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Hacking. Hackers. Disinformation campaigns. Encryption. The Cyber. This stuff gets complicated really fast, but Motherboard spends its time embedded in the infosec world so you don't have to. Host Matthew Gault talks every week to Motherboard reporters about the stories they're breaking and to the i
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Why Congress's Fears of Russian Space Nukes Is Political Theatre
Cyber is a show covering a diverse range of topics. ...
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Feb 16 2024 59m
AI Deepfakes Are Everywhere and Congress is Completely Out of Their Depth
An AI-generated Biden called voters in New Hampshire...
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Feb 9 2024 50m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Impact of AI Deepfakes, Need for LegislationChapter 2 7 mins
Generative AI Controversy and LegislationChapter 3 7 mins
Deepfakes and Intellectual Property Rights LegislationChapter 4 13 mins
Regulation of Giant Tech CompaniesChapter 5 10 mins
The Impact and Concerns of AIChapter 6 6 mins
Silicon Valley's Attitude and Tech Solutions
Tech Used to Be Bleeding Edge, Now it’s Just Bleeding
Ten years ago, Big Tech reached a peak. Facebook had...
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Feb 2 2024 1h 7m
How to Read Leaked Datasets Like a Journalist
We live in a golden age of data. Every day, hacktivi...
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Jan 26 2024 55m
Chapter 1 5 mins
New Year, New YouChapter 2 14 mins
Data JournalismChapter 3 9 mins
Authenticating Data Sets and Combatting DisinformationChapter 4 6 mins
Hacks, Leaks, and Data ExploitationChapter 5 5 mins
Intrusive Hacking and Journalistic MistakesChapter 6 9 mins
Zoom Encryption, Discord Surveillance ImpactChapter 7 8 mins
AI, Data Parsing, and Risk Assessment
What a Novel About an AI Documenting the Last Human Says About Our Real Dystopia
The unreliable narrator of After World, the new nove...
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Jan 19 2024 53m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Exploring AfterworldChapter 2 12 mins
AI Narration and Climate Change DiscussionChapter 3 9 mins
Grief and Hope in Climate FictionChapter 4 9 mins
Exploring Motherhood and the FutureChapter 5 10 mins
Exploring Motherhood, Activism, and AmbiguityChapter 6 3 mins
The Emotional Journey of Writing
The Future of Nukes Involves AI and Nobody Knows What Happens Next
According to the hype, artificial intelligence is ch...
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Jan 12 2024 1h 2m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear WarfareChapter 2 11 mins
Artificial Intelligence and Military ApplicationsChapter 3 8 mins
Nuclear Command and Control SystemsChapter 4 9 mins
AI, Nuclear War, and UncertaintiesChapter 5 6 mins
Existential ConcernsChapter 6 4 mins
AI NarrativesChapter 7 12 mins
The Evolution and Speculation of AI
OpenAI’s Make or Break Lawsuit and the Golden Idol of AGI
The New York Times kicked off the holiday season by ...
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Jan 5 2024 58m
Chapter 1 14 mins
Copyright BattleChapter 2 6 mins
NY Times OpenAI Lawsuit and CopyrightChapter 3 17 mins
Copyright Laws and AIChapter 4 8 mins
AI Regulation and Rise of OpenAIChapter 5 10 mins
The Complexities of AI and PhilanthropyChapter 6 1 min
Transcription and AI in Changing Landscape
The Great American Train Wreck Isn’t Going Away
On February 3, a train crashed in East Palestine, Oh...
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Dec 20 2023 57m
Chapter 1 6 mins
The Troubles With America's Train SystemChapter 2 6 mins
Train Derailment Trends and StatisticsChapter 3 12 mins
Train Derailments and Social Media AttentionChapter 4 17 mins
NYC Subway System IssuesChapter 5 9 mins
High-Speed Rail and Train Station ChallengesChapter 6 11 mins
Challenges of US Transit System
The Old Internet Is Dying, and Something Worse Is Being Born
As we slide into the winter holidays, Cyber is takin...
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Dec 13 2023 1h 8m
How Online Fights Affect Real World Battlefields
Your posts matter more than you think. Social media ...
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Dec 1 2023 51m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Social Media and WarfareChapter 2 13 mins
Social Media's Influence on ConflictChapter 3 18 mins
Social Media's Impact on Military CommunicationChapter 4 16 mins
The Impact of Social Media Personalities
You Can’t Automate the Difficult Decisions
The tensions between security and operations and dev...
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Nov 27 2023 19m
Despite OpenAI Chaos, Wall Street Is Still Betting Big on AI
What happens when a for profit company is run by a n...
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Nov 22 2023 54m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Thanksgiving Traditions and Travel StoriesChapter 2 4 mins
Chaotic Leadership Changes at Open AIChapter 3 4 mins
OpenAIChapter 4 7 mins
Conflict and Control at Open AIChapter 5 15 mins
Board Shake-Up at Open AIChapter 6 13 mins
Doomer AI, Fanfic, and Wall Street's BubbleChapter 7 10 mins
Fall of Sam Bankman Fried and CZ
What Happens When an Anti-Sex Trafficking Operation Goes Wrong
When “Alison” started working for Operation Undergro...
