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Hashtag Trending

Jim Love

A daily news program covering the top stories in technology with a weekend in depth interview.

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07:31

Scarlett Johanssen says OpenAI stole HER voice....

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2024/05/22

Canada’s TELUS has a first in AI ISO certification, Microsoft uses AI to give you Total Recall, Google is going after Microsoft’s government clients in the light of recent security failures and Scarlett Johansen complains that OpenAI has stolen HER…. All this and more on this “we can see right through you” edition of Hashtag Trending.

11:40

Godfather of AI warns of economic disruption. ...

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2024/05/21

DeepMind claims human-level AI is now inevitable. The AI industry faces accusations of open washing. AI pioneer Jeff Hinton warns of job losses and calls for a universal basic income. DeepMind unveils Alpha Fold 3, a breakthrough AI system for understanding biology. The economic impact of AI and the need for intervention are discussed. DeepMind believes human-level AI is now inevitable. The AI industry is accused of open washing, misleadingly deploying the open source label. Geoffrey

51:54

Open Source AI - A conversation with Marcel Gagne

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2024/05/18

The conversation explores the topic of open source AI and its significance in the industry. It highlights the role of OpenAI and its mission to create responsible AI tools, as well as the evolution of their approach over time. The discussion also touches on the definition of open source and its impact on various industries. The conversation delves into the importance of open source in leveling the playing field and improving the world. It mentions different companies and organizations

09:06

Resignations at OpenAI. Hashtag Trending for Friday,...

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2024/05/17

The question changes from “where’s Ilya” to what took so long? Did Musk’s Neuralink team know there might be problems with implants? Will Microsoft kill the reputation of their PC Manager software by using it to push product? Did Musk’s Neuralink know their brain implant had issues before they used it on humans? And how long does it take a couple of university students to break a financial block chain and steal 25 million – 12 seconds. All this and more on this “questions” edition of Hashtag

09:00

Google's I/O 2024 is an AI tsunami of announcements....

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2024/05/16

If you can’t be first to deliver, dazzle them with the volumen of announcements – at least that seemed to be Google’s modus operand AI (like how I did that?) at I/O 2024. Even though they’d been upstaged by Open AI’s conversational multi-modal and incredibly human AI, Google put on a brave face and introduced their own conversational bot. But first they rolled out a series of other announcements. All this and more on this “AI Tsunami” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.

09:02

Open AI snubs Microsoft in new launch. Hashtag...

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2024/05/15

OpenAI snubs Microsoft in latest offering. A new study finds that top tech companies lost a significant amount of very senior people when they insisted on return to office. Waymo’s milestone of 50,000 rides per week earns them a federal – investigation. All this and more on this “that’s gotta hurt” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love

10:04

OpenAI's 4o "Spring Update" reveals strong muti-modal...

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2024/05/14

OpenAI doesn’t disappoint with the launch of new multi-modal functionality for GPT 4. Apple may be bringing ChatGPT to the iPhone in a bigger way and the US and China are engaging on talks about AI Safety. All this and more on this “springtime announcements” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love

10:25

OpenAI set for big announcement Monday: Hashtag...

Hashtag Trending ·

2024/05/13

What is Open AI about to launch? A judge has ruled that data scraping on public social media sites may not be infringing on copyright, Waymo hits a milestone in the number of driverless taxi rides and what if car batteries could be made from wastewater? All this and more on this “surprise achievements” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love

27:59

Cyber Towns with Francois Guay of the Canadian Cyber...

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2024/05/11

This weekend we have an interview with Francois Guay discussion a unique study that the Canadian Cyber Security Network did called Cybertowns.

10:00

Apple touches a nerve with latest ad. Hashtag...

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2024/05/10

Google’s DeepMind makes a big step forward in understanding life at the molecular level, Apple touches a nerve with its latest ad which can only be described as “tone deaf,” Elon Musk’s Neurolink’s first human experiment has some problems and a stark warning about the absolute devastation of the US economy if tensions lead to conflict in Taiwan. All this and more on this “Murphy’s Law” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.

08:53

Employees embrace BYOAI (Bring Your Own AI). Hashtag...

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2024/05/09

Employees are embracing BYOAI – Bring Your Own AI to work, with or without employer approval. Employers still suffering from a lack of skills. Dell Plans to colour code employees based on office attendance. And the story continues about that mysterious GPT-2 chat bot. All this and more on the “rumours and research reports” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.

11:24

Microsoft execs may lose bonuses if the company is...

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2024/05/08

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.

10:58

Half of internet traffic may be bots. Hashtag...

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2024/05/07

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

10:58

Data Centres Face Backlash. Hashtag Trending for...

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2024/05/07

10:31

An new and powerful AI model appears - and disappears...

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2024/05/06

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.

41:34

Cybersecurity professional Madison Horn runs for...

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2024/05/04

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

10:53

Open AI to launch new search engine to compete with...

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2024/05/03

“Insider” Jimmy Apples says OpenAI is going to launch a search engine to compete with Google, Intel is losing billions of dollars a year. Hackers Stole Data on Up To A Third of Americans,Things are wrapping up in what might be the trial of the century. No not that one. We’re talking about the Google Antitrust Trial All this and more on the “how do you like them Apples” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.

09:45

UK bans obvious passwords. Hashtag Trending for...

Hashtag Trending ·

2024/05/02

Security firm Okta warns of an unprecendented password stuffing attack that is piggybacking on regular user’s mobile and home devices, the UK is banning obvious passwords, Chrome has moved to “post quantum” encryption and maybe the cure for password issues is to finally get rid of passwords. All this and more on the “QuertyUIOP” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.

09:18

US Government relaxes the requirement for university...

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2024/05/01

The US federal government relaxes the requirement for university degrees for cyber security professionals, a new study finds that AI may have more empathy that human therapists, Elon Musk lays off an employee who slept in his car near the plant so he could work longer hours and if you think that cancelling that credit card is the way to end all of those online subscriptions – think again. All this and more on the “some days, you can’t make this stuff up” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host,

11:42

The TikTok battle may just be beginning. Hashtag...

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2024/04/30

The TikTok battle may be just beginning. A major European cloud company makes its simplified cooling system open source. Microsoft Xbox sales continue to tank. Meta gets hammered by the European Union for not tacking Russian disinformation and the sheer scale of disinformation and misinformation my blow your mind. All this and more on the “truth or consequences” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.

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