Through The Web

A weekly podcast that covers the latest in tech, innovation and the ever interesting world of the information super highway. Co-hosted by Dagogo Altraide and Tawsif Akkas. Through The Web Podcast is part of the ColdFusion Collective.

Why Companies Make It Hard To Repair Your Devices ft. Louis Rossman

ColdFusion has had a request for a really long time to cover the topic - so what better way to do it than to make a video about it on the main channel and to speak to Louis Rossman - one of the most well known advocates of the movement! Right to repair movement seeks to give consumers and independent shops the ability to repair their electronic devices. Louis owns Rossmann Repair Group in New York City, specializing in Apple product repairs and he gained fame through his YouTube channel,...

07-16
55:32

Why AI Can Never Replace Musicians feat. Rick Beato

We have been fans of @RickBeato for a while now so this was great! We went all in on his creative process, the influence of AI, and what it all means for the future of musicians.INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/lGNqPFUIwLkTwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro to Rick 01:01 - Who is Rick Beato? 01:23 - How Rick got into the music industry01:57 - Rick’s childhood influences03:19 - What define...

04-30
49:24

MKBHD vs. Humane AI Pin, Rabbit R1, AI Deception and more!

Bringing the old format back for a bit! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/V1b7o4Lm6mwTwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:37 - What we've been up to06:41 - Humane AI Pin19:14 - Rabbit R130:20 - MKBHD's Review39:15 - AI Deception47:45 - Netflix50:15 - ChatGPT of Music 1:07:23 - Outro

04-24
01:07:53

The Problem with Boeing (and the Aviation Industry) ft. Mentour Pilot

In this episode we speak to @MentourPilot about the aviation history, the problems with Boeing and the future. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/fLvRLvTKCSUTwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Who is Mentour Pilot02:03 - Why he decided to be a pilot03:43 - His YouTube Career08:19 - Misconceptions about the aviation industry11:42 - 2023 the lowest year of plane accidents?12:42 - Airlines want to use a single p...

02-29
46:02

OpenAI's Sora Changes Everything, Runway vs. Sora and The Future of this Podcast

We are back - but only for a bit.INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/iWpGv4PKVHMTwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:23 - The Future of Through The Web02:17 - Opening thoughts on Sora09:17 - Will OpenAI Replace Existing Video Tools? 11:47 - Memes12:56 - Implications14:13 - Why aren't some people impressed? 22:24 - Testing Runway vs Sora28:25 - Sora's Announcement33:23 - AI's Next Five Years 37:54&n...

02-20
37:02

Scams, Frauds and Everything In Between ft. Coffeezilla

An in depth and casual conversation with Coffeezilla himself where we break down his career, his motivation for exposing frauds and scammers and everything else in between. Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S.INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/...

12-31
01:03:37

Reacting to our 2023 Predictions

As we draw a close to 2023, we look back at the predictions we made for this year at the end of 2022. We got some right, a few semi-right and a few totally wrong! Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/8sgefkSjtgg Tw...

12-20
45:56

Google Gemini Reactions, ByteDance vs. OpenAI, Tesla Recalls, Loneliness Epidemic and AI News Channel

Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/py8q_754KRo Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:38 - Recapping our personal year02:24 - Favourite topics of the year16:14 - Google Gemini React...

12-19
01:01:41

Elon Musk MELTDOWN, OpenAI Sam Altman Chaos, Cybertruck Launch and China's Crazy Internet Speed

Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThroughTheWebPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Opener00:14 - Personal Updates04:53 - Sponsored by Aura06:23 - GTA6 Trailer Anno...

12-06
01:03:07

Humane AI Pin Reactions, WeWork Bankruptcy, SBF gets 100+ Years in Prison, and the final Beatles Song

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/dsVCxxd01Q4Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Opener00:14 - Intro00:31 - iPhone's Keyboard01:29 - Our week / personal updates04:11 - Blackberry film07:50 - Steve Wozniak was in hospital08:40 - The final Beatles song10:59 - WeWork Bankruptcy14:40 - Omegle Shuts Down 23:31 - OpenAI's Big Announcements29:46 - Humane AI Pin Reactions42:09 - Elon's "funny" Grok AI46:56 - SBF gets a 10...

11-15
56:39

Meta's Spooky New Product, X Bank, Qualcomm Can Change Everything, Humane and Leica's New Camera

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/pjI78gqO19UTwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:21 - Our week recap02:21 - Apple Event08:07 - Qualcomm to rule? 18:28 - The X Bank25:13 - Humane's new AI Product31:36 - Camera with Digital Signatures40:19 - Meta to read your mind...soon49:19 - OutroMentioned in the episode: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/10/30/everything-apple-announced-october-2023-event/https://www.y...

