TechStuff

Listener The Gregolas asked if I might explain The Illegal Number. What makes a number illegal? Can numbers actually be illegal? Isn't that absurd? YES!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

24 Touko 202234min

Could your car be hacked remotely? We take a look at claims and explore the possibilities of wireless car hacking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Touko 20221h

Lots of news to cover today, including an update on Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, Meta is scaling back on some departments within the company, and Google's Russian subsidiary declares bankruptcy...

20 Touko 202239min

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