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TechStuff

Behind every innovation is a new kind of power. TechStuff unpacks how technology reshapes influence, creativity, and control, from Silicon Valley’s rising moguls to the cultural forces they create. Because tech is the new religion, economy, and entertainment, all at once. Each week, Oz Woloshyn and Karah Preiss dig into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling ways technology, AI, and the internet shape our daily lives. From AI and social media to privacy, digital burnout, and the creator

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37:17

Tech News: Elon Musk Agrees to Buy Twitter. . . . Again

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2022/10/06

Elon Musk, Twitter, Tesla, ultrasonic, autonomous, self-driving, China, Great Firewall of China, TLS, nuclear fusion, social media, depression, critical thinking, Activizion Blizzard, Blizzard, Overwatch 2, quantum computing, Intel, Uber, Amazon, unionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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41:57

Critical Thinking and Tech Evangelists

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2022/10/05

It pays to think critically about claims folks make about technology. In this episode, we look at how the sunk cost fallacy can lead people to make very bad decisions, how cryptocurrency resembles an MLM and how to temper enthusiasm for tech with careful consideration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:52

Tech News: Supreme Court to Weigh In on Section 230

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2022/10/04

The US Supreme Court agreed to look at a case that involves Section 230, a rule that protects internet platform from being held liable for stuff posted by users. Plus news about Google Translate in China, a supertanker that is using sails to offset fuel consumption and whether a deepfake company really did purchase the likeness rights of Bruce Willis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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49:04

The Death of Google Stadia

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2022/10/03

Google announced that Stadia, its cloud-based gaming service, is shutting down in January, 2023. What does that mean for Stadia customers? Are there Stadia customers? And could Google's own history of abandoning products be the root of the problem? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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61:52

TechStuff Classic: Photo Editing and Manipulation,...

TechStuff ·

2022/09/30

HowStuffWorks photo editor Dylan joins the show to talk about the pre-digital age of photo manipulation. Learn about airbrushing, composite photos, double exposure and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:29

Rerun: It's All Relative

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2022/09/29

How do the theories of special relativity and general relativity apply to satellites? Why is the speed of light constant, but time and distance are not? We get all Einstein up in here!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:42

Rerun: Right-Handed Bias - A Sinister Problem

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2022/09/28

Being left-handed in a world primarily shaped by and for right-handed people can be a challenge, particularly with technology. In this episode, we look at how a right-handed bias can create frustrations for left handers, and how bias in tech can take on more sinister aspects. That was a pun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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34:34

Smart Talks with IBM- The Future of Supply Chain:...

TechStuff ·

2022/09/27

Sustainable supply chains are good for the planet and good for business. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell takes on this topic with Tim Harford, host of Cautionary Tales, and guest Sheri Hinish, IBM’s Global Sustainability Services Leader and Offering Leader for Sustainable Supply Chain, known as the “supply-chain queen.” They discuss the supply-chain crisis and why transparent, responsible supply chains are imperative for our future. This is a paid advertisement from IBM.See

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51:16

Rerun: Deep Learning and Deepfakes

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2022/09/26

What's a Generative Adversarial Network? How can a program create a deepfake video? And how do we tell the difference between what's real and what's computer-generated?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:59

TechStuff Classic: How Periscope Works

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2022/09/23

What is Periscope? What's the technology behind the company? And did Jonathan livestream a podcast?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:26

Tech News: Grand Theft Data

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2022/09/22

The makers of Grand Theft Auto are responding to a hacker who leaked dozens of videos of the next title in the series. Russia implies it might shoot down Starlink satellites. And Iran cracks down on the Internet in the wake of civil protests.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:57

The Story of Ping

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2022/09/21

What is the ping tool, what is it used for, and where did it come from? We learn about the man who first created ping, why it's not an acronym for anything, and why gamers care about it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:41

Tech News: The Epic Apple vs Epic Fight Continues

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2022/09/20

An appeals court is preparing to hear arguments from Epic, Apple, the State of California and even the US Department of Justice in the ongoing battle between developers and Apple. Hackers gained access to Uber's systems and we're not sure how bad it was yet. And Nvidia is announcing new GPUs today! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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43:53

Fairphone and the Sins of the Tech Industry

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2022/09/19

The Fairphone company's mission is to make smartphones that are repairable, rely on sustainable and recycled materials, and that aren't contributing to troublesome operations in your typical electronics supply chain. So we take this opportunity to turn a critical eye to the tech industry to understand why Fairphone's mission is so important.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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52:33

TechStuff Classic: The Sad Tale of HitchBot

TechStuff ·

2022/09/17

What was HitchBot all about and what happened to it? From hitchhiking across Canada to a violent end in Philadelphia, we tell the robot's story. Scott Benjamin guest hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:22

Tech News: Twitter Deals, Whistleblowers, and...

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2022/09/15

Twitter shareholders voted to approve Elon Musk's acquisition bid for Twitter even as a whistleblower testified in front of Congress that Twitter has terrible security practices. Plus Senators put social media in the hot seat, California sues Amazon and EA's anti-cheat strategy is scary. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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41:20

How Dynamic Ads Work in Podcasts

TechStuff ·

2022/09/14

Listener Ryan Barrier asked how advertising works in podcasting, and how even old episodes can have current ads in them. So in this episode, we look at dynamic ad insertion and the tricky challenge of balancing business with content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:08

Tech News: Twitter Shareholders Vote on Acquisition...

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2022/09/13

Twitter's shareholders are expected to approve Elon Musk's proposed Twitter acquisition even as Musk continues to try and extricate himself from the deal. Meta spins off the PyTorch project into a new, independent foundation. Square Enix announces that a computer game is going to shut down prematurely. And much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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48:02

Obsolete Forms of Media

TechStuff ·

2022/09/12

One challenge with data preservation is that the way we store information changes rapidly. In this episode, we look at some media formats that are now obsolete, including some that Jonathan had never heard about before!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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68:16

TechStuff Classic: The Decline of Google+

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2022/09/09

Is Google Plus heading off into the sunset? What happened? In this update to a classic episode, TechStuff looks at what went wrong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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