10-31
50:02

Who uses a Foldable Phone?! Meta's Hardware Game, Cybertruck Rollout, CEOs Quitting and Best Birthday Gifts

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/YvQtgi-SS-sTwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Opener00:14 - Intro00:21 - Comment of the week01:42 - Our week04:15 - Dagogo's BIG Announcement08:34 - One Plus Foldable15:23 - Apple Rumours20:43 - CMF by Nothing23:20 - Meta Quest 325:55 - Meta Rayban Glasses29:52 - Vision Pro's Future? 35:57 - Twitch's New Features42:10 - Cybertruck Soon?48:59 - CEOs Leaving at Record Numbers54:08 ...

10-24
01:00:07

Google Pixel, Meta Chatbots, Loneliness Epidemic, X's Community Notes and the LINE

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/TPz-Wx-hr7kTwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:14 - COLD-fusion01:47 - Brayden watched Ahsoka03:52 - Remake Epidemic06:25 - News, Social Media and Truth19:28 - New Google Pixel24:43 - Chat GPT TTS25:52 - Can AI Companies Be Profitable? 29:59 - Meta Quest 331:27 - Meta AI Chatbots33:26 - Loneliness Epidemic46:34 - Satellites falling from the sky50:12 - The Line52:28 - Outro...

10-17
53:00

New iPhone15 Issues, ChatGPT Can 'See, Hear, Speak', Meta Connect Updates, Sphere, SBF and more

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/6lUUJjnbNH4Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:22 - iPhone 15 Heats Up06:40 - Terrible Segue to Meta Connect Updates 19:22 - ChatGPT Gets an Upgrade26:43 - Everyone to Pay for X?29:38 - Writers Strike Is Over33:05 - Quote on Sam Bankman-fried34:19 - Tough choice38:58 - The Sphere45:23 - Adidas Shoe to Last One Marathon49:08 - Canadian...Astronaut 52:44 - OutroiPhone 15 ...

10-03
53:10

Unity dumpster fire, Microsoft Event, AI Fatigue, iPhone 12 France Ban and Neuralink

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/e0ZS6upnbdoTwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Chaos01:03 - Dagogo's Science Rabbit Hole09:14 - Personal Updates11:26 - "Genius" and Internet Content Landscape24:40 - Unity Situation29:02 - Microsoft Event Updates42:20 - Resident Evil on iPhone43:37 - New Facebook Logo52:50 - NeuralinkWhat happened to Genius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IobRTxIE4DQUnity situation: https://www.bbc.com...

09-26
57:38

WE ARE BACK! - South Korea, Lightphone, Nothing, X, Threads, Apple Event and...aliens (again)

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/QdTwBDPgRPoTwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro01:11 - Dagogo's South Korea Chronicles08:49 - Our thoughts on Lightphone and Kaiwei13:24 - Our thoughts on Nothing and Carl Pei20:23 - X28:23 - What's up with Threads? 37:25 - Do all media "feel" the same? 42:03 - Apple Event50:49 - Aliens?! Produced by: Brayden Laffrey, Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion), Tawsif AkkasCa...

09-18
58:47

Future of Smartphones and Tech w/ Nothing CEO Carl Pei

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/pYmRqOTkLu8Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 Intro01:06 Who is Carl Pei? 01:52 Carl's parents 04:15 Carl's early inspirations05:26 Carl's leap of faith 07:27 MP4 Players!08:24 Obstacles as a young founder09:49 Nokia to Oppo to One Plus10:42 Why Carl admires Apple and Jobs12:07 Why another tech company? 13:28 Finding the right people15:38 Is Nothing a "disruptor"?18:06...

09-06
45:40

Why People Are Quitting Smartphones feat. Kaiwei Tang, Co-Founder of Light Phone Co.

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@ThroughTheWebTwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 Intro 01:00 Who is Kaiwei Tang?01:57 Why did Kai start Light Company?05:23 How Light Phone uses a design thinking approach to its products10:17 Anecdotes from people who switched from smartphones 13:43 Social Media vs. Light Phone's Business17:22 Reasons why people switch to a Light Phone20:14 Light Phone's Pricing24:04 C...

08-08
40:35

Oppenheimer.

We have a new co-host! Brayden the Producer joins the show. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/VgyP4G5taMATwitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 Intro01:20 New Co-Host Brayden!02:25 ColdFusion's Oppenheimer Video05:30 Using AI in the Video09:05 Other Oppenheimer Videos10:56 Oppenheimer's Youth14:51 Facts about Oppenheimer16:09 Why Germans Fell Behind in the Nuclear War17:00 Doomsday Clock18:48 Oppenheimer Movie Review38:5...

07-25
40:52

OpenAI Under Investigation, NFTs Today, LG's Subscription Service, Threads, and Pimp My Ride?

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Zmpe8j8JmC4Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb00:00 - Intro00:26 - News bites 02:55 - Oppenheimer04:42 - The economy of Starbucks 06:16 - Open AI under FTC investigation11:51 - Current situation of NFTs15:26 - Studios want to replace background actors with AI21:25 - Will AI REALLY be replacing jobs tho27:10 - LG's Crazy Subscription Services30:45 - Pimp My Ride is fake33:00 - Hey Arno...

07-18
51:10

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