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I’m on this week’s edition of the “This Week in Tech” podcast with Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic)! We talk a LOT about AI, and it’s a long one. Catch it on your favorite podcast service (it’s episode 1074) or watch it on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDnT70GlAXE

Matt Allen 🇦🇺Jul 13, 2025

Steve Herman Jul 13, 2025

WSJ - China's state media has expanded its reach from Indonesia to Nigeria after Trump’s order to dismantle US government-funded outlets, including the Voice of America. https://www.wsj.com/world/china/voice-of-america-china-russia-65f54e6a #SaveVOA

Matt Allen 🇦🇺Dec 18, 2024

Kyle 🕵️‍♂️💻Dec 18, 2024

Holy crap! GitHub Copilot is now FREE in VS Code...

#GitHub #Copilot #VSCode

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Matt Allen 🇦🇺Nov 24, 2024

@stooovie yeah, almost convinced me.

Matt Allen 🇦🇺Nov 24, 2024

So glad I waited for #blackfriday sales to order from #amazon

Matt Allen 🇦🇺Feb 23, 2024

Troy Hunt Feb 23, 2024

Reckon you can spot a phishing SMS? Yeah, maybe, but let's make it harder: reckon you can spot a legitimate SMS with all the hallmarks of a phish? Turns out that 87% of you - including me - can't 🤦‍♂️ https://www.troyhunt.com/thanks-fedex-this-is-why-we-keep-getting-phished/

Thanks FedEx, This is Why we Keep Getting Phished

I've been getting a lot of those "your parcel couldn't be delivered" phishing attacks lately and if you're a human with a phone, you probably have been too. Just as a brief reminder, they look like this: These get through all the technical controls that exist at my telco and

Troy Hunt

Matt Allen 🇦🇺Oct 30, 2023

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