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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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10:58

A lone Microsoft engineer thwarts a plan to infect...

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2024/04/05

Amazon Web Services Cuts Hundreds of Jobs, Microsoft puts a huge cost on staying on Windows 10, A small hotel chain gets clobbered by a cyber-attack, Germany moves 30,000 desktops to an open source version of Office and a lone Microsoft engineer thwarts years spent by a hacker infiltrating a widely used Linux utility that could have hit millions of devices. All this on the “see something, say something” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.

11:29

One fifth of employees admit to using "unapproved AI...

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2024/04/04

One fifth of employees admit to using “unapproved AI tools,” the FCC is going to bring back net neutrality, Apple hints at an AI model for Siri, Meta is losing key AI talent and is Stability AI just the first of AI companies to face the cold hard economic realities? All this on the “After the Gold Rush” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.

09:34

New AI vulnerabilities revealed: Hashtag Trending for...

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2024/04/03

Google settles lawsuit regarding tracking of people using Incognito mode, a breakthrough in optical fibre research could dramatically increase capacity and speed of existing fibre networks, more bad news on security issues for AI code generators and Ukraine reaches a deal with Space X to restrict Russia’s use of Starlink on captured Ukrainian territory. All this on the “thank god I can keep my Starlink guilt free” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love. Let’s get into it:

08:10

What data does TikTok collect? Hashtag Trending for...

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2024/04/02

34:38

The state of Ai: Hashtag Trending the Weekend...

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2024/03/31

The state of AI is the second in this series prepared for the long weekend. In part one, we traced the evolution of Artificial Intelligence. In episode two, we discuss where we are today in the implementation of AI using a model developed by Jackie Fenn, a Gartner analyst who developed the "Hype Curve" - a way of understanding the introduction and maturity of technology developments and trends in a commercial setting. We try to give some perspective on why there is such enthusiasm for AI, but so

22:03

The road to AI: Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition...

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2024/03/29

Welcome to Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition. I’m your host, Jim Love. On this long weekend, I thought we’d try something a little different. I find that when I break my daily routine and get some time away, I can take a moment and reflect – see the bigger picture – and use that perspective to look forward. It’s chance to think strategically. So, this weekend, that’s what I want to do with the issue that is dominating technology and business – Artificial Intelligence. What I’ve produced

09:53

Meta accused of spying on SnapChat users: Hashtag...

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2024/03/28

Shocking – yeah I said shocking accusations about Meta spying on SnapChat users, Open AI has a real challenger on their hands, and it’s not Google, a new attack on Apple users and some again, shocking stats teens being bullied on social media. These stories and more on the “can’t wait for the weekend” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, let’s get into it:

11:29

Cyberthreat takes down tens of thousands of home...

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2024/03/27

A new cyberthreat is taking down home routers. Germany passes a law insisting on end to end encryption. Reports expose the craziness of tech hiring practices, the US government has had it with SQL injection attacks and Elon Musk gets a smackdown from a federal judge as we see more from the X files – The Musk is out there These stories and more on the “check your references” edition of Hashtag Trending.

10:48

Apple is getting slammed again in the EU: Hashtag...

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2024/03/26

Apple gets hammered by the EU once again while there’s a threat in the US of breaking up the big tech giants. Google appears to have another problem AI implementation. Steve Wozniak is back as an unlikely critic of the TikTok ban. A new open source AI that runs on your computer and an Amazon executive has a different take on Artificial General Intelligence. These stories and more on the “Breaking up is hard to do” edition of Hashtag Trending.

09:54

Apple's secrets could be revealed in new lawsuit:...

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2024/03/25

Apple may get an unexpected penalty from the US Governments new lawsuit, survey of CIOs complains of application sprawl but proposes that the way to get out of it is “more applications”, 1% of employees cause 89% of data loss events and information surfaces about some potentially enormous developments in AI in the coming months. These stories and more on the “sum of all fears” edition of Hashtag Trending.

23:19

A hacker's view of a Canadian city: Hashtag Trending,...

