Best Tobias Mann Podcasts (2025)

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DeepSeek or DeepFake? We check out China's cheap AI 20:55

6M ago20:55

20:55

There's really only one topic for the Kettle this week - DeepSeek. What began as a Chinese hedge-fund venture has blown away nearly a trillion dollars in stock market value from Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta. But is it all it's cracked up to be? We have our doubts, as you can see below. Tim Prickett-Morgan on The Next Platform has been following this…

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The Canon Club: Shostakovich 45:00

6M ago45:00

45:00

Dmitri Shostakovich is considered one of the great composers of the 20th century, and one of the greatest of all Russian musicians. Noted for versatility of style, his work includes 15 symphonies, string quartets, concertos, but also operas, ballets, and a number of works composed for theatre and cinema. His work also became the soundtrack of the S…

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The Canon Club: Van Gogh 58:20

7M ago58:20

58:20

Vincent Van Gogh was born in 1853 in the Netherland, the son of a Protestant clergyman and into a family with close ties to the art world. Initially he struggled to find direction, working in various roles in his homeland, in England and France, at one time settling as preacher among Belgian coal miners. But increasingly he dedicated himself to pai…

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Chips, tricks, and bizarre gimmicks from this year's CES 21:58

7M ago21:58

21:58

t's that time of the year again and the tech world heads to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show. It's been a bit subdued this year, since Trump's tariff plans could drastically raise the cost of hardware from China and elsewhere, but the usual suspects unveiled this year's kit. Chip vendors and laptop slingers have been out in force hoping …

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The Canon Club: Thomas Mann 55:42

7M ago55:42

55:42

Thomas Mann was born into an upper-middle class family in Lübeck in 1875, son of a German father and Brazilian mother. After his father's death the family moved to Munich where he and his brother, Heinrich, established themselves as writers. Thomas Mann married into the wealthy Jewish Pringsheim but despite a seemingly happy marriage and sixe child…

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The Canon Club: The Romanesque 53:05

8M ago53:05

53:05

This week, Paul and Ed discuss the emergence of a style of building which represents the birth of the western architecture, namely the Romanesque. Across Europe there remain thousands of buildings which are still categorised are Romanesque, but what does the term mean, where does it come from and what defines building of this kind? To help us find …

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The Canon Club: Anna Karenina 56:02

8M ago56:02

56:02

The novel Anna Karenina was published by Count Leo Tolstoy in 1878. It tells the story of an adulterous affair between Anna, a respectably married upper-class woman, and a young army officer, Count Vronsky. Anna, torn between duty and passion, cannot resist the latter and is drawn to her destruction. It is also the story of Count Levin, a character…

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Not a good week for AI as users, buyers rebel against the hype 20:03

8M ago20:03

20:03

It's been a rough week for the AI industry as a series of stories have showed the latest LLM technology in a less than flattering light. For example, it appears that AI makes workers less productive, mainly because they haven't been trained how to use it. Gartner, usually a tech cheerleader, has pointed out that expensive AI PCs don't appear to be …

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The Canon Club: Anton Bruckner 36:47

8M ago36:47

36:47

Anton Bruckner was born in 1824 in Ansfelden near Linz in Upper Austria, the eldest of eleven children born to a schoolmaster. He became a teacher then was appointed an organist, eventually moving to Vienna. Bruckner was a late developer as a composer, lacking confidence in his abilities. After various early efforts including two preparatory sympho…

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Here's what a Trump presidency could mean for the tech industry 20:57

9M ago20:57

20:57

Join The Register's Editor in Chief, Chris Williams along with Reg reporters, Tom Claburn, Iain Thompson, and Brandon Vigliarolo as they unpack the possibilities.By Chris Williams, Iain Thomson, Brandon Vigliarolo

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The Canon Club: Macbeth 59:12

9M ago59:12

59:12

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s later and darkest tragedies. Set in eleventh-century Scotland, it tells the story of how Macbeth, triumphant and promoted by the King after triumph in battle, has his future Kingship foretold by three witches and is moved, with the encouragement of his wife, to murder the king and take the throne. Macbeth and his wif…

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The Canon Club: Caravaggio 54:30

