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Dark Rides 101 Apr 10, 2023

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What is a dark ride? What's the oldest dark ride still in operation? How do dark rides use technology to tell stories? And whatever happened to the Tunnel of Love?

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TechStuff Classic: Hacking for Dollars Apr 07, 2023

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Hak5 Host Shannon Morse joins the show to talk about hacking as a profession. From white hats to black hats, how do hackers make money?

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Tech News: Meta is working on an AI to make ads better Apr 06, 2023

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Meta has plans to launch a commercialized AI product by the end of this year. Apple might have picked the wrong year to get into XR. Binance closes derivative businesses in Australia due to an investigation. And rich lonely people may soon be able to avoid the rest of us on Tinder.

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Razer's Concepts and Vaporware Apr 06, 2023

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Razer makes pretty much everything, but this episode is about some of the concepts, prototypes and (arguably) vaporware the company has teased that never became a commercial product. From modular computers to futuristic gaming chairs, we look at some crazy concept hardware that you absolutely cannot buy.

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Tech News: Is ChatGPT Talking About You Behind Your Back? Apr 04, 2023

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Germany looks to block ChatGPT out of privacy concerns. Samsung Semiconductor adjusts its own stance on ChatGPT as employees share a bit too much information with the chatbot. And a ChatGPT detector might flag a student's legitimate work as AI material. Plus lots more!

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April Fools' in 2023 Was Pretty Quiet Apr 03, 2023

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Not that long ago, tech companies would fall over themselves to participate in gags and jokes on April 1st. Things have calmed down a bit over the last few years, but we're starting to see shenanigans poke through again. We look at a few examples from this year.

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TechStuff Classic: The Great Google Car Crash of 2016 Mar 31, 2023

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CarStuff's Scott Benjamin comes on to talk about Google's self-driving car causing its first car accident. What happened? And how will Google prevent future accidents?

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Tech News: Advocates Say We Should Pump the Brakes on AI Mar 30, 2023

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A pair of letters signed by more than 1,000 people (maybe) argue that we need to slow down before developing more advanced artificial intelligence models. Plus, did Google cheat off OpenAI's work to build out Bard? And SBF stands accused of bribing Chinese officials to the tune of 40 million dollars.

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Spotlight on Gordon Moore Mar 29, 2023

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Gordon Moore, the man behind Moore's Law, passed away on March 24, 2023. We look at his life and contributions to tech.

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Tech News: Is TikTok's Fate Sealed? Mar 28, 2023

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An analyst predicts that there's a 90% chance the US will ban TikTok unless there are drastic changes at the company. A legend in the tech industry passes away. And why does NVidia's CTO say that cryptocurrencies serve no use in society?

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