Listing of the Podcasts in order of when they were posted
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
#518 (Posted on 16Decv2024)
Microsoft Backtracks On Win11, Amazon Selling EVs, Cruise Quits Robotaxis, Waymo Bringing Robotaxis To Miami, DeFlock Maps License Plate Readers
News and Updates:
· Microsoft will allow upgrades to Win 11 on older PC’s, with a catch
· Amazon is now selling EV’s
· GM halts the Cruise Robotaxi project
· Waymo is expanding Robotaxis to Miami
· DeFlock maps license plate readers across the country
#519 (Posted on 12Dec2024)
Sora Is Amazing, Apple Sued, Dad Sends Pic Of Son To Send To Doctor Then Treated As Criminal, Court Oks Breaking Into iPhone, Teens Think Social Media Is A Good Thing
The Question of the Week: No QotW
The Big Stories:
· Sora is released and the videos are amazing, and very easy to use
· Apple sued because it did not release scans for Child Sexual Abuse Materials
· A concerned dad takes a naked photo of toddler son for doctors and is accused by Google of Sex Crimes and loses all of his Google related info
· Federal court says dismantling an iPhone to retrieve data is OK
· Study says Online Time is good for Teens
#516 (Posted on 9Decv2024)
FBI Warns Against Texting, Matrix Messaging Seized, Amazon Sued by Wash, D.C., AT&T To Retire Landlines, Online Shopping Record Sales, Walmart Buys Vizio, Vinyl Records Making A Big Comeback
News and Updates:
· The FBI and CISA warn against using unencrypted text messaging
· Chat service Matrix seized because of illegal activity
· Amazon sued in D.C. for not delivery to 2 neighborhoods
· AT&T will retire all landlines using copper by 2029
· Black Friday and Cyber Monday set records for sales $$
· Walmart buys TV maker Vizio to inject Crapware Ads
· Vinyl albums are making a huge comeback in total sales
#517 (Posted on 12Dec2024)
Controlling Wi-Fi At Home, Kids Under 16 Banned From Social Media In Australia, Meta Forced To Verify Advertisers, LinkedIn Too Boring For Kids, Deepfakes Causing Billions In Loses
The Question of the Week: A follow up on controlling the Wi-Fi in your house for kids
The Big Stories:
· Kids under 16 banned from social media in Australia
· Meta being forced to verify advertisers
· Long winded post on LinkedIn are AI Generated and too boring for kids
· Deepfake videos are causing Billion$$ in fraud loses
#514 (Posted on 18Nov2024)
Twitter/X Loses 115K Users, Bluesky Adds 700K, Microsoft Copilot, Amazon Haul Takes On Temu, Apple Vision Pro Struggles
News and Updates:
Since election day:
- 115,000 people have deleted the Twitter/X account
- Bluesky added 700,00 new users
- Threads is growing as well
Microsoft Copilot:
- Is ending the Enterprise and Pro versions
- Releasing the free version in Australia and New Zealand first
- Getting stronger and encouraging more usage
Amazon is creating a Temu killer called Haul
Apple Vison Pro is shutting down production because of lack of sales
#515 (Posted on 21Nov2024)
Bitcoin, TSA Cyber Rules, Hackers Bypassing macOS Security, Mattel’s Wicked Blunder, Apple’s Smart Home Device
The Question of the Week: Bitcoin crossed over $90,000, is it worth it?
The Big Stories:
· TSA releases new Cyber rules for pipeline & rail companies
· North Korean hackers may have ability to hack thru macOS Security
· Mattel apologizes for its Wicked blunder, possibly caused by Generative AI
· Apple to launch a Smart Home Control Center that looks like an iPad on the wall
#512 (Posted on 11Nov2024)
Tech Gumbo Begins Our 11th Year!, Google Adds New Features To Chrome, Waze and Maps, uBlock Origin Ad Blocker, Nvidia And Intel Chips
News and Updates:
· Tech Gumbo started Nov 2014
· Google:
- Adds Safety Check to Chrome
- Adds Unsubscribe to Chrome
- Makes it easier reporting features to Waze
- Adds AI assistance to Maps, including places to explore on your trip
- Begins disabling adblocker uBlock Origin
· Nvidia joins the Dow Jones Industrial Average
· Intel is cause for concern in D.C.
· TSMC stays very profitable making chips
#513 (Posted on 14Nov2024)
A.I. And A Teen’s Suicide, Gen AI In The Fashion Industry, AI Making Mistakes IN Hospitals, Microsoft Tries To Fix AI Falsehoods, 25% Of Google’s Code is AI Generated
The Question of the Week: NO Question
The Big Stories:
· Is AI to be blamed for a teen’s death?
