On this month's episode of RAFter Dark, the crew learn about a very particular kind of cross, go down a Wikipedia rabbit-hole about former PlayStation mascot Kevin Butler, and discuss which terrible video game movie they should watch next.

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RAFter Dark - Scandalous Crosses and Wikipedia Rabbit-Holes

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Microsoft faced a global Exchange Online outage affecting classic Outlook access and search functionality, while multiple new CISA ICS advisories highlighted risks to critical infrastructure. The FBI reported over $262M lost to bank-support impersonation scams, and CISA warned of advanced spyware targeting encrypted messaging-app users. Delta Dental of Virginia disclosed a breach impacting 146K individuals, and Russia arrested a young cybersecurity entrepreneur on treason charges. Jackson County suffered a cyber-attack disrupting emergency services, and new market forecasts show strong growth in healthcare cybersecurity through 2032.

Microsoft Exchange Outage Disrupts Classic Outlook Access

In this episode, Edd Hall discusses major authentication changes from Microsoft, critical ASUS router flaws, a metadata leak involving OpenAI, and the growing activity of the ByteToBreach threat actor. He also covers large-scale data exposure cases, attacks on public organizations, and ongoing security weaknesses in sectors like healthcare—highlighting why stronger defenses are becoming essential.

Critical Patches, Leaks, and Criminal Marketplaces Uncovered

Tania Cosentino, ex-presidente da Microsoft Brasil e ex-vice-presidente de cibersegurança da gigante para a América Latina, adverte sobre uso da IA generativa por hackers para automatizar ataques, ganhar escala e superar defesas corporativas. Entenda neste episódio do podcast

#18 - Tania Cosentino, conselheira independente

In der aktuellsten Folge GeekInspires komme ich wieder mit meinen Freunden Marcel, Thomas und Gregor zusammen um die aktuellsten News der Microsoft Ignite zu besprechen. 

#108 - GeekInspires - Microsoft Ignite 2025 Recap

love is in the air? WRONG!! corporate wiretaps in your house!!

land of the 34.99, home of the Intel management engine

One Stop (onestop.mid) is a MIDI file composed by David Yackley. This time I play it on the Creative Sound Blaster PCI 128 sound card, with the built-in 2MB waveset (EAPCI2M.ECW).

MIDI files in Microsoft Windows

One Stop

One Stop (onestop.mid) with Creative Ensoniq 2MB waveset

Olá Amigos e Amigas Gamers! Sejam bem-vindos ao décimo ano do GCG News. Este é um podcast onde lemos as cartinhas dos nossos amigos ouvintes; listamos os principais lançamentos do mês; falamos das ofertas dos jogos de graça nos serviços da Sony e Microsoft e por fim; comentamos as principais notícias do mês, com direito aos drops da Kate e do Estevox!

Apertem logo o play e vamos lá!

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Arte da vitrine: Rodrigo Estevão
Edição: Diego Ferreira

GCG News: Ano X, 112a Edição

Fresh out of the studio, Karen Hao, investigative journalist and author of "Empire of AI" joined us in a conversation to unravel how companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI have become modern empires reshaping society, labor, and democracy itself. Karen traces her journey from mechanical engineering at MIT to becoming one of the tech industry's most critical voices, sharing how Silicon Valley's innovation ecosystem has distorted toward self-interest rather than the public good. She unpacks the four characteristics that make AI companies mirror colonial empires: resource extraction through data scraping, labor exploitation of annotation workers, knowledge monopolies where most AI researchers are industry-funded, and quasi-religious quests to build an "AI God." Throughout the conversation, Karen reveals OpenAI's governance dysfunction stemming from its contradictory non-profit-for-profit structure and shares the inspiring story of Chilean water activists who successfully blocked Google's data center from draining their community's freshwater resources. She explains how Sam Altman's plans for 250 gigawatts of data center capacity—equivalent to four dozen New York Cities—would be environmentally catastrophic, while demonstrating how China's export restrictions paradoxically spurred more efficient AI innovation. Last but not least, she argues that empathy-driven journalism remains irreplaceable and calls for global citizens to hold these companies accountable to the broader public interest.

