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22:03

FBI Seizes 600+ Drones at World Cup, Amazon Drone...

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2026/07/13

News and Updates: FBI World Cup Drone Crackdown: The FBI has seized over 600 drones across all 11 US host cities, with operators facing $100,000 fines and drone fans fearing tighter future regulations. Amazon Prime Air in Baton Rouge: Amazon launched drone delivery from its Cortana Mall fulfillment center, making the Capital Region the first Louisiana area receiving packages by fully electric MK30 drones. Microsoft's Global Device ID: A teenage hacker's arrest revealed Microsoft tracks Windows PCs

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22:01

Meta's Prediction Market App, META AI Reorg Was...

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2026/07/09

News and Updates: Meta's Secret "Arena" App: Zuckerberg is building a standalone prediction-markets app to rival Polymarket and Kalshi, likely using points instead of real money, separate from Facebook and Instagram. Meta's AI Reorg Backlash: CTO Andrew Bosworth admitted Meta's 6,500-person Applied AI division rollout was "atrocious," promising better communication, smaller management spans, and workplace perks after morale complaints. Employees drafted into Meta's AI unit described menial work;

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22:04

Solar Overtakes Coal, Saronic's Drone Boats Rescue...

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2026/07/06

News and Updates: Solar Passes Coal: Solar supplied more U.S. electricity than coal for the first time in May (12.8% vs 12.2%), even as Trump spends $700M boosting coal power plants. Drone Boat Combat Rescue: Saronic's unmanned Corsair vessel pulled two downed aviators from the Strait of Hormuz, marking a first for the Navy's autonomous Task Force 59 unit. SCOTUS Protects Location History: In Chatrie v. United States, the Court ruled 6-3 that police need a warrant meeting probable-cause standards

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22:08

Guest: David Susko, The Road To The Moon And Then To...

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2026/06/25

David Susko, a Martian geologist working for a NASA contractor is our guest. He builds and operates cameras for space missions, including a visible-light camera called MACIE (Mars Color Imager) that photographs the Martian surface at various scales and resolutions. Key points discussed: The lunar base vision The goal isn't just a brief visit — it's continuous human presence on the Moon, similar to the ISS model. Early stays would be short (weeks/months), gradually extending to years, then

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22:15

Guest: David Susko, The Road To The Moon And Then To...

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2026/06/22

David Susko, a Martian geologist working for a NASA contractor is our guest. He builds and operates cameras for space missions, including a visible-light camera called MACIE (Mars Color Imager) that photographs the Martian surface at various scales and resolutions. Key points discussed: Moon before Mars. The Moon is a mandatory stepping stone — everything from Apollo to the ISS has been about learning to live and work in space before attempting Mars. Going straight to Mars carries too much

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22:09

Religious AI Exemptions, Estonia’s Free ChatGPT,...

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2026/06/18

News and Updates:Religious Exemption from AI at Work: A North Carolina software engineer secured a faith-based workplace exemption from using AI, citing her Unitarian Universalist beliefs. Employment lawyers warn Pope Leo's encyclical could trigger a wave of similar requests, and employers who dismiss them risk Title VII discrimination lawsuits. Estonia Gives Students ChatGPT: Estonia distributed free, customized ChatGPT accounts to nearly 20,000 high school students, using a Socratic version that

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22:02

CISA Staffing Cuts, Google Pays SpaceX $920M Monthly,...

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2026/06/15

News and Updates:CISA Staffing Concerns: DHS Secretary Mullin told Congress that CISA's ideal staffing level is 2,800 personnel — up from today's 2,200 but still well below the 3,400 it had before Trump's second term, raising cybersecurity concerns among lawmakers. Google Pays SpaceX $920M Monthly: Google agreed to rent 110,000 Nvidia chips worth of data center capacity from SpaceX at $920 million per month through 2029, as bridge capacity for surging Gemini Enterprise demand. Anthropic separately

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22:07

AI Executive Order, OpenClaw Explained, Microsoft...

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2026/06/11

News and Updates:Trump Signs AI Executive Order: President Trump signed an order requiring AI companies to give the government 30-day advance access to powerful models before release, a scaled-back version of a shelved 90-day proposal. Anthropic Mythos Expansion: Alongside the executive order, Anthropic received White House approval to expand access to its Mythos model from 50 to roughly 150 companies across 15+ countries, including healthcare, power, and water sectors. What is OpenClaw: OpenClaw

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22:09

Don't Troll Scam Texts, IG Teen Limits, Bluetooth...

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2026/06/08

News and Updates:Don't Troll Scam Texts: Replying to smishing texts — even with fake info — confirms your number is active, potentially landing it on the dark web and making you a future fraud target. Instagram Teen Content Limits: Meta is testing restrictions on repeated exposure to body image and mental health content for teen accounts on Instagram, expanding similar controls to Facebook and Messenger later this year. Bluetooth Bomb Scare: A United Airlines Newark-to-Mallorca flight turned back

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22:04

Pope Leo's AI Encyclical, Vatican AI App, Bezos on AI...

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2026/06/04

News and Updates:Pope Leo's AI Encyclical: Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, calls for AI to be "disarmed" from monopolistic control and refocused toward humanity's common good, citing Tolkien's Gandalf. Vatican AI Translation: St. Peter's Basilica debuts an AI-powered real-time translation system, allowing Mass attendees to follow liturgical celebrations in up to 60 languages via their smartphones. Bezos on AI & Jobs: Jeff Bezos urges workers to embrace AI like a bulldozer

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22:09

OS Age Verification, Vanguard Strikes Back, Waymo...

