1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,740 Two men, 2 00:00:01,199 --> 00:00:04,160 54 and 36 were arrested in England for 3 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:05,620 a cryptocurrency fraud 4 00:00:05,919 --> 00:00:08,820 that cost a 75 year old Aberdeen, Scotland 5 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:10,980 resident a 6 figure 6 00:00:11,279 --> 00:00:11,779 sum. 7 00:00:12,794 --> 00:00:15,835 Police in Scotland with assistance from West Midlands 8 00:00:15,835 --> 00:00:17,535 and South Yorkshire Police 9 00:00:18,074 --> 00:00:21,595 led the operation. Authority stressed vigilance as elderly 10 00:00:21,595 --> 00:00:22,095 individuals 11 00:00:22,875 --> 00:00:23,375 globally 12 00:00:24,074 --> 00:00:24,814 are becoming 13 00:00:25,199 --> 00:00:28,579 frequent scam targets with crypto fraud surging 14 00:00:29,039 --> 00:00:29,539 worldwide. 15 00:00:30,239 --> 00:00:32,879 Welcome to episode 1,801 16 00:00:32,879 --> 00:00:35,679 coming to this Thursday, February 20. 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I 115 00:04:15,194 --> 00:04:17,240 know you're all here. I can see it 116 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:18,220 in the statistics 117 00:04:19,319 --> 00:04:20,060 for sure. 118 00:04:21,319 --> 00:04:23,240 So not gonna waste a lot of time 119 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:23,800 on just, 120 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,600 you know, yak yak tonight. One thing's for 121 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,379 sure, it's been a absolute, 122 00:04:29,365 --> 00:04:31,544 I guess, for a better word, crushing week. 123 00:04:33,204 --> 00:04:35,144 Been putting in some massive hours, 124 00:04:36,164 --> 00:04:37,544 really trying to 125 00:04:37,925 --> 00:04:40,504 stay keep the whole team organized, keep everyone 126 00:04:40,564 --> 00:04:41,064 moving. 127 00:04:41,459 --> 00:04:43,779 We had an announcement today. Apple is now 128 00:04:43,779 --> 00:04:44,259 allowing, 129 00:04:44,980 --> 00:04:47,620 auto submission of podcast. 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But, anyway, 140 00:05:11,660 --> 00:05:13,660 let's start off with this first article talking 141 00:05:13,660 --> 00:05:15,920 about these two that were arrested 142 00:05:17,420 --> 00:05:18,319 after pension 143 00:05:19,100 --> 00:05:19,600 pensioners, 144 00:05:19,980 --> 00:05:22,000 retirees that we call here in America, 145 00:05:22,305 --> 00:05:24,785 scammed out of a 6 figure crypto nest 146 00:05:24,785 --> 00:05:27,425 egg. And, you know, I I I while 147 00:05:27,425 --> 00:05:28,725 this story is sad, 148 00:05:30,144 --> 00:05:32,704 let me just take a moment. This is 149 00:05:32,704 --> 00:05:35,300 the biggest, hottest thing right now. They they 150 00:05:35,300 --> 00:05:37,379 already figured out they can't call you no 151 00:05:37,379 --> 00:05:39,459 more and and try to get money you 152 00:05:39,459 --> 00:05:41,079 from PayPal or Microsoft 153 00:05:41,539 --> 00:05:43,779 support or, you know, all the hundreds of 154 00:05:43,779 --> 00:05:45,479 scams that are going on. Now 155 00:05:45,779 --> 00:05:46,919 it's about crypto. 156 00:05:47,745 --> 00:05:48,485 It's about 157 00:05:49,104 --> 00:05:50,625 cryptocurrency. And those of you that have bought 158 00:05:50,625 --> 00:05:53,425 crypto, I know people in my extended family 159 00:05:53,425 --> 00:05:54,644 that have bought crypto, 160 00:05:55,185 --> 00:05:55,685 but 161 00:05:56,225 --> 00:05:57,604 people are out to, 162 00:05:59,104 --> 00:06:00,644 scam people out of their 163 00:06:01,024 --> 00:06:02,644 out of their crypto. And 164 00:06:03,129 --> 00:06:06,189 they will have all kinds of opportunities 165 00:06:06,569 --> 00:06:07,310 for you 166 00:06:07,850 --> 00:06:10,029 to be able to invest and, you know, 167 00:06:10,089 --> 00:06:12,430 to be able to earn huge earnings. 168 00:06:14,009 --> 00:06:14,589 I think 169 00:06:16,774 --> 00:06:18,154 what we find today 170 00:06:19,175 --> 00:06:21,735 is that older people are often targeted by 171 00:06:21,735 --> 00:06:22,235 scammers, 172 00:06:23,254 --> 00:06:25,894 and the cases involving theft of large sums 173 00:06:25,894 --> 00:06:28,074 are just way too common. 174 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,240 You know, just a few months prior to 175 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,800 this incident that happened in Scotland, Five individuals 176 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,180 were arrested and charged 177 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,600 after another 6 figure sum. Now a lot 178 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,220 of these folks are not in India. A 179 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,180 lot of these scams are being run 180 00:06:45,044 --> 00:06:46,024 in The Americas 181 00:06:46,404 --> 00:06:49,365 and in England and in overseas in different 182 00:06:49,365 --> 00:06:49,865 locations. 183 00:06:50,805 --> 00:06:51,625 So be 184 00:06:52,004 --> 00:06:52,504 careful. 185 00:06:53,204 --> 00:06:55,685 Be careful. Talk to your elderly. If you've 186 00:06:55,685 --> 00:06:57,764 been listening to the show any length of 187 00:06:57,764 --> 00:06:58,264 time, 188 00:06:58,829 --> 00:07:00,689 and they're getting much, much better. 189 00:07:01,069 --> 00:07:02,829 I've gotten all kinds of emails in the 190 00:07:02,829 --> 00:07:04,909 recent last couple of weeks that I see 191 00:07:04,909 --> 00:07:05,889 it, I go, oh. 192 00:07:06,430 --> 00:07:08,189 I can tell on the surface before I 193 00:07:08,189 --> 00:07:10,589 even open it that it's a scam, but 194 00:07:10,589 --> 00:07:12,209 it's all kinds of new stuff. 195 00:07:12,514 --> 00:07:14,355 All kinds of stuff is being dropped into 196 00:07:14,355 --> 00:07:15,175 our email, 197 00:07:15,794 --> 00:07:17,254 social media links. 198 00:07:17,794 --> 00:07:20,194 So just be careful. And with the cloning 199 00:07:20,194 --> 00:07:21,574 of voices out there, 200 00:07:23,475 --> 00:07:26,035 there is a need for you and your 201 00:07:26,035 --> 00:07:28,375 family members to come up with 202 00:07:29,339 --> 00:07:30,800 a distress word. 203 00:07:31,980 --> 00:07:34,060 Come up with a distress word that you 204 00:07:34,379 --> 00:07:36,399 if you are truly in trouble, 205 00:07:38,459 --> 00:07:40,939 that you can say that distress word to 206 00:07:40,939 --> 00:07:43,875 a family member, and they will know that 207 00:07:43,875 --> 00:07:45,875 you it's really you and you're really in 208 00:07:45,875 --> 00:07:46,375 trouble. 209 00:07:46,835 --> 00:07:49,235 Some of these voice activated things now, it 210 00:07:49,235 --> 00:07:51,495 it could sound just like a son, daughter, 211 00:07:52,835 --> 00:07:54,754 you name it. It it they really could 212 00:07:54,754 --> 00:07:56,134 do a job on you 213 00:07:57,100 --> 00:07:58,639 because you won't know. 214 00:07:59,180 --> 00:08:01,339 You won't know that it's it's someone else 215 00:08:01,339 --> 00:08:01,839 calling. 216 00:08:02,139 --> 00:08:03,980 You could say, oh, the person sounds just 217 00:08:03,980 --> 00:08:05,600 a little different. They're stressed. 218 00:08:05,980 --> 00:08:08,379 Whatever it may be, but all you have 219 00:08:08,379 --> 00:08:09,680 to say is, hey. 220 00:08:10,745 --> 00:08:12,365 What's the distress word? 221 00:08:13,704 --> 00:08:15,305 And if the person talking to you on 222 00:08:15,305 --> 00:08:17,144 their end can't come up with a distress 223 00:08:17,144 --> 00:08:20,105 word that you have agreed on, something simple 224 00:08:20,105 --> 00:08:21,324 but also complicated, 225 00:08:21,865 --> 00:08:23,644 something that is family specific, 226 00:08:26,220 --> 00:08:28,379 And you don't don't use a family member's 227 00:08:28,379 --> 00:08:30,000 name or anything like that. 228 00:08:30,779 --> 00:08:33,820 Use something that's commonly will be known amongst 229 00:08:33,820 --> 00:08:35,200 a small group of people. 230 00:08:36,220 --> 00:08:37,759 And maybe it's two words. 231 00:08:39,945 --> 00:08:42,024 Yeah. Two words is even more complicated. So 232 00:08:42,024 --> 00:08:43,964 you say, what is the distressed word? 233 00:08:44,424 --> 00:08:47,245 And someone may may be able to guess 234 00:08:47,304 --> 00:08:48,284 part of it, 235 00:08:48,904 --> 00:08:50,904 but they're definitely not gonna get the second 236 00:08:50,904 --> 00:08:52,924 part. So it'd be something weird like 237 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:53,940 dummy 238 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:59,139 twenty twenty. Something like that. You know? And, 239 00:08:59,440 --> 00:08:59,940 again, 240 00:09:00,639 --> 00:09:03,920 have some sort of distress word so that 241 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,000 if someone calls you and they claim to 242 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:06,500 be 243 00:09:06,879 --> 00:09:07,940 a family member, 244 00:09:08,595 --> 00:09:09,095 just 245 00:09:10,274 --> 00:09:12,855 be careful. Don't ever allow your elderly 246 00:09:13,475 --> 00:09:15,394 to go to the bank and pull money 247 00:09:15,394 --> 00:09:18,274 out. Go get gift cards. We've talked about 248 00:09:18,274 --> 00:09:20,534 enough on this show, and don't 249 00:09:21,235 --> 00:09:23,095 fall for crypto scams. 