Episode 43: “Today on the show we have Producer Gwen Way share the LumiCube on Gadgets and Gear segment. On Technology Insider Motherboard published an article highlighting “Companies using racist algorithms to detect faces” This segment was suggested by our intern Jin Lee a student at Seattle University. We have a Nathan Nugget or more of an Infomercial on NFT’s. We have our Top Stories in the first five minutes, talking about Fortnite vs Apple, Ebay Collectibles, and another dumb criminal story and of course our Mike’s Mesmerizing moment brought to us by StoriCoffee. All this plus much more on this week’s episode of TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm.”
Welcome to TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm, the show that make you go "Hummmm" technology news of the week for April 10th-16th 2021. The radio show for the everyday common person, that will impact your future with insightful segments, weeks ahead of the mainstream media.”
--- [Top Stories in 5 Minutes]: Starts at 9:20
Apple says Epic's Fortnite lawsuit is a marketing stunt to revive 'flagging interest' in the game.
a. https://tinyurl.com/3sywtt62
Italian man 'offered €10,000 in Bitcoin' to maim ex-partner – Another one of our Dumb Crooks segments -
a. https://tinyurl.com/pk36ym77
eBay Cuts Listing Time in Half for Trading Card Sellers with New Feature Coming April 2021 and now you can ship cards in an old plain white envelope for 91 cents if they are values under 20.00 bucks.
a. https://tinyurl.com/2ykwxzmy
--- [Gadgets and Gear]: Starts at 22:21
Gwen Way one of the producers of the show talks about the LumiCube that was listed on Kickstarter on our Gadget and Gear segment. https://tinyurl.com/7rpae4zh
--- [Technology Insider]: Starts at 36:54
“In an article published by Motherboard this week outlines claims that Proctorio Is Using Racist Algorithms to Detect Faces. Akash Satheesan recently published his findings in a series of blog posts the controversial exam software from Proctorio discovering a tool infamous for failing to recognize non-white faces. Students of color have long complained that the facial detection algorithms Proctorio and other exam surveillance companies use fail to recognize their faces, making it difficult if not impossible to take high-stakes tests.
https://tinyurl.com/3j7nhvz4
--- [Mike's Mesmerizing Moment]: Starts at 50:09
Mike talks about AI and the errors that technology does with eyebrow raising and other facial expressions.
--- [Pick of the Day]: Starts at 54:22
Redemption Rye Batch#258
• $39.00 | 92 proof and made from 95% rye and 5% barley • Nathan - Thumbs Up • Mike - Thumbs Up
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Episode 43: “Today on the show we have Producer Gwen Way share the LumiCube on Gadgets and Gear segment. On Technology Insider Motherboard published an article highlighting “Companies using racist algorithms to detect faces” This segment was suggested by our intern Jin Lee a student at Seattle University. We have a Nathan Nugget or more of an Infomercial on NFT’s. We have our Top Stories in the first five minutes, talking about Fortnite vs Apple, Ebay Collectibles, and another dumb criminal story and of course our Mike’s Mesmerizing moment brought to us by StoriCoffee. All this plus much more on this week’s episode of TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm.”
Welcome to TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm, the show that make you go "Hummmm" technology news of the week for April 10th-16th 2021. The radio show for the everyday common person, that will impact your future with insightful segments, weeks ahead of the mainstream media.”
--- [Top Stories in 5 Minutes]: Starts at 9:20
Apple says Epic's Fortnite lawsuit is a marketing stunt to revive 'flagging interest' in the game.
a. https://tinyurl.com/3sywtt62
Italian man 'offered €10,000 in Bitcoin' to maim ex-partner – Another one of our Dumb Crooks segments -
a. https://tinyurl.com/pk36ym77
eBay Cuts Listing Time in Half for Trading Card Sellers with New Feature Coming April 2021 and now you can ship cards in an old plain white envelope for 91 cents if they are values under 20.00 bucks.
a. https://tinyurl.com/2ykwxzmy
--- [Gadgets and Gear]: Starts at 22:21
Gwen Way one of the producers of the show talks about the LumiCube that was listed on Kickstarter on our Gadget and Gear segment. https://tinyurl.com/7rpae4zh
--- [Technology Insider]: Starts at 36:54
“In an article published by Motherboard this week outlines claims that Proctorio Is Using Racist Algorithms to Detect Faces. Akash Satheesan recently published his findings in a series of blog posts the controversial exam software from Proctorio discovering a tool infamous for failing to recognize non-white faces. Students of color have long complained that the facial detection algorithms Proctorio and other exam surveillance companies use fail to recognize their faces, making it difficult if not impossible to take high-stakes tests.
https://tinyurl.com/3j7nhvz4
--- [Mike's Mesmerizing Moment]: Starts at 50:09
Mike talks about AI and the errors that technology does with eyebrow raising and other facial expressions.
--- [Pick of the Day]: Starts at 54:22
Redemption Rye Batch#258
• $39.00 | 92 proof and made from 95% rye and 5% barley • Nathan - Thumbs Up • Mike - Thumbs Up
Support the show
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