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TechStuff Classic: The National Facial Recognition Database
Are you an adult citizen in the US? If so, there's a 50% chance your face is in a law enforcement database. We look at this problematic law enforceme…
2 years, 4 months ago
Rerun: TechStuff In Front of a Green Screen
Where did green screen technology come from? How does it work? From the dawn of cinema to the latest Zoom meeting, we take a look at the tech that le…
2 years, 4 months ago
Binance Pleads Guilty
We get a very quick update on the OpenAI/Sam Altman situation and then turn our attention to the blockbuster news that Binance and its co-founder, Ch…
2 years, 4 months ago
Tech News: More Aftermath From OpenAI's Chaotic Weekend
We've got a few updates on what's going on after OpenAI's board of directors fired CEO Sam Altman (and then asked if he wouldn't mind coming back, pl…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Fallout from OpenAI Firing CEO Sam Altman
In a dramatic turn of events, OpenAI's board of directors fired CEO and co-founder Sam Altman. Then they tried to hire him back. Then they announced …
2 years, 4 months ago
TechStuff Classic: Close, but No Nuclear War
The world has teetered on the brink of nuclear war a few times. Sometimes, it was because of technical glitches. Sometimes, it was because of coincid…
2 years, 4 months ago
Tech News: TikTok Protests Being Called a Gatekeeper
TikTok tries to convince the EU to reconsider designating parent company ByteDance as a "gatekeeper" under the Digital Markets Act. A ransomware grou…
2 years, 4 months ago
I'll Tumblr 4 Ya
What's the story behind the microblogging site Tumblr? How did it go from the nexus of Internet culture valued at more than a billion dollars to a pr…
2 years, 4 months ago
Smart Talks with IBM - Generative AI: Its Rise and Potential for Society
In order to stay competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace, businesses need to adapt to the potential of generative AI. In this special live epis…
2 years, 4 months ago
Napoleon Bonaparte and the Invention of the Can Opener
How did the famous Napoleon Bonaparte set into motion the events that led to the humble can opener? From early experiments in canning to gadgets so d…
2 years, 4 months ago