Tech Gumbo

AI To Cause Financial Crash, US-China To Cause Tech Supply Chain Issues, Deepfakes & Celebrities, Fake Amazon Reviews, Utah Sues TikTok, Titter Will Charge New Users

The Big Stories:

• SEC Chair says AI will cause a crash Within the next 10 years
• DC Commissioner say US-China conflict will cause supply chain issues for Tech Companies
• Celebrities denounce appearing in deepfake ads
• Amazon is littered with fake reviews and trying to fight back
• Utah sues TikTok over children’s Mental Health concerns
• X (Twitter) will charge $1 for new users in the South Pacific, as a test

AI At Walmart Checkout Is Hostile, Microsoft Buys Activision, Netflix Password Update & Price Increase, YouTube Blocks Ad Blockers, BestBuy Ends DVD Sales, iPhone 15 Screen “Burn In”

News and Updates:

• Walmart employees report customers are hostile because of AI “eye in the sky”
• Microsoft completes the purchase of Activision, what’s next?
• 14% of Netflix still shares passwords
• Netflix emboldened to raise subscription rates
• YouTube shuts down ad blockers, users angry
• BestBuy ends DVD & Blu-Ray says in Q1 of 2024
• iPhone 15 users are getting screen “burn in” images on the OLED

Microsoft Win 12 in 2024 And With Subscriptions?, OneDrive Storage Backlash, Win 11 Updates, Win 10 Ends Free Upgrade, And Copilot

The Big Stories:

Microsoft:

• Intel suggest Win 12 rollout in 2024
• Win 12 may come with subscription model or free with ads
• Backtracks on change of data storage in OneDrive
• Warns admins of new Google anti-Spam rules
• Ends free upgrade from Win 7 to Win 10, officially
• Win 11 rolls out updates like Windows Copilot, Passkey Support, OCR in Snipping Tool among others
• Windows Copilot vs. Microsoft 365 Copilot

Grocery Checkout Counter AI, Uber Return, Vermont Utility To Give Out Wall Batteries, LSU to have AI-Engaged Classrooms

News and Updates:

• Kroger plans to use AI to reduce Shrinkage
• Uber is starting a Package Return Service
• A Vermont Utility will give out batteries to reduce outages and transmission lines
• LSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences will introduce AI into the classroom in Spring 2024

Deepfake Cheer Mom & US v. Google Antitrust Case

Deepfake Cheer mom is innocent, creates the “liar’s dividend” in court

The Big Stories:

US v. Google Antitrust- Get your popcorn & a drink for the show

First witness, Microsoft CEO, says:

• Google dominance is a nightmare
• Search is the largest software category, bigger than Windows & Office
• Google alters your search request to fit their advertisers

Facebook’s Disappointing Ray-Bans, Facebook & Instagram for $20/Month, iPhone Fix, Smartphone Sales Down, China Hacks Cisco, Dish Gets Space Debris Fine

News and Updates:

• Facebook releases very disappointing Ray-Ban w/ bad speaker and poor camera
• Meta floats the idea of approx. $20/month for FB & IG in the EU
• Apple to release a fix to overheating iPhone 15
• Sale of smartphones down by over 20%
• Chine Gov’t hacks into Cisco Router Firmware
• FCC issues first ever fine for space debris to Disch Network

AI- Amazon, ChatGPT, Deepfakes, Google

The Big Stories:

• Amazon Buys into Anthropic
• ChatGPT Has Spoken Conversations
• Deepfakes Breach Into A Corporate Security
• Google Will Require Disclosure of AI

iPhone 15 is Really HOT, NYPD Robot, You’ve Been Breached, So What?, Tech Company You’ve Never Heard Of, Nvidia and Spotify Translating Podcast

News and Updates:

• iPhone 15 is Overheating
• NYPD has a 400 Lb. robot in a subway station
• Most people do nothing when their data has been breached
• A really important tech company you’ve never heard of
• Nvidia chips rule AI & video gaming
• Spotify is using AI to translate podcast into different languages

iOS 17, MGM Casino Hack, Microsoft Wanted To Buy Nintendo

The Question of the Week-  Last week you talked about the iPhone 15, this week they released iOS 17, should I do the upgrade?

