Intelligent Machines (Audio)

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Intelligent Machines (Audio) episodes

March 18, 2020TWiG 551: Boomer Remover
Today's Stories:
Jeff Jarvis' list of who to follow on Twitter for expert advice on coronavirus
Zeynep Tufekci on masks - they are not perfect, but they help.
Google under coronavirus: pausing chrome updates, security issues
Musk defiant: Tesla factory stays open despite shelter-in-place orders
Charter makes workers come in
Coronavirus patent trolls vs open-source medical supplies
NBCUniversal offers streaming first-run movies - from movies to diapers to toilet paper, direct-to-consumer industries are thriving
Amazon hiring 100,000 workers, increasing pay, as all other industries collapse
Facebook, Reddit, Google, Twitter, YouTube fight coronavirus misinformation
The EARN-IT Act will kill encryption and Section 230
Jeff Jarvis fixes Facebook's coronavirus spam filter
Reporters Without Borders create the Uncensored Library in Minecraft
Pixar founders win $1 million Turing prize
Picks of the Week:
Jeff's Number: Virtual Choir x 3
Stacey's Thing 1: Teach your kid science
Stacey's Thing 2: Sourdough: A Novel at https://amzn.to/2UgWVOm
Karsten's Quarantine Tip: Stuck at home? Take Harvard's FREE Intro to Computer Science course!
Leo's Tool: Around Next-gen video calling
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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2 hr 23 min
March 11, 2020TWiG 550: Fruit of the Poisoned Tree
This Week's Stories:
Coronavirus: Harvard kicks all students out of dorms with less than a week's notice
Coronavirus: cancellations - E3 and NAB canceled, SXSW may go bankrupt, NBA and NHL will play to empty colosseums
Coronavirus: reactions - is paranoia the wrong answer?
Coronavirus: is it even possible for most people to telecommute?
Coronavirus: White House goes to Big Tech to ask for help to fight Coronavirus and stop misinformation
Coronavirus: YouTube demonetizes all content mentioning Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Australian newspaper prints blank pages to use as toilet paper
Is it time to stop buying Android phones?
Pixel 4a leak: starting at $399
Android vs iPhone - security, environmental impact
Pixel 3a, Pixel 4a: Google makes some darn fine cheap phones
Anthony Levandowski ordered to pay $179 million to Google, declares bankruptcy
Tulsi Gabbard's $50M suit against Google dismissed
Swedes fine Google 7M Euros. Google plans to appeal and search couch cushions for change. Spain is fine with Google.
Facebook adds two women to its board; now 40% female, 30% black
Sweden passes law to spy on anyone anywhere
Locate X: where cops go to buy your location data without a warrant
The EARN IT Act will kill internet encryption. IT MUST BE DEFEATED.
Leo's giant ham
New Chromecast with Android TV coming soon!
Olallieberry, marionberry, blackberry, and other great pies
Adam Mosseri: Facebook "serves as an s***-umbrella" for Instagram
Amazon sells its "just walk out" tech to airport vendor OTG
Amazon Music's "My Soundtrack" station is terrifyingly accurate
Verizon launches Yahoo! Mobile MVNO. DO NOT BUY!
Picks of the Week:
Leo's Tool: Thermomix
Ant's Good Stuff: My OTHER Uncle Mac
Stacey's Thing: Nodle Cash
Jeff's Numbers 1: Nielsen Investigation: "Pandemic Pantries" pressure supply chain amid COVID-19 Fears
Jeff's Numbers 2: Hamsterkauf Hoarding Numbers
Coronavirus Tool: Is It Canceled Yet?
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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2 hr 18 min

About Intelligent Machines (Audio)

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The 21st Century began with the rise of the Internet and social media. The next decade will mark the rise of the Intelligent Machines. AI will inhabit all our devices from cars and appliances to smart phones and robots.

The Intelligent Machines podcast explores the most exciting revolution humanity has ever seen, filled with promise and peril. More than ever we need to understand what these new devices will bring to our lives and how to make best use of them as the 21st century unfolds.

On this show you'll meet the AI pioneers, inventors, and innovators who are about to disrupt every aspect of modern life. You'll learn what's real and what's hype, and you'll come away with a deep understanding of the intelligent future that awaits us all.

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