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Why The Lunduke Journal uses the "10th Man Rule" to counter groupthink in the Tech Industry. (And why you'll definitely disagree with Lunduke sometimes.) Stick it to Big Tech, 50% off everything at The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/stick-it-to-big-tech-50-off-everything More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

It's finally here! The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want hit the shelves in May. In this special bonus episode, Alex and Emily speak to tech journalist Vauhini Vara at one of the book's online launch events, where they covered the misleading nature of the term "artificial intelligence," why the use of tools like ChatGPT will only ever cheapen human labor and enrich the already powerful, and how people can fight the narrative that these technologies are inevitable.Vauhini Vara is a technology reporter and writer. Her journalism has been honored by the Asian American Journalists Association, the International Center for Journalists, the McGraw Center for Business Journalism, and others. Her latest book is Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age, a work of journalism and memoir about how big technology companies are exploiting human communication — and how we're complicit in this.ReferencesEveryone is cheating their way through college (with ChatGPT)The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World by Allison PughTe Hiku MediaResisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence by Dan McQuillanRefusing Generative AI in Writing StudiesPennsylvania's SEIU Local 668 wins a victory against AIElon Musk's xAI is polluting Black Memphis residentsPossible Futures: An Internet for Our EldersBetter Images of AIThe Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)Check out future streams at on Twitch, Meanwhile, send us any AI Hell you see.Our book, 'The AI Con,' comes out in May! Pre-order now.Subscribe to our newsletter via Buttondown. Follow us!Emily Bluesky: emilymbender.bsky.social Mastodon: dair-community.social/@EmilyMBender Alex Bluesky: alexhanna.bsky.social Mastodon: dair-community.social/@alex Twitter: @alexhanna Music by Toby Menon.Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park. Production by Christie Taylor.

John Maytham is joined by Tech Journalist and Editor and Publisher of Stuff, Toby Shapshak, to unpack the hidden risks of discarding or selling old electronic devices. Despite factory resets, studies show that personal data — including passports, medical records, and passwords — often remains recoverable on second-hand electronics. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram: www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X: www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adobe's war on Tech Journalism continues, as they issue a second false copyright claim in 48 hours. The 2nd one even more ridiculous than the first. 1st Banned Video: https://x.com/LundukeJournal/status/1914160985977335942 2nd Banned Video: https://x.com/LundukeJournal/status/1912606452994224362 More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

When it comes to non-Woke Tech Journalism, there's only one name: The Lunduke Journal. Covering stories - and publishing leaks - that no other Tech News Outlet will touch. Support The Lunduke Journal (with Bitcoin matching through Friday!): https://lunduke.substack.com/p/support-the-lunduke-journal-with More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

The Look Back with Host Keith Newman welcomed Bloomberg Tech Writer Kurt Wagner to the program, as we convinced him to take a break from all that's happening around his white hot tech beats (Breaking News on 3 Co's;  Meta, TikTok and X) to discuss his book on Twitter-Elon-X titled “Battle for the Bird” - along with a few sidebar chats on AI and + the current (and future) state of journalism.

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In this episode, ComputerWorld columnist Evan Schuman discusses his journey in tech and B2B journalism. Evan shares his insights on AI's over-promising in generative technology, the challenges of privacy compliance, and his prediction on the decline of cyber insurance for enterprises.He also discusses the importance of tailoring stories to the audience, especially when targeting the chief information security, chief security, or chief risk officers at 50 billion-dollar companies.Read Evan's latest work: https://www.computerworld.com/profile/evan-schuman/

In this special episode of The Riff, Erik Torenberg and Patrick McKenzie explore the evolving landscape of tech journalism, media narratives about the tech industry, and how the industry is increasingly telling its own story. For full shownotes, visit: https://highlightai.com/share/2dab4f2e-f8b1-410b-9bc4-b4a9b137c22f

The Lunduke Journal covers the stories that no other Tech News outlet is willing to touch. From major leaks from IBM, Red Hat, & Microsoft -- to in-depth investigations into Mozilla, Wikipedia, and The Linux Foundation -- many stories only get covered by The Lunduke Journal. Subscribe Here: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5786973/subscribing-to-supporting-the-lunduke-journal More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

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In this episode, Aria asks Reid about the roles and responsibilities of technology journalists, along with his thoughts on the TikTok ban (recorded before President Biden signed the TikTok Ban bill into law).  For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all the episodes, visit https://www.possible.fm/podcast/

Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO of FreightWaves which began as a combination media company and data provider for the logistics industry, joins Erik Torenberg to discuss the evolution of FreightWaves, different media models and their scalability, and shares his thoughts on what the future of AI media will look like. — SPONSORS: BEEHIIV Head to Beehiiv, the newsletter platform built for growth, to power your own. Connect with premium brands, scale your audience, and deliver a beautiful UX that stands out in an inbox. 

Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss Kara Swisher's attempt to rebrand herself as the most feared journalist in Silicon Valley, how she spent her career forwarding the industry's narratives, and the larger problems with access journalism. Edward Ongweso Jr. is finance editor at Logics Magazine and co-host of This Machine Kills.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.Also mentioned in this episode:Ed wrote a critical review of Burn Book in The Baffler.In Disconnect, Paris also wrote a critical review of Swisher's book and explained his journey to becoming a tech critic.In 2021, Kara told CNBC that just because NFTs are digital “doesn't mean it's not of value.” The following year she also defended promoting investments in crypto for retirement.Support the show

Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss Kara Swisher's attempt to rebrand herself as the most feared journalist in Silicon Valley, how she spent her career forwarding the industry's narratives, and the larger problems with access journalism.Edward Ongweso Jr. is finance editor at Logics Magazine and co-host of This Machine Kills.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

AI news moves fast. But reporters covering AI move faster. This week on the podcast, Lightspeed Partner and host Michael Mignano talks to journalist Alex Heath about predictions for independent model companies, the conversation around training data, and how journalists are adapting to AI disruptions. Alex Heath is the Deputy Editor of The Verge and the author of Command Line, a weekly newsletter about the tech industry's inside conversation. Episode Chapters (00:00) Introduction to Alex Heath (1:20) Inside the AI News Cycle  (6:41) Covering OpenAI and Meta Rebrand Breaking News (10:14) Top of Mind Trends: Databricks, Perplexity, Meta  (13:35) Google's AI Strategy and Gemini Fallout  (20:25) Second Order Effects of Microsoft's Inflection Deal (24:02) Journalism Adapting to AI & Future of Industry (32:08) What's Beyond SEO? (36:19) The Value of Content in Training (38:10) Elon Musk's X and Grok (41:11) Closing Thoughts Stay in touch: www.lsvp.com X: https://twitter.com/lightspeedvp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightspeed-venture-partners/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightspeedventurepartners/ Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: generativenow.co Email: generativenow@lsvp.com The content here does not constitute tax, legal, business or investment advice or an offer to provide such advice, should not be construed as advocating the purchase or sale of any security or investment or a recommendation of any company, and is not an offer, or solicitation of an offer, for the purchase or sale of any security or investment product. For more details please see lsvp.com/legal.

