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A weekly podcast that covers the latest in tech, innovation and the ever interesting world of the information super highway. Co-hosted by Dagogo Altraide and Tawsif Akkas. Through The Web Podcast is part of the ColdFusion Collective.

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July 16, 202455 min

Why Companies Make It Hard To Repair Your Devices ft. Louis Rossman

ColdFusion has had a request for a really long time to cover the topic - so what better way to do it than to make a video about it on the main channel and to speak to Louis Rossman - one of the most well known advocates of the movement! Right to repair movement seeks to give consumers and independent shops the ability to repair their electronic devices. Louis owns Rossmann Repair Group in New York City, specializing in Apple product repairs and he gained fame through his YouTube channel, where he offers repair tutorials and critiques industry practices that limit consumer rights. WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/tVtIGZqEVqY INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Louis' early days 03:39 - What is right to repair? 05:25 - What is parts pairing? 09:53 - Does the complexity of our devices play a part? 12:42 - Why is getting parts so restrictive? 17:19 - What made Louis an advocate for the Right to Repair movement? 23:31 - How did this start and whats the driving force behind it? 25:24 - Pay to play system 31:15 - How will things change? 37:34 - Are things in the repair industry improving? 39:24 - What's going wrong with Apple's approach? 44:31 - What do you think about companies like framework? 49:10 - Apple's USB-C issue 53:22 - Final comments

April 30, 202449 min

Why AI Can Never Replace Musicians feat. Rick Beato

We have been fans of @RickBeato for a while now so this was great! We went all in on his creative process, the influence of AI, and what it all means for the future of musicians. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/lGNqPFUIwLk Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro to Rick 01:01 - Who is Rick Beato? 01:23 - How Rick got into the music industry 01:57 - Rick’s childhood influences 03:19 - What defines a quality song? 05:13 - First time encountering computers in music 06:17 - Thoughts on tech in music 08:30 - Logic vs. Pro Tools 10:23 - Recalling when Rick first heard about AI in music 12:50 - Are governments prepared? 15:25 - Suno and Udio Takeover 18:30 - Is using AI different to using other tech in music? Will people care? 20:26 - Does the tech scare Rick as a music teacher? 25:03 - Standing out as a musician in an AI world 26:46: - AI Musicians and Artists 28:21 - Will AI HELP the industry? 31:30 - Streaming platforms vs. AI 37:29 - Is there anything exciting about this at all? 39:08 - Will eventually completely replace humans in music? 40:03 - Will becoming a professional musician be harder? 43:27 - Billboard Number 1 AI Song 46:17 - The latest Beatle track 47:00 - Advice for the new musicians in an AI World 47:59 - Generative AI vs. Live Music 49:05 - Outro

April 24, 20241 hr 7 min

MKBHD vs. Humane AI Pin, Rabbit R1, AI Deception and more!

Bringing the old format back for a bit! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/V1b7o4Lm6mw Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - What we've been up to 06:41 - Humane AI Pin 19:14 - Rabbit R1 30:20 - MKBHD's Review 39:15 - AI Deception 47:45 - Netflix 50:15 - ChatGPT of Music 1:07:23 - Outro

February 29, 202446 min

The Problem with Boeing (and the Aviation Industry) ft. Mentour Pilot

In this episode we speak to @MentourPilot about the aviation history, the problems with Boeing and the future. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/fLvRLvTKCSU Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Who is Mentour Pilot 02:03 - Why he decided to be a pilot 03:43 - His YouTube Career 08:19 - Misconceptions about the aviation industry 11:42 - 2023 the lowest year of plane accidents? 12:42 - Airlines want to use a single pilot 16:43 - Do different planes feel different to fly? 17:36 - How accurate are flight simulators? 19:45 - The Boeing Situation 25:42 - MCAS System 35:34 - Reasons air travel is safe 38:07 - Innovation in the industry 40:47 - Electric planes 43:01 - Plane ticket prices will rise 44:19 - Outro

February 20, 202437 min

OpenAI's Sora Changes Everything, Runway vs. Sora and The Future of this Podcast

We are back - but only for a bit. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/iWpGv4PKVHM Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - The Future of Through The Web 02:17 - Opening thoughts on Sora 09:17 - Will OpenAI Replace Existing Video Tools? 11:47 - Memes 12:56 - Implications 14:13 - Why aren't some people impressed? 22:24 - Testing Runway vs Sora 28:25 - Sora's Announcement 33:23 - AI's Next Five Years 37:54 - Outro

December 31, 20231 hr 3 min

Scams, Frauds and Everything In Between ft. Coffeezilla

An in depth and casual conversation with Coffeezilla himself where we break down his career, his motivation for exposing frauds and scammers and everything else in between. Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/EYwraoi-f3w Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Who is Coffezilla? 01:27 - Are Coffeezilla and Stephen two different people? 02:47 - Coffezilla’s downtime activities 04:23 - Getting recognized in public 06:06 - YouTubers that he loves watching 09:57 - Coffee Break 12:44 - From Chemical Engineering to YouTuber 15:30 - Ridiculousness of scams 19:15 - Motivation of scammers 20:50 - Coffeezilla's rise in 2023 23:13 - Rolling Stone for grandparents 31:06 - Facing potential threats when investigating 33:11 - Drive behind uncovering scams 33:32 - Does crypto really have any value to society? 49:24 - Working for the government?! 52:05 - Is fraud at an all time high? 54:50 - Spotting signs of scams and frauds 01:01:10 - Logan Paul 01:02:26 - Outro

