Coffey & Code

Episode #28: On today's show, I will be talking about: Apple's refusal to testify for the upcoming senate app store hearing, Clubhouse data leak exposing over 1 million scraped user records raising serious privacy concerns & Clearview AI's controversial faction recognition tool that was being used by law enforcement across the US without public knowledge. Queue up your day & get ready to download...

Episode #27: On today's show, I will be talking about: Supreme Court ruling in Google's favor over a copyright dispute with Oracle, the infamous 'Yahoo Answers' shutting down forever on May 4, 2021, Apple's Tim Cook on privacy being the most significant issue of the 21st century, along with his vision for the future of Apple in regards to AR, and more! Stay tuned at the end of the episode for the...

Episode #26: On today's show, I'll be talking about the value of coding skills with special guest Jacqueline Corley . Jacqueline is the Founder & CEO of Tech Girls Code , whose mission is to help female technology professionals increase their income + influence with coding skills. Tech Girls Code is a way to help bridge the gap for women both inside and outside of the field by empowering more of t...

Episode #25: On today's show, I will be talking about: the latest Apple AR/VR rumors, Instagram’s new artificial intelligence & machine learning technology that protects teens against ‘suspicious’ adults’, Facebook’s new tool to help more people get vaccinated, and how the recent NFT craze is raising up hard copyright questions. Lots to unpack in this episode, so sit back & get ready to download!...

Episode #24: On today's show, I'll be talking about XR with special guest Jordan Williams . Jordan is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of ArborXR. ArborXR is a platform that allows organizations to seamlessly manage content and devices, license powerful content, and scale their XR deployments. Previously, Jordan helped found SpringboardVR , the industry-leading VR device and content mana...

Episode #23: On today's show, I will be talking about: NFT's (non-fungible tokens) and why you should care about them, The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence publishing a comprehensive final report that calls for the Defense Department to become "AI-Ready" by 2025 and the unveiling of Microsoft's new 'Mesh' mixed reality collaborative platform. Lots to unpack in this episode,...

Episode #22: On today's show, I'll be talking about tech & accessibility with special guests, Marco Pasqua & Linsey Feit from LIKE Ventures . LIKE Ventures promotes the utilization of innovative technology to increase parity and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. The venture firm is made up of three synergistic business units working towards one mission: To promote innovator...

Episode #21: On today's show, I’ll be covering Lastpass shifting to restrict free users starting in March 2021, Reddit's 2020 transparency report and Microsoft expanding their accessibility efforts in the gaming space. Stay tuned to the end for a tech tip on how to take care of subtitles across your device. Thanks for listening! *Subscribe to Coffey & Code to be notified when new episodes go live!...

Episode #20: On today's show, I'll be talking about the intersection of technology and wine with special guest, Anthony Dobey. Anthony is a certified sommelier and founder of Ethyl, LLC . On this episode, Anthony and I talk about how technology has impacted the wine industry, how to properly taste wine in any setting, what to look for when buying a good wine and how to expand your palette horizons...

Episode #19: On today's show, I’ll be covering Amazon’s big podcast acquisition, Binance suspending XRP trading & Apple losing a copyright battle against security start-up Corellium. *Subscribe to Coffey & Code to be notified when new episodes go live!* Want to support this podcast? Visit https://anchor.fm/coffeyandcode/support or leave a rate & review on Apple Podcasts. If you'd like to suggest a...

Episode #18: On today's show, I'll be talking about the rapidly evolving world of emerging tech with special guest, Jeremy Kenisky. Jeremy is a serial entrepreneur with success in emerging technologies and learning and development for over 15 years. Kenisky has built several companies focused on AR/VR for learning and education, including Zoo-AR and MERGE . Educated in computer graphics and comput...

Episode #17: On today's show, I'll be covering Oracle’s big move from CA to ATX, the massive Solarwinds hack impacting the US Department of Homeland Security & thousands of businesses on Monday, and Facebook vs. Apple in the data privacy arena. This week's tech-tip will help you learn about the technology behind Apple Pay and why it is so secure. *Subscribe to Coffey & Code to be notified when new...

Episode #16: On today's show, I'll be covering the Federal Trade Commissions' lawsuit filed today against Facebook for illegal monopolization, Google CEO Sundar Pichai's response to the exit of its top AI ethics scientist, Dr. Timnit Gebru & Apple's new screen recognition feature that labels buttons & UI features for blind users using AI & ML. This week's tech-tip is for iPhone users looking to el...