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2024/03/23

Hi and welcome to Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition. I’m your host Jim Love. With the recent hacks of two Canadian cities, this conversation is particularly relevant. This is my discussion with a cybersecurity professional Nick Aleks, of ASEC.IO who proudly calls himself a hacker – not someone who wants to invade or destroy, but someone who uses those skills to advance cybersecurity by finding the flaws. He gives us a “tour of the city” as a hacker would see it. We talk about how vulnerable

10:54

Redditors rage at CEO salary disclosure: Hashtag...

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2024/03/22

Reddit’s CEO is the paid more than CEOs of Meta, Pinterest and and Snap . Apple opens up and embraces “right to repair” – but is it too little too late? Broadcom is in hot water in Europe for what some say is “holding the cloud industry hostage.” A Formula One head finds that part of his problems is that a legacy system in excel is managing 20,000 parts for a multi-million dollar race car…. These stories and more on the “spreadsheet from hell” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim

08:26

IBM scores big with 20 billion in grants and loans to...

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2024/03/21

IBM scores 20 billion in grants and loans to build chip fabrication plants in the US, Reddit gets hit with patent lawsuits as it moves to go public, and a Canadian company discovers that there can be penalties to “AI washing” your products and services. These and more top tech stories on the “you mean somebody actually reads that marketing material?” edition of Hashtag Trending

07:38

Microsoft scores bit in AI talent: Hashtag Trending,...

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2024/03/20

Microsoft gets the co-founder of Deep Mind as head of its AI division, NVIDIA bids adieu to Moore’s law and finally some standards to increase the security of IoT devices. These and more top tech stories on the “Triple Play” edition of Hashtag Trending I’m your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and Tech News Day in the US.

10:56

Gartner unveils cybersecurity predictions: Hashtag...

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2024/03/19

Gartner unveils their cybersecurity predictions with some good news and some bad news, more Apple AI rumours, Oracle tries a no-hype approach to AI, the US government may lose the ability to combat disinformation on social media and Microsoft aims to power through initial lukewarm responses to it’s AI integration. These and more top tech stories on the “rumours and predictions” edition of Hashtag Trending I’m your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and Tech News Day in the US.

26:35

Investment in Canadian technology ventures with Joe...

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2024/03/16

Hashtag Trending Weekend - a conversation with Joe Dormani from Thomson Reuters Ventures, the Thomson Reuters $100M corporate venture fund. The fund just turned two years old, and thus far, the team has: Made 15 investments (9 investments in 2023) in The Thomson Reuters core markets of Legal, Tax, Risk/Fraud/Compliance, and News and Media Invested in Canadian startups such as Spellbook, Wisedocs, and CentML Zeroed in on investement in AI/ML companies, with 8 out of 9 investments in 2023 made in

09:44

Google adds enhanced phising protection to Chrome:...

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2024/03/15

Google announces enhanced protection from phishing and malware in the Chrome browser. Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not the creator of Bitcoin as he has claimed for the past 8 years. Most subscription software doesn’t make money and the opposing argument for banning TikTok. All this and more on the “open your mind” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US

10:35

US Congress passes TikTok Ban: Hashtag Trending for...

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2024/03/14

The US Congress finally agrees on something – banning TikTok. But how would they do it? The European Union passes the first comprehensive AI legislation and more Canadian cities hit by ransomware. All this and more on the “Law and Order” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US.

07:33

Infrastructure under attack: Hashtag Trending for...

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2024/03/13

Optical fibre cables in the UK are under attack. Meta sues a Vice President for stealing information when he moved to a competitor. ChatGPT uses in a day enough electricity to power 17,000 households and is your connected car ratting you out to your insurance company? All this and more on the “what else does my car know about me” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US.

09:57

New US Government report sounds alarm on AI - Hashtag...

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2024/03/12

A new US government report warns that AI presents an “extinction level threat to the human species. Elon Musk is outsourcing his Grok AI code. Hackers have breached the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the US and a researcher shows how to steal a Tesla by leveraging a feature of the Tesla charging stations. All this and more on the “end of the world as we know it” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US.

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