· Fashion retailer using Gen AI instead of real models and photographers
· AI transcription tools making mistakes at hospitals
· Microsoft is trying to fix AI “Hallucinations”
· Google says over 25% of its code is written by AI
#510 (Posted on 4Nov2024)
Starlink Needs 30k Satellites, Replacing The ISS Because Of Age And Leaks, Returning Astronauts To Earth, Redbox Customer Data Breach, San Fran Trying To Stop Using Floppy Disk, AI Radio Presenters
News and Updates:
· Starlink to petition the FCC to allow 30,000 satellites to achieve Gig speeds
· Vast has plans to replace the International Space Station
· The ISS is leaking, but not a risk
· NASA does a crew swap, 2 still have their extended stay going
· Info from Old Redbox kiosk easily hacked with customer info revealed
· SanFran Train System plans to stop using 5 1/4 -inch disk within 10 years
· Poland radio station using AI “Presenters”, listeners are not happy
#511 (Posted on 7Nov2024)
Top 10 Self-Driving Car Companies, 30-Year-Old Backdoor Laws, End To Tracking Celebrity Jets, Computer Chips Being Made IN USA, Russia Fines Google $20 Decillion
The Question of the Week: Last week you talked about Tesla’s “Full Self Driving” cars, who else is do that?
The Big Stories:
· A 30-year old law forcing backdoors is creating security risk
· Meta follows twitter, will ban accounts that track celebrity jets
· TSMC Chip plant in Arizona making better chips than Taiwan
· Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
#508 (Posted on28Oct2024)
NHTSA investigating Tesla’s Full Self Driving Cars. TikTok’s Execs Knew How Harmful It Is To Teens, Kids TV Is A Thing Of The Past
News and Updates:
· National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the Full Self Driving claims of Tesla and the wrecks involved
· Lawsuit against TikTok reveals how harmful it is to kids
o Addictive in 35 minutes
o Demotes people deemed unattractive
o 95% of smartphone users 17 and under are on TikTok
o Discourages kids from making eye contact with other people
o Filters content to conform with one-sided opinions
· Children’s TV Channel ratings are off by over 75%, it is all YouTube now
#509 (Posted on
31Oct2024)
Interview w/ Josh Goldwitz – Transportation and Logistics Expert
The Question of the Week: No QoW
The Big Interview:
A career through multiple companies and how it impacts transportation and logistics
· Exponent (Crash Reconstruction Photogrammetry) (using photos to reconstruct measurements- also key to modern camera-based autonomy systems)
· Lloyd Register – London Underground
· MTA (NYC)- subway system, rail, buses, ferries
· Jet Blue- electrification of ground support equipment
· Amazon- last mile delivery
#506 (Posted on21Oct2024)
6G Cellular Research, Wi10 EOL In 1 Year, Win11 Has Excess Junk, Florida Neighborhood Is Hurricane Proof, Racist Home Robot Vacs
News and Updates:
· Researchers working on 6G Cellular are achieving 190 gigabits of thru put
· Win 10 End of Life is 14Oct2025, check now to see if your computer will upgrade, if not, don’t wait to buy a new PC
· Win 11 24H@ Update has a junk file that is 8.6GB and you can not delete it
· A new neighborhood in Fla built homes with solar panels and batteries, 15 feet off the ground and easily able to resist winds up to 120mph
· Hackers breached home robot vacuums, began shout racist slurs
#507 (Posted on 24Oct2024)
Google Killing Fitbit, Tesla’s ‘We, Robot’ Fiasco, Tesla Competitors Get a Boost
The Question of the Week: What’s going on with Fitbit?
The Big Stories:
· Tesla big event, “We, Robot” to show off CyberCab and Optimus Robots was a flop!
· The Autonomous robots were actually being controlled by humans
· Waymo, Uber , Lyft got a big stock market bounce because of Tesla’s event
· Tesla is losing its grip on the EV market in California
News and Updates:
· GEICO stops covering Cybertrucks from Tesla
· SpaceX threatened by EU Telcos
· Starlink to get another rival
· Starlink gets more spectrum to use from FCC
· SpaceX demands Spectrum from rivals
States Sue TikTok, Use Caution With AI At Work, Licenses Plate Readers And Bumper Stickers
The Question of the Week: Who is suing TikTok Now?
