
Through The Web
A weekly podcast that covers the latest in tech, innovation and the ever interesting world of the information super highway. Co-hosted by Dagogo Altraide and Tawsif Akkas. Through The Web Podcast is part of the ColdFusion Collective.
Latest episodes

Jul 10, 2023 • 50min
Threads vs. Twitter - "The Clone Wars" are HEATING UP
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/QeWbPfbZ660Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 Intro00:16 Quick personal updates3:27 Long Mac Topped Up04:07 What is Threads? 09:16 Initial reactions after using Threads14:33 How Twitter reacted to Threads16:51 Twitter suing Meta is a bad idea21:00 Twitter's "Rate Limit" fiasco 27:59 Is Zuck lesser of the two evils? 32:34 Tawsif's "wild theory" on Threads37:56 What would make Threads a success?42:40 Twitter's greatest strength 47:02 Final predictions Produced by: Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion), Tawsif AkkasShot and edited by: Brayden Laffrey

Jul 3, 2023 • 30min
Debating on Dead Internet Theory, Unicorn App Scams Investors, Pixel Fold, Lex trains Elon, and Meta's VR
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Q61pv3swyvETwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:36 - Quick update01:48 - Dead Internet Theory and Comments18:13 - IRL app's 95% Fake Users20:54 - Man loses life savings to fake crypto company22:56 - Lex Fridman trains Elon25:07 - Google Pixel Fold's poor launch26:54 - Meta VR Subscription ServiceResources: The Dead Internet Theory video: https://youtu.be/9WB5grLMXkUIRL App Shutdown: https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/26/irl-shut-down-fake-usersMan loses life savings: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/25/1180256165/crypto-scam-senior-victims-spirebitMan loses life savings to crypto scam: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/25/1180256165/crypto-scam-senior-victims-spirebitElon x Lex: https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-prepares-for-zuck-fight-trains-with-lex-fridman-2023-6Pixel Fold: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/28/23777211/google-pixel-fold-screen-breaking-reportsMeta VR Subscription: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66027073

Jun 26, 2023 • 1h 7min
Meeting Sam Altman, OceanGate, Zuck wants to fight Elon, Simpsons "Predictions", Netflix Subscription Spike and The Beatles
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Kpnv4BfVP3ATwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:25 - Dagogo met Sam Altman!09:06 - Double Decker Seating on Planes10:23 - Sam Altman and Elon Musk11:06 - Black Mirror Reaction13:20 - Data-driven vs. Ideological Decisions by Companies19:43 - OceanGate 26:57 - Generational Humor30:06 - Simpsons "Predictions" 33:14 - OceanGate’s “Logitech” Controller34:16 - Reddit going dark40:17 - Elon vs. Zuck Cage Match!47:52 - The Business of MLS and Messi53:53 - Meta’s Voicebox AI55:38 - Beatles new AI song1:03:08 - AI can predict your political affiliation just by looking at your face 1:05:04 - Someone dreamt of the Ocean Gate disaster in 20131:06:26 - OutroResources: https://www.offthebeatenpoints.com/the-surprising-brilliance-of-double-decker-airplane-seats/https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-bites-first-ever-pop-up-restauranthttps://mashable.com/article/netflix-password-sharing-crackdown-sign-ups-spike https://nypost.com/2023/06/22/simpsons-prediction-of-titanic-sub-had-movie-inspiration/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwnqWb9l2pQ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65960217https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/8/23754780/reddit-api-updates-changes-news-announcementshttps://www.theverge.com/2023/6/21/23769263/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-fight-cage-match-worldstarhttps://www.insider.com/lionel-messi-mls-adidas-apple-profit-share-2023-6https://about.fb.com/news/2023/06/introducing-voicebox-ai-for-speech-generation/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/paul-mccartney-clarifies-ai-new-beatles-song-1235652187/https://www.facebook.com/deborahgrattan77/posts/pfbid02fSv8L7NyquYpG4FfXZmChNEpGXEXmGmuZQaMDdqGTAymB4DSrQX5CQ8SGXB631C8l

Jun 12, 2023 • 46min
UFOs are BACK, lab-grown meat, Binance in trouble, Bing hates Chrome, new Twitter CEO and more
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/cBeq9Fv3JDUFollow us on Twitter to engage with our work: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:29 - Vision Pro sentiments a week on05:13 - Binance in trouble08:32 - NFTs by Nike13:02 - Linda Yaccarino's Twitter start15:34 - Microsoft's fine17:07 - The future of lab grown meat25:19 - UFOs32:59 - AI Drone takes out operator story35:24 - AI Paperclip Problem 36:22 - Bing hates Chrome40:00 - Apple using DirectX 1243:29 - Norway's 24 hours indoor marathon47:34 - OutroSHOW NOTEShttps://www.npr.org/2023/06/10/1181242780/sec-gary-gensler-binance-coinbase-crypto-lawsuits-battlehttps://www.ign.com/articles/ea-sports-is-aiming-to-add-nikes-swoosh-nfts-to-its-gameshttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-65806686https://www.kotaku.com.au/2023/06/microsoft-fined-us20-28-million-for-illegally-collecting-childrens-information-on-xbox/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/06/whistleblower-ufo-alien-tech-spacecrafthttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/01/us-military-drone-ai-killed-operator-simulated-testhttps://www.wired.com/story/business-fast-forward/https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/6/23736289/microsoft-bing-chrome-search-fake-ai-chatbotApple DirectX 12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcYyvzHtJVMWhy Do These People Run For 24h in a Basement? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7SSe2F9104 Produced by: Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion), Tawsif AkkasShot and edited by: Brayden Laffrey

