Rich On Tech Gemini Gets Smarter, Drones Drop Pies, and AI Fakes Fool a Newspaper (122, May 24, 2025)
Rich talks about attending Google I/O 2025 and the major consumer announcements from Google.
Mozilla is shutting down its Pocket app—if you need an alternative to save articles for later, check out Instapaper.
Google just launched the NotebookLM app for iOS and Android—check out the new Audio Overviews, which turn your notes into podcast-style summaries you can listen to on the go.
Benny in Burbank is blind and wants to read mail and newspapers—Rich recommends ElevenReader, a free app that uses your phone’s camera to scan and read printed text out loud.
Queen Ugly Duckling from the Bronx misses her QWERTY keyboard—Rich suggests checking out Clicks, a gadget that snaps onto your phone and gives you that satisfying physical keyboard feel again.
Diana in Orange County asked if her phone is safer than her computer for financial transactions—Rich says yes, in many cases your smartphone is more secure thanks to built-in protections like biometric login and app sandboxing.
Shane in Colorado wants to ID the pictures in his screensaver—Rich suggests adding a watermark before dropping them in the folder, or using a third-party app like gPhotoShow, which can display file names or captions as the photos play.
The Take It Down Act bans sharing deepfakes and non-consensual intimate images.
Jony Ive is teaming up with OpenAI in a $6B deal to design AI-first hardware.
Lisa writes in and says her elderly brother fell for the Coinbase scam. What should he do?
Gerald wonders, if someone gives a scam remote access to their computer, does that mean they now have access to all their saved passwords in a password manager?
Dave Citron, Senior Director of Product Management for the Gemini app at Google, joins us to talk about the latest Gemini features and how they're making the app even more intelligent with Gemini Live Mode.
Gina in Florida is worried about data sharing—Rich says limit what you share when possible and ensure you’re downloading the official app.
Adobe says Memorial Day is shaping up to be the year’s first big online shopping weekend.
Students are damaging Chromebooks by jamming objects into USB ports—a new trend spreading on TikTok.
A newspaper’s summer reading list included fake books—turns out the author used AI and didn’t fact-check.
Regeneron is buying the now-bankrupt 23andMe, aiming to tap into its massive genetic data.
Rich saw a live demo of Wing’s drone delivery service at Google I/O—yes, they were really dropping pies from the sky.
Twelve South has a smart new cable that combines the plug and USB-C—no power brick needed, and it’s up to 10 feet long.
Jason Ball, longtime news executive, joins us to talk about life after TV and how he’s using AI, and off-the-shelf tech to reinvent himself as a creator with the Life after News podcast and the Desert Dispatch newsletter.
You can now set Google Translate as your default translating app on iPhone.
Ava is an app that provides real-time on-screen captions of spoken words, making conversations more accessible for everyone.
Rich On Tech Episode 122 - May 24, 2025
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