Disconnected

It’s the first show of the year, which means it’s our bravest show of the year…

We put our money where our mouths are by hedging our bets on what the coming 12 months will hold in the world of tech and social media.

From Agentic AI and an influx of scammers to social media bans and the possible TikTok exodus, join us to peer into the future.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• TikTok’s tumultuous ride with the potential US ban
• New, elevated forms of AI assistance
• The future of scams

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

336 days ago, we made our bold predictions for what 2024 might bring us - it’s time to look back on just how the year surprised us…

Jag, Jen and Jason take this episode to see which of their prophecies came true, how much AI took over our feeds, and the social & cybersecurity gaffes that ruled the year we’ve endured.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The promising notion of automation seen with robots and autonomous vehicles
• Huge cybersecurity blunders that marked the year
• The AI-generated content rife on our feeds, for better or worse

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

We’ve moaned enough about AI, it’s time to realise how it’s going to save the world.

Visual impairment, taxi services, and protecting red squirrels are all on our agenda this week, as Jag and Jen dive deep into the future of AI, plus a peek at social media’s latest missteps with Mastodon and Blue Sky…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The AI tool protecting the dwindling red squirrel population
• How visually impaired people have a new solution for personal assistants
• Clash of the robotaxis
• Whether Mastodon and Blue Sky’s new aggregator is worth its while

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

He’s back, whether you like it or not.

We’re bound for 4 more years of Donald Trump, but Elon Musk’s been tied to his hip, so how long might we see him in a governmental capacity, and what does that mean for his companies?

We untangle the messy muddle that last week’s election threw us into on this week’s impactful episode of Disconnected, along with a look into Australia’s hopes for a total social media ban…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s election
• Whether his Department of Government Efficiency presents a conflict of interest
• Australia’s vision of a social media ban for under-16s

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Donald Trump’s assembled his ‘MAGA Avengers’, and it won’t be long before we find out if they’ve worked their magic…

With Elon among them, it’s no wonder Jason Kapadia’s eyes are peeled - he, Jen and Jag weigh in on how Twitter/X is playing its part in America’s future.

Join us on this week’s Disconnected, as we also fill you in on the very demure language taking over TikTok, and how misleading tweets are making users thousands of dollars.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• How TikTok has proliferated a new style of language
• The art of making money through misinformation on X
• Donald Trump’s renewed strategy to take over the White House

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Imagine basing your worldview on an image that doesn’t exist.

Among the more shocking stories in the tech world surrounds people not caring whether images are AI-generated, as long as it fits their narrative.

Not only that, but ‘I, Robot’ is now fact rather than fiction, and we’ll soon be buying cars without a steering wheel, all thanks to Tesla’s latest event.

Catch up with the future with Jag and Jason on this week’s exciting and terrifying episode of Disconnected…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Politicians accepting AI-generated images as “truth”
• Tesla’s huge launch event unveiling its taxis and buses
• Whether the Tesla robot is dream, reality, or nightmare

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Who gave AI our microphones…?

Google’s most impressive development in recent months is on everyone’s lips, but we’re left wondering if NotebookLM is about to take over the podcast charts.

Until then it's still the human Jag, Jason and Felina bringing you the latest tech news on Disconnected, with a look at Meta’s vision of the future with their new wearable, and whether AI has finally helped the bots defeat ‘captcha’ for good.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• AI’s shocking success rate at passing ‘captcha’ tests, how we beat the bots
• Google’s NotebookLM taking a podcast approach to AI summaries
• Meta’s Orion glasses promising to tear us away from our phones

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Has Ticketmaster become the very touts that we hoped they’d stop?

Oasis’ reunion has sparked a huge debate on pricing based on demand, but what lessons will other industries take from this - will they put morals ahead of money?

That’s just one of many stories on Disconnected this week, as Felina Tan returns to chat Crowdstrike woes, Twitter/X’s Brazilian ban, and the AI pizza recipe taking Dubai by storm.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Ticketmaster and Oasis’ problematic surge pricing, and how to solve the issue
• Twitter/X’s ban in Brazil, and whether it’s still worth $44bn
• An update on Crowdstrike’s continuing woes since their crisis
• The AI pizza recipe

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Can the dead not just stay dead anymore?

Whether it’s a tasteful cameo or a lifeless cash-grab, there’s very little stopping old likenesses from making new content, and that’s at the heart of one of this week’s biggest topics on Disconnected…

Join us as we debate digital zombies, creating fake memories with the new Pixel 9, and the responsibility you take for the misinformation you reshare on social media.

SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for newly-released Alien: Romulus from 2:30 to 5:30, and light spoilers for Prometheus around 7:40.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Whether recreating the likeness of dead actors is respectful or irresponsible
• The ownership that public figures should take over resharing misleading content
• Google’s approach to saving memories, and the potential to manipulate them beyond recognition 

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Elon Musk: Free speech evangelist or catalyst for civil war?

Since taking over Twitter, there’s been a tug of war between free speech and the open spread of misinformation, but nobody expected the man who purchased it to become its biggest problem child.

This episode of Disconnected dives deep into the murky waters of Musk’s recent behaviour, plus Meta’s crushed dreams of celeb chatbots, and whether OpenAI will have any staff left if they keep leaving at the current rate…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Elon Musk’s most problematic political tweets
• How misinformation thrives on X/Twitter
• Whether big tech Founders should be held to the same standards of integrity as journalists
• Meta’s celebrity chatbots shutting down, and whether they’re out of touch
• OpenAI’s problem with Founders departing
• The perfect take on LinkedIn hopping on the Olympic bandwagon

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/