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Rerun: Spoofing and Caller ID Jan 31, 2023

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How do scam artists disguise their phone numbers when setting up robocalls? We look at Caller ID and spoofing and learn how companies and government agencies are trying to fight back.

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TechStuff Classic: The Philips Story: Part Two Jan 28, 2023

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What happened to the Philips company during World War II? How did Philips diversify over the decades? What's next for the company?

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Tech News: AI Blunders and a Liquid-Metal Robot Jan 26, 2023

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An academic publisher says that it will not publish academic papers written by ChatGPT. Futurism uncovers more problems with CNET's use of AI to write articles. India pressures Twitter and Google to censor a BBC documentary. And researchers in Hong Kong show off a cool melting robot!

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TechStuff Tidbits: What is a diode? Jan 25, 2023

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Diodes are key components in modern electronics, but what are they and what do they do? We take a few minutes to describe diodes and their function.

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Tech News: A Chatbot Earns an MBA (Not Really) Jan 24, 2023

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A business school professor says that ChatGPT passed the final exam needed to earn an MBA. Microsoft announces a commitment to a multi-year, multibillion dollar relationship with OpenAI. And Elon Musk says that Twitter will offer an ad-free subscription level in the future. Plus more!

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The Story of OpenAI Jan 24, 2023

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With ChatGPT in the news, I thought it was high time we take a look at OpenAI -- the company behind the controversial chatbot. From its founding in 2015 to its shift to a "capped-profit" company, we look at the organization founded with the goal of creating AI that's beneficial for humanity.

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TechStuff Classic: The Philips Story: Part One Jan 21, 2023

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Who founded the electronics company Philips? Why did it nearly go bankrupt in less than five years? And who saved it?

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Tech News: Commanding Chatbots to Make Malware Jan 20, 2023

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Cybersecurity researchers discover that, with a little bullying, they could convince ChatGPT to make some nasty malware. Plus workers in Kenya suffered to make ChatGPT less toxic. Meta faces fines in the EU for WhatsApp. And Microsoft is gearing up for layoffs. Plus more.

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Apple Indefinitely Shelves it's AR Glasses Project Jan 19, 2023

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Faced with challenging engineering problems, Apple has reportedly shelved its augmented reality glasses project. We look at the history and evolution of AR, and why it's so hard to create a pair of glasses with AR capabilities.

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Tech News: Artists Versus Artificial Intelligence Jan 18, 2023

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Artists, musicians and even stock photography companies are starting to fire shots at generative artificial intelligence systems. Will we see lawmakers create new legislation that creates a legal framework for generative AI? At what point can you say a machine plagiarized an artistic work? Plus, Meta sues an Israeli company for scraping user data and Google has plans for all those Stadia controllers once the service shuts off tomorrow.

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