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Born In The Shadows, The Story of Koi.ai

The shocking story of how an Israeli cybersecurity company that accused an American company of corporate espionage got started. That company was then acquired by Palo Alto Networks, the largest cybersecurity company in the world. #AI #Hallucination #PaloAltoNetworks #PANW #KOI Read the original DarkSpectre Report Here: https://web.archive.org/web/20251231125939/https://www.koi.ai/blog/darkspectre-unmasking-the-threat-actor-behind-7-8-million-infected-browsers

August 18, 2026
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technologyAug 5, 2026

Hunting for the X-File Ghost

AI will soon rule the world. It will decide if you paid your taxes, qualify for a mortgage, whether your kid is admitted to university, if someone is eligible for parole, if you've been naughty on social media, etc. EVERYTHING. But what happens if it's WRONG? Here's an unbelievable and ominous situation where a cybersecurity company publishes a report stating an American company was part of a Chinese cybercriminal organization. The story spread around the world. One enormous problem: the software they claim as evidence doesn't exist, but nobody bothered to research it. No news site. No security companies. Nobody. Well, I decided to research it, and here's my results.

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technologyJul 20, 2026

The Internet's Secret Blacklist - Easy In, No Way Out

AI Murdered My Company, Maybe = Episode 3

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technologyJul 16, 2026

MeetingTV Is Laundering Data... for the Chinese

Episode 2 of AI Murdered My Company, Maybe Read the DarkSpectre Report Here: https://web.archive.org/web/20251231125939/https://www.koi.ai/blog/darkspectre-unmasking-the-threat-actor-behind-7-8-million-infected-browsers

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technologyJul 9, 2026

AI Murdered My Company, Maybe - Episode 1 The Day MeetingTV Died

AI Murdered My Company, Maybe - Episode 1 The Day MeetingTV Died #AI #AIhallucination #PaloAltoNetworks #Koi Read the DarkSpectre Report Here: https://web.archive.org/web/20251231125939/https://www.koi.ai/blog/darkspectre-unmasking-the-threat-actor-behind-7-8-million-infected-browsers

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personalJan 15, 2023

Update from MR

Zoomcorder, the Scammies YouTube series, and breaking wild mustangs — what Michael's been up to lately.

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MeetingTV

active
Founded 2023

Warehousing the world's wisdom

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MP3.com

Acq. 2001
Founded 1997·Acquired by Vivendi/Universal (2001)

Championed MP3 to bring digital music to the mainstream — largest internet IPO of its time. Sold to world's largest music company.

Gizmo5

Acq. 2009
Founded 2005·Acquired by Google (2009)

VOIP company enabling free or inexpensive calls over the internet. Acquired by Google.

Lindows (Linspire)

Acq. 2008
Founded 2001·Acquired by Xandros Corporation (2008)

Desktop Linux. Pioneered the visual app store concept with Click-N-Run.

MP3tunes

closed
Founded 2005

Vanguard in personal cloud music — store and access your collection from any device.

DAR.fm

Acq. 2023
Founded 2010·Acquired by Metro Monitor (2023)

Cloud DVR for radio — time-shift your favorite radio programming.

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Michael Robertson

Technology entrepreneur with a track record of identifying promising trends in disruptive sectors.

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