Description

In This Episode:

• IBM creates blockchain equivalent of the ‘Yellow Pages’ (2:24)
• AI deepfakes ‘have the potential to disrupt every facet of our society' (4:24)
• Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program (7:40)
• Washington State Electronic Notary Public endorsements (10:50)
• Equifax IT staff had to rerun hackers' queries to see what was nicked (13:05)
• Electric Scooter Company To Go After Dangerous Riders (17:09)

Weird & Wacky:

• Fortnite game addiction cited as cause for divorce (21:05)
• Thief Used Smartphone To Hack Into Tesla Model 3 On Display At Mall (22:18)
• Can you guess which of these paintings was not made by a human? (25:04)

Tech Recommendations: (28:40)

• Adam - The Great Suspender
• Sanjay - Myki
• Shannon - Homelabs Sunrise Alarm Clock

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Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

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Links:

• IBM joins efforts to create the blockchain equivalent of the ‘Yellow Pages'
• US lawmakers say AI deepfakes ‘have the potential to disrupt every facet of our society’
• 'A public relations nightmare': Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program | CBC News
• Washington State Electronic Notary Public endorsements
• Equifax IT staff had to rerun hackers' database queries to work out what was nicked – audit • The Register
• Electric Scooter Company Uses Technology...