBs face, the benefits of having insurance, and the proactive measures Zensurance is taking to support small business owners. Tune in to understand why cyber insurance is crucial, how it can safeguard your business, and the range of services Zensurance offers to help SMBs navigate the complexities of cyber threats.
00:00 Introduction and Special Report Announcement 00:33 Introducing Danish Yusuf and Zensurance 01:30 Zensurance's Approach to Small Business Insurance 02:29 Survey Insights: Small Business Confidence 04:37 The Importance of Cyber Insurance for SMBs 08:28 Common Misconceptions About Cyber Insurance 14:13 Steps for SMBs to Consider Cyber Insurance 16:01 Conclusion and Contact Information
Meta's Data Scraping, Car Data Abuse & Cisco Layoffs Controversy
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Meta's controversial web crawling bots that scrape site data for AI training, car companies selling driver data to insurance firms leading to higher premiums, and Cisco's questionable layoff practices. The episode also touches on broader issues of data privacy, corporate transparency, and the impact of layoffs on employee morale. Stay tuned for an upcoming special on cyber insurance for SMBs.
00:00 Meta's Web Crawling Controversy 01:59 Car Companies Selling Your Data 04:11 Cisco's Layoff Dilemma 05:36 Editorial: The Human Cost of Layoffs 06:28 Show Wrap-Up and Upcoming Episodes
Authors Sue Anthropic, IRS's Tech Woes, and Procreate's Stand Against AI - Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses a landmark copyright lawsuit against Anthropic over AI training on pirated books, the IRS's outdated technology infrastructure posing risks to taxpayers, and Procreate's firm stance against incorporating generative AI into its software. Get the latest updates on these key tech stories and more.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:27 Authors Sue Anthropic Over Copyright Infringement 02:28 IRS Faces Technology Crisis 05:37 Procreate Rejects Generative AI 07:55 Conclusion and Sign Off
Big Changes in Tech: AMD's $4.9B Acquisition & California's AI Legislation Retreat
Join host Jim Love on Hashtag Trending as we delve into the latest tech news. Discover why AMD is making waves with its $4.9 billion acquisition of ZT Systems and explore California's strategic retreat on AI safety legislation amid tech industry resistance. We'll also examine new research from Foote Partners highlighting the pay gap between certified and non-certified IT skills. Stay informed with these impactful stories and more in today's episode.
00:00 Introduction: Certification and Pay Gap 00:31 Certification vs Non-Certified IT Skills 03:36 AMD's Bold Acquisition of ZT Systems 06:22 California's AI Safety Legislation Retreat 09:42 Conclusion and Show Wrap-Up
The Hidden Dangers in Spreadsheets and Work Laptops: Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses critical errors found in 94% of business spreadsheets and their significant impact. The episode also highlights the reliability of top work-related services like Dropbox, Asana, and Airtable, and explores alarming cybersecurity risks associated with personal use of company laptops. Tune in to learn about these issues and the importance of improved quality assurance and security measures.
00:00 Introduction and Host Welcome 00:20 The Shocking Truth About Spreadsheet Errors 02:39 Learning from Reliable Work Platforms 04:14 Cybersecurity Risks of Using Work Laptops for Personal Use 06:12 Conclusion and Show Wrap-Up
In this special episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love (and his deepfake counterpart) delve into the intriguing world of deepfakes and their impact on cybersecurity. Joined by a panel featuring Marcel Gagné, David Shipley, and Andréanne Bergeron, the discussion covers the evolution of deepfake technology, its potential risks at individual and corporate levels, and the broader implications for society. From insightful debates on AI's progression to critical thinking in the face of misinformation, this episode is a must-watch for anyone interested in the intersection of technology and security.
00:00 Introduction to Deepfakes 00:40 Meet the Panel 02:26 CrowdStrike's Humility at DEF CON 04:11 Elon Musk and Infrastructure Failures 12:23 The Importance of Digital Identification 21:20 Deepfakes: The New Frontier 24:12 Emergence of Digital Avatars 24:46 Open Source and Security Concerns 25:12 Commercial Availability and Ethical Issues 26:26 Media Influence and Anecdotal Evidence 27:14 Deepfakes in Politics and Business 28:15 Real-Time Deepfakes and Security Measures 31:46 Human Vulnerability and Psychological Factors 35:44 The Role of Education in Critical Thinking 40:04 AI vs Human Intelligence 42:06 Practical Advice for Organizations 46:26 Final Thoughts and Future Discussions
AI Gone Awry: Elon Musk's Controversial Images, Chatbot Wars, and Google's AI Missteps
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love covers Elon Musk's new AI image generator on X that raises concerns, the AI arms race in resume preparation and recruitment, and the latest developments in chatbots from Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Meta. The episode also critiques Google's disappointing launch of Gemini AI. Tune in for a deep dive into these critical AI topics and their implications.
00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:24 AI Image Generation Controversies 03:31 AI in Job Applications 05:24 The Chatbot Wars: Personal AI Assistants 07:45 Google's AI Missteps 09:47 Conclusion and Sign-off
Google's Big AI Push, Samsung Strike Update, and Troubling Tablet Study | Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers Google's Made by Google 2024 event, highlighting their new Pixel 9 phones, Pixel Buds Pro 2, and Pixel Watch 3. The episode also discusses the ongoing labor strike by Samsung Electronics workers and a new study revealing a link between tablet use and aggressive behavior in young children. Tune in for all this and more on the bad behavior edition of Hashtag Trending.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:24 Google's Made by Google 2024 Event Highlights 02:33 Samsung Workers Strike for Better Conditions 04:08 Study Links Tablet Use to Aggressive Behavior in Children 06:06 Conclusion and Show Notes
Google's Legal Woes: Impacts on Firefox, Cisco Job Cuts, and The Deep Fake Battle
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, we explore the potential fallout for Mozilla's Firefox from a recent antitrust judgment against Google. We also cover Cisco's planned layoffs amidst declining revenues and the Biden administration's new proposals to ease consumer subscription cancellations. Additionally, we discuss the growing threat of deep fake technology and efforts to combat it, including advancements demonstrated at DEF CON. Tune in for all this and more!
00:00 Introduction and Host Welcome 00:29 Google's Legal Troubles and Impact on Firefox 02:09 Cisco's Major Layoffs and Strategic Shifts 03:27 Biden Administration's Consumer-Friendly Proposals 04:54 The Growing Threat of Deep Fakes 07:40 Conclusion and Show Wrap-Up
AI Mimics Your Voice, Intel's Challenges, and Wikipedia's AI Era
In this episode of #Trending, host Jim Love dives into OpenAI's GPT-4.0 voice imitation capabilities and its implications. Also covered are Intel's struggles to keep pace with competitors, drawing parallels to Boeing's past issues, and Wikipedia's efforts to navigate the challenges posed by AI-generated content while maintaining its role as a reliable information source. Tune in for in-depth discussions on these topics and more.
00:00 Introduction and Today's Topics 00:20 AI Voice Cloning Concerns 01:36 Intel's Struggles and Market Position 03:54 Wikipedia's Battle with AI Content 06:26 Conclusion and Show Notes
In this weekend edition of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love chats with developer Gregory Witek about the challenges and misconceptions of Agile development. They explore why Agile often fails in large corporations, touching on issues such as bureaucracy, quality control, and the imbalance of power between developers and process managers. They dive deep into their personal experiences, discuss the evolution of development methodologies, and ponder potential solutions for the industry. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion on the realities of Agile and its impact on software development.
00:00 Introduction and Algorithm Insights 01:02 Meet Gregory Witek 01:26 Gregory's Career Journey 02:14 Transition to Management 04:00 Challenges in Agile Development 05:54 Corporate Structure and Productivity 07:22 Agile in Large Organizations 10:29 The Reality of Agile Implementation 19:31 Short-Termism in Development 23:32 Agile's Success and Failure 24:23 The Disempowerment of Developers 26:08 Challenges in Estimation and Productivity 32:20 Bureaucracy and Layers of Management 41:46 Finding Joy and Career Strategies 44:09 Conclusion and Call for Solutions
Dell Layoffs, Massive Data Leak, and Subscription Fatigue - #TrendingTech
In this edition of #TrendingTech, host Jim Love covers Dell's latest layoffs as the company aims to streamline and focus on modern IT and AI. Also, we delve into one of the largest data leaks in history involving National Public Data, and discuss the growing consumer fatigue with subscription-based models. Other tech industry updates include Robert Half's report on talent shortages in high-demand areas like AI and cybersecurity. Tune in for all this and more on today's show!
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:22 Dell's Major Layoffs and Industry Impact 03:19 The Massive Data Breach by National Public Data 04:50 Logitech's Subscription Mouse Controversy 05:40 Subscription Fatigue: A Growing Concern 09:03 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Major Shakeups at OpenAI & Google Declared a Monopoly
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers the major leadership shakeups at OpenAI, where key figures including President Greg Brockman, VP Peter Deng, and co-founder John Shulman announced their departures. We delve into the financial and competitive pressures facing OpenAI and its implications. Additionally, a federal judge has declared Google a monopoly, potentially reshaping the tech industry landscape. Lastly, we explore the ongoing feud between Delta and Microsoft regarding recent IT outages. All this and more in today's episode!
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:19 Leadership Shakeup at OpenAI 04:30 Google Declared a Monopoly 07:28 Microsoft vs. Delta: The IT Clash 09:44 Conclusion and Sign-off
Elon Musk vs OpenAI: The Legal Battle Continues | Google's AI Comeback | IBM's Age Discrimination Controversy
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love delves into Elon Musk's second lawsuit against OpenAI, Google's major strides in AI innovation, and an age discrimination case against IBM Canada. Discover how OpenAI's text watermarking tool could expose AI-generated content and the ethical dilemmas it brings. Tune in for all the latest AI developments and tech industry news.
00:00 Elon Musk Sues OpenAI Again 02:05 Google Strikes Back in AI Race 05:54 IBM Faces Age Discrimination Lawsuit 07:16 OpenAI's Text Watermarking Tool 08:51 Conclusion and Show Notes
In this episode of Hashtag Trending's weekend edition, the host delves into the surprising announcement from OpenAI about providing an internet search facility and its potential transformative impact on the web.
The conversation traces the history of search engines from early browsers like Yahoo and Lycos to modern-day giants like Google.
Guest Marcel Gagné shares his insights into the technological evolution and discusses the significance of AI search engines like Perplexity and OpenAI's SearchGPT.
The episode also explores the economic and ethical challenges posed by AI in search, including the impact on smaller publications and the need for a sustainable economic model.
The discussion wraps up with an emphasis on how AI may force a re-evaluation of societal values and the economic system.
00:00 Introduction and OpenAI's Surprise Announcement 00:33 The Evolution of Search Engines 04:53 The Rise of Google and Its Dominance 07:03 Challenges to Google's Monopoly 07:26 The Advent of AI in Search 07:49 Interview with Marcel Gagnier 15:01 The Future of AI in Search 22:30 Debating the Role of Facts in News 23:20 AI and Fact-Checking Innovations 24:29 Challenges in AI-Driven News Verification 27:44 Rise of Answer Engines: Perplexity and You.com 32:35 Economic Implications of AI in Journalism 38:04 The Future of Search and Economic Models 41:44 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Microsoft Faces Outrage, AWS Drops DevOps Services, Google's AI Ad Backlash | Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending hosted by Jim Love, we delve into Microsoft's disappointing earnings report and its global outage that led to a 4% drop in shares. AWS quietly discontinues several in-house DevOps solutions, causing confusion among customers. Meanwhile, Google faces backlash for its latest AI-powered Olympics ad, which critics say promotes lazy parenting. Tune in for an in-depth discussion on these tech headlines and more.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:20 Microsoft's Earnings and Outage 01:56 AWS Deprecates DevOps Services 03:57 Google's AI Olympics Ad Controversy 05:41 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Global Microsoft Outage & AI in the Search Game | Hashtag Trending
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses a major global outage of Microsoft's cloud services, OpenAI's entry into the search market, the complexities of AI-enabled customer service, and Apple's long-awaited call recording feature for iPhones. Tune in for insights on how these developments are impacting users and industries worldwide.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:30 Microsoft Cloud Outage 02:28 OpenAI Enters the Search Market 04:00 AI in Customer Service 05:34 New iPhone Call Recording Feature 07:00 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Infrastructure Sabotage in France, Landmark Court Ruling on Border Searches, and JP Morgan's AI Revolution
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses a series of notable events: France faces another infrastructure attack amidst the Olympics, a U.S. court rules that border guards need a warrant to search phones, and JP Morgan aggressively adopts AI technology in financial services. Further, the episode covers the increasing trend of AI implementation in major banks like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. Tune in to stay informed on these critical developments and more.
00:00 Infrastructure Attacks During the Paris Olympics 01:56 Court Ruling on Border Phone Searches 03:41 JP Morgan's Bold AI Strategy 05:14 AI Adoption Across the Financial Sector 06:14 Show Wrap-Up and Announcements
Is Synthetic Data the Future of AI? OpenAI's Financial Struggles and Search Engine Wars
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love dives into the controversial role of synthetic data in the development of large language models, including its potential risks and benefits. The episode also covers OpenAI's financial challenges, with projections of a $5 billion loss that could lead to bankruptcy. Additionally, OpenAI's latest venture into the search market is discussed, highlighting its impacts on Google's stock and the broader implications for the AI industry. Find out how these developments could shape the future of AI.
00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:24 The Promise and Pitfalls of Synthetic Data 02:48 Financial Troubles at OpenAI 04:40 OpenAI's Foray into the Search Market 06:24 Challenges and Competition in AI Search 07:40 Conclusion and Sign-Off
In this episode of Hashtag Trending The Weekend Edition, host Jim Love invites a panel of cybersecurity experts, including Terry Cutler from Cyology Labs, David Shipley from Beauceron Security, and Mike Walters from Action One, to discuss the recent CrowdStrike incident. The panel examines the details of how an update caused widespread IT disruptions, affecting millions of devices globally. They delve into testing practices, risk assessment, and the importance of phased deployment to prevent such massive outages in the future. The conversation also touches on industrial control systems vulnerabilities and the broader implications of relying on single-vendor solutions. Tune in to gain insights into the largest IT disruption to date and what it means for future cybersecurity practices.
00:00 Introduction and Panel Setup 01:11 Discussing the Wiz Purchase 04:39 Modbus Story and Industrial Control Systems 10:30 CrowdStrike Incident Analysis 21:08 Visualizing the Impact of System Failures 21:31 Handling Disruptions and Financial Responsibility 22:07 Personal Stories and Broader Implications 23:19 Applauding Quick Responses and Future Strategies 24:18 Implementing Phased Rollouts 26:07 Challenges in Cybersecurity Updates 28:22 Lessons from the CrowdStrike Incident 29:05 The Role of Government and Market Dynamics 29:51 Testing and Risk Assessments 31:04 Simplifying Cybersecurity and Disaster Recovery 31:57 Concluding Thoughts and Lessons Learned 39:55 Final Wrap-Up and Acknowledgements
In this special edition of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love dives into the latest update from security vendor CrowdStrike regarding their recent incident. Contrary to initial industry speculation, CrowdStrike reveals that the root cause wasn't a kernel driver issue but rather problematic data in a critical file. The segment covers why the issue escaped testing, the bug in the content validator, and the steps CrowdStrike is taking to prevent future occurrences. Love also highlights the resources available for affected users and shares CrowdStrike's recommendations for obtaining accurate information. Tune in to get an in-depth look at how CrowdStrike is addressing and remediating the situation.
00:00 Introduction and Host Welcome 00:11 CrowdStrike Incident Overview 01:17 Testing and Validation Issues 02:44 Remediation and Customer Assurance 04:27 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Elon Musk's Humanoid Robots, Google's Cookie Reversal, and Switzerland's Open Source Law | Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love covers Elon Musk's announcement about Tesla's humanoid robots, Google's reversal on phasing out third-party cookies, Switzerland's new law mandating open source software for government operations, and the U.S. Homeland Security Committee's call for CrowdStrike's CEO to testify. Stay updated with key tech industry shifts and their implications.
