TechStuff

A listener asked to learn more about the Facebook/Meta Pixel, an ad tool that is incredibly powerful (and invasive). What is the Pixel, how does it work, and is there any escape from it?See omnystudio...

29 Aug 202249min

There's been an Event. What sort of tech can you rely upon after the zombie outbreak? Or solar flares? Or whatever?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 Aug 202250min

Facebook and Twitter have been shutting down fake accounts spreading pro-US narratives in the Middle East and Asia. Google warns us of a hacking tool that can download your entire email inbox. And in ...

25 Aug 202234min

How could a music video's audio shutdown a computer? Why did the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse in 1940? And did Nikola Tesla build an earthquake machine?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

24 Aug 202238min

Apple's 3 nm chips are on the way. A former Apple employee pleads guilty to industrial espionage. Oracle allegedly knows everything about you. And Sony announced its new VR hardware will be out in ear...

23 Aug 202219min

Televisions weren't always smart. You might argue they still aren't. But there's a surprisingly long history behind them and of the effort to bring extra information to televisions. See omnystudio.com...

22 Aug 202248min

There's been an Event. What sort of tech can you rely upon after the zombie outbreak? Or solar flares? Or whatever?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Aug 202233min

Tanzania has installed high-speed internet on Mt. Kilimanjaro, providing more resources to mountain climbers and influencers alike. Facebook and TikTok are cracking down on political misinformation in...

18 Aug 202226min