1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,199 Lead story for Monday, June 30. In today's 2 00:00:03,199 --> 00:00:05,219 creator centric adult industry, 3 00:00:05,919 --> 00:00:09,439 performers shoulder not only on camera work, but 4 00:00:09,439 --> 00:00:09,939 also 5 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,380 scripting, editing, marketing, and ongoing fan 6 00:00:13,865 --> 00:00:15,005 interaction task 7 00:00:15,304 --> 00:00:16,684 once handled by studios. 8 00:00:17,385 --> 00:00:18,125 To manage 9 00:00:18,904 --> 00:00:22,505 the growing workload and sustained subscriber engagement, many 10 00:00:22,505 --> 00:00:23,005 turn 11 00:00:23,385 --> 00:00:27,085 to AI tools, both mainstream LLMs like ChatGBT 12 00:00:27,949 --> 00:00:28,850 and new niche 13 00:00:29,390 --> 00:00:30,449 solutions like 14 00:00:30,830 --> 00:00:31,330 GPTs 15 00:00:32,829 --> 00:00:35,570 to draft scripts, automate responses, 16 00:00:36,109 --> 00:00:39,649 plan shoots, and even price custom content. 17 00:00:40,190 --> 00:00:41,010 While AI 18 00:00:41,715 --> 00:00:42,614 boost efficiency 19 00:00:43,074 --> 00:00:43,814 and revenue, 20 00:00:44,195 --> 00:00:46,614 potential some creators remain cautious 21 00:00:47,074 --> 00:00:49,254 about over automating client interactions 22 00:00:50,114 --> 00:00:51,494 and the broader implications 23 00:00:52,034 --> 00:00:53,574 for the industry. 24 00:00:54,034 --> 00:00:55,655 Well, we've always known. 25 00:00:56,070 --> 00:00:58,090 We've always known, ladies and gentlemen, 26 00:00:58,390 --> 00:00:59,850 that the adult industry 27 00:01:00,310 --> 00:01:02,969 adapts early, and they adapt fast. 28 00:01:03,510 --> 00:01:05,590 So, you know, let's kinda of course, welcome 29 00:01:05,590 --> 00:01:06,090 to 30 00:01:06,549 --> 00:01:08,390 the first episode here while I'm in The 31 00:01:08,390 --> 00:01:10,730 Philippines, episode 1,830. 32 00:01:10,954 --> 00:01:13,295 Let's talk just a little bit here 33 00:01:13,594 --> 00:01:14,575 about this. 34 00:01:15,114 --> 00:01:16,814 You know, we know, 35 00:01:17,355 --> 00:01:20,474 that the adult industry has always been early 36 00:01:20,474 --> 00:01:20,974 adopters 37 00:01:21,594 --> 00:01:23,375 of all new technology. 38 00:01:24,420 --> 00:01:27,459 And, you know, they were early adopters of 39 00:01:27,459 --> 00:01:27,959 Betamax, 40 00:01:28,340 --> 00:01:29,159 then VHS, 41 00:01:29,859 --> 00:01:32,200 and then CDs and DVDs 42 00:01:32,659 --> 00:01:35,379 and CDs, and you know, and then online 43 00:01:35,379 --> 00:01:35,879 and 44 00:01:36,260 --> 00:01:37,239 really, they 45 00:01:38,174 --> 00:01:40,754 they've served the market, that market, 46 00:01:42,015 --> 00:01:42,515 considerably. 47 00:01:43,375 --> 00:01:43,875 And 48 00:01:45,375 --> 00:01:48,015 creators now are able to have, I guess, 49 00:01:48,015 --> 00:01:48,834 more time 50 00:01:49,854 --> 00:01:51,314 to be creative. 51 00:01:53,079 --> 00:01:55,239 And one thing I found was interesting is 52 00:01:55,239 --> 00:01:57,019 some people request specific 53 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,180 scenes and scenarios. 54 00:01:59,959 --> 00:02:02,280 I thought, oh my goodness. What what have 55 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:03,500 we gotten into here? 56 00:02:03,959 --> 00:02:07,420 But the fan type sites, the only 57 00:02:08,775 --> 00:02:10,235 fan type sites are 58 00:02:13,895 --> 00:02:15,275 exploding, I guess. 59 00:02:15,895 --> 00:02:16,395 And 60 00:02:17,254 --> 00:02:19,175 just like podcasting, in a way, a lot 61 00:02:19,175 --> 00:02:21,259 of these creators are talent, 62 00:02:22,599 --> 00:02:23,099 marketing, 63 00:02:23,959 --> 00:02:25,979 everything goes along with it. 64 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:26,860 So 65 00:02:28,039 --> 00:02:29,099 you know, I'm 66 00:02:30,039 --> 00:02:32,919 I'm not surprised and they're using LLMs to 67 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:34,699 write scripts, respond to emails 68 00:02:35,074 --> 00:02:36,995 and blah blah blah blah. You know, all 69 00:02:36,995 --> 00:02:39,254 the stuff that goes along with it. So, 70 00:02:41,235 --> 00:02:43,394 and it's making it easier. They're having more 71 00:02:43,394 --> 00:02:43,894 time 72 00:02:44,275 --> 00:02:47,414 to do other things instead of creating content 73 00:02:47,750 --> 00:02:50,569 because they're using the large language models to, 74 00:02:52,229 --> 00:02:54,870 you know, to be able to interact more 75 00:02:54,870 --> 00:02:55,610 per se. 76 00:02:56,229 --> 00:02:56,729 And, 77 00:02:57,590 --> 00:02:59,509 ChatGPT is a bit of an issue though 78 00:02:59,509 --> 00:03:02,294 because it won't give them everything they want 79 00:03:02,294 --> 00:03:03,754 because of adult restrictions, 80 00:03:04,294 --> 00:03:06,455 but yet they word the prompting in a 81 00:03:06,455 --> 00:03:07,275 certain way. 82 00:03:07,814 --> 00:03:08,794 And also, 83 00:03:09,495 --> 00:03:10,474 they have a new, 84 00:03:11,335 --> 00:03:14,455 chatbot for just the adult industry. 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So, yep, 161 00:06:06,055 --> 00:06:08,454 here I'm in The Philippines again and, got 162 00:06:08,454 --> 00:06:10,819 the new studio wired up. Had a couple 163 00:06:10,819 --> 00:06:12,199 of technical details 164 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:13,639 today. So I 165 00:06:14,099 --> 00:06:15,639 I rerecorded the intro, 166 00:06:16,819 --> 00:06:17,720 to the show. 167 00:06:18,180 --> 00:06:20,500 So it's still again, the road caster wants 168 00:06:20,500 --> 00:06:23,399 to disconnect and and be an irritant. 169 00:06:24,784 --> 00:06:26,884 So I will in basically 170 00:06:27,344 --> 00:06:29,264 work to see if I can get it 171 00:06:29,264 --> 00:06:31,204 to handle a more steady, 172 00:06:32,144 --> 00:06:33,604 connection and not disconnect. 