Listing of the Podcasts in order of when they were posted
News and Updates:
· The Dept. of Justice wants to force Google to sell Chrome and Double Click
· Slate is making a No Frills $20K EV truck
· Tesla falls from first to eight in new EV sales in Australia
· Changes coming to Win 11 Start Menu and new features
· Netflix is using AI as a search/recommendation tool
#547 (Posted on 8May2025)
AI Credit Cards, AI Hallucinations Getting Worse, Zuckerberg Thinks AI Will be Your Friends, AI Research Violates Ethics Standards
Top Story:
· Visa trying to the AI shopping experience credit card
· AI continues to grow, but hallucinations are getting worse
· Zuckerberg thinks most of your friends will be AI chat bots
· Researchers violated ethical standards while investigating AI usage online
News and Updates:
· Tech job descriptions are becoming more confusing
· Because of the rate of advancement, tech jobs become obsolete quickly
· The “You Wouldn’t Steal a car” ad pirated a lot in the ad
· Google Messages is blurring nudity in communications
· Mark Zuckerberg told the FTC that social media has changed
Top Story:
· Users are saying please and thank you to ChatGPT and running up the electric bill
· ChatGPT trying to be less of a “suck up”
· Report says AI gains outweigh cost, including emissions from power plants
· Teens are using ChatGPT for investment advice
· Microsoft users are not using Copilot compared to other LLM’s
News and Updates:
· Oct 14th is coming, upgrade to Win 11, don’t wait if you need a new PC
· U.S. Judge rules Google is operating as a monopoly in the online advertising industry
· If Google is forced to sell off divisions, OpenAI would like to buy Chrome
· Tesla wants to launch robotaxis like Waymo; how far behind are they?
Top Story:
· A man used AI in court to defend himself, it did not go well
· Things not to tell ChatGPT about yourself or your business
· OpenAI wants to a frightening Social Media platform
· Grok AI called Elon Musk a “Top Misinformation Spreader”
· xAI bought X (Twitter) at a huge, discounted price
News and Updates:
· What happens when Waymo engineers have to make real time changes
· New parents choosing Robotaxi to come from the hospital over human driven vehicles
· Instagram blocking sensitive images from teens trying to stay ahead of government regulations
· Microsoft turned 50 4Apr2015, we look back at some of their products over the years
Interview w/ Corey Clothier, Autonomous Vehicle Expert with Arcadis
Top Story:
Corey Clothier tells us about autonomous vehicles:
· The history of autonomous vehicles
· Where and how robotaxis work
· The future and what autonomous vehicles will look like in the coming years
News and Updates:
· The NFL will use Hawk-Eye tech to measure 1st downs in games this year
· Fitbit is getting an overhaul and at least 1 more year of life
· Apple wants to upgrade the Health app for iPhone & Watch
· To keep up with AI demands, Apple buying $1B worth of Nvidia GPUs for their datacenters
· Visa, MC and AMEX vying to be the new credit card for the iPhone
· Microsoft changing from “Blue Screen of Death” to “Black Screen of Death”
· Microsoft keeps changing versions of Outlook and Teams
Are VR Goggles Dead, AI Takes over A Newspaper, AI Datacenters Popping Up In Heartland
Top Stories:
· Has the time/trend for VR come to an end?
· A newspaper in Italy let AI write the paper for a week, the experiment did not go well
· AI Datacenters are being built in the central part of the US bringing economic growth
News and Updates:
· The Signal App, what is it and is it safe and secure?
· Apple is rumored to be adding a camera to the next generation of Apple watches
· EV maker BYD sales are soaring, but in China, for now! Could tariffs change that?