250 00:09:25,570 --> 00:09:27,329 And this is really the people that are 251 00:09:27,329 --> 00:09:28,870 being targeted the most 252 00:09:29,570 --> 00:09:32,149 are those that are have lost 253 00:09:32,610 --> 00:09:34,549 one of their partners. They're alone. 254 00:09:35,649 --> 00:09:37,909 So these people are really, really brutal. 255 00:09:38,315 --> 00:09:40,315 At the same time, the SEC's launched a 256 00:09:40,315 --> 00:09:42,975 new unit focused on protecting evincers against 257 00:09:43,355 --> 00:09:45,294 fraud in crypto and 258 00:09:46,875 --> 00:09:49,355 AI. So right in mind, right here we 259 00:09:49,355 --> 00:09:51,214 go, that this is happening. 260 00:09:51,669 --> 00:09:54,389 Agency announced a new unit calling the cyber 261 00:09:54,389 --> 00:09:56,169 emergency technology unit. 262 00:09:56,790 --> 00:09:59,370 So they just announced this new unit, and 263 00:09:59,509 --> 00:10:01,610 it will be led by Laura 264 00:10:02,149 --> 00:10:04,549 Dillard who's been at the SEC for several 265 00:10:04,549 --> 00:10:05,049 years 266 00:10:05,534 --> 00:10:07,075 in various roles in enforcement. 267 00:10:08,095 --> 00:10:09,934 And the unit will not only protect in 268 00:10:10,254 --> 00:10:13,375 investors, but also facilitate capital formation and market 269 00:10:13,375 --> 00:10:13,875 efficiency 270 00:10:14,414 --> 00:10:16,254 by clearing the way for innovation to grow. 271 00:10:16,254 --> 00:10:17,855 So whatever that means. But 272 00:10:18,879 --> 00:10:20,399 so they're gonna work with, 273 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,139 the crypto task force. 274 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,500 So just be careful out there. Okay? 275 00:10:27,279 --> 00:10:29,679 With your crypto. It's it's it's hard to 276 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:31,985 come by. It's grown in value. 277 00:10:32,684 --> 00:10:33,184 Don't 278 00:10:33,884 --> 00:10:36,065 don't fall for it. At the same time, 279 00:10:36,445 --> 00:10:39,184 stop being tricked by AI stuff. Okay? 280 00:10:39,805 --> 00:10:42,465 There's some red flags to look for and 281 00:10:42,524 --> 00:10:43,825 especially in images. 282 00:10:44,740 --> 00:10:46,820 Some stuff is very obvious. You know, we've 283 00:10:46,820 --> 00:10:47,720 got two wizards 284 00:10:48,179 --> 00:10:50,820 via Mac, or via computer here that and 285 00:10:50,820 --> 00:10:52,980 you can tell in this image that I'm 286 00:10:52,980 --> 00:10:54,420 showing on my screen for those of you 287 00:10:54,420 --> 00:10:56,595 listening is it's definitely fake. 288 00:10:57,235 --> 00:10:59,235 He's not a real person. It's like like 289 00:10:59,235 --> 00:11:00,934 a cartoon character. Right? 290 00:11:01,554 --> 00:11:03,954 But it's easy to get fooled that what 291 00:11:03,954 --> 00:11:06,214 what do you look for? And and looking 292 00:11:06,355 --> 00:11:07,735 looking at these images 293 00:11:08,514 --> 00:11:11,394 is really important. The key is to look 294 00:11:11,394 --> 00:11:12,330 at the image. 295 00:11:12,889 --> 00:11:13,389 Usually, 296 00:11:14,250 --> 00:11:16,250 stuff in the foreground will be really well 297 00:11:16,250 --> 00:11:18,429 focused and stuff in the back will not. 298 00:11:19,850 --> 00:11:21,929 We know that's an effect that some camera 299 00:11:21,929 --> 00:11:22,910 people use. 300 00:11:23,690 --> 00:11:26,475 But again, look for different size look at 301 00:11:26,475 --> 00:11:29,115 fingers being too long. Look at just look 302 00:11:29,115 --> 00:11:31,434 at ear lobes. Look at look at the 303 00:11:31,434 --> 00:11:32,495 mouth, nose, 304 00:11:33,115 --> 00:11:34,495 and and look at shadows. 305 00:11:36,809 --> 00:11:39,230 You know, there's one that's crazy out there. 306 00:11:39,450 --> 00:11:42,169 It's obviously fake. But if you wanna Google 307 00:11:42,169 --> 00:11:45,289 something fun to to look at, Google Will 308 00:11:45,289 --> 00:11:48,110 Smith eating spaghetti in 2024. 309 00:11:48,725 --> 00:11:50,105 It's, you know, it's 310 00:11:50,644 --> 00:11:52,725 it's pretty funny, but you can tell it's 311 00:11:52,725 --> 00:11:53,225 AI 312 00:11:54,165 --> 00:11:55,384 right in the beginning. 313 00:11:55,764 --> 00:11:57,524 And the thing is, again, there's a lot 314 00:11:57,524 --> 00:11:58,825 of things in that video 315 00:11:59,445 --> 00:12:02,085 that look about 90% 316 00:12:02,085 --> 00:12:04,184 real, but then you see the illumination 317 00:12:04,620 --> 00:12:05,840 and the weird artifacts, 318 00:12:07,259 --> 00:12:08,639 shadows being wrong. 319 00:12:09,019 --> 00:12:10,160 Just be careful 320 00:12:10,620 --> 00:12:11,360 out there. 321 00:12:13,419 --> 00:12:17,279 Mistakes can be subtle and sometimes painfully obvious, 322 00:12:17,804 --> 00:12:20,205 So it takes time to inspect the image 323 00:12:20,205 --> 00:12:22,625 that you're looking at with a closer eye. 324 00:12:22,684 --> 00:12:25,664 Don't be afraid to zoom in. And oftentimes, 325 00:12:25,884 --> 00:12:28,445 that's where the image will fall apart. Stuff 326 00:12:28,445 --> 00:12:30,544 in the background will not be right. 327 00:12:31,820 --> 00:12:34,000 You know, that's that's the key here. 328 00:12:35,019 --> 00:12:38,000 So, again, take time to look. And, again, 329 00:12:38,139 --> 00:12:40,639 other telltale signs include waxy skin, 330 00:12:41,419 --> 00:12:42,639 areas of unnatural 331 00:12:43,179 --> 00:12:44,639 smoothness or blurriness, 332 00:12:45,659 --> 00:12:46,274 you know, 333 00:12:47,075 --> 00:12:48,835 as an 80 year old man with no 334 00:12:48,835 --> 00:12:51,394 wrinkles on the skin, you know, that's probably 335 00:12:51,394 --> 00:12:52,134 an issue 336 00:12:52,514 --> 00:12:54,595 with the photo. So just pay attention out 337 00:12:54,595 --> 00:12:55,335 there. Alright? 338 00:12:57,315 --> 00:12:58,375 You know, I've got 339 00:12:59,623 --> 00:13:00,123 an 340 00:13:00,850 --> 00:13:02,629 a number of pieces of gear. 341 00:13:03,250 --> 00:13:04,290 I tell you, I've, 342 00:13:06,210 --> 00:13:07,830 I've got a bunch of mini DVs. 343 00:13:09,250 --> 00:13:09,730 And, 344 00:13:10,610 --> 00:13:11,350 I've been 345 00:13:12,450 --> 00:13:13,830 I've got two or three 346 00:13:14,634 --> 00:13:17,115 cameras around here that will will play those 347 00:13:17,115 --> 00:13:20,414 mini DVs, but I am three for three. 348 00:13:21,115 --> 00:13:22,495 Three for three fail. 349 00:13:23,434 --> 00:13:25,375 And, so I ended up on eBay 350 00:13:25,754 --> 00:13:26,574 last night, 351 00:13:27,539 --> 00:13:28,519 looking for, 352 00:13:29,139 --> 00:13:31,379 a mini DV camera. And I actually found 353 00:13:31,379 --> 00:13:33,379 one, and I had a power supply already 354 00:13:33,379 --> 00:13:35,220 for it. And I ordered it, and, you 355 00:13:35,220 --> 00:13:37,220 know, I normally would not pay. I paid 356 00:13:37,220 --> 00:13:39,460 thing at, like, a little hundred and $10 357 00:13:39,460 --> 00:13:41,080 or something like that for it. 358 00:13:43,495 --> 00:13:44,875 But at the same time, 359 00:13:45,175 --> 00:13:47,195 the units I have here are more than 360 00:13:47,335 --> 00:13:49,654 ten or fifteen years old, so it's not 361 00:13:49,654 --> 00:13:52,055 like it's worth any money to go repair 362 00:13:52,055 --> 00:13:54,774 them. Right? It's the you know? No. It's 363 00:13:54,774 --> 00:13:56,774 not. But I need to get these mini 364 00:13:56,774 --> 00:13:57,274 DV 365 00:13:57,950 --> 00:13:59,710 tapes backed up. I've got some Hi eight 366 00:13:59,710 --> 00:14:02,129 ones too. I gotta get them backed up 367 00:14:02,429 --> 00:14:03,410 and get on digital. 368 00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:05,250 I did all my 369 00:14:05,629 --> 00:14:08,669 old old stuff, and now it's stuff that's, 370 00:14:08,669 --> 00:14:10,590 you know, probably on CDs and stuff like 371 00:14:10,590 --> 00:14:12,105 that that I need to work through too 372 00:14:12,664 --> 00:14:14,424 to get them on, to get them on 373 00:14:14,424 --> 00:14:15,164 hard drives 374 00:14:16,184 --> 00:14:17,485 and then into the cloud. 375 00:14:18,824 --> 00:14:21,065 But current stuff that we have today is 376 00:14:21,065 --> 00:14:23,404 still very difficult to get repaired. 