9M ago54:30

54:30

Born outside Milan in 1571, Michaelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio trained in a local workshop and then launched himself as an artist in Rome in his early 20s. His striking and highly individual style won him wide acclaim and patronage from high levels in the Church and the aristocracy. But his quarrelsome personality and violence meant he was in and o…

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Coming Soon: The Canon Club with Ed West & Paul Morland 4:07

10M ago4:07

4:07

Paul Morland and Ed West are trying to get to grips with the Western canon. Like most of us, they feel under-read and incompetent in the presence of the great Western artistic inheritance. The stuff that shaped our civilisation. From Thomas Mann's Death In Venice, to Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. From Macbeth to A Doll's House, Goya to Goethe, Canterbur…

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Is AI going to pay its way? Wall Street wants tech firms to show them the money 21:54

12M ago21:54

21:54

In this week's Kettle it's all about AI - or rather whether the tech industry can make the technology not only work, but pay its way as well.With trillions of dollars being spent investors are starting to get twitchy about what they can see for their money and patience. Meanwhile, Nvidia and others are facing what could be their peak year for a whi…

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Admins warn that Crowdstrike's kerfuffle could take weeks to fix 16:29

1y ago16:29

16:29

In fact it was a tale of two outages. There was a minor Azure snafu but that was pretty much sorted by the time alerts to go out around the world after Crowdstrike pushed out what looks like a poorly coded and insufficiently tested update. While Apple and Linux users aren't directly effected, admins have been telling us all is not automatically wel…

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Snowflake still causing a blizzard of security problems with no thaw in sight 15:15

1y ago15:15

15:15

With the continuing fallout from Snowflake now hitting over 100 million AT&T customers we discuss quite what is to be done. Constant vigilance is a given, but there's always the himan factor that ensures even the best security systems can be rolled over due to a single slip up.Then there's the promise of AI, or possibly the lack of promise. Machine…

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Trouble in space as Boeing's not going, and China's back from the Moon 17:17

1y ago17:17

17:17

It's been a busy week in space, with Boeing's test pilots still stuck on the International Space Station thanks to their faulty capsule, and then being forced to take shelter from space debris.The debris came from RESURS-P1, a decommissioned Russian satellite launched in 2013, which broke up this week into over 100 observable pieces, all traveling …

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Kaspersky russian off US servers after Biden ban kicks in 12:27

1y ago12:27

12:27

On Thursday the US government effectively banned Kaspersky security software on US servers on national security grounds, or at least made it useless given the lack of updates come September.Then, as we were filming this week's Kettle, 12 members of Kaspersky's C-suite were sanctioned as well - although not the Russian business' eponymous CEO Eugene…

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Strange things afoot at Computex as Jensen Huang goes full Tony Stark 16:47

1y ago16:47

16:47

The tech world has been gathering in Taipei for the annual extravaganza that is Computex and all the chip makers have been strutting their stuff - one in particular.Nvidia didn't even book a spot at the show and instead host its own keynote where Jensen Huang, just crowned CEO of the world's second most valuable corporation, reflected on a stellar …

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Do you really need a GPU or NPU for AI? 18:19

1y ago18:19

18:19

With US Editor Iain Thomson; Editor in Chief, Chris Williams; Systems Editor, Tobias Mann; and Reporter, Brandon VigliaroloBy The Register

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So was it Microsoft Build or Built? A Total Recall nightmare 17:36

1y ago17:36

17:36

Joining us on this week's transatlantic Kettle is Richard Speed fromThe Register's UK team, and Tom Claburn - both of whom sat through endless Microsoft briefings so you didn't have to. You can get the full details in the video below. But it wasn't all about software - Microsoft's making another play for Windows on Arm and i's looking like this tim…

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https://youtu.be/21TQSAetdDU 13:27

1y ago13:27

13:27

For this latest The Register's Kettle, Jessica Lyons explains the security threat from China, Brandon Vigliarolo covers the bizarre case of an American nuclear missile base blocking a Chinese coin mining operation, and Tom Claburn adds his experience to the debate, hosted by Iain Thomson.By Thomas Claburn, Jessica Hardcastle, Iain Thomson, Brandon Vigliarolo

