No one has any trouble tracking their steps today. But how can you make sure people know you’re doing it? Ostentatiously checking your phone or watch every five minutes is a pain. What if I told you there was a shoe with a step-tracking computer sticking out of it where everyone could see? It’s a Puma . It was born in 1986, and will be reborn in 2018 — brief ... Show More
Yesterday
Venus Williams-backed WeWard can now lock your apps until you hit your steps; plus, Apple to produce Made in America wireless chips with Broadcom
With funding from tennis star and angel investor Venus Williams, the French app WeWard says that it increases walking time by almost 25%. Also, ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has now released ZML/LLMD, software that could make running AI ... Show More
8m 51s
Jul 8
The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human; plus, hacktivists call out Trump by hacking and defacing US Army websites
An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details show a human still chose the victim, set up the infrastructure, and supplied stolen credentials — meaning it wasn't quite the fully autonomous cybercrime de ... Show More
7m 34s
Jul 7
Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk; Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists and a ransomware gang last year
These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Also, the hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency's annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice ... Show More
7m 14s
Feb 2023
Lightning-Fast Shoes and AI Tracking: The Future is Here (09.02.23)
In this episode, we showcase two incredible innovations that are pushing the boundaries of technology and changing the game in their respective fields. First, we discuss the exciting launch of a new AI contest in the UAE that's offering a grand prize of $75,000 to the winner who ... Show More
28m 59s
Mar 2023
AWC 436 - The Pym Particle Watch
Apple gets closer to noninvasive blood glucose on the Apple Watch, the super secret design team at Apple, a new Apple Watch activity challenge, lots of new patents for the watch, track detection gets expanded and an Apple Watch import ban is getting closer…but maybe not. Plus rev ... Show More
1h 12m