People, we are a podcast about Board Games and Card Games and Strategy Games AND THE LIKE. We're fun, exciting, hillarious, geeky, and all under the age of 21. So now that you've found us, hit that play button. Relax, kick back, and listen to your favorite board gamers on your favorite green sofa.
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"The Green Sofa Podcast" is a dynamic platform within "The Point" program that explores the dynamic intersection of technology and sustainability in the circular economy. Join us as we sit down with C-Level executives, industry experts, and visionary leaders who share their experiences and strategies for sustainable growth through digitalization. Each episode offers deep insights and actionable advice, making it the ideal starting point for those looking to drive positive change in a rapidly ...
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A regular line-up of old-time, bluegrass and folk inspired banjo players and bands, in the downstairs Green Room of the Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney
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The latest in-depth coverage covering the intersection of technology and culture will help you make sense of a world in constant transformation. Join us as we explore the ways technology is changing our lives.
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You drink green tea, meditate, and practice yoga. But how do you provide zen for your pets? My Zen Pet is the only podcast with music for dogs and their people, with easy-to-digest short episodes. Cuddle up on the sofa together and get ready to turn down the stress and turn up the Zen when listening to your host, Pet Calming Maestro and Juilliard alum Lisa Spector.
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Although we paused on publishing narrated versions of WIRED articles in this feed, you will still hear the latest in tech from the WIRED team. On WIRED's Gadget Lab, you'll find hosts Lauren Goode and Michael Calore tackling the biggest questions in the world of tech with knowledgeable WIRED reporters. You can expect the best of WIRED's breaking ne…
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Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing
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DC went to YC to talk OS.Av SpokenLayer
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Bitcoin Bros Go Wild for Donald Trump
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At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Trump told crypto enthusiasts exactly what they want to hear.Av SpokenLayer
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Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash
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Platforms combining plants and recycled garbage could offer a cut-price solution for reviving polluted bodies of water.Av SpokenLayer
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A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.Av SpokenLayer
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Here's What Happens When You Give People Free Money (They Get Poorer)
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OpenResearch released the first results of the most comprehensive study on giving unrestricted cash grants to impoverished Americans. Researchers say it will flame both sides of the debate over welfare.Av SpokenLayer
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RealPage Says Rental Pricing Tech Is Misunderstood, but Landlords Aren’t So Sure
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The software company has pushed back hard against claims that its algorithms helped make rent in the US too damn high. Property owners and managers aren't entirely convinced.Av SpokenLayer
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Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis
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The Alphabet-owned driverless car service is getting aggressive against alleged vandals after a series of violent incidents in San Francisco.Av SpokenLayer
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J.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It Shows
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The Republican VP nominee's Venmo network reveals connections ranging from the architects of Project 2025 to enemies of Donald Trump—and the populist's close ties to the very elites he rails against.Av SpokenLayer
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Spotify, Stop Trying to Become a Social Media App
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The music streaming service has added a comment function under podcasts. Who is it for, anyway?Av SpokenLayer
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Paris Mayor Defies Poo Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point
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French politicians’ pledge to make swimming possible in the iconic river is a way to ward off criticism about the cost of the clean up operation.Av SpokenLayer
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Tiny Texas Village Seeks Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Miner to Pave Potholes, Scare Dogs Away
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In a roundabout bid to win public opinion (and a juicy tax abatement,) Riot Platforms is preparing for its prized bitcoin mine to be annexed by a miniscule village in rural Texas.Av SpokenLayer
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Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage
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A new resolution echoes what 16 members of Congress have already said to the White House: It must do more to free one of the most storied crypto-focused federal agents in history.Av SpokenLayer
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How Watermelon Cupcakes Kicked Off an Internal Storm at Meta
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Arab and Muslim workers at Meta allege that its response to the crisis in Gaza is one-sided and out of hand. “It makes me sick that I work for this company,” says one employee.Av SpokenLayer
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Apple to Allow Rivals to Access ‘Tap and Go’ Technology
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In the latest iOS overhaul prompted by European Union rules, the smartphone maker will give third-party developers access to its payment technology.Av SpokenLayer
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Epic Games Lashes Out at Apple Over App Store Rejection
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Fortnite creator Epic Games says Apple rejected its App Store rival for being too similar to its own—a move it deemed “arbitrary, obstructive,” and in violation of EU rules.Av SpokenLayer
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What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds?
