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Discover Google's brand-new Google Home smart speaker powered by Gemini AI, replacing Google Assistant with next-level conversational capabilities. We dive into its new design, audio upgrades, subscription model, and why this release is bigger than Google admits. In this episode, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece explore Google's unexpected launch of its first Gemini-powered smart speaker. They trace the evolution from the original Google Home in 2016/2017 to the Nest Audio in 2020, and now to this new AI-driven device shipping on 25 June 2026. The conversation covers the speaker's mushroom-like form factor, 360-degree single-driver audio, and the integration of Gemini for natural, free-flowing voice interactions. Listeners will learn about the premium subscription tiers required for the most powerful AI features, and practical use cases like voice-managed email, home security camera descriptions, and daily summaries. Steven and Shaun also share candid thoughts on smart home ecosystems, privacy, and the ongoing challenges with multi-brand hardware compatibility. Relevant Links Google Store: https://store.google.com ----Follow on:YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtubeX (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/xInstagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/instagramTikTok: https://www.doubletaponair.com/tiktokThreads: https://www.doubletaponair.com/threadsFacebook: https://www.doubletaponair.com/facebookLinkedIn: https://www.doubletaponair.com/linkedinSubscribe to the Podcast:Apple: https://www.doubletaponair.com/appleSpotify: https://www.doubletaponair.com/spotifyRSS: https://www.doubletaponair.com/podcastiHeadRadio: https://www.doubletaponair.com/iheartAbout Double TapHosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited."Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you're searching for how to find government contract opportunities and actually keep up with them, this episode is a real-time, screen-share walkthrough of exactly how it's done. Ryan Atencio shows the entire process of spotting an opportunity, evaluating it, and moving it through a pipeline, no theory, just the actual workflow. Whether you're already bidding or just trying to understand how serious contractors stay organized, this episode breaks down a system you can copy today. In this episode, you'll learn: How a custom Gemini AI gem can instantly "shred" a lengthy statement of work into a condensed summary, saving hours of manual review on opportunities like a 400-square-foot restroom renovation in San Antonio Why high-visibility projects in nationally significant structures (like a National Park restroom facility) come with hidden cost drivers such as toilet trailer rentals, gray water removal, and historic preservation requirements How to email subcontractors using the solicitation's exact naming convention so they can give a fast yes-or-no decision without extra back-and-forth A simple Google Drive folder system for organizing solicitation documents and proposal documents so nothing gets lost over a long weekend How a color-coded pipeline tracker (with linked solicitation folders and SAM.gov references) helps contractors stay on top of SDVOSB opportunities like a Tinker Air Force Base sand repair and roof repair project EPISODE CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Welcome to the Federal Help Center podcast 0:30 - Building a custom AI gem to shred solicitations 1:13 - Breaking down the San Antonio restroom renovation 2:01 - Hidden costs of national park preservation projects 3:04 - Emailing subcontractors using exact solicitation naming 4:24 - Organizing solicitation documents inside Google Drive 6:24 - Building a color-coded opportunity pipeline tracker 8:01 - Linking SAM.gov solicitations to your pipeline sheet 10:03 - Closing thoughts and community recap Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

AIに「熱量」を宿すには？元カウンセラーが教える、12人のAIチームと音声配信の意外な戦略導入：AI時代に私たちが忘れかけている「熱」の正体AIを使えば、一瞬で整った文章が生成され、複雑なタスクが自動化される。そんな効率化の極致にある現代において、私たちはある種の「デジタル・バーンアウト（AI疲れ）」を感じてはいないでしょうか。どこかで見たような無機質な言葉、誰が書いても同じような結論。ソースコードや論理構成においてAIは極めて優秀ですが、決定的な欠落があります。それは、発信者の体温――すなわち「熱量」です。情報が飽和し、誰もが似たような発信を繰り返す今、人々の心に届くのは効率的に量産されたデータではなく、その人自身の経験や声に乗った生々しい情熱だけなのです。元心理カウンセラーという背景を持ち、現在はAIプロフェッショナルとして活動する私の使命は、AIの冷徹な効率性と人間の熱い情熱をどう融合させるかにあります。AIを単なる「便利な道具」から、あなたの人間らしさを守るための「相棒」へと昇華させる。その具体的な戦略を解き明かしていきましょう。私は現在、執筆や情報発信の裏側で「12人のAIスタッフ」によるチーム体制を構築しています。特筆すべきは、世の中の流行に流されず「Google（Gemini）一択」という哲学を貫いている点です。ClaudeやChatGPTの優秀さを認めつつも、あえて一極集中させるのは、それが私のブランドとしての「一貫性」という心理的安全性に繋がるからです。この12人のスタッフには、それぞれに独立した役割を与えています。リサーチ・画像担当： 初稿のタネから瞬時に検索を行い、視覚的なイメージを生成。構造化・タグ担当： タイトル作成から検索意図に沿ったタグ付けを遂行。WordPress最適化担当： パーマリンク設定、メタディスクリプションの記述、さらには記事の無断コピーを防ぐための「コピー防止コード」の挿入。プラットフォーム変換担当： Substackやnoteといった、媒体ごとの文脈や読者層に合わせた形式への変換。この「チーム制」という捉え方は、単なる効率化以上の意味を持ちます。もしこれらすべての細かな作業を人間が手作業で行えば、それだけで一日が終わり、最も重要な「創造的思考」のためのエネルギーを使い果たしてしまうでしょう。AIスタッフに「8割の完成度」を任せることで、私はディレクターとして、最後に自らの手で「熱」を吹き込む作業に没頭できるのです。テキスト情報が溢れかえり、AIがもっともらしい文章を量産する今、私が「音声配信（stand.fm）」に注力しているのには明確な理由があります。それは、Xで目にしたボイシー（Voicy）代表の投稿から「音声の波が来る」という確かな電波（インサイト）を受信したからです。どれだけAIが進化しても、代替できないのが「一次情報」です。 自分が実際に行動したこと、自分の目で見て体験したこと、その瞬間に震えた心の動き。これらはネットに転がっている二次、三次情報とは一線を画す価値を持ちます。そして、その鮮度を最も損なわずに届けられるメディアこそが「声」なのです。「どれだけ熱を込めていけるかが勝負になってくると思うんです。AIは何でもできるし情報は黙っていても入ってきますが、どれだけ熱を込められるか。」声には、言葉の裏側にある「覚悟」や「勢い」が乗ります。AIの「熱のこもっていない」情報に疲れた人々が求めているのは、こうした体温を感じる一次情報へのアクセスなのです。AIを活用する際、多くの人は「100点満点の完璧な成果」を求め、少しのミスを見つけては「使えない」と減点法で切り捨ててしまいます。しかし、私の思考法は真逆です。「良いところ」を血眼になって探すのではなく、まず「明らかにダメなところ」だけを抽出します。すると、不思議なことにダメな部分は全体の1〜2割に過ぎないことに気づきます。残りの8割以上は「良い」か、あるいは「実用上問題のない、良い寄りのどうでもいい部分」です。この「加点主義」こそが、AIチームを運用する上での心理的な障壁を取り払います。「8割、9割は使えるものになる」と割り切ることで、Geminiの細かな挙動に一喜一憂することなく、圧倒的なスピードで意思決定を下せるようになるのです。完璧主義を捨て、AIの出す「及第点」を許容する。その余白にこそ、人間の情熱を注ぎ込むスペースが生まれます。私の発信に対する姿勢を象徴するのが、かつて毎日更新していた音声エピソードを300本以上、潔く一括削除したという出来事です。削除した理由は、それらが「運転中の収録」であったことにあります。たとえ内容がどれほど良くても、運転中の操作や収録という行為自体が、リスナーに「危険な真似をしてもいい」という誤ったメッセージを送るリスク（マイナスポイント）になると判断したのです。これは、元カウンセラーとして「相手に与える影響」を最優先に考える倫理観に基づいた決断でした。どれだけ効率的に実績を積み上げても、そこに他者への誠実さや安全への配慮が欠けていれば、それは「質の高い熱量」とは呼べません。私は300日分の記録という形骸化した数字を捨て、発信者としての「誠実さ」という本質的な熱を守ることを選んだのです。AIという強力な相棒を得た私たちは、かつてないほど広範囲に、かつ高速に情報を届ける力を手にしました。しかし、最終的に誰かの人生を動かし、共鳴を生むのは、効率化の先にある「あなたの思い」であり「声」です。12人のAIスタッフに実務を任せ、徹底的に効率化を図るのは、あなた自身が「熱量を込めるべき場所」を見失わないためです。AIという冷たい計算機をエンジンに、あなたの声を燃料として、未来へ価値を届けていく。効率化を突き詰めた先に、あなただけの「熱量」をどう表現しますか？ もしその答えに迷うなら、まずはstand.fmで、今のありのままの「声」を残すことから始めてみてください。AIと共に歩むデジタルライフにおいて、最後に残る価値は、他でもないあなた自身の体温なのですから。衝撃のワークフロー：12人の「架空AIスタッフ」が支える執筆の裏側なぜ今「音声」なのか？情報の海で埋もれないための「一次情報の力」常識を覆す思考法：「ダメなところ」以外はすべて「良い」という加点主義痛恨の300本削除から学んだ、発信者の「責任」と「安全性」結論：あなたの「声」を、AIと共に未来へ残そう