173 00:06:34,865 --> 00:06:37,104 Have some ideas on that. It's just like 174 00:06:37,104 --> 00:06:38,164 the last time, but 175 00:06:38,730 --> 00:06:40,970 maybe I'm just gonna have to replace this 176 00:06:40,970 --> 00:06:41,470 duo 177 00:06:42,089 --> 00:06:44,170 with a pro. I'd hate to do that. 178 00:06:44,170 --> 00:06:44,670 Just 179 00:06:45,050 --> 00:06:47,209 don't like that idea at all. It takes 180 00:06:47,209 --> 00:06:48,750 up too much desk space, 181 00:06:49,370 --> 00:06:51,129 to begin with and and a bunch of 182 00:06:51,129 --> 00:06:52,269 more money to spend. 183 00:06:52,754 --> 00:06:55,155 But, anyway, here and we're gonna get into 184 00:06:55,155 --> 00:06:56,455 the content for you. 185 00:06:57,314 --> 00:06:59,634 Got a new camera as well. So I 186 00:06:59,634 --> 00:07:01,555 think the camera view is good. I do 187 00:07:01,555 --> 00:07:03,814 have a little bleed on the green screen. 188 00:07:03,955 --> 00:07:05,574 I work to get that out. 189 00:07:06,139 --> 00:07:06,959 But otherwise, 190 00:07:07,419 --> 00:07:08,720 I'm very, very happy, 191 00:07:10,300 --> 00:07:12,300 with this new camera that I brought along. 192 00:07:12,300 --> 00:07:13,759 And I'll probably be employing 193 00:07:14,620 --> 00:07:15,439 one of these, 194 00:07:15,979 --> 00:07:18,639 in my studio in Michigan as well 195 00:07:19,125 --> 00:07:21,605 as my PTZ cameras are getting a little 196 00:07:21,605 --> 00:07:22,585 long in the tooth. 197 00:07:22,964 --> 00:07:24,004 But, this is, 198 00:07:24,645 --> 00:07:26,504 a really, really, really good option 199 00:07:26,964 --> 00:07:29,764 if I decide to, to make that jump 200 00:07:29,764 --> 00:07:32,360 and the focal length is is is just 201 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:32,759 about, 202 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,160 perfect. So let's go ahead and get into 203 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,560 the stack. Thank you for being here. And, 204 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,800 of course, thank you for staying subscribed. It's 205 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,819 it's been reported that self employed 206 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,379 workers are earning more in 207 00:07:44,759 --> 00:07:46,540 AI is the reason why 208 00:07:47,194 --> 00:07:49,754 Freelancers are charging more for AI driven work 209 00:07:49,754 --> 00:07:52,474 reports claim. Makes sense. They're able to get 210 00:07:52,474 --> 00:07:53,214 more done, 211 00:07:55,035 --> 00:07:57,854 and it's interesting if they're able to charge 212 00:07:57,914 --> 00:07:58,894 more because 213 00:07:59,750 --> 00:08:01,050 what is the 214 00:08:01,350 --> 00:08:04,470 response are is that companies, instead of hiring 215 00:08:04,470 --> 00:08:05,529 full time employees, 216 00:08:06,470 --> 00:08:08,250 are now using folks 217 00:08:09,829 --> 00:08:10,329 to 218 00:08:12,404 --> 00:08:13,145 use essentially, 219 00:08:14,085 --> 00:08:16,324 freelancers to fill the fill the roles of 220 00:08:16,324 --> 00:08:17,225 full time employees 221 00:08:18,004 --> 00:08:19,625 for, you know, reoccurring 222 00:08:20,004 --> 00:08:23,045 recurring task. It doesn't say what kind of 223 00:08:23,045 --> 00:08:24,264 work they're doing 224 00:08:24,805 --> 00:08:25,305 but 225 00:08:26,569 --> 00:08:28,029 there is this additional 226 00:08:28,649 --> 00:08:29,870 shift where Fiverr 227 00:08:30,729 --> 00:08:33,470 explored the shift revealing most businesses 228 00:08:33,769 --> 00:08:36,190 planned to hire freelancers up to 10 times 229 00:08:38,570 --> 00:08:40,649 more in the next six months. Two and 230 00:08:40,649 --> 00:08:41,789 five UK businesses 231 00:08:42,394 --> 00:08:45,134 will be using freelancers in 20 more freelancers 232 00:08:45,274 --> 00:08:46,815 never in 2025, 233 00:08:47,115 --> 00:08:49,534 saving an average of £33,000 234 00:08:50,235 --> 00:08:50,894 per month 235 00:08:51,355 --> 00:08:54,575 by favoring freelancers over in house employees. 236 00:08:55,659 --> 00:08:58,639 However, with that added flexibility comes increased financial 237 00:08:58,860 --> 00:08:59,360 complications. 238 00:09:00,059 --> 00:09:01,340 More than 55% 239 00:09:01,340 --> 00:09:03,039 state that the current tax laws 240 00:09:03,740 --> 00:09:04,240 deter 241 00:09:04,620 --> 00:09:05,919 businesses from 242 00:09:06,299 --> 00:09:09,200 hiring freelancers and only two in five freelancers 243 00:09:09,340 --> 00:09:10,960 feel supported by the government. 244 00:09:11,975 --> 00:09:14,375 Reduced worker protection and rights have also caused 245 00:09:14,375 --> 00:09:17,195 freelancers have to consider diversifying their income. 246 00:09:17,975 --> 00:09:18,955 70% 247 00:09:19,095 --> 00:09:22,695 now have more than two jobs, which is 248 00:09:22,695 --> 00:09:23,195 interesting 249 00:09:23,575 --> 00:09:25,834 in itself on the freelancer standpoint. 250 00:09:28,029 --> 00:09:30,850 According to rudbaguette.com, 251 00:09:31,149 --> 00:09:32,290 we are apparently 252 00:09:33,070 --> 00:09:33,570 potentially 253 00:09:34,269 --> 00:09:36,750 trapped in a black hole. That is the 254 00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:39,649 that's the title of this particular article. 255 00:09:40,894 --> 00:09:43,314 James Webb discovery is igniting 256 00:09:44,095 --> 00:09:45,554 existential shock wave 257 00:09:46,014 --> 00:09:47,954 through world's top astrophysicists. 258 00:09:48,975 --> 00:09:52,194 They're saying this groundbreaking discovery essentially that 259 00:09:52,990 --> 00:09:55,490 the orbits of most universes 260 00:09:56,110 --> 00:09:57,089 are clockwise, 261 00:09:58,669 --> 00:09:59,569 high percentage 262 00:10:00,269 --> 00:10:01,089 and somehow 263 00:10:01,470 --> 00:10:03,709 I think that it reason for this is 264 00:10:03,709 --> 00:10:05,490 is because we're in a black hole. 265 00:10:06,225 --> 00:10:08,865 Well, we've always wondered what the Big Bang 266 00:10:08,865 --> 00:10:11,825 expanded into. Maybe it didn't expand into nothing. 