Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAI Companies Are Opting You In By Default
Over the past two weeks we've had a ton of stories where AI and other companies have opted users into data collection and processing by default. What…
1 year, 7 months ago
Telegram is Working With the Cops
We have two related stories this week. First, Joseph, Emanuel, and Sam break down their experiences with Telegram, and the social network's massive p…
1 year, 7 months ago
Hezbollah's Exploding Pagers
We chime in on the developing story coming out of Lebanon about a wave of exploding pagers. Jason has some unusual expertise that is pretty relevant …
1 year, 7 months ago
Fraudsters: 'We Know Where You Live'
We've got a really varied one today. First, Sam talks about the new wave of sextortion emails which send a target their home address to scare them in…
1 year, 8 months ago
Is Criticizing AI Ableist?
The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month, a November challenge to write 50,000 words, said "the categorical condemnation of Artificial…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Arrest of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov
Emanuel and Jason break down the arrest of Telegram cofounder Pavel Durov, a slide deck showing "active listening" advertising based on microphone da…
1 year, 8 months ago
A Whirlwind Tour of DEF CON
This month Joseph went to the annual DEF CON hacking conference and spoke to a bunch of interesting hackers, researchers, and technologists. We wante…
1 year, 8 months ago
How Taylor Swift Could Sue Trump for AI Images
This week Sam starts with how Taylor Swift could sue Donald Trump for posting a series of fake, AI-generated images that claimed she wanted fans to v…
1 year, 8 months ago
The OSINT Hunt for a Sex Trafficking Ringleader
We're dedicating a whole episode to Sam's new narrative piece on how a ragtag group of friends hunted down a wanted sex trafficking ringleader. First…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Massive Nvidia Leak
This is a big one. Sam got hold of a massive leak of internal Nvidia emails, Slack messages, and documents which show how the tech giant is scraping …
1 year, 9 months ago