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As the Ukraine conflict reaches a new tempo hackers have become a critical part of the defense of the country. The government of Ukraine is calling on hackers to help protect critical infrastructure and spy on Russian troops. Meanwhile Chris Krebs, former CISA Director, has tweeted that the Conti Ransomware gang has pledged to strike back against anyone who attacks Russia, basically confirming their allegiance with Russia, while US and European cybersecurity and tech companies have actively started to support Ukraine in various ways.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Russian military invades Ukraine, tracking down a reliable credible source for information can be difficult. We share our sources for news and information regarding the conflict and we use them.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, JoeLink to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Brushwood joins Tom to talk about how scams and cons can help explain some behavior online, including an example from Season 2 of World's Greatest Con. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nintendo has caused an uproar amongst video gaming fans with the removal of key 3DS and DS titles from the eShop. Many fear that the ability to access older titles will be limited and even extinguished as Nintendo actively prevents its oldest titles from going into the public domain.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We get an in-depth look at DAOs or Decentralized Autonomous Organizations; what they do, how they work and their purpose with crypto journalist and “The Cryptopians” author Laura Shin.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Laura Shin, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump Media and Technology Group publishes the social-media app Truth Social in the US App Store, Taiwan's semiconductor industry job vacancies increased 77% since 2020, and Google finds Linux patches bugs the fastest.Get the show notes here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The economic and civil disruption caused by the Canadian Trucker protests has caused counter-protesters to strike back with some hacking their way into the protests support network. Is hacktivism an effective form or protest or just a feel good activity?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Annalee Newitz, Roger Chang, JoeLink to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where can users of assistive medical technologies go when their devices are no longer supported or become orphaned? We explain why some websites break when using an up-to-date web browser. And what does an investigative filing into the origins of an FBI Russia probe have to do with DNS?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cinemarket is launching Cineverse, a start-up that will enable filmmakers, distributors and producers to market films directly using blockchain and NFT tech. To combat sexual harassment issues is making several changes to its AltSpace VR app. Will these affect the changes necessary to cut down on harassment? And we examine if NFT counterfeiting really is an issue.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trisha Hershberger is here with details on Corsair’s product announcement, Motorola and Verizon developed a 5G neckband to move the bulky processor, communication chips and power supply off AR glasses, and Google has launched a new version of the Chrome OS called the Flex designed for to run on old Macs and PCs!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.