Teaching My Wife About Tech

About Teaching My Wife About Tech

Each week Saskia brings 4 interesting tech news stories and many, many questions. Lachlan tries to answer them and not get shouty.

Publisher

Saskia

Category

news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Oct 2022

Latest episode

27 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2025

   A fish committed credit card fraud? From VR to weapons and Samsung apparently makes Vaccines.

   Saskia is confused about a fish committing credit card fraud? (turns out it's just a clickbait title) and was shocked about the founder of Oculus moving from VR headsets to American defense technology. Lachlan explains why Huawei is banned despite being a good and cheap option in networking and mobile phone equipment. Samsung has apparently been making vaccines since 2011. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations (https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations)

2. 

   16 Oct 2025

   Can we even believe anything any more?

   Lachlan and Saskia talk lithium batteries, Sora and recovering oil from plastic Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations (https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations)

3. 

   2 Oct 2025

   We're back

   A third attempt to get back to podcasting Saskia and Lachlan discuss: Smartglasses Pantone Data storage We're trying going full raw so you're going to have to live through Lachlan's mouth popping. Let's see if we can keep this up this time. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations (https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations)

4. 

   24 Nov 2022

   A rocket goes to the moon and crypto comes back down to earth

   State-sponsored hacking: White hat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hat_(computer_security)) Grey hat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_hat) Black hat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hat_(computer_security)) No hat (https://youtu.be/QalbVvZx7MU?t=45) Cyberwarfare by Russia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberwarfare_by_Russia) Cyberwarfare by China (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberwarfare_by_China) Tesla Recall Tesla Power Steering Fault (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-16/1000-teslas-recalled-over-serious-fault/101662820) Every time a Tesla has caught fire (https://www.tesla-fire.com/) Artemis Launch Artemis (Greek Mythology) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis) NASA Statement (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/liftoff-nasa-s-artemis-i-mega-rocket-launches-orion-to-moon) The official live stream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMLD0Lp0JBg) NASA Official Catalogue of all man-made moon debris (https://history.nasa.gov/FINAL%20Catalogue%20of%20Manmade%20Material%20on%20the%20Moon.pdf) (Current as of 2012, soon to have more stuff!) Official NASA Timeline of the Aremis program (https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/nasa-moon-mission-artemis-program-launch-date) Predictions of timeline (https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/the-oracle-who-predicted-slss-launch-in-2023-has-thoughts-about-artemis-iii/) Crypto Crash A brief history of Mt Gox (https://www.wired.com/2014/03/bitcoin-exchange/) An even briefer history of FTX (https://www.livemint.com/news/world/explained-how-ftx-the-world-s-second-largest-crypto-exchange-blew-up-11668140418869.html) More stability in the market can only be a good thing (https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/the-ftx-horror-show-might-have-a-silver-lining-for-the-crypto-industry-20221117-p5bz05.html) Bitcoin carbon footprint (https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-big-is-bitcoins-carbon-footprint-2021-05-13/) Etherium (https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/intro-to-ethereum/) Ethereum Gas Price Explanation (https://medium.com/@eiki1212/what-is-ethereum-gas-simple-explanation-2f0ae62ed69c) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations (https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations)

5. 

   17 Nov 2022

   Genuine fake verifications no longer for sale

   Australian Data Breach Laws: NSW Proposes stricter data breach reporting requirements for Government agencies https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-10/nsw-government-data-protection-bill/101637140 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-10/nsw-government-data-protection-bill/101637140) The current Australian data breach notification laws https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/data-breaches/what-is-a-notifiable-data-breach (https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/data-breaches/what-is-a-notifiable-data-breach) Twitter verification... Went well... https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23450289/twitter-impersonators-official-mario-musk-jesus-valve (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23450289/twitter-impersonators-official-mario-musk-jesus-valve) https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/musks-twitter-chaos-tosses-outrageous-insulin-pricing-into-the-spotlight/ (https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/musks-twitter-chaos-tosses-outrageous-insulin-pricing-into-the-spotlight/) https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/ (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/) Meta Layoffs https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/11/07/meta-will-lay-off-13-of-its-workforce (https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/11/07/meta-will-lay-off-13-of-its-workforce) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-06/twitter-now-asks-some-fired-workers-to-please-come-back (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-06/twitter-now-asks-some-fired-workers-to-please-come-back) Elizabeth Holmes will not get the retrial she craves https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/08/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-retrial-denied (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/08/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-retrial-denied) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations (https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations)

6. 

