With sources indicating that North Korea’s Lazarus Group were behind the recent cryptocurrency theft from Bybit, it’s worth revisiting the BBC’s series of podcasts, “The Lazarus Heist“. Originally produced in two sets for 2021 and 2023, these podcasts are both… Read More
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Twitter Labeled NPR as “State-Affiliated Media”
NPR reported that Twitter CEO Elon Musk said the platform’s recent labeling of NPR as “state-affiliated media” might not have been accurate during a series of email exchanges that provided a glimpse into the billionaire’s thought process on decisions that reverberate… Read More
BBC’s Alexa Flash Briefing Slated with 1* Reviews
If there’s one thing that you’d expect the BBC to get right, it would be the news. Ask people in the street about BBC news and you’d expect words like authoritative, impartial, insightful, confident and trustworthy to litter the responses…. Read More
“Google, We Can’t Spy On Our Users!” Whines The BBC
If you don’t believe the adage “If it’s free, you’re the product” then you need to go and look at the BBC’s foot-stomping and whining at Google. The BBC has pulled its podcasts from the Google ecosystem and in a… Read More
The Modern Economy in 50 Things
The rapid advance of technology might seem to be the defining feature of today’s world but tech is only one piece of a complex puzzle. From lightbulbs to TV dinners, shipping containers and public key cryptography, the BBC World Service… Read More
In Pod We Trust
My love of audio extends back to childhood, listening to late night radio shows under the covers while the rest of the house slept. Living not far from France, I’d pick up foreign channels, their exotic chatter filling the airwaves…. Read More
Dell Laptops Smelling Like Cat Urine?
If you own a pet, you know what the urine smells like. Apparently, so do Dell Lattitude 6430u users. They started complaining the smell on the messageboards. Turned out, Dell confirmed the smell is real (but not really urine). “The… Read More