Hot Reload

Two friends cut through the noise on the week's biggest tech stories — AI breakthroughs, cybersecurity, big tech drama, and the gadgets shaping our future. Smart takes, real laughs, no fluff.

Hot Reload is a technology podcast hosted by Studio de Harvey, with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Studio de Harvey hosts Hot Reload, a technology show with 14 episodes published.

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  Episode #14

  Ep. 14: Stripe Buys the AI Middleman

  Aug 20, 2026—

  OpenRouter, a service that aggregates access to multiple AI models, announced that it is joining the payments company Stripe. | A developer used geometry calculations and CUDA programming to determine the location of a random island. | Meta ran ads on its platforms for an app that promised to nudify female politicians, including one ad with a pornographic deepfake resembling a U.S. politician. | The U.S. FCC voted to stop treating 1 Gbps as a broadband speed goal, arguing the standard should be technologically neutral. Full episode of Hot Reload.

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  Episode #13

  Ep. 13: Your Face on the Tube, Your Text Watermarked, Your Flight Hacked

  Aug 11, 2026—

  Anthropic has disclosed how its AI model Claude marks AI-generated content. | Amazon is backing a power plant that could become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States. | Transport for London has begun scanning passengers’ faces in the London Underground. | The FBI is investigating whether DEF CON attendees staged a fake-hotspot attack on a Delta flight. Full episode of Hot Reload.

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  Episode #12

  Ep. 12: Washington Bans Robots, Mythos Kills HAWK & Your Mac Runs a 26B Model on 2GB

  Jul 30, 2026—

  A Frontier Lab Agent intrusion event from July 2026 is painstakingly disassembled in a timeline analysis. | A government ban on robots could cripple the U.S. robotics industry, sparking debates on policy implications. | A breakthrough attack, Mythos, has disabled a top cryptographic algorithm candidate, HAWK, after several years of testing. | A significant open-source feat allows Gemma 4 26B to run on M-series Macs with just 2 GB RAM. Full episode of Hot Reload.

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  Episode #11

  Ep. 11: The Quantum Deadline Just Got Five Years Shorter

  Jun 25, 2026—

  Cloudflare has launched a self-managed OAuth solution available to all users. | The White House has issued an order drastically shortening the deadline for adopting post-quantum cryptography. | A new 45°C cooling design significantly reduces water usage in data centers. | OpenAI reveals its first custom chip developed in collaboration with Broadcom. Full episode of Hot Reload.

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  Episode #10

  Ep. 10: Space Suits by Prada; Xbox Turns 25 in Style!

  Jun 7, 2026—

  S&P 500 has decided not to include SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, affecting their investment appeal. | Motorola has rendered its entire line of WiFi routers inoperable without any clear explanation. | Microsoft is celebrating the Xbox's 25th anniversary with a special edition console in translucent green. | NASA has collaborated with Prada to design high-tech space garments for the Moon mission. Full episode of Hot Reload.

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