"These empires are amassing extraordinary amounts of resources by dispossessing a majority of the world. That includes like the data that they're extracting from people by just scraping it from online or intellectual property that they're taking from artists and creators. Most AI researchers now work for the AI industry and/or are funded in part by the AI industry. Even academics that have stayed within universities are often funded by the AI industry, and the effect that that has had on knowledge production is akin to the effect we would imagine if most climate scientists were bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry. I cannot stress enough how much they genuinely believe that they are on the path to creating something akin to an AI god, and that this is going to have cataclysmic shifts on civilization." - Karen Hao, Author of Empire of AI

Episode Highlights:
[00:00] Quote of the Day by Karen Hao
[00:47] Introduction: Karen Hao, Author of "Empire of AI"
[01:44] From MIT engineering to investigating AI journalism
[02:51] Silicon Valley distorts innovation toward self-benefit
[04:12] AI companies as modern empires of power
[06:00] Four traits of Empire: extraction, exploitation, monopolies, ideology
[09:01] Quasi-religious movements driving Silicon Valley AI development
[10:04] AGI believers speak specialized fanatical vocabulary
[11:16] OpenAI founding: nonprofit facade, profit ambitions
[13:53] Sam Altman firing: board's failed governance attempt
[17:13] Fragmentation: every billionaire building their own AI
[19:06] China's export controls sparked efficient AI innovation
[21:57] Silicon Valley lacks American democratic values entirely
[23:31] AI supply chain: annotation workers, content moderators
[25:06] Chilean activists successfully blocked Google's water extraction
[28:51] Altman's 250 gigawatts: four dozen New York cities
[31:21] Scaling continues despite base model asymptote reached
[32:53] Benchmarks faulty: training data unknown, results unreliable
[36:32] Empathy essential tool for investigative journalism process
[39:11] Success: sparking conversation about AI's human costs
[39:40] Closing

Profile: Karen Hao, Author of Empire of AI and Investigative Journalist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karendhao/
Personal Site: https://karendhao.com/


The AI Industry Is Building Modern Empires with Karen Hao

The Analyse Podcast, formerly Analyse Asia, is a weekly show that dissects the pulse of business, technology, and media across the world. Hosted by Bernard Leong, it features in-depth conversations with leading journalists, senior executives, visionary authors, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who shape industries and ideas. Each episode dives into the most important trends and stories redefining how the world builds, scales, and innovates — from Asia to the globe.

The Daily HEAL Security Dispatch Podcast is a leading source for up-to-the-minute news and deep insights in the realm of healthcare cybersecurity and threat intelligence. 

At the heart of HEAL Security's vision is the commitment to equipping organizations and individuals with rapid, contextually rich cybersecurity updates, establishing itself as a pivotal force in unifying practice and data against the ingenious tactics of criminal and malicious entities. HEAL Security is fervently devoted to constructing a robust resource and community that champions the defense of the healthcare sector against the growing cyber threats from organized crime groups and antagonistic nation-states. Our core focus encompasses the protection of vital IT infrastructures, the security of sensitive patient and clinical information, the safeguarding of critical healthcare systems, and the assurance of continuous, undisturbed patient care services.

O programa Revolução IA terá periodicidade quinzenal e receberá desde CEOs, CIOs e CTOs de grandes empresas aos principais especialistas do tema para debater como a inteligência artificial pode sacudir o mundo empresarial e discutir todos os desafios do ecossistema, passando por infraestrutura e data centers até as questões éticas e legais da tecnologia

Jogue seus jogos como você vive a sua vida!

Hier spricht Eric Berg mit Gästen zu aktuellen Themen aus dem ITPro-Segment. Thematisch befasst sich der Podcast mit aktuellen Microsoft Enterprise-Lösungen, Erfahrungsberichten, News, Kritik und mehr. Neben der Technik schwenkt der Blick aber auch auf aktuelle Messen, Veranstaltungen und andere interessante Dinge, die seit der letzten Folge GeekSprech passiert sind.

i make music sometimes. like the Woeful Men of old i expell my undeveloped bs once per Mothin'. 
feel free to take it. my noise is for the people.
nothing i did pre-forskehue is real it doesnt count dont look at it ( it was a very hard time for me a hobo stole my kneecaps and the temporary transplants turned me into a redditor)


i'm known by many names: speedy mcfartass, the battleship, DarthGreninja,Sandwich, robotskeIeton, Jazz Dealer, ShitFart, Siegfried Sasson, the guatemala watermelon bandit,evil wizard,The Cone Ranger, Colonel Corn the Master of Maze and Wizard of Wheat, Finland's Bane, unknown assailant #3,Box Man, OmegaFlame, henry, zephyr,zephanie,etc. but here i am traffic_cone.mp3,makerr of Terrible Musicse for Terrible People. Listene if thou Chews.

lots of this is old and bad (repurposed old account when i tried to make a new one and it said "i already know you foo, you're traffic cone, speedy!"

 so uh yeah dont please

 traffic coning is bad for your health

if you or a loved one have been exposed to trace amounts of traffic cone at work, you may be entitled to financial compensation.

New tracks tagged #MICROSOFT