Best Freeware Podcasts (2024)

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The Internet Is Nothing But Freeware 1:04:48

4d ago1:04:48

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Multi-Purpose-Tap could make mobile NFC payments more useful and more complicated. The new concept could allow you to tap your phone, pay for alcohol, and get carded all at the same time. Morehouse College launches 3D, AI, Teaching Assistants in its Metaversity. They probably don’t need to be 3D, a chat interface would suffice, and we hope they don…

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Ep. 341 - AI sure is great at stealing; Microsoft says everything is Freeware 2:24:10

9d ago2:24:10

2:24:10

AI sure is great at stealing; Microsoft says everything is Freeware

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CloudStrike Caused A Global Windows Server Outage 58:43

17h ago58:43

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The European Union gives Meta until September 1st to come up with better membership options for Facebook and Instagram other than simply paying a fee not to be tracked or consenting to being tracked for free. Artificial intelligence can detect prostate cancer at substantially higher rates than human doctors and AI-assisted predictions of cancer siz…

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CNN's Identity Crisis 59:56

5h ago59:56

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CNN is shifting its business again. The Cable news network is laying off 100 employees, disbanding its Race Equity Team, and launching a digital platform similar to the shortlived CNN+ in 2024. Yes, AI is screwing over Black folks, and, Latin X folks, and, lower middle-income white folks. Here are a few tips to protect yourself from the job-elimina…

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The FCC Considers Making Unlocking Phones Easier 52:06

11d ago52:06

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The Detroit Police Department, after a settlement with a man who was wrongly arrested based on grainy security camera footage, can no longer use facial recognition results as its only basis for an arrest. The Federal Communications Commission wants to change rules that would force mobile carriers to unlock phones for consumers. Facebook and Instagr…

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Ep. 340 - AMD Zen 5 Performance looks INSANE; Rabbit R1 AI Security Concerns 2:29:30

17d ago2:29:30

2:29:30

AMD Zen 5 Performance looks INSANE; Rabbit R1 AI Security Concerns

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Broke Influencer 1:05:36

18d ago1:05:36

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Microsoft Recall was supposed to launch with Copilot+ PCs last week, but Microsoft decided to send the controversial, AI-powered, timeline snapshotting feature to the Windows Insider Program. Social Media Influencers aren’t seeing the sponsorship and brand deal payouts that they once did, possibly because everyone and their momma is trying to becom…

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Ep. 339 - Adobe Sued by US; Nvidia STONKS; Microsoft delays AI 'Recall' 2:34:30

24d ago2:34:30

2:34:30

Adobe Sued by US; Nvidia STONKS; Microsoft delays AI 'Recall

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Tap To Cash Might Make Mobile Payments Too Easy 57:06

1M ago57:06

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Apple’s new Tap to Cash feature that allows iPhone users to tap their phones to initiate an Apple Pay transfer makes paying someone really easy. The question is does it make it too easy? The US Surgeon General wants tobacco-like warning labels on social media. The proposed labels would regularly warn users that social media platforms have not been …

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Ep. 338 - GPU Virtualization about to get EASY; Adobe owns your content 2:18:25

1M ago2:18:25

2:18:25

GPU Virtualization about to get EASY; Adobe owns your content

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Apple's Take On AI 1:11:52

1M ago1:11:52

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we cover Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference Keynote. Brothech breaks down the new hotness coming to visionOS 2, iOS and iPad OS 18, WatchOS 11, and macOS Sequoia. TechLifeSteph catches us up with the saga of the phantom system data on her new Macbook Air. To make a long story short, Steph had to make a trip to…

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Ep. 337.5 - Computex Wrap-Up LIVE from Taipei with Chips&Cheese and StorageReview 2:35:45

2M ago2:35:45

2:35:45

Computex Wrap-Up LIVE from Taipei with Chips&Cheese and StorageReview

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Ep. 337 - Intel's Sierra Forest, AMD's Zen 5, Nvidia's Blackwell, and OMG ITS TECHNOTIM 2:30:50

1M ago2:30:50

2:30:50

Intel's Sierra Forest, AMD's Zen 5, Nvidia's Blackwell, and OMG ITS TECHNOTIM

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Anybody Else Cancelling Amazon? The Tech Jawn 132 56:40

1M ago56:40

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A pair of studies published in the journal Science indicate that predominately older Republican women are responsible for the vast majority of the “fake news”. Spotify is raising its prices for the second time in as many years. Will the streaming music service be able to maintain the industry's best churn rate? The social media platform X has updat…

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Ep. 336 - Right to Repair Wins and Losses; ICQ was still a thing??? 2:08:13

2M ago2:08:13

2:08:13

Right to Repair Wins and Losses; ICQ was still a thing???

