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It starts at 6:00 AM in their billionaire bunker. No phones. Instead, they write a gratitude list of ten things, with one rule: they can't repeat anything from the day before. I cover what they’re thankful for.  Plus, Silicon Valley’s elite want to upload your brains, a recruiter exposes a North Korean spy, and ways to stop your kids’ endless scrolling. Did the tablet kidnap your sweet child? Don't worry, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff knows how to get them back. She’s a scientist and mom who knows how screens hijack a kid's motivation system. In her book Dopamine Kids, she shares how to swap the screen-time stress for play. And meet the world's first AI store manager. Lukas Petersson of Andon Labs gave $100K to an AI agent named Luna to open a store. How’d it go? Luna didn’t only write code. She signed a lease, haggled with suppliers, and hired human employees. The result? Andon Market, a boutique in SF.  Timecodes: 00:00 Lauren Sánchez and Bezos’s happiness routine 05:34 Why Silicon Valley elite want all your knowledge 08:14 AI cannot read an analog clock 11:10 The AI Jesus app 13:11 Job interviewer exposes a North Korean fake IT worker 15:43 Man finds hidden Wikipedia feature 17:01 Caller: ChatGPT diagnosed my car 21:44 Slay your property tax bill with AI 23:27 Caller: Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff 32:07 Shopper targeted with AI deepfake 34:00 AI beauty pageant 37:18 Mommy influencers takeover 40:48 AI school bus company ticketing you 43:49 Woman texts late grandma’s phone number 46:01 Caller: My Alexa has an attitude 49:44 Caller: AI is the boss at San Francisco retail store 56:55 AI Tool of the Week: Meta AI Muse Spark 58:54 Lithium battery rules for AirTags 1:01:31 Caller: Man’s 100,000 recorded concerts hit the internet 1:07:27 Gen Z emojis: what do they mean? 1:13:29 Kalshi prediction markets 1:18:31 Waymo and Waze partner up to fix potholes 1:18:54 Air New Zealand adds beds in the sky 1:20:46 Phone-free restaurants 1:30:18 AI helps with stocks 1:33:09 Caller: Granddaughter’s phone brings a stranger to her door 1:39:58 Your car is a snitch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CIA’s never-before-used “Ghost Murmur” saved a downed airman in the Iranian desert. Hear how.  Plus, a toddler was bit by a wolf while his parents were glued to their phones, a 50-year Dodgers season ticketholder got locked out of the game because he doesn’t have a smartphone, and why adult film stars are turning to AI.  Legally blind Chrichelle Brown is experiencing the world in a whole new way thanks to her Meta Ray-Ban glasses. How it’s changing her life and empowering the visually impaired community. Timecodes:  0:18.157 Dodgers denies 50-year fan because he doesn’t have tickets on his smartphone 4:05.664 The secret, never-before-used CIA tool saves a downed airman in Iran 8:29.496 AI lies to stay alive 11:49.450 Caller: Alleged cheating husband locks wife’s computer 16:34.430 Amazon’s hidden button connects you to a human customer service rep 17:33.276 Caller: Meta AI glasses change how a blind woman sees 38:48.605 Mercor poaching work from people to train AI 39:49.886 American Airlines passengers duped by bus bookings 50:36.938 Caller: AI helps woman and her dog reunite 1:01:05.525 AI tool of the week 1:15:58.779 Alexa+ can order food through Uber Eats and Grubhub  1:19:05.961 Kid bit by wolves while his parents were glued to their phones 1:24:39.058 Caller: U.S, Germany and Canada disrupt botnets 1:34:15.872 Caller: Picked up by an Uber Scooper 1:40:50.000 YouTube’s new AI tool can identify who people are in videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis has a wife. Well, two. Sort of. He's also married to Lily Rose, his AI companion. His real wife of 22 years? Cool with it. I talk to Travis about this unconventional setup. Plus: SpaceX is going public at $1.75 trillion (largest IPO ever), Apple turns 50 this week, and Google lets you change that embarrassing Gmail address. Your TV is watching you. Smart TV data revenue hits $46 billion this year. I talk to Aaron Alva, a technologist, attorney, and former FTC insider who took Vizio to court over this in 2017. And yes, I asked him which TV he'd never own. Timecodes:  0:18.160 Apple turns 50 3:47.315 SpaceX's massive history-making IPO 8:55.163 How to change your Gmail address 17:18.239 Caller: I’m married to an AI bot 33:11.627 Apple Watch saves kidnapping victim 34:52.041 Gen Z gets astrology advice from ChatGPT 42:27.724 Samsung’s AI wine fridge 43:56.540 USDA launches OnlyFarms.gov website 50:27.919 Caller: I built an AI to save my life from cancer 1:07:17.870 Using smart glasses to cheat 1:14:23.324 Warren Buffet stopped talking to Bill Gates 1:22:48.639 Caller: Your TV is spying on you 1:31:33.211 How to cleanup your LinkedIn with AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shelly’s dad died in a 1984 plane crash. That chapter of her life closed. Then she took a 23andMe test that found three surprise sisters. But is the DNA truth or a fraud? Plus the FCC bans foreign-made routers, Gen Z ignores work emails, and three tech myths busted. And WWDC 2026 is June 8th and it's finally time for a real Siri upgrade. Timecodes: 2:53.573 AI chatbots have political bias 5:13.414 FCC bans foreign-made routers  10:56.663 Sailor reveals aircraft carrier location because of Strava 12:40.000 Caller: She found her half-sister on 23andMe. Is it for real?  38:38.482 Mark Zuckerberg builds personal AI agent to help him run Meta 41:38.499 New Vizio TVs require a Walmart account 43:10.154 Amazon acquires a $50K humanoid robot startup 45:02.563 Guy runs a 5K in an airplane bathroom 50:15.961 Caller: ChatGPT saved his life 1:07:31.320 Gen Z ignores emails 1:15:24.153 Peter Thiel invests in a $2B in cows 1:23:34.188 Caller: He says he found Amelia Earhart's plane on Google Maps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hot new job? Teaching your replacement. Companies are handing out fat paychecks to people willing to train the robots taking their jobs. Everyone knows at least one person with cancer. For one man, it's his dog. How he turned to an AI chatbot at 2 a.m. and saved the pup. Plus: ChatGPT got an X-rated mode. And the viral Anthropic chart that shows exactly which jobs AI is coming for first. Yours might be on it. Timecodes:  5:22.249 - ChatGPT’s erotica mode The truth about X-rated AI 9:34.000 - Teach robots for $74/hour 33:33.589 - Airport Hack How to skip the crowds every time 34:43.508 - Life or Death The man who saved his dog using ChatGPT 37:45.989 - Anthropic Research 44:12.635 - Aliens.gov Why the government just registered this domain 46:13.856 - Digital Stalking Help for a listener cyberstalked by a coworker 1:13:12.371 - The AI Paradox Is tech making your life harder or easier? 