The Rise and Risks of MoltBot: A Revolutionary Local AI Agent | Hashtag Trending
In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the unprecedented rise of MoltBot, a locally-run AI agent developed by Peter Steinberger, and its unique capabilities and security concerns. The podcast also examines internal reports of Microsoft engineers opting for Anthropic’s Clode over their own Copilot AI. Additionally, an interview with Tim Berners-Lee in […]
Open Source Model Challenges ChatGPT 5.2 and Gemini 3.0
Amazon Job Cuts, Alibaba’s AI Milestone, and Denmark’s Unique Approach to Education In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Amazon’s recent layoff of 16,000 corporate employees and how AI is reshaping the workforce. He examines Alibaba’s Qwen 3, which has surpassed 200,000 derivative models on Hugging Face, and explores its open-source advantages. […]
WhatsApp Lawsuit Raises Concerns About Encryption
Cybersecurity Today: WhatsApp Privacy Lawsuit, Google’s Personal AI, Canada Computers Breach, and Mass Password Leak In this episode, host Jim Love discusses pressing cybersecurity issues, including a lawsuit against WhatsApp for allegedly misleading users about message privacy, concerns over Google’s new personal AI and its data security implications, a delayed response to a credit card […]
Meme or Misinformation? Hashtag Trending
Georgia’s Data Center Backlash, TikTok Privacy Concerns, AI Swarms Threat In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Georgia’s emerging resistance to rapid data center development due to its impact on local power grids and community benefits. The podcast also delves into TikTok’s recent infrastructure issues and user trust concerns amidst its US […]
AWS Flaw Could Have Put Every Account At Risk
Cybersecurity Today: Critical Fortinet Flaws, Windows 11 Issues, and Major Cloud Security Near Miss In today’s episode of Cybersecurity Today, host David Shipley covers several pressing cybersecurity topics including the continued exploitation of Fortinet flaws despite recent patches, Windows 11 systems failing to boot after January updates, a thwarted cyber attack on Poland’s energy sector […]
Windows Update Fails Again
Windows 11 Patch Issues, TikTok US Ownership Shift, and AI’s New Role in Search In this episode, Jim Love discusses Microsoft’s problematic Windows 11 January updates that caused major disruptions, leading to emergency fixes. The episode also covers TikTok’s transition to a US-led joint venture and how this shift impacts data collection and privacy concerns. […]
Project Synapse Jan 24 The Rise of Anthropic
Exploring Anthropic’s Game-Changing AI Developments | Project Synapse In this episode of Project Synapse, we dive into the advancements and groundbreaking work done by Anthropic in AI. From their unique approach to creating a constitution for AI to developing the cowork environment that can autonomously handle complex tasks, Anthropic stands out in the rapidly evolving […]
Discovering Void Link: The AI-Generated Malware Shaking Up Cybersecurity
In this episode, we explore the fascinating discovery of ‘Void Link,’ one of the first documented cases of advanced malware authored almost entirely by artificial intelligence. Hosts delve into an eye-opening interview with experts from Checkpoint Research—Pedro Drimel and Sven Rath—who were integral to uncovering this next-gen cyber threat. Learn how Void Link’s design, rapid […]
Cisco Patches Async OS Bug (Finally)
Critical Security Flaws Patched by Cisco and Fortinet Amidst Recent Cyber Threats In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host David Chipley covers several pressing cybersecurity issues. Cisco has patched a maximum severity zero-day vulnerability in its Async OS software, which has been exploited by a Chinese state-linked group. Fortinet has also addressed a critical vulnerability […]
Microsoft Issues Hot Fix For Broken Sign In and Shut Downs
Microsoft Windows 11 Emergency Fix, Threads Overtakes X, and TSMC Capacity Issues In this episode of Hashtag Trending, we dive into the latest tech news including Microsoft’s urgent Windows 11 update to fix sign-in and shutdown issues, Threads surpassing X in daily mobile users, and TSMC’s capacity constraints that may benefit Intel. Additionally, we discuss […]