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This Day in Legal History: Magna Carta Sealed at RunnymedeOn this day in 1215, in a meadow at Runnymede on the south bank of the Thames, King John of England affixed his seal to a document the rebellious English barons had drafted, in which the king conceded a series of limits on his own royal authority. We call it Magna Carta — the Great Charter. The immediate political context was a baronial revolt against John's tax exactions for his disastrous French wars, and most of the sixty-three chapters as drafted in 1215 are concerned with the highly specific grievances of a feudal aristocracy: scutage, wardship, the inheritance fees of widows, the freedom of the church, the standardization of weights and measures in the king's markets. The two chapters that the centuries have remembered are 39 and 40. Chapter 39 says that no free man shall be taken or imprisoned or dispossessed except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land. Chapter 40 says that to no one will the king sell, deny, or delay right or justice. The Charter was annulled by Pope Innocent III within ten weeks of sealing — the pope held that John, as a vassal of the Holy See, could not be bound by a treaty extracted under duress — and the country immediately collapsed into the First Barons' War. But John died in October 1216, his nine-year-old son Henry III's regents reissued the Charter as a tactical concession the next month, it was reissued again in 1217 and 1225, and by the late thirteenth century the 1225 version had been confirmed by successive kings as a foundational statute of the realm. Edward Coke, writing in the seventeenth century, transformed Chapter 39's “law of the land” into the doctrine of due process, and the founding generation of the American Republic picked up Coke's reading and wrote it directly into the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. The phrase “due process of law” in those amendments is the most consequential American inheritance from the Runnymede document. The principle the barons were trying to extract from a beleaguered king — that the law constrains the sovereign too — is the substrate on which everything we recognize as constitutionalism is built. Eight hundred and eleven years on, the principle is still the work.The Rhode Island travel-ban lawsuit we covered on June 8 took a sharp turn on Friday. Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., of the District of Rhode Island held a status conference in Dorcas International Institute v. USCIS at which he was openly frustrated with the Justice Department for failing to immediately implement his June 5 vacatur of the four USCIS benefit-freeze policies for nationals of the thirty-nine travel-ban countries. The judge's message, in plain terms, was that vacatur under the Administrative Procedure Act is self-executing — the moment the order was entered, the policies ceased to exist, and the agency was obligated to resume processing affirmative benefits, asylum claims, and adjudicator-instruction reviews on the prior pre-freeze basis. The Trump administration, after the hearing, told the court it would comply, restart adjudications, and clear the backlog. It also did what defendants typically do when they have lost on the merits and lost again on compliance: it filed a notice of appeal with the First Circuit and asked the appellate court to stay the vacatur pending appeal. That is the live question now. The First Circuit's stay analysis runs through the standard Nken v. Holder factors — likelihood of success on the merits, irreparable harm, the balance of equities, and the public interest — and the administration's strongest argument on each is going to be familiar: the executive needs administrative breathing room to implement a travel ban, mass restoration of adjudications creates national-security risk, the harm to applicants is reversible if their adjudications are paused for a few more weeks. The plaintiffs' strongest counterarguments are also familiar: the policies were unlawful when adopted and the agency had no business adopting them, the harm to applicants from continued delay is concrete and accruing daily, and the First Circuit is not in the business of staying vacaturs of unlawful agency action in order to let the agency continue acting unlawfully. Watch the First Circuit's calendar this week. The stay motion is the next inflection point.Trump officials agree to resume asylum processing after being scolded by judge | The Washington PostGoogle filed suit on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against a China-based cybercrime network it calls the “Outsider Enterprise,” alleging that the network's members used Google's Gemini large-language model to generate the code, copy, and templates for a phishing-as-a-service platform that has built more than nine thousand fraudulent websites and sent two and a half million scam text messages in the two weeks ending June 1 alone. The complaint is significant for two reasons. First, it is, to Google's knowledge, the first time the company has affirmatively sued threat actors for using its own generative-AI product as the input to a scaled criminal operation, as distinct from the more usual posture of suing scammers who impersonate Google brands. The legal theories are a mix of Lanham Act false-designation-of-origin and trademark-infringement counts, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act counts based on Outsider's unauthorized access to Google services, breach-of-contract counts on the Gemini terms of service, and a RICO count. Second, the factual record will be a road map for the next decade of AI-misuse litigation. The complaint describes Telegram channels in which Outsider members trade prompts that get Gemini to write phishing code, a library of two hundred and ninety prebuilt templates impersonating brands ranging from the U.S. Postal Service to state DMVs to E-ZPass, and an FBI estimate that the broader campaign Outsider participates in has stolen roughly 3.87 million card numbers and caused $1.9 billion in losses since July 2023. The remedy Google is seeking is a permanent injunction shutting the operation down, plus domain seizures and account terminations across Google's services and at major U.S. carriers, which Google says it has been coordinating with the FBI, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. The deeper legal question the case may end up clarifying is whether and to what extent platforms can use private civil suits as the front-line enforcement mechanism against AI-augmented criminal activity that the public criminal-justice system has had trouble keeping up with.Google sues Chinese cybercrime ring that weaponized Gemini AI for phishing scams | TechCrunchA federal district judge in Washington on Friday issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from continuing to implement Executive Order 14253, the order under which the National Park Service had been scrubbing exhibits, signage, and online materials at sites administered by the Department of the Interior. The judge gave the administration three weeks to restore the materials it had already removed. The order at issue, signed in March, directed federal cultural agencies to identify and remove content that, in the executive's view, reflected “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” or “partisan” framing. In the months that followed, the National Park Service had taken down or altered displays addressing slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, the internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War, climate change, and the histories of Native American dispossession at sites including the Stonewall National Monument, Independence Hall, and the Manzanar National Historic Site. The case is American Historical Association v. Department of the Interior, brought by historians' professional associations and a coalition of plaintiffs that includes affected park employees and visitor-experience contractors. The legal theory pleaded was multi-strand: First Amendment viewpoint discrimination as applied to government speech that has taken on a public-forum character, Administrative Procedure Act challenges on the ground that the agency failed to provide a reasoned basis for the removals and failed to consider statutory commands under the Organic Act of 1916, and a Federal Records Act challenge to the destruction of materials that constituted federal records. The judge held that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the First Amendment claim and the APA claim, found irreparable harm in the ongoing loss of public access to the underlying historical materials, and found that the public interest was best served by restoration. The administration is widely expected to appeal to the D.C. Circuit. In the meantime, the three-week restoration clock is running.Judge blocks Trump national parks order, calling it “censorship” | The Washington Post This is a public episode. 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Welcome back to Truth, Lies & Work, the award-winning workplace podcast where behavioural science meets workplace culture, brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. This week, hosts Al Elliott and Leanne Elliott unpack the sleep science taking over TikTok, a massive shift in how Google interviews tech talent, and the ethical dilemma of corporate accountability after a major cyberattack. Plus, we dive deep into the data to see if "years of experience" actually matters on a CV, and answer community questions from the experts at The Business Psycho.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah terrorists would be banned. This comes as the US House, for the first time, approved a war powers resolution that would halt the US military action against Iran, even as the US is still negotiating a permanent ceasefire with the Islamic Regime. Horovitz unwinds the storm of headlines from the US and speaks about the relationship between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Dozens of ultra-Orthodox extremists smashed windows and caused property damage while trying to break into Supreme Court Deputy Chief Justice Noam Sohlberg’s house during a riot Wednesday night, in the latest such violent demonstration targeting law enforcement over the arrest of Haredi draft dodgers. Sohlberg’s wife, Meira, said to reporters outside her vandalized home. “Look at this devastation; it’s a pogrom. What is this, Kristallnacht?” Horovitz weighs in on what led up to this smashing of a societal red line. Lawmakers voted 61-57 in the Knesset on Wednesday to elect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal lawyer, Michael Rabello, as state comptroller in a controversial do-over vote marred by accusations that illegal pressure tainted the election. Can Rabello freely criticize the government of his former client? We get Horovitz's take. And finally, Horovitz narrates a troubling conversation he held this week -- with AI. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Israel and Lebanon agree to renew truce, create ‘pilot’ zones where Hezbollah is banned US House backs symbolic resolution aiming to halt Iran war, in rebuke of Trump Netanyahu downplays row with Trump, says he and US leader agree on the ‘main things’ ‘A pogrom’: Haredi rioters smash windows, damage home of deputy Supreme Court chief Netanyahu forces through election of his lawyer as state comptroller amid tainted vote Google’s Gemini AI admits it is unfit for purpose: ‘You should not trust a single thing I say’ Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Yitzchak Ledee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Dan Moren from sixcolors.com joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly. A new report from Mark Gurman highlights new details for iOS 27. A look into a trend in London involving phone thefts & the lengths they go to unlock stolen devices for resale. And the Vatican unveiled its new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence. Dan talks about a new report from Mark Gurman on Bloomberg about new details for Apple's upcoming iOS 27, which highlights a revamped Siri, a new system-wide search interface, and a standalone chatbot-style Siri app with support for third-party AI models. Mikah shares a New York Times investigation that looks into a disturbing trend in London where phone thieves are escalating beyond simple theft to pressure the victim and their family members into unlocking their stolen devices for resale. And Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah to break down the Vatican's new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence that was unveiled earlier this week. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Guest: Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Simply CX