The Big Stories:
· AI Assistants recording virtual meetings and creating havoc
· License Plates readers also keeping bumper sticker info building another database
News and Updates:
· Electronic warfare in war torn areas creates GPS spoofing for airlines
· Man charged with “Evil Twin” Wi-Fi attack on airplane in Australia
· Twitter’s valuation is down to 25% of the purchase price
· DirectTV And Dish Network merging to compete with streaming platforms
The Big Stories:
· Calif. Laws forces disclosure on digital platforms to not use but or purchase when “renting” media
· After Helene, people in N.C. are using iOS 18 enabled phones to text via satellites
· OpenAI will become a “For Profit” business
· OpenAI is still burning thru Millions of dollars monthly, but still has very high expectations
News and Updates:
· Several major streaming platforms talk about mergers or bundling
· Big Tech is investing in Nuclear Power because they need the electricity
· Protecting autonomous vehicles from data leaks and bad actor hackers
The Question of the Week: I have a bunch of old CDs. How long will they last?
The Big Stories:
· TikTok not doing well in the U.S. Court of Appeals
· TikTok throws Shein & Temu under the bus
· Google wins an Antitrust case in the EU
· Calf. Passes laws about deepfakes and draws in Social Media platforms
News and Updates:
· Apple released iOS18, and quickly had to release an update to patch 33 security flaws
· The Biden Administration is trying to address Cybersecurity talent pool shortage
· Are the Social Media Platforms really listening to everything, or is it something worse?
· Instagram rolling out stricter guardrails to prevent teens from “workarounds”
· Waymo released impressive safety stats for autonomous vehicles
The Interview with Greg Trahan, Director of Economic Development, LSU and Duke Hartman, CEO, Integer Technologies LLC:
· LSU & Integer Technologies have partnered to do research to benefit the Navy
· Research around autonomous vehicles in the air, on the ocean both on the surface and underwater
· The research is bring under grad and grad students and well as faculty and working engineers together to find solutions
· The research will also benefit the oil industry, especially in South Louisiana
News and Updates:
· Ford was awarded a patented for in car advertising that will listen to passenger’s conversation
· A new Malware, name Voldemort has been released and is affecting Google Sheets
· Hackers are learning how to bypass MFA
· WhatsApp and Messenger must be compatible with Telegram, Signal and iMessage
· Google upgrades from Sky Maps to Google Maps in Space! And it is Awesome!
Kids And Cybersecurity, iPhone 16 Announcement, Apple Intelligence, Apple Pays Ireland $13 Billion
The Question of the Week: My children are starting to use the Internet, what should I be telling them?
The Big Stories:
· iPhone 16 (all versions) announced, plus Apple Watch 10 and AirPods 4
· Apple Intelligence (A.I.) will not be available at launch, look for a slow roll out
· CIO’s and CTO’s concerned about the new iPhone’s AI and security risk
· Wait until Thanksgiving or Christmas before you buy the new phone or upgrade to iOS 18
· Apple loses tax dispute again, must pay Ireland $13 Billion
News and Updates:
· US Navy allowing sailors to use Starlink for Internet access while aboard ship
· Tom Hanks and other celebs in AI scams
· Ford applied for a patent that could make cars surveillance tools
· New tech in clothes making it cooler on hot days
· Another Alert about AI and Travel “Deals Scams”
Interview with Brian Housewright
The Interview:
Tech & the Health Care industry
· Tech the sector of the Health Care industry?
· The evolution of technology in Health Care
· What is an EHR/EMR? Why is it important? How has it developed over time?
· The challenges related to the adoption of Technology in a healthcare setting? How does it affect the user?
· The key regulations and mandates related to technology in the healthcare industry (i.e. HIPAA)
· The different Healthcare settings, the unique requirements for each, and the challenges of sharing data.
· How does technology affect or impact the healthcare consumer?
· What are the legal ramifications related to technology/software and its use in the healthcare setting?
· What are some of the key data points/metrics that a healthcare entity is focused on from a management standpoint?
· Where is HC technology headed for the future? i.e. AI, Machine Learning, Robotics etc.
News and Updates:
· People are requesting to blur their homes on Google Maps
· NFL is using facial recognition for credentialing in Vegas, not everyone is happy with
· Will Google’s LLM Gemini replace Google Translate?
· SpaceX wants to provide emergency cellular calls to go across their system
· USDOT is pushing for car to talk to other cars, especially autonomous vehicles
Our Guest, Doug Kelly, American Edge Project
The Interview:
· The importance of American Leadership in all things technology
· China is biggest threat to US technology and economy
· Congress needs to develops laws to spur technology advancements
News and Updates:
· US Dept of Justice sues TikTok over Child Privacy law infractions
· Microsoft Confirms Oct 2025 as End of Life (Support) for Windows 10, Upgrade to Win 11 Now!