00:00 Elon Musk's Humanoid Robots: Tesla's Next Big Move 02:05 Google's U-Turn on Third-Party Cookies 05:15 Switzerland's Open Source Software Mandate 07:26 CrowdStrike CEO Faces Homeland Security Committee 08:59 Show Wrap-Up and Announcements
CrowdStrike's Irony, Karnataka's Work Week Shake-Up, and VMware's Market Puzzles | Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love delves into CrowdStrike's notable IT meltdown following their own security warnings, the controversial move by Karnataka state to extend work hours to 14 hours per day, and Broadcom's evolving and confusing strategy for VMware pricing. Additionally, discover how Microsoft blames EU regulations for limiting Windows security measures in light of the CrowdStrike incident. Tune in for all the latest updates and insights on these pivotal tech industry developments.
00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:21 CrowdStrike's Irony: A Major IT Meltdown 01:29 Karnataka's Controversial Work Hours Proposal 02:46 Broadcom's Evolving Strategy for VMware 05:07 Microsoft and EU Regulations: The Blame Game 07:09 Conclusion and Contact Information
Join Jim Love on a special edition of Cybersecurity Today and Hashtag Trending as he delves into the recent CrowdStrike incident that led to a global IT meltdown. With over 8.5 million Windows devices affected by a faulty CrowdStrike Falcon update, this event is being compared to Y2K and WannaCry. Discover the widespread impacts across key industries, the technical details behind the kernel-crashing error, and the fallout for companies and IT professionals. Learn why this disaster has created such frustration and anger in the cybersecurity community and what steps are being taken to recover. Tune in to understand the broader economic and societal implications of what is being called the 'worst cyber event in history.'
00:00 Introduction and Host Introduction 00:19 CrowdStrike Incident Overview 00:46 Community Reactions and Frustrations 02:29 Understanding CrowdStrike's Role 04:49 Technical Breakdown of the Issue 07:59 Impact and Consequences 09:04 Response and Fixes 12:33 Lessons and Future Precautions 13:20 Final Thoughts and Warnings 13:58 Conclusion
Unmasking the Biggest Supply Chain Attack: Insights from JFrog’s Security Expert
In this weekend edition of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love dives deep into the world of supply chain attacks with Brian Moussalli, Security Research Team Lead at JFrog. They discuss some of the most notorious supply chain attacks in history, including SolarWinds and Kaseya, and shed light on a recent potentially massive Python security leak. Learn about the mechanisms behind these attacks, the importance of inspecting binary files, and the role JFrog plays in securing the open source community. Tune in for an insightful discussion on building more secure software and safeguarding the supply chain.
00:00 Introduction and Host Welcome 00:05 Understanding Supply Chain Attacks 00:54 Notable Supply Chain Attacks 02:20 Introduction to Guest Brian Moussalli, Security Research Team Lead at JFrog 03:40 JFrog's Role and Mission 05:48 Discovery of the Python Token Leak 11:09 Implications of the Leak 16:39 Lessons Learned and Security Recommendations 18:29 Optimism and Challenges in Open Source Security 22:39 Conclusion and Farewell
Cybersecurity Shakedown: Microsoft Criticized, Disney Hacked, Kaspersky Exits US & FBI Cracks Phones!
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, we delve into several major cybersecurity stories. Microsoft faces criticism for mishandling a zero-day vulnerability in its MSHTML engine. Disney battles a security breach by hacktivist group Null Bulge, which claims to have leaked internal communications to protest Disney's AI usage. Kaspersky announces its exit from the U.S. in response to government sanctions, highlighting ongoing U.S.-Russia cybersecurity tensions. Additionally, the FBI cracks a locked phone in just two days, demonstrating advances in law enforcement's access to encrypted devices. Tune in for these stories and more insights on the latest cybersecurity threats and developments.
00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:44 Microsoft's Bug Reporting Controversy 02:28 Disney Hacked by Hacktivist Group 03:42 Kaspersky's Exit from the U.S. Market 04:59 FBI's Phone Cracking Capabilities 06:54 Conclusion and Show Wrap-Up
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, discover how Google's Gemini AI is scanning private PDF files without consent, creating significant privacy concerns. Learn about a new report from Legit Security, revealing vulnerabilities in GitHub Actions affecting millions of developers. Get the latest on Samsung facing its first general strike in 55 years, as workers protest grueling conditions. Plus, hear about Google's potential $23 billion acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz, and AT&T's hefty Bitcoin payout to a hacker after a major data breach. All this and more, as we celebrate AI Appreciation Day!
00:00 Introduction and AI Appreciation Day 00:35 Google's Gemini AI Privacy Concerns 02:10 GitHub Security Vulnerabilities Exposed 03:49 Samsung's Historic Strike 05:03 Google's Potential Acquisition of Wiz 06:16 AT&T's Massive Data Breach 08:06 AI Appreciation Day: A Closer Look 09:12 Conclusion and Show Wrap-Up
Microsoft's Hidden Voice AI, Google's Desktop Mode, and EU vs Elon Musk - Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers Microsoft's unreleased VALL-E 2 AI voice generator, Google's hint at transforming smartphones into desktop computers with Android 15 beta, and the European Union's legal confrontation with Elon Musk over X's (formerly Twitter) digital content practices. Additionally, the episode explores the heated competition between Anthropic and OpenAI in data visualization, anchored by Anthropic's new AI model, Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Tune in for the latest in tech news and insights!
00:00 Introduction and Today's Headlines 00:35 Microsoft's VALL-E 2: Too Dangerous for Public Release? 02:11 Google's Android 15: Turning Your Phone into a Desktop 03:42 Elon Musk vs. The European Union: The Battle Over X 05:23 Anthropic vs. OpenAI: The AI Data Visualization Showdown 07:03 Conclusion and Show Notes
Unlocking the Power of Data with Zoho's Chandrashekhar LSP – Insights, AI, and Real-World Applications
Join Jim Love in this enlightening weekend edition of Hashtag Trending as he converses with Chandrasekhar Lalapet Srinivas Prasanna (LSP), the Managing Director of Zoho Canada.
Dive deep into the world of data, the role of AI, and real-world applications in businesses of all sizes. From the importance of data cleanliness to leveraging insights for actionable outcomes, learn how companies of all sizes transform data into a powerful tool for decision-making and growth. Perfect for data enthusiasts and business professionals alike.
00:00 Introduction and Host's Passion for Data 01:12 Meet the Guest: Chandrasekhar LSP 01:28 Chandrasekhar's Role at Zoho 02:16 The Importance of Data in Business 03:20 Chandrasekhar's Background and Journey 05:15 The Evolution of Data Analytics 07:03 Challenges in Data Management 12:06 The Role of AI in Data Preparation 19:49 Zoho's Integrated System and Analytics 22:55 CRM Insights for Account Managers 23:35 The Importance of Data Cleanliness 24:20 Collaboration and Real-Time Data Management 29:06 Empowering Frontline Employees with Data 34:14 Challenges for Small Businesses in Analytics 42:04 The Iterative Loop of Data Analytics 43:17 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Hashtag Trending: Canada's Streaming Regulations, AI Stock Concerns, and Constitutional AI
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love dives into the ongoing clash between global streaming giants and Canadian regulations requiring contributions to local news production. Analysts draw parallels between the current AI stock surge and the dot com bubble, warning of potential pitfalls. Meanwhile, Anthropic introduces 'Constitutional AI' amid rising public concern about AI safety, potentially reshaping how AI systems are developed and governed. Tune in for insights into these stories and their implications for the tech industry.
00:00 Introduction: Big Tech and AI Concerns 00:26 Canadian Streaming Regulations Clash 01:51 AI Stock Market Warnings 03:10 Sequoia Capital's AI Revenue Concerns 04:45 Anthropic's Competitive Edge with Constitutional AI 08:25 U.S. Regulatory Challenges and AI Safety 09:25 Conclusion and Show Notes
Claude AI Emerges, AI Data War, Amazon's Astro Setback, Spell Check in Notepad, and Antikythera Mechanism Solved - Hashtag Trending
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers several key stories in the tech world. Claude AI version 3.5 by Anthropic presents significant competition to OpenAI with new features like interactive infographics, audio visualizers, and sophisticated image editing. An AI data war unfolds as content owners fight back against data scraping by AI companies. Amazon discontinues its Astro for Business robot amidst broader company challenges. Microsoft finally adds spell check and autocorrect to Windows Notepad after 41 years. Lastly, researchers at the University of Glasgow use modern technology to unravel the mystery of the 2000-year-old Antikythera Mechanism, revealing ancient astronomical precision.
00:00 Introduction: Who's Challenging OpenAI? 00:38 Claude AI: The New Contender 03:17 Bot Wars: AI Data Harvesting 04:27 Amazon's Astro Robot Discontinued 06:44 Windows Notepad Gets Modernized 08:20 Solving the Antikythera Mechanism Mystery 10:16 Conclusion and Show Notes
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the substantial financial and environmental costs linked to AI development and deployment, highlighting statements from industry leaders like Mustafa Suleyman and Dario Omodei. The episode also covers the energy demands of AI, Google's rising carbon footprint, and troubling trends in social media misuse among students. Lastly, it addresses the ongoing wave of layoffs in the Bay Area tech industry, questioning the stability and future of the sector.
00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:03 The Real Costs of AI 00:28 AI's Impact on Knowledge Production 01:54 The Financial and Environmental Costs of AI 03:37 Google's Environmental Challenges 04:54 Social Media and School Conflicts 06:04 Tech Industry Layoffs in the Bay Area 07:22 Conclusion and Future Plans
Navigating Ransomware: Insights from Cybersecurity Expert Imran Ahmad with Guest Host, Howard Solomon
This episode of Hashtag Trending features an in-depth interview between guest host Howard Solomon and Imran Ahmad, a partner in Norton Rose Fulbright's cybersecurity practice.
Imran shares his expertise on managing ransomware attacks, the importance of having an incident response plan, and the challenges organizations face during a cyber crisis. He also discusses the role of cyber insurance, the significance of legal privilege, and the evolving tactics of cybercriminals. Listeners will gain valuable insights into the hallmarks of effective cyber incident responses and the importance of preparation in mitigating reputational and operational risks.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction 00:33 Understanding Ransomware Response 04:13 Elements of a Good Response Plan 06:01 Real-World Incident Response 11:57 Legal and Communication Challenges 20:18 Government Policies and Ransom Payments 22:36 Why Organizations Aren't Prepared 24:11 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
We're taking a couple of weeks off this summer. This is one of them. We'll be back on July 8th with the news and there is a weekend show so please do check it out.
In this special weekend edition of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love dives deep into the promise, challenges, and future of data and artificial intelligence with Steven Karan, Vice President and Head of Insights and Data for Capgemini Canada. They discuss the evolution of AI, its impact on businesses, prototyping and scaling AI solutions, data quality issues, and the potential for Canadian businesses over the next 12 months. Join the conversation to understand how AI is rapidly transforming the technological landscape and what it means for organizations today.
00:00 Introduction to Hashtag Trending 00:03 The Promise and Challenges of Data 00:43 Guest Introduction: Steven Karan 01:46 AI Adoption and Strategy 02:58 Generative AI: Evolution and Adoption 06:40 Practical Use Cases and Prototyping 24:18 Data Quality and Challenges 34:02 Future of AI and Final Thoughts
Canada's Healthcare Tech Crisis, Massive Data Breach, and TELUS Sustainability Win
In this final daily news program before a break for Canada Day and the 4th of July, host Jim Love covers critical issues in Canada's healthcare sector, including a study highlighting significant technological challenges and a massive data breach involving a former Microsoft employee. Additionally, TELUS is celebrated for its sustainability efforts, ranking among the world's most sustainable companies by Time Magazine. Tune in for all the details on this edition of Hashtag Trending.
00:00 Upcoming Break and Special Announcements 00:18 Technological Challenges in Canada's Healthcare 02:55 Massive Data Breach at Geisinger 04:14 TELUS Recognized for Sustainability Efforts 05:53 Show Wrap-Up and Contact Information
AI Breakthroughs, CDK and Federal Reserve Hacks, Walmart Digitizes Pricing, and MTV Archive Erased
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses significant developments in AI technology by Gradient and Crusoe, the latest lawsuits stemming from the CDK Global car dealership software hack, and a massive breach claimed by ransomware group LockBit on the Federal Reserve. Additionally, Walmart announces a shift to digital pricing labels, and Paramount wipes the MTV website, erasing decades of music journalism and cultural history. Tune in for these stories and more in today's 'Digital Killed the Video Star' edition.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:21 Open Source AI Breakthrough 02:20 CDK Global Hack and Lawsuits 03:24 Federal Reserve Hack by LockBit 04:55 Walmart's Digital Pricing Transformation 06:23 The Erasure of MTV's Digital History 08:03 Conclusion and Show Wrap-Up
AI Initiatives, Microsoft Antitrust Issues, and Satellite Concerns - Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the Department of Homeland Security's new AI Corps, the European Union's escalating antitrust scrutiny of Microsoft, Mozilla's legal battle with its chief product officer over disability discrimination claims, and a new study about the environmental impact of low Earth orbit satellites on the ozone layer. Tune in for these stories and more!
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:48 AI Initiatives by the Department of Homeland Security 02:09 Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Scrutiny 03:37 Mozilla's Legal Battle Over Disability Discrimination 05:07 Environmental Concerns Over Satellite Re-Entry 06:16 Conclusion and Show Information
AI Disrupts Banking Jobs, Google Extensions Security Risks & Apple Intelligence Delayed in EU
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love reports on the potential adverse impacts on U.S. car dealerships due to cyber incidents involving CDK Global and the Black Suit Ransomware Gang. The script also covers a new study revealing the security risks of Google Chrome extensions, Apple's delay in rolling out new features to European users due to regulatory issues, and Citigroup's report predicting massive job displacement in the banking sector due to artificial intelligence. Tune in for the latest tech news and insights.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
01:01 Cyber Incident Disrupts US Car Dealerships
02:23 Risks of Malicious Browser Extensions
04:03 Apple's New Features Delayed in Europe
05:42 AI's Impact on the Banking Industry
06:50 Conclusion and Show Information
The Future of AI: Threats, Opportunities, and Global Impacts
In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love explores a range of pressing issues in the AI and tech industry.
Key topics include a new essay by former OpenAI team member Leopold Aschenbrenner predicting the emergence of super-intelligent AI by 2030 and the potential risks it poses, including data scarcity and national security threats. The episode also covers India's impending shortage of skilled engineers, the impact of AI on freelancers, with notable drops in job postings on platforms like Upwork and Fiverr, and concerns within Microsoft about becoming overly reliant on its partnership with OpenAI.
Tune in for an insightful discussion on these critical developments.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:50 AI's Future: Insights from Leopold Aschenbrenner
02:59 India's Tech Talent Crisis
04:34 AI's Impact on Freelancers
06:22 Microsoft's Role in AI Development
08:01 Conclusion and Sign-Off
How Worried Should We Be?
Cybersecurity Threats in Healthcare with Samantha Liscio In this Weekend Edition of Hashtag Trending,
Jim Love interviews Samantha Liscio, PhD about the growing concerns and challenges of data breaches, ransomware, and interconnected medical devices in healthcare. Samantha sheds light on the importance of proper governance, behavioral nudging, and recent legislative changes aimed at improving data security in the Canadian and UK healthcare systems. Tune in to explore what organizations can do to mitigate these risks and why there's hope on the horizon.
00:00 Introduction and Personal Anecdote
01:00 Catching Up with Samantha Liscio
02:07 The Article: How Worried Should We Be?