The Big Stories:

• MGM Casino & Hotel hack
• Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo

Google Extends Chromebooks, Apple Resolve Radiation In France, SpaceX Fixes Photobombs And Is Still Growing, Security Cameras Not Very Secure, Section 702 Of FISA

News and Updates:

• Google back tracks and extends the useful life of Chromebooks
• Apple to release software update to excess radiation on iPhone 12 in France
• SpaceX will start put a film on satellites to stop reflecting the sun and disrupting astronomy
• SpaceX is growing, but not meeting their lofty goals
• Home security cameras allow people see other people’s cameras
• Reauthorizing Section 702 of FISA

FOBO (Fear Of Becoming Obsolete) and Big Tech on Capitol Hill Talking A.I. and LLM’s

The Question of the Week-  

With the advancements of ChatGPT & AI, should I be worried about my job?

The Big Stories:

• Big Tech leaders meet with Senators in Closed Door Session to discuss AI & LLM’s

iPhone- A week of Good, Bad and Ugly

News and Updates:
iPhone:

• France says iPhone 12 radiation levels are too high
• Banned in China for governmental use
• No Click Zero Days Exploit- Updates to 16.6.1
• The new 1Phone 15 Released with surprises
• Buying a new iPhone

IBM Watson?, AI Biases, AI Heling Hackers, GPT Not Helping Bing, AI Sports Gone Wrong

The Question of the Week-  

Is IBM’s Watson an LLM?

The Big Stories:

• LLM’s have biases based upon the data they learn from
• Generative AI is helping Hackers too
• ChatGPT inside of Bing is not making a dent in the Google search domination
• AI written sports stories gone bad

U.S. v. Google- Monopoly, Court Rules Against Age Verification, Paying for FB & IG in EU, Cars Scaping Your Personal Data

News and Updates:

• US Justice Dept is suing Google for being monopoly in the search engine field
• Judge ruled against Texas over Age-Verification Law
• Facebook & Instagram consider a pay option to get around EU laws
• Modern cars fail at data privacy

End of Life Chromebooks, LLMs “Drifting” and Causing Chaos in Education

The Question of the Week-  

I was bought a Chrome Book during the Pandemic, it is going end of life, now what?

The Big Stories:

• ChatGPT’s accuracy is “drifting”
• Students are using LLM’s and getting turned in for plagiarism

Subtitles Instead of Volume, Streaming Overtakes Cable, Google Maps for EV’s, EV Road Issue, Tesla Internal Data Breach, Autonomous Vehicles Have Trouble with Kids and Dark Skin, Right0To-Repair

News & Updates:

• Majority of viewers in the US use subtitles while watch shows
• More people are streaming than linear TV for the 1^st time
• Google Maps upgrades for Android Auto for EV’s
• An EV road trip that was not planned well
• Tesla has a data breach from rogue employees
• Autonomous vehicles have trouble seeing kids and dark skin pedestrians
• Apple now supports Right-To-Repair, sort of

Favorite Interviews Week: US Rep Garret Graves - 12Dec2020

US Rep Garret Graves discusses antiquated laws still being used towards technology

Favorite Interviews Week: Don Monistere - AI & Large Language Models w/ Guest Justin Obney, Kenny Nguyen & Alexander Adams - 21Jul2023

Guest Host Don Monistere - AI & Large Language Models w/ Guest Justin Obney, Kenny Nguyen & Alexander Adams

• A deep dive discussion into AI & LLM’s like ChatGPT:
• How they are impacting your life
• Why we should be using these new tools
• Why we should be teaching these tools in schools
• The ethics of using AI & LLM’s
• The need for guardrails on AI & LLM’s

Favorite Interviews Week: Greg Trahan, Director of Economic Development LSU - 11May2023

LSU is becoming the leader in Cyber Security

Our guest this week:
Greg Trahan, Director of Economic Development LSU

• LSU working with US Secret Service on:
• Cyber Security research & training
• Encouraging athletes to become Secret Service Agents
• Working to defend Ports from Cyber attacks
• Training students to become cyber security experts

Favorite Interviews Week: Keith Comeaux, Deputy Chief Engineer, Mars 2020 Mission‬‬‬ at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - 13Mar2021

Keith Comeaux, Catholic High & LSU Grad and Deputy Chief Engineer, Mars 2020 Mission at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Keith Comeaux  from Nasa’s JPL talks about growing up in Baton Rouge, going to LSU & Stanford and then getting to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be the Deputy Chief Engineer in charge of the last 2 Mars Rovers! He talks about what you need to do if you are a student and want to work for NASA, and about the Mars Helicopter on Perseverance!  

