About this episode
The episode discusses Jeff Bezos's recent achievements in the space race, an awkward interview about taxation, the impact of AI on ethical hacking, and digital skills education in Africa.
Episode 1119 This week a surprise shift in the multi-billion-pound space race as Jeff Bezos beats Elon Musk to the launchpad for the moon. Plus, we break down that incredibly awkward car-crash interview where Bezos tried to defend his stance on taxation. Also, we look at how AI is changing the game for ethical hackers. We hear about Valentina Palmiotti (aka "Chompie"), the top-performing ethical hacker at Berlin’s Pwn2Own competition, about how AI tools are helping her score massive bug bounties and why she fears her hacking days might actually be numbered. Finally, with our guest Cormac Lynch, founder of Camara, we discuss how AI is completely reinventing how they teach digital skills in Africa.
People in this episode
Guests: Valentina Palmiotti, Cormac Lynch
Topics covered
- space race
- AI in hacking
- digital skills education
- taxation
- ethical hacking
Keywords
- Jeff Bezos
- Elon Musk
- AI
- ethical hacking
- digital skills
- taxation
- Pwn2Own
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Camara, Pwn2Own
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