03:46 Cybersecurity in Healthcare 09:04 Operational Devices and Vulnerabilities
12:55 Behavioral Nudging in Cybersecurity
18:13 Hopeful Signs and Future Prospects
24:02 Conclusion and Farewell
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses a cyber attack on CDK Global that has disrupted thousands of auto dealerships in North America, forcing many to halt or limit operations. Target introduces AI-powered chatbots for store employees to enhance efficiency and customer service. Nvidia becomes the world's most valuable company, driven by its dominance in AI chip technology, with CEO Jensen Huang compared to the 'Taylor Swift of tech.' Additionally, the return of NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner is delayed due to technical issues. The episode concludes with a preview of related content available on their sister podcast, Cybersecurity Today.
Dell's Remote Work Revolt, Ferrari's Navigation Shift & Apple's Mixed Reality Pivot In this episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, we discuss Dell's struggle with its return-to-office mandate, as nearly half of its U.S. staff choose to remain remote, Ferrari's decision to drop in-car navigation systems in favor of smartphone mirroring, and Apple's focus on developing a more affordable mixed reality headset. Also, we cover SoftBank's innovative AI technology to calm angry customer voices during service calls. Tune in for these stories and more! 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:44 Dell's Remote Work Controversy 01:56 Ferrari Drops Built-In Navigation 03:18 Apple's Mixed Reality Headset Strategy 04:27 SoftBank's AI for Calmer Customer Calls 05:42 Conclusion and Show Details
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, we explore the reasons behind McDonald's pause on its AI automated ordering system, including humorous and costly errors that surfaced on social media.
We also highlight a groundbreaking AI cyber attack simulation conducted by the US government in collaboration with tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon.
Additionally, we discuss the widespread use of outdated Microsoft SQL Server databases and the risks involved.
Finally, we share encouraging news from FromSoftware, whose president commits to avoiding layoffs amidst industry trends.
Tune in for these stories and more!
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:22 McDonald's AI Experiment Fails
02:18 US Government's AI Cyber Attack Simulation
03:20 Outdated Microsoft SQL Server Databases
05:14 FromSoftware's No Layoff Policy
06:32 Conclusion and Show Notes
Uncomfortable Questions
Is ChatGPT Worth Paying For? Plus Social Media Warning Labels and Adobe Lawsuit
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the value of paying for ChatGPT, urged warnings about social media's mental health impact by the US Surgeon General, and the US Department of Justice's lawsuit against Adobe for deceptive subscription practices.
Additional topics include the implications of AI PCs and their specialized chips for handling AI workloads efficiently.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:25 Is It Worth Paying for ChatGPT?
03:31 US Surgeon General's Social Media Warning
05:35 DOJ Takes Adobe to Court 07:08 Do We Really Need AI PCs?
09:58 Conclusion and Show Wrap-Up
Is Your Smart TV Watching You? Meta Pauses AI in Europe, Google's Gemini Controversy and more. In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the possibility of smart TVs tracking viewers, Meta's suspension of AI model launches in Europe due to data privacy concerns, and Google's AI chatbot Gemini reportedly parroting Chinese government propaganda. The show also covers Microsoft's delay in launching its controversial Recall software amidst privacy pushback. Tune in for the latest tech news and insights. 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:18 Is Your Smart TV Watching You? 02:17 Meta's AI Models Paused in Europe 03:11 Google's AI Gemini Controversy 04:55 Microsoft's Recall Software Delayed 06:10 Conclusion and Show Information
Interview with Senator Colin Deacon: Innovation, Technology, and Government Reform
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love interviews Senator Colin Deacon to discuss the transformation of the Senate, the importance of innovation and technology in government, and the future of Canadian productivity.
Senator Deacon highlights his unique journey from startup entrepreneur to the Senate, the challenges of current regulations, and his ideas for fostering a more competitive and digitally forward government.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Acknowledgment - This show is made possible with the generous support of Zoho Canada.
00:34 Senator Colin Deacon's Journey to the Senate
04:26 Background as a Startup Entrepreneur
06:15 First Impressions in the Senate
08:53 Challenges and Responsibilities of a Senator
11:48 Addressing Canada's Productivity Issues
16:14 Regulatory and Legislative Reforms
19:31 Innovative Procurement and Digital Government
32:08 Concluding Thoughts and Farewell
Microsoft's Cybersecurity Overhaul, AI Disappointments, and Climate-Smart Farming In today's episode of Hashtag Trending, Microsoft takes responsibility for a major hacking incident attributed to China, pushing for a new security initiative while facing scrutiny in Washington.
Research indicates that return-to-office mandates are sparking leadership conflicts and talent loss.
Additionally, generative AI investments are proving less fruitful than anticipated, with many companies experiencing high costs and low returns. However, AI is making significant strides in agriculture by providing hyperlocal weather forecasts and developing climate-resilient crops to combat climate change.
Tune in for these stories and more!
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:20 Microsoft's Response to China Hacking Incident
02:15 Return to Office Risks and Rewards
03:36 Generative AI: Hype vs. Reality
05:45 AI in Agriculture: Adapting to Climate Change
07:26 Conclusion and Show Information
Tech Privacy Concerns and Musk's Latest Moves In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers several critical tech stories.
Microsoft has been tracking user activity on Windows 10 and 11, despite the removal of its Timeline feature, and Adobe's new terms for Photoshop raise privacy concerns. Elon Musk's demands for increased compensation, his dropped lawsuit against OpenAI, and his feud with Apple over privacy issues are also discussed. Additionally, Apple's stock surges after announcing new AI features exclusive to their latest high-end iPhones, possibly driving significant revenue growth.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:18 Microsoft's Privacy Concerns
02:02 Adobe's Controversial Terms
03:43 Elon Musk's Latest Moves
06:12 Apple's AI Strategy Boost
07:24 Conclusion and Show Details
Tech Updates: Siri Gets ChatGPT, HP Firmware Fiasco, Raspberry Pi IPO & More
This episode of Hashtag Trending covers the integration of ChatGPT with Siri in upcoming iOS and macOS releases.
It also discusses the problematic firmware update bricking HP ProBooks, Oracle's Java licensing audits on Fortune 200 companies, Raspberry Pi's IPO, and Microsoft's termination of GPT Builder in CoPilot Pro.
Hosted by Jim Love, the show provides in-depth analysis on these significant tech developments.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:53 Apple Integrates ChatGPT with Siri
02:32 HP ProBook Firmware Issues 04:31 Oracle's Java Licensing Crackdown
06:45 Raspberry Pi's Successful IPO
08:23 Microsoft Shuts Down GPT Builder
10:11 Conclusion and Show Details
Stealthy Layoffs, HP's Printing Decline & Big News from Apple WWDC
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the hidden motivations behind return-to-office mandates revealed by Bamboo HR, HP’s significant drop in printed pages since the pandemic, and the recent cyber attack on Frontier Communications. Additionally, speculations on Apple’s upcoming announcements at the Worldwide Developers Conference, including potential AI features and privacy measures, are explored.
Tune in for the latest tech news, insights, and more.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:47 Return to Office Controversy
02:23 HP's Printing Industry Challenges
04:10 Frontier Communications Cyber Attack
05:33 Apple WWDC Predictions
08:17 Conclusion and Sign-Off
Tech Turmoil: Jack Dorsey's Controversial Funding, OpenAI Whistleblower Fallout, and Silicon Valley Fraud Trial
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love delves into the controversy surrounding Jack Dorsey funding a developer with fascist ties, the firing of OpenAI whistleblower Leopold Aschenbrenner for raising security concerns, and the commencement of a major fraud trial against ex-Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch. Additionally, Microsoft makes changes to its Recall feature in response to privacy backlash.
These stories and more on the I Won't Back Down edition.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:17
Jack Dorsey's Controversial Funding
02:06 OpenAI Whistleblower Fired
04:10 Silicon Valley's Next Huge Fraud Trial
05:44 Microsoft's Recall Feature Updates
07:31 Conclusion and Show Wrap-Up
Cybersecurity Controversies: Snowflake, Microsoft's Recall Tool, and Canada's Auditor General Report
In this special Weekend Edition of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love shares an insightful interview with Howard Solomon and cybersecurity expert David Shipley. They discuss two major topics: the controversy surrounding Snowflake's security and the implications of Microsoft's new Windows Recall tool. The conversation also highlights the findings of Canada's Auditor General report on the nation's cybercrime fighting agencies. Join us for an in-depth analysis of these pressing cybersecurity issues and their broader implications.
00:00 Introduction and Special Segment Announcement
00:41 Interview with David Shipley:
Cybersecurity Insights 01:14 Snowflake Controversy and Major Data Breaches
09:24 Canada's Auditor General Report on Cybercrime Agencies
20:33 Debate on Microsoft's New Recall Tool
27:36 Conclusion and Farewell
AI, Cloud, and Sustainability: The Latest from HPE, Equinix, and Asana on Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, hosted by Jim Love, we cover the latest in AI and cloud technology.
Highlights include: Equinix's innovative use of data center waste heat to provide heating to surrounding areas, Asana's launch of AI assistants for project management, and HPE's and Dell's surge in AI server sales despite profitability challenges.
Additionally, we discuss the introduction of Claude AI by Anthropic to Canada, enhancing access to advanced AI capabilities for Canadians. Tune in for these stories and more!
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:43 Listener Announcement: Public Internet Strategy in Toronto
01:21 Equinix's Innovative Data Center Heat Reuse
02:50 Asana's AI Teammates for Project Management
04:21 HPE and Dell's AI Server Market Challenges
06:11 Claude AI Launches in Canada
08:56 Conclusion and Podcast Information
Hashtag Trending: AI Outages, IKEA's Metaverse Jobs, and Controversial Microsoft Recall
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses IKEA's innovative virtual job opportunities within Roblox, simultaneous outages of major AI providers including ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity, and the controversial backlash against Microsoft's new program, Recall.
Additionally, Jim explores a unique use case for ChatGPT in predicting NBA Finals outcomes. The episode highlights the implications of these technological advancements and disruptions on businesses and individuals.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:40 ChatGPT Predicts NBA Finals
02:20 Ikea's Virtual Job Opportunity in Roblox
04:17 Major AI Outages: ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity
06:10 Microsoft's Controversial Recall Program
10:58 Conclusion and Podcast Information
Welcome to today's episode of Hashtag Trending for Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
- Firefox Enhances Accessibility with AI: Mozilla is integrating AI in Firefox to auto-generate alt text for images, significantly improving accessibility for users relying on screen readers. The model runs locally, ensuring privacy and efficiency. - Microsoft's Layoffs in Azure Division: Microsoft announces further job cuts, particularly in its Azure Cloud Computing division, with speculation that it is shifting focus to other projects, including its partnership with OpenAI. - Intel's New Lunar Lake Processors: Intel unveils its upcoming Lunar Lake processors at Computex, aiming to regain competitive ground against AMD, NVIDIA, and Apple. - Canadian Government's Procurement Controversy: The Canadian government faces scrutiny over its contracts with McKinsey, amid allegations of inadequate value for money and broader issues with procurement practices.
Takeaways
- Local AI for Privacy and Efficiency: Firefox's approach to running AI models locally is a privacy-conscious AI implementation, avoiding the pitfalls of cloud-based solutions. - Strategic Focus Shift at Microsoft: The layoffs at Microsoft's Azure division indicate a strategic pivot towards more immediate, revenue-generating technologies. - Intel's Competitive Innovations: Intel's Lunar Lake processors demonstrate the company's efforts to innovate within traditional frameworks, to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving market. - Procurement System Challenges:The Canadian government's procurement issues with McKinsey underscore systemic problems that transcend political affiliations, highlighting the need for comprehensive reform to ensure value and accountability.
Keywords
- Firefox AI accessibility - Microsoft Azure layoffs - Intel Lunar Lake processors - Canadian government procurement - McKinsey opioid crisis investigation - Tech industry news - AI privacy solutions - Cloud computing job cuts - Processor market competition - Government consulting contracts
Welcome to Hashtag Trending! Here are today’s top tech stories:
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Teen AI Usage: A study by Common Sense Media, Harvard, and Hopelab reveals that only 4% of teenagers use AI tools daily. While 41% have never used AI, 53% of users utilize it for information, and 51% for brainstorming.
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NYSE Glitch: The New York Stock Exchange faced a technical glitch causing major stocks like Berkshire Hathaway and GameStop to show massive price drops. The issue, now resolved, involved malfunctioning "limit up-limit down" price bands.
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AMD vs. Nvidia: At Computex, AMD unveiled its MI325X AI chip set for late 2024 and plans for the MI350 series in 2025. AMD aims to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in the AI semiconductor market.
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AI Safety Debate: An article by Axios journalist Scott Rosenberg explores the debate on AI safety, highlighting differing views on preventing misaligned AI goals and rooting out biases.
For more details, check out the show notes on TechNewsday.com or .ca. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. I’m your host, Jim Love. Have a Terrific Tuesday!
Insights
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Demographic Disparities in AI Use: - Educational Use Among Black Youth: A significant disparity exists in the usage of AI for schoolwork, with 62% of Black youth reporting this use compared to just 40% of white respondents. This suggests that AI tools might be playing a crucial role in educational support within specific demographics, potentially highlighting areas where AI can bridge educational gaps.
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Perception of AI’s Future Impact: - LGBTQ+ Youth Concerns: LGBTQ+ youth are notably more likely to expect mostly negative impacts from AI in the next decade (28% vs. 17% of non-LGBTQ+ peers). This points to a broader concern about how AI might exacerbate existing societal biases and inequalities, emphasizing the need for inclusive and equitable AI development.
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Market Sensitivity to Technical Issues: - NYSE Technical Glitch: The fact that a technical glitch could cause such drastic temporary price drops underscores the market's sensitivity to technical errors. It highlights the importance of robust systems and the potential impact of technology failures on financial stability and investor confidence.
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AMD’s Strategic Positioning: - Annual AI Chip Upgrades: AMD's plan to release yearly AI chip upgrades mirrors Nvidia’s strategy and indicates a shift towards rapid innovation cycles in the AI hardware industry. This suggests a highly competitive landscape where continuous performance improvements are critical to gaining market share.
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Complexity of AI Safety Standards: - Divergent Views on AI Safety: The debate around AI safety is not just technical but also deeply ideological. The lack of consensus on what constitutes "safe" AI and who gets to set these standards reflects broader societal divisions. This could lead to fragmented approaches to AI governance, with significant implications for global AI policy and regulation.
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Potential Negative Scenarios from AI Misuse: - Early AI Failures as Warnings: Early AI failures, such as AI encouraging harmful behavior, are cautionary tales. These incidents highlight the potential dangers of insufficient guardrails and the need for continuous monitoring and ethical oversight in AI development.
These insights delve deeper into the implications of the stories, offering a broader perspective on the underlying trends and potential future developments in the AI and tech landscape.
- Google's AI Overview Retreat: Google's AI-powered Overviews feature, intended to enhance search results with quick summaries, has been temporarily pulled back due to generating incorrect and often nonsensical information. This retreat highlights the ongoing challenges in AI accuracy and reliability. - Snowflake Security Concerns: Cloud storage provider Snowflake faces scrutiny over alleged data breaches involving Ticketmaster and Santander Bank. Snowflake denies any vulnerabilities in their core products, attributing the breach to a compromised demo account. - Small Nuclear Reactors Debate: The viability of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for meeting energy demands is questioned in a new report, which cites high costs and long construction timelines as significant barriers compared to renewable energy sources. - AirTags Aid in Crime Bust: A Virginia carpenter used Apple AirTags to recover his stolen tools, leading to the discovery of a massive theft ring responsible for stealing millions of dollars worth of equipment.
