After 20 years, the Seti@Home program is going on hiatus. How did this project let the average computer user lend a hand in the search for alien intelligence? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Back in the late 1970s, toy company Mattel waded into the video game console market with the launch of the Intellivision. This year, Atari SA purchased the rights to the Intellivision brand and IP. We look at the story behind this early video game console. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Intellivision and the Blue Sky Rangers

While Elon Musk owes much of his wealth to Tesla, the truth is that he's not the company's founder. That honor goes to a pair of engineers named Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. We explore the origins of Tesla. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Origins of Tesla

Two different consumer products with AI integration have flopped recently, and even big companies like Google have had to backtrack on AI implementations. Is AI just not yet ready for the public? And if so, who the heck will tell AI companies? Plus lots more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tech News: AI Might Not Be Ready for Prime Time

We've got more data breaches and leaks to talk about. From an attack that targeted Microsoft corporate customers to one affecting three billion accounts, we look at how hackers and poor data security practices put people and their information at risk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Largest Data Breaches in US History: Part II

TicketMaster recently acknowledged a massive data breach that has affected more than half a billion customers. Where would it fall on a list of the worst data breaches in US history? We look at instances from LinkedIn to Home Depot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rerun: Seti Not At Home

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