Hashtag Trending
625 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA daily news program covering the top stories in technology with a weekend in depth interview.
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Senator Colin Deacon on Canada's digital future. Hashtag Trending for April 13, 2024
April 13, 2024 14:30 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBWelcome to HashTag Trending, the weekend edition. I’m your host Jim Love. I can understand if many of you get frustrated about politics. What we see for the most part is a lot of BS. Ask a politician a simple question and you’ll get a lot of non-answers, talking points ways that their political opponents have it wrong. Yes, that’s true even in Canadian politics. So what do we do? We can get involved and try to change the process. I’ve certainly done that. I’ve worked for every politi...
Is the European Union competition legislation actually working? HashTag Trending for Friday, April 12, 2024
April 12, 2024 04:01 - 10 minutes - 4.75 MBUS Internet providers must now display clear pricing and product information. HP Ink controversy continues to stain the company’s reputation with consumers. Is the EU’s competition legislation working? Early numbers seem to show it might be. And there’s a 10 million dollar bet that Elon Musk is wrong about AI. All this and more on the “all bets are off” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love. Let’s get into it.
A new AI that is as persuasive as a human? Hashtag Trending, Thursday, April 11, 2024
April 11, 2024 04:01 - 11 minutes - 5.1 MBGoogle unveils its “Code Assist” tool into what is becoming a crowded and competitive market. Anthropic claims that AI is not only smart, it is at least as persuasive as humans and maybe more so. LinkedIn takes action against phoney AI enabled recruiters and US legislators continue to put the squeeze to big tech and AI. All this and more on the “fool me once” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love. Let’s get into it.
Is "Cloud Lock-In" really a thing? HashTag Trending for Wednesday, April 10th, 2024
April 10, 2024 04:02 - 11 minutes - 5.4 MBAndroid finally has a real “find my phone” feature. Keeping track of the wild variations in predictions about AI. From the Musk Files – Can Twitter go back to the way it was? And is “Cloud Lock-In” really a thing? All this and more on the “Finding answers to big and small questions” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love. Let’s get into it.
Reclaim your brain: Hashtag Trending for Tuesday April 8th, 2024
April 09, 2024 04:01 - 8 minutes - 4.02 MBA new study from Finland raises some alarms about privacy on Apple devices, another, a company, again from Finland, finds a way to make concrete using CO2 emissions, some leading edge and some legacy systems in the news and a newsletter about our phone addiction strikes a nerve with the catchphrase "reclaim your brain!" All this and more on the “Here comes the Sun” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love. Let’s get into it.
Play fair in the Play Store or Google might be coming for you: Hasthag Trending for Monday, April 8th, 2024
April 08, 2024 04:01 - 10 minutes - 4.81 MBPlay fair in the Play Store or Google might be coming for you. The AI industry is scrambling for data in a new “data arms race.” The Canadian Government announces its upcoming AI strategy. And if you didn’t buy those glasses for the eclipse, you can still have have a meaningful participation in a world wide study. All this on the “you’re so vain” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love. Let’s get into it:
The Code Breakers - Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition for Saturday, April 6, 2024
April 06, 2024 04:01 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBWelcome to Hashtag Trending The Weekend Edition. I'm your host, Jim Love When I was a kid, I was a bit of a loner. Big shock, right? Yeah. Nothing made me happier than sitting there reading a book or, or something that grabbed me. My, my favorite reading? Mysteries. My favorite character? Sherlock Holmes. The way he could solve a puzzle. I loved, Puzzles. I love mysteries. I loved word puzzles. Oh, I'm one of those kids who thought that the secret decoder ring from Roger Ramjet was jus...
A lone Microsoft engineer thwarts a plan to infect millions of machines. Hashtag Trending for April 5, 2024
April 05, 2024 04:01 - 10 minutes - 5.02 MBAmazon Web Services Cuts Hundreds of Jobs, Microsoft puts a huge cost on staying on Windows 10, A small hotel chain gets clobbered by a cyber-attack, Germany moves 30,000 desktops to an open source version of Office and a lone Microsoft engineer thwarts years spent by a hacker infiltrating a widely used Linux utility that could have hit millions of devices. All this on the “see something, say something” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
One fifth of employees admit to using "unapproved AI tools." Hashtag Trending for Thursday, April 4th, 2024
April 04, 2024 04:01 - 11 minutes - 5.25 MBOne fifth of employees admit to using “unapproved AI tools,” the FCC is going to bring back net neutrality, Apple hints at an AI model for Siri, Meta is losing key AI talent and is Stability AI just the first of AI companies to face the cold hard economic realities? All this on the “After the Gold Rush” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love.
