Episode: 88

With their impeccable track record of defying the odds and predicting upcoming events in the tech landscape, Ned and Chris once again place their metaphorical bets on the top tech news for 2024. Coming up, they predict various acquisitions, a legal reckoning for AI from none other than Mickey Mouse himself, and increased interest in joining the Metaverse. Will AI be stopped by copyright lawsuits? What will happen in the public cloud space? Ned and Chris have answers. Whether they���re accurate answers or not, well, you���ll just have to follow the show in 2024 to find out!

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Episode: 87

In this special episode of Chaos Lever, Chris and Ned sit down to review their predictions for 2023 to see if they have proven to be accurate, or at least amusing. Ned provides compelling evidence for why most of his predictions were somewhat correct, although Chris challenges some of his results. Chris also shares headlines and data to support his claims, though ultimately, both aspiring prognosticators have to compare their abilities to the legend himself: Nostradamus.

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Episode: 86

It���s the shake-up of the century, or at least… it���s pretty big news. It seems that pretty soon, non-Apple devices will be able to support iMessage technology. So how is this even possible? In order to answer that question, Ned walks us through the history of text messaging technology, from SMS to BBM to MMS and beyond. If you���ve ever wondered if phone carriers have been ripping you off, or providing sub-standard security, spoiler alert: you���re right.

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Episode: 022

Google loses monopoly case, but Google Fiber will be offering a 20Gbps symmetrical speed service for $250 per month, the Okta security breach is worse than everyone thought, and VMWare is discontinuing their perpetual licensing.

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Episode: 85

What is IT security, and why should you care? As Chris explains in this episode, IT security in the IoT affects us all - especially if you own a smart TV. That���s right, four years ago a major vulnerability was reported in the technology used to cast media from one device to a smart TV. Four years later, it���s only now being publicly revealed and even worse, most of the devices affected have still not been updated. This means you could be the victim of a RickRolling right in your very own living room (or worse)! Oh yeah, and if you���re still wondering what a vulnerability is, we cover that in the episode too.

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Episode: 84

There���s a lot of players involved in the latest card shuffle over at OpenAI, and it���s no wonder this mess is making headlines. It���s not every week you see a CEO ousted, hired by Microsoft, and then hired back by their previous company who then replaces their entire board. So how did this happen? Is it just an example of pure human blundering? Is it proof of some hidden puppet-master organization pulling the strings at OpenAI? Or is it the somewhat predictable fallout of OpenAI���s changing corporate structure? Tune in to find out!

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Episode: 83

Another day, another��� Field Day? The most recent Security Field Day, namely the 10th one on record, was two weeks back, remotely this time, on November 8th. For people who want to see the full details, including recordings of the sessions, they are available at TechFieldDay.com/event/xfd10/ as well as through a handy-dandy twitter hashtag, #XFD10.

Forward Networks was one of the presenters, and they leverage the concept of digital twins to create highly detailed network models that allow for deep analysis, troubleshooting, prediction of network behavior, and verification of network security policies. Chris was pretty impressed and went digging into the details for more information.

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