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TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about Tech Stuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers).
Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us.
TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture.
We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions.
Get in touch here: techstuffpodcast@gmail.com
Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us.
TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture.
We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions.
Get in touch here: techstuffpodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
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May 25, 2022 • 18min
TechStuff Talkback: Does Tesla's Full Self Driving work as advertised?
Listener Greg used the Talkback feature on the iHeartRadio app to ask an interesting question: does Full Self Driving do what Tesla says it does? We take a look at the capabilities and limitations of Full Self Driving and ask tough questions like "Who is responsible when a Tesla crashes while in Full Self Driving mode?"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 24, 2022 • 30min
Tech News: Zuckerberg Gets Sued
The Attorney General for Washington DC has sued Mark Zuckerberg over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Airbnb shuts down rentals in China. And a Florida law that would allow politicians to sue social networks over content moderation remains blocked.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 24, 2022 • 34min
The Illegal Number
Listener The Gregolas asked if I might explain The Illegal Number. What makes a number illegal? Can numbers actually be illegal? Isn't that absurd? YES!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2022 • 1h
TechStuff Classic: Hack That Auto 2.0
Could your car be hacked remotely? We take a look at claims and explore the possibilities of wireless car hacking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2022 • 39min
Tech News: Google Pulls Out of Russia
Lots of news to cover today, including an update on Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, Meta is scaling back on some departments within the company, and Google's Russian subsidiary declares bankruptcy. Plus, learn how some engineers created a scientific breakthrough meant to make your burritos better.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 18, 2022 • 19min
TechStuff Tidbits: 8-Bit Audio
What gives those classic video games like Super Mario Bros and Legend of Zelda their unique sound? We look at what makes 8-bit audio special, and why the 8-bit part isn't really the important, uh, bit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 17, 2022 • 34min
Tech News: Musk's Twitter Deal On Hold
Elon Musk says unless Twitter can prove its claim that less than 5% of all monetizable accounts are bots, the acquisition deal won't progress. A security researcher shows it's possible to unlock and start a Tesla vehicle through hacking. And how many times is your data traded online every day?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 16, 2022 • 48min
An Update on Autonomous Vehicles
Not all self-driving cars are made equal. We take a look at the various levels of autonomous driving and speculate on how long it might be until we have a truly autonomous car on the roads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 13, 2022 • 58min
TechStuff Classic: The Internet Kill Switch
Is there a kill switch for the Internet? Is that legal or ethical? Ben Bowlin joins the show to talk about it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 13, 2022 • 28min
Tech News: ICE ICE Surveillance
All right, stop! Collaborate and listen; ICE is back with invasive digital surveillance covering essentially all US residents. Plus the SEC is after Elon Musk (again), the EU might outlaw end to end encryption and we learn what Google has announced at its I/O event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
