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  • Leaving Bezos in Space Makes the World a Better Place

    Natasha Nel, Amy Tom, and Ellen Stevens are talking about BIG MONEY. 🤑 Yeah - we're talking layoffs and payoffs at Booking.com and American Airlines, the massive petition to stop Jeff Bezos from returning to Earth, and the fallout from China's ban on crypto mining.

    THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET 🌎

    • Ellen weighs in on the latest American Airlines debacle and the "not so good optics" of the situation ✈️ (01:45)
    • Booking.com's hot mess - more rich stealing from the poor despite #globalpandemicvibes 💸 (04:23)
    • Should Bezos should be left in space? 👩‍🚀 (06:53)
    • Amy talks about the disparity of power and money ⚖️ (11:10)
    • What's the latest with Bitcoin and China's crypto-mining crackdown? ⛏ (14:39)
    • The podcast's resident "Tinder superuser" talks about the pandemic-altered online dating landscape 👩‍❤️‍👨 (18:12)
    • Natasha kicks off HackerNoon Reviews with Polar Vantage M2 Sports Watch (22:18) and Ellen's article: Biohack a Super You ⌚️ (24:59)
    • Amy, of course, is on a cleaning hype with an in-wall vacuum (26:21), her TikTok tip of the week (27:12), and a passwordless future 🧹 (28:10)
    • Ellen reminds everyone that it's okay to cover your webcam 📹 (32:55)

      • SHOWNOTES 🗒️

      • American Airlines CEO casually took home $10 mil USD in compensation last year - https://www.npr.org/2021/06/22/1008968725/american-airlines-passengers-could-be-in-for-a-summer-of-delays-and-cancellation
      • Italy announced they're investigating Booking.com over suspicion of $180 million dollar tax evasion - https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/booking-com-dodged-180-million-of-taxes-italian-police-say
      • Dutch politicians noticed Booking.com's CEO Glenn Fogel and CFO David Goulden had super casuallycompensated themselves over $32 million - https://www.reuters.com/technology/bookingcom-repay-dutch-covid-19-aid-anp-2021-06-04/
      • Bye-bye Bezos. There is a petition with more than 100,000 signatures to leave Jeff Bezos in space - https://www.geekwire.com/2021/leave-jeff-bezos-space-way-petitions-attract-100000-signatures/
      • Bitcoin drops following China's ban on crypto mining - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/21/bitcoin-btc-price-drops-on-china-crypto-mining-crackdown.html
      • "Tinder wants you to actually talk to people before you match" from the Verge - https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/22/22538970/tinder-video-explore-tab-hot-takes-launch
      • The Elimination of Cybersecurity's Status Quo – Passwords by Misan Etchie on HackerNoon - https://hackernoon.com/the-elimination-of-cybersecuritys-status-quo---passwords-2l1f379d
      • Check out Ellen's article about Biohacking - https://hackernoon.com/biohack-a-super-you-part-1-je1l34uw
      • Get up to speed on the HackerNoon contests & get some free HN gear - https://hackernoon.com/u/hackernooncontests

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        38 min
      • 3 Bears and an Episode That's Just Right

        Ahh, parenting - something 2 people on this podcast episode know a lot about 😂. Linh Dao Smooke (Mama Bear of 1), Richard Kubina (Papa Bear of 2), and Amy Tom (definite Baby Bear) talk about parenting in the age of the internet and the pandemic 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦. What happens when a teen is up against the Supreme Court for an internet freedom-of-speech case? How are kids learning during the pandemic? Find out This Week on Planet Internet. 💩

        We are bringing the parents together (& Amy LOL) to talk about:

        • Teen Angst vs. Supreme Court: the case that riled up all the Karens in the highest court of the land 👑 (03:50)
        • The tech and super-parent strength behind supporting children and learning during the pandemic 💻 (11:11)
        • How did the kiddos learn from home? 🏠 (14:50)
        • "The pandemic didn’t start educational disparities—but it has made them worse" - a HackerNoon story from this week ⚖️ (21:22)
        • What was it like to be a kid in a non-technical family? 📚 (28:51)
        • Markdown for what? Richard talks about creating the HN Markdown editor - Editor 3.0 ⁉️(31:39)
        • It's summer, so we're doing heatwave updates fun summer plans ☀️ (40:50)

