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Behind every innovation is a new kind of power. TechStuff unpacks how technology reshapes influence, creativity, and control, from Silicon Valley’s rising moguls to the cultural forces they create. Because tech is the new religion, economy, and entertainment, all at once.
Each week, Oz Woloshyn and the brightest minds covering tech dig into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling ways technology, AI, and the internet shape our daily lives. From AI and social media to privacy, digital burnout, and the creator economy, they ask how all this innovation is changing who we are, how we work, love, and make meaning.
Smart talk, strange stories, and the questions everyone’s Googling: whether AI will replace us, how social media is affecting our kids, and what it all says about us.
Get in touch here: techstuffpodcast@gmail.com
Each week, Oz Woloshyn and the brightest minds covering tech dig into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling ways technology, AI, and the internet shape our daily lives. From AI and social media to privacy, digital burnout, and the creator economy, they ask how all this innovation is changing who we are, how we work, love, and make meaning.
Smart talk, strange stories, and the questions everyone’s Googling: whether AI will replace us, how social media is affecting our kids, and what it all says about us.
Get in touch here: techstuffpodcast@gmail.com
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Jun 14, 2022 • 19min
Tech News: Microsoft Says Goodbye to Internet Explorer
This week, we're seeing Microsoft's browser Internet Explorer come to an end as Google pulls the plug (officially) on Google Talk. Plus we learn about Apples second-generation mixed reality hardware even before the company announces the first one, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 13, 2022 • 48min
Is the Google AI sentient?
A Google engineer was suspended after sharing a document suggesting that Google's LaMDA conversation model may be sentient. But if a machine was sentient, how could we tell? What does the Turing Test have to do with it? And can machines think?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 10, 2022 • 1h 1min
TechStuff Classic: A Stingray Operation
What are Stingrays and how are they used in surveillance? Jonathan brings in the guys from Stuff They Don't Want You To Know to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 9, 2022 • 29min
Tech News: Twitter Refuses to Hand Over Data to US Government
The committee investigating the January 6th insurrection reportedly wants Twitter to hand over more internal communications about what folks in the company knew about the planned event. Tesla is facing some opposition for its required office attendance in Germany. And the James Webb Space Telescope gets hit by a micrometeoroid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 8, 2022 • 50min
Rerun: What is an algorithm?
The word algorithm pops up a lot in tech discussions, but what the heck is an algorithm? From learning about an Arabic genius to discovering a way to figure out what day of the week falls on any given date, we look at algorithms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 7, 2022 • 17min
Tech News: Twitter and Tesla and Elon, Oh My!
We get an update on Elon Musk and his quest to own or walk away from Twitter. We also learn what Apple unveiled at WWDC 2022. And we hear about an AI-piloted ship crossing the Atlantic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 6, 2022 • 51min
Rerun: Machine Learning 101
Why is it so hard to define concepts like artificial intelligence and machine learning? What do those even mean? And how does it work? We take a very high level look at AI and machine learning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 3, 2022 • 37min
TechStuff Classic: DARPA Robotics Challenge Review
What did the teams competing in the DARPA Robotics Challenge have to do? Who won? And what does this mean for the future of robotics?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 2, 2022 • 51min
Rerun: The Epic Epic vs Apple Battle
Apple is facing pressure from regulatory agencies around the world to allow developers to use payment systems outside of Apple's own. You could say the battle with Epic is where that got started. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 1, 2022 • 56min
The Rise and Fall of Onkyo
By listener request, we learn about the history of the Onkyo company and brand. From its humble beginnings in 1946 to the declaration of bankruptcy in 2022, we learn how this company fit into the hi-fi audio equipment landscape.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