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An Hour With Black, Female, Mechanical Engineer, Cherish Samuels 57:04

2M ago57:04

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We’ve got something special in this week’s episode of The Tech Jawn. We interview Cherish Samuels, a unicorn of unicorns, as she is a Black, female, mechanical engineer. We talk about everything from her journey getting into engineering at a young age, for years being the only face on the job that looks like hers, and how she has transitioned into …

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Ep. 335 - No Prep Podcasting 2:15:30

2M ago2:15:30

2:15:30

No Prep Podcasting

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Deepfakes for Good? 55:17

2M ago55:17

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Political deep fakes are a thing in India, they generally aren’t nefarious, and most politicians approve. They probably need to do a better job at making sure folks know they are indeed fake, however. The latest iOS update, version 17.5, appears to in some instances resurface deleted content, including deleted nudes users thought were gone forever.…

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Ep. 334 - OnlyFans Creators Are Thinking With Portals 2:27:40

2M ago2:27:40

2:27:40

OnlyFans Creators Are Thinking With Portals

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What Aren't We Using Bots For? 53:26

2M ago53:26

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Developer season is upon us with Google I/O kicking off, and, tech pettiness is on full display. Apple announced iOS 17.5 and there are rumors that ChatGPT is coming to iPhone. OpenAI took petty to trolling with an event Monday, the day before I/O, with a brand new version of its generative AI bot called ChatGPT-4o. Online dating site Bumble is bet…

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Ep. 333 - How Many Jeffs Does It Take To Run A Podcast? Jeff Geerling Joins - 2:18:10

3M ago2:18:10

2:18:10

How Many Jeffs Does It Take To Run A Podcast? Jeff Geerling Joins -

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Get That Community College AI Degree 51:41

2M ago51:41

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By the time you hear this Apple’s Let Loose iPad Event has happened. Here is all the new iPad hotness we think is going to be announced. The Supreme Court of The United States really wasn’t interested in hearing why Elon Musk thinks he no longer needs a “Twitter Sitter” to approve all of his Telsa-related social media posts. Jack Dorsey is no longe…

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Ep. 332 - MS-DOS goes Open Source; Arrow Lake leaks; Zen 5 to work on 600-Motherboard 2:33:50

3M ago2:33:50

2:33:50

MS-DOS goes Open Source; Arrow Lake leaks; Zen 5 to work on 600-Motherboard

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Get Your TikTok Ish Together 58:17

2M ago58:17

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The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 along party lines to ban non-compete agreements for most employees allowing workers to switch jobs or start their own businesses more easily. A Baltimore area gym teacher has been arrested for using AI to make a deep fake recording of his principal making racist and antisemitic comments. Gunshot detection syst…

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Ep. 331 - AMD set to release Epyc 4004 on AM5; China's Zhaoxin CPU matches Skylake 2:15:50

3M ago2:15:50

2:15:50

AMD set to release Epyc 4004 on AM5; China's Zhaoxin CPU matches Skylake

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Don’t Allow Your Thumbprint To Snitch 57:38

3M ago57:38

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It appears that a lot of folks repeatedly sign up and cancel streaming services based on there being content on them we want to watch, and, they have a name for us. Serial Churners. The potential TikTok ban is picking up steam again as a revised bill mandating TikTok parent company ByteDance divest its US interest in the social media platform passe…

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Ep. 330 - Broadcom questioned over VMWare support; Ads coming to Windows 11 2:21:25

3M ago2:21:25

2:21:25

Broadcom questioned over VMWare support; Ads coming to Windows 11

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Fiber Already Trippin' 57:21

3M ago57:21

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Hybrid work appears to be here to stay. Millennials are making it clear that they have no intention of returning to the office 5 days per week. Artificial Intelligence will allow artists to perform digitally long after they’ve passed away. The bigger question is how will the content be licensed and distributed. X may start charging new users a smal…

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Ep. 329 - LIVE from Archive Bar with @TechTechPotato 2:20:15

3M ago2:20:15

2:20:15

LIVE from Archive Bar with @TechTechPotato

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All About AI 1:00:34

3M ago1:00:34

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New York City’s city governance chatbot instructs citizens to break the law in some cases and government officials are a bit miffed journalists are telling the public about it. A University of North Georgia student says she was falsely accused of using AI to write a paper when she in fact only used Grammarly to spell-check it at the suggestion of h…

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Ep. 328 - Amazon's AI was a complete sham; More bad press for the Flipper Zero 2:08:35

4M ago2:08:35

2:08:35

Amazon's AI was a complete sham; More bad press for the Flipper Zero

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Talking Tech With Dr. Tonya M. Evans 53:48

3M ago53:48

53:48

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences illustrates how AI fails to detect depression signs in social media posts by Black Americans as compared to their white counterparts. Joel Bervell, a.k.a., the Medical Mythbuster, has been saving lives by tackling racial and gender disparities in healthcare via social media. X…

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Ep. 327 - Canada walks back Flipper Zero ban; Capcom destroys Dragon's Dogma 2 with MTX 2:26:40

4M ago2:26:40

2:26:40

Canada walks back Flipper Zero ban; Capcom destroys Dragon's Dogma 2 with MTX

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Florida Bans Social Media Until You're 16 57:14

4M ago57:14

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The U.S. Department of Justice and 15 states accuse Apple of monopolizing the smartphone market in a landmark antitrust lawsuit. Online recruiting site Glassdoor abruptly changed its terms of service and has started adding users’ personally identifiable information to their profiles without consent. Florida Governor Ron Desantis signs a bill preven…

