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Intel and other CPU chip makers announced a major security flaw last week that could impact almost every internet connected device on the planet. This week’s episode focuses on that security bug and what it means for you personally and professionally. Photo: Sandeep Swarnkar The post SourceCast: Episode 102: Having a Meltdown appeared first on The Source.

I am kicking off 2018 with a deep discussion about China’s plans for AI and automation with my friend and technologist John Drumm. We cover UBI, job displacement, and even capital availability for small businesses within the country. Photo: Nic Low The post SourceCast: Episode 101: Chatting about China appeared first on The Source.

My goal of recording 100 episodes of SourceCast has been reached! My friends John, Nupur, and Kevin join me in celebrating this milestone and discuss how AI might impact their careers and how they interact with the world. Photo: Nicolas Tissot

Amazon and Google got into a very public spat last week over Google’ decision to block YouTube on Amazon products. But this dispute goes so much deeper than YouTube and this episode covers all the long-simmering issues between the two companies. Photo: Solal Ohayon

In last Friday’s Supplier Report, I presented an article covering a Microsoft employee moving to Google. That news made me recall another article documenting a large exodus of Microsoft employees over to Google during the last 4 years. This week’s podcast drills down into what those migrations mean for Google’s culture and long term health. […]

The holidays have arrived and retail companies are trying to get into the black. The biggest retailer of them all, Amazon, hired over 100,000 people this fall season to ensure you get your packaged on time. What are the working conditions for that temporary work force? What are the working conditions for the people sitting […]

Google announced several partnerships over the last two weeks that seem to conflict with other relationships they, or the other suppliers, have with each other. This prompted me to look back at some of the strategic partnership announcements over the last few years to connect the dots and see how they worked out for all […]

This week I follow the threads of months of “News That You Can Use” posts to weave together career advice for taking interviews, dealing with unusual interview questions and situations, and how to handle not getting the job. Photo: ORNELLA BINNI

Cisco purchased two companies last week and announced a strategic partnership with Google. Since I haven’t covered Cisco much on the blog and podcast, I deep dive into what the company has been doing and what they plan to do in the future. Photo: Anthony de Kroon

This week I cover two major topics: First, the WiFi vulnerability that impacts almost every wireless internet device. For my main story, I revisit the Amazon in Philly thread from SourceCast Episode 87. It has been a month, analyst firms thinks the city might have a real shot at winning, but what does that mean […]