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TechStuff Classic: The Great Google Car Crash of 2016
CarStuff's Scott Benjamin comes on to talk about Google's self-driving car causing its first car accident. What happened? And how will Google prevent…
3 years, 2 months ago
Tech News: Advocates Say We Should Pump the Brakes on AI
A pair of letters signed by more than 1,000 people (maybe) argue that we need to slow down before developing more advanced artificial intelligence mo…
3 years, 2 months ago
Spotlight on Gordon Moore
Gordon Moore, the man behind Moore's Law, passed away on March 24, 2023. We look at his life and contributions to tech.
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3 years, 2 months ago
Tech News: Is TikTok's Fate Sealed?
An analyst predicts that there's a 90% chance the US will ban TikTok unless there are drastic changes at the company. A legend in the tech industry p…
3 years, 2 months ago
Rerun: How Medieval Warfare Led to the Lawnmower
We learn who invented the lawnmower, how lawnmowers evolved, and why we even have lawns in the first place. Hint: it has to do with castles in the Mi…
3 years, 2 months ago
TechStuff Classic: Weather Tech, Part 2
How are weather predictions made? How does the tech used in meteorology work? And can we control the weather?
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3 years, 2 months ago
Tech News: Google's AI Admits it Plagiarizes
Google Bard admitted that it took data from an article in Tom's Hardware without attribution. ChatGPT and Bard both prove they can't tell the differe…
3 years, 2 months ago
TechStuff Tidbits: How Tech Startups Get Funding
How do tech entrepreneurs go from having an idea to turning it into a successful business? We look at the process of funding a tech startup and what …
3 years, 2 months ago
Tech News: Samsung Vulnerabilities and Drastic Measures
Vulnerabilities in Samsung-produced chipsets may require you to remove the phone from your smartphone. Plus we learn about a bunch of new AI stories,…
3 years, 2 months ago
Thought Experiments and Philosophical Problems in Tech
From a pair of generals paralyzed by bad communication to a trolley hurtling out of control, we look at some classic thought experiments and how they…
3 years, 2 months ago