Chapters:0:00 - 1:24: Derek's intro and background1:25 - 4:28: Working at Infoseek4:29 - 7:33: The origin of device streaming7:34 - 9:50: The Kerton Group and its councils9:51 - 11:47: Journalism at Tech Dirt11:48 - 17:15: Current trends in telecom17:16 - 25:13: Products at CES 202425:14 - 28:58: Comparison of AI to baseball28:59 - 30:41: How will telecom evolve?30:42 - 31:50: How to reach Derek---Podcast website: https://160.fm/---Connect with Derek:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kertonWebsite: https://www.kertongroup.com/ ---Connect with Jill:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jill-berkowitz160 Characters is powered by Clerk Chat. 

This episode is sponsored by ISS, a leading global provider of video intelligence and data awareness solutions. ISS offers a robust portfolio of AI-powered, high-trust video analytics for streamlining security, safety and business operations within a wide range of vertical markets. So, what do you want to know about your environment? To learn more about our video intelligence solutions, visit https://issivs.com/   On episode #155 of Eye on AI, Craig Smith sits down with Karen Hao, who is currently a contributing writer for The Atlantic with an impressive background as a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong and as a senior artificial intelligence editor at MIT Technology Review. Known for her incisive coverage of AI, including its ethical and societal implications, Hao brings a wealth of knowledge from her experiences in journalism and data science. In this episode, Karen delves into the recent controversies surrounding OpenAI, shedding light on the power struggles, ethical dilemmas, and corporate alliances shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Her unique perspective, gained from her experience as a foreign correspondent and senior AI editor, offers a deep understanding of the complexities that exist in the AI world. We explore the intricate narrative constructed by OpenAI, its relationship with giants like Microsoft, and the broader implications of these partnerships on AI development and ethics. Karen's critical analysis provides an insightful look into the often opaque world of AI and its global impact. If you find this discussion as enlightening as we did, please consider leaving a 5-star rating on Spotify and a review on Apple Podcasts.   Stay Updated: Craig Smith Twitter: https://twitter.com/craigss Eye on A.I. Twitter: https://twitter.com/EyeOn_AI   (00:00) Preview and Introduction (02:28) Karen Hao's Background and Entry into Tech Journalism (09:14) OpenAI's GPT-2 Controversy and Company Evolution (11:35) Nonprofit and For-Profit Structure of OpenAI (15:26) OpenAI Board Dynamics and Power Struggles (18:07) Transparency and Open Source in AI Development (21:27) Future of OpenAI and Tech Industry Speculations (26:22) Microsoft's Investment and Partnership with OpenAI (31:28) Sam Altman's Potential Chip Company Endeavor (33:20) AGI Speculations and Existential Risks (34:38) AGI Definitions and Real-World AI Limitations  

Watch the Video Essay Here! HAPPY MONDAY! I'm wrapping up some travel, and unfortunately can't livestream today. I DID finish this video essay though, and it seemed a fitting addition to the topics we cover on this weekly show. Tech journalists have been promising an Apple AR revolution for over a decade now, but very little commentary has come from Apple directly. This has had an enormous chilling effect on AR and VR markets. Rumors. Leaks. FUD. After a decade of reporting on a future mythical “Apple Glasses” product, what do we actually have? Let's get our tech week started right! Support SomeGadgetGuy! The complete list of how you can contribute to production on this channel AND get yourself some cool stuff! Patreon, Amazon, Humble Bundle, OnePlus, Audible, Merch, and MORE! https://somegadgetguy.com/2012/07/15/support-somegadgetguy-get-cool-stuff/ SomeGadgetGuy's Gear List: Panasonic G9 https://amzn.to/2E95rKM Panasonic 15mm f/1.7 http://amzn.to/2qWH0UZ Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 http://amzn.to/2ohTzsd SIGMA 16mm f/1.4 https://amzn.to/3J3qHxM RODE Wireless Go II https://amzn.to/3Lm319C Audio-Technica Lavalier https://amzn.to/2WywofM Focusrite 6i6 Audio Interface http://amzn.to/2p5l7py Shure SM57 Microphone http://amzn.to/2oypnLm Cloudlifter CL1 http://amzn.to/2oKN9G5 LED Light Panels http://amzn.to/2oy60ls AJA U-TAP HDMI http://amzn.to/2wfprBF Elgato HD S http://amzn.to/2p95Unu SUBSCRIBE TO #SGGQA! #SGGQA Podcast RSS: http://goo.gl/oSUjvi #SGGQA Podcast on Spotify: https://goo.gl/uyuSsj #SGGQA Podcast Google Play https://goo.gl/ABF7Up #SGGQA Podcast iTunes: https://goo.gl/YUcyS7 #SGGQA Podcast on Stitcher: http://goo.gl/cyazfY #SGGQA Podcast on PlayerFM: https://goo.gl/34B8SG Juan Carlos Bagnell on Twitch – http://Twitch.tv/SomeGadgetGuy Juan Carlos Bagnell on Twitter – http://Twitter.com/SomeGadgetGuy Juan on Instagram – http://instagram.com/somegadgetguy Support SomeGadgetGuy Production: http://amzn.com/w/34V1TR2551P6M Links on this page may be affiliate links which help support production on this website. Support Talking Tech with SomeGadgetGuy by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/talking-tech-with-somegadgetgu Find out more at https://talking-tech-with-somegadgetgu.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-c117ce for 40% off for 4 months, and support Talking Tech with SomeGadgetGuy.

HAPPY MONDAY! I’m wrapping up some travel, and unfortunately can’t livestream today. I DID finish this video essay though, and it seemed a fitting addition to the topics we cover on this weekly show. Tech journalists have been promising an Apple AR revolution for over a decade now, but very little commentary has come from … Continue reading "#SGGQA 320: Apple, Tech Journalism, and a Decade of Out of Control Hype…"

Natasha Mascarenhas, acclaimed tech journalist and reporter for The Information, joins The Gen She Podcast to shed light on her unique journey in the tech and media world. She shares her transition from a versatile journalist, having previously worked at Crunchbase and TechCrunch, to a dedicated tech startup and venture storyteller, driven by her mission to highlight minority voices. As an Indian American, she gets candid about moments of feeling overlooked and the deep significance of representation. Natasha, who has navigated the tech landscape from its core, offers insights on the evolution of digital platforms, the power of networks, and the necessity of seeking clarity through "stupid" questions.