267 00:10:11,825 --> 00:10:13,584 Maybe we're just in a black hole along 268 00:10:13,584 --> 00:10:16,625 with other black holes and it's just it's 269 00:10:16,625 --> 00:10:18,865 just kind of crazy. It really is some 270 00:10:18,865 --> 00:10:20,404 of the stuff that some of these theories 271 00:10:20,809 --> 00:10:22,649 that are currently coming out. But, 272 00:10:23,449 --> 00:10:24,509 that's the commentary 273 00:10:24,889 --> 00:10:25,389 from, 274 00:10:26,649 --> 00:10:28,429 from from the web here. 275 00:10:29,449 --> 00:10:33,149 Ninety five percent of phishing attacks in 276 00:10:33,769 --> 00:10:35,789 health care go unreported. 277 00:10:36,914 --> 00:10:37,394 And, 278 00:10:38,195 --> 00:10:39,495 why? It's because 279 00:10:40,034 --> 00:10:42,054 teams are afraid to report something 280 00:10:42,514 --> 00:10:44,134 feeling they may be fired 281 00:10:44,595 --> 00:10:46,914 in health care where trust and privacy go 282 00:10:46,914 --> 00:10:47,975 hand in hand. 283 00:10:48,595 --> 00:10:52,680 This level of inaction should really, really raise 284 00:10:52,899 --> 00:10:53,879 a serious concerns. 285 00:10:54,500 --> 00:10:56,580 According to industry, sixty percent of health care 286 00:10:56,580 --> 00:11:00,420 organization experienced email related breaches last year, and 287 00:11:00,420 --> 00:11:03,059 three quarters expect breaches to continue this year. 288 00:11:03,059 --> 00:11:04,554 But 95% 289 00:11:04,554 --> 00:11:06,014 of folks are not reporting, 290 00:11:06,715 --> 00:11:07,615 which is 291 00:11:08,235 --> 00:11:10,875 very, very sad to be to be honest 292 00:11:10,875 --> 00:11:11,455 with you. 293 00:11:11,835 --> 00:11:14,235 At the same time, NASA, they're saying that 294 00:11:14,235 --> 00:11:15,934 they need a a cybersecurity 295 00:11:16,475 --> 00:11:17,455 risk assessment. 296 00:11:18,419 --> 00:11:18,919 So 297 00:11:19,299 --> 00:11:20,759 NASA needs to complete 298 00:11:21,220 --> 00:11:24,440 key activities within various steps of its cybersecurity 299 00:11:24,580 --> 00:11:28,100 risk management program, the US government accounting office 300 00:11:28,100 --> 00:11:29,399 says in a new report. 301 00:11:30,100 --> 00:11:31,159 NASA has implemented 302 00:11:31,620 --> 00:11:32,360 some steps 303 00:11:32,694 --> 00:11:33,514 from NIST 304 00:11:33,894 --> 00:11:34,394 already, 305 00:11:35,414 --> 00:11:37,674 but they need to have a full on, 306 00:11:38,774 --> 00:11:40,554 audit according to GAO. 307 00:11:41,815 --> 00:11:42,315 And, 308 00:11:44,134 --> 00:11:45,514 just should not be surprising. 309 00:11:46,980 --> 00:11:49,800 You would think though with the IT support 310 00:11:50,019 --> 00:11:53,080 that is happening within companies, within the government, 311 00:11:53,300 --> 00:11:55,240 you would think that this would already 312 00:11:56,100 --> 00:11:58,340 have been accomplished. But, 313 00:11:59,139 --> 00:12:00,279 according to this 314 00:12:00,735 --> 00:12:02,355 article, it has not. 315 00:12:04,414 --> 00:12:04,914 DJI, 316 00:12:05,615 --> 00:12:08,835 robot vacuum leak suggests that the Roomba rival 317 00:12:08,894 --> 00:12:09,875 is getting closer 318 00:12:10,254 --> 00:12:11,875 and could have an unusual, 319 00:12:13,134 --> 00:12:14,914 design feature. And, you know, 320 00:12:15,429 --> 00:12:15,929 the 321 00:12:17,110 --> 00:12:18,090 one thing about 322 00:12:18,629 --> 00:12:21,370 DJI, they've been really good with their drones 323 00:12:21,750 --> 00:12:22,250 on 324 00:12:22,710 --> 00:12:23,929 on radar. Right? 325 00:12:24,470 --> 00:12:27,350 And being able to avoid stuff. So if 326 00:12:27,350 --> 00:12:30,745 this is actually implemented within the actual new 327 00:12:30,745 --> 00:12:31,245 robot, 328 00:12:32,024 --> 00:12:33,485 it could really be something. 329 00:12:34,184 --> 00:12:36,924 There's lots of robots on the market today, 330 00:12:37,144 --> 00:12:40,184 but this would be potentially DJI's introduction to 331 00:12:40,184 --> 00:12:40,684 this. 332 00:12:41,144 --> 00:12:43,065 It's kind of funny. I had had my 333 00:12:43,065 --> 00:12:43,565 Roomba 334 00:12:45,139 --> 00:12:48,419 on the charger for a while, and all 335 00:12:48,419 --> 00:12:50,679 of a sudden, it it finally woke up. 336 00:12:50,980 --> 00:12:52,759 And it ran for about ten minutes 337 00:12:53,620 --> 00:12:56,019 and shut down. I think, my Roomba has 338 00:12:56,019 --> 00:12:57,460 seen the end of life. I think the 339 00:12:57,460 --> 00:12:57,960 battery 340 00:12:58,975 --> 00:13:00,195 is no longer good. 341 00:13:01,295 --> 00:13:02,975 But, yeah, it was kind of funny. It 342 00:13:02,975 --> 00:13:04,654 just all of a sudden, it decided it 343 00:13:04,654 --> 00:13:05,554 wanted to 344 00:13:05,934 --> 00:13:06,915 to work again. 345 00:13:07,375 --> 00:13:09,695 I have a lot of obstacles in my 346 00:13:09,695 --> 00:13:10,195 loft, 347 00:13:10,829 --> 00:13:12,750 and, I have to use a lot of 348 00:13:12,750 --> 00:13:14,449 exclusion zones because 349 00:13:14,829 --> 00:13:17,089 the current one would just get stuck everywhere. 350 00:13:18,190 --> 00:13:20,049 So it's not surprising here, 351 00:13:20,429 --> 00:13:20,929 whatsoever. 352 00:13:22,524 --> 00:13:24,845 Apple Music marks ten years of streaming with 353 00:13:24,845 --> 00:13:27,964 a new all time replay list. The service 354 00:13:27,964 --> 00:13:30,764 is also revealing the top 500 most streamed 355 00:13:30,764 --> 00:13:32,625 songs from the last decade. 356 00:13:33,485 --> 00:13:35,024 So, ten years 357 00:13:35,565 --> 00:13:38,840 of Apple Music. Got another Apple milestone 358 00:13:40,100 --> 00:13:43,080 to celebrate is as well. Apple podcast 359 00:13:44,019 --> 00:13:47,000 is an Apple's involvement in podcasting 360 00:13:47,540 --> 00:13:50,120 is now twenty years as well. 361 00:13:51,805 --> 00:13:52,945 So, you know, these, 362 00:13:53,644 --> 00:13:55,884 these milestones by these it's it's hard to 363 00:13:55,884 --> 00:13:57,644 believe, you know, I if we think about 364 00:13:57,644 --> 00:13:58,144 it, 365 00:13:59,245 --> 00:14:01,965 June late June, early July two thousand five, 366 00:14:01,965 --> 00:14:02,465 iTunes, 367 00:14:03,004 --> 00:14:06,040 brought podcasting in and it was really truly 368 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:07,299 a a watershed 369 00:14:08,399 --> 00:14:10,720 moment for podcasting. The same same thing with 370 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:12,879 the iPhone, but more so when the Apple 371 00:14:12,879 --> 00:14:13,779 podcast app 372 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:16,179 was introduced, 373 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:18,340 you know, major major 374 00:14:18,764 --> 00:14:20,925 ease of explaining what a podcast is when 375 00:14:20,925 --> 00:14:23,325 you could just, you know, grab person's phone 376 00:14:23,325 --> 00:14:24,465 and hook them up. 377 00:14:25,085 --> 00:14:28,045 Moving on, the Sinanola drug cartel and this 378 00:14:28,045 --> 00:14:29,425 is a story that's been, 379 00:14:29,805 --> 00:14:30,545 I guess, 380 00:14:31,420 --> 00:14:33,200 coming to light for a while. 