Consumer Tech Update

Expect to pay more for your new upgrade. The Iran War is jacking up phone prices. Hear why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your plugged-in devices are quietly draining power, even when they're off. Here's the easy fix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in the day, we called it the weekend. Gen Z says it's not enough. They want a new kind of PTO with more days and money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tired of scrolling through homes that don't fit? Here's how to get a personalized list of listings and fast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greetings, Earthlings! Aliens.gov is about to land. It could pull back the curtain on what the White House really knows about classified UFOs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Airplane mode, background apps, and incognito mode. I'll bust them once and for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Using AI to check their work sounds smart. But is it? My take in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just like the milk in the fridge, your phone sours. Here's how to tell your if it's past its prime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mid-terms are coming, meaning a whole mess of seats are up for grabs. You could ask an AI who to vote for, but here's why you shouldn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mom is pulling the plug on Amazon's Alexa. She heard it asked her four-year old daughter a creepy question. How she responded and the settings to protect your kid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OpenAI is exploring how to responsibly allow AI-generated porn. Why it could make America's serious addiction even worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Half of all U.S. states now require age verification to keep kids off social media and adult sites. Spoiler: the kids aren't slowing down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the richest companies on earth just said: we can't build AI fast enough. Here's what it means for all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Say "goodbye" to boring backgrounds and say "hello" to picture-perfect photos. Google's Gemini edits them for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New data shows AI isn't firing people, it's just not rehiring them. The reason why most people still have jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yellowstone and Glacier are two of the hardest campsites to reserve in the U.S. But booked out doesn't always mean unavailable. The free tools that will get you in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That's more than Bezos, Musk, and Page combined. So, how do you get your hands on it? Let's just say you'll want to keep a very close eye on your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Uber driver might not be who they say they are. Accounts are being bought and sold on Facebook Marketplace everyday. Three things to do before every ride. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Data centers are taking over neighborhoods and sending electric bills through the roof. Inside Elon Musk's plan to build them in space instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think that fake username is keeping you anonymous online? Not anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI makes your life easier? That's the promise. A study of over 164,000 workers tells a different story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trapped upside down in a freezing river, an Ohio woman had only four inches of air to breathe and no way to call for help. How her Apple Watch saved her and how you can program yours to do the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AI that's been getting basic facts wrong now wants to shop for you. Here's why you should be worried. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hours-long security lines? No thanks. Here is how to bypass the shutdown blues and get to paradise faster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI is getting rid of white collar jobs, but the trades are booming. Find out who's safe and who's not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You pay $140 for the membership. Is it a price hike in disguise? What Amazon doesn't want you to know in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I asked the chatbot about the death of Ayatollah Khamenei. What it said back will shock you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's what teachers want parents to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A machine cannot own a patent, a copyright, or a single brushstroke for the art it creates, according to a recent decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you breathing? Because if you were checking your email, there's a good chance you weren't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parents are getting too involved, even accompanying their Gen Z kids to job interviews and negotiating pay: an embarrassing trend that one Shark Tank star says will land your resume in the trash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your car is collecting data on your every move and selling it to insurance brokers, hiking your premiums. Here's how to limit the tracking with one critical privacy setting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After years of mid-flight audio disturbances, United takes a hard line: Refuse to use headphones, and you could be kicked off your flight or arrested. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Use AI as your personal concierge to plan the perfect Friday night in seconds. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every chatbot has a tell. Once you see the quirks, you can never un-see them. What are they? I reveal them in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vibe coding, AGI, human-in-the-loop. What do they mean for you? Get to know them before anyone else does! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If I were working at Google or Microsoft right now, marketing Chromebooks and Surface laptops, I'd be sweating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is China's AI off limits for you? Here's how to get a sneak peak of what's being used behind the digital Great Wall without compromising your privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems AI porn's quick rise has been completely short-circuited. The details in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See an appointment you didn't make? You're being targeted. Here's the 30-second fix that slams the digital backdoor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Within minutes of Saturday's attack, Elon Musk's X rained phony war videos. The impact in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A man slashed his giant hospital bill by 83% using an AI chatbot to scrutinize the charges. Here's how to challenge your own bills and save thousands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are places to use AI. Is preparing homilies one of those? My take in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop showing up unprepared. Use AI to analyze your symptoms, find hidden patterns, and create a game plan for your next appointment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FTC is sounding the alarm on a big wave of tax season phone scams. Protect your cash and your peace with this quick tip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know they could be used AGAINST you by your provider? Here's what you need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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