Paris Marx is joined by Jason Koebler and Samantha Cole to discuss why they launched 404 Media, how it was inspired by their work at Motherboard, and their reflections on the state of tech media. Jason Koebler and Samantha Cole are co-founders of 404 Media. Jason was editor-in-chief of VICE's Motherboard. Samantha was a senior editor at Motherboard and is the author of “How Sex Changed the Internet.” Find out more about 404 Media.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.Also mentioned in this episode:Last week the 404 team introduced themselves. Among the stories they published were pieces looking into Apple AirPods Max and AI-generated porn.Vice declared bankruptcy in May 2023.Paris argued in Disconnect that the media failed the public in how they reported on Elon Musk.Support the show

Tom Krazit, Editor in Chief at Runtime, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to discuss what it's like being a journalist in tech. Corey and Tom discuss how important it is to find your voice as a media personality, and Tom explains why he feels one should never compromise their voice for sponsor approval. Tom reveals how he's covering tech news at his new publication, Runtime, and how he got his break in the tech journalism industry. Tom also talks about why he decided to build his own publication rather than seek out a corporate job, the value of digging deeper for stories, and why he feels it's so valuable to be able to articulate the issues engineers care about in simple terms. About TomTom Krazit has written and edited stories about the information technology industry for over 20 years. For the last ten years he has focused specifically on enterprise technology, including all three as-a-service models developed around infrastructure, platform, and enterprise software technologies, security, software development techniques and practices, as well as hardware and chips.Links Referenced: Runtime: https://www.runtime.news/ TranscriptAnnouncer: Hello, and welcome to Screaming in the Cloud with your host, Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group, Corey Quinn. This weekly show features conversations with people doing interesting work in the world of cloud, thoughtful commentary on the state of the technical world, and ridiculous titles for which Corey refuses to apologize. This is Screaming in the Cloud.Corey: This episode is sponsored in part by our friends at Chronosphere. When it costs more money and time to observe your environment than it does to build it, there's a problem. With Chronosphere, you can shape and transform observability data based on need, context and utility. Learn how to only store the useful data you need to see in order to reduce costs and improve performance at chronosphere.io/corey-quinn. That's chronosphere.io/corey-quinn. And my thanks to them for sponsor ing my ridiculous nonsense. Corey: Welcome to Screaming in the Cloud, I'm Corey Quinn, and people sometimes confuse me for a journalist. I am most assuredly not one of those. I'm just loud and have opinions and every once in a while I tell people things they didn't already know. That's not journalism. My guest today, however, is a journalist, Tom Krazit, is the Editor in Chief of the just launched Runtime. Tom, thank you for joining me.Tom: Thanks, Corey. It's a long-time listener, first-time guest.Corey: We've been talking for years now and I'm sort of embarrassed I haven't had you on the show before now. But the journalists has always felt, to me at least, like they're a step apart from the typical, you know, rank and file of those of us working in industry. You folks are different from us, and inviting you all just feels like a faux pas, even though it's very clearly not. Well, how did you get here, I guess is the short version. I know that you're at Runtime, now; you were at Protocol until its demise recently. Before that, when I first started tracking you, you were over at GeekWire. Where do you come from?Tom: [laugh]. Well, I've been doing this for 20 years, which is a long, long time, and it's amazing how much has changed in that time. I started off doing consumer stuff, I was covering Apple during the launch of the iPhone, I was covering Google as they sort of turned into the Borg. And then I joined GigaOm in 2012 and I joined them as an editor. And it became pretty clear that I needed to learn this enterprise stuff real fast because that was like the largest part of GigaOm's business at the time.And so, I kind of just threw myself into it and realized that I actually liked it, you know, which I think is [laugh] hard for some people to understand. But like, I've actually always found it really interesting how these large systems work, and how people build in a variety of ways based on their needs, and, you know, just the dramatic change that we've seen in this industry over the past ten years. So, you know, I've really been doing that ever since.Corey: There's a lot to be said for journalism in the space. And I know a lot of tech companies are starting to… well, that's starting. This is, I guess, a six-year-old phenomenon, at least. But a lot of these small companies were built, and well, we're just going to not talk to the press because we've had bad experiences doing that before, so we're just going to show instead of tell. And that works to a point, but then you hit a certain point of scale where you're a multi-trillion dollar company and, “We don't talk to the press,” no longer becomes tenable. With success comes increased scrutiny, and deservedly so. I feel that there's a certain lack of awareness of that fact in the tech industry versus other large industries that have come before.Tom: I think it's always important to remember how, like, new a lot of this really still is, you know, when compared to, like, other American industries and businesses. Like, tech as a discipline, you know, it's only really in the last ten years that it's been elevated to the extent of, like, sports, or, like, a top-tier news category. And so, I think a lot of people who make those decisions, you know, grew up in a different environment where, you know, you didn't really want to talk about what you were doing because you were worried about competitive things or you were just worried—you wanted to have a ground-up story. And like, yeah, the world is very different now. And I think that, you know, a lot of companies are starting to get that and starting to change the way they think about it.I mean, I also would argue that I think a lot of enterprise tech companies see better value in running ads alongside golf tournaments than actually talking to people about what they really do because I think a lot of them don't really want people to understand [laugh] what they do. They want them to think that they're, you know, the wizard behind the curtain, solving all your digital transformation needs and not actually get into the details of that.Corey: I used to think that I was, as an engineer, much smarter than any of the marketers who were doing these things that obviously make no sense. Like, why would you have a company's logo in an airport for an enterprise software ad, but no URL or way to go buy something? Aren't those people foolish? Yeah, it turns out no. People are not just-fell-off-the-turnip-truck level of sophistication.It's a brand awareness story where you wind up going in and pitching to the board of some big company someday and they already know who you are. That's the value of brand awareness, as I've learned the fun way because I accidentally became something of a marketer. I have this platform—Tom: [crosstalk 00:04:46], Corey—Corey: In the newsletters, but—Tom: Come one. You're totally a brand. You're a brand.Corey: Oh, absolutely. And breakfast cereal.Tom: [laugh].Corey: But I was surprised to realize that people not only cared about what I had to say but would pay me cash money in order to have their product mentioned in the thing that I do. And, “Can you give me money? Of course you can give me money.” But it was purely accidental along the way. So, I have to ask, given that you seem to be a fan of, you know, not starving to death, why would you start a media company in 2023?Tom: Uh, well I needed to do something, Corey. You know, like [laugh] [crosstalk 00:05:22]—Corey: You had a bright career in corporate communications if you want to go over to the dark side. Like, “I'm tired of talking to the audience about truth, I'd rather spin things now because I know how the story gets told.”Tom: I mean, that may come down the road for me at some point, but I wasn't quite ready for that just yet. I have really felt very strongly for a long time that this particular corner of the world needs better journalism. I just, I feel like a lot of what is served up to the people who have to make decisions about this incredibly complicated part of the world, you know, it's either really, really product-oriented, like, “So-and-so introduced the new thing today. It costs this much and it does these three things that they told us under embargo,” you know, or you get, like, real surface-level coverage from, like, the big financial business publications, you know, who understand the importance of things like cloud and things like enterprise software, but haven't really invested the time to understand the technological complexities behind it and how, you know, easy narratives don't necessarily, you know, play in this world.So, there's a middle ground there that I think we at Protocol Enterprise found pretty fertile. And, you know, I think that, for this, for Runtime, you know, I'm really just continuing to carry that work forward and to give people content they need to make decisions about using technology in their businesses that business people can understand without an engineering degree, but that engineers will take a look at it and they'll go, “You know what? He did that right. He did his homework, he got the details right.” And I think that's rare, unfortunately, and then that's a gap I hope to fill.Corey: Something that really struck me as being aligned with how I tend to view things is—to be clear, our timing is a little weird because to my understanding, the inaugural issue is going out later today after we record—Tom: That's correct.Corey: But that would have already happened and have landed in the industry by the time people listen to this. So, I'm really hoping, first off, that the first issue isn't horrifying to a point where, “Oh God, distance myself from it. What have I done?” But you've been in this industry enough that I doubt that's going to be how you play it. But I am curious to know how it winds up finding its voice over the coming weeks and months. Even when you've done this before, as you have I think that every publication starts to have a different area of focus, a different audience, and focus on different aspects of this, which is great because I don't want to see the same take from fifteen different journalist publications.Tom: Totally. I mean, you know, I think a lot of what Protocol Enterprise was, was my voice and, you know, how I thought about this industry and wanted to bring it forward. And so, I think that, you know, off the bat, a lot of what Runtime is will be similar to that. But to your point, I think everything changes. The market changes, what people want changes, I mean, like, look, just the last six months, the rise of all this generative AI discussion has dramatically changed a lot of what software—you know, how it's discussed and how it's thought about, and those are things that, you know, six months ago, we were talking about, maybe, here and there, but we certainly weren't talking about them to degree than we are now.So like, those changes will happen over the coming months. And you know, you just have to sort of keep up with them and make sure—my job is to make sure I am talking to the right people who can put those things into context for the people who need to understand them in order to make their own decisions. You know, I mean, I think we talk a lot about the top-tier decision makers, you know, of companies who need information, but I think there's, like, a whole other, I don't want to call them an underclass, but like, you know, there's a lot of other people within companies who advise those people and who genuinely need help trying to understand the pace and the degree to which things have changed and whether or not it's worth it for them to invest, you know, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars in some of these new technologies. So, you know, that's kind of the voice I want to bring forward is to represent the buyer, to represent the person who has to make sense of all this and decide whether or not, you know, the sparkly magic beans coming down from the cloud providers and others are really what it's cracked up to be.Corey: The thing that really throws me is that when I started talking to you and other journalists where you speak generally to a tech-savvy audience, but for whatever reason, that audience and you by extension are not as deeply involved in every nuance of the AWS ecosystem or the cloud computing ecosystem as I am. So, I can complain for five minutes straight to you about the Managed NAT Gateways and their pricing and then you'll finally say, “Yeah, I don't know what any of the words Managed, NAT, or Gateway mean in this context. Can you distill that down for me?” It's, “Oh, right. Talking about what I mean in a way that someone who isn't me with my experience can understand it.” I mean, that is such a foreign concept to so many engineers that speaking clearly about what they mean is now being called prompt engineering, instead of, “Describe what you want in plain English.”Tom: Yeah. I think that's a lot of what I hope to accomplish, actually, is to be able to talk to really smart engineers who are really driving this industry forward from their contributions and be able to articulate, like, what it is that they're concerned about, like, what it is that they think is exciting, and to put that into context for people who, you know, who don't know what a gateway is, let alone, like, any of [laugh] those other words you used. So, you know, like, I think there's a real opportunity to do that and that's the kind of thing I get excited about.Corey: I am curious, given that you are just launching at this point, and you have the express intention of being sponsor-supported, as opposed to a subscriber-driven model, which I've thought about a lot over the past, however many years you want to wind up describing I've been doing this. The problem that I've got here is that I have always found that whenever I'm doing something that aligns with making money and taking a sponsor message and putting it out to the world, how do I keep that from informing the coverage? And I've had to go a fair bit out of my way to avoid that. For example, this podcast is going to have ads inserted into it. I don't know what they are, I don't know who these companies are, and that only gets done after I've recorded this episode, so I'm not being restrained by, “Ohh, have to say something nice about Company X because they're sponsoring this episode.” It stays away.Conversely, if I want to criticize Company X, I don't feel that I can't do that because well, they are paying the bills around here. You're still in a very early stage where it is you, primarily. How are you avoiding that, I guess, sense of vendor capture?Tom: You have to be very intentional about it from day one. You have to make it clear when you're talking to sponsors from the business side where the lines are drawn. And you have to, I think from the editorial side, just be fearless and be willing to speak the truth. And if you get negative reaction from sponsors over something you've said, they were never going to be a good long-term partner for you anyway. And I've seen that over the years.Like, companies that get annoyed about coverage because they're sponsors are insecure companies. It's almost a tell, you know, like when you attempt to put pressure on editorial organizations because you're a sponsor and you don't like the way that they're covering something [laugh], it's a deep, deep tell about the state of your business and how you see it. So, like for me, those are almost like signals to use and then go deeper, you know? And then, you know, I do think that there are enough companies that feel strongly about wanting to support the kind of work that I do without impugning the way I think about it, or the way I write about it. Because I mean, like, there's just