Amazon Web Services (AWS) had a major outage this week that caused large swaths of the internet to be either down or have significant availability issues. In this episode, we break down what happened, as well as what are some key takeaways about what we can learn from this incident and lessen the impacts that future cloud provider outages can have on our daily lives. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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Apple just held their September keynote, “Awe Dropping,” and it was filled with some very impressive updates and some head scratchers. In this episode, we’ll break it all down. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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In this rollercoaster of an episode, we go from the lows of a 1990’s and 2000’s technology legend finally going the way of the dodo and Cisco being unable to help themselves by having another 10/10 CVE, to the highs of Apple gearing up to launch new iPhones. With a minor rant about AI in the automotive industry thrown in there for good measure. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/cisco-warns-of-cvss-100-fmc-radius-flaw.html
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/aol-set-pull-plug-iconic-dial-internet-service/story?id=124539332
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/26/apple-september-2025-event/
https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/chip-design/autonomous-driving-levels.html
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Having scheduled downtime to perform routine maintenance, software updates, and hardware checks can be the difference between 99.999% uptime and a headline about how your service went down. In this episode, we discuss why it’s important, what is done during it, and how it can prevent otherwise preventable issues from occurring. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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Age verification laws are less about protecting minors and more about creating comprehensive surveillance infrastructure that threatens everyone's digital privacy. They are often marketed with the stereotypical “think of the children” argument to goad people into believing that there aren’t any ulterior motives to their request. In this episode, we look at exactly why age verification laws for websites are a bad idea and are just asking for large-scale cybersecurity incidents and highly sensitive data leaks to happen. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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https://www.theverge.com/analysis/715767/online-age-verification-not-ready
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The tech industry is changing faster than traditional education can keep up, and coding bootcamps are emerging as an alternative to four-year degrees. In this episode, we break down the economic and skills-based arguments for and against both options, and how they can impact your career as a future developer. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/hard-coded-credentials-found-in-hpe.html
https://cyberguy.com/privacy/malicious-browser-extensions-caught-spying-on-2-million-users/
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We tend to believe that technology is not neutral, but this is not the case. Every algorithm, every piece of decision logic, every heuristic, is developed by humans with their own opinions, biases, and beliefs. We as software developers, whether consciously or unconsciously, embed our values into the technology and software we create. In this episode, we take a look at how this can manifest and some of the ethical decisions that go into designing autonomous systems. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/cisco-warns-of-critical-ise-flaw.html
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Agile is a mindset, not a methodology. That is one of the most common things teams get wrong when they try to be “Agile.” They focus too much on the process that they miss the forest for the trees. In this episode, we break down the original point of Agile, some common myths, and things people often get wrong about it. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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It was another rough week for some of the biggest tech companies. Being forced to pay millions after a lawsuit, deja vu of having yet another 10/10 CVE, massive layoffs, and the embrace of dystopia. Have no fear since we do at least end on a positive note, talking about the benefits of having a stable production environment. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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https://www.theverge.com/news/698468/xbox-exec-reccommends-ai-to-laid-off-staff
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This week we saw a lot of things take some big L’s. From WhatsApp being banned on government devices, to Cisco’s remote code execution vulnerabilities, and the Blue Screen of Death going the way of the dodo. In this episode, we’ll break down each of those big oofs. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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https://thehackernews.com/2025/06/us-house-bans-whatsapp-on-official.html
https://thehackernews.com/2025/06/critical-rce-flaws-in-cisco-ise-and-ise.html
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/windows-killed-the-blue-screen-of-death/
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In recent times, phishers and artificial intelligence continue to disappoint. Rather than sulk in this bad news, let's pit the worst of the worst in a head-to-head match-up to see which one fails to impress more. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) just wrapped up this week, and we have a lot to talk about. In addition to the antics of Hair Force One, a.k.a. Craig Federighi, we got a lot of new software features, including a redesign and a new naming scheme. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) is right around the corner. In this episode, we’ll break down what to expect. We also look into a new report from cybersecurity researchers about numerous web browser extensions making some embarrassingly bad rookie mistakes. Nestled in-between both of those, we have a wild tangent discussing VR gaming. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/05/wwdc-2025-what-to-expect-from-this-years-conference/
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Technology has exploded in the past 50 years. In this episode, we examine the impact of technology on society, jobs, and education. We'll explore the ways in which technology can be used to improve these areas, challenges that must be addressed, and what the future looks like. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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https://www.theverge.com/news/675945/apple-operating-systems-new-name-year-ios-macos
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The best part about answering questions nobody asked is you get to make the rules as to how to answer the question and what constitutes a good response. In this episode, we look at technology-related questions that nobody asked and take them to the extreme. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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If GPUs are so much faster and more powerful than CPUs, why don’t GPUs power our computers? We dive into this question and explore why the architectural differences between CPUs and GPUs make GPUs so dang fast, but also unusable for general-purpose computing. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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Going down the optimization rabbit hole can be a very fun experience. However, if you do, you will ultimately run into the conundrum of do I optimize memory usage and the cost of performance, or do I optimize performance at the cost of memory usage? In this episode, we’ll discuss strategies for both and how to decide when to optimize for memory or performance, and how you could possibly find a balance between the two. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/wormable-airplay-flaws-enable-zero.html
https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/cisco-patches-cve-2025-20188-100-cvss.html
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Cloud computing experience isn’t just a nice-to-have on a resume anymore; it’s a must-have. However, cloud computing is expensive, and shelling out hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars a month to play around with cloud computing to gain experience isn’t exactly a very cost-effective option. That’s where homelabbing comes in. Having a homelab can allow you to gain comparable cloud computing experience at a fraction of the cost. In this episode, we look into how. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/fake-security-plugin-on-wordpress.html
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Homelabs are great, but they have one glaring weakness: they’re only accessible at home (hence the name), or are they? In this episode, we look at how, and why, you would want to configure your homelab to have access to it from anywhere in order to not only have access to your homelab’s resources but also get real work done while you’re away from home. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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Homelabbing and software development is a match made in heaven. In this episode, we focus specifically on game development and how homelabbing can help developers create and test their games. We'll discuss the hardware and software requirements for game development, and real-world examples of how homelabbing is used in the creation of video games. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.
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