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The Killing IT Podcast

IT authors and entrepreneurs Ryan Morris, Karl Palachuk, and Dave Sobel provide commentary on the changing world of technology opportunities and emerging tech.

We want to expand the discussion from the SMB IT channel to all things tech - with one eye on the future and the other on profits. Join us!

May 26, 2023

Topic 1: How much will AI change our business in the next twelve months?

ChatGPT now has over 100 million users. Government wants to regulate it. We’re past the hockey stick moment.

 https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/14/u-s-tech-policy-must-keep-pace-with-ai-innovation/ 

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Topic 2: Oh Dear God - Minority Report crack...


Feb 21, 2023

Topic 1: The Arms Race is Here...AI is Definitely Moving Fast, but Will It Break Things?

ChatGPT is now integrated in Bing as “Prometheus.” That sounds ominous. But Bard is also coming. And now Ernie. And Claude. Soon there will be AI bots generating “conversations” and disrupting the search industry on all...


Feb 7, 2023

Topic 1: Score 1 for the Good Guys in the Cyber Wars

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-0f2b3e6a-1272-4510-8fd2-c1aa9128b8db.html

In a significant development in the fight against ransomware, the FBI announces that they have shut down a notorious cyber gang after infiltrating their system months ago and...


Jan 31, 2023

Topic 1: Sorry: Let’s talk jobs.

December: Total new jobs UP 235,000. That is despite the fact the enterprise companies (500 employees+) reduced jobs by 151,000

https://adpemploymentreport.com/ ← Great summary stats

Spotify  600 (6% of workforce)
Twitter  3,700 (50% of those who lasted this long)
Salesforce 7,000...


Jan 24, 2023

Topic 1: Small companies are “labor hoarding” while large companies are laying off.

https://www.utahbusiness.com/labor-hoarding-tech/ 

https://www.teambonding.com/labor-hoarding/ 

Keeping employees at any cost!


Topic 2: Understanding the Dynamics of the Tech Workforce in 2023

Data Point 1: Tech Layoffs are...