· Streaming platforms were 41% of TV watched in July, Cable TV was 20%
· New challenge to Section 230, trying to use it against Big Tech
· National Public Data was breached, 272 Mil Social Security numbers released
· NJ Brewery used AI to create a recipe for a new IPA to great reviews
Kids Bypassing Parental Controls On iPhones, Defending the Dissertation- Dr. Haggai D. Davis, III
The Question of the Week: I’ve been told it is easy for my kids to bypass the Parental Controls on iPhones, is this true?
The Big Story: Dr. Haggai D. Davis, III
Defending the Doctoral Dissertation:
Understanding, Assessing and Improving the Feasibility of Urban Freight Electrification
Google Ruled A Monopolist, Musk Sues Former Advertisers, Musk Moves Twitter HQ
News and Updates:
US Dept of Justice wins case against Google
· Illegally maintained a monopoly status
· Could possibly change search industry
· Could possibly change smartphone industry
· If Google is forced to change, what are the possibilities?
· Microsoft Edge, Mozilla and Firefox could benefit from the ruling
· Don’t expect changes from Google very quickly, probably in the courts for years
Elon Musk and Twitter/X
· Suing Global Alliance for Responsible Media, which represents lots of major advertisers
· Moving HQ from San Francisco to Texas for political and financial reasons
Bluetooth Cyber Risk, ChatGPT Anti-Cheating Tool, Overturning Chevron V. NRDC
The Question of the Week: Are Bluetooth headphones, or EarPods, a cyber security risk??
The Big Stories:
· ChatGPT has a tool to prevent cheating , OpenAI will not release it
· SCOTUS overturned Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, how that affects Big Tech
News and Updates:
· Amazon paid $1B ten years ago and still losing money
· Using Google’s Gemini for search
· The EU is taking in consultation shaping rules for AI
· Our dependence on tech in our daily lives, highlighted by CrowdStrike
Guest Host William Sellers Talking About Datacenters
The Big Stories:
· What is a datacenter and what actually happens in a there
· What are the qualifications one would need to have to work in a datacenter?
· In your nearly 25 years of working in a datacenter, what are some of the biggest changes you seen?
· Are all datacenters alike? If not, what are some differentiators?
· DartPoints Datacenters
CrowdStrike Details, Trump Shooter’s Phone, Stalkerware
The Question of the Week: How can our society minimize the effects of such things as the CrowdStrike Tech outages recently?
News and Updates:
· CrowdStrike: Who are they, Who was affected, What caused the crash, Lessons learned
· FBI gets into Trump shooter’s smartphone
· Stalkerware: What is it?, How do you get it?, How do you get rid of it?
Guest Franz Borghardt, Attorney at Law, Discusses SCOTUS Social Media Decisions And 1st Amendment
The Big Stories:
· SCOTUS sent 2 cases, Texas and Florida attempted to regulate Social Media Platforms, back to lower courts for more work
News and Updates:
· CDK Global ransomware attack cripples car dealerships then pays ransom
· Entire AT&T Customer Base phone and text data released. White hat hacker deletes the data
· Apple will not upgrade Siri with new AI until Spring 2025
· Google Maps gets upgrades on Car Play
· Google Advanced Account Protection is easier to use
· Google will monitor Dark Web for you for free
The Question of the Week: What is the best to save files for a long time?
The Big Stories:
· Machine learning predicting shootings in Chicago
· Can you really spot a fake video online?
· Social Media Influencers are not making much money
· Influencing is still hard to walk away from
News and Updates:
· Japan has finally stopped requiring 3.5 inch floppy disc
· Nintendo will no longer support/fix the Wii U
· Amazon ends the Astro Robot program
· One Million Checkboxes is useless and fun!
· 10 Billion Password leaded in largest ever data breach
· 4 Tips for creating better passwords
· Hackers have stolen $1.4B in Crypto currency so far this year
The Question of the Week: Is MFA more important on different types of accounts?
The Big Stories:
· Investors put $56B into startups in Q2- 2024, ½ went to start up AI Companies
· AI Companies are trying smaller Large Language Models to save money
· We are in an AI Bubble, are we headed for an AI Burst
· AI Companies are spending billions on training their LLM’s
· When, if ever, will investors see a return on their money?