377 00:14:24,024 --> 00:14:25,945 Apple and Dell have made some progress, but 378 00:14:25,945 --> 00:14:28,540 MacBooks still are the worst to crack open. 379 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,679 The Public Interest Research Group, a US based 380 00:14:32,679 --> 00:14:34,940 nonprofit, has been long part of a coalition 381 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:35,740 of repairability 382 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:38,220 advocates state in 2025, 383 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,154 failing the fixed report, the latest generation smartphones 384 00:14:41,215 --> 00:14:43,634 become more repairable in 2024, 385 00:14:44,174 --> 00:14:45,794 particularly in ease of disassembly. 386 00:14:47,294 --> 00:14:50,115 Laptop laptops, however, saw little to no advances 387 00:14:50,174 --> 00:14:53,475 with most band brands remaining difficult to mend. 388 00:14:53,639 --> 00:14:55,480 There's a couple of YouTube channels I watch 389 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:55,980 where 390 00:14:56,519 --> 00:14:59,639 folks bring on a re a remarkable amount 391 00:14:59,639 --> 00:15:03,019 of gear back to life with replace replacing 392 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:05,559 capacitors, transistors, stuff that have, 393 00:15:06,225 --> 00:15:08,404 you know, basically let the smoke out of. 394 00:15:08,625 --> 00:15:10,865 But there was no significant improvement across the 395 00:15:10,865 --> 00:15:13,264 eight most popular late laptop brands in The 396 00:15:13,264 --> 00:15:17,264 US, HP, Apple, Dell, Acer, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, 397 00:15:17,264 --> 00:15:18,004 and Asus. 398 00:15:18,779 --> 00:15:21,279 Well, Apple and Dell laptop saw some improvements. 399 00:15:21,580 --> 00:15:23,740 The other brands saw minimal or no change. 400 00:15:23,740 --> 00:15:26,379 So still very, very difficult. Lenovo got an 401 00:15:26,379 --> 00:15:26,879 f 402 00:15:28,460 --> 00:15:30,320 completely. They they're the worst. 403 00:15:30,779 --> 00:15:33,180 Apple, believe it or not, returned a c 404 00:15:33,180 --> 00:15:33,680 minus. 405 00:15:34,365 --> 00:15:36,125 So that's hard to believe that Apple got 406 00:15:36,125 --> 00:15:37,504 a better score than Lenovo. 407 00:15:38,044 --> 00:15:40,845 Now Asus earned the highest repairability grade of 408 00:15:40,845 --> 00:15:41,745 an a minus. 409 00:15:43,245 --> 00:15:46,365 So that's pretty amazing. And Samsung was added 410 00:15:46,365 --> 00:15:48,299 to this for the first time this year 411 00:15:48,940 --> 00:15:50,940 because it became one of the most popular 412 00:15:50,940 --> 00:15:53,100 laptop brands in The United States. That's that's 413 00:15:53,100 --> 00:15:53,679 a curious, 414 00:15:55,659 --> 00:15:57,980 report. I haven't been paying attention to the 415 00:15:57,980 --> 00:15:59,919 to the Windows brands. 416 00:16:00,824 --> 00:16:03,544 I've got, several Windows laptops here that I'm 417 00:16:03,544 --> 00:16:05,544 just running into the ground. I have a, 418 00:16:06,664 --> 00:16:08,904 Lenovo is it a Lovo? No. It's a 419 00:16:09,064 --> 00:16:10,125 yeah. It's a Lenovo 420 00:16:11,625 --> 00:16:12,125 Legion, 421 00:16:13,625 --> 00:16:14,125 and, 422 00:16:15,464 --> 00:16:17,769 it's got a o Intel Core 17 in 423 00:16:17,769 --> 00:16:19,370 it. I just don't need it to do 424 00:16:19,370 --> 00:16:21,049 too much. It just does some stuff here 425 00:16:21,049 --> 00:16:23,370 in the studio. I'll run that thing until 426 00:16:23,370 --> 00:16:24,909 it just flat out collapsed. 427 00:16:27,370 --> 00:16:28,990 So well, that's interesting. 428 00:16:31,165 --> 00:16:31,665 So 429 00:16:32,045 --> 00:16:34,225 I think the key here is 430 00:16:35,565 --> 00:16:37,245 we just have to understand most of the 431 00:16:37,245 --> 00:16:39,004 stuff is not repairable to a to a 432 00:16:39,004 --> 00:16:41,264 modern extent, so buy your extended warranties. 433 00:16:43,404 --> 00:16:43,904 Now 434 00:16:44,230 --> 00:16:46,889 since Elon started messing with Doge 435 00:16:48,149 --> 00:16:50,570 and started going out and doing things, 436 00:16:51,590 --> 00:16:54,230 the tech industry has not been nice to 437 00:16:54,230 --> 00:16:54,730 him. 438 00:16:56,904 --> 00:16:58,985 Not at all. I mean, they are just 439 00:16:59,065 --> 00:17:01,004 they are they're out for blood. 440 00:17:01,785 --> 00:17:03,644 It it's it's amazing 441 00:17:04,025 --> 00:17:04,525 how 442 00:17:05,144 --> 00:17:06,684 the world has turned. 443 00:17:07,384 --> 00:17:09,384 And he says he'll fix community notes on 444 00:17:09,384 --> 00:17:11,244 x after it disagreed with him. 445 00:17:12,349 --> 00:17:13,170 And, of course, 446 00:17:13,549 --> 00:17:14,049 Gizmodo, 447 00:17:15,070 --> 00:17:15,570 highly 448 00:17:16,589 --> 00:17:17,089 highly, 449 00:17:19,470 --> 00:17:21,630 you know, that organization over there, they should 450 00:17:21,630 --> 00:17:24,849 stay start keep the writing tech instead of, 451 00:17:25,470 --> 00:17:26,609 messing with politics. 452 00:17:27,414 --> 00:17:29,654 And, they say the billionaire has a history 453 00:17:29,654 --> 00:17:32,775 of manipulating x to fit his far right 454 00:17:32,775 --> 00:17:33,515 world view. 455 00:17:33,894 --> 00:17:36,315 So, you know, let's let's just kind of 456 00:17:36,535 --> 00:17:38,795 think about this. He owns x. 457 00:17:39,255 --> 00:17:40,474 He owns it. 458 00:17:40,909 --> 00:17:42,769 Bank probably owns some of it 459 00:17:43,630 --> 00:17:44,450 or his investors. 460 00:17:46,509 --> 00:17:48,130 And, he says that 461 00:17:48,509 --> 00:17:51,230 community notes is increasingly being gained by governments 462 00:17:51,230 --> 00:17:52,450 and legacy media. 463 00:17:53,174 --> 00:17:55,335 And I would have a probably tendency to 464 00:17:55,335 --> 00:17:55,835 agree. 465 00:17:56,775 --> 00:17:58,315 Oh, what's going on here? 466 00:18:00,535 --> 00:18:01,835 Why did that do that? 467 00:18:04,215 --> 00:18:04,715 So 468 00:18:08,289 --> 00:18:10,450 who is trying to call? I don't know 469 00:18:10,450 --> 00:18:11,830 who this number is. 470 00:18:13,570 --> 00:18:16,210 Let me put this phone on on they're 471 00:18:16,210 --> 00:18:16,950 being persistent. 472 00:18:17,490 --> 00:18:18,230 I'm sorry. 473 00:18:18,609 --> 00:18:20,390 Put this thing on airplane mode. 474 00:18:25,525 --> 00:18:28,005 My god. What the hell is going on 475 00:18:28,005 --> 00:18:28,505 here? 476 00:18:31,525 --> 00:18:33,065 I wasn't in a call. 477 00:18:34,644 --> 00:18:36,904 Alright. There's a simple solution for this. 478 00:18:38,519 --> 00:18:39,340 Power off. 479 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:41,019 There we go. 480 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:41,980 So 481 00:18:44,360 --> 00:18:48,039 everyone is very, very tight looking and doing 482 00:18:48,039 --> 00:18:49,580 high scrutiny on him. 483 00:18:51,125 --> 00:18:52,325 So I don't know. What do you guys 484 00:18:52,325 --> 00:18:53,684 think? Do you think this, 485 00:18:54,644 --> 00:18:55,284 this this, 486 00:18:56,244 --> 00:18:56,744 Vetriol 487 00:18:57,204 --> 00:18:59,384 is I guess it depends if you're conservative 488 00:18:59,524 --> 00:19:00,345 or liberal. 489 00:19:01,125 --> 00:19:03,044 But I I don't understand. I just think 490 00:19:03,044 --> 00:19:03,944 at this point, 491 00:19:04,630 --> 00:19:06,309 you know, get rid of the waste. If 492 00:19:06,309 --> 00:19:07,509 they if it's truly getting rid of the 493 00:19:07,509 --> 00:19:09,509 waste, let's get rid of the waste. But 494 00:19:09,509 --> 00:19:11,929 it's just it's just this ongoing attack. 495 00:19:13,029 --> 00:19:14,869 You know, almost to the point where you're 496 00:19:15,029 --> 00:19:16,650 I start looking at 497 00:19:17,215 --> 00:19:19,535 the every news article now that comes out 498 00:19:19,535 --> 00:19:21,535 about Elon, and I have to read through 499 00:19:21,535 --> 00:19:22,275 and say, 500 00:19:22,735 --> 00:19:24,755 is this some dude that's just mad? 501 00:19:28,414 --> 00:19:30,670 I I know it's it's it's gotten pretty 502 00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:32,930 bad. It really has. And, 503 00:19:33,870 --> 00:19:35,309 you know, Kirk, we may have to make 504 00:19:35,309 --> 00:19:37,630 an adjustment here to some of the news 505 00:19:37,630 --> 00:19:38,130 content. 506 00:19:39,710 --> 00:19:41,410 I'm not gonna say he's perfect 507 00:19:41,789 --> 00:19:42,690 by any means. 508 00:19:43,465 --> 00:19:44,765 You know? Not whatsoever. 509 00:19:46,505 --> 00:19:48,664 But it's interesting to see the spin that 510 00:19:48,664 --> 00:19:49,805 they put on things. 511 00:19:50,184 --> 00:19:52,904 Jeep's parent company announces hands free eyes off 512 00:19:52,904 --> 00:19:55,325 driving feature. You know, Jeep has been financially 513 00:19:55,384 --> 00:19:56,285 in some trouble. 