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Jul 30, 2025 • 56min

Data brokers sell your secrets to stalkers

Darius Belejevas, Head of Incogni, dives deep into the alarming world of data brokers selling your personal information. He reveals how easily stalkers can access sensitive details for just a few bucks. The discussion also highlights the urgency of managing one’s digital footprint, with a staggering 250 million data removal requests processed. Alongside these pressing issues, they touch on quirky tales like monkey muggings in Bali and the potential dangers following data breaches on popular apps. It's an eye-opening look at our digital privacy risks!
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Jul 21, 2025 • 41min

Stolen data for sale

A startup is cashing in by selling your stolen data to debt collectors, lawyers, and rivals. It’s legal ... sort of. Android phones detect earthquakes, Mark Zuckerberg expands his secret Hawaii compound, and cottage cheese has a viral moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 14, 2025 • 40min

China’s spherical spybot is terrifying

It rolls like a tire, fires nets, and sprays tear gas. Plus, NASA lost pricey footage, Hertz nickel-and-dimes with tech, and McDonald’s big password problem. What's your childhood home look like now? Google Maps lets you time travel. Let’s go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 9, 2025 • 34min

The 9-to-5 is dead

Microsoft says late-night meetings are up 16%. Burnout much? I also talk to an Uber driver almost tricked into trafficking stolen goods. Plus: Trump Org’s new phone biz, Bible stories on TikTok, and a smart way to check your internet speed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 30, 2025 • 37min

Google’s eating itself alive

Google’s new AI-powered search is tanking its own traffic. Plus, your ChatGPT chats live forever, a job offer scam, and a car rental side hustle making real money. Then I talk to Holly from Kentucky, whose kiddo ordered 70,000 suckers on Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 23, 2025 • 36min

Psychiatrist falls for $500K pig butchering scam

A doctor who lost half a million says greed got the best of him. Melinda Gates finally talks Bill, Epstein, and trust. Plus, an Uber driver drives off with a sleeping child, and my go-to tip to lock in the lowest hotel price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 16, 2025 • 37min

Scan your eyes for crypto

Forget passwords. The creator of ChatGPT wants to build a global crypto economy by scanning your eyes. Also, Noah from Virginia bought an old laptop and found a kid’s ’90s homework saved on it. He read it on TikTok and made the internet cry. Plus, an Apple AirPlay hack and the chance to buy your own Waymo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 9, 2025 • 40min

WWDC 2025: iOS 26, Live Translation, and Apple’s next AI moves

Is Apple running out of new ideas? We break down everything from WWDC 2025, what’s legit, and what’s noise. Plus: A cyberattack takes down a major food supplier, AI goes head-to-head with cancer, and ChatGPT loses at chess to a console from 1977. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 2, 2025 • 38min

Your new go-to therapist? ChatGPT

Therapy costs a pretty penny, so people are turning to AI to deal with their emotions. Plus, Google Photos can now erase your ex, fake toll road scams are everywhere, and the latest (questionable) prediction for the end of the world. Oh, and Starlink Wi-Fi is coming to your next flight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 28, 2025 • 41min

Crypto kidnapping: What really happened

A Manhattan crypto investor allegedly kidnapped and tortured an Italian man for his Bitcoin. Lesson: If you own crypto, zip it. Plus, jobs AI might wipe out, what’s next from Apple, and is your Amazon Echo always listening? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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