New AI vulnerabilities revealed: Hashtag Trending for Wednesday April 3rd, 2024
April 03, 2024 04:45 - 9 minutes - 4.38 MBGoogle settles lawsuit regarding tracking of people using Incognito mode, a breakthrough in optical fibre research could dramatically increase capacity and speed of existing fibre networks, more bad news on security issues for AI code generators and Ukraine reaches a deal with Space X to restrict Russia’s use of Starlink on captured Ukrainian territory. All this on the “thank god I can keep my Starlink guilt free” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love. Let’s get into it:
What data does TikTok collect? Hashtag Trending for Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
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The state of Ai: Hashtag Trending the Weekend Edition, part 2
March 31, 2024 04:01 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBThe state of AI is the second in this series prepared for the long weekend. In part one, we traced the evolution of Artificial Intelligence. In episode two, we discuss where we are today in the implementation of AI using a model developed by Jackie Fenn, a Gartner analyst who developed the "Hype Curve" - a way of understanding the introduction and maturity of technology developments and trends in a commercial setting. We try to give some perspective on why there is such enthusiasm for AI, ...
The road to AI: Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition for March 29, 2024
March 29, 2024 04:01 - 22 minutes - 10.1 MBWelcome to Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition. I’m your host, Jim Love. On this long weekend, I thought we’d try something a little different. I find that when I break my daily routine and get some time away, I can take a moment and reflect – see the bigger picture – and use that perspective to look forward. It’s chance to think strategically. So, this weekend, that’s what I want to do with the issue that is dominating technology and business – Artificial Intelligence. What ...
Meta accused of spying on SnapChat users: Hashtag Trending for Thursday, March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024 05:00 - 9 minutes - 4.52 MBShocking – yeah I said shocking accusations about Meta spying on SnapChat users, Open AI has a real challenger on their hands, and it’s not Google, a new attack on Apple users and some again, shocking stats teens being bullied on social media. These stories and more on the “can’t wait for the weekend” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, let’s get into it:
Cyberthreat takes down tens of thousands of home based routers: Hashtag Trending for Wednesday, March 27, 2024
March 27, 2024 04:15 - 11 minutes - 7.73 MBA new cyberthreat is taking down home routers. Germany passes a law insisting on end to end encryption. Reports expose the craziness of tech hiring practices, the US government has had it with SQL injection attacks and Elon Musk gets a smackdown from a federal judge as we see more from the X files – The Musk is out there These stories and more on the “check your references” edition of Hashtag Trending.
Apple is getting slammed again in the EU: Hashtag Trending for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024 04:15 - 10 minutes - 4.94 MBApple gets hammered by the EU once again while there’s a threat in the US of breaking up the big tech giants. Google appears to have another problem AI implementation. Steve Wozniak is back as an unlikely critic of the TikTok ban. A new open source AI that runs on your computer and an Amazon executive has a different take on Artificial General Intelligence. These stories and more on the “Breaking up is hard to do” edition of Hashtag Trending.
Apple's secrets could be revealed in new lawsuit: Hashtag Trending for Monday, March 25, 2023
March 25, 2024 03:30 - 9 minutes - 7.22 MBApple may get an unexpected penalty from the US Governments new lawsuit, survey of CIOs complains of application sprawl but proposes that the way to get out of it is “more applications”, 1% of employees cause 89% of data loss events and information surfaces about some potentially enormous developments in AI in the coming months. These stories and more on the “sum of all fears” edition of Hashtag Trending.
A hacker's view of a Canadian city: Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition for Saturday March 23, 2024
March 23, 2024 04:30 - 23 minutes - 16.9 MBHi and welcome to Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition. I’m your host Jim Love. With the recent hacks of two Canadian cities, this conversation is particularly relevant. This is my discussion with a cybersecurity professional Nick Aleks, of ASEC.IO who proudly calls himself a hacker – not someone who wants to invade or destroy, but someone who uses those skills to advance cybersecurity by finding the flaws. He gives us a “tour of the city” as a hacker would see it. We talk about how ...