Dan Moren from sixcolors.com joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly. A new report from Mark Gurman highlights new details for iOS 27. A look into a trend in London involving phone thefts & the lengths they go to unlock stolen devices for resale. And the Vatican unveiled its new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence. Dan talks about a new report from Mark Gurman on Bloomberg about new details for Apple's upcoming iOS 27, which highlights a revamped Siri, a new system-wide search interface, and a standalone chatbot-style Siri app with support for third-party AI models. Mikah shares a New York Times investigation that looks into a disturbing trend in London where phone thieves are escalating beyond simple theft to pressure the victim and their family members into unlocking their stolen devices for resale. And Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah to break down the Vatican's new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence that was unveiled earlier this week. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Guest: Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Simply CX

Dan Moren from sixcolors.com joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly. A new report from Mark Gurman highlights new details for iOS 27. A look into a trend in London involving phone thefts & the lengths they go to unlock stolen devices for resale. And the Vatican unveiled its new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence. Dan talks about a new report from Mark Gurman on Bloomberg about new details for Apple's upcoming iOS 27, which highlights a revamped Siri, a new system-wide search interface, and a standalone chatbot-style Siri app with support for third-party AI models. Mikah shares a New York Times investigation that looks into a disturbing trend in London where phone thieves are escalating beyond simple theft to pressure the victim and their family members into unlocking their stolen devices for resale. And Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah to break down the Vatican's new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence that was unveiled earlier this week. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Guest: Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Simply CX

Dan Moren from sixcolors.com joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly. A new report from Mark Gurman highlights new details for iOS 27. A look into a trend in London involving phone thefts & the lengths they go to unlock stolen devices for resale. And the Vatican unveiled its new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence. Dan talks about a new report from Mark Gurman on Bloomberg about new details for Apple's upcoming iOS 27, which highlights a revamped Siri, a new system-wide search interface, and a standalone chatbot-style Siri app with support for third-party AI models. Mikah shares a New York Times investigation that looks into a disturbing trend in London where phone thieves are escalating beyond simple theft to pressure the victim and their family members into unlocking their stolen devices for resale. And Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah to break down the Vatican's new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence that was unveiled earlier this week. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Guest: Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Simply CX

Dan Moren from sixcolors.com joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly. A new report from Mark Gurman highlights new details for iOS 27. A look into a trend in London involving phone thefts & the lengths they go to unlock stolen devices for resale. And the Vatican unveiled its new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence. Dan talks about a new report from Mark Gurman on Bloomberg about new details for Apple's upcoming iOS 27, which highlights a revamped Siri, a new system-wide search interface, and a standalone chatbot-style Siri app with support for third-party AI models. Mikah shares a New York Times investigation that looks into a disturbing trend in London where phone thieves are escalating beyond simple theft to pressure the victim and their family members into unlocking their stolen devices for resale. And Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah to break down the Vatican's new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence that was unveiled earlier this week. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Guest: Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Simply CX

