The Tech Night Owl LIVE — Tech Radio with a Pop Culture Twist!

Aug 23 2024 452 ep. 156 mins 9
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Now featuring better audio and fewer ads! Meet the Night Owl himself, the incomparable Gene Steinberg, award-winning best-selling technology author and columnist. Get to know Gene, and discover his unique, thought-provoking viewpoints about the technology universe, from the always-fascinating happenings at Apple Inc. to consumer electronics, innovative products and overall trends in the tech industry. There's an additional focus on pop culture with a sci-and tech slant.  Each week, Gene speaks directly about the tech industry's movers and shakers, including corporate leaders and industry analysts, featuring the most respected journalists who cover personal technology.

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August 24, 2024 — Tech Commentator Kirk McElhearn

Aug 23 2024 55 mins  
Gene presents a regular, tech podcaster and commentator Kirk McElhearn, who comes aboard to talk about the impact of the outbreak of data hacks and ways to protect your stuff with strong passwords. He'll also provide a common sense if unsuspected tip in setting one up. Also on the agenda, rumors about the next Mac mini from Apple. Will it, as rumored, be a visual clone of the Apple

August 3, 2024 — Alex Serban of Reflector Media

Aug 02 2024 55 mins  
Gene introduces Alex Serban COO of Reflector Media. He'll talk about its decision to acquire a long-time Mac news and views site, macobserver.com. At the time of the purchase, Serban says the site had been confronting hard times and losing money. After the purchase, it has grown four times, restored to its rightful place and become one of the most read Apple-centric websites. In ad

July 13, 2024 — AI Wizard Ed Watal

Jul 12 2024 55 mins  
Gene presents a return visit from AI wizard Ed Watal. On the agenda is the troubling topic of whether AI will someday surpass human intelligence. He talks about the uncertain timeline of when this might happen, whether it’s imminent or will occur some time in the foreseeable future. In reviewing AI’s potentials, what about its limitations, such as the lack of human-like intelli

July 6, 2024 — Tech Commentator Kirk McElhearn Explores Apple Intelligence

Jul 05 2024 55 mins  
Tech commentator Kirk McElhearn joins Gene to explain the ins and outs of Apple’s Intelligence, its answer to the AI revolution. More or less. He also covers such subjects as the failures of Siri plus the Apple Watch’s health features and their value. And what about the 5G revolution? Was it all mostly a hype to bring profits to mobile phone companies? There is also a brief dis

June 29, 2024 — AI Guru Dev Nag

Jun 28 2024 55 mins  
Gene welcomes AI guru Dev Nag, CEO of QueryPal, a leading technology company, to talk about the ethical dilemmas of generative AI. The topics include: Bias and fairness, originality and authorship when it comes to AI producing creative content, deepfakes and misinformation from malicious actors, and the future of work. In the last, is there the danger of AI replacing human workers

June 22, 2024 — Podcasting Made Simple with K-Town

Jun 21 2024 55 mins  
Learn the ins and outs of podcasting as Gene presents K-Town. If you really want to become what might develop into a radio star, you'll learn lots of insights into how to get started, the equipment you need, with the emphasis on affordability, and where to have it hosted to make it easily available across Planet Earth. K-Town produces several podcasts, including Mysterious Radio, P

June 15, 2024 — AI Guru Ed Watal

Jun 14 2024 55 mins  
AI guru Ed Watal joins Gene to talk about the focus and very real shortcomings of Apple's new Apple Intelligence initiative, introduced at the June 2024 Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC). He discusses some of the key elements of Apple's software release and versioning strategy, and the limited launch of its AI technology, which arrived in beta, only available in U.S. English

June 8, 2024 — Digital Marketing/Media Expert Tom Lavecchia

Jun 08 2024 55 mins  
Digital marketing and media expert Tom Lavecchia talks to Gene about the history of search, including Yahoo and the rise and dominance of Google. He provides insights on a rapidly evolving trend that's poised to disrupt the search engine landscape: TikTok Search. With over a billion active users, TikTok's search functionality is gaining traction, and La Vecchia believes it has the

June 1, 2024 — Former Cohost Grayson Steinberg

Jun 01 2024 55 mins  
Gene presents a special appearance by his son, Grayson Steinberg, the original cohost for The Tech Night Owl LIVE. Grayson and Gene will bring you up to date on how they created their sci-fi book series, “Attack of the Rockoids and the various approaches of providing technology in school systems. Grayson first began to write while still in grade school, beginning with short plays

May 25, 2024 — Tech Commentator & SciFi Writer Bryan Chaffin

May 25 2024 55 mins  
USDA-Certified Geek™ Bryan Chaffin, a frequent guest on the original version of The Tech Night Owl LIVE over the years, is the author of SciFi thriller "Accidental Intelligence." On the menu for this episode is a review of the goings on at Apple Inc. over the past five years, and how the products have changed. And what about Bryan's Apple Vision Pro? What does he use it for? Does