Redditors rage at CEO salary disclosure: Hashtag Trending for Friday March 22, 2024
March 22, 2024 05:00 - 10 minutes - 4.99 MBReddit’s CEO is the paid more than CEOs of Meta, Pinterest and and Snap . Apple opens up and embraces “right to repair” – but is it too little too late? Broadcom is in hot water in Europe for what some say is “holding the cloud industry hostage.” A Formula One head finds that part of his problems is that a legacy system in excel is managing 20,000 parts for a multi-million dollar race car…. These stories and more on the “spreadsheet from hell” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your ho...
IBM scores big with 20 billion in grants and loans to build chip manufacturing: Hashtag Trending for Thursday, March 21, 2021
March 21, 2024 05:00 - 8 minutes - 3.86 MBIBM scores 20 billion in grants and loans to build chip fabrication plants in the US, Reddit gets hit with patent lawsuits as it moves to go public, and a Canadian company discovers that there can be penalties to “AI washing” your products and services. These and more top tech stories on the “you mean somebody actually reads that marketing material?” edition of Hashtag Trending
Microsoft scores bit in AI talent: Hashtag Trending, Wednesday, March 19th, 2024
March 20, 2024 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.44 MBMicrosoft gets the co-founder of Deep Mind as head of its AI division, NVIDIA bids adieu to Moore’s law and finally some standards to increase the security of IoT devices. These and more top tech stories on the “Triple Play” edition of Hashtag Trending I’m your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and Tech News Day in the US.
Gartner unveils cybersecurity predictions: Hashtag Trending for Tuesday, March 19, 2024
March 19, 2024 05:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBGartner unveils their cybersecurity predictions with some good news and some bad news, more Apple AI rumours, Oracle tries a no-hype approach to AI, the US government may lose the ability to combat disinformation on social media and Microsoft aims to power through initial lukewarm responses to it’s AI integration. These and more top tech stories on the “rumours and predictions” edition of Hashtag Trending I’m your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and Tech News Day in the US.
Apple buys Canadian AI startup: Hashtag Trending for Monday March 18th, 2024
March 18, 2024 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.86 MBApple buys a Canadian artificial intelligence startup, a new chip could promises to decrease costs and reduce the environmental footprint of AI, Citrix angers its partners and clients as rumours of new pricing and product bundling hit the street and are tech layoffs the “new normal?” All this and more on the “how to lose friends and influence people” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US.
Investment in Canadian technology ventures with Joe Domani, Thomson Reuters Ventures: Hashtag Trending Weekend Edition for March 16, 2024
March 16, 2024 04:01 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBHashtag Trending Weekend - a conversation with Joe Dormani from Thomson Reuters Ventures, the Thomson Reuters $100M corporate venture fund. The fund just turned two years old, and thus far, the team has: Made 15 investments (9 investments in 2023) in The Thomson Reuters core markets of Legal, Tax, Risk/Fraud/Compliance, and News and Media Invested in Canadian startups such as Spellbook, Wisedocs, and CentML Zeroed in on investement in AI/ML companies, with 8 out of 9 investments in 2023...
Google adds enhanced phising protection to Chrome: Hashtag Trending for Friday, March 15th, 2024
March 15, 2024 05:00 - 9 minutes - 7.85 MBGoogle announces enhanced protection from phishing and malware in the Chrome browser. Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not the creator of Bitcoin as he has claimed for the past 8 years. Most subscription software doesn’t make money and the opposing argument for banning TikTok. All this and more on the “open your mind” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US
US Congress passes TikTok Ban: Hashtag Trending for Thursday, March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.68 MBThe US Congress finally agrees on something – banning TikTok. But how would they do it? The European Union passes the first comprehensive AI legislation and more Canadian cities hit by ransomware. All this and more on the “Law and Order” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US.
Infrastructure under attack: Hashtag Trending for Wednesday, March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBOptical fibre cables in the UK are under attack. Meta sues a Vice President for stealing information when he moved to a competitor. ChatGPT uses in a day enough electricity to power 17,000 households and is your connected car ratting you out to your insurance company? All this and more on the “what else does my car know about me” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US.
New US Government report sounds alarm on AI - Hashtag Trending for Tuesday, March 12, 2024
March 12, 2024 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.2 MBA new US government report warns that AI presents an “extinction level threat to the human species. Elon Musk is outsourcing his Grok AI code. Hackers have breached the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the US and a researcher shows how to steal a Tesla by leveraging a feature of the Tesla charging stations. All this and more on the “end of the world as we know it” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US.