December 20, 202345 min

Reacting to our 2023 Predictions

As we draw a close to 2023, we look back at the predictions we made for this year at the end of 2022. We got some right, a few semi-right and a few totally wrong! Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/8sgefkSjtgg Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Reaction to Prediction 1 10:24 Reaction to Prediction 2 16:54 Reaction to Prediction 3 20:02 Reaction to Prediction 4 24:35 Reaction to Prediction 5 30:33 Reaction to Prediction 6 35:20 Reaction to Prediction 7 44:00 Outro

December 19, 20231 hr 1 min

Google Gemini Reactions, ByteDance vs. OpenAI, Tesla Recalls, Loneliness Epidemic and AI News Channel

Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/py8q_754KRo Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Recapping our personal year 02:24 - Favourite topics of the year 16:14 - Google Gemini Reactions 23:52 - ByteDance suspended by OpenAI 29:18 - Tesla Recalls Cars 38:15 - Tesla Robot 45:57 - Loneliness Epidemic 53:42 - Fully AI News Channel 1:00:53 - Outro Mentioned in the podcast: Meta AI in RayBan Glasses: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/metas-ray-ban-glasses-added-ai-that-can-see-what-youre-seeing/ X Cashflow Positive: https://slate.com/technology/2023/10/x-linda-yaccarino-debt-cash-flow-positive.html Google Gemini Demo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIZAiXYceBI Google’s Blog on Gemini: https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-ai/#availability Reaction on Gemini’s demo video: https://mashable.com/article/google-gemini-demo-video-editing Tesla Recalled: https://www.barrons.com/articles/tesla-massive-recall-three-charts-d44e039a Tesla Bot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpraXaw7dyc Reel on indicator of happiness: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0w1sQaPMCT/?img_index=2 Channel 1 AI News Channel: https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-generated-news-anchors-channel-1 Demo for AI News Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecHioH8fawE Additional reading on the LLM in Non-English Content Analysis: https://cdt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/non-en-content-analysis-primer-051223-1203.pdf

December 6, 20231 hr 3 min

Elon Musk MELTDOWN, OpenAI Sam Altman Chaos, Cybertruck Launch and China's Crazy Internet Speed

Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThroughTheWebPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Opener 00:14 - Personal Updates 04:53 - Sponsored by Aura 06:23 - GTA6 Trailer Announcement 09:31 - Rockstar's Netflix Partnership 12:10 - Loneliness and Third Space 16:14 - OpenAI Sam Altman Drama 24:34 - Is Elon Okay? 31:56 - Cybertruck Launch 50:03 - "AI could threaten humanity in 5 years" 52:17 - Amazon's AI Chatbot Launch and Issues 58:37 - Google's Experimental Project 1:00:45 - China's New Internet Mentioned in the podcast: GTA6 Trailer: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67588537 Rockstar partners with Netflix: https://about.netflix.com/en/news/grand-theft-auto-the-trilogy-the-definitive-edition-arrives-on-netflix OpenAI Drama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yjc8AulnDk Elon Musk DealSummit Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BfMuHDfGJI Cybertruck Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Mzin0r9V8 Ex Google CEO warns about AI: https://futurism.com/the-byte/eric-schmidt-ai-five-years Amazon's Problematic AI Chatbot: https://www.channelnews.com.au/amazons-ai-chatbot-q-has-accuracy-privacy-problems/ Google's Experimental Project: https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-experimental-geothermal-plant China's New Internet: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3241453/china-launches-worlds-fastest-internet-12-terabit-second-link-years-ahead-forecasts

November 15, 202356 min

Humane AI Pin Reactions, WeWork Bankruptcy, SBF gets 100+ Years in Prison, and the final Beatles Song

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/dsVCxxd01Q4 Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Opener 00:14 - Intro 00:31 - iPhone's Keyboard 01:29 - Our week / personal updates 04:11 - Blackberry film 07:50 - Steve Wozniak was in hospital 08:40 - The final Beatles song 10:59 - WeWork Bankruptcy 14:40 - Omegle Shuts Down 23:31 - OpenAI's Big Announcements 29:46 - Humane AI Pin Reactions 42:09 - Elon's "funny" Grok AI 46:56 - SBF gets a 100+ years in prison 51:58 - The Sun is Angry and Optus Outage 56:14 - Outro Mentioned in the episode: Blackberry Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXL_HDzBQsM Steve Wozniak: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67366306 The final Beatles song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APJAQoSCwuA&ab_channel=TheBeatlesVEVO WeWork Bankruptcy: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67316150 Omegle Shuts down: https://www.wired.com/story/omegle-shutdown-lawsuit-child-sexual-abuse/ The site Tawsif was talking about: https://neal.fun/OpenAI DevDay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9mJuUkhUzk Humane AI Pin: https://mashable.com/article/humane-ai-pin-wrong-answers Grok AI: https://twitter.com/xai/status/1721027348970238035 SBF Trial: https://gizmodo.com/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-fraud-trial-biggest-moments-1850945899 Internet Outage Solar Storm: https://futurism.com/the-byte/professor-warns-sun-knock-out-internet