Ep 4: Robotics, AI, Machine Learning and Skynet

A podcast about all things tech and gaming, from the latest budget smartphones to high-end laptops and everything in between. Tech Check is hosted by The Citizen's tech mavens and gaming aficionados – Cheryl Kahla and Lyle Kruger, while Devina Haripersad keeps everything running off-mic.

We're taking you behind the scenes with two YouTube experts. In this week's episode, we're joined Shaun Holland, the Citizen News's Head of Multimedia, and Faizel Patel, Senior Reporter on the digital news desk. Tune in as they share insights and practical advice on to kickstart or level up your own YouTube journey.

"Welcome to 'Tech Check with Kahla and Kruger', the podcast where we demystify the latest tech trends and gadgets. In this episode, we delve into the world of mobile content creation. Joined by Shaun and Devina, we discuss the art of shooting stunning photos and videos using just your smartphone. Discover the power of your pocket-sized device as we share invaluable tips, tricks, and tools to transform your phone into a content creation powerhouse. Whether you're a seasoned content creator or just starting out, tune in to unlock your smartphone's potential and take your creativity to the next level.

Republic of Gamers (ROG) is gearing up to launch something exciting... The ROG ALLY! We were lucky enough to get our hands on a pre-production sample ahead of the launch, and we invited Marcé Bester from Asus HQ to our podcast studio so we could all hype about it together. A review will go up on citizen.co.za in due course, but in the meantime, tune in here for the specs and more.

In today's episode, we did a little AI-takeover and asked ChatGPT to write a podcast script for 'Tech Check With Kahla and Kruger' about, well, ChatGPT. Once ChatGPT had its fun, the humans took over again. Who did it better? Us or ChatGPT? Spoiler alert, the AI-generated portion of this script sounds like OpenAI propaganda.

Join us for a fun little podcast about our tech bag confessions, complete with a Freudian slip for good measure because apparently, size matters... In this episode of Tech Check With Kahla and Kruger we compare our tech bags; Lyle the audiophile, Shaun the shutterbug, and me, apparently the Goldilocks of this story.

In this week's episode, we talk to Marce Bester from Asus about the latest ROG beast - the Strix Scar 18 - as well as the RTX 40 series.

In episode five (recorded in December) I interviewed Taryn Michael - MSc student, data scientist and developer, and also the winner of the 2022 Wits Hackathon.

We talk to Nikhil Ranchod, co-founder and CTO of CTRL Robotics, about how the robotics industry transforms South African services, and what the future holds. Are robots coming to take our jobs? Is the next Skynet imminent? Tune in and find out!

In episode three of The Citizen’s Tech Check with K podcast, we talk to Marcé Bester from ASUS about some of the most recent releases and exciting future developments.