Favorite Interviews Week: Cody Worsham Chief Brand Officer of LSU Athletics & Winning the Content Arms Race - 21Nov2022

How LSU is winning the Content Arms Race

Guest Cody Worsham, Chief Brand Officer of LSU Athletics talks about:

• How was the LSU Athletics Social Media team created?
• For those interested in content creation, what can they do to get started?
• How does LSU Athletics Social Media team make decisions?
• What is the LSU Athletics Social Media team’s role in supporting N.I.L.?
• LSU Gold for those who want deeper engagement

Upgrading to iPhone 15?, Black Hat Conference 2023

The Question of the Week-  

I heard there is a new iPhone coming out, should I upgrade?

The Big Stories:

• Black Hat 2023
• Good Guys, researchers and enthusiast collaborating for the good of the Cyber community
• FBI, CIA, NSA & DHS are there to recruit
• Hacking into a Tesla
• Las Vegas turned off the Globe during the conference to remove the target
• Call for Transparency
• NSA Dir. Gets heckled

Cybersecurity Labels for IoT, Investigating Microsoft, FEC & AI in Political Ads, Autonomous Vehicles in Calif, Streamflation, More Password Sharing Crackdown

News & Updates:

• Whitehouse pushing for cybersecurity labels to protect IoT devices
• Sen. Wants to investigate Microsoft for involvement in SolarWinds hack in 2020
• FEC wants to prevent AI in political ads before 2024 elections
• Calif green lighted more Autonomous vehicles across the state, especially in SanFran
• Streamflation
• Disney announces password sharing crackdown likely in 2025

LK-99?, Cyberattack Warnings, Cyber Incident Rules, More Cyber Attacks

The Question of the Week-  

I heard something called LK-99 in the news, what is it and why should I care?

• What is a superconductor
• Is this one real

The Big Stories:

• Critcal Infrastructure companies warned of imminent cyberattacks
• SEC changes report rules for public companies with cyber incidents
• Huge upswing in cyber malware and how it impacts your business

Intel Patches, Processors Removed from Win11, Chrome Security Updates, NYC Couple Arrested with Bitcoins, Robocallers Fined $300M, Nasa Ingenuity Still Going

News & Updates:

• Intel releases patches for billions of processors
• Microsoft cancels Win11 support for Xeon E processors
• Google releasing weekly security patches for Chrome
• Chrome ads 2FA for Password Manager
• NYC couple arrested after stealing $4.5B of crypto
• Robocallers fined $300M for doing 5 billion robocalls
• Nasa’s Ingenuity completes 54^th flight on Mars, after dangerous 53^rd

Stealing Hyundais & Kias via USB, AI in Business, AI in PC Chips, WormGPT, Bard & ChatGPT Legal Troubles

The Question of the Week-  
Are Hyundais really being stolen via the USB?

• “Kia Challenge”, a Tik-Tok 2022 viral challenge video

The Big Stories:

• CFO’s pushing to use AI in the accounting & finance departments
• Intel to create a processor specifically for AI
• WormGPT- What bad AI looks like
• Google’s Bard faces class action lawsuit
• ChatGPT investigated by the FTC

China to Limit Online Time, Tik-Tok Ban Challenged, Meta, Microsoft & Amazon Building a Map App, Cell Data & City Planning, NASA+, La OMV Breach Notice

News & Updates:

• China proposes online limit for kids
• Tik-Tok ban in Texas challenged in court
• Meta, Microsoft & Amazon to build map app to compete w/ Google Maps
• Cellphone user data used for city planning
• NASA to launch a streaming service called NASA+
• La. OMV sends notice of breach and how t protect yourself

PC’s Supply Chain & Solar Panels, Batteries, Hybrids & EV’s

The Question of the Week-  Does it still take forever to buy a PC? Or have supplies caught back up?

