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Host Keith Shaw and his expert guests discuss the latest technology news and trends happening in the industry. Watch new episodes twice each week or listen to the podcast.

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Golden times for NVIDIA, not so much for monkeys writing Shakespeare | Ep 199

Today in Tech

40 min
NOV 7

The tide is turning against TikTok, social media around child safety

With more states and countries filing lawsuits against TikTok, the tide appears to be turning against companies in the social media space to get them to do more about protecting children and teens from addiction and self harm. Dr. Lisa Strohman, founder and CEO of the Digital Citizen Academy, talks about the latest movements in the TikTok lawsuits, but also provides warnings about other areas of technology that parents need to stay aware of when it comes to people looking to harm kids (gaming platforms, AI and VR ‘dark sides’).

28 min
OCT 29

Will Apple AI disrupt how we use AI on smartphones? | Ep 197

Apple Intelligence is about to be unleashed to iPhone users, but will its limited features appeal to customers who want to do more AI on their smartphones? RJ Bardsley joins as guest co-host to discuss this issue and other recent technology news, including some new possible reasons for return-to-office mandates, why the government doesn’t want companies paying ransomware, and whether more business events are including “forced fun” activities such as pickleball and lazy river innertube races.

43 min
OCT 24

Are we heading to a health data tracking future? | Ep 196

With new health-related trackers and devices coming to consumers in droves (led by Apple and other Big Tech companies), will we be heading down the path where every waking (and sleeping) moment is being tracked for health data? Will the future be better (being able to become healthier through data monitoring) or worse (tracking data sold off to companies for advertising or stolen by hackers)? David Liu, CEO of Sonde Health, joins the show to discuss the pros and cons of this new era of health data tracking, and how consumers and companies should brave these waters.

36 min
OCT 22

Why Big Tech is driving nuclear power growth | Ep. 195

Amazon, Google and Microsoft are all investing millions of dollars into nuclear power, driven by a need for more power for both data centers and artificial intelligence processing. RJ Bardsley joins the show as guest co-host to discuss this stories and other tech news from recent weeks, including the good/bad news week for SpaceX and Tesla robots, and whether the logistics industry really cares about the porch pirate epidemic.

47 min
OCT 17

Are AR glasses in our technology future? | Ep. 194

The start-and-stop nature of augmented reality and virtual reality got another start recently, after Meta showed off its Orion AR prototype glasses at its Connect event. While the glasses will never go on sale to the public, does this move the technology forward to a point where consumers and businesses will adopt the technology? And what does this mean for companies like Apple, Google and Samsung? Ramon Llamas, research director for mobile and AR/VR at IDC, joins the show to chat about these topics, as well as whether we’ll be able to “ditch the screens.”

57 min
OCT 15

States drop the hammer on TikTok | Ep. 193

A series of lawsuits by state attorneys general spells more bad news for TikTok, whose use of algorithms that help kids get addicted to the app is at the heart of many of these lawsuits. Guest co-host RJ Bardsley joins the show to discuss this story and others, including whether robotaxis will ever take off, the dangers and scariness of infrastructure hacking, and why we should all use an AI tool to help us apply for 30,000 jobs on LinkedIn.

50 min
OCT 10

How companies can overcome AI deployment hurdles | Ep. 192

A recent survey of large enterprises about their AI implementation shows that companies continue to be concerned about security (hallucinations, data leakage and privacy), a shortage of in-house expertise, and the lack of compliance and regulations in the space. Adnan Masood, Ph.D., chief architect for AI & Machine Learning, UST, chats with Keith about how companies can overcome some of these hurdles, and what might be on the horizon with new LLMs and AI models.

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Spot On!

09/28/2023

peacelove67

This show helps me weed through advertising and industry hype. They ask the tough questions, not just about the tech but the ethical and societal consequences. Topics range broadly so if your first listen doesn’t grab you, it will be worth your while to listen to next week’s show. I tune in to know more about AI, Android, electric cars, home automation, iOS and more.
Why is it not called Today in Apple?

11/16/2022

GavWrecker

Literally all they cover is Apple products and events.
Bordering on Recklessness

03/08/2020

AverageListener3000

I just listened to the first and last episode of this podcast, the one about FIDO security and a possible password-less future. The description of Zero Trust was inaccurate to put it mildly. But, the real problem was the core subject of passwords being replaced with biometrics. They did not discuss any of the problems with biometrics, like the fact that they cannot be changed or revoked like passwords can. They did not mention the risks of using SMS for 2FA due to SIM swap attacks, or the extreme measures some have suffered where criminals have cut off fingers to sign in to victims’ accounts. Hey, how about at least suggesting a password manager solution for the time being. These people know not of what they speak. Do not trust them.

Host Keith Shaw and his expert guests discuss the latest technology news and trends happening in the industry. Watch new episodes twice each week or listen to the podcast.