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TechStuff Classic: Time for an IRC Chat Mar 12, 2021

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What is Internet Relay Chat? How does IRC work and what does it do? TechStuff looks at this legacy chat tech.

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Tech News: Hack the Planet Mar 11, 2021

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The news is all about lots of hacking. Gab got hacked (again). A security camera company got hacked. And everyone is spying on everyone else. Learn more in today's episode!

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The Crazy Origins of General Motors Mar 10, 2021

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William Durant founded General Motors more than a century ago, but the story of how he did it is a who's who of early automotive history. From Buick to Oldsmobile to Cadillac to Chevy, learn about the early history of GM.

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Tech News: Tricking AI With Sticky Notes Mar 09, 2021

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Hackers exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft products, those temperature-measuring gadgets might not be all that reliable and an image-recognition AI system can be fooled by pencil and paper. That and more in today's news episode!

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The Human Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Mar 08, 2021

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Artificial intelligence can help or hurt us on our quest for a more equitable world. We learn about the history of computer ethics, some of the issues in AI ethics today and what challenges we have to overcome in the future.

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TechStuff Classic: The History of Handheld Gaming Part Two Mar 05, 2021

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What's the story behind some of the more recent handheld gaming devices? Which ones failed and which succeeded?

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Tech News: Reading Unopened Letters Using AI Mar 05, 2021

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Netflix has a new comedy feature in its iOS app, Parler withdraws a lawsuit against Amazon (and files another one), and scientists snoop on correspondence from the Middle Ages using artificial intelligence. And more!

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The Sound of Mars Mar 03, 2021

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We learn more about the Perseverance Rover and how NASA engineers had to navigate tricky technical and financial challenges to make it all work. Plus, we get our first chance to listen to the soundscape of Mars. It's pretty windy.

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Tech News: Gab gets Hacked and YouTube Copies TikTok Mar 02, 2021

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A hacker with a piratical handle hacked into Gab and stole 70 gigabytes of data. Meanwhile, China tests out a digital currency, Minneapolis backs off of an ill-advised plan to use influencers and YouTube decides to try and do TikTok only without as many editing tools.

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NASA's Amazing Perseverance Mar 01, 2021

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The Perseverance Mars rover is already returning incredible video and audio from the Red Planet. We learn about the mission, how it survived massive changes at NASA and what we hope it finds while far away from home.

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