Tech Talk
MSP346. Weird Science: Filthy Brains, Frontier Agents And IRC
The robots are running amok again. This week Amazon announced Frontier Agents, bots that hopefully will not hallucinate their way through tasks lasting days at a time. Waymo’s auto taxis appear to be rebelling against their human overlords, speeding away from traffic lights and randomly performing …
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How Automation is Changing What We Read (and Believe)
Artificial intelligence has made its way into nearly every corner of our online lives, from search results to social media feeds. But what happens when AI starts rewriting the news itself? Google is now testing AI-generated headlines in its Discover feed, replacing original titles with automated re…
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MSP345 Good Enough. For You.
In a world of cost-cutting and minimal headcounts, AI doesn’t need to better than the people it replaces. It doesn’t need to be as good. Heck, it doesn’t even need to be competent. Matt and Rich explore a world where technology is good enough. Good enough to stop you switching service providers…
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Cut the Hype: Where AI Really Delivers for Business
Most companies still struggle to turn AI hype into real enterprise value. Despite years of excitement, many organisations remain stuck in pilots while boards demand measurable ROI and employees worry about displacement. Legacy systems, messy data, and leadership hesitation continue to hold back mea…
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MSP344. The Other Dark Web
Imagine waking up one morning and the Internet isn’t there anymore. You can’t order a car, groceries, log into your remote working portal, or any of the dozens of other digital apps and platforms we use on the daily. Usually when this happens it’s one or two apps for one or two hours. A tempora…
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When The Web Stopped Working
When Cloudflare stumbled, so did thousands of websites, apps, and digital services around the globe. It affected everything from banking transactions to social media feeds and even some AI platforms. For most users it felt like the internet itself had paused. We want to understand what happened,…
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AI Colonialism: Who Owns the Next Digital Empire?
As the world rushes to build ever-smarter AI, a new kind of empire is emerging, one built on data, language, and cultural dominance. Most large language models are trained in the West, shaping how billions experience technology. In this episode of Tech Talk, Khalil Nooh, Co-Founder and CEO of Me…
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MSP343. Bored To Be Wild
When was the last time you were bored? No, not that 30 second lift ride with no cell service. Properly bored. Whimsically looking out of a window bored. Can you even remember? Rich and Matt look at the vital importance of boredom for our mental well-being and physical health. And discover how ha…
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Inside Shah Alam’s AI Brain
We look at how Shah Alam’s new AI-powered Integrated Smart Monitoring System, IRIS, could redefine how Malaysian cities operate. Can technology make urban life smarter, safer, and more sustainable, or are we just building cities that watch more than they serve?
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MSP342. Alien Intelligence: Charming Bots And Toxic Humans
Would you rather hang out with a charming bot or a toxic human? That’s just one of the many questions Rich and Matt pickle their brains with as they struggle to comprehend the debate around the emerging consciousness of AI. Can an AI be a person? What would its rights look like? What would its …
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