Tech News: Tesla - The Good, The Bad, and the On Fire
Tesla Autopilot may have averted tragedy in Norway, but it also thought the moon was a traffic light. And a massive Tesla battery caught fire, requiring four days of firefighting to extinguish it. In ...
3 Aug 202136min
The Highly Valued But Unprofitable Tech Unicorns
It sounds like a paradox: a tech company is worth billions of dollars but operates at a loss year after year. We look at a few companies that have struggled with this and the challenges of turning a p...
2 Aug 202155min
TechStuff Classic: Passing the Turing Test
Did a pair of programmers make a chatbot that passed the Turing Test? What exactly is the test and has anyone beaten it before? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.co...
30 Juli 202146min
Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell - An Open Conversation about Open Innovation
In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Jim Whitehurst, senior advisor at IBM and an expert in open source software and innovation. During their conversation, Jim reveals how embracing moment...
29 Juli 202128min
The History of Energy Efficiency
Once upon a time, the US wasn't really fussed about energy conservation. So what happened? From wars to oil embargoes to environmental disasters, we look at the factors that would shape energy policy ...
28 Juli 202155min
Tech News: VPN Fails and Apple Vulnerabilities
A company offering a VPN service has some explaining to do after Ukrainian officials seize some servers. Apple patches a zero-day vulnerability. And Alienware computers are just too powerful for six s...
27 Juli 202126min
The Y2K Bug Was (And Is) a Real Problem
In the late 90s, the Y2K bug was a big news item. People worried that everything from toasters to airplanes would fail as computer systems mishandled the change from 1999 to 2000. But what was really ...
26 Juli 202152min
TechStuff Classic: Solar Freaking Roadways
You may have seen the Indiegogo solar roadway project. What are the goals of solar roadways? Are they realistic? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio...
23 Juli 20211h 1min