   10 Nov 2022

   AI for the masses

   You may have used a screen recorder, but what if it was indexed by an AI? Elon Musk has money, why does he want your $8? What does it mean when everyone has access to deep fakes? Can you solve climate change with a big beam of microwave energy? 1: That's a terrible idea 2: Does it matter what he wants it for, millions will give him it. 3: That's another terrible idea. 4: No. You should still listen to the podcast anyway! Rewind AI: https://www.rewind.ai/ (https://www.rewind.ai/) https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/new-mac-app-wants-to-record-everything-you-do-so-you-can-rewind-it-later/ (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/new-mac-app-wants-to-record-everything-you-do-so-you-can-rewind-it-later/) Twitter $8 verification: https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23435092/elon-musk-twitter-blue-verification-cost-ads-search (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23435092/elon-musk-twitter-blue-verification-cost-ads-search) TikTok AI voices https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/tiktok-new-voice-filter-memes-movies.html (https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/tiktok-new-voice-filter-memes-movies.html) Solar farms in space https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62636746 (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62636746) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations (https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations)

7. 

   3 Nov 2022

   How autonomous is autonomous?

   Tesla's lawyers would like you to stop calling their self-driving cars "self-driving cars". 3D-printed houses won't melt. Lachlan can't remember the phrase "Kessler Syndrome". The podcast takes a turn into r/wallstreetbets territory and Saskia finds out that Lachlan's job has an expiry date. Show links: Autonomous Vehicles Feds open investigation into Tesla's Autopilot claims (https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/10/teslas-autopilot-is-the-subject-of-a-federal-criminal-investigation/) Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows (https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/10/drivers-woefully-overestimate-hands-free-driver-tech-study-shows/) Society of Automotive Engineers Self Driving Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicle (https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j3016_201806/) The simplified version of the Levels of Self Driving (https://images.synopsys.com/is/image/synopsys/levels-of-driving-automation?qlt=82&wid=1200) 3D Printing Houses 3D-printed homes, cabin accommodation plans forge ahead in Dubbo (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-26/3d-printed-homes-dubbo-holiday-park/101577778) Space Junk: The International Space Station had to move to dodge space junk (https://www.npr.org/2022/10/26/1131374307/international-space-station-junk-debris-problem-satellite) NASA Statement on Space Debris (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/orbital_debris.html) The University of Texas "Orbital Space Debris" Tracker (http://astria.tacc.utexas.edu/AstriaGraph/) Kessler Syndrome (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome) Google's Share Price: Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/google-profits-plummet-27-percent-in-q3-2022-earnings-report/) Meta’s value plunges more than $65 billion amid falling sales, rising costs (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/metas-value-plunges-more-than-65-billion-amid-falling-sales-rising-costs/) Automation in IT Support: DevOps (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DevOps) The amazing Sherlock Holmes... AI Support bot which Lachlan has dealt with many times and is, to put it mildly, incredibly convincing. (https://twitter.com/neteng_ian/status/1519378490323181570) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations (https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations)

8. 

   27 Oct 2022

   The NBN was the network upgrade Australia had to have...

   Can we go one week without reporting a data breach in Australia? Should you replace your HD TV? Should we put our dog in the other room when recording? The answers are Not yet, No & Probably. So here are 32 minutes of some other questions. Join us live on Thursday evenings! https://www.tiktok.com/@ithelpdesk_tmwat (https://www.tiktok.com/@ithelpdesk_tmwat) Show links: Find out if you can upgrade your FTTN to FTTP  nbn.com.au/fttpupgrade (https://www.nbnco.com.au/residential/upgrades/fttp-upgrade-with-higher-speed-tiers). Medibank Private Hackers https://www.itnews.com.au/news/medibanks-alleged-attackers-threaten-data-release-extortion-586705 (https://www.itnews.com.au/news/medibanks-alleged-attackers-threaten-data-release-extortion-586705) Uber Ads https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/19/dont-worry-uber-will-find-a-way-to-advertise-to-you/ (https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/19/dont-worry-uber-will-find-a-way-to-advertise-to-you/) Apple discontinue the Apple TV HD https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/rip-apple-tv-hd-apple-went-all-in-on-4k-yesterday/ (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/rip-apple-tv-hd-apple-went-all-in-on-4k-yesterday/) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations (https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations)

9. 

   20 Oct 2022

   Metaverse & Passwords

   No one can find anything to do in the Metaverse and Saskia has a bad memory. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations (https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations)

10. 

    13 Oct 2022

    Telstra breach & Self Driving issues

    Musk buying Twitter part 2, Telstra Breech, Windows loophole & Tesla goes camera only self-driving. In other news, Lachlan screws up the audio recording. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations (https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations)

11. 

    6 Oct 2022

    Optus Hacked

    Optus Hacked, Game Streaming, AI Generated Images & Elon buying Twitter Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations (https://redcircle.com/teaching-my-wife-about-tech/donations)

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