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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.