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Ep. 326 - Apex Legends Hacker Speaks; Nvidia unveails Blackwell MONSTER GPU 2:07:35

4M ago2:07:35

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Apex Legends Hacker Speaks; Nvidia unveails Blackwell MONSTER GPU

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Must TikTok Divest or Be Banned? 58:50

4M ago58:50

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The Federal Government is really pushing hard for TikTok to be sold. There is overwhelming bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, The President will sign a bill if it comes across his desk, and the full court press is on in the Senate. Apple is in talks with Google to let Gemini Power AI features on the upcoming iPhone. The Don Lemon S…

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Ep. 325 - NVIDIA builds an ITX Grace Hopper; Microsoft's CoPilot gets real 2:21:50

4M ago2:21:50

2:21:50

NVIDIA builds an ITX Grace Hopper; Microsoft's CoPilot gets real

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Give Black Twitter Its Flowers 1:00:54

4M ago1:00:54

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Congress and the Whitehouse appear to be for real for real contemplating banning TikTok in the US if its parent company, ByteDance, does not sell the social media platform to a company based outside of China. Trump supporters attempt to swoon Black voters with AI-generated images of President Trump surrounded by Black people. Will Black Twitter wat…

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Ep. 324 - NVIDIA and Nintendo both take on Emulation; Oregon's Right-To-Repair Bill 2:17:35

5M ago2:17:35

2:17:35

NVIDIA and Nintendo both take on Emulation; Oregon's Right-To-Repair Bill

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Companies Crying Over Billions 52:25

4M ago52:25

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Microsoft’s Copilot calls itself the Joker and suggests self-harm to a Meta data scientist. Tesla must face a class-action lawsuit from nearly 6000 Black workers for racial discrimination at its Fremont, CA, plant. Apple was hit with first-ever EU fine totaling nearly $2 billion five years after Spotify complained about its App Store practices. And…

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Ep.323 - Intel says 1nm by 2027; Epic Games Hacked; YUZU Emulator in Trouble 2:21:10

5M ago2:21:10

2:21:10

Intel says 1nm by 2027; Epic Games Hacked; YUZU Emulator in Trouble

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Google's Gemini Really Is Color Blind 51:03

5M ago51:03

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Google hits the pause button on Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after a backlash to it creating historical depictions of white people as people of color. Tyler Perry halts plans of his $800 million studio expansion after seeing what could be done with Sora, OpenAI’s text-to-video generation engine. The FTC has cracked down on H&R Bloc…

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Ep. 322 - Unraid's New Pricing; Nintendo Switch 2 Delayed; Wyze Camera Breach 2:19:20

5M ago2:19:20

2:19:20

Unraid's New Pricing; Nintendo Switch 2 Delayed; Wyze Camera Breach

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Give Me My Data Money 58:42

5M ago58:42

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Shomax, an African streaming service has dethroned Netflix for top spot in the motherland and all but made Amazon Prime Video quit with its vast library of local content. Many early adopters of the Apple Vision Pro have returned their devices citing reasons from discomfort to a lack of applications Social media platforms that collect vast amounts o…

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Ep. 321 -Broadcom kills Free VMware products; Canada to Ban Flipper Zero 2:17:10

5M ago2:17:10

2:17:10

Broadcom kills Free VMware products; Canada to Ban Flipper Zero

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Credit Checking Dating Apps 1:11:33

5M ago1:11:33

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Meta won’t algorithmically share political content with you in Threads from accounts you don’t already follow. The question is do we trust Meta to determine what content is and is not political? Score is a new dating app conceived at last year's AfroTech and requires you to have a credit score of 675 or better in order to find a match. OpenAI CEO S…

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Ep. 320 - DDoS By Toothbrush; NVIDIA Upgrades NVENC on EVERY GPU 2:30:35

6M ago2:30:35

2:30:35

DDoS By Toothbrush; NVIDIA Upgrades NVENC on EVERY GPU

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An Apple Vision Pro Review With Lamarr Wilson 1:08:16

5M ago1:08:16

1:08:16

Although things aren’t as bad as last year, layoffs at big tech companies are dominating the news. Tech hiring at companies generally not thought of as tech companies, however, can’t seem to happen fast enough. Big tech, particularly, social media companies was on trial last week. CEO’s from Meta, TikTok, X, Snap, and Discord testified before Congr…

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Ep. 319 - RTX 4080 Super Reviews Are Here! Everyone disliked that 2:13:15

6M ago2:13:15

2:13:15

RTX 4080 Super Reviews Are Here! Everyone disliked that

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Black Twitter Is Not Bothered By X 1:14:58

6M ago1:14:58

1:14:58

Apple announced plans for alternative iPhone and iPad app stores in the EU, but, developers still feel some kind of way. Should linear television be concerned about live events moving to streaming platforms like Netflix and Peacock? Google Deepmind proposes a new AI to assist doctors with wellness checks. And Black Twitter is not bothered by all th…

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