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Scientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green.Av SpokenLayer
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How Labour Can Fix the UK’s Tech Industry
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The new government could bring about a renaissance in UK tech and bolster the country’s precarious post-Brexit startup pipeline. That’s if politics don’t get in the way.Av SpokenLayer
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After a 10 Year Wait, Mt. Gox Bitcoin Is Finally Being Returned
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Former customers of bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox are preparing to be reunited with their lost bitcoin—and it's a $9bn windfall.Av SpokenLayer
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Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted
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A hot ocean provides the energy hurricanes need to grow—and can limit the cooling that happens in their wake, making it likelier that the storms that follow will be powerful ones.Av SpokenLayer
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Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Cuts Dozens of Jobs
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Upside Foods is slashing staff, citing legislative, regulatory, and funding headwinds.Av SpokenLayer
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Meta's Pay for Privacy Model Is Illegal, Says EU
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In the latest big tech reprimand, European Commission officials say the tech giant must offer another option for EU users to opt out of targeted advertising.Av SpokenLayer
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French AI Startups Felt Unstoppable. Then Came the Election
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With polls suggesting voters are about to swing toward the far right or hard left, the AI industry is starting to freak out.Av SpokenLayer
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Calming Fireworks Fears: Music and Tips for Your Sound Sensitive Dog
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Welcome to a bonus episode of the My Zen Pet podcast, where renowned pet calming maestro Lisa Spector brings you soothing music and expert advice to help your sound-sensitive dogs relax. In this special episode, Lisa guides you through calming techniques and shares invaluable tips on preparing your dogs for the stressful fireworks season. With a ba…
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OpenAI Wants AI to Help Humans Train AI
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Having humans rate a language model’s outputs produced clever chatbots. OpenAI says adding AI to the loop could help make them even smarter and more reliable.Av SpokenLayer
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Air So Polluted It Can Kill Isn’t Being Taken Seriously Enough
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Toxic air kills over half a million children every year, yet only once has air pollution been listed as a cause of death on a death certificate.Av SpokenLayer
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The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to one count of espionage in US court on Wednesday, ending a years-long legal battle between the US government and a controversial publisher.Av SpokenLayer
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Post-Pandemic Recovery Isn’t Guaranteed
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The aftermath of a disaster like Covid can be divided into roughly three stages: the honeymoon, the slump, and the uptick. The aim is always to build back better—but in some cases that never happens.Av SpokenLayer
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Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine
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Earlier this week, WIRED published a story about the AI-powered search startup Perplexity, which Forbes has accused of plagiarism.Av SpokenLayer
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Potatoes Are the Perfect Vegetable—but You’re Eating Them Wrong
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The humble potato is a miraculous vegetable, but Americans are eating less of them than ever before and have ditched fresh potatoes for frozen. Is it time to rebrand the spud?Av SpokenLayer
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STEM Students Refuse to Work at Google and Amazon Over Project Nimbus
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Students and young workers from more than 120 universities have pledged to refuse work at Google and Amazon until the Israeli contract is dropped.Av SpokenLayer
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Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing
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Extreme weather threatens the investment value of many properties, but financing for climate mitigation efforts are only just getting going.Av SpokenLayer
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AI Is Coming for Big Tech Jobs—but Not in the Way You Think
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Companies aren’t replacing workers with AI yet. But they are sacrificing thousands of jobs in the race to further innovation in the technology.Av SpokenLayer
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I Spent a Week Eating Discarded Restaurant Food. But Was It Really Going to Waste?