381 00:14:33,820 --> 00:14:34,800 But the Sinaloa 382 00:14:36,139 --> 00:14:40,000 drug cartel hired a cyber snoop to identify 383 00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:42,399 and kill FBI informants. 384 00:14:43,115 --> 00:14:47,034 Device compromises and deep seated access to critical 385 00:14:47,034 --> 00:14:49,375 infrastructure exposed surveillance vulnerabilities 386 00:14:50,154 --> 00:14:51,695 in the agency's work. 387 00:14:52,075 --> 00:14:53,294 And this is a, 388 00:14:54,154 --> 00:14:55,054 a new report 389 00:14:56,154 --> 00:14:56,654 that 390 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,899 goes all the way back to 02/2018. 391 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:02,379 But basically, the mercenary 392 00:15:02,839 --> 00:15:05,240 cyber criminal offered a menu of services that 393 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,700 include exploring mobile phones and other devices. 394 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:10,700 They were looking at CCTV. 395 00:15:12,044 --> 00:15:15,664 They were tracking the FBI with, with compromised, 396 00:15:17,085 --> 00:15:18,625 cameras, security cameras. 397 00:15:19,325 --> 00:15:19,804 So, 398 00:15:20,684 --> 00:15:23,485 pretty amazing here that this information has come 399 00:15:23,485 --> 00:15:24,225 to light. 400 00:15:24,779 --> 00:15:25,279 And, 401 00:15:25,820 --> 00:15:27,839 again, you know, you think about 402 00:15:28,459 --> 00:15:28,959 intelligence. 403 00:15:30,539 --> 00:15:33,419 The military and government's good at intelligence, but 404 00:15:33,419 --> 00:15:34,079 the cartels, 405 00:15:35,179 --> 00:15:35,679 definitely, 406 00:15:36,459 --> 00:15:36,959 equally 407 00:15:37,740 --> 00:15:38,879 equally capable 408 00:15:41,835 --> 00:15:43,054 in in what they do. 409 00:15:44,794 --> 00:15:46,875 So many of you may have accounts with 410 00:15:46,875 --> 00:15:47,375 Robinhood. 411 00:15:47,754 --> 00:15:50,495 Apparently, they're expanding their global push 412 00:15:51,274 --> 00:15:51,774 and, 413 00:15:52,235 --> 00:15:53,754 some ways they made a big deal about 414 00:15:53,754 --> 00:15:54,870 them expanding 415 00:15:55,330 --> 00:15:56,790 their business in cans. 416 00:15:57,170 --> 00:15:59,429 But apparently trying to bring some 417 00:16:00,769 --> 00:16:02,550 investment stuff to the European 418 00:16:03,570 --> 00:16:04,070 market. 419 00:16:04,769 --> 00:16:07,649 So, they're going to be offering tokenized US 420 00:16:07,649 --> 00:16:09,670 stocks and EFTs across Europe 421 00:16:10,865 --> 00:16:13,445 and, crypto staking in The US perpetual. 422 00:16:14,544 --> 00:16:16,404 So it's all about EU trading, 423 00:16:16,945 --> 00:16:18,004 layer two blockchain. 424 00:16:18,705 --> 00:16:20,304 So anyway, I don't know why this is 425 00:16:20,304 --> 00:16:21,524 big news, but 426 00:16:22,660 --> 00:16:24,919 I guess we'll continue to watch Robinhood. 427 00:16:25,620 --> 00:16:26,600 Gonna be a big 428 00:16:27,220 --> 00:16:27,720 protest 429 00:16:28,100 --> 00:16:30,899 on NASA today but NASA employees are being 430 00:16:30,899 --> 00:16:34,200 told don't don't go. This is another group. 431 00:16:34,820 --> 00:16:35,879 So it's actually 432 00:16:36,259 --> 00:16:36,759 the 433 00:16:40,995 --> 00:16:41,975 they've told 434 00:16:42,835 --> 00:16:44,455 that NASA headquarters 435 00:16:44,995 --> 00:16:47,735 professional satiation bargain employee unit 436 00:16:48,274 --> 00:16:49,815 local twenty nine 437 00:16:50,370 --> 00:16:52,070 is not allowed to strike. 438 00:16:53,970 --> 00:16:56,210 So this is being done by a third 439 00:16:56,210 --> 00:16:56,710 party, 440 00:16:57,169 --> 00:17:00,470 another union outside of the primary NASA union, 441 00:17:01,250 --> 00:17:02,470 that is gonna be, 442 00:17:03,490 --> 00:17:05,750 striking based upon the budget cuts. 443 00:17:06,184 --> 00:17:08,345 So people are not happy about that. But 444 00:17:08,345 --> 00:17:10,444 again, what what can they do 445 00:17:11,065 --> 00:17:11,964 for sure? 446 00:17:12,265 --> 00:17:15,964 So the iPhone launch iPhone launch happened exactly 447 00:17:16,184 --> 00:17:17,325 eighteen years ago. 448 00:17:17,944 --> 00:17:18,444 And, 449 00:17:19,384 --> 00:17:20,825 you know, I think we all knew it 450 00:17:20,825 --> 00:17:21,565 was coming. 451 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,200 And where were you on June 29? Did 452 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:26,980 you line up to get an iPhone? 453 00:17:28,559 --> 00:17:29,059 Obviously, 454 00:17:29,519 --> 00:17:30,819 a very, very big 455 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,779 day in the mobile world changed things 456 00:17:34,505 --> 00:17:37,965 forever. People getting their their very first device, 457 00:17:38,745 --> 00:17:39,565 Apple device. 458 00:17:40,985 --> 00:17:43,325 I think I still have my first iPhone, 459 00:17:44,424 --> 00:17:44,924 someplace, 460 00:17:46,345 --> 00:17:47,404 somewhere stashed. 461 00:17:48,350 --> 00:17:49,970 If you have a Brother printer, 462 00:17:50,990 --> 00:17:54,210 hundreds of Brother printer models have an unpatchable 463 00:17:54,590 --> 00:17:55,890 security flaw. 464 00:17:56,670 --> 00:17:58,910 So serious security flaws have been found in 465 00:17:58,910 --> 00:18:00,210 hundreds of these printers 466 00:18:00,974 --> 00:18:01,375 allowing, 467 00:18:01,775 --> 00:18:05,234 attackers remote access devices. They're still using default 468 00:18:05,375 --> 00:18:05,875 passwords. 