Majority of Gen Z wish TikTok hadn’t been invented. Hashtag Trending for Thursday, September 19, 2024

Amazon’s Office Mandate Backlash, Google’s AI Image Flagging, AWS vs. On-Premises, and Gen Z’s Social Media Regrets In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses Amazon’s controversial return-to-office policy and the resulting employee backlash. The episode also covers Google’s new initiative to flag AI-generated images in search results and AWS’s surprising claims about […]
Tik Tok claims constitutional right of free speech violated by ban. Hashtag Trending for Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Welcome to Hashtag Trending! I’m your host, Jim Love. PepsiCo masters cloud cost management with FinOps. TikTok fights a potential U.S. ban, citing free speech concerns. Instagram enhances teen privacy with sweeping changes. Intel halts a €30 billion factory in Germany. And the Internet Archive races to preserve our disappearing digital history. Let’s get into […]
“AI fueled surveillance will monitor citizen’s behaviour.” Larry Ellison. Hashtag Trending for Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Billionaire Larry Ellison predicts an AI-fueled surveillance system that monitors citizens’ behavior. Amazon tells employees to return to the office five days a week. HaLow Wi-Fi sets a new world record with a nearly 10-mile range. Welcome to Hashtag Trending. I’m your host, Jim Love. Let’s get into it. During a recent Oracle financial analysts […]
OpenAI proposes major changes to their corporate structure

A new study suggests AI could affect 60 million jobs in North America within a year. Generative AI’s environmental impact may be greater than previously thought. Intel lands a $3.5 billion deal with the U.S. military for advanced semiconductors. OpenAI plans a shift away from its non-profit structure. And Elon Musk’s companies face legal challenges […]
Open AI releases a new AI model it claims can reason like a human: Hashtag Trending for Friday the 13th of September, 2024

Open AI releases its new AI model it claims can do complex reasoning, Canada Emerges as Leader in Ethical AI Adoption for Accounting Meta Confirms Public Facebook and Instagram Data Used to Train AI Models Since 2007 And what do you do if you pay the ransom, but don’t get your files back? All this […]
20 dollars unmasks a major vulnerability in the internet infrastructure. Cyber Security Today for Friday the 13th, September 2024

US Cyber Security and Infrastructure Agency – CISA has added three significant vulnerabilities to its “known exploited vulnerabilities list. Avis data breech exposes 300,000 customers. A $20 domain purchase exposes a massive internet security flaw, and the insider threat – a disgruntled employee causes havoc and blackmails employer Welcome to Cyber Security Today. I’m your […]
Larry Ellison’s “bizarre announcement.” Hashtag Trending for Thursday, September 12, 2024

Samsung Electronics plans global job cuts of up to 30% in some divisions, Wireless data usage soars as 5G gains greater foothold. Zoho Launches Major Update to Analytics Platform with Advanced AI and ML Capabilities its Larry Ellison’s bizarre announcement. All this and more on the “doesn’t sound crazy to me” edition of Hashtag Trending. […]
Apple’s delayed rollout disappoints: Hashtag Trending for Wednesday, Sept 11, 2024

Apple’s Gradual AI Rollout Disappoints, Japan to Build World’s First Zeta-Class Supercomputer, 1,000 Times Faster Than Current Leaders, Could Microsoft be the saviour of open Linux? Is this the beginning of the end for the free ride for social media platforms and tech giants? All this and more on the “Hell Freezes Over” edition of […]
Will social media influencers be replaced by AI? Hashtag Trending for Monday, September 9, 2024

Elon Musk Now Controls Two-Thirds of All Active Satellites, Arm’s new A18 chip and V9 architecture will power the iPhone16, Anthropic takes ClaudeAI to the enterprise putting it head to head with OpenAI and Microsoft and are AI influencers one of the first victims of deepfakes? All this and more on the “fake it til […]
AI and Cyber Security: Practical Insights. Hashtag Trending Weekend Edition (repeat episode)

Unlocking AI: Understanding the Expanding Role of AI in Business and Cybersecurity This is our repeat episode and if you have already hear this one, why not check out Cyber Security Today for its Week in Review. Links to both shows are below: And if you have listened to that episode, here’s an episode of […]