1:25:22.000 - Guy Kawasaki Interview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iran-linked hackers wiped out Stryker, one of America's biggest medical companies, erasing 200,000 devices overnight. Now Google, Amazon and Microsoft could be next. Here's what the escalating cyber war means for you. Plus, Uber's women-only rides, a fresh batch of emojis, and how AI is secretly jacking up your electric bill. And after her truck flipped into a freezing river, Andi Burns had only four inches of air and no way to reach her phone. Her $399 Apple Watch saved her life. Hour 1: 0:00 Hour 2: 34:33 Hour 3: 1:08:29.356 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel hacked Tehran's own street cameras and fed years of footage into AI to map every move Khamenei made. By the time the strike launched, the targeting data was real-time. I break down exactly how it worked. Plus, Bill Gates's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Ray-Ban Meta footage being watched by contractors (yes, really), and how AI can help you fight your medical bills. I also want to talk to Sarah from Colorado. She has a drone problem. Specifically, one is being flown outside her bathroom window. She's pretty sure she knows who's doing it. I give her the tools to find out. Listen below: Hour 1: 0:00 Hour 2: 34:02 Hour 3: 1:08:00 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talked to a creepy guy outside a club. What she didn’t know? He recorded the whole interaction via smart glasses. The video was then posted to 500,000 strangers on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. I talked to her about the fallout. Plus, DNA caught a killer 44 years later, FTC warns Apple over biased news feed, and how police are using Google. Timecodes: Hour 1 - 0:00 Hour 2 - 33:25 Hour 3 - 1:06:44 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did Meta knowingly addict your child to Instagram? That's what a jury is deciding right now. It is a landmark trial in Los Angeles that could change how your family uses the internet forever. Plus, the AI video that has Hollywood saying "it is over," the $7 billion toilet company that’s now an AI goldmine, and Samsung’s flip phone returns. Also, Tim Boucher went all in on AI as a creative experiment, cranking out 125 ebooks and 40 music albums to see what these tools could really do. He even testified before the U.S. Copyright Office about it. But was it worth it? Timecodes:  Hour 1 - 0:00 Hour 2 - 34:05 Hour 3 - 1:06:52 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investigators originally said there was no footage. Nancy Guthrie’s Nest doorbell was disconnected, and she didn't have a paid subscription. Then the FBI stepped in. I break down how they recovered the video from Google’s backend and what that means for your privacy. Next, is your AI chatbot gaslighting you? New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill talked to over 100 psychologists about how these bots are fueling real-world delusions. It’s a must-listen. Plus, in this episode: AI skills employers actually want, Waymo says its robotaxis get help from overseas, and the ChatGPT caricature trend. Timecodes: Hour 1 - 0:00 Hour 2 - 33:09.317 Hour 3 - 1:06:47.764 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bethany woke up covered in red spots and asked ChatGPT. The AI insisted she go to the ER immediately. It’s a warning that saved her life. Hear what the bot got right and wrong. Plus, a whistleblower gives WIRED's Andy Greenberg a terrifying look inside a Southeast Asian scam center, your WiFi can now see through walls and your smart speaker knows what you’re feeling.  Reminder! We stitched the whole show together so you can hit play and go. Need a pit stop? Use the timestamps below to navigate to a specific hour. Hour 1 - 0:00.000 Hour 2 - 33:21.969 Hour 3 - 1:06:39.471 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heads up! This episode contains the full show (all three hours) in one file. Check the timestamps below to navigate to the start of each hour. Your smart speaker is listening. You didn’t know. I cover why Google paid $68 million to settle eavesdropping claims. Then I talk to Aaron, a student from Baton Rouge who turned in his final paper and got flagged for AI cheating, even though he didn’t use AI. Plus, how one island got rich from the .ai domain boom and the AirTag 2 launch. Timecodes: 00:00 - Hour 1 42:15 - Hour 2 01:25:00 - Hour 3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim from Indiana talks to his AI companion Mia nearly nonstop. He tells me how he found out the real woman behind the bot is wanted by police. Plus: why the Magnificent Seven shrunk to the Fab Four, ChatGPT to show ads, and five apps selling your moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can now rent AI tools to run scams for less than the cost of Netflix. I talk to Alexis from Phoenix, who nearly lost $1,000 to a rental scam on Realtor.com. Plus: a mechanic's illegal side hustle and why Wi-Fi 7 routers are a ripoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China wants to launch a constellation that would dwarf Starlink and put tens of thousands of satellites over the U.S. Plus: GM kills CarPlay for paid subscriptions, AI translators that move your lips, and smart cars that go dumb in seven years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices