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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.

Through The Web ColdFusion Collective

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    • 4.8 • 27 Ratings

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.

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

    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/
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    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

    • 1 hr 7 min
    The Problem with Boeing (and the Aviation Industry) ft. Mentour Pilot

    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. 

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    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

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

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

    We are back - but only for a bit.

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    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

    • 37 min
    Scams, Frauds and Everything In Between ft. Coffeezilla

    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. 

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    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

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Reacting to our 2023 Predictions

    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.

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    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 

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

    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

    • 1 hr 1 min

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