About this episode
Alan Perry discusses the latest tech news and security alerts with guest Charles Martin.
Alan Perry is joined by Charles Martin to discuss the latest tech news and security alerts, including the return of the Rogers “free iPad” scam, Estée Lauder and CRA data breach settlements, the Canvas ransomware attack affecting major universities, Europe’s new EES travel delays, Bell’s controversial new device fee, Telus using AI to alter call-centre accents, upcoming Apple 26.5 updates, AI age-verification tools from Meta, safer child-protection batteries from Energizer, Freedom Mobile and Starlink deals, Apple’s education pricing changes, floating AI data centres, and more.
People in this episode
Host: Alan Perry
Guest: Charles Martin
Topics covered
- tech news
- security alerts
- data breaches
- ransomware
- AI technology
- telecommunications
- consumer electronics
Keywords
- Rogers
- Estée Lauder
- Canvas ransomware
- AI age-verification
- Apple updates
- data breaches
- telecom fees
- Energizer batteries
- Starlink deals
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rogers, Estée Lauder, CRA, Canvas, Bell, Telus, Meta, Energizer, Freedom Mobile, Starlink
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