Things to think about
- AI Reliability Issues: Despite the hype around AI advancements, significant reliability and accuracy issues still hinder widespread adoption, as seen in Google's retreat. - Supply Chain Security Risks: The Snowflake breach underscores the importance of securing not just primary systems but also demo and secondary accounts to prevent larger supply chain attacks. - Energy Transition Challenges: The push towards clean energy faces practical challenges, including the high costs and slow deployment of new technologies like SMRs, which may not be as viable as initially hoped. - Technology in Crime Prevention: Everyday technology, such as Apple AirTags, can play a crucial role in combating crime, demonstrating innovative uses beyond their intended purpose.
Host Jim Love interviews Madeleine Lambert, Director of Marketing for Originality.ai
Jim and Madelaine discuss the escalating challenge of AI-generated content and its implications for industries reliant on textual authenticity. Lambert talks about her journey from running a content marketing agency to spearheading a company dedicated to detecting AI-generated content highlights the rapid advancements and potential threats posed by generative AI.
Some of the key takeaways from this discussion include:
- AI's Dual Nature: Lambert emphasizes the dual-edged nature of AI, capable of creating impressive content while simultaneously posing risks of deep fakes and misleading information. She recounts how Originality.ai evolved to address these issues by developing tools that detect AI-generated content within editorial systems. - AI's Impact on Content Quality: Lambert details how early generative AI tools, such as Jasper, demonstrated significant potential, prompting a strategic pivot for her company. She stresses the necessity for quality validation in content creation, given that AI-generated content can be difficult to distinguish from human-written material. - Challenges in Detection: Despite advancements, Lambert acknowledges the ongoing struggle in detecting AI-generated content due to its improving sophistication. She reveals how her team leverages data science to train models capable of identifying subtle differences between human and AI-generated text. - Implications for Search Rankings:A critical point discussed is Google's stance on AI-generated content. Lambert suggests that despite Google's public statements, their actions indicate a punitive approach towards such content, significantly impacting websites relying on AI for content generation. - Ethical Considerations and Policies: Lambert advocates for transparency and ethical usage of AI, urging companies to establish clear use policies. She believes consumers have the right to know if content is AI-generated and highlights the societal risks of unchecked AI proliferation, particularly in sensitive areas like health and elections.
This interview sheds light on the intricate balance between leveraging AI's capabilities and mitigating its risks, offering valuable insights for businesses, content creators, and consumers navigating this evolving landscape.
OpenAI's Ex-Safety Lead Joins Rival Anthropic. Massive Ticketmaster Breach Fuels Speculation on Hacker Tactics. US Senators express “concern” over large Microsoft contract. An MIT professor throws cold water on economic growth predictions from AI advances.
These stories and more on this “here comes reality” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host Jim Love
Canadian school boards sue social media companies for negative impact on student well-being. A former AI board member reveals details about the firing of Sam Altman. Google’s search secrets are accidentally leaked. A study conducted by Zoho reveals only 36 percent of Canadian businesses recognize AI as important for their business.
These stories and more on this “truth and consequences” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host Jim Love
The US is widening the innovation gap with Europe when it comes to leveraging AI. Microsoft is pulling out the stops to convince government clients that they’ve changed their security culture. GPT outperforms financial analysts. A Starbucks in Korea is run by robots.
And if tape is really dead, why are we still shipping so much of it?
These stories and more on the “slow and steady doesn’t always win the race “ edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host Jim Love
London Drugs refused to pay ransom and data is leaked. Another epic AI fail from Google, Meta’s chief scientist tells students that large language models aren’t worth studying and more bad news on the risks of kids and online activity.
All this and more on this “shocking truth” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love
Summary
Pablo Listingart, founder and executive director of ComIT, discusses the resource shortage in cybersecurity and IT and the need to expand diversity programs and increase training opportunities. He shares his personal journey from Argentina to Canada and his passion for providing free technology and professional skills training to unemployed and underemployed Canadians.
Pablo emphasizes the importance of including those who are being left out and overcoming barriers such as cultural issues, certification costs, and lack of remote opportunities. He highlights the need to listen, be flexible, and give people a chance to showcase their skills. Pablo Listengard discusses the impact of his program on individuals, families, and communities. He emphasizes the importance of providing opportunities and hope to individuals, even if it means starting small.
Pablo highlights two key aspects of his program: listening to the needs of individuals and the labor market, and adapting the program to meet those needs. He also emphasizes the importance of networking with companies and building relationships with employers to provide job opportunities. Pablo shares his hope for a future where diversity and inclusion are prioritized, and where more businesses and opportunities are created by including everyone.
Takeaways
- There is a resource shortage in cybersecurity and IT, but expanding diversity programs and increasing training opportunities can help bridge the gap. - Including those who are being left out, such as immigrants and indigenous communities, is crucial for creating a more inclusive tech industry. - Barriers such as cultural issues, certification costs, and lack of remote opportunities need to be addressed to provide equal opportunities for all. - Listening, being flexible, and giving people a chance to showcase their skills are key to breaking down barriers and promoting diversity and inclusion. The impact of providing opportunities to individuals extends beyond the individual themselves and can have a ripple effect on their families and communities. - Starting small and helping one or two individuals can lead to helping thousands over time. - Listening to the needs of individuals and the labor market is crucial in adapting programs to increase the chances of employment. - Networking with companies and building relationships with employers can lead to job opportunities and referrals. - Diversity and inclusion are essential for creating a thriving and inclusive economy.
A new Axios poll says that consumers don’t trust social media giants branching into AI. Two companies headed by Elon Musk saw their reputation scores plummet. X or Twitter allows you (and Elon) to hide what you like or don’t like. And Sam Altman can’t explain why he didn’t know about a policy that is embedded in the company’s incorporation documents that he approved…
All this and more on this “trust me” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love
Is the internet disappearing? John Deere says that Virtual Machines (VMs) are so 2023. Is AWS planning to upgrade and charge for Alexa? TikTok joins the list of tech companies laying off staff and increasing profits and share value.
All this and more on this “Et Tu, Tik Tok?” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love
Canada’s TELUS has a first in AI ISO certification, Microsoft uses AI to give you Total Recall, Google is going after Microsoft’s government clients in the light of recent security failures and Scarlett Johansen complains that OpenAI has stolen HER….
All this and more on this “we can see right through you” edition of Hashtag Trending.
DeepMind claims human-level AI is now inevitable. The AI industry faces accusations of open washing. AI pioneer Jeff Hinton warns of job losses and calls for a universal basic income. DeepMind unveils Alpha Fold 3, a breakthrough AI system for understanding biology. The economic impact of AI and the need for intervention are discussed. * DeepMind believes human-level AI is now inevitable. * The AI industry is accused of open washing, misleadingly deploying the open source label. * Geoffrey Hinton warns of job losses due to AI and advocates for a universal basic income. * DeepMind's Alpha Fold 3 has the potential to transform drug discovery and understanding of biology. * The economic impact of AI must be addressed, and intervention measures like a basic income are being considered
The conversation explores the topic of open source AI and its significance in the industry. It highlights the role of OpenAI and its mission to create responsible AI tools, as well as the evolution of their approach over time. The discussion also touches on the definition of open source and its impact on various industries. The conversation delves into the importance of open source in leveling the playing field and improving the world. It mentions different companies and organizations involved in open source AI, such as Hugging Face, GitHub, Mistral, Apple, and Databricks. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the challenges and responsibilities associated with open source AI. The conversation explores the use of open source software in AI models and the accessibility and security concerns associated with it. It discusses the availability of open source frameworks like Tortoise TTS and AI voice cloning, which allow users to access AI technology regardless of any restrictions. The conversation also delves into the creation of deepfake images using tools like Dali and Stability AI's Stable Diffusion. The potential barriers of processing power and security are addressed, highlighting the accessibility and security advantages of open source software. The future of open source in AI is discussed, emphasizing the importance of community engagement and the potential for positive impact. Takeaways * OpenAI started as a nonprofit with the mission to create responsible AI tools, but their approach has evolved over time. * Open source AI allows for the sharing of source code and promotes collaboration and innovation. * Open source AI has the potential to level the playing field and improve the world by making technology accessible to all. * Companies like Hugging Face, GitHub, Mistral, Apple, and Databricks are involved in open source AI. * Open source AI comes with challenges and responsibilities, including the need for ethical considerations and safeguards against misuse. Open source software, such as Tortoise TTS and AI voice cloning, allows users to access AI technology regardless of restrictions. * Tools like DALL-E and Stability AI's Stable Diffusion enable the creation of deepfake images. * Processing power is a potential barrier, but even average computers can run AI models relatively quickly. * Open source software can be as secure, if not more secure, than closed source models due to the large number of contributors and constant scrutiny. * Companies may choose to use open source software for cost-effectiveness and the ability to customize models to their specific needs. * The future of open source in AI relies on community engagement and the potential for positive impact.
The question changes from “where’s Ilya” to what took so long? Did Musk’s Neuralink team know there might be problems with implants? Will Microsoft kill the reputation of their PC Manager software by using it to push product? Did Musk’s Neuralink know their brain implant had issues before they used it on humans? And how long does it take a couple of university students to break a financial block chain and steal 25 million – 12 seconds.
All this and more on this “questions” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love
If you can’t be first to deliver, dazzle them with the volumen of announcements – at least that seemed to be Google’s modus operand AI (like how I did that?) at I/O 2024.
Even though they’d been upstaged by Open AI’s conversational multi-modal and incredibly human AI, Google put on a brave face and introduced their own conversational bot. But first they rolled out a series of other announcements.
All this and more on this “AI Tsunami” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
OpenAI snubs Microsoft in latest offering. A new study finds that top tech companies lost a significant amount of very senior people when they insisted on return to office. Waymo’s milestone of 50,000 rides per week earns them a federal – investigation.
All this and more on this “that’s gotta hurt” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love
OpenAI doesn’t disappoint with the launch of new multi-modal functionality for GPT 4. Apple may be bringing ChatGPT to the iPhone in a bigger way and the US and China are engaging on talks about AI Safety.
All this and more on this “springtime announcements” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love
This weekend we have an interview with Francois Guay discussion a unique study that the Canadian Cyber Security Network did called Cybertowns.
Google’s DeepMind makes a big step forward in understanding life at the molecular level, Apple touches a nerve with its latest ad which can only be described as “tone deaf,” Elon Musk’s Neurolink’s first human experiment has some problems and a stark warning about the absolute devastation of the US economy if tensions lead to conflict in Taiwan.
All this and more on this “Murphy’s Law” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
Employees are embracing BYOAI – Bring Your Own AI to work, with or without employer approval. Employers still suffering from a lack of skills. Dell Plans to colour code employees based on office attendance. And the story continues about that mysterious GPT-2 chat bot.
All this and more on the “rumours and research reports” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
Microsoft executives may lose bonuses if the company is hacked, Apple unveils its M4 chip in the iPad Pro, a new company leverages AI to reportedly find millions in savings on Software as a Service and Elon Musk tells you how much AI is used at Starlink and Space-X. Spoiler alert? None.
All this and more on the “ups and downs of AI” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
Half of internet traffic may be generated by bots. Data Centres are facing a backlash as they fail to deliver enough jobs and place strain on energy infrastructure. 11 Labs struggles to defend against deep fake voices. An almost unstoppable spyware targets IoS devices.
All this and more on the “is anything we can count on” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
We had a probelme with our podcast feed this morning and it's taking forever to get any tech support. So I'm posting a second episode to see if that works any better. If you get two today, my apologies.
Half of internet traffic may be generated by bots. Data Centres are facing a backlash as they fail to deliver enough jobs and place strain on energy infrastructure. 11 Labs struggles to defend against deep fake voices. An almost unstoppable spyware targets IoS devices.
All this and more on the “is anything we can count on” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
A new and powerful AI Model appears and disappears in a few days. Microsoft tells Windows 10 users they are on their own to fix a problem from a recent Microsoft update. Chinese researchers say that their infrastructure has a host of vulnerabilities. And was TikTok user time in decline as the new US legislation was announced?
All this and more on the “Schadenfreude” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
And today from the we have a person who has moved from a career in technology and in this case, cybersecurity to run for the U S house of Representatives. Her name is Madison Horn and her decision to run for office was in her words, "born out of a deep frustration. With the conduct of current politicians, the continued polarization of our country and the lack of qualified individuals with technological expertise in Congress."
While somewhere around 7 percent of women hold leadership positions and less than 1 percent lead global practices, Madison has broken those barriers by leading Siemens Energy's global cybersecurity practice with a focus on protecting critical infrastructure. She now serves as the CEO of a cybersecurity firm in Oklahoma city and now she's going to take on another challenge and try to bring her unique expertise to the US Congress.
“Insider” Jimmy Apples says OpenAI is going to launch a search engine to compete with Google, Intel is losing billions of dollars a year. Hackers Stole Data on Up To A Third of Americans,Things are wrapping up in what might be the trial of the century. No not that one. We’re talking about the Google Antitrust Trial
All this and more on the “how do you like them Apples” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
Security firm Okta warns of an unprecendented password stuffing attack that is piggybacking on regular user’s mobile and home devices, the UK is banning obvious passwords, Chrome has moved to “post quantum” encryption and maybe the cure for password issues is to finally get rid of passwords.
All this and more on the “QuertyUIOP” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
The US federal government relaxes the requirement for university degrees for cyber security professionals, a new study finds that AI may have more empathy that human therapists, Elon Musk lays off an employee who slept in his car near the plant so he could work longer hours and if you think that cancelling that credit card is the way to end all of those online subscriptions – think again.
All this and more on the “some days, you can’t make this stuff up” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
The TikTok battle may be just beginning. A major European cloud company makes its simplified cooling system open source. Microsoft Xbox sales continue to tank. Meta gets hammered by the European Union for not tacking Russian disinformation and the sheer scale of disinformation and misinformation my blow your mind.
All this and more on the “truth or consequences” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
93% of first responders experience issues with their mobile devices, New York state mandates $15.00 a month internet for those with low incomes, Google issues a warning to update Chrome for Windows, a new study that indicates Canadians are increasingly demanding better online government services and is the “dumb-phone” making a comeback?
All this and more on the “mobile love and hate” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
Summary
Canada is facing a productivity gap and a lack of innovation despite significant investments by government in research and development.
The Council of Canadian Innovators has released a report titled 'Buying Ideas: Procuring Public Sector Innovation in Canada' that highlights the need to leverage government procurement to drive innovation and productivity.
The report identifies several problems with the current procurement system, including over-specification, risk aversion, and a lack of focus on the demand side of innovation.
The report makes six recommendations to address these issues, including implementing an SME procurement target for innovation and creating an innovative public procurement program.
The conversation explores the importance of innovative procurement in government and the need for improved procurement practices in Canada. Laurent highlights the Finnish model of procurement, which provides funding and expertise to government departments and agencies to pursue innovative projects.
Our guest also emphasizes the need for innovative procurement standards and the role of standards in governance. The conversation touches on the challenges in the Canadian healthcare system and the potential for innovation in healthcare procurement. He also emphasizes the importance of spending public money well and the need for more collaboration between government, business, and academia.
Some of the takeaways:
Takeaways
- Canada is not succeeding in the digital economy due to a productivity gap and a lack of innovation.
- The current government procurement system is broken and needs to be leveraged to drive innovation and productivity.
- The government has focused on the supply side of innovation, funding universities and even corporate programs. While these are good programs, government needs to focus on the demand side of innovation.
- One suggestion is to follow what other nations have done and implement an SME procurement target for innovation.
- There is a need to address problems with over-specification, risk aversion, and a lack of focus on innovation in the procurement process.
- The Finnish model of procurement, which provides funding and expertise, can be a valuable approach for government departments and agencies to pursue innovative projects.
- Innovative procurement standards can serve as a flexible and powerful system of governance, allowing governments to improve the quality of dollars spent and solve public problems more effectively.
- There is a need for improved procurement practices in the Canadian healthcare system to drive innovation and address existing challenges.
