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A CEO installs license plate cameras all over your neighborhood, then reportedly refuses to be tracked by his own tech. That's just the start of a wild lineup, including: - Flock camera CEO hypocrisy - AI cheating clauses in prenups - locking down internet from a threatening relative - AI hunting down free college cash - the viral "end of gravity" hoax - drones getting insurance canceled - fake…
A mom's best friend of 15 years stole her baby's photos, posted them as her own, and even made up a fake birth story. It's called digital kidnapping, it's blowing up right now, and any parent who posts kid pics is a target. Here's what else made the cut, including: - Rentable dancing robot escort - Always-on school laptop surveillance - Iran's alleged water system hack - Home sellers spying on…
Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki spills how AI now rides shotgun through his whole workday, but that is just the start. From a chatbot that literally saved a life to robot dogs backflipping off cliffs, this one covers a lot, including: - Robot dogs backflipping off cliffs - A poop-scooping drone - Chatbots teaching weapon-building - AI catching hidden dealer fees - The chatbot that saved a life - Kid…
A robotaxi is supposed to mean no one else is in the car with you, until a man crawls out of the trunk with police guns drawn. This week digs into that jaw-dropper plus a whole pile of scams and creepy tech, including: - Waymo trunk stowaway confession - $7,000 AI romance scam jobs - secret Ray-Ban smart glasses filming - Venmo scam at a stoplight - Alexa questioning a 4-year-old - stolen iPhone…
Guns drawn in a Kohl's parking lot, all because a license plate reader flagged the wrong car. That viral deepfake trick you trusted? AI already beat it, plus we dig into: - FBI's fake phone company - Elton John's hologram residency - Screen ban at UChicago Law - Fob thieves stealing key signals - Comedian's AI Robo-Dad - Billboards that found real love - Banks that never FaceTime you The post…
A billion-dollar startup wants to grow a copy of you, then harvest the parts (organs, maybe even your brain's new home). It only gets stranger from there, including: - Smart devices weaponized in botnets - Fake rideshare drivers "scooping" passengers - Gen Z asking AI for horoscopes - Meta glasses turned food narc - An AI that caught cancer early - Bitcoin's real creator unmasked - Amazon…
A son rerouted his dad's Tesla to the ER from an entire state away, and doctors say it saved his life. That's just the start of the wild stuff, including: - Batman vigilante in Mexico - 700 hours of ex-stalking on Ring - drone slamming into a JetBlue plane - AI flowers fooling the internet - LEGO cord-tangle fix - UV germ-zapping in Hyundais and Kias - AR contact lenses - Ford firing then rehiring…
When the guy who built his career spotting fakes admits he can't tell real from AI anymore, the rest of us are in trouble. One caller used AI to cut a $99,000 medical bill in half, and that's just the start, including: - Robot butler folding laundry - Spy cameras hidden in bushes - AI spotting pet pain - Google cameras recognizing your body - Shopping carts tracking shoppers - Pixel Watch saving…
Your doorbell camera might be feeding a surveillance network you never signed up for, and that's just the start of this week's weird tech rabbit hole. Buckle up, including: - Iranian hackers hitting tap water - Snap's $2,195 smart glasses - A viral begging robot - The FBI's fake town for cyberattacks - AI reviving old family photos - Data centers sinking into the ocean - Getting arrested because…
Four lawyers just got their cases tossed for citing AI cases that never existed, and the judge's response is one for the books. Plus, a fire captain's iPhone buzzed with an SOS alert that turned out to be his own daughter trapped in a crash. We've got that and more, including: - DoorDash ordering via AI - Waymo charging a rider - Robot kicking a kid - Hollywood training its AI replacements -…