· Coca-Cola has a new vending machine that runs on Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Top Stories:
· OpenAI says it should be able to train ChatGPT on copyrighted material
· ChatGPT made up a story that a man murdered 2 of his 3 children in his biography
· Study finds when lonely people use AI chatbots, they become lonelier and sadder
· The CEO of a company promising to get rid of Cyber Fraud, sentenced to jail for Fraud
#534 (Posted on 24Mar2025)
Mishing Threat, Apple’s Encrypted Messaging, TikTok 10PM Curfew For Teens
eBay & Etsy Emulate TikTok, Microsoft Removed Copilot, VW Brings Back Buttons
News and Updates:
· Mishing Is New Mobile Security Threat
· iPhone and Android users will be able to exchange end-to-end encrypted RCS messages
· TikTok will block the feed of kids under 16 at 10pm
· Etsy and eBay will try to emulate other Social Media platforms to lure shopping customers back
· Microsoft released an update that accidentally removed Copilot from Windows
· Volkswagen is bring back haptic buttons instead of flat screens
#535 (Posted on 27Mar2025)
CISO’s AI Malware Concerns, Are Kids Using AI Cheating?, Gemini Removes Watermarks
Top Stories:
· A CISO warns most Malware has not been created yet, because of AI
· Students use AI, are they cheating or using a tool to get better grades?
· Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash can remove watermarks from images causing copyrights concerns
Microsoft Killing Publisher, Apple Delaying Apple Intelligence, Most Smart Phone Users Don’t Use AI, DOJ Forcing Google To Sell Chrome, 4G Cellular Didn’t Work On The Moon
News and Updates:
· After 34 years, Microsoft is ending Publisher
· Apple says it is delaying Apple Intelligence until 2026
· A new survey finds 90% of smart phone users thing AI is useless
· US DoJ is going forward on forcing Google to sell off Chrome
· Nokia put a 4G cell site on the moon, but it didn’t work
#533 (Posted on 6Mar2025)
Is Antivirus Software Spying On You?, Never Delete SPAM, Jr. Software Developers Over Reliance on AI, Crypto Heist Because Of Poor Cybersecurity
Top Stories:
· Does Antivirus software collect and share your data?
· Never delete SPAM email
· Junior programmers are becoming too dependent on AI for coding
· The biggest Crypto heist was caused by poor cyber security
#530 (Posted on 10Mar2025)
Facebook Deleting Live Videos, HP Ends 15 Min Wait, Gmail Changes Authentication, Google Shuts Down Extensions, YouTube Premium Lite, Microsoft Office “Free: With Ads, Microsoft To End Skype
News and Updates:
· Facebook will start deleting Live videos after 30 days
· HP halts the 15 minute wait to talk to customer service
· Gmail switching to QR Codes and Authentication App instead of SMS
· Chrome updated the Extensions Software and killed off a lot of extensions, including uBlock
· YouTube launches Premium Lite in US to be ad free for $7.99/month
· Microsoft testing a free version of Office with ads
· Microsoft will end Skype in May 2025
#531 (Posted on 6Mar2025)
Amazon Alexa+, Nvidia Say AI Boom Still Going Strong, Sora Gets ChatGPT Integration, Microsoft-OpenAI Approved in UK, McDonald’s Gets AI Infusion, Google-HP Project Starline 3D Calling
Top Stories:
· Amazon announced Alexa+ with new features
· Nvidia says AI Boom is far from over
· OpenAI’s Sora will get ChatGPT Integration to produce better videos
· After 2 years, the UK gives Microsoft and OpenAI clearance form Antitrust officials
· McDonald’s is implementing AI in their restaurants
· HP and Google team up on Project Starline for 3D video calling
#528 (Posted on 3Mar2025)
MLB Bot Calling Balls and Strikes, YouTube Premium “Lite”, Apple Vision Pro getting AI, AT&T SplitPay vs, Splitwise App, Meta’s Subsea Internet Cable Circumnavigates
News and Updates:
· Major League Baseball will use the bots for balls & strikes in Spring League
· YouTube is creating a Premium “Lite” plan with reduced ads
· Apple Vision Pro headsets is getting Apple Intelligence, finally
· AT&T created SplitPay, but Splitwise is better
· Meta is building a 31K mile subsea Internet cable that will go around the globe
#529 (Posted on 6Mar2025)
Smart Glasses Help Visually Impaired, AI Not Generating Value, Think Deeper and Voice Are Now Free, Robots Running Half Marathons
· Meta’s smart glasses are enhancing the lives of visually impaired
· Microsoft CEO questions whether AI is creating value
· Microsoft has made Think Deeper and Voice AI assistants Free of charge
· Robotics companies have their bots running half marathons along side human runners
#526 (Posted on 17Feb2025)
Gulf of America on Google Maps, Google’s reCAPTCHA is Useless, Ads in Jeeps, iOS Emergency Update, AirPods as Hearing Aids
News and Updates:
· Google Maps and Apple Maps have changed the name to Gulf of America in the US, not abroad
· Google’s reCAPTCHA is useless against bots, but a big money maker
· Ads are popping up in Jeeps on the display when the vehicle comes to a stop
· Apple released an emergency update for the iPhone
· Apple AirPods can be used as hearing aids
#527 (Posted on 20Feb2025)
Tariffs are affecting cheap products from China, Musk Bid for OpenAI, AI Hype or Revolutionary, Hank Azaria Replaced By AI?