no other way to do what I do without pulling punches.And I think you would agree, you know, in terms of what you do, like, the voice that you have, the authenticity that you have, is your selling point. And if you compromise that, people know. It's pretty obvious when you are bending your coverage to suit your sponsors. And there's examples of it every day in enterprise tech coverage. And you know, I feel like my track record speaks for itself on that.Corey: I would agree. I don't like everything you write. That's kind of the point. I think that if you look at anyone who's been even moderately prolific and you like everything that they're writing, are they actually doing journalism or are they catering to your specific viewpoint? Now, that doesn't mean that well, I don't like this particular journalist. It's, well, “Oh, because you don't agree with what they say?” “No, because they're editorially sloppy, they take shortcuts, and they apparently peddle misinformation gleefully.”Yeah, I don't like a lot of that type of coverage. I've never seen that from you. And you've had takes I don't agree with, you've had articles that I thought were misleading at times, but I've never gotten the sense at all that they were written in bad faith. And when I run into that, it often makes me question my own biases as well, which is sort of a good thing.Tom: I mean, it's really tough because there are people out there in journalism and media who are operating in bad faith. Like, there's just no… there's no other way to dance around that. That is a fact of life in the 21st century. And I mean, all I can really do is do what I do every day and put it out there and, you know, let people judge it for what it is. And you know, like, I feel like, I have a pretty strong sense of what I will, you know, what I'll cover and how I'll cover it and where I'll go with it, and I think that that sort of governs, you know, every editorial decision that I've ever made. For me, there's just no other way to do it. And if I get to a point where I have to make those compromises in order to have a business, like, I'll just go do something else. I don't need this that much.Corey: When I was starting the Duckbill Group, one of the problems that I had was—it's hard to start a company for a variety of reasons, but one that is not particularly sympathetic is that everything is hard when you're just starting out. You don't know where any business is going to come from if it ever does. And at any point, I looked around, and I have an engineering skill set and I live in San Francisco, and I look around and say, it's Wednesday. I could have a job at a big tech company for hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by Friday if I just go out and say yes. And it's resisting that siren call while building something myself that was really hard.You have that challenge as well, I'd have to imagine because there are always people that various companies are looking to build out their PR and corporate comms groups, and people who understand the industry and know how to tell a story, which you clearly qualify, are always in demand, regardless of the macroeconomic conditions. So, at any point, you have the sort of devil on your shoulder saying, it doesn't need to be this hard. There's an easier, more lucrative path instead of struggling to get something off the ground yourself. Do you find that that becomes a tempting thing that you want to give into, or is it, “Mmm, not today, Satan?”Tom: The latter. I mean, I've had offers from companies I respect and from people I would, you know, be happy to work with under other circumstances. But I mean, I sort of feel like I'm just wired this way. And then that's, like, what I enjoy getting out of bed every day to do, is this. And, you know, like, it's not to say that I couldn't find, long-term, some kind of role inside one of those types of companies that you just mentioned, but I'm not ready for that yet.And, you know, I think I'd bring more value to the industry this way than I would jump in on some pre-IPO rocket ship kind of thing right now. I will say that, like, a lot of this business is a young person's game, so like, that equation changes as you get older. I always tell everybody that, like, journalism over the last 20 years has been, like, one of the slowest-moving games of musical chairs that you'll ever play. And, you know, I've [laugh] been pretty lucky over the past number of years to keep getting a chair, you know, in every single one of those downturns. But, you know, I'm not naive enough to think that my luck would  run out one day either. But I mean, if I build my own business, hopefully, I can control that.Corey: There are a lot of tech publications out there and I'm curious as to what direction you plan to take Runtime in, given that it is just you, and you presumably, you know, sleep sometimes, it's probably not breaking news with the first take on absolutely everything, which just, frankly, sounds exhausting. One of the internal models we have here is the best take, not the first take. So, where does your coverage intend to start? Where does it intend to stop? And how fixed is that?Tom: Well, at the moment, you know, what we really want to do is tell the stories that the herd is not telling. And you know, we're making a very deliberate decision to avoid a lot of the embargoed product training—I —I don't know how many of your listeners actually know how the sausage is made, but like, so many PR departments and marketing departments in tech really like to tell news through these embargoed product announcement things. And they'll email you a couple days ahead of time and they'll say, “Hey, Tom, we've got a new thing coming up in our, whatever, cloud storage services area. You know, are you interested in learning more under embargo?” And then a lot of people just say, “Sure,” and take a briefing and write up a story.And like, there's nothing inherently wrong with that. It is news and it is—if you think it's interesting enough to bring out to people, like, great. There's a lot of limitations to it, though, you know, in that you can't really get context around that story because you sort of by definition, if you agree to not tell anybody about this thing that the company told you, you can't go out and ask a third-party expert what they think about it. So, you know, I think that it's a way to control the narrative without really getting the proper story out there. And the hook is that you'll be first.And so, I think what we're trying to do is to step away from that and to really tell more impactful stories that take more time to put together. And I mean, I've been on all sides of the news business and when you get on the hamster wheel, you really don't have time to tell those stories because you're too busy trying to deal with the output you've already committed to. And so, like, one thing that Runtime will be doing right off the bat is taking the time to do those stories to interview the people who don't get talked to as much, who don't have twenty-five PR people on staff to blast the world about their accomplishments, you know, to really go out and find the stories that aren't being told, and to elevate the voices that aren't being heard, and to shine a light on some of the, you know, more complex technological things that others simply don't take the time to figure out.Corey: Well, do you have an intended publication schedule at this point or is it going to be when it makes sense? Because one of the things that drove me nuts that I would go back and change if I could is Last Week in AWS inherently has a timeliness to it and covers things over a certain timeframe as well. I don't get to take two weeks off and pre-write this stuff.Tom: Yeah. So the primary vehicle right now is an email newsletter for Runtime and that'll come out three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturday mornings. You know, I'll also be publishing stories alongside those newsletters. That will be a little more ad hoc. You know, I'd like to have that line up with the newsletters, but you know, sometimes that's not, you know, a schedule you can really adhere to.But the newsletter is a three times a week operation at the moment and that, you know, is just basically based on—you know, at Protocol, we did five times a week with a staff of six. And that was a big effort. So, I decided that was probably not the best thing for me to tackle right off the bat here. So, one thing I really would like to do with Runtime is to get back to that place where there's a staff, there's beat reporters, there's people who can really take the time to dig into these different areas, you know, across cloud infrastructure, AI, or security, or software development, you know, like, who can really, really plunge themselves into that, and then we can bring a broad product to the market. You know, it'll take some time to get there, but that's the goal.Corey: How do you intend to measure success? I mean, there's obviously financial ways of doing it, but it's also one of those areas of, like, one of the things that drove me nuts is that I'll do something exhaustively researched that takes me forever to get out, and no one seems to notice or care. And then I'll just slap something off eleventh hour, and it goes around the internet three times. And I always find that intensely frustrating. How do you measure whether you've succeeded or whether you failed?Tom: Well, I mean, welcome to the internet, Corey. That's just how it works. I think I will be able to measure that, you know, by how sustainable of venture this is, and like, whether or not I can get back to that point where, you know, we can support a small team to do this because I, you know, I sort of feel that that's the best—that's really what this part of the world needs is that kind of broader coverage from subject matter experts who can really dive into things. I mean, I know a lot about a lot, but I can't spend all my time talking to security people to really understand what's happening in that market, and the same for any other, you know, one of these disciplines that we talk about. So, you know, if a year from now, I come on this show for the one-year anniversary of the launch, and we've got sustainable runway, we've got, you know, a few people on board, I'll be thrilled. That'll be great, you know?And like, one thing that I think will really be helpful, for me, at least in terms of determining how successful this is, is just how things travel, and not necessarily like traffic in terms of how things travel, I think that's an easy trap to fall into, but whether or not you know, the stuff that we write about is circulating in the right places and also showing up in the coverage that some of those broader business financial publications actually wind up doing. You know, if you can show that, like, the work you've been doing is influencing the conversation of some of these topics on a broader national and global scene, then for me, that'll be a home run.Corey: Taking a step back, what advice would you give someone who's toying with the idea of entering the media space in this era, whether that be starting their own publication or becoming a journalist through more traditional means? Because as you said, you've been doing this for 20 years; you've seen a lot of change. How would you get started today?Tom: It was a lot easier. It was smaller. It was just a much smaller industry when I first started doing this, and… there wasn't social media. The big challenge, I think, for a lot of people who are just starting now and trying to break through is just how many voices there are and, like, trying to get a foothold among a much, much bigger pond. Like, it was just a much [laugh] smaller pond when I started, and so you know, it was easier to stand out, I guess.I started in the trade magazine world; I started with IDG and I started—you know, which is a real, great bedrock system of knowledge for people to really get their footing in this industry on. And you know, you can count on many, many hands the number of people who started at IDG and have gone on to, you know, a very successful tech and media careers throughout. So, you know, for me, that was a big, that was a big thing. But that was a moment in time. And like, you know, the world now is so different.The only thing that has ever worked, though, is to just write, to just start, to just get out there and do what you're doing and develop a voice and find a way to get it to the people who you want to read it. And you know, if you keep at it, you can start to break through. And, like, it's a slog, I'm not going to pretend otherwise, but yeah, if it's a career you really want to do, the best way to do it is just to start. And the nice thing about the modern era, actually is, like, there's never been easier ways to get up and running. I mean you look at like things like Substack, or I'm using Ghost, you know, like, the tools are there in a way that they weren't 20 years ago when I started.Corey: Step one: learn how to build a web server is no longer your thing. No, I think that that's valuable. One of the things that I find at least is people are so focused on the nuts and bolts, the production quality. People reach out to me all the time and say, “What microphone should I get? What my audio setup should I use? What tools should I do for the rest of this?”And it's, realize that it doesn't matter how much you invest in production quality; if the content isn't interesting and the story you have to tell doesn't grip people, it doesn't matter. No one cares. You have to get their attention first and then, then you can scale up on the production quality. I think I'm on generation six or so of my current AV setup. But that happened as a result of basically, more or less recording into a string can when I first started doing this stuff. Focus on the important part of the story, the differentiated parts.Tom: The best piece of advice, I got when starting Runtime was just to start. Like, don't worry about building a perfect website, don't worry about, you know, getting everything all dialed in exactly the way you want it. Just get out there and do the work that you're doing. And it's also a weird time right now, obviously, with the [laugh] the demise of Twitter as a vehicle for a lot of this stuff. Like, I think a lot of journalists are really having to figure out what their new social media distribution strategies are and I don't think anybody's really settled on anything definitive just yet.So, that's going to be an interesting wrinkle over this year. And then I think, you know, there's also still a lot of concern about the broader economy, you know, advertising is always one of those things that can be the first to go when businesses start to look at the bottom line a little bit more closely. But those things always come around, you know, and when the economy does start to get a little bit better, I think, you know, we've seen a little bit more, maybe [unintelligible 00:26:28] of the market over the last couple of weeks, you know, with some of the earnings results that we've seen. So, you know, like, I mean, those are famous last words, obviously, but I think that looking forward into the second half of the year, people are starting to get a little more confident.Corey: I sure hope so. I really want to thank you for being so generous with your time. If people want to learn more, and—as they should—subscribe to see how Runtime plays out, where can they find you?Tom: runtime.news.Corey: Excellent. We'll, of course, put a link to that in the [show notes 00:26:54]. I'm really looking forward to getting the first issue in a few hours myself. Thanks again for your time. I really appreciate it.Tom: Thanks, Corey.Corey: Tom Krazit, Editor in Chief at Runtime. I'm Cloud Economist Corey Quinn, and this is Screaming in the Cloud. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave a five-star review on your podcast platform of choice, whereas if you've hated this podcast, please leave a five-star review on your podcast platform of choice, along with an angry comment telling us that your company's product is being dramatically misunderstood and to please issue a correction.Corey: If your AWS bill keeps rising and your blood pressure is doing the same, then you need The Duckbill Group. We help companies fix their AWS bill by making it smaller and less horrifying. The Duckbill Group works for you, not AWS. We tailor recommendations to your business and we get to the point. Visit duckbillgroup.com to get started.