469 00:18:06,654 --> 00:18:09,134 So eight new vulnerabilities, one of which cannot 470 00:18:09,134 --> 00:18:10,994 be fixed, were discovered. 471 00:18:11,454 --> 00:18:13,535 The flaws impact 59 472 00:18:13,535 --> 00:18:14,035 models 473 00:18:14,740 --> 00:18:18,279 from Fujifilm to Shiba, Ricoh, Konica, Minolta, 474 00:18:19,140 --> 00:18:21,940 but not every vulnerability found is on every 475 00:18:21,940 --> 00:18:22,440 printer. 476 00:18:23,220 --> 00:18:23,720 So 477 00:18:24,179 --> 00:18:24,919 but again, 478 00:18:25,380 --> 00:18:28,419 changing the default manufacturer passwords is something that 479 00:18:28,419 --> 00:18:29,960 should be always done anyway. 480 00:18:30,285 --> 00:18:32,365 So if you have a Brother printer and 481 00:18:32,365 --> 00:18:33,984 you're still running the default, 482 00:18:34,845 --> 00:18:36,545 the default password, please 483 00:18:37,325 --> 00:18:39,505 get it get it changed for sure. 484 00:18:40,045 --> 00:18:43,744 Trump's health secretary, RFK Jr. Wants every American 485 00:18:43,805 --> 00:18:45,105 to wear a fitness tracker 486 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:47,779 and take care take control of the health. 487 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,179 Now I think this is a good idea 488 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:51,220 overall. 489 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,720 You know, having it wearing an Apple Watch, 490 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,480 I get a lot of data. I tell 491 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,339 you what's really given me data. 492 00:18:58,994 --> 00:19:00,694 If you if you are 493 00:19:01,234 --> 00:19:02,375 a type two diabetic 494 00:19:03,795 --> 00:19:05,414 and you are not 495 00:19:06,194 --> 00:19:06,694 wearing 496 00:19:07,474 --> 00:19:07,974 a 497 00:19:10,434 --> 00:19:12,055 a blood glucose monitor, 498 00:19:13,150 --> 00:19:15,710 They it's $50 It's a $100 a month 499 00:19:15,710 --> 00:19:17,230 if you can afford it. If your insurance 500 00:19:17,230 --> 00:19:19,569 won't cover it, my insurance will not cover 501 00:19:20,109 --> 00:19:22,430 the monitor. So I'm paying out of pocket 502 00:19:22,430 --> 00:19:23,170 for mine. 503 00:19:23,710 --> 00:19:25,789 I'm going to say I should if I 504 00:19:25,789 --> 00:19:27,789 should have been wearing one of these years 505 00:19:27,789 --> 00:19:28,289 ago. 506 00:19:29,025 --> 00:19:30,164 Best investment 507 00:19:31,025 --> 00:19:31,525 ever. 508 00:19:31,825 --> 00:19:33,205 It really, really is. 509 00:19:34,225 --> 00:19:35,125 No more poking. 510 00:19:35,664 --> 00:19:36,644 No more guessing. 511 00:19:37,184 --> 00:19:38,965 Check it in a moment's notice. 512 00:19:39,585 --> 00:19:40,085 And 513 00:19:41,450 --> 00:19:41,950 effectively, 514 00:19:42,730 --> 00:19:44,349 within about two weeks 515 00:19:44,809 --> 00:19:45,549 of using 516 00:19:46,089 --> 00:19:48,109 this blood, glucose monitor, 517 00:19:49,930 --> 00:19:51,230 just small tweaks. 518 00:19:51,769 --> 00:19:54,730 Small, small, small tweaks. And I'm bringing my 519 00:19:54,730 --> 00:19:56,029 sugar down considerably. 520 00:19:56,674 --> 00:19:59,255 Just small tweaks to diet, nothing huge. 521 00:19:59,875 --> 00:20:01,714 And I also can tell when I overdo 522 00:20:01,714 --> 00:20:05,154 it. So I understand the maybe the the 523 00:20:05,154 --> 00:20:08,115 reason it give you basically you use got 524 00:20:08,115 --> 00:20:10,460 something on your hand. You can see, 525 00:20:11,079 --> 00:20:13,480 what you're doing or not doing. So to 526 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,079 me, it makes a lot of sense to 527 00:20:15,079 --> 00:20:15,579 potentially 528 00:20:16,599 --> 00:20:17,579 have a 529 00:20:19,319 --> 00:20:20,859 wear a fitness tracker. 530 00:20:22,565 --> 00:20:24,804 You know, my Apple Watch lets me know 531 00:20:24,804 --> 00:20:26,265 when I've been sitting too long. 532 00:20:26,644 --> 00:20:28,265 Of course, you have to wear it. 533 00:20:28,724 --> 00:20:30,884 And I don't always wear my watch when 534 00:20:30,884 --> 00:20:31,704 I'm in the house. 535 00:20:32,244 --> 00:20:32,644 But, 536 00:20:33,045 --> 00:20:35,045 I think fitness trackers are a little bit 537 00:20:35,045 --> 00:20:37,329 lighter. So maybe So I think maybe he's 538 00:20:37,329 --> 00:20:39,730 on to something here. If just even the 539 00:20:39,730 --> 00:20:42,769 25% of people made some minor changes to 540 00:20:42,769 --> 00:20:44,950 their lifestyle, it would it would really be, 541 00:20:45,409 --> 00:20:46,950 and make a huge difference. 542 00:20:48,544 --> 00:20:50,565 Hacker has pled guilty to breaching 543 00:20:51,105 --> 00:20:54,005 a company's network to pitch his own service. 544 00:20:54,224 --> 00:20:56,304 Of course, we've heard about these types of 545 00:20:56,304 --> 00:20:57,285 scams before, 546 00:20:57,664 --> 00:20:59,664 but a Kansas man has plead guilty to 547 00:20:59,664 --> 00:21:02,750 hacking multiple organizations only to promote his own 548 00:21:02,750 --> 00:21:03,250 cybersecurity 549 00:21:03,629 --> 00:21:04,129 services. 550 00:21:05,230 --> 00:21:07,309 So he was indicted in 2024 551 00:21:07,309 --> 00:21:10,509 for breaching three organizations, including health club and 552 00:21:10,509 --> 00:21:12,210 a Missouri nonprofit organization. 553 00:21:13,069 --> 00:21:16,210 Anyway, he emailed the business owners claiming responsibility 554 00:21:16,589 --> 00:21:19,674 for the attacks and offering consulting services to 555 00:21:19,674 --> 00:21:21,294 rent future cyber attacks. 556 00:21:22,394 --> 00:21:24,474 He may have wanted just done white hat 557 00:21:24,474 --> 00:21:26,335 and said, hey, you have a vulnerability. 558 00:21:27,914 --> 00:21:28,894 I found it. 559 00:21:29,994 --> 00:21:31,855 Pay me a reward for the vulnerability. 