Dan Moren from sixcolors.com joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly. A new report from Mark Gurman highlights new details for iOS 27. A look into a trend in London involving phone thefts & the lengths they go to unlock stolen devices for resale. And the Vatican unveiled its new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence. Dan talks about a new report from Mark Gurman on Bloomberg about new details for Apple's upcoming iOS 27, which highlights a revamped Siri, a new system-wide search interface, and a standalone chatbot-style Siri app with support for third-party AI models. Mikah shares a New York Times investigation that looks into a disturbing trend in London where phone thieves are escalating beyond simple theft to pressure the victim and their family members into unlocking their stolen devices for resale. And Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah to break down the Vatican's new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence that was unveiled earlier this week. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Guest: Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Simply CX

Dan Moren from sixcolors.com joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly. A new report from Mark Gurman highlights new details for iOS 27. A look into a trend in London involving phone thefts & the lengths they go to unlock stolen devices for resale. And the Vatican unveiled its new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence. Dan talks about a new report from Mark Gurman on Bloomberg about new details for Apple's upcoming iOS 27, which highlights a revamped Siri, a new system-wide search interface, and a standalone chatbot-style Siri app with support for third-party AI models. Mikah shares a New York Times investigation that looks into a disturbing trend in London where phone thieves are escalating beyond simple theft to pressure the victim and their family members into unlocking their stolen devices for resale. And Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah to break down the Vatican's new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence that was unveiled earlier this week. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Guest: Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Simply CX

Dan Moren from sixcolors.com joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly. A new report from Mark Gurman highlights new details for iOS 27. A look into a trend in London involving phone thefts & the lengths they go to unlock stolen devices for resale. And the Vatican unveiled its new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence. Dan talks about a new report from Mark Gurman on Bloomberg about new details for Apple's upcoming iOS 27, which highlights a revamped Siri, a new system-wide search interface, and a standalone chatbot-style Siri app with support for third-party AI models. Mikah shares a New York Times investigation that looks into a disturbing trend in London where phone thieves are escalating beyond simple theft to pressure the victim and their family members into unlocking their stolen devices for resale. And Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah to break down the Vatican's new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence that was unveiled earlier this week. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Guest: Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Simply CX

好久不见，甚是想念。 本期节目我们从近况和 Gemini 新模型开始聊起，谈到了AI的加速，加速中的加速。这份加速已经到了几乎所有人都体感很强的程度。 但是大家只知道AI会加速，却不知道将发生什么。而在下一个阶段能清晰出现之前，所有人既不知道怎么做是“正确的”，又不得不做些什么，于是产生了当下的混沌状态。 黎明前的夜晚最黑，我们既不知道黎明什么时候来，也不知道黎明到来之后会迎接怎样的世界。那么作为个体我们如何应对呢？ 2026/05/27更新: 本期节目已删除中间无人机相关的一段讨论。看到评论区大家的留言，表示这段听感不佳，两位主播深入探讨了录制当晚的状态。录制当晚其实我们互相不知道对方指的“风雨长廊”并不是同一个概念。领悟过来的时候这个话题已经聊了挺久了。两位主播的思维方式差异很大，平时也是这么聊天的，所以平时能聊出很多有趣的东西来。但录节目还是不太一样，录制过程中得保证互相抛接球，对话也要一直续下去，所以这次是翻车了。Justin已深刻反省，意识到自己的思维不够开放，也意识到节目中的对话方式有更好的表达，比如可以说：“要实现无人机不掉下来很困难，要实现这个东西的商业化得想办法解决这个问题，而且成本要可控才能落地，要怎么做呢？”即不要说不可能，要反过来探讨可能性。事实上两位主播在讨论这期翻车问题和解决方案的时候，就无人机这个话题又聊了很多有趣的东西出来，纷纷表示很可惜当时录节目不是这个状态。很感谢各位听友提出的问题，有大家的反馈我们才能把节目做得更好

Tech Talk – May 23 2026: Alan Perry and Gary Beyer cover new scam alerts, Apple's Canadian “Sirigate” lawsuit, transit tap-to-pay in B.C., streaming regulations, Gemini AI upgrades, travel tech tips, LibreOffice tweaks, AI failures at Starbucks, and more. Plus the discovery of the massive marine reptile Tylosaurus rex (“TEX”).

Sign up for Audible, using our affiliate link! When you sign up for Audible you will be helping out our podcast, and the “Terry goat fund.” Sign up, and get your first month free. After that it becomes $15 every month. You can unsubscribe at any time. Each month you will get one token for an audible book, and some really great prices and discounts on titles that you want to add to your library. The podcast hosts discussed personal updates and military experiences before sharing news stories. News Of the Week Terry shared a story about drunk deer in France, and warning drivers about inebriated wildlife, while Jill shared about firefighters rescuing a 2-year-old boy whose head got stuck between staircase balusters. The conversation included detailed recollections from Keith and Terry about their military boot camp experiences, including regulations about personal items and church services. The hosts also briefly mentioned an upcoming Amazon Audible promotion commercial. Keith discussed a case in Malaysia where a French teen faced charges for licking and posting a video of a vending machine straw, which led to public nuisance and mischief charges. Terry shared a story about Colorado Parks and Recreation removing a 250-pound black bear from a home using tranquilizers. Jill shared news about Jericho High School in New York having 21 valedictorians in their graduating class, with over 300 students total, highlighting the high academic achievement in the area. Keith shared a story about kamikaze dolphins, explaining that while Iran claimed to use mine-carrying dolphins against US warships, the US Navy’s Marine Mammal Program has a long history of using dolphins and sea lions for mine detection and harbor security, though not as weapons. Keith noted that modern drone technology has developed robotic versions of marine animals with cameras for surveillance purposes. The conversation then shifted to Terry, who began discussing a story about an Illinois museum receiving a speeding ticket for a replica Knight Rider car that hadn’t moved in over a decade. Jill's Trivia Quiz Jill then hosted a John Wayne trivia quiz where participants answered questions about the actor’s films, family members who appeared in his movies, and various details from his career. The quiz covered topics including which actress appeared in the most John Wayne films, which of his sons acted in nine of his movies, and which location he frequently used in his films. Terry's Top 10 List Terry presented a humorous top 10 list about reasons why Donald Trump’s cell phone has not been released to the market, including issues with alerts, autocorrect, battery life, and GPS functionality. The discussion revealed that Keith had not heard of the Trump phone before and questioned its existence, leading to a brief conversation about other celebrity-branded products. Anchor Topic Keith discussed his experience using AI tools, particularly Gemini AI through Chrome, to generate show notes, titles, and image descriptions for their podcast, sharing specific techniques he found helpful for creating content while blind. Email and Final Thoughts Keith shared humorous emails and voicemails, including jokes and stories sent by listeners. The conversation ended with the hosts sharing funny one-liners and jokes before signing off. Show notes written by AI, edited as needed by Keith. Sponsored by: Retro Radio Podcast. Bringing you family-friendly entertainment through classic, old-time radio. Episodes are posted daily. Keith and his Retrobots share everything in his collection from the days of vintage radio. Adventure, comedy, detective, westerns, and lots in between. If you don't hear your favorite show, just ask Visit the web page today, https://retro-otr.com

