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Feb 19, 2024 • 46min

OpenAI unveils Sora, its mind-blowing AI video tool

Plus, we talk to Kat Callaghan! She's the voice behind 'Jessie', TikTok's most popular text-to-speech personality. Kim and Andrew also talk about 'barbiecore', 'bedrotting', and other words just added to Dictionary.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 16, 2024 • 43min

The returns start for Apple Vision Pro buyers

Plus, Kim and Andrew talk about the Waymo fire in San Francisco. Microsoft says countries like Russia and China are using ChatGPT for hacking, and a sperm donor scam is taking over social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 15, 2024 • 46min

This fear keeps Sam Altman up at night

Plus, your AI girlfriend collects a lot of data. Kim and Andrew also talk the White House's plan to tackle deepfakes, and take a look back at the first kiss ever recorded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 14, 2024 • 37min

Everyone is suing Amazon

Plus, Andrew and Allie talk about Australia's "Right To Disconnect" law, and how bosses there face jail time for emailing after hours. People using YouTube to fake work, and a super strange recruitment test from FedEx (it involves blue aliens). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 13, 2024 • 37min

Cash is no longer king when you have Apple Pay

Got an empty wallet? You're not alone. Andrew and Allie talk about how digital payments are overtaking physical currency. Plus, they dive into how tech caused chaos at the Waste Management Open, and highlight the biggest recalls and malware warnings you should know about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 12, 2024 • 51min

Meet Tong Tong, the creepy AI toddler

Kim and Andrew talk about an AI website pumping out 20,000 fake IDs ... a day. Plus, a bogus LastPass app makes its way into the App Store, an entire radio tower gets stolen, and Mr. Bean is blamed for the poor EV sales in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 9, 2024 • 50min

It's a huge threat: China targets U.S. home routers

Kim, Andrew and Allie talk about tracking Taylor Swift's jet, a YouTube science discovery and AI product placement on TikTok. Plus, the inventor of Bitcoin? No one knows who they are, here's the story.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 8, 2024 • 42min

Phones that emit the most (and least) radiation

Is your phone making you sick? Kim and Andrew have the lowdown. Also, there's a new streaming service that could have you cancelling your subscriptions. Beware of a new scam at gas stations targeting your credit card. Plus, answers to your burning questions!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 7, 2024 • 52min

AI chooses nukes in wargames: "We have it! Let's use it."

We talk to Rev. Alicia L. Folberth, one of the top online mediums. She tells us how evil spirits can mess with your tech and gives Kim a huge prediction about The Current newsletters. Plus, we cover how to watch the big game this Sunday (without cable) and AI learning from babies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 6, 2024 • 47min

Meta trains its AI on your public posts

Kim and Andrew talk about a photographer's wild rescue from the snow, all thanks to a drone. Plus, a TikTok video about ghost kitchens goes viral, "The Simpsons" predicts the Apple Vision Pro, and 20 tech phrases that have disappeared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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