Ransomware in chaos: Hashtag Trending Monday, March 11, 2024
March 11, 2024 01:53 - 9 minutes - 8.54 MBRansomware as an industry is in chaos, a deeper and disturbing look into data brokers and how much they know about you, Time many be running out for TikTok and the US government says that there is no evidence of intelligent life in space. All this and more on the “there doesn’t seem to be a lot of evidence of intelligent life here either” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US.
Work, workforce and workers reinvented in the age of generative AI: Hashtag Trending, Weekend Edition for March 9th, 2024
March 09, 2024 06:00 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBHow is AI affecting the Canadian workforce? There's some new research from Accenture, which highlights the major impact Generative AI will have. They predict that gen AI will bring the most significant work transformation since the agricultural and industrial revolutions. In Canada, nearly half (46%) of working hours will be impacted by gen AI. But according to Accenture, this doesn’t imply a 46% reduction – they feel it’s quite the opposite. Within each job, certain tasks may be a...
A week for outages: Hashtag Trending Friday Mar 8, 2024
March 08, 2024 06:00 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MBIt’s been the week for outages. This time it’s LastPass, the password manager. A warning that maybe we should read those software licenses a little more closely than we do. Reddit is using AI to combat harassment on their platform. Some good news on solar power in the US. And where is the safest place in Canada to survive a zombie apocalypse? All this and more on the “some good news and some bad news” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNe...
Open AI hits back at Elon Musk: Hashtag Trending for Thursday, March 7, 2024
March 07, 2024 06:00 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MBOpenAI hits back at Elon Musk, 90 percent of statistics published on the Internet aren’t true, 30,000 Fidelity customers in the US have their data stolen and those hospital alarms sounds may not save lives – and they are responsible for a lot of deaths. All this and more on the “lies, damned liars and internet statistics” edition of Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US.
Hashtag Trending Mar.6- Facebook goes down; Amazon nuclear-powered data centres; Public trust in AI sinking
March 06, 2024 10:00 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MBImagine a world without Facebook. For just half an hour. A group of AI leaders get together but don’t seem to invite Elon Musk. Amazon takes data centres nuclear. A new competitor for ChatGPT and Google. And public trust in AI is declining.
Hashtag Trending Mar.5- Apple Music fined for market dominance; LockBit back from the dead; OpenAI kills ChatGPT plugins
March 05, 2024 10:00 - 10 minutes - 9.32 MBApple Music gives a whole new meaning to the phrase the hits just keep on coming. It’s not the opposing candidates, it’s public AI systems that are spreading election disinformation, and LockBit, the cybercriminal gang may be back from the dead and saying so long to the ChatGPT plugins, which went from innovation to legacy in only a few months.
Hashtag Trending Mar.4- Canadian police need a search warrant to access IP address; Musk sues OpenAI; World Server Throwing Competition too violent?
March 04, 2024 10:00 - 9 minutes - 8.42 MBIn Canada, your IP address has the right to remain silent. Elon Musk is suing OpenAI for not being Open. Apple faces a class action not allowing competitive access to backup services and the World Server Throwing Competition in March 2024 is accused of being too violent towards servers.
Hashtag Trending Weekend Edition, March 2, 2024 – Our guests today are Philippe Johnston and Gary Davenport of CIO Association of Canada
March 02, 2024 06:00 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBThe title Chief Information Officer, CIO, came about in 1981 when William Sinnott and William Gruber first articulated the term in their book, Information Resource Management. In the early days, the CIO most often reported to the CFO mostly because strategic consulting in IT was done by the big accounting firms. The role of the CIO has evolved, and today there's a real recognition that this is a senior leadership role in a very strategic area. 20 years ago in Canada, a group started in V...
Hashtag Trending Weekend Edition, January 20, 2024 – Our guest today is Hilke Schellmann, an Emmy-award winning investigative journalist and author of “The Algorithm”.
January 20, 2024 06:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBIf you've been concerned about AI and how it's going to intrude into our lives be prepared to perhaps be a little more concerned as Jim Love has an intelligent discussion with Hilke Schellmann about her book, “The Algorithm: How AI Decides Who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired and Why We Need to Fight Back Now”. They talk about some of the things people should really be thinking about.
Hashtag Trending Jan.19-Impact of AI on employment headlines at Davos; New study shows how much data is shared with Facebook; Starlink announces pricey Gigabit internet
January 19, 2024 10:00 - 8 minutes - 7.34 MBWhere does Open Source fit into the global AI picture? Davos is abuzz with concerns about AI. A new study shows just how much data is shared with Facebook, Starlink announces Gigabit internet but it comes with a steep price, and your smart headphones might be raising eyebrows – literally.
