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Kaspersky? Nyet!! - DTNS 4795

Season 11, Ep. 4795

The US Department of Commerce classified Kaspersky Lab as a threat to US National security, SpaceX launches the Starlink Mini, and Patrick Norton makes us smarter about chatbots making us dumber.


Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Amos, Joe.

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