- Collaboration between government, business, and academia is crucial for successful innovation procurement and industrial strategy.
- Spending public money well is essential for maintaining broad prosperity and the social values of a country.
OpenAI wants you to think about them as critical infrastructure. Meta’s stock tanks as Zuckerberg delivers his future vision to investors. IBM acquires infrastructure management firm HashiCorp for 6.4 billion dollars and their stock drops. Spotify misses targets and confesses to struggling after layoffs – and their stock goes up.
All this and more on the “who said life was fair” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
Times up for TikTok – or is it? A whirlwind of news in AI this week. And an incredible story of the creativity of those who keep legacy tech alive.
All this and more on the “firehose” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
Pushing back against rising cloud costs – one CEO make big savings, Microsoft makes it clear that it doesn’t want Windows 11 on older hardware, Apple’s Vision Pro is showing disappointing early results and Google makes it clear that it needs to up its game.
All this and more on the “we’re not gonna take it” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
Deutche Telekom is using what they call “digital humans” for customer service and claiming great results. Mark Zuckerberg gives some insight into Meta’s different approach to AI strategy in recent interviews and Elon Musk suffers quality issues on two offerings which may have been rushed to market.”
All this and more on the “Murphy was an optimist” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
Two events in Washington this week, one featuring AI giants and the other aiming to address the issues of security in Open Source code. A study shows that AI can create and run a company that develops software in minutes and at a cost of less than a dollar. And a cyber attack hits a major international children’s charity.
IBM demands a return to the office. Cloud prices continue to rise. A fired Apple employee files a RICO suit against the company. And what does ChatGPT see when it looks in a mirror?
Has Apple embraced open source for its foray into AI? Google insists that political campaigns disclose their use of AI. The IRS is using AI to go after high roller tax fraud. And a blockbuster revelation from the X files – Elon Musk prevented a Ukrainian attack on the Russian fleet by denying them connectivity through Starlink.
Ryan Hum, CIO of the Canada Energy Regulator and the 2023 Canadian CIO of the Year for the Public Sector, has been leveraging technology in a way that is preserving a proud past history that might otherwise have been forgotten. Yes, he has used agile techniques, machine learning and AI to preserve the history, but it was an oral history of over 144 First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities that we are talking about.
ChatGPT traffic declines for the third month in a row. The Last Pass security breach might be linked to recent major crypto thefts, Google Chrome gets a makeover for its 15th birthday.
More information emerges on the Microsoft vulnerability that led to the compromise of high level US government email accounts. The Chinese government bans the use of iPhones at work. And the biggest threat to your personal privacy could very well be – your car.
A large Microsoft data centre has a “perfect storm” when its recovery plan falls apart. Teslas catch fire during floods. And the fastest growing social media app isn’t who you think it might be..
The old news host is back – nope, not talking about me. Huawei launches its own homegrown chipset in answer to the US embargo on chip technology. A ray of hope for the beleaguered hardware sector and the back to school version of the X Files – The musk is out there.
Data privacy, and in particular our personal data privacy, is an area of increasing concern. You might be surprised at how much the government and business know about us already, and mostly we gave it to them. Is a digital identity the answer to putting us back in control of our own data? ATB Ventures in Alberta has developed a suite of tools for governments, businesses and individuals to create and use digital identity.
Can Google’s Gemini dethrone OpenAI’s GPT-4? Over 2.6 million Duolingo user records published on a hacking forum. And the return of the X files – the Musk is out there.
Microsoft raises concerns about the UN Cybercrime Treaty, U.S. data centers nearshoring to Latin America, X, formerly Twitter, faces millions in fees over unpaid severance and Zuckerberg finally adds legs to its Metaverse avatars.
Google unveils its solution against deepfakes at Google Cloud Next, Meta disrupts a massive pro-China propaganda network, and OpenAI debuts an enterprise-grade version of ChatGPT.
Google teaches math to large language models like ChatGPT, Tesla faces two trials over fatalities, Bing AI adds support for Chrome, and the four common password mistakes that hackers love to exploit.
EU’s new content moderation rules start to bite at Big Tech, Department of Justice accuses SpaceX of discriminating against asylum recipients and refugees in hiring, Kroll suffers a data breach and AI allows museum visitors to interact with Holocaust survivors and enslaved people.
Artificial Intelligence is about to revolutionize our work environment even more than Lean or any other transformational methodology. In this episode we talk with Banu Kellner, an executive coach and superhumanist. Superhumanism is the philosophy that we should guide technological advancement to uplift humanity to its highest potential rather than pursue progress mindlessly for its own sake.
Nvidia reports blowout earnings, T-Mobile cuts 5000 jobs, Microsoft continues to infuse AI everywhere, soon possibly on our Windows 11 applications and Walmart to airdrop groceries by drone in Texas later this year.
The Department of Homeland Security targets Microsoft in a new security review, Meta continues rows with regulators worldwide, IBM announces AI offering to modernize legacy COBOL software, and why is landing on the moon still such an ambitious feat?
Canadians are optimistic about AI and likely to ignore warnings of possible risks. Meta/Facebook is emerging as a champion of open source in AI with a number of key papers published at the Interspeech conference this year. And the return of the X files – the Musk is out there.
Hacking your finger takes on a whole new meaning. Meta/Facebook’s banning of Canadian news leaves victims of wildfires unable to share valuable and maybe even lifesaving information, QR Codes evade detection in phishing schemes and a legend has passed with the death of John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe.
Are scientists the next group to abandon Twitter? Crypto-currency miners build their own advocacy group to try to stave off criticism of their carbon footprint and Microsoft has egg on its face over a recommendation of a place to visit.
Most Canadians will recognize the name and the logo but probably few of us really think much about Interac, which might be the ultimate tribute because it just works when we transfer money, and that “just works” doesn't just happen accidently. The number of things that have to go right every day would probably astonish us. This year Interac has processed over 1 billion transactions, a record for the organization. Mark O’Connell has led this organization for many years, and he's here to talk to us at a perfect time because he is stepping down as the president and CEO.
Can’t focus? Maybe you have TikTok brain. It’s official – AI has reached the top of the hype curve according to Gartner. LinkedIn is providing a way to prove that we are who we say we are and if walks like a Platypus and talks like a Platypus, it may be a new open source AI model and one that is gaining attention for more than its unusual name.
Top physicist deems chatbots as mere media sensationalism, overshadowing quantum computing; tech giants offer six-figure salaries to snag top generative AI talent and the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI gets more complicated.
99 per cent of internet content could soon be generated by Artificial Intelligence. Forty million voters are affected by a UK data breach. The Internet Archives is being sued again. And Reddit is in trouble once again, this time with the Russian government.
IBM announces a prototype of a brain-like analogue chip. Most Americans want greater regulation of AI, Tech firms are cutting back on remote work job listings and is Threads unravelling as Musk and Zuckerberg pursue their feuding?
Microsoft says nyet to continued support for Russian users of its programs. Security agencies announce the top 12 most exploited vulnerabilities of the past year. The BBC says that tech companies are souring on the UK because of the amount of new regulation.
The Linux political wars have been percolating for more than a month now, and depending on what side you belong to, the decision by Red Hat to restrict source code distribution for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is either a business decision that needed to happen or an act of betrayal. Three episodes ago we interviewed Gregory Kurtzer, Founder of Rocky Linux and CEO of CIQ, and this week we are joined by Gunnar Hellekson, the General Manager and Vice President of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Mike McGrath, the Vice President of Core Platforms at Red Hat to bring us their view of what is happening.
Executives targeted in Microsoft 365 phishing attacks, why you need an AI Red team, San Francisco's AI boom fuels office market recovery and bots outperform humans in cracking captcha tests
Zoom goes two for two – getting on the wrong side of customers and employees. Social media misinformation could be solved with the right incentives. The U.S. government offers a multi-million dollar prize for AI solutions to cybercrime and yes, once again, Google appears to say it has a god given right to your data.
A cyber attack disrupts hospital Systems across U.S. states. Can you hypnotize an AI? A research team claims you can. And why is there a generative AI like your brother-in-law at Christmas dinner?
Zoom allows AI to train using certain customer data. Can AI replace architects? U.S. government scientists claim nuclear fusion achieves a net energy gain for the second time. And Elon Musk has a secret move for his cage match with Mark Zuckerberg. I am the Walrus.
Scams that rely on social engineering are increasing despite all the publicity they are receiving. How can people continue to be fooled when they get a call asking for money to bail a family member out of jail for example? Trend Micro has a new study called Virtual Kidnapping and Jon Clay, their VP of Threat Intelligence, joins us to discuss its findings.
Meta releases AI to create music from text, Microsoft makes some licensing concessions for non-Microsoft cloud providers, and researchers discover how to jailbreak added features on a Tesla
The brain drain moves north to Canada. North American banks are leading in AI and the hackers at Cult of the Dead Cow develop some new tools to enable more user privacy.
It’s official – Canada is persona news grata on Meta. Chinese hackers may be deep in North American infrastructure and a fake Android app may be stealing data from apps you think are for secure communication.
Will AI hit higher paying jobs first? We might not be as eager to get humanoid robots as you might think. First there was WormGPT, now there’s FraudGPT. And finally something we call the X-Files – The Musk is out there.
A new study shows how to beat the “guardrails” on AI models, MIT researchers develop a way to prevent AI from manipulating images and can shorter work weeks lead to higher profits?
Decades ago, Neighbourhood Watch evolved as a way for people to keep communities safe. The need remains as important as ever and this episode’s guests have created a digital successor to the original idea, called We Watch. It empowers neighbours, businesses, and strangers to improve the public safety of their neighbourhoods.
Large cloud providers see business booming due to AI enthusiasm but there’s a huge pushback coming against big tech in the US.
Alexa gets smarter with AI and how is AI paying off for Microsoft? According to one report AI was mentioned 175 times in a recent Microsoft analyst briefing – does that give you any hints? And could you determine that a breach is material and get a report out to authorities in four days? You might have to.
Ransomware attacks increase by 180 per cent, Citizen Lab in Toronto exposes We Chat data sharing and more price increase in software to pay for integrated AI.
Car owners unhappy with technology drives down car owner satisfaction for the first time. OpenAI developer creates a complex AI you can run locally on an average laptop and the first bit of executive job loss to Artificial Intelligence is AI replacing a corporate CEO.
Is it ChatGPT that’s getting dumber or is it us? Bard expands its coverage to almost everywhere but Canada. The moderator/management war at Reddit continues to escalate, Shopify employee breaks an NDA to speak out and Elon Musk flips us the bird.
IBM and Red Hat are in conflict with a lot of others in the Linux open source software community right now, and it is not easy to figure out what is happening. Today’s guest, Gregory Kurtzer, Founder of Rocky Linux and CEO of CIQ, is well placed to explain at least part of this story.
It’s official – a study measures the drop in ChatGPT’s performance over the past months. Apple threatens to pull iMessage and FaceTime from the UK over a privacy dispute and are you comfortable with AI learning from South Park?
Gartner says IT spending will continue to grow in 2023, Microsoft responds to pressure to release more log information and Meta says their AI is safer because it’s not as smart (well not exactly, but not far off either) and what do your dad and AI have in common?
The free ride is over – Microsoft announces the price hikes for AI integration, Tesla directors were overpaid and forced to return over 700 million dollars of their compensation, Microsoft still isn’t saying how hackers got the key to compromise the US government emails and a chatbot so good that it’s the death of human customer service?
Meta is being fined $100,000 per day for privacy violations in Norway, Reddit does it again – another new policy that’s annoying the moderators, the great Linux debate continues and Google tightens up on PlayStore policies.
Threads see a drop in engagement but still remains a big threat to Twitter, the dark web has its own version of GPT – without any controls and Reddit phases out coins and awards.
Even with the tech layoffs in IT, there are still critical resource scarcities in all areas of technology: cybersecurity, analytics, cloud architectures, and a whole list of others. And with the recent developments in AI you can add one whole new set of skills that are going to be in big demand and short supply. Tony Holmes from Pluralsight, a company that offers a wide selection of education opportunities for members of the IT industry joins us to talk about how upskilling and re-skilling can help companies through this shortage.
Tech layoffs impact Indian outsourcers and what does that mean for North America outsourcers and MSPs. A new approach to the “eye-watering” cost of AI processing and the right to be forgotten – how does that apply to AI.
OpenAI's GPT-4 AI Model shows signs of being lazier and less intelligent, KPMG and Microsoft collaborate to accelerate adoption of AI in audit and tax services, China-based espionage group compromises U.S. government emails.
Microsoft has more layoffs, a new law to ban sale of cell phone location data and a security company demonstrates in real time how easy it is to poison a Large Language model.
Companies are drowning in AI, Meta's Threads App is a
new playground for cyber attackers, and Oracle emerges
as a champion of Open-Source.
ChatGPT releases a new plug in that could change data analysis, Threads continues to grow to almost 100 million users and Robots hold a press conference to tell us that they are not after our jobs.
Host Jim Love speaks with Ted Maulucci, President of SmartONE Solutions, about some highlights of his career, beginning in high school where he wrote software programs for teaching mentally challenged children.
In this episode host Jim Love, speaks with Joseph Toma, the CEC of Jugo, a mixed reality technology platform. Jugo has just released a survey on modern video call behaviors, with some surprising results.
It turns out that Threads may be ruffling some feathers at
Twitter, OpenAI is looking to hire for its new A team, only
A stands for alignment. And Google hits a new milestone
to advance quantum computing.
OpenAI traffic declines for the first time, the Transportation Security Agency wants to expand facial recognition to all US airports, another colossally influential Reddit forum is pulling back … and oh, don’t spend that 300k salary you are going to make as a prompt engineer – just yet…
OpenAI says “no cheating on paywalls,” GitHub makes code more secure and what would you do if you lost all of your emails? Virgin Media customers might just find out.
I don’t know how else to say this, but Google has a god given right to your data. It says so in their privacy policy. Computers save us time, but they also cost us between 11 and 20 per cent of our time according to one study. And there are issues with AI generated code.
Not long ago many of us thought bookstores were dead, killed off by the unstoppable force of internet commerce and eBooks. In fact, a couple of bookstore chains are actually seeing a resurgence and are doing very well. In this episode we speak with James Daunt, the CEO of Barnes & Noble, about how his vision and leadership have led the way for a turnaround of this iconic bookstore chain.
In 2015, Time Magazine published a story with the headline “You Now Have a Shorter Attention Span Than a Goldfish.” Supposedly this was based on a study by Microsoft that stated that the average attention span of a goldfish was 9 seconds but humans with our digital lifestyle in 2015 now had an attention span of 8 seconds, down from 12 seconds in 2000 before the mobile revolution began. But according to a study by dentsu, the complete story is a lot more complex.
Who has to spy on you? The government can just buy your info on the open market. Writers launch a class action against Open AI. The Dutch government joins with the US in restricting China’s use of chip making equipment and they’ve figured it out.
Leaders of a subreddit with 7 million members leaves Reddit, a group of university students prove that voice id is easily faked and the European Union is “crash testing” Artificial Intelligence
Is immigration the secret to AI dominance? If so, is it Canada’s secret weapon? Google tries to fix the damage done by Reddit’s moderator strike and two Windows updates you don’t want to miss.
The battle between Open Source and closed systems heats up in both Linux and Artificial Intelligence. J. P Morgan gets fined big bucks for deleting data and a robot dog with a flamethrower – what could possibly go wrong with that.
TikTok finally admits to storing US data in China, Meta says it will restrict news to Canadian users of Facebook and Instagram and just when you think that Elon Musk can’t be any more immature….
ITWC 2020 Public Sector CIO of the Year Samantha Liscio shares her thoughts on what works and what doesn't when leading a digital enterprise.
How do post 55 year-olds manage cybersecurity in a world of constant cyber threats? RBC has just released a study on the attitudes of people over 55 and Adam Evans, Vice President & CISO joins us to share what the study has learned.