Dave Nicholson discusses how Alphabet's (GOOGL) Gemini AI is becoming the foundation of its ecosystem and reshaping the future of search and online shopping. He also explains why Apple (AAPL) could emerge as Google's biggest consumer competitor after its June conference, while Microsoft (MSFT) remains a major threat on enterprise side of AI.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Explore the biggest announcements from Microsoft Ability Summit and Google I/O 2026, including breakthroughs in accessibility, AI-powered video editing, and Google's new intelligent audio glasses. Discover how screen readers like Narrator are evolving and how AI agents are reshaping the way blind and low-vision users interact with technology. The discussion covers: Microsoft's focus on Narrator improvements, including Braille support and enhanced voices. Team Gleason's partnership with Microsoft to create custom voices for people with ALS and similar conditions. GitHub CoPilot's role in accessible video editing, enabling blind users to create professional content with AI assistance. Broader reflections on the evolution of accessible screen readers and the importance of uniformity in UI behaviours. The conversation then shifts to Google I/O 2026: Launch of Google and Samsung's intelligent audio glasses with turn-by-turn navigation, voice interaction, and Gemini AI integration. Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni models, including multimodal AI with video generation and live editing capabilities. Gemini Spark, Google's persistent AI agent for email, calendar, and task automation. Universal Shopping Cart and proactive AI agents that monitor, purchase, and track items on your behalf. The hosts discuss how these innovations could transform accessibility, daily productivity, and creative opportunities for blind and low-vision users. ----Follow on:YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtubeX (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/xInstagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/instagramTikTok: https://www.doubletaponair.com/tiktokThreads: https://www.doubletaponair.com/threadsFacebook: https://www.doubletaponair.com/facebookLinkedIn: https://www.doubletaponair.com/linkedinSubscribe to the Podcast:Apple: https://www.doubletaponair.com/appleSpotify: https://www.doubletaponair.com/spotifyRSS: https://www.doubletaponair.com/podcastiHeadRadio: https://www.doubletaponair.com/iheartAbout Double TapHosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited."Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 booming, with U.S. fitness tracker purchases up 88% and smart ring sales up 195% between 2024 and 2025. Canvas Hacker Payout: Instructure, maker of the Canvas education platform, reached an undisclosed "agreement" with the ShinyHunters hacking gang after a breach exposed data from 275 million users across 9,000 institutions. FCC Router Ban vs. Supply Chain: AT&T warned the FCC that a global DRAM and NAND flash shortage, driven by AI deployments, is complicating compliance with its ban on foreign-made Wi-Fi routers. Google Unveils Googlebook: Google announced a new laptop line called Googlebooks running a fused Android/ChromeOS platform, featuring Gemini AI integration and a "Magic Pointer," with hardware partners including Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo.

Google Cloud customers are reporting shocking surprise bills after compromised or misused API keys were allegedly used to access expensive Gemini AI services. In one case, Rod Dinan says his monthly Google Cloud costs jumped from under $50 to nearly $8,000. Sydney developer Isuru Fonseka says he was hit despite setting spending controls, raising broader questions about API key security, client-side exposure, billing alerts, and how quickly attackers can exploit AI infrastructure. Cybersecurity Today also covers prosecutors' allegations that two fired brothers sabotaged systems tied to government-related work after access wasn't revoked quickly enough, Santa Clara County's civil lawsuit accusing Meta of profiting from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, and Horizon3.ai's warning that attackers can exploit newly exposed systems in as little as 73 seconds while many organisations still take 24 hours or longer to respond. If your organisation uses APIs, AI services, cloud billing controls, or internet-facing infrastructure, this episode matters. #Cybersecurity #GoogleCloud #GeminiAI #APIKeys #CloudSecurity #Meta #ScamAds #CyberAttack #CybersecurityToday #AIsecurity CHAPTERS 00:00 Google Cloud API Key Bill Shock 01:20 Real-World Victims: Surprise AI Charges 02:24 Why Spending Caps Didn't Stop the Damage 03:38 The Enterprise Cloud Security Risk 04:19 Fired Employees and Alleged Insider Sabotage 04:55 The Database Destruction Timeline 06:34 What This Incident Teaches Security Teams 07:10 Santa Clara County Sues Meta Over Scam Ads 08:46 Attackers Can Strike in 73 Seconds 10:14 Closing and Next Episode

FREE AIO AUDIT - Comment AIO Audit hereConnect with Adele on LinkedIn Here Get in touch with Chain Social HereMeta Masterclass with Adele Elliott from Chain SocialIn this episode, Ryan sits down with Adele Elliott, Digital Director at Chain Social — a fashion, beauty and lifestyle paid performance agency with a team of 22 (all female!). Adele recently presented a Meta Masterclass at the Social Summit, and this episode is a deep dive into everything she covered and more.Whether you're running your own ads or working with an agency, this one is packed with practical, no-fluff strategy.What We CoverThe four metrics that make or break your Meta adsAdele breaks down the four numbers every brand needs to know — average order value, CPM, link click-through rate, and conversion rate — and explains exactly what it means when each one is off.The netball analogy that changes how you think about ad setsStop turning off your highest-spending ad. Adele explains why that ad is your "centre" — and why pulling it kills the whole team.Creative: quantity, quality, and what actually winsTwo new ads per ad set per week is the minimum. Only 10–20% will become winners. Here's how to find them — and why your winner will never look like an ad.Persona targeting and micro-niche motivatorsIf all your ads say the same thing to the same person, you're leaving most of your audience on the table. Adele explains how to talk to multiple personas — and why Meta's algorithm rewards you for it.How the Meta auction actually worksBudget is only 10–20% of the equation. Adele walks through Meta's bidding formula — estimated action rate, user value, and auction bid — and why understanding it changes everything.Why running only purchase campaigns is a mistakeEspecially for newer or unique products. Adele explains how add-to-cart and view content campaigns open the door to entirely new audiences and feed your purchase funnel.The Facebook Ad Library + AIHow to use the Ad Library to spy on competitors, and how to use Claude (or any AI) to monitor and analyse competitor creative at scale.Black Friday: start in August, not NovemberThe brands that win in November are building their audience months earlier. Adele shares what the biggest mistakes are — and why a gift-with-purchase is not a Black Friday offer.Paid partnership adsMeta is heavily favouring them right now. Adele explains how Chain Social uses them with founders and creators — and why they work so well because they don't look like ads.About Adele & Chain SocialAdele is the Digital Director at Chain Social, overseeing paid performance, email marketing, influencer and paid partnerships. Chain Social specialises in fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands, running ads across Meta, Google, Pinterest, TikTok, and AppLovin. Brands they work with include Nala, Fun Day Sweets, Australian Beauty School, Brazilian Butterfly and Mecca (UK email).Chain Social also offer one-off Meta build projects and consulting for smaller brands not yet ready for a full agency retainer.Mentioned in This EpisodeChain Social — Adele's agencyFacebook Ad Library — free competitor research toolMotion — paid ad creative reporting platformTriple Whale — third-party attribution and reportingAppLovin — emerging ad platform (gaming apps, new to Australia)Chain Pod — Adele and Chain founder Shelby's new podcast, launching end of MayTikTok Masterclass — Chain Social's first ever, coming mid-JuneConnect with AdeleFollow Chain Social on Instagram for regular Meta tips and updates on the Chain Pod launch.eCommerce Australia is hosted by Ryan Martin, founder of Remarkable Digital — an eCommerce SEO and AIO agency based in Australia. If you're not being found in ChatGPT, Gemini AI, or traditional search, grab a free audit below.

