e432 – Monitoring Pirated Cars

A look at the latest in tech and legislation; car manufacturers having Really Bad Privacy Policies; games sold with deliberately broken DRM; and more. Continue reading

Episode 278 — Big Apple & Big Sur

New York corner of 12th & Broadway

a blog only version of the podcast, with stories about Apple’s virtual #WWDC2020, Mercedes & Nvidia teaming up, an innovative way to escape a video conference, soundscapes of pre COVID-19 NYC courtesy of NYPL and the planet’s last ‘naturally quiet’ places Continue reading

Episode 232 — Beep-Boop

Google’s Stadia game streaming, new Oculus Rift, AR gaming with Angry Birds and AI for fighter jets and personal automobiles. Continue reading

Episode 178 – L33T Learning Siri

  Just say no to enabling autonomous bots & drones with the ability to apply lethal force.  Following on last week’s episode 177, Michael & Michael start off with a continuation of the discussion on the Pandora’s Box of armed robots. Moving on to a happier topic, while still staying on the machine learning concept, the pair talks about how Siri and other voice interactive systems have been improved with deep learning.  Not just recorded scripts, but actual intelligence, and more natural interaction is apparent when you listen to how far things have come since the earliest days of Siri … Continue reading