119. Mic Drop: Could an analysis of sound help save the jaguar in Costa Rica?
Everyone is talking about the power of AI in conservation, but a professor at Arizona State University has found an even simpler, more elegant solution – and all you have to do is listen. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
5 Huhti 202411min
118. AI and the Holy Grail of conservation: Real-time monitoring
Cornell University’s Elephant Listening Project has been trying to get real-time monitoring of the Central African Republic’s forest elephants for years. FruitPunch AI and a roster of other AI researchers are closer than ever to making that a reality. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
2 Huhti 202427min
117. Mic Drop: The Big Chill: Nigeria, Binance battle likely to add to economic crisis
Matthew Page from the London-based think tank Chatham House pulls back to look at the potential economic fallout between Nigerian government and Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
29 Maalis 20248min
116. Detained execs, a bold escape, and tax evasion charges: Nigeria takes aim at Binance
This week, Nigeria charged Binance and two of its executives with tax evasion in the latest twist in a month-long dispute between the cryptocurrency giant and the Nigerian government. Nigeria detained Binance’s regional manager and a former US federal agent for nearly a month after they flew to Abuja at the end of February to meet with officials there. Now, one executive has slipped away and the other has become a pawn. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
26 Maalis 202426min
115. Mic Drop: Hear ye, Hear ye, the Hacker’s Court is in session
We talk to Analyst1 senior researcher Jon DiMaggio about how hackers settle their disputes – think People’s Court without all the robes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
22 Maalis 202410min
114. Exclusive: LockBit ransomware leader says, ‘I felt like I was being hunted’ but they ‘can’t stop me’
We speak with the leader of one of the most prolific ransomware-as-a-service gangs the world has ever known — LockBit. Just weeks after Operation Cronos, a global police action against the group, LockBitSupp tells us about the takedown, his attempt to rebuild, and his plans for the future. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
19 Maalis 202424min
113. Mic Drop: Exclusive: Embattled LockBit leader: ‘Now I want to create even more noise’
Our interview of the week: LockBitSupp says his ransomware platform isn’t dead yet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
15 Maalis 20247min
112. Inside the i-Soon papers and China’s secret world of hackers-for-hire
Newly leaked files from a private Chinese hackers-for-hire company provide a fresh look into China’s “cyber industrial complex” – and it appears to be bigger and more mature than observers had previously imagined. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
12 Maalis 202424min