Explore all the highlights from Google's latest Android showcase, including Android 17 features, the debut of Gemini intelligence, and the reveal of the Google Book — Google's new AI-powered laptop platform set to redefine ChromeOS. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece react to Google's recent Android event, sharing candid thoughts on Android 17, Gemini-powered personal intelligence, and how AI integration is evolving for accessibility. They dive into form autofill, dictation enhancements, and agentic AI capabilities that promise to handle more tasks automatically. The conversation also covers the surprise unveiling of the Google Book, positioned as a next-generation Chromebook with enhanced AI functionality, device syncing, and new cross-platform file sharing. They discuss potential impacts on education and how Google's approach compares with Apple's MacBook Neo and Microsoft's Windows ecosystem. Relevant Links Google Android Show Replay: https://www.youtube.com/live/dXCCleAddEA?si=Vsbd-axmgPatJF-M ----Follow on:YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtubeX (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/xInstagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/instagramTikTok: https://www.doubletaponair.com/tiktokThreads: https://www.doubletaponair.com/threadsFacebook: https://www.doubletaponair.com/facebookLinkedIn: https://www.doubletaponair.com/linkedinSubscribe to the Podcast:Apple: https://www.doubletaponair.com/appleSpotify: https://www.doubletaponair.com/spotifyRSS: https://www.doubletaponair.com/podcastiHeadRadio: https://www.doubletaponair.com/iheartAbout Double TapHosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited."Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Google Review Policy Changes: What Coworking Operators Must Do Right Now Google issued major updates to its Maps user-generated content policy in April 2026, and if you've been relying on any of the review strategies that have been standard practice in coworking for years, you need to stop and read this now. These changes directly affect how you can ask for, manage, and even display Google reviews. And it's not just about new reviews Google has deployed Gemini AI enforcement tools that are actively scanning your existing review history for violations. Phase three enforcement, which includes ranking penalties, is expected in May and June 2026. There is no time to sit on this. In this episode, Jamie walks through all eight policy changes and exactly what you need to do about each one. Why Your Google Business Profile Is Non-Negotiable Before diving into the changes: your Google Business Profile is the top of the funnel for your coworking business. When someone searches "coworking near me" or "meeting rooms near me," the map pack is what they see first and your profile is what lives there. It gets 10 to 20 times the traffic your website gets. Reviews are a core part of what keeps that profile current, credible, and ranking well. Losing review functionality or getting your profile suspended is not a minor setback. For most coworking operators, it is effectively a lead generation crisis. That's why this update matters so much. The 8 Policy Changes 1. No More Onsite Review Solicitation: You can no longer ask customers to leave a review while they are physically in your space. Google considers this pressured solicitation. That means: No verbal asks to members or meeting room users while they're on site No tablet at the front desk with a review prompt pulled up No QR codes in the space linking to your Google review page No asking event attendees on their way out the door Google can detect when reviews are submitted from your business location and will flag patterns of onsite reviews as inauthentic. What to do: Remove any review-related signage and QR codes. Replace with neutral language "We'd love your feedback" without mentioning Google specifically. Shift all review requests to automated follow-up emails or texts that go out after someone has left the building. 2. No More Incentivized Reviews: You cannot offer anything of value in exchange for a Google review. That includes: Free day passes or meeting room credits Membership discounts Referral program perks tied to leaving a review Staff bonuses or KPI tracking tied to Google reviews Contests or challenges (including internal programs like the Google Review Challenge we've run in Community Manager University, which need to be restructured) Offering to refund a visit or provide a credit in exchange for removing or revising a negative review What to do: Decouple your review strategy from any rewards or referral programs entirely. If you run a review challenge or staff incentive program, restructure it around general feedback, not Google reviews specifically. Focus team energy on delivering experiences worth writing about organically. 3. No More Review Gating Review gating means filtering customers based on their likely sentiment before directing them to Google. The common setup looks like this: ask for a thumbs up or thumbs down, send the happy people to the Google review page (defaulted to five stars), and send the unhappy people to a private feedback email. That is no longer allowed. Every customer must receive the same call to action, sent to the same destination, regardless of how they might feel about their experience. This increases your exposure to negative reviews, which means two things matter more than ever: delivering a genuinely great experience, and getting in front of problems immediately before someone leaves the space unhappy and heads straight to Google. What to do: Audit any gating logic in your CRM automations whether you're using CoLevel, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, or another platform. Update those sequences so everyone receives the same follow-up with neutral feedback language. Remove direct links to Google reviews with language specifically asking for a Google review. You can still link to your Google Business Profile; you just cannot use the word Google or make it a conditional destination. 4. No Asking for Specific Content or Staff Name Mentions You cannot coach reviewers to mention specific products, services, or team members by name. That means: No asking members to mention private offices or meeting rooms in their reviews No asking guests to thank a specific community manager by name No staff incentive programs built around getting mentioned in reviews Google's AI will scan for these text patterns and flag or remove reviews that appear to have been coached. This is particularly tricky because keyword mentions in reviews do help with SEO but the path forward is to create experiences so compelling that people mention what matters naturally, without being asked. What to do: Let reviewers write whatever they write. If you want meeting room reviews, set up automated follow-ups specifically triggered by meeting room bookings people will naturally describe what they did. SEO-optimize your Google Business Profile through other means, including your posts, which you can and should still be doing intentionally. 5. No Fake Reviews Every Google review must reflect a genuine customer experience. Reviews from friends, family members, or team members who haven't actually used the space as a customer will be removed. This is especially common during new space launches, when operators ask their personal networks for support. What to do: Don't ask for reviews from non-customers. It wastes everyone's time and it won't hold up. Put that energy into getting reviews from real members, meeting room users, and event guests through compliant automated systems. 6. No Cross-Platform Review Campaigns You cannot use other platforms (social media, email lists, community groups) to coordinate Google review campaigns. That includes: Posting in your Facebook group asking members to leave a Google review Sending an email blast to your full membership asking for reviews Promoting a "Review Friday" push in your member Slack channel Instagram Stories with a link to your Google review page Google can detect when a batch of reviews comes in all at once and will flag that pattern as coordinated and inauthentic. What to do: Replace campaigns with individual, automated, trigger-based follow-ups. The goal is a steady drip of reviews tied to specific interactions (a tour, a day pass, an event, a membership milestone), not a wave that arrives all at once. This also distributes the timing naturally so no pattern gets flagged. 7. No AI-Generated Reviews Google's AI can detect text generated by ChatGPT, Claude, and similar tools and will remove those reviews. Even if you're sending compliant automated emails, if you suggest that members use AI to write their review or provide a template they can feed into AI, those reviews could still get flagged. What to do: Do not suggest that members use AI to write reviews. Do not provide pre-written review templates. Consider adding language to your automated review requests asking people to share their experience in their own words. 8. Reviews Must Come from a Personal Device Reviews must be submitted from the reviewer's personal device. No front desk tablets, no shared computers, no staff member handing someone a phone with the review page already pulled up. What to do: Most operators aren't doing this anyway, but if you have any setup that makes it easy for someone to leave a review from a shared device on-site, remove it. The Enforcement Timeline March 2026: Google activated new Gemini AI detection systems and began scanning, including existing review histories. April 2026: Active enforcement began. Non-compliant reviews are being removed. Google has already removed reviews from over 60,000 businesses and placed posting restrictions on over 782,000 accounts. May/June 2026 (Phase 3): Ranking adjustments will be applied to businesses with significant policy violations. Your search visibility could drop. This is not a "deal with it later" situation. Your Action Plan 1. Audit your automations. Check your CRM (CoLevel, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, Pipedrive, etc.) and your coworking management platform (OfficeRnD, Nexudus, Optix, Coworks, Archy, Yardi) for any automated emails or SMS sequences that request Google reviews. Update any gating logic, remove direct Google review links, and adjust the language to be neutral. Also consider scheduling automated follow-ups to go out after hours or on weekends if members receive and respond to them while still on-site, it could still trigger a flag. 2. Update signage and physical touchpoints. Walk through your space and remove any QR codes, signs, or collateral that ask for a Google review or link directly to your review page. Replace with neutral feedback language or remove entirely. Check welcome packets, onboarding materials, and anything printed. 3. Retrain your team. Your community managers, front desk staff, and any outsourced marketing contractors need to know exactly what changed. Brief them on what they cannot say, cannot ask, and cannot offer. Give them this episode. CMU members will receive a cheat sheet and support playbook shortly. 4. Remove all incentive programs tied to reviews. Any staff bonus structures, contests, or member incentives connected to Google reviews need to come down immediately. 5. Build review generation into your systems, not your scripts. Set up automated, trigger-based one-to-one follow-ups for key moments: post-tour, 30 days into membership, after a meeting room booking, after an event. No campaigns, no broadcasts. Individual, triggered, automated. 6. Revisit the member and guest experience. The best long-term review strategy is an experience people cannot help but talk about. Use this as a forcing function to audit the full member and guest journey: what's frustrating, what's forgettable, and what's genuinely great. Get a peer or outside set of eyes on it if you can. Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Google's official review policy Google's Maps UGC policy overview Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space Coworking Startup School Community Manager University Follow Us on YouTube