The Big Stories:

• Price of Solar Panels failing
• Batteries to Charge your home
• 50% of US Ready Hybrid or EV’s
• Supercharging Stations open to more Makes & Models
• Tesla exaggerated range of EV’s by 25% or more

Twitter, X, Whatever

News & Updates:

Twitter &/or X

• Sharing Ad Revenue
• Still Bleeding Cash
• Cutting Ad Prices
• Musk wants to build an “Everything App”
• Super App will not be Easy

Guest Host Don Monistere - AI & Large Language Models w/ Guest Justin Obney, Kenny Nguyen & Alexander Adams

A deep dive discussion into AI & LLM’s like ChatGPT:

• How they are impacting your life
• Why we should be using these new tools
• Why we should be teaching these tools in schools
• The ethics of using AI & LLM’s
• The need for guardrails on AI & LLM’s

Guest Host Don Monistere - AI & Large Language Models w/ Guest Justin Obney & Kenny Nguyen

A deep dive discussion into AI & LLM’s like ChatGPT:

• The increased needs for cyber security with AI & LLM’s
• Why we should be using these new tools
• Alondra, the show producer, uses ChatGPT live for the 1^st ever
• The need for guardrails on AI & LLM’s

Guest Host Don Monistere - AI & Large Language Models w/ Guest Justin Obney

A deep dive discussion into AI & LLM’s like ChatGPT:

• How they are changing our culture
• How they are changing the way we work
• Why we should be using these new tools now

Cancelling a digital subscription, Twitter & Threads updates

The Question of the Week- Why is it so hard to cancel accounts/subscriptions?

The Big Stories:

• Twitter traffic is off 11%, Threads has over 100 Million sign ups
• Threads is just OK
• Threads is looking to make improvements
• Comparing Twitter and Threads
• Will Threads actually last?
• Advertisers are leaving Twitter and looking at Threads

AI Laws between US & EU, Microsoft can purchase Activision, Lead in old cables leaking into the Bayou, Meta tries to sell VR in China

News & Updates:

• US & EU agree on transferring data between the continents
• Judge rules Microsoft can purchase Activision/Blizzard
• Lead in very old cables leaking into a South Louisiana bayou
• Meta trying to sell Quest VR in China, getting a cold shoulder

Over Heating Smart Phones, Twitter vs. Threads

*Apologies in advance, we had mic problems and didn’t find out until after the recording

The Question of the Week-

Should I be worried when my iPhone gets really hot?

The Big Stories:

• Zuckvmusk.com online video game
• Twitter’s new CEO has Non-Compete
• Twitter limits number of post users can read
• Twitter changes TweetDeck to paying customers only
• Meta launches Threads, potential Twitter killer

Creator of Lithium-Ion dies, YouTube Test Anti-Adblockers, Wagner Shuts Down Russia’s Military Starlink, Intel Changing Chip Names, Apple Scales back AR/VR Headsets

*Apologies in advance, we had mic problems and didn’t find out until after the recording

News & Updates:

• John B. Goodenough, the inventor of Lithium-Ion batteries dies
• YouTube test eliminating ad-blockers
• Wagner Group shuts down the Russian version of their Military Satellite Internet
• Intel to rename i3, i5, i7 Chips
• Apple scales back number of Vision Pro headsets dramatically

Musk vs. Zuckerberg and TikTok Updates

The Question of the Week-

Did Elon Musk’s mother actually stop the fight between Musk & Zuckerberg?

The Big Stories:

• TikTok admits that some user data is Stored in China, after telling Congress it was not
• TikTok Creators Sue Montana over Ban, TikTok funding the effort
• Louisiana & other states banning TikTok on state owned devices, “Will it make a difference”?

Space-Based Solar Power, EV Tire Problems, Microsoft Console Wars, AI & Congress, AI & Baseball, AI & Facial Recognition Banned Again

News & Updates:

• Transmitting Space-Based Solar Power to Earth
• EV Problem- Wearing Out Tires 30% Faster
• Microsoft Tells FTC, “We’ve Lost The Console Wars” So Let Us Buy Activision/Blizzard
• US House & Senate File Legislation To Address AI
• Baseball Scouts Are Using AI to Analyze Prospects
• Once Again, AI Based Facial Recognition  Is Banned From Merchants Trying To Prevent Shoplifting

Data Breaches at the DMV & Nurses over ruled my AI

The Question of the Week- I’d like to hear more about this massive hack that I keep hearing about at the DMV, and what should I do?

The Big Stories:

Artificial Intelligence in health care, and what happens when AI overrules a nurse!

Meta’s Threads to replace Twitter, IRS’s free tax filing form, Gannett sues Google, Reddit Protest

News & Updates:

• Meta set to release a Threads to compete directly with Twitter
• The IRS is launching an online form for tax filing
• Gannett/US Today is suing Google claiming it is a Monopoly
• Reddit Protesters angry with CEO’s decisions

Social Media & Kids, and Lingering Tech Myths

The Question of the Week:

With summer coming, I’m worried about my kids spending too much time on the phones & computers, is there anything I can do?

