The Company Man: Binance exec detained in Nigeria breaks his silence
Former IRS investigator Tigran Gambaryan went to Nigeria on a quick trip to sell Nigerian officials on the utility of cryptocurrencies. He ended up detained there for eight months. On today’s show, an exclusive interview with Tigran about his detention, and how he got out. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
11 Helmi 27min
Mic Drop: The algorithm will see you now - AI and psychiatry
Dr. Stephen Xenakis, a psychiatrist and retired Army brigadier general, has always had an open mind when it came to cutting-edge technology. Now he’s looking at AI to see if it can help doctors treat veterans struggling with mental health. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
7 Helmi 14min
SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘With AIs Wide Open’ from IRL: Online Life is Real Life
An episode from IRL: Online Life is Real Life from Mozilla and PRX: Are today’s large language models too hot to handle? Bridget Todd, host of the IRL: Online Life is Real Life podcast, digs into the risks and rewards of open sourcing the tech that makes ChatGPT talk. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
4 Helmi 23min
Mic Drop: Tracking a Ghost
Law enforcement agencies have been disrupting criminal gangs by intercepting their encrypted communications. Jamie O’Reilly of the cybersecurity company Dvuln talks about an Aussie effort to track Ghost. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
31 Tammi 12min
Knights of Old and a ransomware joust
For 150 years Knights of Old, a U.K. logistics company, survived everything from two world wars to Brexit. Then a ransomware group called Akira stormed the company's networks. In just a blink of an eye, everything changed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
28 Tammi 24min
Mic Drop: Australia’s attempt to keep kids off social media
Australia is trying to use age-gating to keep kids under 16 off social media. John Pane, at Electronic Frontiers Australia, is worried that kids won’t be the only people losing something. He says privacy as we know it is also in the crosshairs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
24 Tammi 14min
Australia takes aim at encrypted apps
Session, a little known encrypted messaging app out of Australia, thought it would help the world keep its communication private—and then a new law threatened their plans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
21 Tammi 29min
Mic Drop: Elon Musk, come and get your space junk.
Jordan Hobbs, a cattle farmer in the Australian Outback, discovers an unexpected offering from low-earth orbit. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
17 Tammi 10min