560 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:34,019 That would have been a better situation 561 00:21:35,759 --> 00:21:36,740 instead of, 562 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:39,539 trying to 563 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,580 extort money. But, you know, 564 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,900 it's okay to be a white hat 565 00:21:47,244 --> 00:21:49,644 and send over we get them from time 566 00:21:49,644 --> 00:21:51,964 to time. We get those reports and we 567 00:21:51,964 --> 00:21:53,825 and we we respond to them. 568 00:21:54,204 --> 00:21:56,625 So and we pay bounties on those reports. 569 00:21:58,924 --> 00:22:00,765 Hawaiian Airlines says it was hit by a 570 00:22:00,765 --> 00:22:03,460 cyber security event, but flyers should be safe. 571 00:22:04,319 --> 00:22:07,099 And they filed an eight k with the 572 00:22:07,099 --> 00:22:09,839 SEC. It claims to have observed the attack, 573 00:22:09,839 --> 00:22:10,579 but didn't 574 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,179 affect flights on their safety, and their systems 575 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:15,299 are all online. 576 00:22:16,585 --> 00:22:18,045 And this is specifically, 577 00:22:20,505 --> 00:22:23,805 around scattered spider. This is the particular vulnerability, 578 00:22:24,025 --> 00:22:25,164 the particular group 579 00:22:25,785 --> 00:22:28,765 that has went after Hawaiian Airlines. 580 00:22:29,819 --> 00:22:33,019 Joby has delivered first aircraft to Dubai's to 581 00:22:33,019 --> 00:22:36,000 Dubai as air taxi service nears launch. 582 00:22:36,619 --> 00:22:39,440 So the electrical vertical takeoff and landing vehicle, 583 00:22:40,299 --> 00:22:42,779 has delivered the first production aircraft to Dubai, 584 00:22:42,779 --> 00:22:44,319 which plans to launch 585 00:22:44,914 --> 00:22:47,794 this commercial air taxi in early twenty twenty 586 00:22:47,794 --> 00:22:48,294 six. 587 00:22:48,914 --> 00:22:49,575 So, again, 588 00:22:49,954 --> 00:22:53,575 they've been developing this technology since 02/2009, 589 00:22:54,194 --> 00:22:54,674 and, 590 00:22:54,994 --> 00:22:57,860 they're becoming a launchpad for Vance or Dubai 591 00:22:57,860 --> 00:23:00,680 is becoming a launchpad for Vance air mobility. 592 00:23:01,299 --> 00:23:01,799 And 593 00:23:02,259 --> 00:23:05,400 Joby has a six year exclusive operating agreement. 594 00:23:07,059 --> 00:23:10,259 So we will see how this works with 595 00:23:10,259 --> 00:23:11,640 that company, how 596 00:23:11,940 --> 00:23:12,680 they do. 597 00:23:13,515 --> 00:23:15,515 If you have an Anker battery, pay attention 598 00:23:15,515 --> 00:23:16,015 here. 599 00:23:16,315 --> 00:23:19,674 They're doing another recall of another five power 600 00:23:19,674 --> 00:23:20,174 banks. 601 00:23:21,674 --> 00:23:23,434 So if you have the model a one 602 00:23:23,434 --> 00:23:24,414 two five seven, 603 00:23:24,955 --> 00:23:27,195 the model a one six four seven, a 604 00:23:27,195 --> 00:23:29,929 one six five two, a six eight one, 605 00:23:30,230 --> 00:23:32,889 and ace one six eight nine. 606 00:23:33,509 --> 00:23:36,470 Cease using these devices immediately. Do not store 607 00:23:36,470 --> 00:23:37,450 them in your house. 608 00:23:38,470 --> 00:23:40,889 Get them turned in for disposal. 609 00:23:42,204 --> 00:23:43,744 I don't know if they have a recall 610 00:23:43,884 --> 00:23:46,125 on those, but they have a fair warning 611 00:23:46,125 --> 00:23:47,105 on these devices. 612 00:23:47,644 --> 00:23:48,944 Do not use them. 613 00:23:49,404 --> 00:23:49,904 Again, 614 00:23:50,524 --> 00:23:51,904 fair warning here. 615 00:23:52,605 --> 00:23:54,684 I guess with the recall, that means I 616 00:23:54,684 --> 00:23:56,365 mean, you can send it in and get 617 00:23:56,365 --> 00:23:57,660 a new one, potentially, 618 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,019 maybe not. Anyway, the details are in, 619 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,640 the blog post, so definitely check it out. 620 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:04,940 This is the second 621 00:24:05,559 --> 00:24:07,400 Anker battery that has been, 622 00:24:07,799 --> 00:24:10,440 recalled. I had one that was recalled some 623 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:11,319 time ago for, 624 00:24:12,464 --> 00:24:13,924 my portable cooler. 625 00:24:14,304 --> 00:24:15,285 It was from, 626 00:24:15,744 --> 00:24:16,244 Anker. 627 00:24:17,505 --> 00:24:19,125 The Ryan Gosling 628 00:24:19,825 --> 00:24:22,865 soars into space to save the world in 629 00:24:22,865 --> 00:24:26,785 project Hail Mary. The trailer is available. Looks 630 00:24:26,785 --> 00:24:27,684 pretty good 631 00:24:29,799 --> 00:24:31,179 And should be an interesting, 632 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:34,299 interesting flick. It's based upon 633 00:24:34,759 --> 00:24:37,639 a book. I like the science fiction converted 634 00:24:37,639 --> 00:24:38,380 to movies. 635 00:24:38,839 --> 00:24:41,339 And we'll see how how well it's received. 636 00:24:42,025 --> 00:24:42,465 But, 637 00:24:42,904 --> 00:24:44,265 we'll see if this should be I don't 638 00:24:44,265 --> 00:24:45,785 know when it does it say when it 639 00:24:45,785 --> 00:24:46,285 releases? 640 00:24:51,545 --> 00:24:52,045 Yeah. 641 00:24:52,424 --> 00:24:54,984 It's gonna at least oh, it's only gonna 642 00:24:54,984 --> 00:24:56,525 be available in theaters 643 00:24:57,089 --> 00:24:59,890 after 03/20/2026. 644 00:24:59,890 --> 00:25:01,329 So it's a way out, but you can 645 00:25:01,329 --> 00:25:01,829 watch 646 00:25:02,210 --> 00:25:04,069 at least the trailer of it, 647 00:25:04,529 --> 00:25:08,049 available now. Also, the Netflix announcement, what's available 648 00:25:08,049 --> 00:25:08,710 in July 649 00:25:09,434 --> 00:25:09,914 and, 650 00:25:10,394 --> 00:25:10,894 what 651 00:25:11,274 --> 00:25:13,615 what is available, 48 new movies, 652 00:25:13,994 --> 00:25:16,954 including the old Gar two, Happy Gilmore two, 653 00:25:16,954 --> 00:25:17,694 and more. 654 00:25:17,994 --> 00:25:19,914 So that list is obviously up in the 655 00:25:19,914 --> 00:25:21,994 show notes for you to check out as 656 00:25:21,994 --> 00:25:22,494 well. 657 00:25:23,630 --> 00:25:25,890 According to Reuters, renewable renewable 658 00:25:26,350 --> 00:25:30,029 energy shares mix as US Senate preserves some 659 00:25:30,029 --> 00:25:31,490 tax credits in the current, 660 00:25:32,190 --> 00:25:34,610 big, beautiful bill as they call it. 661 00:25:35,230 --> 00:25:36,610 So the final version 662 00:25:37,065 --> 00:25:40,044 preserve tax credits for solar lease solar leasing. 