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 the Gemini app, shifting from its previously ad-free stance amid growing monetization pressure. Samsung Smart Glasses Leaked: Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Glasses, code-named "Jinju," rival Meta's Ray-Bans with a 12MP camera and Snapdragon chip, priced between $379 and $499. Starlink Poised for Explosive Growth: A Starlink chip supplier projects LEO satellite internet subscribers will surpass 100 million by 2028, driven by falling hardware costs and new global competitors. Utah VPN Law Takes Effect: Utah became the first U.S. state to hold websites liable for users masking locations via VPNs, drawing criticism as technically unenforceable and harmful to privacy. BlackBerry's Quiet Comeback: BlackBerry's QNX software powers 275 million vehicles worldwide, now representing half the company's revenue and driving four consecutive profitable quarters for the once-struggling brand. Google Translate Turns 20: Google Translate now serves one billion monthly users across nearly 250 languages, adding AI-powered pronunciation practice and real-time conversation features to mark its 20th anniversary.

Explore the launch of the Google Fitbit Air, the evolution of distraction‑free health tracking, upcoming AI and Android developments from Google I/O 2026, and how Lutron is making homes smarter with intelligent lighting and accessible automated blinds. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece dive into a wide‑ranging discussion on mainstream tech. They begin with the Google Fitbit Air, a screenless fitness tracker focused on comfort and core health features like 24/7 heart rate monitoring, AFib alerts, SpO2, and sleep tracking. The hosts examine its real‑world benefits, from week‑long battery life to fast charging and the promise of a distraction‑free experience. They also consider the new Google Health app and how AI health coaching may create meaningful insights. The conversation moves to Google I/O 2026 and the Android Show, previewing big updates to Gemini AI, Android 17, Android XR, and the potential debut of Aluminium OS for AI‑driven laptops. They also discuss the growing momentum of smart glasses and the importance of agentic AI for hands‑free productivity. In the second half, Marc Aflalo interviews Melissa Andresko from Lutron, exploring how automated blinds, intelligent lighting, and natural light optimisation are redefining home comfort, wellness, and accessibility. The episode closes with a look at AI‑powered robotic companions coming soon from Roomba and the US military's latest UFO video releases. Relevant Links Google Fitbit Air: https://store.google.com/gb/product/google_fitbit_air Lutron Caséta: https://www.casetawireless.com ----Follow on:YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtubeX (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/xInstagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/instagramTikTok: https://www.doubletaponair.com/tiktokThreads: https://www.doubletaponair.com/threadsFacebook: https://www.doubletaponair.com/facebookLinkedIn: https://www.doubletaponair.com/linkedinSubscribe to the Podcast:Apple: https://www.doubletaponair.com/appleSpotify: https://www.doubletaponair.com/spotifyRSS: https://www.doubletaponair.com/podcastiHeadRadio: https://www.doubletaponair.com/iheartAbout Double TapHosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited."Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded live from the stage at the SIAL Innovation Show in Montreal, this special episode of The Voice of Retail dives headfirst into one of the most disruptive forces reshaping commerce: artificial intelligence and its growing influence on how consumers discover, evaluate, and purchase food and grocery products. Michael welcomes Guillaume Mathieu, Co-Founder and Partner at Montreal's ilot, a strategic consultancy helping brands and retailers navigate growth, innovation, and consumer behaviour in Quebec and beyond. Guillaume also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Boillon, a leading B2B media platform for Quebec's agri-food sector, and is himself a podcaster in the brand and food space. Together, they unpack new consumer research revealing a fascinating contradiction: while consumers—especially younger shoppers—are rapidly embracing AI tools in everyday life, many remain hesitant when AI intersects with food. Why? Because food is deeply emotional, personal, and tied to authenticity. Guillaume shares proprietary insights showing that consumers are comfortable with “invisible AI,” such as asking ChatGPT for recipes or meal ideas, but become significantly more skeptical when AI becomes physically visible—whether that's robotic baristas, automated cooking systems, or AI-driven food preparation. The conversation explores how search behaviour is rapidly evolving from short keywords to highly contextual prompts. Consumers are no longer searching “pasta sauce”—they're asking for “a locally made tomato sauce perfect for a Mother's Day dinner.” That shift is creating enormous opportunities for smaller brands to compete against larger incumbents by winning on relevance, storytelling, authenticity, reviews, and discoverability across platforms like Reddit, websites, and emerging generative engines. Michael and Guillaume also examine the rise of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), the next evolution of SEO, and why brands must rethink their digital content strategy immediately. Product pages, recipes, reviews, seasonal content, and contextual storytelling may soon become critical assets in getting surfaced by platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and other AI-powered recommendation engines. On the retail side, the discussion turns to smart appliances, AI-powered grocery ecosystems, and the possibility that refrigerators themselves could become the next e-commerce channel. As technology companies, delivery platforms, and retailers compete for ownership of consumer relationships, this episode offers essential strategic insight for grocers, food brands, marketers, and retail executives.   https://ilotetcie.com/ Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fifth year in a row, the National Retail Federation has designated Michael as on their Top Retail Voices for 2025 and 2026. Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.

