Controversial AI Policies and Quantum Computing Breakthroughs
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses various hot topics in tech. The new US administration’s AI plan faces widespread criticism for its ambiguous and potentially punitive nature. Researchers in quantum computing at the University of Sydney achieve a significant milestone in error reduction, bringing practical use closer. Google’s DeepMind develops robots […]
Cybersecurity Today: Russian Flight Disruptions and Major Data Leaks
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers several significant cybersecurity incidents: Hackers have disrupted Aeroflot flights, bringing travel in Russia to a halt. The dating app Tea faces a second major data leak, exposing 1.1 million private messages. A malware-infected game, Camia, on Steam has spread Info Stealers and Backdoor malware. Additionally, […]
AI Price Fixing Ban and Meta’s $Billions AGI Bet: Hashtag Trending for Tuesday July 29, 2025
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses key topics including US Democrats’ proposal to ban AI price fixing, Meta’s substantial investments directed towards AI development, Microsoft’s admission on data sovereignty limitations in Europe, incidents of Google Pixel 6a phones catching fire, and Google’s Gemini AI’s coding mishap. The episode outlines the legislative […]
Canada’s AI Crisis: Falling Behind the Global Race
Is Canada falling behind in the global race for Artificial Intelligence innovation? 🚨 Join host Jim Love and guest Steven Karan, Vice President of AI, Data, and Analytics at Capgemini, for an in-depth conversation on Canada’s AI challenges and opportunities. They explore how Canada, once a leader in AI development, now struggles with investment gaps, […]
SharePoint Flaw Sparks Ransomware Chaos
In this episode, host David Shipley breaks down how a critical SharePoint vulnerability has unleashed ransomware chaos, affecting hundreds of organizations, including U.S. federal agencies. Discover how a botched patch turned into a global crisis, with threat actors like China-linked Storm 2603 escalating attacks from espionage to ransomware deployment. Learn why outdated SharePoint servers are […]
Cybersecurity Today: Phishing Hijacks NPM Linters, AI-Assisted Malware, and Microsoft’s Defense Cloud Controversy
We are celebrating some amazing accomplishements. First of all, we were just notified that we were number 10 on the top 35 news podcasts in Canada according to Feedspot, the major podcast and news distribution network. And this weekend we will cross the 10 Million mark for downloads, making us one of the most listened […]
Will the AI Bubble Burst? ChatGPT Moves to Google. And more…
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses concerns over the AI-driven stock market rally, with Torsten Slok of Apollo Global Management warning of potential overvaluation akin to the .com bubble. OpenAI shifts part of its ChatGPT infrastructure to Google Cloud, highlighting strains with Microsoft. Broadcom makes controversial changes to VMware’s partner program, […]
DNS Malware, SonicWall Backdoor, Military Breach, and BigONE Crypto Hack: Cybersecurity Today July 18
In today’s episode, host Jim Love covers recent cybersecurity threats, including malware hidden in DNS records, a custom backdoor targeting SonicWall SMA devices, the US military assuming a network compromise after Chinese hackers targeted VPNs and email servers, and a $27 million theft from the BigONE crypto exchange. The show highlights how attackers are using […]
AI’s Capabilities and Content Crisis: From Chess Challenges to Amazon’s Strategic Moves
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love delves into a series of AI-related stories. Google’s Gemini AI withdraws from a chess match against an Atari 2600 chess engine after realizing its limitations. Researchers from MIT and EPFL identify a ‘phase transition’ in AI language models where they begin to understand semantics over syntax. […]
Cybersecurity Today Hits Huge Milestone – 10 Million Downloads and Makes Top 10 In List of News Podcasts
In this episode hosted by Jim Love, ‘Cybersecurity Today’ celebrates its recognition as number 10 on the Feed Spot list of Canadian News Podcasts and approaches a milestone of 10 million downloads. Here’s a link ot the list: https://podcast.feedspot.com/canadian_news_podcasts/?feedid=5158894&_src=f1_featured_email Thanks to all of you that made this possible! And now, back to our regularly scheduled […]