514 00:19:56,899 --> 00:19:59,539 But Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Dodge, 515 00:19:59,539 --> 00:20:00,980 and Ram, announced its first hand 516 00:20:01,460 --> 00:20:04,919 hands free eyes off partial autonomous driving feature. 517 00:20:05,220 --> 00:20:07,539 The company is pitching this new feature, which 518 00:20:07,539 --> 00:20:08,519 is called STLA 519 00:20:08,819 --> 00:20:09,799 auto drive. 520 00:20:10,724 --> 00:20:12,265 But that said, Stellantis 521 00:20:12,964 --> 00:20:15,765 isn't launching the feature quite yet, citing market 522 00:20:15,765 --> 00:20:18,884 and regulatory hurdles. Now they're gonna call this 523 00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:20,265 a three plus 524 00:20:21,125 --> 00:20:22,265 autonomous driving. 525 00:20:22,644 --> 00:20:23,545 In other words, 526 00:20:23,924 --> 00:20:26,720 the they're setting some some new rules 527 00:20:28,380 --> 00:20:30,140 where the driver still needs to be able 528 00:20:30,140 --> 00:20:32,940 to take over control of vehicle upon request, 529 00:20:32,940 --> 00:20:34,700 but can also take their eyes off the 530 00:20:34,700 --> 00:20:36,240 road in certain situations. 531 00:20:37,674 --> 00:20:39,835 Some experts have argued that l three can 532 00:20:39,835 --> 00:20:40,974 be dangerous given 533 00:20:41,355 --> 00:20:43,615 the need for drivers really to 534 00:20:44,394 --> 00:20:44,795 to, 535 00:20:45,515 --> 00:20:47,355 to pay attention. Now I don't think I 536 00:20:47,355 --> 00:20:47,855 would, 537 00:20:50,154 --> 00:20:52,255 I don't think I would trust these systems 538 00:20:52,315 --> 00:20:52,815 yet. 539 00:20:53,859 --> 00:20:56,259 Stellantis says this level system three can be 540 00:20:56,259 --> 00:20:58,500 engaged even at night and in challenging weather 541 00:20:58,500 --> 00:21:00,819 conditions. I think that's when it's mostly go 542 00:21:00,819 --> 00:21:01,319 sideways, 543 00:21:01,940 --> 00:21:04,339 but there'll be limitations. For example, drivers can 544 00:21:04,339 --> 00:21:06,019 only take their eyes off their own hands 545 00:21:06,019 --> 00:21:08,579 off the steering wheel at less than 37 546 00:21:08,579 --> 00:21:10,255 miles per hour. So that means 547 00:21:11,035 --> 00:21:13,134 some city street, not on the highway. 548 00:21:13,835 --> 00:21:16,315 They say the system is divide designed to 549 00:21:16,315 --> 00:21:16,815 evolve 550 00:21:17,595 --> 00:21:19,595 to be able to function at speeds up 551 00:21:19,595 --> 00:21:21,914 to 59 miles per hour and while off 552 00:21:21,914 --> 00:21:22,414 roading. 553 00:21:24,230 --> 00:21:25,390 One of the things they wanna be able 554 00:21:25,390 --> 00:21:27,049 to do is when you're at a stoplight 555 00:21:27,110 --> 00:21:29,350 and you stop, you look at your phone, 556 00:21:29,350 --> 00:21:30,789 whatever it is, and then when the light 557 00:21:30,789 --> 00:21:32,710 turns green, your car will start moving and 558 00:21:32,710 --> 00:21:35,110 they don't won't that you won't require you 559 00:21:35,110 --> 00:21:38,170 to be looking up to start moving. 560 00:21:39,924 --> 00:21:42,005 So, again, I think what will happen is 561 00:21:42,005 --> 00:21:44,825 these systems continue to evolve and roll out. 562 00:21:45,684 --> 00:21:48,485 Those that wanna take this most highest risk 563 00:21:48,485 --> 00:21:51,045 in trusting these systems will probably be the 564 00:21:51,045 --> 00:21:53,525 ones that'll have the most crazy stories to 565 00:21:53,525 --> 00:21:54,025 tell 566 00:21:54,559 --> 00:21:56,640 when things go sideways or the vehicle ends 567 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:57,299 up sideways 568 00:21:57,759 --> 00:21:59,599 or you end up end up underneath the 569 00:21:59,599 --> 00:22:01,519 semi and you won't have a story to 570 00:22:01,519 --> 00:22:02,019 tell. 571 00:22:03,599 --> 00:22:04,819 So just be careful. 572 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:06,720 And I know I know they're getting better, 573 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:07,940 but, you know, 574 00:22:08,634 --> 00:22:10,794 I I would, give it some more time 575 00:22:10,794 --> 00:22:13,674 to completely trust it from looking up looking 576 00:22:13,674 --> 00:22:14,174 away. 577 00:22:15,275 --> 00:22:17,434 If you're a WordPress user, another serious WordPress 578 00:22:17,434 --> 00:22:20,154 plugin vulnerability is putting up to 40,000 sites 579 00:22:20,154 --> 00:22:22,680 at risk. It's called the j Jupyter x 580 00:22:22,759 --> 00:22:23,259 Core. 581 00:22:23,559 --> 00:22:26,460 It's a popular WordPress plugin that has 90,000 582 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:27,100 installs. 583 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,799 So if you have a Jupyter x Core 584 00:22:29,799 --> 00:22:32,059 installed on your WordPress site, make sure 585 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:33,740 you get it updated. 586 00:22:35,095 --> 00:22:37,015 Another new Apple chip is coming to the 587 00:22:37,015 --> 00:22:40,315 iPhone 17 lineup following the c one debut. 588 00:22:41,495 --> 00:22:43,914 So this is a brand new modem, 589 00:22:44,695 --> 00:22:47,095 for the iPhone 16 e, which was announced 590 00:22:47,095 --> 00:22:47,595 yesterday. 591 00:22:48,215 --> 00:22:48,715 The 592 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,400 16 e, is available to, to be picked 593 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:55,059 up. But this Apple Wi Fi chip 594 00:22:55,759 --> 00:22:57,519 is being purported to come to the full 595 00:22:57,519 --> 00:22:58,579 iPhone 17 596 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:00,659 later this year. 597 00:23:00,974 --> 00:23:03,214 There are five g modem projects, which includes 598 00:23:03,214 --> 00:23:05,295 the new c one and future c class 599 00:23:05,295 --> 00:23:05,795 successors, 600 00:23:06,335 --> 00:23:08,494 but Apple's also been working on its own 601 00:23:08,494 --> 00:23:10,174 in house Wi Fi solution. And per a 602 00:23:10,174 --> 00:23:11,394 new report, it's ready 603 00:23:11,775 --> 00:23:14,914 to debut the full iPhone 17 light up. 604 00:23:16,460 --> 00:23:20,059 So following this is basically Qualcomm Broadcom Wi 605 00:23:20,059 --> 00:23:22,299 Fi chips are gonna be replaced by Apple's 606 00:23:22,299 --> 00:23:24,320 in house chips at a faster rate. 607 00:23:26,140 --> 00:23:26,619 So, 608 00:23:27,099 --> 00:23:28,539 this will be a there'll be a hit 609 00:23:28,539 --> 00:23:30,320 to Broadcom and Qualcomm. 610 00:23:31,875 --> 00:23:33,875 That's if they can get through anything where 611 00:23:33,875 --> 00:23:34,694 they say there's 612 00:23:35,075 --> 00:23:36,855 a potential patent infringement. 613 00:23:39,234 --> 00:23:40,035 Space.com 614 00:23:40,035 --> 00:23:42,134 has got into the, Musk Elon, 615 00:23:42,595 --> 00:23:44,275 situation too. They're saying that, 616 00:23:44,755 --> 00:23:45,255 this 617 00:23:45,875 --> 00:23:48,269 they're repeating a false stranded Starliner 618 00:23:48,809 --> 00:23:50,809 astronaut's narrative. And I I'll have to admit 619 00:23:50,809 --> 00:23:51,630 on this one. 620 00:23:53,289 --> 00:23:56,170 You know, we know from you listening to 621 00:23:56,170 --> 00:23:56,910 this show 622 00:23:57,369 --> 00:24:00,410 that when Boeing could not safely bring the 623 00:24:00,410 --> 00:24:03,555 two astronauts home, that Starlink was asked or 624 00:24:03,555 --> 00:24:05,714 it's not Starlink, SpaceX was asked to go 625 00:24:05,714 --> 00:24:07,255 and rescue them. 626 00:24:07,875 --> 00:24:08,355 And, 627 00:24:08,755 --> 00:24:09,974 you know, the rescue, 628 00:24:12,275 --> 00:24:13,575 the rescue spacecraft 629 00:24:13,875 --> 00:24:16,529 has been at the NASA space station for 630 00:24:16,529 --> 00:24:17,190 some time, 631 00:24:17,490 --> 00:24:20,069 but they have been delayed departure because 632 00:24:21,089 --> 00:24:23,970 of especially, essentially, SpaceX not being able to 633 00:24:23,970 --> 00:24:24,710 get the 634 00:24:25,089 --> 00:24:25,750 the next, 635 00:24:27,169 --> 00:24:28,069 the next SpaceX, 636 00:24:28,529 --> 00:24:29,589 Dragon up there. 637 00:24:31,684 --> 00:24:34,005 So so the narrative basically is is, you 638 00:24:34,005 --> 00:24:36,244 know, that it's it's all semantics. And I 639 00:24:36,244 --> 00:24:38,424 think what's happens here a little bit 640 00:24:40,565 --> 00:24:42,825 is Trump says stuff to trigger people. 641 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,279 And what ends what ends up happening is 642 00:24:47,279 --> 00:24:48,980 is everyone goes off the rails, 643 00:24:49,679 --> 00:24:50,819 and then it's only 644 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:52,259 partially right. 645 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,599 You know? It's just his way of poking 646 00:24:55,599 --> 00:24:56,259 the bear. 647 00:24:56,954 --> 00:24:57,454 So, 648 00:24:57,835 --> 00:24:59,755 you know, I I I see people falling 649 00:24:59,755 --> 00:25:00,894 for this a lot, 650 00:25:01,355 --> 00:25:03,275 and I think it's even the online folks. 