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Technology Podcasts
Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
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United States
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Technology Podcasts
Description:
Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
Language:
English
Episodes
Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers
5/15/2024
A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:11:26
Internal Emails Show How a Controversial Gun-Detection System Found Its Way to NYC
5/14/2024
NYC mayor Eric Adams wants to test Evolv’s gun-detection tech in subway stations—despite the company saying it’s not designed for that environment. Emails obtained by WIRED show how the company still found an in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:11:29
A Russian Influence Campaign Is Exploiting College Campus Protests
5/13/2024
A Kremlin-aligned network called Doppelganger has used faked versions of real news sites to push both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel disinformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:08:02
The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics
5/10/2024
Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows the problems with giving companies your biometric data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:07:28
Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil
5/9/2024
An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program’s database that investigators have repeatedly misused. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:09:56
The Alleged LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Has Been Identified
5/8/2024
Law enforcement officials from the US, UK, and Australia say they’ve identified and sanctioned the person behind LockBitSupp, the administrator at the heart of LockBit’s $120 million hacking rampage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:10:19
Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know
5/7/2024
The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:08:58
A Vast New Dataset Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering
5/2/2024
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM, have released a new AI detection model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of Bitcoin money laundering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:09:55
The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks
5/1/2024
Thousands of planes and ships are facing GPS jamming and spoofing. Experts warn these attacks could potentially impact critical infrastructure, communication networks, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:11:09
Recruiters Are Going Analog to Fight the AI Application Overload
4/30/2024
Indeed and LinkedIn are incorporating more generative AI to improve the recruiting and job-hunting processes. Some recruiters are still unconvinced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:10:38
The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK
4/29/2024
The world's most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government announced a crackdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:06:08
‘ArcaneDoor’ Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks
4/26/2024
Sources suspect China is behind the targeted exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco’s security appliances. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:07:25
North Koreans Secretly Animated Amazon and Max Shows, Researchers Say
4/25/2024
Thousands of exposed files on a misconfigured North Korean server hint at one way the reclusive country may evade international sanctions. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:09:25
Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak
4/24/2024
The company belatedly conceded both that it had paid the cybercriminals extorting it and that patient data nonetheless ended up on the dark web. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:08:55
The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers
4/23/2024
Over the weekend, president Joe Biden signed legislation not only reauthorizing a major FISA spy program but expanding it in ways that could have major implications for privacy rights in the US. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:08:06
The Trump Jury Has a Doxing Problem
4/22/2024
One juror in former US president Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York has been excused over fears she could be identified. It could get even messier. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:08:41
Big Tech Squares Off Against US Spies
4/19/2024
One of Silicon Valley's most influential lobbying arms joins privacy reformers in a fight against the Biden administration-backed expansion of a major US surveillance program. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:08:05
Change Healthcare Faces Another Ransomware Threat—and It Looks Credible
4/18/2024
Change Healthcare ransomware hackers already received a $22 million payment. Now a second group is demanding money, and has sent WIRED samples of what they claim is the company's stolen data. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:08:22
US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’
4/17/2024
A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government's behalf, including on fellow Americans. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:09:50
House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program
4/16/2024
US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the Section 702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the FBI to obtain a warrant to access Americans' information. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duration:00:08:13