Author: Ben Crossman

  • Parker Solar Probe, Canon’s New Low-Light Sensor, 8K VR Headset w/ Ralph Bond

    January 28, 2022 Show Notes Story 1: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is the first spacecraft to visit the sun’s atmosphere Source: ScienceNews.org Story by Lisa Grossman Link: https://bit.ly/3E4iWF1 NASA held a press briefing in December highlighting data from its Parker Solar Probe that earlier this year became the first craft to enter the sun’s atmosphere.…

  • Computer and Technology News. Topics: Robot successfully performs keyhole surgery on pigs without human help | Robots | The Guardian iPhones will soon accept contactless payments directly, says report – The Verge Dark web news site owner sentenced for role in $8.4 million kickback scheme | Engadget Crypto money laundering rises 30%, report finds –…

  • $1 Million Apple Bug Bounty, Belarus Hactivists, DDoS Squid Game w/ Scott Schober

    Scott N. Schober, BVS, Inc. CEO, cybersecurity expert and author of top-selling cybersecurity books. Scott Schober is an authoritative voice in our industry, and he provides our listeners with a unique and invaluable perspective on cybercrime and cybersecurity. Topics: Apple’s AirTag uncovers a secret German intelligence agency | AppleInsider Nominations opened for 2022 IFSEC Global Influencers in Security & Fire…

  • No More Cookies, Nvidia Drops Arm, Hactivists Take On Belarus

    Computer and Technology News. Topics: Nvidia preparing to abandon Arm takeover, Bloomberg reports The struggling magician behind the iBeer app was making up to $20K a day in its heyday – The Verge AT&T is rolling out multi-gig fiber internet to more than 70 cities | Engadget Google abandons FLoC, introduces Topics API to replace…

  • How Hydra’s Regrow Heads, Water On Mars, Reprogramming Cells w/ Ralph Bond

    Ralph Bond | Tech Reporter KEX & Computer America Story 1: Significant amounts of water found in massive “Grand Canyon” on Mars Source: CNN Story by Ashley Strickland Link: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/world/exomars-water-mars-grand-canyon-scn/index.html Mars has its own version of the Grand Canyon, called the Valles Mar-i-ner-is, and scientists with the European Space Agency recently learned it contains “significant…

  • Wordle For Charity, Crypto.com Hack, Google Play on Windows

    Computer and Technology News Topics: Wordle developer donates in-app spend to charity – BBC News Peloton is reportedly pausing Bike and Tread production amid lower demand | Engadget Crypto.com CEO confirms hundreds of accounts were hacked, hedges on other details – The Verge Vishal Garg, Better.com CEO Who Fired 900 Workers On Zoom Call Reinstalled…

  • Wi-Fi 7 Feature – The End of Privacy, The Beginning of Automation

    Wi-Fi at this point is our lifeblood. If our phones or tablets or cars or lights or computers or appliances or medical equipment or… You get the idea. While the spread of 5G will certainly help soothe the demand for data, more and more are we relying on this tried-and-true standards of 802.11. Enters the…

  • Starlink Obstructing Astronomy Images?, School DDoSing, Fatal Tesla Crash Sentencing

    Computer and Technology News. Topics: Tonga’s internet may be cut off for weeks following eruption | Engadget Starlink Satellites Are Photo Bombing Astronomy Images | PCMag Nine-year-old kids are launching DDoS attacks against schools A Hacker Is Negotiating With Victims on the Blockchain After $1.4M Heist Tesla driver in fatal California crash first to face…

  • ActivisionBlizzard Acquisition By Microsoft Gaming, C-Band Woes, NFT Dune Project

    Computer and Technology News. Topics: Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion | Engadget Microsoft Game Pass tops 25 million subscribers | Engadget US airlines warn C-Band 5G could cause ‘catastrophic disruption’ | Engadget Israel police uses NSO’s Pegasus to spy on citizens – CTech Apple digital keys reportedly coming to some Hyundai cars…