663 00:25:40,825 --> 00:25:43,065 That's an arrangement where a third party owns 664 00:25:43,065 --> 00:25:44,444 and installs a solar system 665 00:25:44,904 --> 00:25:47,144 on your property, and then you pay for 666 00:25:47,144 --> 00:25:48,284 that over time. 667 00:25:48,744 --> 00:25:50,924 The provision lifts several solar names, 668 00:25:52,140 --> 00:25:55,359 lifted several solar companies after weeks of uncertainty. 669 00:25:55,980 --> 00:25:58,700 Shares of solar panel maker First Solar rose 670 00:25:58,700 --> 00:25:59,839 7%, 671 00:26:00,460 --> 00:26:04,160 while battery firms Sunrun climbed 7.8%, 672 00:26:04,845 --> 00:26:08,144 and Fluent's energy gained 3.1. 673 00:26:08,204 --> 00:26:08,704 So 674 00:26:09,164 --> 00:26:09,984 some of these 675 00:26:10,285 --> 00:26:11,184 tax incentives 676 00:26:12,204 --> 00:26:12,704 survived 677 00:26:13,484 --> 00:26:14,544 survived the budget. 678 00:26:15,484 --> 00:26:18,509 Nintendo has a story that is just making 679 00:26:18,509 --> 00:26:20,450 the rounds now. Why the Nintendo, 680 00:26:21,630 --> 00:26:25,070 why Nintendo pulled its products from Amazon's US 681 00:26:25,070 --> 00:26:25,570 site? 682 00:26:25,950 --> 00:26:28,130 Apparently, it was a disagreement over unauthorized 683 00:26:28,670 --> 00:26:29,809 sites selling 684 00:26:30,414 --> 00:26:32,434 the Nintendo Switch two, 685 00:26:32,974 --> 00:26:36,015 specifically because people were buying the Nintendo Switch 686 00:26:36,015 --> 00:26:36,515 two 687 00:26:36,815 --> 00:26:37,634 in Asia, 688 00:26:38,095 --> 00:26:39,234 where it was cheaper, 689 00:26:39,775 --> 00:26:42,255 boxing them up, shipping to them America, and 690 00:26:42,255 --> 00:26:44,515 then reselling at a lower price 691 00:26:44,940 --> 00:26:46,240 than Nintendo suggested, 692 00:26:47,019 --> 00:26:47,519 MSRP. 693 00:26:48,700 --> 00:26:49,200 So 694 00:26:50,059 --> 00:26:53,119 that's why, again, probably no one knew this 695 00:26:53,259 --> 00:26:54,940 or maybe some did and thought it was 696 00:26:54,940 --> 00:26:55,440 weird, 697 00:26:55,740 --> 00:26:58,380 but no Nintendo Direct sales have been on 698 00:26:58,380 --> 00:26:59,919 Amazon, only third 699 00:27:00,434 --> 00:27:00,934 party 700 00:27:01,474 --> 00:27:01,974 sellers. 701 00:27:03,794 --> 00:27:05,494 Hackers now can attack 702 00:27:05,875 --> 00:27:07,095 phones via Bluetooth. 703 00:27:07,634 --> 00:27:10,294 Yes. Hackers can attack phones via Bluetooth, 704 00:27:10,674 --> 00:27:12,054 earbuds, and headphones. 705 00:27:12,950 --> 00:27:15,910 If you're vaguely paranoid about someone listening on 706 00:27:15,910 --> 00:27:16,569 your conversations, 707 00:27:17,190 --> 00:27:19,190 you're probably be a little anxious about that 708 00:27:19,190 --> 00:27:21,349 phone sitting in your pocket going forward if 709 00:27:21,349 --> 00:27:22,170 you use Bluetooth. 710 00:27:22,869 --> 00:27:24,009 These new flaws 711 00:27:24,390 --> 00:27:24,890 discovered, 712 00:27:25,670 --> 00:27:26,809 basically that 713 00:27:27,355 --> 00:27:28,494 a huge number 714 00:27:29,355 --> 00:27:29,934 of headsets 715 00:27:30,554 --> 00:27:31,615 have this vulnerability 716 00:27:32,794 --> 00:27:34,974 and there are three separate 717 00:27:35,595 --> 00:27:36,734 hacks available. 718 00:27:39,980 --> 00:27:40,720 Brands from 719 00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:45,420 Bose, Sony, Jabra, JLab, Marshall and JBL among 720 00:27:45,420 --> 00:27:46,320 many others. 721 00:27:46,940 --> 00:27:50,000 Notable portable popular models include the Bose QuietComfort 722 00:27:50,299 --> 00:27:51,360 earbuds, Sony 723 00:27:51,740 --> 00:27:54,080 w f and w h headphone series. 724 00:27:55,055 --> 00:27:57,055 Now you don't have to toss these. This 725 00:27:57,055 --> 00:27:57,714 is a, 726 00:27:59,134 --> 00:28:00,194 a newly found 727 00:28:01,214 --> 00:28:01,714 exploit, 728 00:28:02,414 --> 00:28:04,194 and it's a proof of concept, 729 00:28:04,734 --> 00:28:06,434 but it's it's pretty significant 730 00:28:07,349 --> 00:28:07,849 in 731 00:28:08,309 --> 00:28:10,089 in what it can actually do. 732 00:28:10,549 --> 00:28:13,210 So, again, details are in 733 00:28:13,589 --> 00:28:16,309 the show notes. Big rumors out there that 734 00:28:16,309 --> 00:28:18,869 Apple is gonna release a cheaper MacBook powered 735 00:28:18,869 --> 00:28:20,970 by a iPhone processor. 736 00:28:22,095 --> 00:28:24,515 Kuo is, an an analysis, 737 00:28:25,535 --> 00:28:26,994 Ming Chi Kuo 738 00:28:27,454 --> 00:28:29,454 believes Apple is aiming to launch an even 739 00:28:29,454 --> 00:28:31,154 more affordable model soon. 740 00:28:33,054 --> 00:28:36,595 They've never really come under $999 741 00:28:37,500 --> 00:28:39,920 But this projected 13 inch 742 00:28:40,539 --> 00:28:41,039 MacBook 743 00:28:41,980 --> 00:28:44,619 being shipped by with an eight eighteen instead 744 00:28:44,619 --> 00:28:45,759 of an m series 745 00:28:46,059 --> 00:28:46,559 processor, 746 00:28:49,275 --> 00:28:50,974 which is not an insignificant 747 00:28:51,434 --> 00:28:51,934 processor, 748 00:28:52,795 --> 00:28:53,295 but 749 00:28:53,674 --> 00:28:55,914 could make a model where they think they're 750 00:28:55,914 --> 00:28:57,934 going to ship five to 7,000,000 751 00:28:57,994 --> 00:28:58,494 units. 752 00:28:59,115 --> 00:29:02,315 And that's according to this article, a pretty 753 00:29:02,315 --> 00:29:03,134 big number. 754 00:29:04,619 --> 00:29:07,500 Maybe going after the Chromebook market. I I 755 00:29:07,500 --> 00:29:08,160 don't know. 756 00:29:08,700 --> 00:29:09,920 But definitely, 757 00:29:11,340 --> 00:29:12,160 an interesting 758 00:29:12,539 --> 00:29:13,039 consideration 759 00:29:13,420 --> 00:29:14,480 for them to bring 760 00:29:15,180 --> 00:29:16,160 that particular 761 00:29:19,464 --> 00:29:20,284 that particular, 762 00:29:21,784 --> 00:29:23,724 chip to market if they do so. 763 00:29:25,304 --> 00:29:28,125 If you're using Tinder in California, 764 00:29:28,505 --> 00:29:30,585 Tinder is gonna require face check for new 765 00:29:30,585 --> 00:29:31,085 users. 