In this episode, Donovan and Ben dive into their recent internet troubles with half the internet being down, and a frustrating experience with their provider, TruVista. They recount how a botched router upgrade caused outages. Ben discusses his experiments with large language models, image generation, and his exploration of the Hugging Face community. They debate the implications of AI advancements like Claude 3.5's computer control abilities, and what the future holds for AI's role in automation and network security.More topics covered in this episode:Internet Archive Hack; Internet Domain Disappearing; Lost HHD with Bitcoin; Cybersecurity Burnout; Air Taxis; New Kindles; YouTube TV DVR Upgrades; Claude 3.5 Sonnet; Tesla Crashes, and more!Source Links:* Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users* The Disappearance of an Internet Domain* Man who lost half-billion dollar Bitcoin HDD sues local authority for $500 million for not letting him dig through landfill* The Cybersecurity Burnout Crisis Is Reaching The Breaking Point* Air taxis and other electric-powered aircraft cleared for takeoff with final FAA rules* Amazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279* YouTube TV DVR Gets a Picture Quality Boost* Introducing computer use, a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude 3.5 Haiku* Fatal Tesla crash with Full-Self-Driving (Supervised) triggers NHTSA investigation

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Donovan Adkisson
Ben Rehberg

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