TikTok Cyber ​​Security Threat (January 23, 2023)

On Monday’s show: Major Texas universities responded quickly to Gov. Abbott’s order to ban TikTok from government devices. We discuss what kind of threat a social media app can pose and why with cybersecurity expert Chris Bronk of the University of Houston.

Also at this hour: Rice University professor Timothy Morton’s opinion on how to bring more people together to tackle climate change.

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Columnist Dwight Silverman then discusses some of the latest developments in consumer technology, including the emergence of Chat GPT and other generative AI applications.

And we get updates on sports in Houston from Jeff Balke.