S03E02 (#330). Oobah Butler, journalist and filmmaker known for his prankster antics, joined us to discuss his work, including “The Great Amazon Heist” and “The Shed at Dulwich”. Oobah highlights the relative ease of manipulating algorithms, such as TripAdvisor and Amazon, to boost fake products’ rankings.
Jul 2025
Season 3 update from James and Per
This is an update to let you know that we have reached the end of Season 3. Have a great summer, and perhaps Per will see you at Camp Digital in Manchester, England, and perhaps James will see you at Web Summer Camp in Opatija, Croatia.
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May 2025
Designer burnout with Katrina Alcorn
S03E10 (#338). About 15 years ago Katrina Alcorn suffered from burnout while managing a team of designers and raising a family. Drawing from her own experience, Katrina highlights during our conversation the importance of autonomy, connection, as well as purpose in the workplace.
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Oct 2023
Tech News: MrBeast Gets Deepfaked On TikTok
In an episode with perhaps the most SEO-friendly title in TechStuff history, we learn about how someone used an AI-generated version of YouTuber MrBeast to advertise a scammy deal, how the FTC alleges that Amazon used a secret algorithm to fix prices and squash competition, and h ... Show More
33m 7s
May 2022
How Money Laundering Took Over London — with Oliver Bullough
Oliver Bullough, a journalist and the author of “Butler to the World: How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals,” joins Scott to discuss how Britain essentially became the epicenter for money laundering and kleptocrats. Follow Oliver on Twi ... Show More
41m 32s
Sep 2017
The Engadget Podcast Ep 44: Amazon announces all the things
This week, we discuss Amazon's sprawling new product lineup, ranked from "useful" to "weird." Also, we have some thoughts on Twitter's 280-character experiment Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-engadget-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.c ... Show More
29m 5s
<p>Jeff Booth, technology entrepreneur, author and bitcoin advocate rejoins me on the show to talk about:</p>
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<li>Bitcoin 2021 conference experience</li>
<li>Fiat system extending itself</li>
<li>MicroStrategy Bitcoin buying</li>
<li>Macro investors</li>
<li>Surveill ... Show More
<p>The Kabsa Boys sit down and discuss the value of friendships, Iran and Israel do theatre, Drake drops two controversial disses, Amazon Fresh is fake, Boston Dynamic's new robot, and much more.</p>
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