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2026/06/01

News and Updates:OS Age Verification Laws: California's Digital Age Assurance Act (2027) requires operating systems to collect and share user age ranges with apps, sparking major privacy concerns nationwide. Vanguard Bricks Cheaters: Riot Games' latest Vanguard anti-cheat update permanently disables DMA cheat firmware on PCs, forcing full OS reinstalls — Riot's response was unapologetic and blunt. Waymo Flooding Woes: Waymo suspended robotaxi operations in Atlanta and San Antonio after vehicles

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22:08

AI Backlash Goes Mainstream, Musk Loses in Court, and...

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2026/05/28

News and Updates:American Rebellion Against AI: Public opposition to AI and data centers is surging, with 48 projects worth $156 billion blocked last year and isolated acts of violence reported against data center supporters. AI May Actually Be Creating Entry-Level Jobs: A survey of 1,500 employers found nearly three times as many companies using AI are increasing junior hiring in 2026 as those cutting back, as AI handles more routine tasks. Jury Sides with OpenAI Over Musk: A nine-person jury

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22:08

Microsoft Kills SMS Login, Hackers Harass...

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2026/05/25

News and Updates:Microsoft Ditches SMS Two-Factor Authentication: Microsoft is phasing out SMS-based login codes, citing fraud vulnerability, and pushing users toward more secure passkeys using biometrics or device PINs. Faulty Drivers Secretly Draining Windows 11 Batteries: Microsoft admits third-party drivers have silently prevented laptops from entering hibernation for years, announcing stricter driver evaluation and automatic rollback via Windows Update. ShinyHunters Targets Cybersecurity

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21:57

Hackable Lawn Mowers, Talking to AI In A Whisper,...

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2026/05/21

News and Updates: Yarbo Robot Security Nightmare: A security researcher remotely hijacked thousands of Yarbo robot lawn mowers worldwide, exposing owners' Wi-Fi passwords, GPS coordinates, and live home camera feeds through critical firmware vulnerabilities. Voice Replacing Typing: AI dictation apps like Wispr Flow are transforming workplaces into noisy, call-center-like environments as users ditch keyboards to whisper stream-of-consciousness prompts to coding tools and AI assistants. Bumble Kills

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22:06

AI Taxes, Screenless Wearables, and Google's...

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2026/05/18

News and Updates:AI Compute Tax Debate: Economists and policymakers are debating taxing AI processing power to offset job displacement and fund social services, though critics argue it's too blunt a tool. AI Dividend Proposal: NY congressional candidate Alex Bores unveiled an "AI Dividend" plan funding direct payments to Americans through a token tax on AI consumption and equity stakes in frontier AI firms. Screenless Fitness Trackers Surge: Screenless wearables like Oura Ring and Whoop are

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22:00

Dating App Lawsuit, Meta Smart Glasses Scandal, N.M....

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2026/05/14

News and Updates:Dating App Steals Student's Image: A Tennessee college student sued dating app Meete for allegedly taking her TikTok video without consent and geofencing it as a "friends with benefits" ad to nearby men. Meta Glasses Workers See Too Much: Kenyan data workers reviewing Meta smart glasses footage reported seeing graphic content, including nudity. Meta then cancelled its contract with their employer, Sama. Meta Loses $375M Child Safety Case: New Mexico won a landmark $375 million

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22:15

Photoshop's Origin, Gemini in Cars, Samsung Smart...

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2026/05/11

News and Updates:Photoshop's Accidental Origin: A 1987 PhD student's grayscale display fix evolved into Adobe Photoshop, launching commercially in 1990 and reshaping photography, publishing, and design forever. Gemini Hits the Road: Google is rolling out its Gemini AI to millions of cars with Google built-in, enabling natural, conversational interaction for navigation, tasks, and hands-free responses. Gemini Ads Coming Soon: Google's chief business officer signaled openness to placing ads inside

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22:20

Claude's Mythos Too Powerful, DeepSeek, OpenAI Misses...

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2026/05/07

News and Updates: Claude Mythos Finds Thousands of Flaws: Anthropic's unreleased Claude Mythos AI autonomously discovered thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities, including a 27-year-old OpenBSD flaw and critical Linux kernel exploits, without human assistance. DeepSeek V4 Goes Public: Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released V4, an open-source model matching top closed-source competitors at a fraction of the cost, with a 1-million-token context window and dramatic memory efficiency gains. OpenAI Misses

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21:57

Tim Cook's Apple Exit, Facebook Scam Billions,...

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2026/05/04

News and Updates: Tim Cook Retires as Apple CEO: Cook's 15-year tenure ends Sept. 1; his supply chain discipline built a trillion-dollar company. Incoming CEO John Ternus faces pressure to sustain both innovation and operational excellence. Apple's Succession Question: New CEO John Ternus is a proven hardware engineer, but analysts question whether he can manage Apple's complex global supply chain the way Cook did. Facebook Leads Social Scam Losses: Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams

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22:08

AI Index Trust Gap, Orbital Compute Cluster,...

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2026/04/23

News and Updates:Stanford AI Trust Gap: The 2026 AI Index reveals a widening divide: while 56% of experts feel positive about AI, only 10% of the public agrees. Orbital Compute Launch: Canada’s Kepler Communications successfully launched an orbital cluster of 10 satellites using Nvidia processors, proving software can operate effectively in space. Compute Power Shortage: Soaring demand for autonomous "agentic" AI is causing severe compute rationing, forcing companies like OpenAI to scrap products

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