651 00:25:03,275 --> 00:25:04,734 Just just let it go. 652 00:25:05,994 --> 00:25:08,554 Did Siri break the law? Apple's latest privacy 653 00:25:08,554 --> 00:25:10,714 complaint in France doesn't bode well. This comes 654 00:25:10,714 --> 00:25:12,015 right after Apple settled 655 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:14,079 for $95,000,000 656 00:25:14,079 --> 00:25:16,099 in The US on similar grounds. 657 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,839 France Human Rights NGO, I'm not even gonna 658 00:25:19,839 --> 00:25:21,279 try to pronounce this. I guess, 659 00:25:24,559 --> 00:25:26,900 oh my god, has accused Apple of violations 660 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,575 of privacy, unlawful processing of personal data, and 661 00:25:29,575 --> 00:25:31,194 deceptive commercial practices. 662 00:25:32,214 --> 00:25:34,795 The the complaint filed with the parent's prosecutor 663 00:25:36,775 --> 00:25:39,835 basically says invasion of privacy and GDPR violations. 664 00:25:44,319 --> 00:25:44,819 So 665 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,980 this team, Cast and Improve Siri's multilingual 666 00:25:49,279 --> 00:25:49,779 chatbot, 667 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:54,579 responds by listening, transcribing, and tagging the recordings 668 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,200 triggered by Apple's voice assistant. On the very 669 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:58,835 first day, we're told we were going to 670 00:25:58,835 --> 00:26:01,475 work on recording of people talking to their 671 00:26:01,475 --> 00:26:01,975 assistant 672 00:26:02,355 --> 00:26:03,255 or on recording 673 00:26:03,795 --> 00:26:06,434 recordings captured without their knowledge when the machine 674 00:26:06,434 --> 00:26:07,735 was triggered by mistake. 675 00:26:08,914 --> 00:26:10,695 This was an, a whistleblower. 676 00:26:13,470 --> 00:26:15,869 So, anyway, we'll see what happens. We know 677 00:26:15,869 --> 00:26:16,690 these devices 678 00:26:17,309 --> 00:26:19,970 have been listening to us. There's no doubt. 679 00:26:20,670 --> 00:26:22,670 We've all had a situation where we've been 680 00:26:22,670 --> 00:26:25,070 talking about something, and the next thing we 681 00:26:25,070 --> 00:26:27,470 do are online and we're being presented an 682 00:26:27,470 --> 00:26:29,464 ad. We know this has been going on 683 00:26:29,464 --> 00:26:31,325 no matter what they say. 684 00:26:31,784 --> 00:26:32,524 We know. 685 00:26:33,065 --> 00:26:34,284 We know they have. 686 00:26:36,264 --> 00:26:38,024 And I bet you I bet you the 687 00:26:38,024 --> 00:26:40,125 US government is using this for search warrants 688 00:26:40,505 --> 00:26:41,460 to turn on 689 00:26:41,859 --> 00:26:44,179 recording and listening as well. I would have 690 00:26:44,179 --> 00:26:46,259 no doubt in my mind that this is 691 00:26:46,259 --> 00:26:47,480 potentially going on. 692 00:26:48,019 --> 00:26:50,279 You know? To think otherwise would be crazy. 693 00:26:52,019 --> 00:26:54,500 Amazon now has creative control over the James 694 00:26:54,500 --> 00:26:57,319 Bond franchise, but this hasn't been without pain. 695 00:26:59,184 --> 00:27:01,984 Barbara Bacoly, long standing beef with Amazon, is 696 00:27:01,984 --> 00:27:03,765 a big part of what kept the ecommerce 697 00:27:03,825 --> 00:27:06,544 giant turned studio from producing a new James 698 00:27:06,544 --> 00:27:08,325 Bond movie following its acquisition 699 00:27:09,025 --> 00:27:11,204 of MGM in 2021. 700 00:27:11,579 --> 00:27:13,339 But now it seems like both parties have 701 00:27:13,339 --> 00:27:15,679 set aside their differences, so who got paid? 702 00:27:16,539 --> 00:27:18,000 Today, Amazon MGM, 703 00:27:18,619 --> 00:27:22,480 Broccoli, and fellow Bond producer, Michael g Wilson, 704 00:27:22,779 --> 00:27:24,940 announced the formation of a new joint venture 705 00:27:24,940 --> 00:27:26,845 that will give the studio full creative control 706 00:27:26,845 --> 00:27:28,384 over the Bond movie franchise 707 00:27:29,085 --> 00:27:30,625 after the deal is finalized. 708 00:27:31,644 --> 00:27:34,224 Broccoli and Wilson, who are half siblings, 709 00:27:34,605 --> 00:27:37,825 remain co owners of franchise with Amazon MGM. 710 00:27:37,884 --> 00:27:40,169 But in a statement about the deal, both 711 00:27:40,169 --> 00:27:42,649 producers were clear about their desires to step 712 00:27:42,649 --> 00:27:45,069 back and focus on other endeavors 713 00:27:45,609 --> 00:27:48,009 after spending most of their lives working on 714 00:27:48,009 --> 00:27:48,509 bond. 715 00:27:48,970 --> 00:27:51,149 So what that means is they got paid. 716 00:27:51,904 --> 00:27:52,565 They got 717 00:27:52,944 --> 00:27:53,524 paid to 718 00:27:53,984 --> 00:27:54,644 the STFU. 719 00:27:55,424 --> 00:27:57,125 That's what happened. They got paid. 720 00:27:58,224 --> 00:28:00,944 So it's all about the bones, all about 721 00:28:00,944 --> 00:28:01,605 the money. 722 00:28:04,099 --> 00:28:06,740 Stock of the day, Palantir's surging stock fell 723 00:28:06,740 --> 00:28:09,539 10% after reports of Pentagon budget cuts. I 724 00:28:09,539 --> 00:28:10,920 think anything tied 725 00:28:11,539 --> 00:28:14,580 to any type of government right now is 726 00:28:14,580 --> 00:28:17,720 at risk. Any company that has government contracts, 727 00:28:18,725 --> 00:28:20,984 I you you are at 728 00:28:21,285 --> 00:28:21,785 risk. 729 00:28:22,325 --> 00:28:25,525 We have a number of government contracts, and, 730 00:28:26,484 --> 00:28:28,484 we've been watching. You know, most of them 731 00:28:28,484 --> 00:28:29,305 are on a 732 00:28:29,765 --> 00:28:31,065 they've already been paid. 733 00:28:31,950 --> 00:28:34,589 So and they're not, like, crazy money. It's 734 00:28:34,829 --> 00:28:36,909 you know, we don't we don't jack up 735 00:28:36,909 --> 00:28:39,250 our prices because it's a government contractor, 736 00:28:40,429 --> 00:28:44,029 or government organization. They get commercial rates like 737 00:28:44,029 --> 00:28:46,644 anyone else does. So it's not like it's 738 00:28:46,644 --> 00:28:49,525 big line items, you know, $34,000 739 00:28:49,525 --> 00:28:50,825 typical type of a, 740 00:28:51,605 --> 00:28:52,424 a contract 741 00:28:52,805 --> 00:28:54,805 and just like any other company that works 742 00:28:54,805 --> 00:28:55,705 with us. So, 743 00:28:56,964 --> 00:28:59,045 we'll see. We'll see. I think I think 744 00:28:59,045 --> 00:29:00,990 a lot of there's gonna be a lot 745 00:29:00,990 --> 00:29:03,630 of fallout of of contracts being canceled. At 746 00:29:03,630 --> 00:29:06,590 the same time, federal tech workers in US 747 00:29:06,590 --> 00:29:08,190 may be in a world of hurt, and 748 00:29:08,190 --> 00:29:10,450 I I'm gonna agree with this. 749 00:29:12,234 --> 00:29:13,755 I've talked a little bit about this in 750 00:29:13,755 --> 00:29:14,494 the past. 751 00:29:16,474 --> 00:29:18,315 I think they're gonna be in a world 752 00:29:18,315 --> 00:29:19,134 of hurt 753 00:29:19,595 --> 00:29:20,634 not because 754 00:29:24,390 --> 00:29:26,150 well, I'll tell you why. I think they're 755 00:29:26,150 --> 00:29:27,509 gonna be in a world of hurt because 756 00:29:27,509 --> 00:29:29,769 there's a lot of great candidates out there, 757 00:29:29,990 --> 00:29:31,990 and they may not be up to speed 758 00:29:31,990 --> 00:29:33,529 on the latest tech and technology. 759 00:29:35,830 --> 00:29:36,330 I 760 00:29:36,789 --> 00:29:39,289 you know, that working with old systems, 761 00:29:39,984 --> 00:29:41,524 different pace of work, 762 00:29:42,065 --> 00:29:44,865 not, you know, not the fast paced work 763 00:29:44,865 --> 00:29:47,765 that we're used to in the private sectors. 764 00:29:49,105 --> 00:29:49,605 So, 765 00:29:50,625 --> 00:29:52,884 you know, number one, they're gonna have to 766 00:29:53,265 --> 00:29:55,559 figure out, hey. I'm gonna have to work, 767 00:29:56,039 --> 00:29:57,259 you know, a minimum 768 00:29:57,559 --> 00:29:59,100 of forty hours a week. 769 00:29:59,799 --> 00:30:01,740 I'm gonna have to be more technically 770 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:04,840 pro less than I am now because I 771 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:07,080 don't have as a government worker, I don't 772 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,799 have a contractor to help me over the 773 00:30:09,799 --> 00:30:10,299 hurdles. 774 00:30:12,615 --> 00:30:12,855 So 775 00:30:13,975 --> 00:30:16,295 and I'm not saying all IT workers are 776 00:30:16,295 --> 00:30:16,795 not 777 00:30:17,255 --> 00:30:19,414 up to speed, but it's just a different 778 00:30:19,414 --> 00:30:19,914 level. 