The InformationWeek Podcast

What the Fawkes: Facial Recognition, Digital Masking, and AI

The Guy Fawkes mask is often associated with hacktivists and protesters, but is there a deeper lesson in privacy and responsibility in technology to be learned?

Has Apple Changed VR and AR’s Trajectory with the Vision Pro?

The arrival of Apple’s VR-AR headset might be a watershed moment. Forrester and Gartner offer perspective on where this tech niche is heading.

Forrester’s J.P. Gownder on Apple’s Vision Pro and Mixed Reality

Forrester analyt talks the arrival of Apple’s VR-AR headset and what it means for this tech niche.

Gartner’s Tuong Nguyen on Apple Vision Pro and VR/AR

Interview with Tuong Nguyen of Gartner on where this tech niche is heading.

Senate Hearing and Big Tech’s Social Media Responsibility

Heated calls for action on child protection fueled the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing with the heads of Discord, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and X.

A Bitter Pill for GenAI as Nightshade Takes the Spotlight

With attention on software that can “poison” content to make it harder for AI models to interpret, the debate on fair use and copyright intensifies.

Tech in Perspective: What Went Wrong and What We Learned

From ransomware attacks to systems collapses, stumbles from the prior year could encourage fresh insights on resilience and cybersecurity.

Thomson Reuters on Using GenAI to Augment the Professional Workforce

Shawn Malhotra, head of engineering, discusses using a GenAI platform to transform work in legal, compliance, and other fields.

Julia Roberts and Runaway Teslas ‘Leave the World Behind’

Netflix movie about disaster and societal collapse shows how widespread cybersecurity breaches might bring down a nation.

Elon Musk’s xAI: Billion-Dollar Idea or a Boondoggle?

The anti-woke AI startup filed to raise up to $1 billion, eventually, but will it have a real shot at capturing a tangible slice of the AI market?