This episode is made available for free to everyone. Most episodes — including last weeks show — are only for subscribers to The Lunduke Journal.In this very special episode of The Lunduke Big Tech Show… we'll tackle a big, giant pile of the biggest problems in modern computing. What they are and, even more importantly, how we can approach fixing them (or at least dealing with them). Some of the issues we tackle:* The right to repair (and upgrade) our hardware.* Ads plastered all over every website… and even our operating systems.* The vanishing freedom to install any software we want on our computers.* Surveillance and personal privacy.* The growing dependency on Internet connectivity for even the simplest tasks.* Big Tech influence on Tech Journalism.* Manipulation by “The Algorithm”.* Software bloat and lack of originality in modern software.Some easier to deal with than others. But all worth discussing.The totally awesome music you heard in this show is provided courtesy of the amazing Pete Mitchell. You can find more of his music and art at daspetey.com. Visit his shop. Highly recommended.Want to make sure you get every episode of The Lunduke Big Tech Show (including today's show)? Be sure to be a subscriber to The Lunduke Journal of Technology.So many reasons to subscribe to The Lunduke Journal of Technology. Nerdy articles & podcasts every week. Plus…A dozen eBooks — Monthly PDF Magazine — Premium VideosOther handy links:* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Community Site* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast RSS Feed* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast on iTunes* The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast on Spotify* On Twitter (@LundukeJournal This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