779 00:30:21,654 --> 00:30:24,295 And stuff just moves so much slower in 780 00:30:24,295 --> 00:30:24,795 government. 781 00:30:26,069 --> 00:30:27,909 Many of them are probably working on systems 782 00:30:27,909 --> 00:30:29,429 that are many, many years old that have 783 00:30:29,429 --> 00:30:31,130 already been set aside by 784 00:30:31,509 --> 00:30:32,809 by private industry. 785 00:30:33,750 --> 00:30:36,390 So I think that's where their where their 786 00:30:36,390 --> 00:30:39,130 challenge is. Will the will they be hireable? 787 00:30:42,525 --> 00:30:44,144 We'll see. We'll see. 788 00:30:44,684 --> 00:30:46,224 US military health provider, 789 00:30:46,525 --> 00:30:47,025 HNFS, 790 00:30:47,404 --> 00:30:48,845 is paying $11,000,000 791 00:30:48,845 --> 00:30:50,304 in a settlement over cybersecurity 792 00:30:51,804 --> 00:30:52,304 failures. 793 00:30:54,119 --> 00:30:55,420 So who are they paying? 794 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,400 They were contracted by the DOD in 02/2010 795 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:02,839 to administer TRICARE. Oh, yeah. Great online system 796 00:31:02,839 --> 00:31:04,140 there. Gag me. 797 00:31:04,519 --> 00:31:06,599 US military servicemen and their families not only 798 00:31:06,599 --> 00:31:07,500 failed to comply, 799 00:31:08,565 --> 00:31:10,244 oh, they not only failed to comply with 800 00:31:10,244 --> 00:31:12,904 cybersecurity agreements, but also lied about its certification. 801 00:31:14,085 --> 00:31:16,164 According to the government, between 02/2015 802 00:31:16,164 --> 00:31:17,125 and 02/2018, 803 00:31:17,125 --> 00:31:18,184 the Rancho Cordova, 804 00:31:18,565 --> 00:31:21,065 California based health care provider failed to implement 805 00:31:21,569 --> 00:31:24,309 cybersecurity controls required for a dry care program, 806 00:31:24,450 --> 00:31:25,750 aka HIPAA information, 807 00:31:26,130 --> 00:31:28,710 and ensure that these controls operate as intended. 808 00:31:29,329 --> 00:31:32,149 The company allegedly failed to scan for vulnerabilities 809 00:31:32,210 --> 00:31:34,049 in its network and systems and to remedy 810 00:31:34,049 --> 00:31:35,349 them in a timely manner. 811 00:31:39,754 --> 00:31:42,315 So they agreed to pay this $11,000,000 812 00:31:42,315 --> 00:31:43,694 and 5,000,000 in restitution. 813 00:31:44,394 --> 00:31:46,315 Who did they pay the restitution to? The 814 00:31:46,315 --> 00:31:46,815 government? 815 00:31:49,269 --> 00:31:52,329 There's been, of course, no determinational liability, but, 816 00:31:52,789 --> 00:31:54,710 yep, our data just out there spinning in 817 00:31:54,710 --> 00:31:57,029 the wind. That is for sure. Amazon has 818 00:31:57,029 --> 00:31:59,349 announced it's gonna shut down its Android App 819 00:31:59,349 --> 00:31:59,849 Store. 820 00:32:00,230 --> 00:32:02,869 So Android will discontinue its Android App Store 821 00:32:02,869 --> 00:32:04,169 on August 20, 822 00:32:04,654 --> 00:32:07,774 ending its decade long attempt to compete with 823 00:32:07,774 --> 00:32:08,674 Google Play. 824 00:32:09,214 --> 00:32:12,034 So this should not come as a surprise. 825 00:32:12,494 --> 00:32:15,075 Hey. We just had, some sats come in. 826 00:32:15,454 --> 00:32:16,255 500 827 00:32:16,255 --> 00:32:18,414 sats from user three seven two four four 828 00:32:18,414 --> 00:32:20,480 nine nine nine one. Set your username. 829 00:32:22,299 --> 00:32:25,599 We also got 2,000 sats from RW Nash. 830 00:32:25,980 --> 00:32:27,039 He says congratulations 831 00:32:27,579 --> 00:32:29,180 on the 1,800. 832 00:32:29,180 --> 00:32:31,180 Well, I definitely appreciate it. Thank you so 833 00:32:31,180 --> 00:32:33,954 much for the boost. And, of course, we've 834 00:32:33,954 --> 00:32:34,434 had, 835 00:32:34,994 --> 00:32:36,375 Darren Schwartz been 836 00:32:36,755 --> 00:32:38,454 streaming the show with sats. 837 00:32:38,914 --> 00:32:40,115 Looking back here 838 00:32:40,595 --> 00:32:43,315 yeah. Darren's been pretty aggressive in doing so. 839 00:32:43,315 --> 00:32:45,234 We definitely thank you. 50 to a hundred 840 00:32:45,234 --> 00:32:46,109 sats per minute. 841 00:32:46,670 --> 00:32:47,170 Absolutely 842 00:32:47,549 --> 00:32:48,049 outstanding. 843 00:32:48,670 --> 00:32:50,190 Of course, we do have some folks that 844 00:32:50,190 --> 00:32:52,609 have come in with cash donations as well. 845 00:32:52,910 --> 00:32:56,609 Christian Pitre, three dollars. Mike Knowles World Studio, 846 00:32:57,150 --> 00:32:57,809 two dollar 847 00:32:58,190 --> 00:32:58,690 anonymous 848 00:32:59,154 --> 00:33:01,015 support or or sustaining donation, 849 00:33:01,714 --> 00:33:02,454 not anonymous. 850 00:33:02,835 --> 00:33:05,555 Daniel Lemix, ten dollars and eighty cents. I 851 00:33:05,555 --> 00:33:07,974 apologize, Daniel, if I destroyed your name 852 00:33:08,275 --> 00:33:10,835 for his warrior donation and Gary Evos for 853 00:33:10,835 --> 00:33:11,734 his $10 854 00:33:12,194 --> 00:33:14,160 warrior donation. Thank you so much 855 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:17,920 for your support of the show. It's greatly 856 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:18,420 appreciated. 857 00:33:18,799 --> 00:33:20,960 And you too can become an insider. All 858 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:22,880 you gotta do is go over to geekincentral.com 859 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:24,019 forward /insider, 860 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,720 and you can become a sustaining donor at 861 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:29,365 $2 a month. Ohana, which is family for 862 00:33:29,365 --> 00:33:31,545 $5 a month. A warrior, 863 00:33:32,085 --> 00:33:35,464 $10 per month. Kahuna, which basically means chief 864 00:33:35,684 --> 00:33:36,884 for $15 865 00:33:36,884 --> 00:33:39,285 per month. A Konohiki, which is like the 866 00:33:39,285 --> 00:33:40,184 chief's chiefs. 867 00:33:40,519 --> 00:33:42,380 And then Alahi is like, 868 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,240 the top dog at $25 869 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:47,720 per month. Those are holdover names from the 870 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,299 year many, many years we spent in 871 00:33:50,759 --> 00:33:51,259 Hawaii. 872 00:33:52,214 --> 00:33:54,375 So, again, thank you to the donations of 873 00:33:54,375 --> 00:33:56,294 the show and the Ohana and the Warriors 874 00:33:56,294 --> 00:33:58,615 and those that are continuing to support the 875 00:33:58,615 --> 00:33:59,835 show as an insider. 876 00:34:00,214 --> 00:34:01,494 Again, you can make a, 877 00:34:03,015 --> 00:34:05,539 you can make a donation that is a 878 00:34:05,539 --> 00:34:07,779 one time donation and don't forget about value 879 00:34:07,779 --> 00:34:10,420 for value, time, talent, or treasure. We definitely 880 00:34:10,420 --> 00:34:13,699 appreciate it when you contribute your time, talent, 881 00:34:13,699 --> 00:34:15,639 or treasure. If you're a Hulu 882 00:34:16,420 --> 00:34:16,920 viewer, 883 00:34:17,565 --> 00:34:20,704 we've got everything leaving Hulu in March. 884 00:34:21,164 --> 00:34:23,324 So that link will be up in the 885 00:34:23,324 --> 00:34:25,005 show notes for you to check out. Does 886 00:34:25,005 --> 00:34:26,065 anyone pay attention 887 00:34:26,444 --> 00:34:27,744 to that at all? 888 00:34:28,444 --> 00:34:29,984 That's the question. Right? 889 00:34:30,500 --> 00:34:32,739 A US Soldier pleads guilty to AT and 890 00:34:32,739 --> 00:34:35,299 T and Verizon cyberattacks linked to the Snowflake 891 00:34:35,299 --> 00:34:36,199 data theft. 892 00:34:37,619 --> 00:34:38,440 So Cameron 893 00:34:38,980 --> 00:34:39,480 John 894 00:34:40,019 --> 00:34:40,519 Waginess 895 00:34:41,380 --> 00:34:42,920 will plead guilty to cyberattacks. 896 00:34:44,904 --> 00:34:46,824 The accused face $500,000 897 00:34:46,824 --> 00:34:49,144 in fine and twenty years behind bars. The 898 00:34:49,144 --> 00:34:51,164 soldier intends to plea plead guilty. 899 00:34:52,025 --> 00:34:54,444 And, yes, he is a US army soldier. 900 00:34:55,384 --> 00:34:55,884 He 901 00:34:56,184 --> 00:34:56,519 attempted 902 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:04,380 for a government 903 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:06,280 access that he had too if he was 904 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:07,900 doing this with phone records. 905 00:35:12,375 --> 00:35:15,194 So, he may oh, he it's a maximum 906 00:35:15,414 --> 00:35:17,894 prison sentence of ten years for each of 907 00:35:17,894 --> 00:35:18,954 the two accounts. 