[Click here for a NotebookLM audio discussion of this topic drawn from my source material.] Google and the FBI took down “Badbox 2.0” last month – ten million compromised TV streaming boxes being used by criminals. Malware on the devices connected them into a botnet for all kinds of badness: to conduct attacks on business…
I’m watching Love Death + Robots on a 191” screen hanging in the air four feet in front of me. That’s about the same size as an IMAX screen when you’re sitting in the middle of the theater and the scene fills your field of view and you have to look slightly left or right to see…
AI is taking over online searches. At the moment, that’s good news – the AI summaries are increasingly reliable and helpful. In the long term, they might be so good that paradoxically, they contribute to the enshittification of the internet. It’s a big, complicated, nuanced AI world! Let’s go through a little history, then talk…
AI arrived so quickly! You can be forgiven for not knowing how to interpret what’s going on in the tech industry. In 2024, AI combines massive investments with unrealistic hype. It appears to be a bubble with no practical applications, like pet rocks, Tamagotchis, and cryptocurrency. At exactly the same time, AI is improving your life…