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 Learn why outdated SharePoint servers are […]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 […]
Elmo’s X Account Is X-Rated, Google Merges Chrome OS and Android and more – Hashtag Trending July 14
In this episode of #Trending, host Jim Love covers several key tech topics: Google confirms the merging of Chrome OS and Android into a unified platform, a new AI video tool by Moon Valley trains entirely on public domain content, Musk’s X AI increases employee surveillance through tracking software, the rivalry between Starlink and Apple’s […]
Intel’s Shocking Decline, Data Center Dilemma, and AI’s Mathematical Breakthrough Mon July 14 2025
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Intel’s dramatic fall from the top 10 semiconductor companies as revealed by CEO Lip-Bu Tan. He also delves into the growing conflicts between data centers and local communities, highlighting environmental and health issues. OpenAI’s failed $3 billion acquisition of Windsurf and the intriguing ‘reverse acquisition’ […]
Urgent Cyber Threats: Citrix Exploit, Fortinet RCE, and AI Vulnerabilities CST July 14 2025
In this episode of ‘Cybersecurity Today,’ hosted by David Shipley from the Exchange Security 2025 conference, urgent updates are provided on critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats. CISA mandates a 24-hour patch for Citrix NetScaler due to a severe vulnerability actively being exploited, dubbed ‘Citrix Bleed.’ Fortinet’s FortiWeb also faces a critical pre-auth remote code execution […]
