Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 351

Episode 351 of the Kaspersky podcast has Apple, OpenAI, “text message blasters” and Tamagotchi’s!

Episode 351 of the Kaspersky podcast has Apple, OpenAI, “text message blasters” and Tamagotchi’s!

Episode 351 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast begins with discussion around Microsoft’s controversial ‘Recall’ feature. Following from there, news turns to discussion around Elon Musk’s frustration around Apple’s decision to include ChatGPT in the upcoming iOS 18.

To wrap up, the team discuss two news stories. The first covers the arrest of 2 suspects in relation to a smishing campaign, and what the police are calling “an illegitimate telephone mast,” converted into a “text message blaster.”  The finals story looks at how a 27-year-old Tamagotchi mystery has finally been solved.

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