766 00:29:31,460 --> 00:29:33,140 I think they should do this on all 767 00:29:33,140 --> 00:29:34,980 these dating apps. There should be a face 768 00:29:34,980 --> 00:29:35,480 check 769 00:29:35,859 --> 00:29:36,359 because 770 00:29:37,859 --> 00:29:40,599 these dating apps are just full of scammers. 771 00:29:41,140 --> 00:29:41,640 Full. 772 00:29:42,180 --> 00:29:44,579 Full. Full. They all these apps should do 773 00:29:44,579 --> 00:29:45,079 this 774 00:29:45,414 --> 00:29:48,454 Using some advanced technology to verify people are 775 00:29:48,454 --> 00:29:51,575 who they say they are. They would really 776 00:29:51,575 --> 00:29:52,075 do 777 00:29:52,535 --> 00:29:54,154 a huge difference in, 778 00:29:55,335 --> 00:29:57,434 it would shut down a large number 779 00:29:57,990 --> 00:29:58,490 of 780 00:29:58,789 --> 00:30:02,009 these scam centers and just nothing but people 781 00:30:02,390 --> 00:30:03,210 being fakes 782 00:30:05,029 --> 00:30:06,329 on these dating sites. 783 00:30:07,269 --> 00:30:10,549 Canada has caved to president Trump and rescinds 784 00:30:10,549 --> 00:30:13,049 its digital service tax on big tech. 785 00:30:13,465 --> 00:30:15,884 So trade, talks have now resumed. 786 00:30:16,424 --> 00:30:18,365 So this is a pretty big deal. 787 00:30:19,465 --> 00:30:22,045 Canada was going to do as the EU 788 00:30:22,184 --> 00:30:22,924 is doing 789 00:30:23,545 --> 00:30:24,045 and 790 00:30:24,505 --> 00:30:25,005 taxing, 791 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:27,820 American companies. 792 00:30:28,519 --> 00:30:28,840 And, 793 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:31,960 this this is a big, big, big, big 794 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:32,700 win here 795 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:35,180 for, for US companies. 796 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:37,500 Canada has folded in the battle 797 00:30:38,359 --> 00:30:39,740 by canceling its proposed 798 00:30:40,039 --> 00:30:41,340 digital service tax. 799 00:30:41,944 --> 00:30:43,704 The DST has been in effect since last 800 00:30:43,704 --> 00:30:46,025 year, but Canada had was due to collect 801 00:30:46,025 --> 00:30:48,365 the first payment around $2,000,000,000 802 00:30:48,744 --> 00:30:49,884 on June 30. 803 00:30:50,345 --> 00:30:50,845 However, 804 00:30:51,384 --> 00:30:52,924 those will now be halted. 805 00:30:54,025 --> 00:30:57,559 Support to support those negotiations, Meta Finance announced 806 00:30:57,559 --> 00:30:58,779 that Canada would rescind 807 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:01,899 the DST in anticipation of a mutually beneficial 808 00:31:02,519 --> 00:31:03,019 comprehensive 809 00:31:03,319 --> 00:31:05,019 trade agreement with The US. 810 00:31:05,799 --> 00:31:06,299 So 811 00:31:07,159 --> 00:31:08,779 there was a 3% tax 812 00:31:09,434 --> 00:31:11,914 on content from large tech firms that relied 813 00:31:11,914 --> 00:31:13,774 on engagement from Canadian users. 814 00:31:14,994 --> 00:31:15,494 So, 815 00:31:16,954 --> 00:31:18,815 will they come up with their own tax 816 00:31:19,274 --> 00:31:20,575 in these trade talks? 817 00:31:21,274 --> 00:31:23,294 That's probably a good question. 818 00:31:24,139 --> 00:31:26,859 Meanwhile, administration says they found a buyer needed 819 00:31:26,859 --> 00:31:28,559 for TikTok to avoid shutdown. 820 00:31:29,740 --> 00:31:30,240 So 821 00:31:30,940 --> 00:31:33,819 they have extended the deadline we know for 822 00:31:33,819 --> 00:31:35,200 another thirty days. 823 00:31:35,819 --> 00:31:36,960 And but apparently, 824 00:31:37,414 --> 00:31:38,315 there is a prospective 825 00:31:39,015 --> 00:31:40,954 purchaser of TikTok. Now 826 00:31:41,414 --> 00:31:42,875 will TikTok sell? 827 00:31:44,214 --> 00:31:45,835 I wonder if they will. 828 00:31:47,015 --> 00:31:49,355 They're gonna need China approval, of course. 829 00:31:50,509 --> 00:31:52,529 And he said he would reveal 830 00:31:53,069 --> 00:31:54,690 the buyer in approximately 831 00:31:55,230 --> 00:31:57,009 the next two weeks. 832 00:31:57,950 --> 00:31:59,869 So everyone here on the new system not 833 00:31:59,869 --> 00:32:01,409 without a little bit of challenges 834 00:32:01,789 --> 00:32:03,169 on the first episode. 835 00:32:04,904 --> 00:32:07,224 But I am much happier with the setup 836 00:32:07,224 --> 00:32:08,684 here. The camera's operating 837 00:32:09,544 --> 00:32:11,704 fantastic so far. This is really the first 838 00:32:11,704 --> 00:32:12,365 time using 839 00:32:12,825 --> 00:32:13,464 the new, 840 00:32:14,024 --> 00:32:16,184 the new connection with the RODECaster. I'm gonna 841 00:32:16,184 --> 00:32:17,005 look into 842 00:32:17,539 --> 00:32:19,460 how I have that connected to make sure 843 00:32:19,460 --> 00:32:19,859 that, 844 00:32:20,579 --> 00:32:21,559 I can potentially 845 00:32:22,740 --> 00:32:24,039 improve the stability, 846 00:32:25,380 --> 00:32:26,440 between the RODECaster 847 00:32:26,740 --> 00:32:27,299 and the, 848 00:32:28,339 --> 00:32:29,880 and in the Mac Studio. 849 00:32:32,565 --> 00:32:35,625 And I've had some other success last time. 850 00:32:35,684 --> 00:32:38,724 This RodeCaster Duo to me is the weak 851 00:32:38,724 --> 00:32:40,984 point and I do have another option 852 00:32:41,845 --> 00:32:44,804 for piping audio into the platform if I 853 00:32:44,804 --> 00:32:45,944 continue to have 854 00:32:47,029 --> 00:32:49,049 challenge with it wanting to disconnect 855 00:32:49,669 --> 00:32:51,450 in the middle of a live event. 856 00:32:51,750 --> 00:32:53,429 But as always, you can send me email 857 00:32:53,429 --> 00:32:55,429 geeknews@gmail.com 858 00:32:55,429 --> 00:32:57,109 and it can be found on x at 859 00:32:57,109 --> 00:32:59,750 geek news. 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