          • SHOWNOTES 🗒

          • Supreme Court speech case with teen: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/23/supreme-court-snapchat-school-free-speech-495655
          • "The Pandemic of Childcare" by Linh Dao Smooke on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/the-pandemic-of-childcare-q91d310x
          • "Already Struggling with School? The Pandemic Made it Worse." by The Markup on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/vulnerable-students-hit-by-remote-learning-during-the-pandemic-z51435pc
          • "Markdown For What? HackerNoon Text Editor Now Supports Markdown" by Richard Kubina on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/markdown-for-what-hackernoon-text-editor-now-supports-markdown-9mc35ga
            • 49 min
          • Bits and Bytes and Data Delights

            Limarc Ambalina, Ellen Stevens, and Amy Tom chat about data privacy ☠️ Humans are in loooove with the internet, and data production is becoming more rampant and autonomous. How has this process affected our daily lives, and is it a good thing or a bad thing? Let's find out. 😵

            🤌 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET:

            • How do you control your digital footprint? 👣 (01:20)
            • Is downloading apps that aren't from the Google Play Store safe? 🧐 (08:15)
            • AI might be better than people at spotting wildfires thanks to data 🤯 (14:57)
            • If there was an AI that could detect danger in public spaces, but first needed hours and hours of video of public spaces, is that okay? ⚖️ (18:49)
            • Breaking down the TikTok algorithm and its use of AI 👩‍🔬 (24:16)
            • What's the problem with Bezos and space? Here goes Amy on another space war rant 😂 (34:45)

              • 🗒️ SHOW NOTES:

              • The story about Digital Footprints: https://hackernoon.com/the-most-expensive-things-in-life-are-free-of-charge-protect-your-data-qx5237w5
              • The Android privacy story by @pizzapanther on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/have-your-privacy-cake-on-android-and-eat-it-too-db1f37b5
              • The AI & Wildfire story by Louis Bouchard on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/how-ai-can-spot-wildfires-faster-than-humans-nc2g37nq
              • The AI & TikTok story by Edwin Lisowski https://hackernoon.com/hacking-your-mind-with-ai-the-case-of-addictive-tiktok-0x80355o

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                37 min
              • Everyone‘s Getting Called Out

                That's right - everyone is getting called out This Week On Planet Internet and no one is safe. Natasha Nel, Amy Tom, and Daria Kulish get so real, it will hit you deep in the heart. 😵 We're talking about our relationships with social media, New Hollywood, and other forms of mainstream media.

                🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET:

                • Has New Hollywood taken over? (03:06) 🎥
                • Natasha gets profound (09:50) 😇
                • Escaping mainstream marketing slush (12:00) 🥤
                • How to hack your quarterly performance review (20:00) 🙊
                • What are we listening to/reading this week? (28:40) 😍

                  • 🗒️ SHOW NOTES:

                  • Why the 2021 Emmys are a Victory for New Hollywood by David Deal on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/why-the-2021-emmys-are-a-victory-for-new-hollywood
                  • Natasha recommends Offline Matters by Jess Henderson; The less digital guide to creative work. She also recommends the Sounds like a Cult Pod 🐯
                  • You also gotta check out this acceptance speech: https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a37657888/michaela-coel-emmys-acceptance-speech-i-may-destroy-you/
                  • Hacking Quarterly Performance Reviews by John on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/hacking-quarterly-performance-reviews
                  • And on that - check out https://www.progression.fyi/ to see how these work and which companies are getting on the bandwagon
                  • Amy's reading recommendation - "Bitcoin saved my life": https://hackernoon.com/mz-stabilitys-near-death-experience-started-her-blockchain-journey
                  • If you want to check out Amy on the Bits and Bytes podcast, you can do so here: https://pod.link/1501887543/episode/57f7727de0634ef50b5d34904a9ed607
                  • Daria's reading recommendation: Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman

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                    35 min
                  • Live Action NFTs, Character IP, and Alien Conjecture with Paul Wight (The Big Show), Neil Stevenson-Moore & David Smooke

                    How will digital collectibles affect film production and fan engagement? Paul Wight (formerly known as The Big Show) and entrepreneur Neil Stevenson-Moore join HackerNoon founder David Smooke to discuss ComicCon, hotel pseudonyms, GenZeroes, Netflix trends, the high probability of alien life, and more on the HackerNoon podcast. 

