Through The Web

ColdFusion Collective

A weekly podcast that covers the latest in tech, innovation and the ever interesting world of the information super highway. Co-hosted by Dagogo Altraide and Tawsif Akkas. Through The Web Podcast is part of the ColdFusion Collective.

  1. 07/16/2024

    Why Companies Make It Hard To Repair Your Devices ft. Louis Rossman

    ColdFusion has had a request for a really long time to cover the topic - so what better way to do it than to make a video about it on the main channel and to speak to Louis Rossman - one of the most well known advocates of the movement!  Right to repair movement seeks to give consumers and independent shops the ability to repair their electronic devices. Louis owns Rossmann Repair Group in New York City, specializing in Apple product repairs and he gained fame through his YouTube channel, where he offers repair tutorials and critiques industry practices that limit consumer rights.  WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/tVtIGZqEVqY INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb  00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Louis' early days 03:39 - What is right to repair? 05:25 - What is parts pairing? 09:53 - Does the complexity of our devices play a part? 12:42 - Why is getting parts so restrictive? 17:19 - What made Louis an advocate for the Right to Repair movement? 23:31 - How did this start and whats the driving force behind it? 25:24 - Pay to play system 31:15 - How will things change? 37:34 - Are things in the repair industry improving? 39:24 - What's going wrong with Apple's approach? 44:31 - What do you think about companies like framework? 49:10 - Apple's USB-C issue 53:22 - Final comments Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology PodcastInterviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Everyday AI: Your daily guide to grown with Generative AICan't keep up with AI? We've got you. Everyday AI helps you keep up and get ahead.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Canada NowBold ideas with the people shaping Canada’s next chapter.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    58 min
  2. 04/30/2024

    Why AI Can Never Replace Musicians feat. Rick Beato

    We have been fans of  @RickBeato for a while now so this was great! We went all in on his creative process, the influence of AI, and what it all means for the future of musicians. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/lGNqPFUIwLk Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro to Rick  01:01 - Who is Rick Beato?  01:23 - How Rick got into the music industry 01:57 - Rick’s childhood influences 03:19  - What defines a quality song?   05:13 - First time encountering computers in music 06:17 - Thoughts on tech in music 08:30 - Logic vs. Pro Tools  10:23  - Recalling when Rick first heard about AI in music 12:50 - Are governments prepared? 15:25 - Suno and Udio Takeover 18:30 - Is using AI different to using other tech in music? Will people care? 20:26 - Does the tech scare Rick as a music teacher? 25:03 - Standing out as a musician in an AI world 26:46: - AI Musicians and Artists 28:21 - Will AI HELP the industry?  31:30 - Streaming platforms vs. AI 37:29 - Is there anything exciting about this at all?  39:08 - Will eventually completely replace humans in music? 40:03 - Will becoming a professional musician be harder? 43:27 - Billboard Number 1 AI Song 46:17 - The latest Beatle track 47:00 - Advice for the new musicians in an AI World 47:59 - Generative AI vs. Live Music 49:05 - Outro Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology PodcastInterviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Everyday AI: Your daily guide to grown with Generative AICan't keep up with AI? We've got you. Everyday AI helps you keep up and get ahead.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    51 min
  3. 12/31/2023

    Scams, Frauds and Everything In Between ft. Coffeezilla

    An in depth and casual conversation with Coffeezilla himself where we break down his career, his motivation for exposing frauds and scammers and everything else in between.  Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/EYwraoi-f3w Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Who is Coffezilla?  01:27 - Are Coffeezilla and Stephen two different people? 02:47 - Coffezilla’s downtime activities 04:23 - Getting recognized in public 06:06 - YouTubers that he loves watching  09:57 - Coffee Break 12:44 - From Chemical Engineering to YouTuber 15:30 - Ridiculousness of scams 19:15 - Motivation of scammers  20:50 - Coffeezilla's rise in 2023 23:13 - Rolling Stone for grandparents 31:06 - Facing potential threats when investigating  33:11 - Drive behind uncovering scams 33:32 - Does crypto really have any value to society? 49:24 - Working for the government?! 52:05 - Is fraud at an all time high? 54:50 - Spotting signs of scams and frauds 01:01:10 - Logan Paul 01:02:26 - Outro Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology PodcastInterviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Everyday AI: Your daily guide to grown with Generative AICan't keep up with AI? We've got you. Everyday AI helps you keep up and get ahead.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Canada NowBold ideas with the people shaping Canada’s next chapter.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    1h 6m
  4. 12/19/2023

    Google Gemini Reactions, ByteDance vs. OpenAI, Tesla Recalls, Loneliness Epidemic and AI News Channel

    Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S.  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/py8q_754KRo  Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Recapping our personal year 02:24 - Favourite topics of the year 16:14 - Google Gemini Reactions 23:52 - ByteDance suspended by OpenAI 29:18 - Tesla Recalls Cars 38:15 - Tesla Robot 45:57 - Loneliness Epidemic 53:42 - Fully AI News Channel 1:00:53 - Outro Mentioned in the podcast: Meta AI in RayBan Glasses: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/metas-ray-ban-glasses-added-ai-that-can-see-what-youre-seeing/ X Cashflow Positive: https://slate.com/technology/2023/10/x-linda-yaccarino-debt-cash-flow-positive.html Google Gemini Demo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIZAiXYceBI Google’s Blog on Gemini: https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-ai/#availability Reaction on Gemini’s demo video: https://mashable.com/article/google-gemini-demo-video-editing Tesla Recalled: https://www.barrons.com/articles/tesla-massive-recall-three-charts-d44e039a Tesla Bot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpraXaw7dyc Reel on indicator of happiness: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0w1sQaPMCT/?img_index=2 Channel 1 AI News Channel: https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-generated-news-anchors-channel-1 Demo for AI News Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecHioH8fawE Additional reading on the LLM in Non-English Content Analysis: Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology PodcastInterviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Everyday AI: Your daily guide to grown with Generative AICan't keep up with AI? We've got you. Everyday AI helps you keep up and get ahead.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Canada NowBold ideas with the people shaping Canada’s next chapter.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

    1h 4m
4.8
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26 Ratings

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A weekly podcast that covers the latest in tech, innovation and the ever interesting world of the information super highway. Co-hosted by Dagogo Altraide and Tawsif Akkas. Through The Web Podcast is part of the ColdFusion Collective.

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