Episode #15: On today's show, I'll be covering Deepmind's historic new milestone in AI-based protein structure prediction, Salesforce's plan to buy slack in a $27.7B mega deal, and the first 6 cases to come before Facebook's new oversight board. This week's tech-tip is for iPhone users looking to stay on top of remembering birthdays. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for this great tip so that...

Episode #14: On today's show, I'll be covering a recent social engineering scam where Godaddy employees were used in attacks on multiple cryptocurrency services, Google's plans to build a new fiber optic network that would connect the historical enemies, Saudi Arabia and Israel, and open a new corridor for internet traffic, and a new research paper in the field of Artificial Intelligence that rein...

Episode #13: On today's show, I'll be talking about one of my favorite things: VIRTUAL REALITY. In this special 30 minute episode, learn about what Virtual Reality is, the history of VR, Industries using VR for training & development, how COVID-19 has accelerated government adoption of the technology & some of my own personal favorite VR experiences. This week's tech-tip is curated for the VR comm...

Episode #12: On today's show, I'll be covering the recent Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Apple’s push to build its own search tools as ties to Google come under antitrust scrutiny & Spotify coming under scrutiny for Alex Jones appearing on a recent podcast episode of ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’. Want to improve your sleep habits? Stay tuned f...

Episode #11: On today's show, I'll be covering Paypal's announcement to start allowing cryptocurrency on it's network starting in early 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Google, and Adobe's new 'content authenticity' tool. Hot tech tip on today's episode that uses augmented reality, so get your iPhone's ready. Subscribe to Coffey & Code to be notified when new episodes go li...

Episode #10: On today's show, I'll be covering all the new hardware announced in Google's annual event, Amazon's new 'pay with your palm' option in stores & twitter's plan to rollout voice tweets (with transcriptions on the horizon.) Fresh new tech tip on today's episode, so get your iPhone ready.  Subscribe to Coffey & Code to be notified when new episodes go live! If you'd like to sugges...

Episode #9: On today's show, I'll be covering all the exciting hardware & software release announcements this week from the Apple Event, Facebook Connect, Sony & Samuel L. Jackson's voice integration via Alexa. Lots of cool stuff covered on today's show. Be sure to listen to the end to hear your tech tip of the week! **Subscribe to Coffey & Code to be notified when new episodes go live!** If you'd...

Episode #8: On today's show, I'll be covering the infamous Burning Man festival going virtual, and my first hand experience participating in Burning Man in Virtual Reality. I'll share interactions with other 'burners' and more. To learn more about the history of BM, visit https://burningman.org If you'd like to suggest a topic to be covered, or would like to give feedback on the show, I'd love to...

Episode #7 On today's show, special guest, Shawn Coffey, will be talking all-things VPN: What are they? Why are they important? How do they work? Tune in to find out! If you'd like to suggest a topic to be covered, or would like to give feedback on the show, I'd love to hear from you! Visit https://anchor.fm/coffeyandcode/messageto drop me a line, or find me on twitter @ashleycoffey_ and instagram...

Episode #6: On today's show, I'll be covering the infamous burning man festival pivoting to go virtual, Google+ recent class-action settlement & a new earthquake detection system to turn android phones into seismometers. If you'd like to suggest a topic to be covered, or would like to give feedback on the show, I'd love to hear from you! Visit https://anchor.fm/coffeyandcode/message to drop me a l...

Episode #5: On today's show, I'll be covering all-things TikTok, including the potential sale to Microsoft (and what the CEO has to say about it), Instagram's new 'Reels' feature to rival TikTok, and a Class-Action lawsuit that claims TikTok steals kid's data and sends it to China (re: an Illinois Law known as the Biometric Information Privacy Act.) If you'd like to suggest a topic to be covered,...

Episode #4: On today's show, I'll be covering Big Tech's antitrust hearings, the potential for wearable technology to detect COVID-19 symptoms and iOS 14's beta mode identifying a pretty big instagram bug. If you'd like to suggest a topic to be covered, or would like to give feedback on the show, I'd love to hear from you! Visit https://anchor.fm/coffeyandcode/message to drop me a line, or find me...