Journalist John Markoff has been writing about Silicon Valley for over forty years. In this interview with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel, Markoff talks about his long career, how he became a “tech journalist” long before that term even existed, and how he came to write his new book, Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand. Markoff and Vinsel also talk about how Brand's life is interwoven with the history of Silicon Valley and the technology its companies have made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Journalist John Markoff has been writing about Silicon Valley for over forty years. In this interview with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel, Markoff talks about his long career, how he became a “tech journalist” long before that term even existed, and how he came to write his new book, Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand. Markoff and Vinsel also talk about how Brand's life is interwoven with the history of Silicon Valley and the technology its companies have made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Journalist John Markoff has been writing about Silicon Valley for over forty years. In this interview with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel, Markoff talks about his long career, how he became a “tech journalist” long before that term even existed, and how he came to write his new book, Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand. Markoff and Vinsel also talk about how Brand's life is interwoven with the history of Silicon Valley and the technology its companies have made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

Journalist John Markoff has been writing about Silicon Valley for over forty years. In this interview with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel, Markoff talks about his long career, how he became a “tech journalist” long before that term even existed, and how he came to write his new book, Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand. Markoff and Vinsel also talk about how Brand's life is interwoven with the history of Silicon Valley and the technology its companies have made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-west

Journalist John Markoff has been writing about Silicon Valley for over forty years. In this interview with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel, Markoff talks about his long career, how he became a “tech journalist” long before that term even existed, and how he came to write his new book, Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand. Markoff and Vinsel also talk about how Brand's life is interwoven with the history of Silicon Valley and the technology its companies have made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Journalist John Markoff has been writing about Silicon Valley for over forty years. In this interview with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel, Markoff talks about his long career, how he became a “tech journalist” long before that term even existed, and how he came to write his new book, Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand. Markoff and Vinsel also talk about how Brand's life is interwoven with the history of Silicon Valley and the technology its companies have made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/journalism

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Over the past 45 years, Wayne Rash has covered every inch of the tech space. Among his many notable posts, Wayne was executive editor at eWEEK, eWEEK.com, and Ziff Davis Events. He was a senior contributing editor and a senior analyst in the InfoWorld Test Center. Additionally, Wayne worked as a reviewer for Federal Computer Week and Information Security Magazine. He also ran the reviews and events departments at CMP's InternetWeek and was a long-time columnist for Byte Magazine. Today, Wayne is based in Washington, DC, and contributes to Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, CNN_Underscored, and Red Ventures. In addition to his work as a reporter, editor, and reviewer, Wayne has authored five books, including Politics on the Nets: Wiring the Political Process, a 1997 work examining the emerging role of the internet in politics. Wayne also pioneered the use of big data analysis in his reporting. As part of his coverage of the 2016 presidential primary season, he was able to show a likely win for Donald Trump. Wayne is a retired naval officer and a former news director for a number of radio and television stations in Virginia.  In this episode of the Look Left @ Marketing podcast, Davida Dinerman gets Wayne Rash's insights on a wide variety of topics. Here are a few of the highlights: 01:51 - 20 years of service in the U.S. Navy03:31 - Technology advances through the years04:45 - Early online communities that foreshadowed social media05:48 - Tech that had promise but went bust06:53 - The current state of tech journalism09:52 – How content properly generated by companies can be helpful and influential11:45 - How to break into the news business13:29 - The best way to grab the attention of a tech journalist16:59 - Predictions for what's ahead in technology20:29 - The problem with building security into products22:18 - The bleak outlook for tech journalism

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.This week, Alex and Natasha discussed the latest and greatest of this consuming news cycle. Our goal with the episode, as always, is to go beyond what you may see in a 140 character-take on [insert big story here]. And in today's recording? That wasn't hard at all.We started with our good news segment: 1) Maven, now valued at $1.35 billion, is answering a countrywide demand: More fertility benefits and 2) Alibaba eyes logistics growth in LatAm as China commerce slows. We love a chance to talk about growth, despite all odds and even trends!Then, right off the heels of our amazing debut crypto conference, we take a minute to talk about the FTX Fall out. Yep, we're talking about how one African Web3 startup got screwed over  and why SoftBank joined Sequoia in marking down its investment in the crypto exchange.We then turn to the latest in layoffs: Amazon's 3% cut, cuts at Morning Brew and Protocol, and Musk's latest attempt to recruit (or retain?) Twitter employees. We still don't know what's happening there, don't ask us. Ok fine, you can.And we'll end by throwing this gem here, with little to know context: I volunteer as tribute. And that's wrap. As always you can follow the show on Twitter, leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts and, most importantly, be kind to your people. Talk soon!Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday and Wednesday, and at 6 a.m. PT on Fridays, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders, one that details how our stories come together, and more!