Startups build smaller custom private open source AI offerings, disks from an SAP data centre turn up on E-Bay the American COO of TikTok resigns and brace yourself for price increases in cloud and cloud software.
Reddit goes nuclear and removes moderators of popular forums, Developers are increasing their use of AI despite some significant misgivings and the Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon regarding recurring subscriptions.
Over 100,000 ChatGPT accounts found for sale on the dark web, Employees claim companies are too slow to adopt new technologies and yes, finally, we might actually get those flying cars.
AI companies are flush with cash, but can’t find the data they need, IBM claims a breakthrough in quantum computing and despite claiming victory, has Meta fallen behind on the development of AI?
Three big cybersecurity stories you need to know about, Reddit is on the verge of what some call “civil war” and – hey, the flip phone is back.
ITWC's CIO Jim Love speaks with Catherine Luelo, Chief Information Officer of Canada, about how her private sector experience has prepared her for this vital public sector position, and how family has guided her leadership career.
Cybersecurity in IT desperately needs positions filled to combat the increasing attacks from hackers. There are potential candidates who are not being encouraged or who may believe their lack of experience means that no one would hire them. Learning how to be an ally can encourage others with the aptitude, but not the skills, to find their way into the profession.
Google tells staff to be cautious using AI. Postgres
overtakes MySql as the leading open-source database.
And what do you do when your smart home locks you
out?
AWS suffers a major outage, Reddit’s advertisers
suspend ad buys during the moderator’s protest and can
AI do what no human has been able to do – and reunite
the Beatles?
CEO Huffman says not to wear Reddit gear in public, Salesforce announces what they call a more transparent and trusted AI and OpenAI drops its prices in response to competition.
Major Reddit forums close shop as promised, Barracuda warns that the cure for a major problem means scrapping existing devices and a couple of stories put the growth and world dominance of AI in perspective.
One of the world’s largest website goes dark as a protest, Meta may be launching a Twitter rival and a new twist to cyber attacks.
A Harvard Business School graduate and philanthropist who changed the world with the invention of the Smartphone, Jim Balsillie helped put Waterloo, Ontario on the map as a world class center for technology and innovation. In this episode the former Chair and co-CEO of Research in Motion (RIM) shares his thoughts on using technology as a force for good.
Remember when IBM's Watson won Jeopardy and then went on to perform a number of incredible feats? But it has been eclipsed on the public stage by ChatGPT, which has captured the public’s attention like nothing else. So what happened to IBM and Watson, and how is it that others appear to have stolen the AI crown? Watson remains a core part of IBM’s AI development, and here to update us is Steven Astorino, the VP of Development, Data and AI and Canadian Lab Director at IBM Canada.
Will layoffs lead to unionization in the tech industry?
Google’s Deep Mind creates algorithms that are 70%
faster than human generated code by using techniquesfound in strategy games like Go. A dismissal suit from an
ex-employee alleges that fears that TikTok data was
being accessed by its Chinese parent company were valid
– with the help of a “God mode” password.
Open AI talks about GPT-5, Sticker shock on the new
Apple Vision Pro and a Canadian entrepreneur uses AI to
solve a huge mystery – does the coffee cup go into paper
or the trash?
Google’s Gmail allows scammers to pose as legitimate emails, Homeland security is looking into social media accounts to find suspected terrorists and drug smugglers, and a popular, and presumed safe file sharing utility leads to a huge supply chain hack and theft of data.
Apple reveals their mixed reality headset, Gartner says less is more when it comes to cybersecurity and Reddit’s moderators plan a day long shutdown to give a big “downvote” to the company’s plan to charge for use of their API.
The US Air Force denies that an AI controlled drone simulation went horribly wrong. Amazon may be getting into the phone business and Cortana joins Clippy in that bit bucket in the sky.
Our guest, Rushmi Hasham, Director for Workforce Training at Roger’s Catalyst, talks about the organization’s public education and youth focused programming that is aimed at increasing competitiveness in cybersecurity nationally and globally by training cybersecurity professionals that otherwise have difficulty breaking into the field.
Google attacks Microsoft over cloud licensing policies. Dell Computer results may be a hopeful sign and Open AI makes it easier to share conversations.
Open AI becomes the fastest growing website on the planet. The European Commission calls for a voluntary code of responsible and ethical AI development. Reddit pulls a Twitter-like move and ups the cost of using its API. And Alexa won’t be using Samuel Jackson’s voice anymore.
Kaseya partners to simplify cyber insurance for small businesses, a
new malware aptly named Predator hits Android devices with five zero day attacks and the top AI CEOs and leaders issue an ominous
warning at a European conference.
Are the big investments in security products paying off? RedHat's CTO says its LLMs are curated, unlike ChatGPT; Can you power a car using milk?
By 2025 the carbon footprint of digital technology will account for 8% of greenhouse gas emissions energy consumption. It is growing 6 times faster than the rest of the economy. Robert Barton, CTO and a Distinguished Architect with Cisco Canada, joins us to talk about the innovations they are pursuing in environmental sustainability.
Forget the “Terminator” warnings, Microsoft predicts that deep fakes are the greatest threat from artificial intelligence. And Meta doubles down on layoffs but struggles to find efficiencies.
Social media companies get even lower scores in terms of reputation, Elon Musk muses about developing his own competitor to ChatGPT and why would Alibaba get rid of what seemed to be a highly successful cloud offering?
You can’t count them out – today’s stories are about companies that are coming from behind with surprising results.
Meta faces a US$1.3 billion dollar fine, the largest fine ever for violating GDPR privacy rules, Microsoft sounds the alarm on email fraud and why has China’s AI answer to ChatGPT been banned from talking about Winnie the Pooh?
So long to passwords, and thanks for all the Phish, Security staff now face the risk of prison terms for mistakes and a leaked Google memo says there is a bigger competitive threat than ChatGPT
AI may be a brave new frontier for the law profession – or not. It’s helping us interpret legalese. It's already constructing licenses and contracts. There's actually a company that has developed what they say is the world's first robot lawyer. The technology startup Do Not Pay is using artificial intelligence to advocate for consumers. What’s going to happen to the lawyers? So who better to come and discuss this than the author, Russell Alexander, a lawyer and the author of a new book, “Artificial Intelligence and Everyday Law”.
Microsoft ditches waitlist for release of AI features, Facebook furious at FTC allegations; and ChatGPT potentially trained on copyrighted books, including the Terminator.
Microsoft scrambles to push users to the Edge browser, employees lose faith in Zuckerberg and regular internet use may be linked to lower dementia risk
Software engineers get the ball rolling as they wait for quantum computers to arrive, a number of public Salesforce sites leak private data and the first wooden transistor is here.
Would ChatGPT be a good employer? A new take on the “blinding” pace of technology. And what puts Wikipedia and Pornhub on the same side of a fight with legislators?
Is Apple losing the AI race? Italy lifts the ban on ChatGPT as OpenAI unveils new privacy controls and the World Wide Web turns 30.
We're at a time of accelerated change - an inflection point. Artificial Intelligence is about to change our lives forever. It will have a huge impact on not just blue collar jobs automation has already impacted, but white collar jobs like knowledge professionals. Kriti Sharma is the Chief Product Officer, Legal Tech, at Thomson Reuters and she has a front seat for this inflection point, but with a different perspective.
Governments struggle to regulate AI, Mixed signals continue with regard to optimism or pessimism in tech spending and AI is making some employees so productive they can do the job of two people – and maybe get paid for both.
Can AI help you win the lottery? Nvidia releases new open source software to prevent ChatGPT from spitting nonsense and the UK moves to block the Microsoft-Activision deal.
That cloud lining may be gold and not silver, ethical hackers take over an EU space satellite and the European Union and UK reign in the tech giants.
Snapchat’s new AI gets one star in a “who would have seen that coming” backlash. Microsoft says we should buy fewer PCs. And where do AI companies get the data to train their new large language models?
Cybersecurity workers are burned out and its having an impact, Google may be losing its supremacy in answering tech support issues and executives say they’d rather have a robot making key decisions.
You’ve heard about this new AI phenomena. It's so smart. It's going to change your life. It's going to take over your job and maybe even take over the world. And then after playing around for a few hours, you ask yourself the same question many people have: “Okay, now what do I do? How do I actually use this in my business?” This week’s guest, Conor Grennan, has been using chat GPT in the real world and has a lot to say about how it can make us more productive.
Google plays catch up in AI and Cloud, Twitter celebrates 4/20 by removing the legacy blue checkmarks and a new AI from Discord goes Breaking Bad
Zuckerberg strikes again and his employees are getting Meta PO’d by the layoffs. Despite that 4 out of 5 companies world wide are struggling to find and hold top tech talent. And how much data is there on used routers when you buy them? Spoiler alert – more than there should be.
Southwest Airlines is grounded once again by a tech glitch, Reddit plans to follow Twitter and charge for using its API and just when you thought AI had been moving too fast, get ready for another shock with an automated AI called Auto-GPT pushes the limits even further.
Tech workers asked how’d you like your old job back at half pay and no benefits, Rumours abound that Samsung might dump Google’s Chrome browser for Microsoft’s AI powered Bing and heaven help me, but AI really is going to the dogs.
Montana becomes the first state to ban TikTok, Is that Windows update slowing you down? And the first official policy to eliminate jobs in favour of AI is leaked to Bloomberg.
What if you could hire a robot to negotiate a better price for you? In fact, this is beginning already. Host Jim Love talks with Don Scheibenreif, a distinguished analyst at Gartner and author of “When Machines Become Customers”, about what he sees coming in a new era of machine customers.
Generative AI goes Open Source, Amazon Web Services takes on Google and Microsoft with a new offering to Democratize AI and is the Broadcom purchase of VMWare doomed by a European commission?
Reddit braces for an AI generated spam attack, the northern lights hold the explanation to why Starlink satellites were knocked out and will regulation kill open source?
More companies move to investigate ChatGPT, a new service to create malicious Android apps and Steve Jobs’ is still “making things wonderful.”
Are we losing or winning in the tech job market? Maybe a digital signature can’t always be trusted. And the first defamation lawsuit is filed stating ChatGPT was not just talking smack…
Employees give away corporate secrets to ChatGPT, Samsung announces major cuts to chip production and Elon Musk blows his stack – or his substack.
There's no doubt there's been an explosion in AI; you couldn't have missed it. And you've heard a lot about the big players Microsoft, Google and others, but not as much about new companies that are coming up here where are the opportunities for new innovators. Jim Love’s guest today is Arun Iyengar, the CEO of one of those new companies, Untethered.ai.
Former Google CEO urges companies to ensure their AI technology do more good than harm, production of Apple’s M2 chips reportedly halted after decline in Mac sales and IBM’s Model F keyboards are back
Is your next logo something musical? Intel makes a big comeback. And fake ransomware groups? Don’t these guys have any ethics?
OpenAI releases ChatGPT plug-ins, Western Digital suffers data breach and Marty Cooper made the first phone call using a portable phone, 50 years ago.
Big Tech Execs to meet with legislators to discuss escalating tensions with China, Women get equality of opportunity but not wages in Project Management and celebrities tell Elon Musk that he can check them off his list.
In today’s world of data safety backing up your data is sophisticated, demanding and crucial to every company. Host Jim Love speaks with W. Curtis Preston, widely known as Mr. Backup.
Ethics group files complaint to the FTC against OpenAI’s GPT-4, Microsoft slips ads in new Bing bot and Cloudflare uses lava lamps to generate randomness for better encryption
First human-shaped robots commercially available, Amazon Sidewalk open to developers and Twitter to prevent unverified accounts from appearing in recommended tweets.
Microsoft integrates ChatGPT in new security product, Alibaba announces it is splitting in six business units and Google staffers laid off in Ireland offered more than $300,000 in severance.
Twitter source code appears on GitHub, Google confirms not using private Gmail accounts for training its AI and Microsoft claims its AI bot is showing early signs of artificial general intelligence.
Gordon Moore who gave us Moore’s Law has died, Nvidia announces a way to speed up chip manufacturing by a factor of 40 times and Microsoft flexes its muscle to protect the new popularity of Bing’s AI search.
Host Jim Love talks with Peter Smit, the founder of Collabogence, about the future of work and how they are bringing science to the art of collaboration in the workplace.
Google’s Bard apologizes after plagiarism, TikTok’s CEO faces tough questions at U.S congressional committee and former Meta recruiter says she was paid $190,000 a year to do nothing.
China's search engine launches its own AI chatbot, Nvidia makes its AI supercomputers available as a cloud service and Indeed cuts jobs.
New GPT-4 spews more misinformation than its predecessors, TikTok clamps down on deepfakes and AWS moves from diesel to vegetable oil
More tech layoffs even in the growth area of cloud computing. Employees beg Google, “not to be evil” and Elon Musk tells the press he doesn’t give a.
Microsoft goes big on AI across all its products, Twitter competitor Mastodon hits one million new members and could OpenAI help create its own open-source competitor?
Can you meet someone without an algorithm? If you’re on Twitter or Linkedin you will get “suggestions” of people you should meet, courtesy of an algorithm that’s there to point you where you want to go. Mastodon, an alternative to Twitter, is an experiment that has somehow succeeded where, to date, others have failed. Mastodon doesn't have an algorithm. There is no central control. Respect is earned. But just because there is no algorithm, it doesn't mean that people aren't focused on trying to make the user experience better and better. Today’s guest, Alex Barredo, is one of those people.
Could a robot be your next customer? Tik Tok is spying on Americans. And why is Apple so silent when it comes to AI?
Mozilla issues a “responsible AI Challenge” – Could Facebook become the next AOL and a caveman’s view of Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI releases GPT-4, Google announces plans to infuse AI in Workspace tools and do the best coders really have potty mouth?
Regulators rush in to save failing banks, DOJ investigating AI and Australian researchers create electricity out of ‘thin-air’.
Google managers manage to rile a Canadian government committee, GitHub rolls out plans to improve security and a robot lawyer is being sued by a real-life lawyer. Which one wins?
Often we see a piece of technology that suddenly goes viral with an explosion of interest. Sound familiar? There’s even a name for this: it's called the hype cycle. In this episode we set out have a calmer discussion with an expert about the latest hyped technology, AI. Diane Gutiw is the Vice President of Analytics and AI with CGI, and she has been working in this area for more than a couple of years.
Is the tech talent crunch really over? Twitter’s commitment to privacy on an international level expires and a Canadian retail icon puts humanoid robots to the test in its stores.
Meta’s new large language model gets leaked, DuckDuckGo launches its own AI-powered search engine; New study shows more than 60 per cent of data breaches caused by remote working
TELUS supports women’s mental health, new Capterra research reveals women feel less valued than men at work, and AWS Women of Inspiration Panel details the trailblazing journeys of three senior female executives.
An employee overlooked the update that could have prevented the Last Pass breach. Twitter has yet another outage. And Nokia issues a new cell phone that can be – are you sitting down? – repaired easily.
Your voice is power – Shopify attacks the Peter Principle, and “Buddy can you spare a drop of oil?”
At one time the idea of real intelligence was like the Mechanical Turk, constructed in the 19th Century by Wolfgang von Kempelen and which became renowned for mastering opponents in chess. It was eventually revealed to be a fake. A new, more complex concept of intelligence is a computational regime that starts with human input but learns. That raises some new questions and here to talk about them is David B. Auerbach Orbach, author of MEGANETS: How Digital Forces Beyond Our Control Commandeer Our Daily Lives and Inner Realities.
Can we use the cloud to reduce greenhouse emissions? Holding companies responsible for software bugs. And what if ChatGPT could reach out and touch you?
Biden gets the power to ban TikTok, Microsoft Exchange Online goes offline and Twitter has second thoughts about its unrestricted free speech policy.
