Dave Sobel

Episode 31: Drones, Censorship, and Modern Background Checks

Quick intro note: Check out Dave’s new podcast The Business of Tech daily – www.mspradio.com. Dave and Karl were in Adelaide Australia for this recording – live from the SMB IT Pro conference. Topic 1: Update on Drone technologies and opportunities…

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Mon Oct 28, 2019: Security Pro Satisfaction, AI Bias, Microsoft Growth, TikTok, and RCS

Today Are Security Pros Unhappy? https://www.darkreading.com/operations/40–of-security-pros-job-hunting-as-satisfaction-drops/d/d-id/1336169 AI Bias in healthcare …

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Fri Oct 25, 2019: Google claims Quantum Supremacy, Facebook in Congress, Computers read your brain, & SMB IT data

Today Google Claims Quantum Supremacy   Facebook in Congress  https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/10/23/20928859/libra-hearing-congress-mark-zuckerberg Computers reading your brain …

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Thurs Oct 24, 2019: Stalkerware, Edge Computing, Video Game Addiction, and Big Tech and Small Government

Today   FTC rules on stalkerware https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614614/the-ftc-has-banned-a-company-from-selling-stalkerware-for-the-first-time/ Edge computing as a risk …

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Wed Oct 23, 2019: Facebook changes, Security Data & FBI Warning, Google worker union, and Microsoft secures firmware

Today    More Facebook feature changes https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/21/20925204/facebook-2020-election-interference-prevention-tools-policy-false-misinformation Security data and an FBI warning …

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Tues Oct 22, 2019: Shadow IT Impact, Drones deliver for Wing, Google & FedEx, and Security woes

Today:  Maybe Shadow IT isn’t so bad https://www.zdnet.com/article/maybe-shadow-it-isnt-so-bad-after-all-study-suggests/ Drones deliver for Wing, Google & FedEx …

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Episode 30: Robot Cats, Accessible Websites, and Noise Pollution

Episode 30 !!! Topic 1: Karl’s Robot Cat Karl bought himself a robotic cat! It’s a Hasbro “Joy for All” companion animal. We talk about what this means for the bigger picture of robotics, human interaction, jobs, and opportunities going forward….

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Mon Oct 21 2019: Tech’s Brexit Concerns, Oracle co-CEO dies, LinkedIn Events Added & Yahoo Groups Removed

Today  Brexit affect on Tech https://www.zdnet.com/article/revealed-the-dramatic-changes-tech-firms-are-making-ahead-of-brexit/  Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd dies at 62  …

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Fri Oct 18 2019: Anti-Monopoly Fund, New ban on facial recognition, malware via sound, 2FA & Physical Security

Today A new anti-monopoly fund https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/17/facebook-co-founder-critic-chris-hughes-spearheads-million-anti-monopoly-fund/ Another ban on facial recognition …

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Thurs Oct 17 2019: Google goes Ambient, Net Neutrality, Twitter policies, and cybersecurity

Google’s event has a theme you care about  https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/15/google-ambient-computing-puts-its-services-everywhere.html …

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