Topic 1: Changing language to avoid censors https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/08/algospeak-tiktok-le-dollar-bean/ Topic 2: The rise of the 9pm work hour https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/04/triple-peak-day-work-from-home/629457/ Topic 3: Russian Tech Migrating by the Thousands Between 50,000 and 70,000 tech workers have already fled…

Topic 1: Without a federal privacy law… what’s our take? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/05/fbi-is-spending-millions-social-media-tracking-software/   Keeping up with the Joneses (NSA):  https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-nsas-secret-tool-for-mapping-your-social-network/ Topic 2: Does Quantum Computing really have a hype problem?     https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/28/1048355/quantum-computing-has-a-hype-problem/ Topic 3: Burrito…

Topic 1: “Return on Character” Exchange Traded Fund focuses on companies run by a character! But, somehow, Tesla and Meta are not part of the index. Perhaps too much character is just too much. Links:…

Topic 1: The big switch-off: Workers want a legal right to ignore out of hours emails The majority of employees would support a new law giving them a ‘right to disconnect’ from workplace communications. Links: …

Topic 1: Public Databases Stumble into War in Ukraine Early in the Ukraine invasion, Google Maps and Flight Radar 24 found that their data were being used by the Russians to view auto and air…

Topic 1: Hackers without Borders – Welcome to 21st Century Warfare A new humintarian group emerges in the wake of armed conflicts in Ukraine. Hackers without Borders aim to aid victims of war via the…

Special guest co-host: Susanne Tedrick – Principal Infrastructure Specialist; Azure for Sports – Microsoft | LinkedIn Topic 1: Texas Sues Meta Over Facial Recognition Texas is suing over past use of facial recognition technology. The…

Topic 1: Fusion Energy Will Save The World (Eventually) The most successful nuclear fusion test shows impressive progress and potential at the JET tokamak reactor in the UK. Link:  https://www.science.org/content/article/european-fusion-reactor-sets-record-sustained-energy  Topic 2: Monitoring vs Observability…

Topic 1: Nike Sues StockX for NFT Sale of Their shoes Follow this story if you can. Strictly speaking, an NFT is simply a blockchain receipt that you own a specific thing. StockX sells NFTs…

Topic 1: $3.6 Bil in Stolen Bitcoin Recovered $900,000,000 still missing. Bad news: blockchain doesn’t stop people from stealing your stuff. Good news: Once the government finds it, they can prove exactly where it was…