User Friendly - The Podcast

Your computer may have a secret! This week on User Friendly 2.0, we're uncovering the hidden processors operating inside our computers and smartphones, sometimes even when the main operating system isn't running. From Intel's Management Engine and remote-access technology to the security systems buried inside our everyday devices, we'll explore what these invisible computers ...

This week, chilling news haunts the first segment like a bag of Trick-or-Treat candy with all kinds of AI topics. Then our spooky second section is all about Halloween. Join us for the ghostly conversation. Don't worry, you won't have to call the Ghostbusters.

Hosts: Haunted William Sikkens, Scary Bill Snodgrass, and Spooky Gretchen Winkler.

This week, our news and commentary take us from big questions about AI to flying cars and towering robots. We discuss a new chapter for Solo: A Star Wars Story, NASA’s “Dream with Us” student design challenge, Ukraine’s reported strikes on Russian bot operations, and Grok’s pitch to shop with your credit card. Plus, Tesla’s flying-car buzz gets a response from IKEA.<...

Who really owns the software you buy, and what happens when someone figures out how to recreate it?

This week on User Friendly 2.0, we're diving into the growing controversy around Sony's PlayStation 5 and new developments that could let PS5 games run on ordinary PCs. Meanwhile, advances in artificial intelligence and software development are making it increasingly poss...