Show Notes
Ransomware is a looming threat for any business or entity that has an online footprint. But we ask the big question. Should companies pay ransomware or not? We engage each other in a debate for the ages. Plus Walmart began accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay at its Walmart and Sam’s Club locations. Robb wants to ask us why aren’t more people using tap to pay? Xbox announced its disc-to-digital program that will let owners of physical game discs claim digital copies. You can use those digital copies in Xbox Play Anywhere and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Finally David has brought his special brand of CISO games to test our abilities to manage the cyber security of a company. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, David Spark, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
Top Tech Story of the Week: Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra event: ‘Surprise and shine’ https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/26/apple-officially-announces-iphone-18-pro-foldable-event/ Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/meta-social-media-trial-settlement.html With new Mac Studio and Mac mini, Apple leans hard into local AI inference https://arstechnica.com/apple/2026/08/with-new-mac-studio-and-mac-mini-apple-leans-hard-into-local-ai-inference/ Humanoid robots shatter Usain Bolt’s 100m record, hits 23.8 mph before crashing into foam pads — video shows Tiangong Ultra logging 9.39-second sprint before colliding with padded wall https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/robotics/humanoid-robots-shatter-usain-bolts-100m-record-hits-23-8-mph-before-crashing-into-foam-pads-video-shows-tiangong-ultra-logging-9-39-second-sprint-before-colliding-with-padded-wall OpenAI Agents Formed Secret Swarm, Hacked Hugging Face, Then Forged Their Own Logs https://www.techtimes.com/articles/325705/20260827/openai-agents-formed-secret-swarm-hacked-hugging-face-then-forged-their-own-logs.htm Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/nvidia-closes-in-on-hugging-face-acquisition/ What was the top tech story for the week of August 27th? https://www.patreon.com/dtns/posts/what-was-top-for-167861572 Discussions: Pay up or not? Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/pay-up-or-not-ransomware-surge-has-victims-facing-tough-choices/ Walmart to finally start accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/walmart-to-finally-start-accepting-apple-pay-and-google-pay/ https://www.patreon.com/cw/livewithit More Discussions: Xbox announces new disc-to-digital feature for physical media — lets players claim digital versions of their games, with support for Play Anywhere and Cloud Gaming https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/xbox-announces-new-disc-to-digital-feature-for-physical-media-lets-players-claim-digital-versions-of-their-games-with-support-for-play-anywhere-and-cloud-gaming Today’s guest: David Spark https://cisoseries.com Show Links: https://dailytechnewsshow.com https://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx https://knowalittlemore.com http://dailytechnewsshow.com/store https://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support https://dtns.tv/wiki Sarah Lane Links: https://sarahlane.com https://x.com/sarahlane https://medium.com/@sarahlane https://masto.ai/@sarahlane https://havesuchagoodday.com Tom Merritt Links: https://tomsnewbook.com https://swordandlaser.com/store https://www.cordkillers.com https://awordpodcast.com
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