TechStuff

What gives those classic video games like Super Mario Bros and Legend of Zelda their unique sound? We look at what makes 8-bit audio special, and why the 8-bit part isn't really the important, uh, bit...

18 Touko 202219min

Elon Musk says unless Twitter can prove its claim that less than 5% of all monetizable accounts are bots, the acquisition deal won't progress. A security researcher shows it's possible to unlock and s...

17 Touko 202234min

Not all self-driving cars are made equal. We take a look at the various levels of autonomous driving and speculate on how long it might be until we have a truly autonomous car on the roads.See omnystu...

16 Touko 202248min

Is there a kill switch for the Internet? Is that legal or ethical? Ben Bowlin joins the show to talk about it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Touko 202257min

All right, stop! Collaborate and listen; ICE is back with invasive digital surveillance covering essentially all US residents. Plus the SEC is after Elon Musk (again), the EU might outlaw end to end e...

13 Touko 202228min

On May 10th, 2022, Apple announced it was discontinuing the iPod Touch, the last in the line of iPod products. We look back on the debut, evolution and impact of the iconic iPod.See omnystudio.com/lis...

11 Touko 202238min

DRM, or digital rights management, can cause far more problems than what it was meant to solve. And it doesn't even solve the problem it was designed to do. In this episode, we look at several cases w...

9 Touko 202234min

The last couple of years have been hard, but they've also pushed businesses to adapt quickly and innovate. We look at the technologies that power work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

9 Touko 202228min