Episode 170: Time Crystals, "Responsible AI", and Google pays for Wikipedia
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: 4D Time Crystals created by Google Quantum Computing. We’ve mentioned 4D printing, which involves 3D printing with materials that then change over time. Now 4D Time Crystals designed by Google Quantum Computer. Herein we bring you the definition of a quantum computer, along with an advancement in science brought about by said quantum computer. Let the arguments begin, but it looks like we’ve discovered a new phase of matter in physics. Who cares? Well, we’ve actually entered the era in which quantum computers are used for truly amazing advances at a reasonable price. The 4D...
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Episode 169 - Sentient AI, Privacy Legislation, and the Digital Twins
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: Sentient AI? Is it real? Should you lose your job over it? For starters, violating an NDA and whistleblowing are vastly different reasons to be fired. Besides, this so-called sentient AI could easily just be a complex game of 20 questions; pattern matching at it's best. That said, this freaked-out-ness might be a good indicator that we are getting too close to comfort. Topic 2: Will privacy legislation happen? The internet was made for sharing data. Sooner or later, that 140 characters or less post about that weird...
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Episode 168 - The Criteria of the "Tech Company", the Consumption Model, and Working Trackers
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: What does tech company even mean? RoW is a good resource to better gauge who can call themselves a tech company. We might want to reframe this seemingly exclusive title. What is the criteria a company must meet to be able to slap this title on a business card? Topic 2: Do we think subscription / consumption model is souring? The ideal business model is evershifting. But the supscription based and reoccuring model is exploding. With our indiviudalistic society, people want to exercise their right to choose...So as long as you are focused on customer...
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Episode 167 - Apple Self Repair, Digital Nomad Visas, and Monitoring Remote Workers
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Topic 1: Update on that Apple Self-Repair Kit for iPhone Screen The basic program includes two large Pelican cases full of equipment and tools, which you rent for $49/week plus a $1,300 deposit. Then the repair kit is about $10 cheaper than taking your phone to the Apple store for the service. At this point, the self-repair program appears to meet enough requirements that you can check the box and say there IS a self-repair option. But it is not the simple, elegant “Apple” experience you might have assumed you would have. One of many videos you can find: Topic 2:...
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Episode 166 - The Myth of Anonymity in Bitcoin, Cloud 911, and Self Governing on Compliance
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Topic 1: Shredding the Myth of Anonymity in Bitcoin Wired recently published a long, detailed story of how law enforcement agencies around the world collaborated to bring down the largest child abuse sex network in history. One key element in this take-down is the “trick” of turning bitcoin from an anonymous tool into a perfect record of evidence. This story truly is the modern equivalent of the Al Capone story. Once agents have access to a few crypto wallets, they can then use the public Bitcoin blockchain data to identify every transaction, and every buyer or seller....
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Episode 165 - Great Resignators, AI Ransomware, and the Unsure State of Privacy
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: Found all those Great Resignators: They’re working somewhere else. Looks like a basic shake-up that forced a number of employers to treat their employees like humans. Maybe, and we're only speculating here, the working person realizes they don't have to work somewhere that has no decent pay, no decent benefits, no decent work evironment, and so on...Maybe. Consistent data shows that this so called Great Resignation is about worker power. Topic 2: Truly terrifying – AI + Ransomware: The unholy combination of AI + Ransomware is upon us. It's time to...
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Episode 164 - Cyberattacks higher education, Apple's 180, & The End as we know it!
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Topic 1: Ransomware leads to the first casualty in the higher education market as Lincoln College closes permanently due to cyberattack in December 2021. Who was their MSP … and why was there not a plan in place? Ten years ago, a system failure of more than 24 hours could mean the end of your business. Today, with ransomeware on the rise, what are the odds of hundreds of schools, hospitals, businesses etc. going under? As this inevitable threat unfolds, it begs the question: Why haven't we implimented data back ups as the standard? Topic 2: Let’s not ignore Apple’s...
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Episode 163 - Work from Home Post Pandemic, Declaration for the Future of the Internet, & Big Tech salaries!
The Killing IT Podcast
Topic 1: Colloquium: What do we think the permanent changes are to “the workplace” after the pandemic. What percentage will go back? Is hybrid permanent forever? Has the concept of office changed forever from a technology perspective? If yes, was this something we should have seen coming and covid just sped it up? What’s next that we might not have seen coming? Topic 2: Declaration for the Future of the Internet Splinternet - China and Russia And the actual 3-page declaration: Topic 3: Big Tech salaries revealed Ryan -- -- --...
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Episode 162: Musk we talk about Social Media and another Data Breach?
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Topic 1: Should businesses embrace or avoid social media? Can we talk about “social media” without focusing too much on Elon? I think we all love the concept of the Marketplace of Ideas...but the Internet somehow turns that into silos of sewage. With Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, the marketplace allows ignorance and stupidity to win. Maybe they even enhance the ability of misinformation to be taken more seriously than knowledge and wisdom. Topic 2: Data breaches happen then nothing. Topic 3: The evolving “next normal” of employment. This story will...
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Episode 161 - Hospital Robots, Undersea Cyberattacks, & the Failing DTC Model
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Topic 1: Hospital Robots Are Helping Combat a Wave of Nurse Burnout Moxi and other delivery-focused assistants have become even more critical as the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed health care workers to their limits. https://www.wired.com/story/moxi-hospital-robot-nurse-burnout-health-care/ Topic 2: DHS investigators say they foiled cyberattack on undersea internet cable in Hawaii https://www.cyberscoop.com/undersea-cable-operator-hacked-hawaii/ https://thisishowtheytellmetheworldends.com/ https://www.audible.com/pd/This-Is-How-They-Tell-Me-the-World-Ends-Audiobook/1635577179 ...
info_outlineQuick note at the beginning: The Smithsonian will be projecting a Saturn V rocket on the side of the Washington Monument as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the moon landing. See http://www.parabolicarc.com/2019/07/09/smithsonian-project-saturn-rocket-washington-monument/.
As a follow-up to last week's discussion of Microsoft making changes to their partner program, we now discuss the reversal of that policy. The bigger discussion we want to have is around your long-term relationship with Microsoft specifically and vendors generally. One big lesson is that you shouldn't be angry because Microsoft is moving in a different direction. Another is that you have to decide whether your long-term trajectory is the same as Microsoft (or any other vendor, for that matter).
Related story: https://www.channele2e.com/channel-partners/program/microsoft-backs-down-abandons-partner-program-changes/
Next up . . . Google admits they’re listening to us. We are SHOCKED . . . (not). See https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/google-admits-to-listening-in-on-private-conversations-via-assistant/story/364104.html.
Two interesting points here. One: We all ignore the license agreements, but we've matured to a point where companies can be a lot more open about this. Two: While we might not have anything to hide, privacy is about simply expecting that no one else is tuning in. And of course, one more nod to digital ethics.
Is this something you can use to start a client-facing conversation?
. . . that leads into . . .
Startup "Superhuman" is doing cool, automated things with email. And that includes GPS tracking and other tools that people may not realize they are giving up just because they open email.
Dave notes that we hold start-ups and smaller companies to a different standard that big companies like Google.