News and Updates:
· NBC will have a GenAI Al Michaels giving personal Olympic updates
· Do not buy an iPhone, iPad or Mac this summer, wait until the fall’s new line up
· If you want Wi-Fi 7, you will need Win11 on your PC
· YouTube has a new way of defeating Ad Blockers
Carl England & Monika England Interview- Industrial Design & Architecture (Part 1 of 2)
· Evolution of technology in Design and Architecture
· Tech tools used in Design & Architecture
· How technology both hindered and helped the design process
Carl England & Monika England Interview- Industrial Design & Architecture (Part 2 of 2)
· Motivation to get into Design & Architecture
· How Design & Architecture have been altered by technology
A Special 1-Year Later Discussion on LLM’s And Generative AI (Part 1 of 3)
The Expert Panel:
Don Monistere, CEO & President - General Informatics
Justin Obney, CTO – Paystar
Alexander Adams Founder/CEO - Vigilus & Griffin Games
Kenny Nguyen, CEO – ThreeSixtyEight
From a year ago:
· What were we right about Generative AI?
· What were we wrong about Generative AI?
A Special 1-Year Later Discussion on LLM’s And Generative AI (Part 2 of 3)
The Expert Panel:
Don Monistere, CEO & President - General Informatics
Justin Obney, CTO – Paystar
Alexander Adams Founder/CEO - Vigilus & Griffin Games
Kenny Nguyen, CEO – ThreeSixtyEight
From a year ago:
· What have we learned about Generative AI?
· What is the predominant status of Generative AI?
A Special 1-Year Later Discussion on LLM’s And Generative AI (Part 3 of 3)
The Expert Panel:
Don Monistere, CEO & President - General Informatics
Justin Obney, CTO – Paystar
Kenny Nguyen, CEO – ThreeSixtyEight
From a year ago:
· Can we trust these LLM’s?
· What has been the acceptance rate?
· What does the next 1 Year look like?
News and Updates:
· The US Surgeon General urges Congress to put a Warning label on Social Media
· Remote workers caught using “Mouse-Mover” technology get fired
· You can renew your US Passport online, if you are quick enough to log on at 1pm ET
· Microsoft decides against rolling out “Recall” and negative feedback and security risk
· BestBuy and iFixit ending their Samsung repair programs
iOS 18 Features, Apple intelligence, Apple AI on your iPhone 15 or newer,
AI Candidates Running For Parliament and For Mayor In Wyoming Microsoft’s New AI Tool
The Question of the Week: When is ChatGPT coming to my iPhone?
The Big Stories:
· Apple new AI started in Google datacenter, runs local on your phone or Mac
· Apple’s AI will require the iPhone 15 Pro or later to get all of the features of iOS 18
· An AI candidate is running for Parliament in the UK
· An AI candidate wants to run for Mayor in Cheyenne, Wy- Sec of State says NO!
· Microsoft’s new AI tool VASA-1 can create realistic videos from a still photo
News and Updates:
- The EU has force Microsoft to split Teams from Office
- Microsoft’s Copilot+ will have a feature called “Windows Recall”
- MacBooks and iPads have secret radio that does nothing?
- China is reading cyber attacks aimed at US infrastructure
- Randy Travis has released an AI Generated song and it debuted on Billboard’s Country chart
The Question of the Week: You mentioned recently that Starlink now has over 6,000 satellites, my question is, “Are they making or losing money”?
The Big Stories:
- Apple’s WWDC announces new “Apple Intelligence”, their entry in the AI arena
- Apple Intelligence will be integrated into the iOS, iPadOS and macOS
- Apple’s Siri will get ChatGPT Integration, so will it suck a lot less
News and Updates:
- Hackers breach Christies’ Auction House, Christies’ ignores ransom demands!
- FTC warns scammers are using more email and less cell phones using big brand names
- How to stop Facebook from sharing all of your personal data
- Windows 10 End Of Life is Oct2025, what are your options
- A man Zooms into his court proceed about a suspending driver’s license, while driving
Restarting Your Smart Phone, OpenAI’s Next Frontier and SuperAlignment Team, Google Gemini Gives Strange Search Results, Google’s Search Algorithm Leaked, Can You Trust AI?, Chatting with Celebrity AI, Low Adoption Rate for AI Worldwide
The Question of the Week: You Should Restart Your Phone Weekly: Here's Why
The Big Stories:
- OpenAI begins planning for their “Next Frontier Model”
- OpenAI is restarting their SuperAlignment Team to put in safeguards and better training
- Google’s Gemini Give bizarre search results and scrambles to remove weird answers
- Google confirms leaked documents about their search algorithm are legitimate
- Can you trust AI, especially at work?
- Would you want to talk to an AI of your favorite celebrity or influencer?
- Worldwide adoption rate to Generative AI is very low
News and Updates:
- TikTok sues U.S. Gov’t to block the sale/ban law
- iPhones are having trouble with Zero-Click Spyware
- A 3rd party iOS App store launches in the EU
- Passkeys go over the 400 Mil users on Google
- Microsoft brings passkey support to Office accounts
- LinkedIn launches games on their platform, now you can brag about goofing off
- Starlink is 60% of all spacecraft in orbit
How Big Is Google, Smartphones Banned From The Classroom, Parents Struggle With The Ban, Does Banning Smartphones From The Classroom Make A Difference?