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The RSA Conference week: The good, the bad, and the downright worrying 17:30

1y ago17:30

17:30

The latest episode of The Register's Kettle security editor Jessica Lyons gives the inside scoop on the show - having pounded the floors for news nuggets, Brandon Vigliarolo adds pithy comment, our editor Chris Williams sketches out the big picture, and your host Iain Thomson dove into some of the gloomier aspects of the show.…

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Apple's response to a bad quarter is to spend, spend, spend... 14:20

1y ago14:20

14:20

Buying $110B of your own stock is legal, but isn't a good look. It's earnings season and Apple showed less-than-stellar performance over the second quarter of 2024, but had a solution.Was it to invest in the next must-have tech gadget? Maybe build its own AI model or search engine so that it doesn't have to rely on Google's technology in those area…

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Tech companies are jacking up their prices, and it has nothing to do with cost pressure... 20:26

1+ y ago20:26

20:26

Companies are increasing prices in the technology industry to drive profits, even when there is no significant cost pressure. The AI and GPU market may be heading towards a bubble, with companies financing themselves through loans using depreciating assets as collateral. Customers face challenges in managing costs and navigating vendor pricing, esp…

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Next Vision? Google and Intel's event wrapup with new chips and accelerators to feed the AI beasts 18:26

1+ y ago18:26

18:26

Intel is introducing Gaudi 3, its competitor to Nvidia's AI hardware. While Gaudi 3 may not look impressive on paper, Intel claims it can go toe to toe with Nvidia in most AI workloads. However, Intel will need to step up its game in the next year to stay competitive, especially with the upcoming release of Blackwell, which is expected to be much f…

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Now that the xz flaw is fixed how badly has it hurt open source's reputation? 19:13

1+ y ago19:13

19:13

Joining the show this week is Thomas Claburn, who covered the original story, The Register's security editor Jessica Lyons, as well as editor in chief (and open source coder) Chris Williams with the host Iain Thomson.This episode was produced by Brandon Vigliarolo.By Chris Williams, Thomas Claburn, Brandon Vigliarolo, Jessica Hardcastle, Iain Thomson

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What big tech earnings say (and don't) about real AI adoption 18:43

1+ y ago18:43

18:43

AI is playing a significant role in the financial success of big tech companies, particularly in the advertising sector. Google's use of AI to improve advertising campaigns for small businesses highlights the importance of AI in its future business. AMD's AI accelerator is expected to contribute significantly to its bottom line and position the com…

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A week of spectacular technology failures for your listening pleasure 16:21

1+ y ago16:21

16:21

00:00 Boeing's Troubles 03:57 Tesla Cybertruck Issues 05:34 Microsoft Copilot 08:05 Concerns about AI in Software Development 13:18 Tesla's Disappointing NumbersBy Thomas Claburn, Brandon Vigliarolo, Iain Thomson

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What are our top picks from the vast world of retro tech? Let's find out 18:52

1+ y ago18:52

18:52

Get yourself a cup of your favorite brew and enjoy about 18 minutes of El Reg hacks with more than 100 years of technology experience between them going through the highs and lows of yesteryear systems.By Liam Proven, Dan Robinson, Richard Speed, Iain Thomson

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How public-sector IT projects like the UK's Post Office Horizon scandal end in disaster 16:54

1+ y ago16:54

16:54

This week, the incredible scandal that is the UK's Post Office Horizon computer system, that ruined people's lives, finally exploded into the mainstream. This week we discuss how and why public-sector IT projects go off the rails, and what could be done to prevent it.By Lindsay Clark, Chris Williams, Iain Thomson

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There's no silver bullet for ransomware, no matter what anyone says 16:41

1+ y ago16:41

16:41

Believe us, we wish there was a simple solution that could stop ransomware dead in its tracks for good. But there is no such solution, no matter what someone might tell you or sell you. There is a debate to be had over the effectiveness of ransom payment demands, and whether a ban would work. Today we discuss that, the deplorable tactics criminals …

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What AI copyright fights are really about: Human labor versus machines 18:24