908 00:35:19,414 --> 00:35:21,174 So it depends on how they, 909 00:35:21,690 --> 00:35:23,630 how they issue it. Usually, in these cases, 910 00:35:24,010 --> 00:35:24,750 these individuals 911 00:35:25,050 --> 00:35:26,349 get reduced sentences 912 00:35:26,650 --> 00:35:27,130 and, 913 00:35:27,929 --> 00:35:29,369 they have to pay some money if they 914 00:35:29,369 --> 00:35:31,389 have it. So time will tell. 915 00:35:31,849 --> 00:35:34,170 NASA is massively lowering the risk of a 916 00:35:34,170 --> 00:35:36,510 city killer asteroid in 2024 917 00:35:36,724 --> 00:35:39,204 to one in three sixty. So asteroid twenty 918 00:35:39,204 --> 00:35:41,784 twenty four y four y r four 919 00:35:42,085 --> 00:35:43,925 now has a ninety nine point seven two 920 00:35:43,925 --> 00:35:46,025 percent chance of missing Earth in 921 00:35:46,324 --> 00:35:47,864 2032. 922 00:35:48,085 --> 00:35:50,485 So it's asteroid 2024 923 00:35:50,485 --> 00:35:50,985 y 924 00:35:51,410 --> 00:35:51,910 r 925 00:35:52,849 --> 00:35:55,510 four. Again, a one in three sixty. So, 926 00:35:56,690 --> 00:35:58,070 still one in three sixty 927 00:35:58,530 --> 00:35:59,510 is pretty significant. 928 00:36:00,930 --> 00:36:03,570 Ring has a new outdoor cam, offers its 929 00:36:03,570 --> 00:36:05,344 best image quality yet. 930 00:36:05,724 --> 00:36:08,605 They've officially revealed the Outdoor Cam Plus premium 931 00:36:08,605 --> 00:36:12,204 security camera offering Ring's best image quality designed 932 00:36:12,204 --> 00:36:14,284 to capture two k footage with a wide 933 00:36:14,284 --> 00:36:15,664 field of view. 934 00:36:16,045 --> 00:36:17,644 It should be good for those of you 935 00:36:17,644 --> 00:36:19,585 seeking a, you know, robust 936 00:36:19,940 --> 00:36:20,440 solution. 937 00:36:20,820 --> 00:36:22,840 I'm still a big Wyze user. 938 00:36:23,860 --> 00:36:25,380 Matter of fact, I got a message out 939 00:36:25,380 --> 00:36:27,619 to my landlord to go check on my 940 00:36:27,619 --> 00:36:28,119 apartment 941 00:36:28,820 --> 00:36:30,280 in The Philippines because 942 00:36:30,579 --> 00:36:32,740 my cameras are down, which is first time 943 00:36:32,740 --> 00:36:33,880 it's ever happened. 944 00:36:34,404 --> 00:36:36,804 Bevy of things could happen. But the way 945 00:36:36,804 --> 00:36:38,025 it works there is 946 00:36:38,884 --> 00:36:41,605 only one socket is on when I'm not 947 00:36:41,605 --> 00:36:43,525 there. It's they have the ability for you 948 00:36:43,525 --> 00:36:45,284 to it's it's a key thing. You put 949 00:36:45,284 --> 00:36:46,644 your key in the it's like you go 950 00:36:46,644 --> 00:36:48,085 in a hotel, and you put your key 951 00:36:48,085 --> 00:36:50,250 in the in the little socket and the 952 00:36:50,250 --> 00:36:51,230 power turns on. 953 00:36:51,690 --> 00:36:53,230 Same thing in my condo. 954 00:36:54,250 --> 00:36:55,769 When I'm there, I just leave the key 955 00:36:55,769 --> 00:36:57,369 in. I never pull it out. But when 956 00:36:57,369 --> 00:36:58,969 I'm gone, I it's the easy way to 957 00:36:58,969 --> 00:37:00,730 shut down the room except for one socket 958 00:37:00,730 --> 00:37:01,789 that's on the refrigerator. 959 00:37:02,614 --> 00:37:05,014 And when the cameras go down, okay, that 960 00:37:05,014 --> 00:37:05,674 could be 961 00:37:06,214 --> 00:37:08,214 the Wi Fi could've took a dump or 962 00:37:08,214 --> 00:37:08,714 something, 963 00:37:09,094 --> 00:37:11,174 which is probably what's happened. I'm thinking, man, 964 00:37:11,174 --> 00:37:12,074 is my refrigerator 965 00:37:12,375 --> 00:37:12,875 defrosting? 966 00:37:13,335 --> 00:37:15,014 If it is, it's already been twenty four 967 00:37:15,014 --> 00:37:18,139 hours, so that'll be fun, when I return. 968 00:37:18,599 --> 00:37:20,760 But, I'll go have her check on it 969 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:23,400 and see what's going on. And it's, again, 970 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:25,799 probably the Internet is just, you know, flaked 971 00:37:25,799 --> 00:37:26,699 out and, 972 00:37:27,319 --> 00:37:29,659 the router or something has went down. So 973 00:37:29,945 --> 00:37:31,945 no big deal. But when you check and 974 00:37:31,945 --> 00:37:34,264 there was no events prior to it, so 975 00:37:34,264 --> 00:37:36,184 no one was in the actual room. So 976 00:37:36,184 --> 00:37:37,565 I'm not worried about that. 977 00:37:38,585 --> 00:37:41,065 Google's latest AI tool helps you find your 978 00:37:41,065 --> 00:37:42,045 perfect job. 979 00:37:42,585 --> 00:37:45,405 So it's called Google's Career Dreamer tool. 980 00:37:45,704 --> 00:37:47,920 It translate your skills and experience into job 981 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:50,400 recommendations. You can even use AI to generate 982 00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:52,739 your personalized career identity statement. 983 00:37:53,599 --> 00:37:54,099 So, 984 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:56,719 if anybody uses this, let me know how 985 00:37:56,719 --> 00:37:58,420 it went and how it performed. 986 00:38:00,105 --> 00:38:03,945 CISA and FBI ghost ransomware breached organizations in 987 00:38:03,945 --> 00:38:04,925 70 countries. 988 00:38:05,784 --> 00:38:06,284 So, 989 00:38:07,545 --> 00:38:10,184 so attackers are deploying the ghost ransomware breach 990 00:38:10,184 --> 00:38:11,804 victims in multi industries, 991 00:38:12,730 --> 00:38:15,130 and it's all been around health care, government, 992 00:38:15,130 --> 00:38:16,590 education, tech manufacturing, 993 00:38:16,890 --> 00:38:18,969 and small and medium businesses. That just about 994 00:38:18,969 --> 00:38:20,269 covers everybody. Right? 995 00:38:20,969 --> 00:38:23,930 And Ghost Ransomware operators frequently rotate their malware 996 00:38:23,930 --> 00:38:26,510 executable, change in their file extension, etcetera. 997 00:38:27,414 --> 00:38:30,054 So names linked to this group include Ghost, 998 00:38:30,054 --> 00:38:31,914 Kring, Crypto three, Phantom, 999 00:38:32,375 --> 00:38:33,755 Strike Hello, WickerMe. 1000 00:38:34,295 --> 00:38:35,914 So it's all about extracting 1001 00:38:36,214 --> 00:38:36,714 money. 1002 00:38:37,335 --> 00:38:37,835 And, 1003 00:38:38,534 --> 00:38:40,614 they have a good article on how to 1004 00:38:40,614 --> 00:38:41,114 defend 1005 00:38:41,670 --> 00:38:43,530 from this. Link will be in 1006 00:38:43,909 --> 00:38:44,809 the show notes. 1007 00:38:45,109 --> 00:38:46,949 And do you do you ever call HP 1008 00:38:46,949 --> 00:38:47,690 tech support? 1009 00:38:49,109 --> 00:38:50,329 Well, listen to this. 1010 00:38:51,269 --> 00:38:54,389 HP is deliberately adding fifteen minutes to waiting 1011 00:38:54,389 --> 00:38:56,250 time for telephone support calls. 1012 00:38:57,644 --> 00:39:00,364 Longer wait time designed to push print or 1013 00:39:00,364 --> 00:39:02,785 PC consumers to digital support channels. 1014 00:39:03,405 --> 00:39:03,905 Wow. 1015 00:39:04,925 --> 00:39:05,425 Wow. 1016 00:39:07,885 --> 00:39:10,304 The wait time was added on February 18, 1017 00:39:12,250 --> 00:39:14,650 and impacts patrons in The UK, Ireland, France, 1018 00:39:14,650 --> 00:39:15,789 Germany, and Italy. 1019 00:39:16,250 --> 00:39:17,949 Although they anticipate more countries 1020 00:39:18,250 --> 00:39:18,909 could be added. 1021 00:39:20,009 --> 00:39:20,509 Wow. 1022 00:39:22,809 --> 00:39:25,789 The objectives influence customers to increase their adoption 1023 00:39:26,355 --> 00:39:29,394 of self solve self self solve as a 1024 00:39:29,394 --> 00:39:32,034 faster way to address their support. Sometimes you 1025 00:39:32,034 --> 00:39:33,494 just wanna talk to somebody. 1026 00:39:35,715 --> 00:39:38,195 You know, that happens here. Every once in 1027 00:39:38,195 --> 00:39:40,295 a while, you just wanna talk to someone. 1028 00:39:42,289 --> 00:39:44,849 Americans are viewing two prominent tech exec, Elon 1029 00:39:44,849 --> 00:39:45,829 and Mark Zuckerberg, 1030 00:39:46,289 --> 00:39:47,590 a bit more negative. 1031 00:39:50,130 --> 00:39:52,449 Just over half of US adults, 54% 1032 00:39:52,449 --> 00:39:54,449 said they have an unfavorable view of Musk, 1033 00:39:54,449 --> 00:39:56,369 including 32 36% 1034 00:39:56,369 --> 00:39:58,845 have a very unfavorable opinion about him. 1035 00:39:59,625 --> 00:40:02,025 About four in 10 expressed a favorable view 1036 00:40:02,025 --> 00:40:04,364 including 11% who are very favorable. 1037 00:40:05,305 --> 00:40:07,325 Gonna put me in the favorable category. 1038 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:11,179 So what about Zuckerberg? 1039 00:40:12,199 --> 00:40:14,679 Two thirds of Americans have an unfavorable view 1040 00:40:14,679 --> 00:40:16,679 of Zuckerberg. This includes 26% 1041 00:40:16,679 --> 00:40:17,900 who are very unfavorable 1042 00:40:18,199 --> 00:40:20,840 toward him. Another quarter view him favorably including 1043 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:23,654 just 2% who see him very favorable. Put 1044 00:40:23,654 --> 00:40:24,714 me in the unfavorable 1045 00:40:25,494 --> 00:40:28,934 category for for Musk because this this is 1046 00:40:28,934 --> 00:40:30,474 this is oops. I 1047 00:40:30,934 --> 00:40:33,269 there's you watching, I'm licking my finger and 1048 00:40:33,269 --> 00:40:34,489 holding it up there. 