Jun 6, 2023 • 45min
Apple has Cracked the Code with Vision Pro + Reacting to WWDC 2023
Emergency Episode! We had to get in quick after the big WWDC 2023 announcements from Apple yesterday. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/WjcYiXEczmQ Follow us on Twitter to engage with our work: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro02:14 - 15" Macbook Air05:12 - Mac Studio06:08 - Mac Pro09:44 - IOS 1715:35 - We Called It!18:32 - Apple Vision Pro34:31 - Will this kill Meta or help them?38:02 - Was Vision Pro enough of an innovation? 39:03 - What else could Vision Pro impact? 44:13 - OutroProduced by: Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion), Tawsif AkkasShot and edited by: Brayden Laffrey

Jun 5, 2023 • 1h 12min
Nvidia's $Trillion Market Cap, Photoshop Generative Fill, HypeBeast Culture Economy and More
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/g_2gLNMViccFollow us on Twitter to engage with our work: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:35 - Succession is over03:40 - Dagogo tries PlayStation VR04:46 - Meta Quest 307:11 - Sourcing News11:54 - AOC Parody Account15:02 - Death of HypeBeast Culture19:56 - Fastest Tesla Model 3 20:19 - Vancouver's Drug Issues29:13 - Amazon's $25 million Fine 36:20 - Air NewZealand Weighing Passengers38:33 - Implementing 5G Commercial Flights39:42 - Nvidia reach $1 Trillion Market Cap 46:00 - Dagogo wants an MP3 Player51:25 - "AI is an Extinction Level Threat"54:49 - Lawyer Messes Up With ChatGPT57:14 - Eating Disorder Chatbot Messes Up Too59:22 - Photoshop introduces AI Generative Fill1:06:33 - Meet Paragraphica - The AI Camera 1:10:46 - OutroProduced by: Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion), Tawsif AkkasShot and edited by: Brayden Laffrey

May 29, 2023 • 59min
Biggest THREAT to Humanity, Fake AI Pentagon Image, Hype Cycle, Sam Altman and Fruit Ninja!
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/HxIaDojqccUFollow us on Twitter to engage with our work: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro01:05 - Creator of Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja03:44 - Invisible Desk Setup05:16 - Tawsif did the 12K06:48 - Viral AI Pentagon Explosion Image10:38 - Issue with "Pay-to-be-Verified" Model14:39 - DeSantis Presidential Campaign launch on Twitter16:05 - Twitter's New CEO18:05 - Neuralink Update19:45 - AI Hype Cycle26:50 - Biggest Threat to Humanity33:39 - GriefBots in China36:25 - BT Replacing Humans with AI39:26 - Netflix new guidlines around password sharing43:21 - New ColdFusion Video on Sam Altman50:37 - 90s Aesthetics on ColdFusion54:15 - Entertainment vs. Educational Content58:29 - OutroProduced by: Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion), Tawsif AkkasShot and edited by: Brayden Laffrey

May 22, 2023 • 57min
TikTok finally BANNED, Quantum Computing, Working From Home, Tesla's Adverts, Sam Altman & NEW INTRO
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/63Y_3NS-kDwFollow us on Twitter to engage with our work: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Hook00:15 - THE NEW INTRO!00:48 - Linus steps down as CEO04:22 - Dagogo's Broken Mac06:03 - Quantum Computing10:43 - Retrospective Outlook 14:26 - Tawsif is doing a 12K15:53 - Tiktok banned in Montana23:55 - AR/VR for the workspace? 28:49 - Looking back at the pandemic33:11 - Elon says WFH is "immoral"37:20 - Tesla to advertise for the first time43:04 - Sam Altman and OpenAI Regulation46:04 - Meta's Imagebind AI47:53 - Wendy's AI to take drive through orders49:07 - Replying to comments56:39 - OutroProduced by: Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion), Tawsif AkkasShot and edited by: Brayden Laffrey

May 15, 2023 • 45min
How To Scam JP Morgan, Google I/O Quick Recap, AI Datebots, Timbaland
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/s2YmvqbfTS4Follow us on Twitter to engage with our work: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:13 - Woman Scams JP Morgan12:44 - Smoke on the Water14:13 - Has Microsoft Missed the Mark with Bing?17:47 - Google IO Quick Recap25:00 - AI Datebot37:14 - Timbaland uses Biggie AI 42:45 - CommentsProduced by: Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion), Tawsif AkkasShot and edited by: Brayden Laffrey

May 8, 2023 • 44min
Godfather of AI is SCARED, IBM Replacing Workers, Hollywood Writers Strike, Vice, BeReal, Pixel Fold
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/O0Guk24z0QUFollow us on Twitter to engage with our work: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 Dagogo's Brisbane Trip03:03 Godfather of AI says AI is bad07:49 IBM replaces workers with AI 13:18 Hollywood writers' strike19:22 Will "AI Generated" content change anything?30:40 VICE Media Bankrupt33:57 Boring Company Tunnel Expansion 36:52 BeReal losing the race? 40:37 Pixel FoldProduced by: Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion), Tawsif AkkasShot and edited by: Brayden Laffrey