Journalist Venkat Ananth talks to returning host Pavan Srinath on what it takes from good journalism to hold Big Tech accountable, in light of the retracted XCheck / Meta story by published by The Wire.  Tech platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and Twitter wield immense societal, economic and political power across the world today. Good tech journalism requires a deep knowledge of large multinational conglomerates, deep technical and business knowledge, as well as carefully cultivated access and immense persistence.  Venkat Ananth explains each aspect of sound tech journalism and the processes and the discipline needed for them, sharing his own experiences across stories, as well as analysing what may have gone wrong with the ambitious and now-retracted story by The Wire.  Venkat Ananth is a journalist with over 15 years of experience in leading Indian newspapers and business publications such as The Hindustan Times, Mint, The Ken, and, The Economic Times. He is also co-founder and CEO of The Signal, free-to-read, daily, curated newsletter that helps understand the latest developments in technology, business, finance, economy and policy. BIC Talks is brought to you by the Bangalore International Centre. Visit the BIC website for show notes, links and more information about the guest. 

Covering technology issues, and specifically cybersecurity as a journalist is a tough endeavor. Some of these technologies are complex as are the security vulnerabilities often inherent in their deployment and making these topics broadly accessible can be a challenge. Many of the underlying issues touch upon national security and civil liberties creating an interesting nexus that must be highlighted in the proper context. Lastly, it can be a challenge to create trusted relationships with the hacker community, but they provide essential perspectives and leads. Joseph Menn has established himself as one of the top journalists covering these issues for over two decades at organizations like the Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, and now at the Washington Post. He's spoken at conferences like Black Hat, Def Con, and RSA. He's written three books covering topics like Napster, cybercrime, and most recently the infamous hacker group cDC in his book "Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World". In the OODAcast, Joseph provides insights from his career as a journalist covering technology and cybersecurity. We explore how he first got involved with Def Con Black Hat and the value of attending the events. Joseph discusses how he first got introduced to the cDC and why he decided to write a book about the group and developed an overall positive outlook in the critical role hackers will play in saving the world. Official Bio: Joseph Menn joined The Washington Post in 2022 where he specializes in computer security, hacking, privacy and surveillance. He has perhaps the longest running track record among professional journalists covering cyber security and cyber conflict issues, having over two decades of experience on the topic. Prior to the Washington Post he covered cybersecurity and technology for Reuters, the Financial Times and the Los Angeles Times His books include "Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World" (2019) and "Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords who are Bringing Down the Internet" (2010). External Links: Cult of the Dead Cow book Joseph Menn on Twitter Book Recommendation:  The Dawn of Everything

Topic 1: An Update Discussion on All Things Supply Chain--Is it getting any better? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/23/chip-shortage-detroit-manufacturing/ Ongoing supply chain issues / chip shortages have caused persistent delays in the auto industry … among other impacts. The question after 2 ½ years of disruption is whether the IT supply chain is any more healthy and whether industries have learned to adapt to the new levels of uncertainty and supply. https://mailchi.mp/protocol/why-your-supply-chain-is-breaking?e=d30f866e34 Modernizing the supply chain is an existential priority for our customers … and for our own businesses. If we can't trust the availability of products or forecast the timing of shipments, how can we maintain credibility with our customers? Also … this would be a terrific business opportunity for a systems-thinking solution provider. Sounds like a new focus area for MSPs! https://seths.blog/2022/07/embracing-constraints-2/ It's time for the IT channel to re-think how we design systems and solutions for our customers: if the chip supply isn't getting any better, simply re-selling the latest vendor product isn't going to solve your customers' needs any time soon. So what are you going to do about it? Topic 2: Bill to Boost Domestic Semi-conductor Production Recently, the senate voted on a bill that would increase domestic semiconductor production--the goal being to strengthen the American economy and to possible out-compete China.  We hope to proceed successfully! ...And hopefully with caution.  https://www.nextgov.com/technology-news/2022/07/bill-boost-domestic-semiconductor-production-passes-key-senate-hurdle/374986/ Topic 3: TECH JOURNALISM'S ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEM “Everyone, that is, except accessibility-minded writers like Steven Aquino. Aquino, who is disabled, finds laptop keyboards difficult to use, due both to the fine motor skills required to perform the shortcuts and to the cognitive load required to remember them. The touch bar allows him to access in one tap features that would otherwise require multiple — everything from sending emails to selecting emojis.” https://www.theverge.com/23205223/tech-journalism-accessibility-assistive-coverage There's also a browser extension called Axe Dev Tools: https://wave.webaim.org/ https://pagespeed.web.dev/ https://www.learnui.design/tools/accessible-color-generator.html     Sponsor Memo OITVOIP Did you know about STIR/SHAKEN?  If you're doing voice for your customers, you had better — the deadline was June 30. This technology is focused on reducing robocalls, and providers have to take action. Are you compliant? The team at OITVOIP has put together resources for you to learn more…or, for their customers, it's already handled. Want to learn more? Visit oit.co/mspradio/ for resources to help make sure you're covered.     :-)

Journalist John Markoff has been writing about Silicon Valley for over forty years. In this interview with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel, Markoff talks about his long career, how he became a “tech journalist” long before that term even existed, and how he came to write his new book, Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand. Markoff and Vinsel also talk about how Brand's life is interwoven with the history of Silicon Valley and the technology its companies have made.