· New tariffs are driving prices for Temu products thru the roof
· Elon Musk offered $97 Billion to buy OpenAI
· Is AI just hype, or is it revolutionary?
· Hank Azaria penned an OpEd that he thinks Gen AI is going to try to replace him
#524 (Posted on 10Feb2025)
Stop Changing Passwords, GM Super Cruise, NY Times Flashback, Meta Smart Glasses And The Fate Of The Metaverse, Farewell To The TrackPoint Nub
News and Updates:
· NIST says using a password manager is better than changing passwords
· GM got out of the Robotaxi business, but will still use the autonomous driver technology
· NY Times 1st published article on the WWW
· Meta to add extra display to the Ray Ban Smart Glasses
· Meta also will decide the future of The Metaverse
· Lenovo will do away with the red TrackPoint nub on ThinkPad laptops
#525 (Posted on 13Feb2025)
The Vatican Warns About The Risk of A.I., Dating Apps And The Challenges They Face
The Vatican releases a very written warning about the risks of A.I., while acknowledging its potential
The Big Story:
· Bumble CEO steps down after changing the platform
· Dating Apps have serious challenges, can they resolve their issues
· Are Dating Apps getting worse?
· A.I. and the Dating App, will it help or make it worse?
#522 (Posted on 27Jan2025)
TikTok Reprieved, Social Media “Me Toos”, POTUS & AI Investment, Microsoft’s Dumb Rebrand, $765 Million In Bitcoin To Stay In A Landfill
News and Updates:
· President Trump sends a message to TikTok and gets a 75 day reprieve
· Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram all say, “We can do short form videos too”!
· Users are not as committed to TikTok as ByteDance once thought
· President Trump investing in datacenters to help advance AI
· Is Microsoft 365 Copilot the dumbest rebrand since “New Coke”?
· A UK man looses laptop with the password to $765 Million in Bitcoin to a landfill
#523 (Posted on 23Jan2025)
Interview with Don Monistere, CEO General Informatics
The Big Story:
Interview with Don Monistere, CEO General Informatics
· The Joseph Piediscalzo “Chief” Multimedia & Distance Learning Studio at SLU and why that is special!
· General Informatics Kickoff Celebration benefitting Boys & Girls Club
· The outlook for IT in 2025
#520 (Posted on 20Jan2025)
TikTok Updates, New HIPAA Cybersecurity Rules, Meta Moves Moderators to Texas
News and Updates:
· TikTok Updates leading up to 19Jan2025
· HIPAA has new Cybersecurity rules that are much stricter standards
· Meta is moving the content moderators from California to Texas to avoid biases
#521 (Posted on 23Jan2025)
Interview with Dori Krieger, Executive Director CTIA Wireless Foundation
The Big Story:
Interview with Dori Krieger, Executive Director
CTIA Wireless Foundation
· CTIA, Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association & CTIA Wireless Foundation
· Catalysts and how it is doing great things for the wireless world
· The inspiring social entrepreneurs that Catalyst has helped to launch
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