And:
6 Tech Myths that still persist

Instagram’s creating competitor to Twitter, Apple blocks ChatGPT internally, CISO burnout, SCOTUS passes on Section 230, ESPN to Stream Flagship Channel, Netflix update

News & Updates:

• Instagram to release a competitor to Twitter this summer
• Apple blocks employees from using ChatGPT internally, but launches ChatGPT App for iPhone
• CISO’s suffer burnout from high pressure responsibilities
• SCOTUS says social media not responsible for terrorist, avoid Section 230
• ESPN to bypass cable and create to Streaming platform
• Netflix reveals cost of sharing passwords & people are choosing ads

GPT Large Language Models- Congressional Hearing, Reasoning, Creating Wedding Vows, Working with Productivity Suites, and Disappoints in China.

The Big Stories:

• ChatGPT’s CEO tells Congress Safety Standards for AI are needed
• Microsoft’s A.I. show signs of Reasoning
• Are couples using ChatGPT to create their Wedding Vows?
• Google upgrading it’s LLM and in conjunction with G-Suite
• China’s LLM flopped for several amazing reasons

No More AM Radio, YouTube & the NFL, YouTuber plane crash leads to jail, Facebook vs. FTC, Apple VR Goggle$$

News & Updates:

• AM Radios no longer included in EV’s
• YouTube’s NFL Sunday ticket will have lots of changes
• A YouTuber crashed his plane as a stunt, now faces jail
• Facebook violated children’s privacy according to the FTC
• Apple releasing a $3,000 VR Headset

7 people control keys to the Internet? And the Train wreck that is Twitter

The Question of the Week: I heard that 7-people can turn off the worlds internet. Is that true? If so, how is that possible?

• The Truth About the People with the Keys to the Internet

And

Twitter:

• Changes in the 7 months of Elon Musk
• Employee count went 7500 to less than 1500
• Blue Check Mark Shaming
• Back tracking on charging to use Twitter as alert system
• NPR, PBS, and multiple new organizations leave Twitter
• 10,000 Character Tweets
• Jack Dorsey chimes in

Starlink Updates, Wendy’s Drive-Thru Chatbot, Detecting AI, Passkeys Faster & More Efficient, Tesla Shared Videos

News & Updates:

• Starlink cancels Data Caps
• SpaceX now over 4,000 Satellites
• Wendy’s will try a Chatbot for the Drive-Through
• 5 Ways to detect if text was written by a Bot vs. a Human
• Google says Passkeys are faster and more efficient than passwords
• Tesla employees were sharing videos from Tesla car cameras

LSU is becoming the leader in Cyber Security

Our guest this week:
Greg Trahan, Director of Economic Development LSU

• LSU working with US Secret Service on:
• Cyber Security research & training
• Encouraging athletes to become Secret Service Agents
• Working to defend Ports from Cyber attacks
• Training students to become cyber security experts

Patient drops ransomware lawsuit, Win10 End of Life, Hello Win12, Google Launches Passkeys, China ready to attack satellites, 6G Cellular

News & Updates:

• Patient suing hospital to pay ransomware, drops the lawsuit
• Microsoft announced the End of Life Date for Windows 10
• More rumors about Windows 12 surface
• Google dropping passwords for Passkeys
• China building plans to attack satellites
• US Gov’t getting ready for 6G Cellular

Cybersecurity vs. Cyber-safeguarding, the role of and need for a vCISO

The Question of the Week- Is Cybersecurity a Myth?

&

Does my business really need a vCISO?

Don Monistere is our guest discussing his recent blog posts.

Netflix Crackdown, Facebook Giving Away $$, Ga. National Guard & Social Media Recruiting, Dutch Police Warning Hackers, Patient Suing Hospital to Pay Ransom to Remove Naked Photos

This is the 250^th Tech Gumbo Show!

News & Updates:

• Netflix Password sharing crackdown not going well
• Netflix to stop shipping DVD’s! Who knew they were still doing that?
• Facebook settlement giving away $725M, Don’t get excited
• Ga. National Guard using social media to recruit high school students
• Dutch police warn hackers to stop, because they are not as anonymous as they think
• Patient sues a hospital to pay ransom, so the naked photos of her would be removed from the Internet