Consumer Tech Update

Chasing job security? Progress always wins and it's here to shake things up (again). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What you Google is never fully private. Police can figure out who you are through your search history. Here's their loophole in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple News featured 620 top stories last month. Shocker: Zero came from right-leaning sources. Here is what you need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Step outside and you're fair game. Someone in smart glasses could scan your face and strip-search your digital history before you've even made eye contact. Here's the play-by-play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I conducted an experiment: I asked four major AI chatbots if and when the United States would strike Iran. Here are the results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most people use AI like a fancy typewriter. The real power? Getting it to give you advice and ideas you never had on your own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As 54% of teens turn to AI for daily help, schools and parents grapple with how to get students to learn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for a customer service number? Here's why you need to go old-school when looking for one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. spent $30 billion swapping textbooks for laptops. Turns out, you can't download common sense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before someone ever sees your face, an algorithm already scored you. Here's how to beat it at its own game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla is celebrating its first production milestone for a car you can't actually drive. Testing in Austin and Buffalo reveals the software is still a frightening work in progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An image of your fitness stats can turn an AI chatbot into a free personal trainer and longevity expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evidence in a new landmark trial suggests social media giants knew their apps were addictive to teens. Now, they are finally answering to a jury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop guessing at the hardware store. Here is how to use ChatGPT or Gemini to identify parts and fix appliances in seconds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From TomToms to BlackBerrys, Reddit is revisiting the luxury gadgets that time (and your smartphone) forgot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find out how to delete the online photos that show them your floor plan and secret entry points. Don't be a welcome mat. Take down the listing pics now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lawsuit claims Instagram was purposefully designed to addict and harm teens. The most damning evidence? Mark Zuckerberg keeps his own children off the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That cheap smart bulb in your lamp is quietly harvesting your daily habits and beaming them back to data brokers. Here is a simple digital life hack to lock it out using a guest Wi-Fi network and keep your personal data safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suddenly flooded with ads for a product you just talked about? You weren't imagining things. Now, two multi-trillion dollar companies have paid huge settlements, but the privacy problem may be far from over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That fun cartoon selfie is a privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Here's the one setting you must turn off right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After hitting $125,000, Bitcoin's price has been cut in half. This volatility has some prominent skeptics doubling down on their claims that it has no real value. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't vent to your coworker right after a Zoom or Teams call. Your spicy takes and complaints are likely being transcribed and emailed to the entire team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond basic tasks to transform core functions in the medical and legal fields, changing the expertise needed for highly-educated professionals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forget being replaced: companies are scrambling to hire and promote workers with AI skills. I've got the list in this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yet another new research study is casting serious doubt on the idea that driving electric vehicles (EVs) has any positive effect on the environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to know what your kiddo is up to? Here's the sneaky way in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Bitcoin's price plummets and financial experts question its intrinsic value, the age-old asset, gold, is on the rise. Here's the scoop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forgot to make dinner plans? Use these OpenTable and Google Maps tricks to score a table at the last minute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Valentine's Day comes with a warning: Long-distance online romance scams are swindling even the most savvy. Here are the clues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't let your dream vacation turn into a nightmare. Follow these rules to make sure that you're not being played. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a strange bias affecting iPhone users. We'll call it the 'green bubble stigma.' Many of you instantly know what I'm describing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your security camera is only as smart as its vantage point. Here is your quick-start guide to the do's and don'ts of professional-grade placement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-thirds of people ask AI for financial guidance. Here's why you shouldn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MIT researchers figured out its signals bounce off your body. Here's what that means for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even without a subscription, your smart devices are constantly sending data to the cloud. Hear how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cold, hard truth: If the bot writes the whole song, it belongs to the public. Here is the legal secret to locking it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forget stapling flyers to telephone poles. Amazon's surveillance network has a new mission: bringing Fido home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just apply to a new job? Here's how your resume could be ratting you out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From dictating emails and reports to writing code, AI-powered voice-to-text is replacing the keyboard in the modern workplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear foreign film, lecture, or conversation in English through your own earbuds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forget the medals for a second. The tech at this year's Winter Games is mind-blowing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That shiny new TV? The manufacturer made it look worse on purpose. Here's why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's why you should buy a big OLED screen with Dolby Vision and HDR10 Plus instead for the big game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Alexa isn't just listening to what you say. It's analyzing how you say it. The scoop in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think your video doorbell catches everything? Think again. Thieves are now using cheap Wi-Fi jammers to knock cameras offline before they strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your security camera might be breaking the law right now. It's not the video. It's the audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No need for cameras, actors, or a film crew. Svedka vodka claims to have produced the first big game ad created almost entirely with Artificial Intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AirTag 2 is here, but hold your wallet. Try this $1 hack to make your old tracker good as new. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is AI really stealing your job, or is your CEO lying? Here is why Big Tech is blaming algorithms for boring old budget cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every document you print has a secret code on it. Hear why it traces right back to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musk wanted you to stay online longer, so the safety guardrails came down. When the AI started crossing the line, the cost became clear. Listen now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices