It’s time to put your backpack on and join the cyber cockroaches as we look at insect cyborgs, robo-Vader, asteroid impacts, ETH mining and the return of Gawker.

Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury

Produced by Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9

Further Reading: 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/25/gawker-comeback-sued-closure-hulk-hogan

https://futurism.com/the-byte/darth-vader-ai-voice

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/darth-vaders-voice-emanated-from-war-torn-ukraine

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/darth-vaders-voice-emanated-from-war-torn-ukraine \

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/ethereum-completes-the-merge-which-ends-mining-and-cuts-energy-use-by-99-95/

https://www.pcmag.com/news/gpu-mining-for-ethereum-ends-as-the-merge-completes

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/09/the-end-of-ethereum-mining-could-be-a-bonanza-for-gpu-shoppers/

https://gizmodo.com/ethereum-bitcoin-price-plunges-sec-chair-merge-security-1849551695

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsZo1cxMqck

https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-slams-spacecraft-slams-into-asteroid-to-test-earth-saving-tech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20ugRQF_4nk

https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-robot-hurricane-fiona

https://futurism.com/the-byte/cyborg-cockroaches-remote-controlled

https://futurism.com/the-byte/inventor-cyborg-cockroaches-rationale

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