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Food app Too Good To Go promises to cut waste by directing hungry bargain hunters to leftover restaurant food. But the week we spent living off the app had me wondering if Too Good To Go is too good to be true.Av SpokenLayer
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From the Archives: Scientists Have Finally Found the Origins of a Mysterious Asteroid
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Astronomers show how a 50-meter space rock orbiting near Earth isn’t a typical asteroid: It probably blasted off the moon millions of years ago.Av SpokenLayer
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Apple Proved That AI Is a Feature, Not a Product
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Other tech companies want to sell you chatbots. Apple’s demos show the value of seeing the AI as an integrated, holistic experience rather than a stand-alone app or device.Av SpokenLayer
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US National Security Experts Warn AI Giants Aren't Doing Enough to Protect Their Secrets
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Susan Rice, who helped the White House broker an AI safety agreement with OpenAI and other tech companies, says she's worried China will steal American AI secrets.Av SpokenLayer
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From the Archives: The ‘Green’ Future of Furniture Is a Sofa Stuffed With Seaweed
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Foam rubber—like the filling inside your couch—produces an enormous amount of CO2. A Norwegian company called Agoprene thinks seaweed could be the solution.Av SpokenLayer
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An AI Cartoon May Interview You For Your Next Job
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As if trying to land a new gig isn't demoralizing enough, job seekers are meeting with characters powered by generative AI who are capable of meeting with infinite candidates to judge their skills.Av SpokenLayer
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The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the Largest Data Breaches Ever
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The number of alleged hacks targeting the customers of cloud storage firm Snowflake appears to be snowballing into one of the biggest data breaches of all time.Av SpokenLayer
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The Case for MDMA's Approval Is Riddled With Problems
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The FDA is considering approving MDMA alongside psychotherapy as a treatment for PTSD. But evidence of the drug’s effectiveness isn’t clear cut.Av SpokenLayer
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From the Archives: Energy Drinks Are Out of Control
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Highly caffeinated drinks have become a cultural staple. But following a death allegedly related to Panera Bread’s Charged Lemonade, has our collective obsession with energy drinks become unsafe?Av SpokenLayer
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From the Archives: Here Come the Glow-in-the-Dark Houseplants
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Startup Light Bio has created a bioluminescent petunia using mushroom genes and plans to start shipping the plants next spring.Av SpokenLayer
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From the Archives: What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds?
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Scientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green.Av SpokenLayer
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Marc Andreessen Called Online Safety Teams an Enemy. He Still Wants Walled Gardens for His Kid
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Investor Marc Andreessen called tech ethics and safety teams “the enemy” in his “Techno-Optimist Manifesto” last year. Today he clarified he’s in favor of online guardrails for his 9-year-old son.Av SpokenLayer
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From the Archives: A Medieval French Skeleton Is Rewriting the History of Syphilis
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We're bringing an extra episode from our show Science, Spoken. Christopher Columbus was blamed for bringing syphilis to Europe. New DNA evidence suggests it was already there. Maybe both stories are true.Av SpokenLayer
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An American Company Enabled a North Korean Scam That Raised Money for WMDs
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Wyoming’s secretary of state has proposed ways of “preventing fraud and abuse of corporate filings by commercial registered agents” in the aftermath of the scheme’s exposure.Av SpokenLayer
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AI Is Your Coworker Now. Can You Trust It?
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Generative AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are becoming part of everyday business life. But they come with privacy and security considerations you should know about.Av SpokenLayer
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The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning
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Data breaches at Ticketmaster and financial services company Santander have been linked to attacks against cloud provider Snowflake. Researchers fear more breaches will soon be uncovered.Av SpokenLayer
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Google's AI Overviews Will Always Be Broken. That's How AI Works
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Google rushed out fixes after its AI search feature made errors that went viral. Fundamental limitations of generative AI mean that it will still screw up sometimes.Av SpokenLayer
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