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Aug. 27, 2024

Tech News of the Week 08-27-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris cross their fingers that the latest version of Teams will actually work, “celebrate” the career (and retirement) of Azure Service Manager, sneak past the security flaws of Mic...

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Aug. 22, 2024

Quantum Weirdness in Computing

The guys explore SMTP fixes, quantum mechanics, and how quantum computing might disrupt encryption, plus IBM’s free quantum resources. Bits, Quits, and Quantum Fits: The Mysteries of SMTP and Superposition Ned and Chris dive ...

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Aug. 20, 2024

Tech News of the Week 08-20-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris sit in the audience for Crowdstrike’s award acceptance speech, empathize with FAT32 as it packs on the pounds, take a front-row seat to the newest, largest data breach ever, …

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Aug. 15, 2024

Bootstrappin' Boogie: Why Your Secure Boot Might Not Be So Secure

Ned and Chris explore a newly discovered flaw in UEFI Secure Boot that’s led to a critical OEM blunder that allows rootkit attacks, and the only fix is a potentially daunting firmware update. Secure Boot’s Achilles’ Heel Ned ...

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Aug. 13, 2024

Tech News of the Week 08-13-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris release their frustrations on OpenAI’s decision to withhold a ChatGPT cheat-detecting tool, lay into Intel for laying off thousands of employees amid financial chaos, time tra...

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Aug. 8, 2024

Failing the (En)Trust Fall

The guys discuss Google Chrome’s decision to stop trusting new Entrust certificates. Entrust Distrusted by Google Chrome Ned and Chris take a deep dive into the juicy tidbit about Google Chrome throwing Entrust under the bus....

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Aug. 6, 2024

Tech News of the Week 08-06-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris watch Microsoft Azure continue to miss the mark amid a DDoS attack, turn up the heat on Intels’ CPU meltdown, pour water onto the AI bonfire, and look at …

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Aug. 1, 2024

The Day the Earth Stood Still (Because of CrowdStrike)

Ned and Chris explore the chaotic fallout from a CrowdStrike Falcon sensor update that crashed Windows systems across various sectors. Where Were You the Day the Screens Turned Blue? The tech industry is a house of cards prop...

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July 30, 2024

Tech News of the Week 07-30-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris scold Google for getting their hand caught in the cookie jar, give their two cents on another CentOS getting off the ground, and list 1,800 reasons why Intuit’s new …

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July 25, 2024

That Time Amazon Lied About Their Renewable Energy Use

Ned and Chris discuss Amazon’s claim that their energy use is 100% renewable. Wind Turbines Don’t Kill Birds and Amazon Doesn’t Use 100% Renewable Energy Amazon claimed to be 100% renewable, but Amazon Employees for Climate J...

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July 23, 2024

Tech News of the Week 07-23-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris mourn the privacy of millions of AT&T customers after the company quietly announced a massive data breach, lament the failings of SAP security, celebrate the arrival of Markdo...

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July 18, 2024

Going Deeper into BGP with Doug Madory

Ned and Chris talk to Doug Madory about changes in BGP since the mid-1990s. The More Things Change, the More BGP Changes a Little Bit Ned and Chris dive into the evolving landscape of BGP with Doug Madory, the Director …

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July 16, 2024

Tech News of the Week 07-16-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris unpack Microsoft’s decision to suddenly add new features to Notepad, why the Japanese government is flip-flopping on floppy disks, try to understand OpenAI’s lack of understan...

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July 11, 2024

Behold the Superbook (Over-Overhyped Edition)

In this reissued episode (AKA the over-overhyped edition), Ned is pedantic about the term Supercloud, Chris is pedantic about everything, and we both think Halo Rise is a terrible, horrible, no good idea. Supercloud is as Sup...

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July 4, 2024

Drinking from the AI Firehose at the DC AWS Summit

Ned shares his AI-focused experience at the DC AWS Summit, discussing AWS's AI portfolio and GenAI tools, but remains skeptical. Mainlining AI in Washington DC Ned shares his experience attending the DC AWS Summit, which was ...

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July 2, 2024

Tech News of the Week 07-02-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris announce that NBC has gone creatively bankrupt with an AL Michaels AI, speculate on the speculative bubble of AI, have a far-out conversation about Datacenters in Space, and d...

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June 27, 2024

Infinitely Jesting About the Year of Quantum Science & Tech

The UN named 2025 the Year of Quantum Science, so Ned and Chris attempt to cram 2,450 years of quantum history into one episode. A Gambol Through Space and Time The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year...

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June 25, 2024

Tech News of the Week 06-25-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris rejoice that Voyager 1 is fully operational, remind you to update vCenter Security, ignore Dell’s demand for in-person attendance, and discuss Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Links: Inters...

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June 20, 2024

Break the Glass and Walk Away: A (VERY) Brief Overview of BGP

Ned and Chris give a very brief overview of BGP, its place in the history of the internet, and how it works today. It’s a Confusing Day in the Neighborship Sure, Kim Kardashian broke the internet that one time, but …

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June 18, 2024

Tech News of the Week 06-18-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris discuss how Apple is paying OpenAI in “Exposure,” ten years of Kubernetes, Sherlocking, and Raspberry Pi’s IPO. Links: Apple Is Paying OpenAI In… Exposure Kubernetes Turns Ten...

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June 13, 2024

Reviewing the Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2024

A review of a core keynote presentation at the 2024 Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit and what it means for the IT industry. One of the Good Ones: The 2024 Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit Sometimes it's ...

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June 11, 2024

Tech News of the Week 06-11-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris discuss the Snowflake Hack, some BREAKING NEWS regarding the Microsoft Spyware Enablement Tool "Recall", Luna AI’s results (evaluated using AI), and Intel’s Lunar Lake. Links:...

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June 6, 2024

Would You Like To Play a Game (With Chris Williams’ AI Agent)?

Learn how Chris Williams used ChatGPT to create a custom AI agent that answers questions, completes certain tasks, and Rickrolls its users. There Can Be Only One (Rickrolling AI Mentor) Chris Williams joins Ned and Chris this...

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June 4, 2024

Tech News of the Week 06-04-24

This week on Tech News of The Week, Ned and Chris get some feedback from a listener, cover NIST’s new release, dispel some rumors about the death of tape, opine on the massive botnet takedown, and talk about an Apache …

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