Last Pass admits that a DevOps engineer’s home computer was hacked in last year’s attack, Elon Musk wants to challenge the “woke” OpenAI and could your self-driving car repossess itself if you miss your payments?
Man runs cryptomining operation under a high school, Tesla pauses installations of driver assist software following recall and Apple not helpful as woman’s iPhone gets stolen, she gets locked out and 10k is stolen from her bank account
Facebook’s parent Meta enters the AI fight with a surprising one-two punch, companies are already replacing workers with ChatGPT and remote work paranoia.
Laurent Simoneau was and is the CTO of Canada's artificial intelligence company, Coveo. Along with co-founder Louis Tetu, he has been a driving force at Coveo and a cloud pioneer for almost two decades. Through the years he's continued to innovate and learn lessons in both the cloud, and in AI -- answers to questions that many companies are still grappling with
Google Cloud asks employees to share desks, Canada starts investigation against TikTok and AI-created images loses copyright
A job that Artificial Intelligence can't replace. A potential court ruling that could shake the foundations of the web as we know it. And, how good is the mileage on your supercomputer?
Four-day work week worth more than money, hackers access data from Asian data center operators used by Alibaba, Amazon, Apple and more, and 60 countries, including China sign agreement to regulate military AI
Social media sites start introducing fees and reducing services, an AI chatbot reportedly threatens a researcher’s reputation and asks, “do you really want to test me?”
Today, the internet is an inescapable part of the fabric of our world - business and personal. It's ubiquitous for many of us and we can’t imagine life without it. Who better to discuss this than Michelle Zatlyn. Zatlyn is a Saskatchewan-born entrepreneur who co-founded billion dollar Cloudflare and led it from start-up to a public company where she is now the president. Every year, Cloudflare publishes a Year in Review, a global snapshot of the internet in 2022. Operating 20% of the web, Cloudflare has unique insight into the biggest hacks, internet trends, and more.
ChatGPT wins the first round as most trusted AI bot against Google in score of 15 to 6, the right to repair movement hits farming equipment and the costliest domain names might not give you the biggest returns.
GitHub delivers AI assisted coding, Salesforce takes a hit as Twitter downsizes and Bing’s Artificial Intelligence engine gets angry.
Have ransomware gangs finally crossed “a bridge too far?”, a new “super cloud” says it’s not only open source, but it’s a magnitude cheaper than other cloud providers and Salesforce recognizes new gender options.
Layoffs killing innovation, AI-cloning technology that shows President Biden reading transphobic text and data brokers selling your mental health data – cheap.
Google employees have choice words for their company and mismanagement of their AI rollout last week. AI that might be able to learn without being trained and ways to cope with what some are calling the "biggest issue in hybrid and remote work."
The value of data is unquestionable. The reality is many companies’ analytics programs underperform, in large part because they don’t understand their data. Some invest a little and get solid benefits; others invest millions and come up dry. And that’s what we are covering today with Carter Cousineau, Vice President at Thomson Reuters Canada.
Bard’s mistake costs Google shareholders $100 billion, Github and GoDaddy lay off thousands and the chaos at Twitter continues.
AI brings competition in the search business; Google unveils search capabilities and Canada one of the countries that hate the Metaverse the most
More than half of cyberattacks will not be prevented by zero trust, 2,400 VMware servers hit in a ransomware attack, and a new app to fight digital amnesia.
Google jumps on the conversational AI frenzy, software supply chain attacks surge, and an Ohio study finds that fake news gain more engagement than fact-checked posts on Twitter
Does cutting CEO salaries lead to increased corporate performance? Elon Musk is found not liable in a suit by shareholders. And a University student helps scientists identify 8 new "technosignatures" in their search for intelligent life in space.
Trend Micro is a company with a large research presence in Canada. Today we talk to Greg Young, Vice President of Cybersecurity there about the results of their 2023 report on cybersecurity.
Real-time tracking and notifications of spending on Microsoft Azure broken, Twitter API no longer free to access and Microsoft Teams injects AI into its service.
Laid off workers flock to Blind app, PagerDuty CEO quotes Martin Luther King when announcing layoffs and OpenAI charges $20 a month for ChatGPT
OpenAI releases tool to detect machine-written text, Paypal lays off 2000 workers, Canadian team discovers power draining flaw in laptops and phones batteries.
Phillips cut 6000 jobs, China’s Baidu to launch its own version of ChatGPT in March and a foldable iPad in the works.
Big Tech forced to react and ignore safety as ChatGPT gains foothold, Intel reports historically bleak earnings and China’s top nuclear weapons uses American chips
For the past few weeks, our imagination has been captivated by an artificial intelligence bot called ChatGPT. It's a surprisingly realistic AI that can write computer programs, answer questions and even write poetry and songs. There has been the requisite hysteria - could it be the end of essays? Will humans be replaced by it? To sort out the hype and to figure out where things go from here, we've invited Josh Tyson, co-author of the “Age of Invisible Machines” to give us some insights.
Layoffs hit IBM and SAP, smartphone shipments decline and Google shuts down more than 50,000 pro-People’s Republic of China (PRC) disinformation channels
Amazon workers in the UK stage first ever strike, Samsung wallet becomes available in eight new markets including Canada and Shutterstock rolls out generative AI toolkit, following partnership with OpenAI.
The US Department of Justice files an antitrust lawsuit against Google’s ad business, Microsoft looks to find out the number of unsupported Microsoft Office installed on Windows PCs and China leads in exports of face recognition technology
A bored hacktivist browses national security secrets, a laid-off engineer says big tech giants see staff as 100 % disposable and Stanford university students use ChatGPT for final exams
Google’s in-house incubator impacted by layoffs, police contractor that promised to track homeless people hacked, the potential of gravity batteries to power the whole planet
Scammers. They make everybody's blood boil. They take advantage of people, mostly people who are vulnerable. And most of the time, they don't get caught because people don't report them - they are ashamed of being taken in by something that seems so obvious. Filteroff, a new dating app, think they have a solution.
EU votes to address loot boxes, gold farming, and gaming addiction, Microsoft to end sale of Windows 10 and Amazon closes AmazonSmile charity platform
Amazon's ex-drone manager says he was fired for raising safety concerns, IBM deceives the market about its cloud sales and OpenAI used Kenyan workers on less than $2 an hour to make ChatGPT less toxic.
Apple requires you to own an iPhone to operate an AppleTV, a woman receives the first-ever successful transplant of a living, 3D-printed ear and a Tesla suddenly accelerated and broke into two in West Vancouver.
Universities are changing the way they teach with the rise of AI, Toyota converts older cars into eco-friendly models and successful trial shows AI fighting wildfires
Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantART face class action lawsuit, spy software determines that a staff lied about working, and a Chinese bank offers a Pfizer vaccine to customers if they deposit $500,000.
Recently the hottest topic in the IT space was the launch of OpenAI's Chat GPT. Suddenly, everyone was jumping on to test out a widely available AI program. And if you look around, you'll see more and more AI in the market. Are we at the point where AI will be, in the words of some, democratized?
T-Mobile may acquire Mint Mobile, Amazon has failed to overturn Staten Island warehouse's vote to unionize, and Parler has reportedly fired the majority of its staff.
House Republicans hold a panel to grill Big Tech about censorship and government collusion accusations, bosses are giving phoney managerial titles to workers to avoid paying overtime, and flights within, into and out of the U.S. are delayed or cancelled after a ‘computer glitch’.
Microsoft's new AI can simulate voices with just three seconds of audio, New Jersey and Ohio ban TikTok on Government devices, and Coinbase cuts its workforce.
DoNotPay offers to pay $1 million to let their robot argue a legal case, lab-grown retina cells make retina cells and the U.S. Department of Agriculture approves vaccines for honeybees.
Seattle public schools sue social media giants, an international nuclear fusion project faces years of delays and Princeton researchers find a way to use egg whites to remove salt and microplastics from sea water
The idea that companies should do some good in the world is not new. Many companies have some link to one or more charities. Some have active support for social causes. But in a lot of cases, these are "bolt-ons" not built in. But Zoho, an international private company, has incorporated this into its corporate fabric and is focusing on bringing jobs to "overlooked communities" that need employment.
New York City bans ChatGPT, Amazon lays off 18,000 workers and Chinese researchers find a way to break online encryption with quantum computers.
A student builds an app to detect essays written by ChatGPT, Louisiana law requires users to undergo age verification to access porn, and scalpers struggle to sell RTX 4080 GPUs.
South Korea fines Tesla, experts warn about smart toys and data collection, and an Apple AirTag locates missing luggage and catches an airline in a lie.
Tesla vehicles are popular in Norway, Apple will increase its battery replacement fee, and social media giants may face more government regulations this year.
Pushback against Tiktok, the complicated mergers of Microsoft-Activision and Rogers-Shaw and Big Tech’s financial woes
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, mass layoffs, the Rogers outage, and a push for clean tech.
Although its sometimes fashionable these days to be cynical about government - most civic employees are incredibly creative and dedicated - and they do amazing things, often with very little in the way of budget or resources. In Alberta that includes in Health Care. Our guest today is Jesse Tutt from Alberta Health Services, whose email signature says, "Avoid being on the naughty list this year, submit an automation opportunity today."
What exactly is Hardtech? Harry Zarek, President of Compugen, joins us to talk about why we need to get the provincial and federal governments of Canada to understand how important this sector is.
FBI warns users of cyber criminals impersonating brands using search engine ads, Tesla offers $7500 discount on some cars and a Robocall firm faces a $300 million penalty.
Tesla is implementing a hiring freeze, Mastodon is gaining more popularity, and Iran’s internet shutdown is impacting its economy.
The U.K. government makes password sharing of streaming services illegal, a fan reverse-engineered the 1995 Star Wars games, and artists are revolting against AI art.
The IRS accidentally releases private data, Amazon and Reddit hit the list for companies with the lowest retention rates, and South Australia powers the state for a week with green energy.
California Energy Commission invests billions of dollars in EV, Google to introduce end to end encryption to Gmail, Twitter reinstates suspended accounts.
Privacy and the internet - there's two words that only go together when we are talking about a "lack” of privacy. The economic model of the internet and social media is based on trading your private information for features and services you want - but don't want to pay for. A new search engine, described by some as the "anti-Google", called Neeva, is now available to use in Canada. It allows people to browse the internet free of web tracking and promises to pay content creators for the use of their work.
TikTok pushes harmful content every 39 seconds, eight social media influencers have been charged in securities fraud scheme and the Department of Energy looks to fund fusion technologies
Will the U.S. ban TikTok? Facebook faces another lawsuit and Apple may let its users download third-party apps on iOS.
Scientists achieve a nuclear fusion breakthrough with 192 lasers, Tesla’s approval rating plummets fast, and Bahamas government claims back the $256 million spent by FTX on the island’s real estate
Maryland is the most recent state to ban TikTok in government agencies, Amazon accused of stealing delivery driver tips, and the EU sets a deadline for device manufacturers to switch to USB-C for their data and charging ports
Uber files a lawsuit to stop New York City driver pay increase, United Auto Workers win their vote in the first U.S. electric vehicle battery plant, and poor software has potentially cost the U.S. $2.4 trillion.
For years we've made manufacturing cheaper by moving it overseas and that's had some devastating impacts on our economy, on some places where people lived and worked, and on the environment in a world where it's cheaper to cut down a tree, ship the raw wood overseas and bring back chopsticks to be used in a restaurant in a town near you. Something's radically wrong! So in today’s episode we have a chat about what they call manufacturing 4.0 with Eric Whitley of L2L, to find out where that takes us.
Twitter Blue to cost more for iPhone users, big tech companies will share a multi-billion dollar contract from the Pentagon, and the FBI is concerned with Apple's new security features.
San Francisco reverses the approval of killer robots policy, Congress drops a media bill as Facebook threatens to ban news in the U.S. and Chinese hackers stole at least $20 million in U.S. COVID-19 relief cash
A 77-year-old sues a cop for wrongly targeting her home with the ‘Find my’ App, the FBI investigates attacks on North Carolina, and Amazon will invite users to share their data for $2 per month.
TSA may expand its facial recognition ID system, Adobe expands creations made with generative AI, and vendors selling stolen data products on darknet markets had more than $140 million in revenue.
A startup backed by a Tesla investor promises a flying car model, the U.S. federal semiconductor aid asks for more funding, and Amazon will layoff almost 20,000 employees.
We came out of the pandemic with a sense of optimism and momentum. For the first half of 2022, the tech industry was running full out. Then the third quarter hit and everyone came to a screeching halt. One minute we are talking about the great resignation and quiet quitting. And the next minute we are talking about downsizing and staff cuts. To help us make sense of what is happening, we are speaking with Kamales Lardi, Managing Director of Valtech Switzerland and author of “The Human Side of Digital Business Transformation”.
US Army planned to sponsor e-sports and Call of Duty streamers to reach Gen Z, Amazon refuses to comply with federal judge’s order to stop retaliating against unionizing employees and ex-engineer files age discrimination lawsuit against SpaceX.
San Francisco police can now use potentially lethal robots, DoorDash lays off 1250 employees and Missouri Senator accuses Apple of supporting China’s speech suppression policies.
AWS successfully ran a suite of AWS compute and machine learning software on an orbiting satellite, Apple threatens Elon Musk, and Google and Youtube invest in curbing the misinformation issue.
Facebook’s Meta fined 265 million euros, a new study finds that smartphone addiction is linked with low self esteem and other negative cognitive outcomes, and the FCC bans the sale and imports of certain Chinese technology.
A recent safety test reveals that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature will hit a child in a stroller, a Twitter breach from last year was much worse than first reported, and half a billion WhatsApp records have been breached and are up for sale.
Our topic today is supply chain attacks. We've all heard about them. A threat actor wants to go after a company or many companies or even government organizations. But these companies are constantly improving their defences so a direct attack may not work - or may be very difficult to pull off. Microsoft has just released their 2022 Digital Defence Report with a strong warning about the increase in supply chain attacks. Kevin Magee, Chief Security Officer for Microsoft Canada, joins us for a discussion on the report and his experience with these attacks.
San Francisco police department considers letting robots use deadly force, FDA approves a $3.5 million worth treatment for hemophilia and Brazil regulator seizes hundreds of iPhones.
Protests break out at an iPhone factory in China, U.S. senate to hold a hearing to discuss the lack of competition in the ticketing industry, and HP plans to lay off a significant portion of employees.
Elon Musk says he wants video chat, voice calls and encrypted DMs for Twitter 2.0, Amazon Alexa on pace to lose $10 billion this year and Google seeks to lay off 10,000 poor performing googlers.
Windows 11 will introduce advertisements to its Start Menu, the gaming industry sees a dip in revenue, and the FCC unveils updates to broadband maps.
Tesla recalls over 300,000 vehicles, could this be the end of Twitter? And new Google Maps features allow users to find EV chargers and more information about the location they’re in.
Our topic today is launching a new software platform. It's the hope and dream of many entrepreneurs. But hope isn't a strategy. Ethen Drower, Co-Founder and Operating Partner of CiteMed, is here to talk about what he's learned about software launches, which he's encapsulated this into 7 key tests.
Electric vehicles are more efficient to produce, India wants to use USB-C for universal charger, and Facebook to remove a few personal details from Facebook bios.
Demand for Taylor Swift tickets overwhelms Ticketmaster, FTX owes more than a million people money, and Google awards researchers for finding a bug in Android.
Tesla denies brake failure in deadly collision, Google to pay almost $400 million in privacy settlement, and Twitter is helping its competitors flourish.
A Meta employee was laid off after relocating across the country, just two days before starting his job, Jeff Bezos is looking to donate the majority of his net worth,and a layoff is happening at Amazon.
Eli Lilly stock price succumbs to fake Tweet, Twitter removes checkmarks from Twitter Blue, and FTX gets hacked.
Our kids may be obsessed with video games but is that a bad thing? In her book, Lucy Chow suggests that we have to understand gaming and work - and that should change how we view gaming.