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Nov 20 2023 1h 34m
Crypto One Year After the Collapse: All My Apes Blinded
It’s a bad time to be a crypto-person. Some of crypt...
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Nov 10 2023 1h 3m
Chapter 1 17 mins
Online Weirdness and the Crypto CrazeChapter 2 6 mins
The Future of CryptoChapter 3 10 mins
The Ever-Changing World of CryptoChapter 4 7 mins
The Uncertain Future of Cryptocurrency RegulationChapter 5 10 mins
Book on Sam Bakeman's Interpersonal RelationshipsChapter 6 12 mins
Ideologies in TechnologyChapter 7 1 min
Discussing Tumblr Posts and AI Chatbots
The Landlord Tech Company That Turned Security Deposits Into a Monthly Fee
Rhino sounds like a good deal at first. When people ...
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Oct 31 2023 52m
Chapter 1 8 mins
AI, OCI, Landlords, and Security DepositsChapter 2 18 mins
Rhino's Rental Insurance for LandlordsChapter 3 13 mins
Issues With RhinoChapter 4 16 mins
RhinoChapter 5 38 sec
AI Name This Show
The Viral ‘Kia Boys’ Car Theft Trend That’s Going Viral on Instagram
Kias and Hyundais are being stolen in America at an ...
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Oct 20 2023 1h 11m
Chapter 1 16 mins
The Rise of the Kia BoysChapter 2 11 mins
Increase in Stolen Kias and HyundaiChapter 3 17 mins
Lawsuits Surge Against Key and HyundaiChapter 4 12 mins
Challenges of Social Media Content ModerationChapter 5 14 mins
Car Theft Impact on Kia OwnersChapter 6 2 mins
Car Theft and Software Updates
Space Junk, Nuclear Waste, AI Nukes and the Reason We’re All Still Here
There’s a lot of reasons to be worried about the fut...
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Oct 10 2023 56m
Cory Doctorow on Why the Internet Broke and How to Fix It
Have you noticed your internet is …. kinda shitty? D...
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Oct 4 2023 1h 7m
You Can't Automate Buy-In
Putting new technology to use is an exciting prospec...
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Oct 2 2023 18m
The Real History of the Luddites
Luddites! It’s a dirty word, right? One that’s becom...
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Sep 29 2023 47m
Operation Underground Railroad, Psychic Intelligence, and ‘The Sound of Freedom’
This summer, a movie called The Sound of Freedom too...
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Sep 25 2023 1h 9m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Investigating Human Trafficking and Tim BallardChapter 2 9 mins
Operation Underground Railroad Controversies and RevelationsChapter 3 10 mins
Tim Ballard's Alleged Scheme and WhiteboardChapter 4 3 mins
The Complexities of Saving ChildrenChapter 5 8 mins
Sexual Misconduct and Unusual PracticesChapter 6 14 mins
Psychics and Misconduct in NonprofitChapter 7 11 mins
Tim Ballard's Controversial Senate Run
‘Extremely Online’ With Taylor Lorenz
It’s time for a new history of the internet, one tha...
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Sep 15 2023 2h 2m
Chapter 1 8 mins
The Rise of the Social InternetChapter 2 12 mins
Evolution of Online Fame and MediaChapter 3 7 mins
Sex on the HilltopChapter 4 2 mins
Early Virality and MemesChapter 5 10 mins
The Evolution of Internet CommunitiesChapter 6 10 mins
Capitalism's Impact on Social PlatformsChapter 7 8 mins
Rise and Fall of Social MediaChapter 8 12 mins
Navigating Online Privacy and SecurityChapter 9 5 mins
Discussion on Gaming, Conventions, and AliensChapter 10 8 mins
Mexican Alien Bodies and NASA's ReportChapter 11 3 mins
Ancient Aliens and UFO TheoriesChapter 12 6 mins
NASA's Investigations on UFOs and PhenomenaChapter 13 5 mins
NASA's Involvement in UAP StudyChapter 14 8 mins
Loeb's Controversial Claims and Alien MetalsChapter 15 6 mins
The Lasting Effects of Radioactive BoarsChapter 16 11 mins
Nuclear Weapons and Dangerous AnimalsChapter 17 1 min
Hire and Protect Your Business
Hot Labor Summer
The heat is still here, but the summer will soon be ...
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Sep 5 2023 43m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Instacart and Amazon's Insensitive ActionsChapter 2 9 mins
Safety Concerns for Amazon Delivery DriversChapter 3 9 mins
Amazon's Union Busting and Labor PracticesChapter 4 10 mins
Labor Wins and UpdatesChapter 5 4 mins
AI's Influence on Emerging LaborChapter 6 1 min
September Shows, Find Jules' Work
The Jason Koebler Exit Interview, Part Two
It’s part two of our bittersweet episode of Cyber wh...
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Aug 25 2023 1h 10m
Chapter 1 16 mins
The Controversial Techno Catharsis VideoChapter 2 12 mins
Unboxing Shit ExpressChapter 3 9 mins
The Impact of Removing Comments SectionChapter 4 7 mins
Content Moderation and Workplace SafetyChapter 5 11 mins
Panic Over Mystery Seeds From ChinaChapter 6 7 mins
Fixing Electronics, Right to RepairChapter 7 10 mins
Jason's Farewell and Gratitude