1+ y ago18:24

18:24

Takeaways The New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft is a significant case in the copyright issues surrounding AI. Bringing AI companies to account for copyright infringement is a complex and ongoing challenge. Different countries have different approaches to AI copyright, with China recognizing AI-generated images for copyright protec…

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When it comes to AMD's latest AI chips it's follow the money, and the memory 18:04

1+ y ago18:04

18:04

Over the last week AMD has been extolling the virtues of its latest kit, including the MI300 which Su's crew claim is the fastest AI processing package on the market. The market for AI accelerators is projected to reach $400 billion by 2027 and Nvidia and AMD are the two biggest ponies in the race. With a forecast $400 billion in sales up for grabs…

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To be, or not to be, in the office. Has returning to work stalled? 15:13

1+ y ago15:13

15:13

The shift to hybrid working is going to have massive repercussions, not only on the lives of laborers but on interpersonal relationships, city structures, commercial real estate and the pension funds that depend on it, and the lives of billions. Many employees - particularly new ones - have sometimes never met their coworkers and so lack the crucia…

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What is the future of Twitter / X after Musk's profane advertiser smackdown? 16:34

1+ y ago16:34

16:34

The billionaire tycoon was irate that Apple, IBM, Comcast, and others have pulled their ads from Twitter, aka X, and claimed this boycott could kill the social network. As journos following these big names in tech, and knowing all too well what it's like navigating the internet's seas with advertising dollars as the wind in our sails, we got togeth…

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Tech Predictions for 2024: Wrong Answers Only 18:55

1+ y ago18:55

18:55

The other day we challenged our fine Register readers to share their top technology predictions for 2024 – though with wrong answers only. The best suggestion will win an old ugly Microsoft-themed Christmas sweater. You can check out that contest here: it's got about a couple of hundred comments already, and we'll pick the winner at the end of the …

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OpenAI meltdown: Where does this leave the upstart, Microsoft, and you? 18:39

1+ y ago18:39

18:39

By now you've probably all seen the drama at OpenAI unfolding: CEO Sam Altman being fired by the board, attempts to woo him back, attempts by Microsoft to hire him and his staff, who have threatened to quit. We've summarized the situation here, though as it's a fast-moving, evolving story, anything could happen in the next half hour. We got out vul…

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China chip blockade woes are only going to get worse, for a while 18:18

1+ y ago18:18

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The last two US administration have been steadily ratcheting up the limits of what kind of chips can be sold in China over fears that the hardware, and the equipment to make it domestically, could help support Chinese military and AI systems. With a lot of diplomatic arm twisting other countries were persuaded to join in and this month the US banne…

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When it comes to personal data, we're on a highway to hell 13:03

1+ y ago13:03

13:03

Far gone are the days when a car was a dumb machine you turned on and drove from A to B. Today it's a smartphone on wheels, and your data is possibly being taken for a ride. In a judgment affecting multiple class-action lawsuits, a US court has ruled automakers can harvest the data exchanged when owners sync their phones with their car's internal s…

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We're feeling pretty anti about these social networks 17:34

1+ y ago17:34

17:34

Social networks, once thought to have all-encompassing power to change our mood or voting strategy, have been hitting wall after wall this week. On Wednesday came the news that Meta's Facebook and Instagram are facing a ban on their personalized ad business in the EU unless they sort themselves out. Meta's also under the cosh over the name for its …

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Forget the outside hacker, the bigger threat is inside by the coffee machine 14:16

2y ago14:16

14:16

In this week's Kettle the topic is one that's been much in the news this week - the much-underrated insider threat issue. While there are thousands of security shops willing to sell elaborate firewalls, zero-trust barriers, and AI security systems that claims to be able to spot a wrong'un easily. But time and again the most effective thieves are al…

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The Register Kettle, October 19 2023 12:53

2y ago12:53

12:53

It has been a bad week for thousands of tech workers this week, with multiple corporations announcing that headcount reduction will continue for the time being. Around 50 percent of Bandcamp were let go by Epic ahead of the site's sale to Songtradr, Stack Overflow cut headcount by 28%, and LinkedIn showed around 700 people - largely engineers - the…

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