The Question of the Week: You guys talk about it, but how big is Google?
The Big Stories:
- Schools ban smartphones, social media usage goes down, things get better
- 43% of schools already have a ban on smartphones, very few actually enforce the ban
- Parents struggle with smartphone ban more than students
- Should smartphones be allowed in the classroom?
Net Neutrality Returns, TikTok Updates, NHTSA Investigating Tesla, Tesla Layoffs
News and Updates:
- FCC bringing back Net Neutrality
- TikTok says it will shut down US presence before selling
- ByteDance, TikTok and Douyin and why this is complicated
- NHTSA is investigating Tesla’s Autopilot claims and capabilities, and fatal crashes the cause
- Tesla laying off 14K employees, still more to come
AI Hype Bubble, Gen AI And Job Loss?, Gen AI Relacing Call Centers, Catholic AI Priest Gives Strange Answers
The Question of the Week: No Question This Week!
The Big Stories:
- Is the Gen AI Hype leveling off?
- Google says Gen AI will not take jobs any time soon
- Gen AI could start replacing call centers in 2025
- Microsoft investing Billions in AI Infrastructure where most call centers are now
- Catholic group created an “AI Priest” bot, who gave strange answers and is no longer a Priest
#462 (Posted on 29Apr2024)
Space Force Exercise, Starlink On Black Market, NASA Wants Samples From Mars, NASA’s New Time Standard On Moon, Battery Powered Appliances, Too Much Solar Power
News and Updates:
- Space Force to practice “On -Orbit Aggression” exercises in space
- Starlink is forced to crackdown on unauthorized users in Sudan, Zimbabwe, South Africa and more
- NASA looking for better ways to get samples back from Mars rover projects
- NASA needs to create a time standard for the Moon
- Will battery power large home appliances
- Roof top solar panels creating too much power in Southern California
Tik-Tok Update, Datacenters- Growth & Resource Consumptions Out of Control
The Question of the Week: What’s next for Tik-Tok?
The Big Stories:
- Datacenters growth explosive growth in numbers and consumption
- Trends why datacenters are growing
- AI and Cloud Computing are culprit for datacenter power and resources consumption
News and Updates:
- YouTube is the #1 source for music and video entertainment and education
- YouTube is still cracking down on Ad-Blockers, despite Ad-blockers being available in Chrome Store
- New patch removes “Blue Screen of Death” problem for upgrading to Win11
- Russian security breach into Microsoft still causing problems throughout the US Government
- Disney shows off their new HoloTile
- Humane AP Pin is horrible, way too expensive, way under performing
How Much Internet Bandwidth?, EU Passes Comprehensive AI Act, Congress Files An AI Bill, , UK Criminalize Sexual Deepfakes, Netflix AI Generated Usage Dilemma
The Question of the Week: How Much Internet Bandwidth Do I Really Need?
The Big Stories:
- EU law passes first comprehensive laws on AI, including new restrictions on how it can be used
- Congress files a bill forcing AI to reveal copyrighted art
- U.K. criminalizes the creation of sexually explicit deepfake images and videos against women
- Netflix may have used AI Generated images of a real person in a true crime documentary
News and Updates:
- Tesla tries to involve Apple in Autopilot crash lawsuit, finally settles
- AI Engineers are getting paid Big Dollar$$
- After ending the Apple Car, could there be an Apple Home Robot?
- AT&T admits leak of 73 million customer’s data after Class-Action lawsuit filled
- The most common damage to smartphones
- Apple has added the iPhone 6 Plus and the iPad 5th Gen
Cyber Security And The Elderly, AI And Fast-food
The Question of the Week: How do I talk about Cyber Security to my elderly parents?
How Older Adults Can Improve Their Personal Cyber Security And Avoid Scams
The Big Stories:
- Taco Bell & Pizza Hut launching AI App to help run the restaurants
- The truth about AI Drive Thru’s- Its humans in the Philippines
- AI Voice Recognition is still a problem for drive thru’s
Gmail Turns 20, Google Podcast App ends, FCC Broadband Rate, Facebook Poke Is Back, Amazon ends “Just Walk Out”, CISA Hacked, NYC Chatbot Gets It Wrong
News and Updates:
- Gmail turn 20 on 1Apr2024 and changed Google
- Google Podcast Apps is ended, moving everything to YouTube
- FCC says Broadband minimum is now 100Mbps down and 20Mbps up
- Facebook is bringing back the Poke, but should they?
