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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from ransom

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about ransom, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 16 stories have been published about ransom which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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windsorstar

windsorstar

Reader letter: UWindsor must divulge whether ransom paid

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CBS News

CBS News

A notorious ransomware group demanded millions from Fulton County. The official in charge refused to pay.

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Mashable

Mashable

Healthcare giant admits over 5 million patients affected by ransomware attack

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CBS News

CBS News

JonBenét Ramsey murder case: The ransom note and other evidence

CBS News

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windsorstar

windsorstar

Two years later, UWindsor remains mum on whether ransom paid to cyberattackers

windsorstar

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ABC News

ABC News

Pirates demand $10 million in ransom after hijacking Chinese-owned fishing vessel with 18 captives

ABC News

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Engadget

Engadget

The best board games to gift (and play) this 2024 holiday season

Engadget

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E! Online

E! Online

JonBenét Ramsey's Dad Shares His Theory on Ransom Amount Significance in Never-Before-Seen Interview - E! Online

E! Online

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ABC News

ABC News

Mexico's president says government is investigating reported ransomware hack of legal affairs office

ABC News

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CBS News

CBS News

2 Somali pirates get 30 years in kidnapping of U.S. journalist held hostage for 977 days

CBS News

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CoinGape

CoinGape

WonderFi CEO Skurka kidnapped, released after paying $1 million ransom to kidnappers

CoinGape

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The Register

The Register

Schneider Electric attackers demand ransom paid in baguettes

The Register

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The Hacker News

The Hacker News

Hacktivist Group Twelve Targets Russian Entities with Destructive Cyber Attacks

The Hacker News

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Kxnet

Kxnet

Fort Ransom State Park awarded nearly $1 million for campsites

Kxnet

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CoinGape

CoinGape

Cencora faces backlash over $75 million cyber ransom payment in Bitcoin

CoinGape

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TechCrunch

TechCrunch

Port of Seattle shares ransomware attack details | TechCrunch

TechCrunch

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