                    Related video clips:

                    • The Big Show Used to Stay in Hotels as Richard Kimble From "The Fugitive"
                  • Tech Shortcuts in SciFi Storytelling: "Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact Pretty Quick"
                  • How Netflix Could Use NFTs and Why ComicCon Calls Them Digital Collectibles
                  • What Would The Big Show Would Tell Aliens About Humanity?
                  • The Big Show Wishes He Wrestled as Paul Wight, and More Character IP Ownership Insights
                  • FULL INTERVIEW WITH PAUL WIGHT, NEAL STEVENSON-MOORE AND DAVID SMOOKE

                    • Learn more about his new project GenZeroes: https://www.genzeroes.com/


                    Learn more about HackerNoon! https://hackernoon.com


                    And about the host --- HackerNoon Founder & CEO David Smooke --- https://hackernoon.com/about/David

                    50 min
                  • Discussing Crypto, NFT, and Web3 Scams with HackerNoon

                    In this episode, David Smooke (Hacker noon Founder & CEO) and Utsav Jaiswal (Vice President Of Business Development) held a discussion about security vulnerabilities crypto and NFTS. They talk about rug pulls, exploitation of platforms (Axie Infinity and Opeansea) by hackers, phishing attacks, and fake exchanges among other issues.

                     

                    On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast:

                    03:38 – What are the current scams around crypto & NFTs?

                    04:30 – Does crypto need a custodian?

                    09:30 – What are rugpulls?

                    14:32 – What are the best worst Nft Scams of recent days?

                    19:20 – ETH (Ethereum or Ethiopia?)

                    21:51 – How do Fake Exchanges operate?

                    25:07 – How will the crypto industry evolve in the coming decade?

                    29:33 – Will crypto bring back barter trade?

                     

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                    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HackerNoon

                     

                    You can follow David's work at [hackernoon.com/u/David]

                    (https://hackernoon.com/u/David)

                    Follow Utsav’s work

                    https://hackernoon.com/u/utsavjaiswal

                     

                    Read about crypto scams on Hackernoon;

                    https://hackernoon.com/tagged/crypto-scams

                    35 min
                  • Can We Protect Ourselves Against Zero-click Attacks?

                    If you’re still not scared of cybercriminals now, you might be after hearing about zero-click attacks from Cam Canales, a Cybersecurity Analyst at CDW 👀 Amy and Cam chat about zero-click attacks like the NGO Baharani attack, Jeff Bezos’ zero-click downfall (almost forgot he was even alive anymore 😜), and the WhatsApp Pegasus phone call attack. They also get into securing devices on and off your corporate network. 💚

                     

                    On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast:

                    • What is a zero-click attack? (03:35) 😱
                  • What did we learn from the NGO Baharani attack? (06:09) 🥺
                  • What layers of security do I need when I am dealing with sensitive information? (14:45) 📚
                  • What are CISOs most concerned with in 2022? (20:24) 😳
                  • How did organizations change their security strategy from working in office to working from home? (24:05) 🔄
                  • Who needs to be care about zero-click attacks? (30:00) 🙉

                    •  

                    ✨This episode is sponsored by Sonatype - the software supply chain security platform that reduces open source risk and minimizes exposure. Visit sonatype.com for more information. ✨

                    Find Cam online:

                    • Connect with Cam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameroncanales/

                     

                    Learn more on HackerNoon:

                    • Read cybersecurity stories on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cybersecurity
                  • Read about cyber threats on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cyber-threats

                    •  

                    32 min
                  • Gathering Threat Intelligence to Strengthen Security

                    Stand up and listen in, Hackers! Nour Fateen, a Sales Engineering Manager at Recorded Future, talks to Amy about threat intelligence. They chat about the Threat Intelligence Lifecycle process of gathering data, analyzing it, and using it to secure your organization.