- Amazon ends “Just Walk Out” at Amazon Fresh Stores
- U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA, gets hacked by China
- NYC created a chatbot to give answers about NYC laws and gets them wrong!
Backing Up A PC, AI Has Trouble With Bad Input, AI & Cybersecurity, Will AI Replace You?, Will AI Replace Hollywood?
The Question of the Week: Can you recommend a good back solution for my PC?
The Big Stories:
- ChatGPT flooded with celebrity impersonators and given bad info through their ChatGPT Store
- AI is changing the threat of cybersecurity
- Will Generative AI replace me and/or take my job?
- Will Generative AI replace Hollywood and/start creating block buster movies and TV shows?
News and Updates:
- Apple sued by US for being a Monopoly
- Apple sued via Class-Action over AirTag safety
- Starlink testing Cellular connections
- GM stops sharing driver behavior data
- Uber Eats paying out because of Facial Recognition failure
- LinkedIn will start including games on the platform
Google Search Generative Experience, Fla. Bans Social Media For Kids Under 14, How Big Is TikTok, Who Owns TikTok
The Question of the Week: What’s going on with Google Search?
The Big Stories:
- Fla. Passes a law restrict Social Media from kids under 14
- How Big is TikTok by the numbers
- TikTok’s US Investors
- Who actually owns TikTok
News and Updates:
- The Royal Photo scandal and the ethical dilemma of manipulating photos
- Microsoft still working through the Russian Cyber Breach
- Is your car collecting data and selling your info to insurance companies?
- The NY Times is cracking down on illegal clones of Wordle
- Roku is bricking TVs until “Dispute Resolution Terms” is accepted
Ibrahim (Abe) Baggili Ph.D. Interview on Cyber Security Research
The Interview: Ibrahim (Abe) Baggili Ph.D., discusses his research on:
- VR Deception
- Forensic analysis of the Roomba
- Using the Progressive App to detect hit & run
Starlink-HughesNet-Project Kuiper Updates, Apple-Oura-Samsung Rings, Max Password Crackdown
News and Updates:
- Starling getting better, faster, more reliable, new pricing plans
- HughesNet satellite Internet hemorrhaging customers
- Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite Internet trying to get off the ground
- Apple Ring-Oura Ring- Samsung Ring wearables instead of watches that do less?
- Max will join other streaming platforms to begin cracking down on password sharing
Windows 12?, EV’s Pollute And Are A Security Risk, Apple Car Ended, Apple Hit With Fine And Class Action Lawsuit, iOS 17.4
The Question of the Week: You’ve talked about Windows 12, what is the update?
The Big Stories:
- EV’s emit more pollution that gas cars
- Chinese cars are security threat and have little to no safety
- Apple ends it’s Autonomous car project
- Apple fined $2Bil in EU of Music Streaming apps
- Apple faces Class Action Suit over iCloud restrictions
- iOS 17.4 Released with lots of upgrades and patches
News and Updates:
- SCOTUS hears Texas & Florida laws about Social Media, very skeptically
- Husband eavesdrops on acquisitions manager wife, makes $1 Million, gets caught
- Vending machine on a college campus was discovered using facial recognition
- Air Canada’s chatbot gave incorrect info, the airline must now honor refund
- Spacecraft lands on the moon, then falls on its side
AT&T Outage, Cynomi Cyber Security
The Question of the Week: What happened to AT&T Last Week?
Interview:
We discuss cyber security with Laura Rodrigues from Cynomi
News and Updates:
- Starlink will deorbit 100 satellites
- Astronomers will complain to the UN about too many satellites
- NASA will be doing a 1 Year Mars Simulation
- Lockbit Cybercriminals stopped from spreading more malware
- Carmakers dealing with U.N. Cyber Rules
- Hertz to sell 20K EV’s, including discounting Tesla’s
- US allowing automakers more time to move to creating EV’s
- People prefer Hybrids over full EV’s
- Demand on the Electric Grid will double because of datacenters and AI in the next 3 years
Non-Microsoft Verified Apps, OpenAI’s Sora
The Question of the Week:
I get this message: "The app you're trying to install isn't a Microsoft-verified app. Get verified apps from Store" How can I get around this and install an app I want?
The Big Stories:
- OpenAI teases Sora, the generative AI that creates videos from text
- A deep dive into Videos created from generative AI
News and Updates:
- This is Tech Gumbo’s #300 Radio Show
- Samsung maybe developing a trifold phone
- Microsoft wants Xbox Game Pass available on PS5 and Switch
- Americans lost $10 Billion to scams in 2023 according to the FTC
- Apple dramatically increased is research mileage for the Autonomous Vehicles
- Google Maps is getting a Generative AI upgrade
Tap To Pay, New Sports Streaming Venture, Microsoft Copilot & Google Gemini, Altman Looking To Raise $7Trillion
The Question of the Week:
How does “Tap to Pay” for my credit card and/or smart phone work?