Paris Marx is joined by Ed Zitron for a wide-ranging discussion on the responsibility tech media has to its readers, the problems with crypto, and why bosses like Elon Musk are desperate to force workers back into the office.Ed Zitron is the CEO of EZPR and writes the Where's Your Ed At newsletter. Follow Ed on Twitter at @edzitron.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, support the show on Patreon, and sign up for the weekly newsletter.Find out more about Harbinger Media Network at harbingermedianetwork.com.Also mentioned in this episode:New Tech Won't Save Us merch is now available in our store (including tote bags!).Ed wrote about the problem with Kara Swisher's aggressive response to a listener asking why Pivot had run an ad telling people to put their retirement savings into crypto. (Listen to the ad here.)Elon Musk wrote a set of emails telling workers they need to return to the office for a *minimum* of 40 hours a week, or they can “pretend to work elsewhere.”Ed has written many times about employers pushing their workers back to the office.In March, Kevin Roose wrote a Latecomer's Guide to Crypto, and Ed was one of the critics that Molly White got to contribute to an edited version.Sam Harnett wrote an essay on how the early, uncritical coverage of the gig economy helped legitimize its exploitative business model.Support the show

Steve O'Hear has been providing commentary during one of the most exciting periods of tech innovation in the UK. A highly respected, prominent journalist for ZDNet and Tech Crunch, Steve covered the rise of Monzo, Wise and Starling Bank as well as other FinTech and general tech advances throughout the period dubbed Web 2.0 But Journalism wasn't all Steve planned to achieve in his career. He tried his hand at entrepreneurship with Beepl, and talks candidly about this experience and what lessons he learned that made him a better writer and leader.  Steve is currently the VP of Strategy at Zapp - an e-commerce convenience grocery company, who are attempting to disrupt the already competitive, convenience retail space.  Talking Points02:05 - Intro to Steve03:43 - How did Steve get into Tech Journalism?05:02 - Web 2.008:52 - What Tech Companies has Steve Seen Rise?10:52 - Fin Tech11:30 - What Prompted the rise of FinTech?15:25 - Beepl17:20 - Lessons learned from Beepl failures19:00 - Entrepreneurial advice to those starting a venture20:25 - Changing careers from journalism to Zapp24:00 - Why will Zapp change the convenience retail space in the UK?28:05 - What tech innovations is Steve excited about?30:50 - Steve's advice to young journalists.32:50 - Stories that inspired Steve. 

She started blogging about consumer tech back in 2007, she has since stood out as an award winning tech journalist covering a range of topics from mobile, gadgets, apps, how-to's, travel to cars. Some of the brands that she's worked with include Nokia, Microsoft, Samsung, Mercedes Benz and BMW. But what I was really curious about is what's like to be a brown women in  the tech industry.NAFISA AKABOR chatted with me on the podcast on how she turned her hobby into a successful career and how she influences the tech space as an underrepresented minority.She shares tips on how she uses social media to promote herself as full-time freelance journalist.  Her attitude exudes confidence and conviction, listen up for some productivity hacks from the expert herself. 

The need to create and shift towards pro-human tech is more important than it's ever been. The question is, how do we get there? Do we leave it up to the governments, policy makers and diplomats to figure out or do we let Big Tech answer this for us? Does a world exist where they can all work together while our democracy is at stake? This week, Rana sits down with Zvika Krieger, Director of Responsible Innovation at Facebook, who is searching for the answers to these questions everyday. His breadth of experience in every corner of the tech world has equipped him with unique perspectives on how to tackle these issues. We talk to Zvika about what motivated his career trajectory to go from journalism, government, and now into the private sector. We also discuss the evolution of tech diplomacy in Silicon Valley, the biases that are inherent to product decisions, and how the societal impact of products are an existential risk for Big Tech companies like Facebook. Connect with us on Twitter. We're @CanCGSF and @RanaSarkar_. We look forward to continuing the conversation. Links:Zvika KriegerZvika Krieger TwitterScoop: Facebook hire aims to infuse ethics into product designA Practical Guide for Building Ethical TechWEF Centre for the Fourth Industrial RevolutionCenter for Humane TechnologyAll Tech Is HumanMarkkula Center for Applied EthicsOpinion | Who Will Teach Silicon Valley to be Ethical?The World's First Ambassador to Silicon Valley

Jennifer Riggins (@jkriggins) and Rich Gall (@richggall) talk to the former Editor in Chief of VentureBeat, Dylan Tweney, about tech journalism and the role it plays in the industry. Covering a history of tech journalism over the last two decades, from the days of print through to SEO- and social media-friendly content, this episode looks closely at how the way we cover and explore technology has changed. Dylan offers their thoughts on some of the limitations of the current digital media ecosystems, and explains the way global tech giants control narratives have dramatically shifted in just a matter of years. Dylan also discusses moving from journalism to PR - their new role as EIC at tech PR agency Highwire means he is today helping companies to tell their own stories. They also talk about creative writing and his newsletter Tinywords, in which they send a Haiku to your inbox every weekday.Follow Dylan on Twitter: @dylan20Sign up for Tinywords: tinywords.comLearn more about Highwire: highwirepr.comFind earlier episodes of the podcast: talkabouttechpodcast.com

Welcome to What We Talk About When We Talk About Tech. In this, the very first episode, Rich Gall and Jennifer Riggins explain why they started the podcast, how they found their way into the tech industry, and what they're excited to talk about with guests in future episodes. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @_TalkAboutTechFollow Jennifer on Twitter: @jkrigginsFollow Rich on Twitter: @richggall

Stephanie Li is a tech reporter based in Yangon, Myanmar covering startups and technology in emerging markets including but not limited to Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines. Originally from Hong Kong, she decided to stay in Myanmar when the covid-19 pandemic set in and she's been there ever since. She gives us a peek into the mysterious Myanmar and tells us what the tech landscape looks like through her own experiences. We chat about going against Chinese traditional norms, unconventional thinking, and what it means to be boldly free. Note: this interview was conducted on Jan 23rd before the military coup in Myanmar. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/landed-in-asia/message

What is the role of journalism in telling the stories of tech ethics? How can journalism bridge the gap between technology and public policy? How do we measure truth in journalism, research and beyond?  To answer these questions and more The Radical AI Podcast welcomes Karen Hao to the show.  Karen is the artificial intelligence reporter for MIT Technology Review. She covers the ethics and social impacts of technology as well as its applications for social good. Karen also writes the AI newsletter, “the Algorithm”, which thoughtfully examines the field's latest news and research. Previously, Karen was a reporter and data scientist at Quartz and an application engineer at the first startup to spin out of Google X. Full show notes for this episode can be found at Radicalai.org If you enjoy this episode please make sure to subscribe, submit a rating and review, and connect with us on twitter at twitter.com/radicalaipod  

Surprise! There's 1 more episode for the mini-series Tech Journalism. It's with my friend, Ellen Chang, who I met during Startup Week in Austin. She is not a tech reporter, but a journalism who writes for The Street, US News and World Report, and more. She's written about stocks, entrepreneurs, personal finance, energy, cyber security, and has been mentioned in CBS News, Yahoo News, MSN money, and more. We talk about her starting in journalism is highschool, the difference between tech and finance journalism, Austin, and more. She's obviously a good reporter, because she also prompts me to talk about my day job as a Engineer, which I don't talk about at all.

This episode is about exactly what the title says, and the cut down audio version of a video done by my friend Sujan Patel.For reference, Sujan Patel is a serial entrepreneur who's running 4 companies right now. He's a marketer, author, writer, speaker. We're working on videos about marketing tactics together, which you can check out on YouTube Page Sujan Patel.Now, I will shut up.Enjoy.

This interview is with Mike Cronin (@michaelccronin ), Technology Reporter for Austin-American Statesman. He's an award-winning investigative journalist with two decades of experience across beats including technology, startups, finance, growth and economy, cybersecurity, science, space, government, higher and K-12 education, the military and religion. Honors include the Peabody, the duPont Gold Baton, the duPont Silver Baton, a Murrow and others.