1049 00:40:34,949 --> 00:40:37,210 Zuckerberg goes with as the 1050 00:40:37,670 --> 00:40:39,909 as the currents flow, as a political he 1051 00:40:39,909 --> 00:40:42,070 he figured out which ways the wind's blowing 1052 00:40:42,070 --> 00:40:43,449 and leans into it. 1053 00:40:47,204 --> 00:40:47,704 Yep. 1054 00:40:48,964 --> 00:40:49,464 Alright. 1055 00:40:50,085 --> 00:40:50,585 OpenAI 1056 00:40:50,885 --> 00:40:52,005 tops 400,000,000 1057 00:40:52,005 --> 00:40:55,125 users despite deep seek emergence. I would hope 1058 00:40:55,125 --> 00:40:57,525 so. I hope people are not using deep 1059 00:40:57,525 --> 00:40:58,025 seek. 1060 00:40:59,559 --> 00:41:02,059 Please, if you're using DeepSeek, please 1061 00:41:03,159 --> 00:41:05,099 email me and tell me why 1062 00:41:05,559 --> 00:41:07,420 that you would be using this Chinese 1063 00:41:07,719 --> 00:41:09,659 AI platform. Please tell me. 1064 00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:12,280 I may get a little irritated on some 1065 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:14,299 some folks that are covering DeepSeek, 1066 00:41:14,715 --> 00:41:17,035 but they're using very, very, very, very, very 1067 00:41:17,035 --> 00:41:18,175 expensive hardware 1068 00:41:18,795 --> 00:41:20,795 to run the models on their own desktop, 1069 00:41:20,795 --> 00:41:22,875 which is cool. But the majority of us 1070 00:41:22,875 --> 00:41:23,695 don't have 1071 00:41:24,155 --> 00:41:26,635 NVIDIA chips in our computers that can run 1072 00:41:26,635 --> 00:41:27,695 this stupid thing. 1073 00:41:32,210 --> 00:41:34,849 So big tech censorship of users is targeted 1074 00:41:34,849 --> 00:41:35,750 by the FTC. 1075 00:41:36,929 --> 00:41:39,269 Not surprising. New leader of the US FTC 1076 00:41:39,329 --> 00:41:41,409 is opening an inquiry into whether a wide 1077 00:41:41,409 --> 00:41:42,869 range of online services 1078 00:41:43,394 --> 00:41:44,855 from social media giants 1079 00:41:45,554 --> 00:41:46,454 such as Meta 1080 00:41:47,155 --> 00:41:49,715 are to ride sharing companies such as Uber 1081 00:41:49,715 --> 00:41:51,094 are censoring users. 1082 00:41:52,835 --> 00:41:56,114 So they're looking for folks to do a 1083 00:41:56,114 --> 00:41:58,760 public comment on big tech censorship. 1084 00:41:59,059 --> 00:42:01,640 Do we think that Uber is censoring 1085 00:42:02,019 --> 00:42:03,719 users? Kind of a weird 1086 00:42:04,659 --> 00:42:07,079 combo, isn't it? I can understand Meta 1087 00:42:07,539 --> 00:42:09,780 and YouTube and all, you know, all the 1088 00:42:09,780 --> 00:42:10,519 other places, 1089 00:42:10,980 --> 00:42:11,960 Twitter included. 1090 00:42:12,574 --> 00:42:13,474 Do you think 1091 00:42:14,574 --> 00:42:16,194 that other apps are doing 1092 00:42:16,574 --> 00:42:17,074 censorship? 1093 00:42:18,815 --> 00:42:20,894 What are they censoring ship on Uber? You 1094 00:42:20,894 --> 00:42:21,954 can't get a ride? 1095 00:42:23,375 --> 00:42:25,154 It's a little odd, isn't it? 1096 00:42:26,500 --> 00:42:28,660 Twitch is limiting streamers to one hundred hours 1097 00:42:28,660 --> 00:42:30,039 of highlights and uploads. 1098 00:42:30,340 --> 00:42:30,840 Wow. 1099 00:42:31,140 --> 00:42:33,219 Streamers who exceeded this limit will have their 1100 00:42:33,219 --> 00:42:34,440 content automatically 1101 00:42:34,980 --> 00:42:35,480 deleted. 1102 00:42:36,420 --> 00:42:36,920 Wow. 1103 00:42:37,380 --> 00:42:37,880 Deleted. 1104 00:42:40,344 --> 00:42:40,844 So, 1105 00:42:41,385 --> 00:42:42,525 ladies and gentlemen, 1106 00:42:43,785 --> 00:42:46,125 your media is not gonna live forever. 1107 00:42:46,505 --> 00:42:47,805 It's not gonna continue 1108 00:42:48,664 --> 00:42:49,805 to gain you earnings. 1109 00:42:50,744 --> 00:42:53,420 Twitch is putting a serious hamper on this. 1110 00:42:53,639 --> 00:42:55,800 They're planning to call some of the content 1111 00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:58,380 archived by streamers to save on storage cost. 1112 00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:00,619 That cost is not cheap. 1113 00:43:02,039 --> 00:43:02,859 So, again, 1114 00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:05,659 introduce a hundred hour storage cap 1115 00:43:06,815 --> 00:43:08,275 for highlights and uploads. 1116 00:43:11,215 --> 00:43:13,215 Twitch says it's doing this because highlights have 1117 00:43:13,215 --> 00:43:15,934 been very effective in driving discovery. Haven't been 1118 00:43:15,934 --> 00:43:18,675 very oh, so let me read this on. 1119 00:43:18,829 --> 00:43:21,550 Haven't been very effective in driving discovery engagement, 1120 00:43:21,550 --> 00:43:23,469 and it isn't worth the cost of storing 1121 00:43:23,469 --> 00:43:26,030 thousands of hours of such content. So the 1122 00:43:26,030 --> 00:43:27,250 question is, are they 1123 00:43:28,269 --> 00:43:30,289 also limiting the amount of storage 1124 00:43:30,590 --> 00:43:31,409 for streams? 1125 00:43:32,885 --> 00:43:35,385 I guess we'll have to figure that out. 1126 00:43:38,484 --> 00:43:39,304 Let me look. 1127 00:43:46,340 --> 00:43:46,840 Alright. 1128 00:43:47,140 --> 00:43:50,420 So speed running, whatever that is. Highlights, those 1129 00:43:50,420 --> 00:43:51,940 are folks who have been using that a 1130 00:43:51,940 --> 00:43:52,440 lot. 1131 00:43:53,460 --> 00:43:55,699 YouTube is planning to lower have a lower 1132 00:43:55,699 --> 00:43:58,360 price ad free version of the paid video 1133 00:43:58,420 --> 00:43:58,920 tier. 1134 00:43:59,985 --> 00:44:02,065 The service continue to put ads in music 1135 00:44:02,065 --> 00:44:03,985 videos. The tier will launch in areas that 1136 00:44:03,985 --> 00:44:05,905 include The United States and Australia. So again, 1137 00:44:05,905 --> 00:44:07,684 YouTube plans a lower price 1138 00:44:08,065 --> 00:44:09,125 ad free vision 1139 00:44:09,664 --> 00:44:12,000 ad free version of the paid tier. Now 1140 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:13,780 this is behind a paywall over at Bloomberg, 1141 00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:14,880 and, 1142 00:44:15,360 --> 00:44:17,119 I'm not willing to give them, 1143 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:18,880 $5.99 1144 00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:20,559 a month or whatever they want for this. 1145 00:44:20,559 --> 00:44:21,059 So, 1146 00:44:21,519 --> 00:44:22,719 link will be up in the show notes 1147 00:44:22,719 --> 00:44:24,719 for you to check out. Spotify is making 1148 00:44:24,719 --> 00:44:26,260 it easier to release audiobooks 1149 00:44:26,715 --> 00:44:27,215 by 1150 00:44:27,675 --> 00:44:28,735 using AI. 1151 00:44:29,515 --> 00:44:30,015 Now 1152 00:44:30,635 --> 00:44:32,015 I like 11. 1153 00:44:33,035 --> 00:44:34,974 I got a friend using 11, 1154 00:44:36,155 --> 00:44:38,335 but this is just more 1155 00:44:38,760 --> 00:44:39,739 s h 1156 00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:42,460 I t that's gonna be released 1157 00:44:42,760 --> 00:44:43,900 into the ecosphere. 1158 00:44:46,760 --> 00:44:49,559 Again, I like Eleven Labs, but I don't 1159 00:44:49,559 --> 00:44:50,059 want 1160 00:44:51,275 --> 00:44:52,815 bunch of drone audiobooks. 1161 00:44:58,315 --> 00:45:00,315 On Thursday, audio streaming giant announced it will 1162 00:45:00,315 --> 00:45:03,769 begin accepting audiobooks recorded using Eleven Labs AI 1163 00:45:03,769 --> 00:45:06,429 voice software saying it recognizes the potential 1164 00:45:06,809 --> 00:45:08,349 of digital voice narration 1165 00:45:09,449 --> 00:45:12,170 to grow and expand the audiobook market. Well, 1166 00:45:12,170 --> 00:45:14,109 maybe I should just start doing this podcast, 1167 00:45:14,489 --> 00:45:16,429 with ElevenLabs. What do you think? 1168 00:45:16,809 --> 00:45:18,030 Think that's a good idea? 1169 00:45:18,824 --> 00:45:20,344 I don't think you guys will like that 1170 00:45:20,344 --> 00:45:22,425 very much at all. To be quite frank 1171 00:45:22,425 --> 00:45:23,085 with you, 1172 00:45:23,545 --> 00:45:26,105 I don't see that going over probably like 1173 00:45:26,105 --> 00:45:27,164 a fart in church, 1174 00:45:28,344 --> 00:45:30,664 but it's gonna happen. You're gonna start listening 1175 00:45:30,664 --> 00:45:31,484 to a podcast. 1176 00:45:32,949 --> 00:45:35,610 And you go, that sounds a little weird. 1177 00:45:36,710 --> 00:45:38,730 Who who is is that Todd? 1178 00:45:39,349 --> 00:45:40,250 Or is that 1179 00:45:40,710 --> 00:45:42,869 another name? 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