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan risks losing investment in collapsing crypto exchange, TikTok readjusts its ad revenue target, and Amazon loses US$1 trillion in market valuation.
Halifax infirmary gets new hybrid operating room, Musk dissolves Twitter’s board of directors, Laser attack blinds self-driving cars.
Discord bans 55 million accounts for spam, Netflix Canada rolls out a new membership option, e-bikes and e-scooters in New York City are catching on fire.
Europe set to introduce the Digital Markets Act, Comcast may increase prices for its broadband customers, and Meta is on a losing streak this year.
Earlier this year we did a series on the metaverse for another podcast called A Deeper Dive. In the hopes we can make some sense of it, in this episode we look at the metaverse as if it were one world and we could map out the various metaverse “city states”.
Elon Musk officially closes the deal on Twitter, Meta’s stock price plunges, and so does Amazon’s.
Social media use is related to increased risk of depression, Micron to invest $100 billion in its semiconductor supply chain, and Google launches its first cloud region in South Africa.
EU passes new law requiring USB-C to be the only charger for devices, digital data is hurting the planet, New York City needs a plan to install EV charging stations.
Google shuts down its translation service in mainland China, Tesla announces car deliveries in the third quarter, and Starlink promises to help emergency responders in Florida following Hurricane Ian.
Apple’s Touch ID won’t be returning to iPhones anytime soon, a new international research begins to better understand the human brain, and a new solar panel reaches new heights in efficiency.
A Harvard Business School graduate and philanthropist who changed the world with the invention of the Smartphone, Jim Balsillie helped put Waterloo, Ontario on the map as a world class center for technology and innovation. In this episode the former Chair and co-CEO of Research in Motion (RIM) shares his thoughts on using technology as a force for good.
Amazon is raising wages for frontline workers, Google shuts down stadia, and Instagram bans Pornhub’s account.
The U.S. approves planting electric vehicle charging stations across the country, Meta shuts down a Chinese influence network, and the FCC wants to crack down on spam text messages.
The Girls Who Code book series has been placed on a ban list in schools, Amazon starts its holiday sales early, and Netflix continues to develop its gaming endeavors.
China wants to monitor the emotions of its long-distance bus drivers, Iran shuts off the internet to parts of its country, and decarbonizing the energy industry could save trillions.
As we've moved into an e-commerce dominated world, we've all heard the mantra of customer experience - how critical it is? But in all too many cases, it feels like customer experiences have become worse, not better. But does it have to be this way? How can companies do better? How do they know how well they are doing?
California may experience a power shortage, U.S. wants to restrict China’s access to advanced AI chips, and California is set to pass a digital asset law.
Truth Social fails to get approval from the Google Play store, Military AI startups are gaining interest and growth, and LG announces its first bendable OLED TV.
Qualcomm saves itself from a $1 billion fine, Lastpass was hacked again, and BlackBerry patent sale has gone sour.
FTC sues data provider for selling sensitive location data, California wants to cover its waterways with solar panels, and NASA delays a rocket launch.
Tesla demands the removal of a video that shows a Tesla vehicle striking a child dummy, Apple allegedly files trademarks for VR stuff, is room scanning before an exam unconstitutional?
We've all heard about quantum computing -- and some of us may even have at least a high-level understanding of quantum physics. We know that they offer a potential for computing power that is far beyond anything we have ever seen. But how much is real? How much is hype? And how will computing be different?
U.S. government wants to make federally funded research open-access, new privacy law gains traction, and Amazon is shutting down its telehealth service.
Snap settles privacy lawsuit in Illinois, Facebook users bombarded with random celebrity posts, and does Google need consent to serve ads in Gmail inboxes?
Oracle faces a lawsuit over alleged sales of personal data, Lamborhini pre-sells its entire production run until 2024, and Twitch to let partners stream on YouTube and Facebook.
Apple employees continue to fight against mandatory return to office, Sony faces a $6 billion lawsuit, and the U.K. government decides that manufacturers are responsible for vehicles in autonomous mode.
Tesla is increasing the cost of its full self-driving (FSD) feature, a new type of air conditioner cools without using electricity, and hackers are eyeing cookie sessions to trick multi-factor authentication.
Companies today are being warned constantly that we must constantly update our software to ensure that we are protected against so called "zero day" attacks. Zero day refers to the time a vulnerability in a software program is detected - vulnerabilities that could enable a hacker to successfully attack a company using that software program.
U.S. lawmakers told by the House of Representatives that TikTok is 'high risk', Meta will ban political ads ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, streaming suprasses cable TV viewing for the first time.
Physical car knobs beat digital ones, Airbnb launches an anti-partying tool in North America, and AirTag data helps solve another theft case.
Meta launches Horizon Worlds in two new countries, Amazon says the FTC is harassing its founder, and workers go on strike at an Amazon freight facility in California.
AT&T employees are being forced to return to office, Apple could bring ads to some of its apps, SpaceX is letting researchers hack into Starlink.
Uber discontinues its loyalty program, renewable energy could pay for itself within six years, and scientists create a promising bioengineered cornea.
Something changed with the introduction of Google Docs. It was cloud based and you could share documents over the web. Then Microsoft 365 came on the scene and matched Google’s price and approach. Today, few people know what the real differences are. So, which one should you get for your company?
Teens are not using Facebook, research reveals people are seeing misinformation weekly, and the FCC rejects Starlink’s request for $900 million in subsidies
Meta CEO worries that some employees aren’t doing work, Microsoft cuts team focused on prosumer experience, and Google blasts Apple’s texting standard.
Ferrari is recalling almost every car it has sold since 2005, Google suffered an outage, and Meta’s new chatbot is already spewing false statements.
Netflix’s games aren’t very popular, video game industry slides post pandemic, and Ebay’s new refurbished program causes headaches for resellers.
Amazon acquires iRobot, federal government employees resent the idea of returning to office, and public figures are not happy with flight trackers.
Today’s podcast features an interview with Catherine Luelo, recently appointed CIO of Canada.
Equifax misreported credit scores for loan applications, the U.S. forms a new anti-robocall taskforce, and a Denmark student finds a flaw in Cloudflare’s email forwarding service.
Facebook shuts down its live shopping feature, Motorola cancels the launch of its foldable phone, and Robinhood fires almost a quarter of its staff.
China deploys new AI to manage its power grid, TikTok to overtake Facebook in influencer marketing spending, and anti-piracy ads may be encouraging pirating.
Join us as we talk to Ramon Pinero, an expert in crisis communications at BlackBerry. Whether it’s a system failure, internet outage, a security breach or a natural disaster, a communications plan may be just as important as your response plan.
Meta loses money in the metaverse, video games do not harm mental health, and Microsoft releases its earnings report.
Facebook to operate with “increased intensity”, smartphone sales in China slump, U.S. Senate advances multi-billion dollar bill subsidizing chip manufacturing.
How do governments seize millions in cryptocurrency? Amazon is increasing its prime subscriptions in Europe, and T-Mobile will pay $500 million for one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history.
Australian retailers stop the use of facial recognition technology, more American states are working on laws to control social media, and Intel announces that it will produce chips for Taiwan’s MediaTek.
Uber enters a non-prosecution agreement with the FTC, LinkedIn ranks Amazon as the best company to work for, and a ransomware attack has hit a small Canadian town.
Compugen National Solutions Architect, Julian Galley, hit the road on June 28, 2022 in support of the Alzheimer Society of Canada. He is cycling from Compugen’s office in Calgary, AB to its headquarters in Richmond Hill, ON. And he has some interesting tech angles on his trip.
Amazon acquires One Medical, FCC launches probe into how mobile carriers use geolocation data, and YouTube begins removing videos containing misinformation about abortion.
Mark Zuckerberg to explain his alleged involvement in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, TikTok influencers are struggling to profit from the platform, and USPS is increasing its electric vehicle purchases.
Netflix loses fewer subscribers than expected, Snapchat comes to the desktop, and Apple settles class action lawsuit over MacBook keyboard.
Social media is causing buyer’s remorse, Netflix is testing a new fee for streaming from another location, and the UK excludes gaming loot boxes from its betting laws.
People are deleting period tracking apps due to privacy fears, Google is migrating users off of Hangouts, and GlobalWafers will build a $5 billion silicon wafer plant in Texas.
Google searches for the ways to move to Canada surges, some models of the Apple MacBook Pro M2 have slower storage speeds than the previous generation, and some people will not pay for a streaming service if they can’t share passwords.
Retirement of Internet Explorer is causing issues for organizations in Japan, Netflix cuts another 300 staff, and Mercedes-Benz concept electric vehicle sets range record.
Host Jim Love and Sarah Thompson have a wide-ranging discussion on algorithms and their impact. How much control are we willing to give them?
The FDA bans the sale of Juul e-cigarettes, Meta sees a promising future ahead, and Netflix is speaking with potential partners to help it enter the advertising space.
Amazon may run out of workers, Texas plans to install many EV charging stations on its interstate highways, and Canada will be one of Twitter’s test markets for a new feature.
Tesla faces a new lawsuit after allegedly firing workers with no notice, Facebook’s whistleblower is starting a nonprofit to train lawyers to fight Big Tech, and Twitter Board recommends shareholders approve the $44 billion sale to Elon Musk.
Most Americans believe they’re using their phones too much, one family is suing Apple for alleged hearing damage caused by AirPod earphones, and Telegram now offers a premium tier service.
Tesla increases its vehicle prices, Wealthsimple lays off 13 per cent of its staff, and cryptominers spent $15 billion on graphics cards last year.
Many companies have moved their computing to the cloud and the big bills can be an unpleasant surprise – especially if a crypto miner has been sharing your resources without your knowledge.
Elon Musk is getting sued again, U.S. Senator Elzabeth Warren wants to stop data brokers from selling user location and health data, and iPhone users could be eligible for payouts following legal claims.
The EU cracks down on big tech’s deep fakes and fake accounts, North Carolina proposes an anti-EV bill, and Google pays millions to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleges the company, underpaid female employees.
There are a lot of companies out there who are collecting your data and selling it to people with no regard for your privacy or safety. You might not even know who they are, but you should know - and know what to do about it.
Netherlands and Belgium will not get Activision Blizzard’s latest big title, Axon to stop Taser drone project following ethics board resignations, Microsoft drops its non-compete clauses against its staff.
IBM begins laying off its workforce in Russia, the FBI seizes a platform that sells stolen personal information, and Elon Musk threatens to walk away from the Twitter deal.
iPhones sold in Europe will have USB-C after 2024, Mercedes-Benz issues a “do not drive notice” for almost one million SUVs and minivans, and iPhone users will finally be able to edit and resend texts.
Taiwan places harsh chip export restrictions on Russia and Belarus, a software engineer is suing Amazon for work-from-home costs, and Ford wants to move all EV sales online.
Axon forges ahead with its taser drone program, New York state inches closer to pass a right to repair bill covering general electronics, and Tesla may cut its staff by 10 per cent.
The EU records a 34 per cent drop in emissions, regulators find Tim Hortons is tracking its customers, and Meta’s COO steps down.
Elon Musk dashes remote work, EV uptake is looking good, but needs more traction to reach carbon neutrality, and Sony says smartphone cameras will rival DSLRs by 2024.
Netflix’s password crackdown is already confusing, California’s Right to Repair bill fails to pass, and Australia’s digital driver's license is hackable.
Canadian authorities are investigating a Tesla that caught on fire, the U.S. has built the world’s fastest supercomputer, and Samsung has reportedly cut its phone production targets.
Apple is raising minimum pay to $22 an hour, Google contract workers push back against the return to office, and TokTok workers complain of toxic work schedules.
Twitter shareholders sue Elon Musk, Amazon shareholders reject resolutions targeting worker wellbeing, and the FTC fines Twitter $150 million for misusing user data.
Canadian book retailer Indigo partners with TikTok, Texas law that lets users sue social networks for censorship is back into effect, and Google previews a pair of smart glasses capable of translating languages in real-time.
Netflix could roll out its service with ads by the end of the year, the U.S. generates 20 per cent of its electricity from solar and wind power, and digital abortion footprints could lead to criminal charges if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Apple will discontinue its iPod Touch, big tech companies face lawsuits for pulling services in Russia, and tech companies are laying off employees due to a post pandemic reset.
A San Francisco district judge dismisses Donald Trump's lawsuit against Twitter, a new vulnerability is discovered in Apple’s chips,and Apple’s director of machine learning leaves his post.
Another research finds that remote work does not reduce productivity, Amazon is taking legal actions against fake reviewers, and Nvidia was fined for hiding how much money it made off of crypto miners.
Google is firing its AI researchers, Android users are switching to Apple, and for the first time ever, California briefly runs on 100 per cent renewable energy.
HP disables printer cartridges if you opt out of its subscription program, Microsoft is planning a VPN service in Edge, and India will build its first semiconductor fabrication plant.
Microsoft urges Windows users to stop using Internet Explorer, one computer scientist creates an exceptional deep fake detection tool, and cryptocurrency mining in Texas uses as much electricity as Huston.
Amazon’s Twitch streaming platform is considering cutting streamer’s pay to increase profits, Apple wants to hide apps that have not been updated, and Tesla stocks suffer after the Twitter purchase.
Elon Musk’s Twitter deal sparks backlash, the Brooklyn Public Library is offering digital access to banned books, and Meta is opening its first store.
Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s buyout deal, Netflix is facing a morale crisis, and Apple must pay a customer $1000 for not including a charger with his iPhone.
Twitter is reportedly considering Elon Musk’s latest offer, Google releases a new privacy option in Europe, and Netflix is cracking down on password sharing.
Elon Musk has secured new funding to purchase Twitter, Tesla makes record gains in Q1 2022, and CNN+ shuts down just three weeks after its launch.
Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10 years, Google plans to build the first-ever high-speed fibre-optic cable to connect Canada to Asia, and U.K. self-driving vehicle owners will not be held responsible for crashes.
Elon Musk promises $0 salary for Twitter’s board following "poison pill" introduction, Amazon commissions a racial equity audit, and Tesla employees in its Shanghai factory are being made to sleep in the building due to COVID-19 cases.
Elizabeth Warren slams Intuit for misleading tax filers, a popular windows toolbox script is actually malware, and the U.S. military contracts a 3D printing company to build training facilities.
The demand for smartphones is slowing, a Twitter user in the U.K was sentenced to community service after making an offensive tweet, and Apple plans to build its own financial infrastructure.
Apple faces a hefty lawsuit from a Dutch foundation, a judge approves Activision Blizzard’s harassment settlement, and big tech companies in China are sending congratulations notes to employees they lay off.
Apple Stores will refuse to service iPhones marked as missing, TikTok is testing a Watch History feature, and SpaceX ends the production of its Crew Dragon astronaut capsules.
More than a third of jobs in the U.S. can be done remotely, misinformation is dissuading the public from green energy initiatives, and Apple is allegedly cutting back the iPhone SE’s production due to low demand.
FCC considers Kaspersky a security threat, Apple is rumored to be working on a subscription plan for iPhones, and a new EU legislation could force Apple to allow sideloading.
Companies who made unwanted marketing calls to older people must pay fines, Tesla raises its prices, academics at the University of Alberta are helping protect digital data in Ukraine.
Microsoft is contemplating on adding ads into Windows 11’s File Explorer, Arm lays off employees amid talks of IPO, and the Israeli government becomes the target of a denial of service attack.
Google is being sued by a Florida restaurant group, Ford will ship cars without certain chips, and contrary to popular belief, misinformation on social media affects Gen Z too.
Uber adds extra costs amid surging fuel costs, Russia wants to ban Instagram and calls Meta an extremist organization, and YouTube Vanced is going away forever.
Google releases an anti-harassment tool for journalists, Tinder rolls out a new background check feature, and Windows 11 will finally have tabs in File Explorer.