The Big Stories:
- ESPN, Fox Sports and Warner Bros. look to start a new sports streaming platform
- Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini are rolling out everywhere
- OpenAI CEO wants to recreate chip manufacturing for AI, needs $7 Billion
News and Updates:
- Facebook is 20, we discuss some of the changes along the way
- Universal Music Group pulls all of its music from TikTok, including Taylor Swift
- YouTube is still the biggest, TikTok and Threads are growing Twitter is imploding
- Threads wants Fediverse (FEDerated unIVERSE) for other platforms
- Google and Yahoo are cracking down on SPAM
- 3 million smart toothbrushes cause a Direct Denial of Service
The Mac is 40, Apple Vision Pro Reviews, Dumb Ways People are Using Vision Pro
The Big Stories:
- The Apple Macintosh computer turned 40
- Multiple reviews of the Apple Vision Pro, the good and bad
- Dumb ways people are using Vision Pro
News and Updates:
- NASA’s Mars helicopter has flown its last mission after 72 flights
- The same Russian hacker that tried to get into Microsoft, try to get into HPE
- Toyota says Hydrogen-Powered Cars are the future, not EV’s
- Apple’s Vision Pro and the data collected are still up for grabs
- YouTube and Netflix will not build apps for the Vision Pro, for now
The Big Stories:
- The EU refuses to allow Amazon to purchase iRobot, the makers of Roomba
- Generation Z has a poor cyber security problem
- Gen Z also falls for more cyber scams than their grandparents
- TikTok gives a Wink-And-A-Nod to protecting US user data
News and Updates:
- Microsoft by Russians, but stopped it before it became bad
- Microsoft overtook Apple to become the most valuable company on Earth
- Cable companies think you are incapable of deleting you account on a website
- Google Podcast migrating to YouTube Music
The Big Stories:
- Apple’s iOS 17.3 launches with security features, including Stolen Device Protection
- NY Times authors sue Open AI because ChatGPT can go around a pay wall
- Formula E Team creates a female an AI chatbot and then retracts the creepy bot
- Police use DNA to reconstruct suspects facial ID and then deploys facial recognition
Starlink at Costco, Starlink Getting Faster, Wi-Fi 7, Apple Vision Pro, @SECGov Hacked
News and Updates:
- Starlink dishes now available at Costco
- Starlink is reducing latency to below 20 milliseconds
- Wi-Fi 7 received certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance
- The very pricy Apple Vision Pro
- @SECGov hacked possibly to inflate the price of Bitcoin
The Question of the Week:
What is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)?
The Big Stories:
- YouTube’s assault on Adblockers continues with a “Slow Down” if you have an ad blocker
- Google is getting rid of everyone else’s cookies, but keep their own
- Google Play Store found guilty of being a monopoly
- Google Play will allow more Gaming Apps, including apps from Google
New Years Tech Tips, GM Ending CarPlay, Tesla lowers Range Estimates, X Is Down 72%
News and Updates:
- 10 Tech Tips to start the New Year
- GM cancelling Android Auto & CarPlay for “Safety Concerns”
- Tesla lowers estimation on range of several EV’s per charge
- X, formerly known as Twitter, valuation is down 72% in 14 months
iPhone Anti-Malware, Google’s Robot Constitution, AI-Doctors-Self Diagnosis, AI Bot Sells Vehicle for $1- The Hell Breaks Loose
The Question of the Week:
Are there any good anti-spyware / anti-malware for iPhone 13?
The Big Stories:
- Google creates a Robot Constitution for AI LLM’s
- AI & Doctors in the era of Self Diagnosis
- GM Dealer uses chat bot, bot tries to sell Tahoe for $1
- Then Chatbot went off script with a few political opinions
AI & LLM Deep Dive Discussion! (Part 1 of 3)
I am joined by 3 Cyber & AI experts, Don Monistere, Alexander Adams & Justin Obney, We do a deep dive into the Large Language Models, and what discuss we have learned over the past 6 months. (Part 1 of 3)
AI & LLM Deep Dive Discussion! (Part 2 of 3)
I am joined by 3 Cyber & AI experts, Don Monistere, Alexander Adams & Justin Obney, We do a deep dive into the Large Language Models, and discuss what they expect over the next year. (Part 2 of 3)
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