                     

                    On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast:

                    • How did Nour get into cybersecurity? (02:00)
                  • Where do people start when they want to set up their security stack? (07:06)
                  • What kind of data do I need to gather to understand my organization’s state of security? (12:08)
                  • How can people who have a technical background learn about cybersecurity? (18:02)
                  • Wait, ransomware is a daily occurrence? (25:00)
                  • Do big organizations create a ransomware budget? (31:50)

                    •  

                    This episode is sponsored by Sonatype - the software supply chain security platform that reduces open source risk and minimizes exposure. Visit sonatype.com for more information.

                     

                    Find Nour online:

                    • Connect with Nour on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nour-fateen-04024776?originalSubdomain=uk

                     

                    Learn more on HackerNoon:

                    • Read cybersecurity stories on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cybersecurity
                  • Read about cyber threats on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cyber-threats
                  • Read about this story written by a student, Aleksei Grokhotov, on HackerNoon about Threat Intelligence: https://hackernoon.com/what-is-threat-intelligence-used-for

                    •  

                    35 min
                  • Discussing the Russia-Ukraine Cyber War with Eran Fine

                    Amy chats with Eran Fine, the CEO and Co-founder of Nanolock Security, about the ongoing cyber war in Ukraine. They also chat about the history of Russian-Ukrainian cyber attacks, ransomware, the Colonial Pipeline attack, and more. 🇺🇦

                     

                    On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast:

                    • Who needs to care about ransomware? 😱
                  • Why is Ukraine not experiencing massive infrastructure-related cyber attacks - like what happened with Colonial Pipeline? ⛽️
                  • Who needs to be worried about cyber threats right now? 😫
                  • How can we prevent and mitigate such cyber attacks? 🥺

                    •  

                    This episode is sponsored by Sonatype - the software supply chain security platform that reduces open source risk and minimizes exposure. Visit sonatype.com for more information.

                     

                    Find Eran online:

                    • Connect with Eran on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eranfine/

                     

                    Learn more on HackerNoon:

                    • Read cybersecurity stories on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cybersecurity
                  • Read more about what’s happening in Ukraine: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/standwithukraine
                  • Read about the Colonial Pipeline attack: https://hackernoon.com/what-organizations-should-learn-from-the-colonial-pipeline-breach-jz3l37kk
                    • 24 min
                  • Women in Cybersecurity with SheSec Pakistan

                    Girl, pull up a chair and take a seat at the head of the boardroom because we are talking about women in cybersecurity this week on The HackerNoon Podcast. Misbah Fatima (Head of Security) and Farza Ashraf (Security Analyst) from Idenfo and SheSec Pakistan talk about how we can increase the number of women in STEM.

                    On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast:

                    • How did Farza get into tech and cybersecurity? 💃
                  • How did Misbah get her first job in the cybersecurity industry? 👩‍💻
                  • Is cybersecurity a good field for women to get into? 🤔
                  • How important is community building for women in cybersecurity? 👯‍♀️
                  • How can we increase the number of women in cybersecurity? ⬆️
                  • What advice do you have for young women who are trying to get their first job in cybersecurity? 🙏🏻

                    • This episode is sponsored by Sonatype - the software supply chain security platform that reduces open source risk and minimizes exposure. Visit sonatype.com for more information.

                    Find Misbah and Farza online:

                    • Connect with Misbah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/misbah-fatima-z-936a7617a/
                  • Connect with Farza on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farzaashraf/

                    • Learn more on HackerNoon:

                    • Read cybersecurity stories on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cybersecurity
                  • Read about how women change the cybersecurity industry: https://hackernoon.com/women-in-cybersecurity-how-diversity-can-help-combat-cyber-threats-hu2n3507
                  • Read about women in tech: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/women-in-tech
                    • 39 min

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