Hashtag Trending Jan.18- Google Search quality declining?; Samsung taking on Apple by integrating AI; The end of self checkout
January 18, 2024 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBGoogle Search quality may be getting worse. Samsung partners with Google to embrace AI after its move to number the number 2 spot in the smartphone market. Sam Altman says that we might be uncomfortable with new AI developments, self-checkout may be on its way out. And it turns out that incognito mode doesn’t mean you can’t be tracked.
Hashtag Trending Jan.17- Microsoft opens copilot to companies of size; Increased visits to piracy sites; Open source and online hacking tools fueling supply chain attacks
January 17, 2024 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.07 MBMicrosoft drops the requirement for having 300 users or more and opens co-pilot to companies of any size, there’s a huge increase in visits to “piracy sites”, Open source code and online hacking tools are fueling growth in supply chain attacks and Apple is now number 1 in smartphone sales.
Hashtag Trending Jan.16-Apple to split its app store in two for EU; 60 per cent of jobs to be impacted by AI in developed economies; AI can be trained to deceive
January 16, 2024 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.7 MBApple will split its app store in two for the EU. Wells Fargo leaps ahead in conversational AI. The International Monetary Fund is projecting huge losses in jobs to AI. Researchers discover that AI models can be trained to deceive you.
Hashtag Trending Oct.5-New use cases for GPT's vision; Emergency alerts test related to adverse health effects?; Los Angeles turn to AI to combat homelessness
October 05, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.26 MBGPT’s vision generates some new use cases. Testing of wireless emergency alerts sets off some conspiracy theories in the US and can AI help prevent homelessness?
Hashtag Trending Oct.4-U.S government braces for cyberthreats aimed at its AI tools; FCC cracks down on space littering; Meta to charge for ad-free Instagram and Facebook?
October 04, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MBThe U.S. government prepares for attacks on AI models and tools. The FCC hands out fines for space littering. And Meta tests the idea of charging for subscriptions in response to the EUs regulation of personalized advertising.
Hashtag Trending Oct.3- A lie detector for AI models; Meta using your conversations to train its AI; Problems with the new iPhone 15 continue to surface
October 03, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MBA surprisingly effective lie detector for AI models. Meta uses your conversations to train its new AI. And problems continue to surface with the new iPhone 15.
Hashtag Trending Oct.2-Microsoft going nuclear for its data centres; Meta’s new chatbot goes head to head with ChatGPT; Student accused of creating potentially deadly drone
October 02, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.06 MBIs Microsoft pursuing the nuclear option for its data centres? Meta’s new chatbot goes head to head with ChatGPT and Apple is feeling the heat about criticisms of the iPhone 15 due to, well, overheating.
Hashtag Trending Weekend Edition, September 30, 2023 – Our guest today is Matt Lewis, Commercial Research Director at NCC Group
September 30, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes - 19.9 MBHost Jim Love talks with Matt Lewis about his career and aspects of security that he sees from his position as Commercial Research Director for the NCC Group.
Hashtag Trending Sep.29-Meta announces new chatbot with "personality"; Reddit to force users to see personalized ads; X disables feature to report electoral misinformation
September 29, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutes - 7.34 MBMeta announces new chatbot with personality, Reddit starts forcing users to see personalized ads, X scraps feature to report electoral misinformation and Google asks its chatbot to take a deep breath to do better at Math.
Hashtag Trending Sept. 6 - IRS accidentally leaks financial data; TikTok denies data breach; Amazon shutters two service centres
September 06, 2022 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.75 MBIRS accidentally leaks financial data, TikTok denies data breach, and Amazon closes service centres to save money.
Hashtag Trending Weekend Edition, September 2, 2022 - Today we are talking to Christian Wiklund, from Unit Q, a company that specializes in measuring customer interactions and the quality of their experience
September 02, 2022 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBAs we've moved into an e-commerce dominated world, we've all heard the mantra of customer experience - how critical it is? But in all too many cases, it feels like customer experiences have become worse, not better. But does it have to be this way? How can companies do better? How do they know how well they are doing?
Hashtag Trending Sept. 2 - California’s power shortage; U.S. restricts China’s AI chips access; California’s digital asset law
September 02, 2022 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.33 MBCalifornia may experience a power shortage, U.S. wants to restrict China’s access to advanced AI chips, and California is set to pass a digital asset law.