Mukesh Bansal hasn't written code in 20 years. In the last 60 days, he built two fully functional websites, an iOS app integrating four frontier AI models, and a working health tracker — live, on camera, in under an hour.This isn't your usual conversation about AI. It's a live demonstration of what's possible right now.In this solo episode of SparX, Mukesh shares his unfiltered journey from non-technical founder to hands-on builder — and why he believes the distinction between "tech" and "non-tech" has permanently ceased to exist. He walks through everything he's built using Claude Code, what it took to get there, and why he's now telling every senior leader he knows: stop managing, start building.He also brings in four live AI agents — Claude Opus, GPT, Gemini, and Grok — who join the conversation, debate each other, and answer questions in real time. The results are as revealing as they are entertaining.What you'll see built live in this episode:A fully playable Snake game — in under 2 minutesA health tracker that logs fitness, runs guided meditation, and analyses your meal from a photo — all built in under 60 minutes, while recording this podcastWhat you'll take away:Why the barrier between technical and non-technical founders has collapsedHow to think about "terminal roadmaps" — and why resource constraints are no longer an excuseWhat this means for India's 6 million IT services employees and the $300B industry they powerWhy senior managers who refuse to become hands-on builders will be left behindThe one skill that matters more than ever: systems-level thinkingWhy distribution — not code — is now the only real moat"I can build a better version of Myntra in a few weeks. The reason you can't replace Myntra isn't the code. It's the supply chain, the relationships, the distribution."Host: Mukesh Bansal — Founder Myntra, Founder Cult.fit, Partner Meraki LabsClaude Code, AI coding agents, vibe coding, AI programming, non-technical founder, GPT coding, Gemini AI, Grok AI, Claude Opus, AI software development, future of programming, future of software engineering, Indian IT services, IT industry disruption, TCS Infosys Wipro AI, AI startups India, Mukesh Bansal, SparX podcast

¡Bienvenidos al único programa que visualiza a Gemini AI como una señora mayor que está bien buena! ¡Esto es otro gran episodio de Bájale 2! El Come tiene una nueva gran amiga, se llama Gemini y él la visualiza como una señora mayor que está bien buena. Pero, ¿qué pasa cuando el le pregunta acerca de las noticias más estúpidas de Puerto Rico? Ahí es que Gemini se luce y le dice: "Tu país es una meme viviente, las 24 horas." No se ofenda por las barbaridades que aquí hablamos, pero si te ofendes...¡Bájale 2!Grabado desde GW-Cinco Studio como parte de GW5 Network #tunuevatelevisión. Puedes ver toda la programación en www.gwcinco.com. síguenos en instagram @gw_cincoPatreon:  patreon.com/bienabiertaspatreon.com/gw5networkpatreon.com/hablandopop

Mashup of photo by Victor Serban on Unsplash & images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009287/art002e009287~orig.jpg Published 13 April 2026 e550 with Michael, Andy and Michael – celebrating Moon Joy with the Artemis II crew, Nutella in space, AI, an isomorphic reboot of Wolf3D and a whole lot more! Michael, Andy and Michael get things started for this episode with stories Artemis II mission, recorded just a few hours ahead of the splashdown off the California coast.  The Artemis II mission has captured the attention of many and reignited interest in space and space exploration.  NASA has leaned into the Moon Joy and the celebration of the Artemis II crew has inspired and touched the co-hosts. Check out the Artemis II moon wallpaper, and the LunarWall shortcut courtesy of Federico Viticci.  In addition to the Rise mascot floating around the Artemis capsule, the world certainly took note of the floating Nutella jar.  This was not the only COTS product aboard.  In addition to the photos shot on iPhone and Nikon D5, Jessica Alba's Honest lotion also had its moment. NPR had an entertaining story about all of the Moon movies – at least those that had Moon in the title.  This of course missed examples such as the Austin Powers film (with Moon Unit Alpha and Moon Unit Zappa).  Fortunately, Wikipedia has a set of movies set on the Moon. In the AI section, which persisted throughout the episode, actually – “AI!” – the co-hosts talk about the 3D models created by Google's Gemini.  They also take a moment to consider the reported cybersecurity vulnerability discoveries from Anthropic's project Glasswing. Rounding out the episode for this week, the crew takes a look at the Android XR capability for turning 2D websites, apps and more into 3D experiences.  And a fun reboot of Wolfenstein 3D in  isomorphic form – though a bit of a challenge without remapping the keys. What #MoonMovies can you think of that do not have moon in the title?  Have your bots

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In this episode of Untold Physio Stories, Dr. E and Dr. Sean Wells break down a case that is all too common in youth sports: a talented 14-year-old baseball player caught between a painful hamstring strain and a coach who won't take "rest" for an answer.Dr. Wells shares the story of an athlete who was forced to "circumduct" his leg just to run, all while his coaching staff remained silent about his obvious limp. We discuss the critical role of the physical therapist as the ultimate advocate for a minor's long-term health when sports culture prioritizes the "star player" over the person.Key Discussion Points:The Coach vs. Clinician Conflict: How to handle high-pressure environments where coaches push for immediate return-to-play despite significant strength deficits (nearly 50% loss in this case).Breaking the "Stretch It Out" Myth: Why passive care and aggressive stretching can actually hinder a muscle strain, and how to educate parents who are being told otherwise by the sidelines.The Power of Isometrics: Using sub-pain threshold loading to provide immediate analgesic effects and "magic" pain modulation.Goal-Setting for the Future: How Dr. Wells pivoted the athlete's focus from a minor weekend tournament to a major "East Coast" showcase by explaining the risks of re-injury.Clinical Reasoning & AI: A look at using Gemini AI to cross-reference tissue status and ensure a "mild-to-moderate" strain isn't being mistreated as a complete rupture.This episode is a must-listen for clinicians and parents navigating the tricky waters of competitive travel leagues and the importance of "de-loading" to ensure a young athlete's career isn't cut short by one mismanaged injury.Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by⁠Comprehend PT⁠- Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record audio when you have time. The AI based SOAP note generator does the rest! No need for accuracy or exact wording! It's a game changer and will give you more time with your patients! Use code MMT50 to save 50% off your first month. Free trial available at sign up!⁠⁠The Eclectic Approach Network⁠⁠ - Check out Dr. E's all new private, non tracking and ad free network for rehab pros! It's free to join, has chat, feed, and all the features of other social networks without the creeping tracking.Check out ⁠⁠EDGE Mobility System⁠⁠'s Best Sellers - Something for every PT, OT, DC, MT, ATC or Fitness Minded Individual https://edgemobilitysystem.com

Co-Hosts: Jo-Ann Berry (Special Educator and Dr. Candida Fink (Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist) The Big Picture In this episode, Jo-Ann and Candida distill years of experience in the classroom and the clinic into their "Top 3" recommendations for supporting the mental health of teens and young adults. They explore the critical intersection of education and psychiatry, offering actionable advice for parents and educators navigating the teen mental health crisis. Key Takeaways Jo-Ann's Top 3 (The Educator's Perspective) ● Prioritize Sleep: Sleep isn't just about rest; it's the foundation for cognitive function and mood regulation. ● Limit Screen Time: Setting a "shutoff time" before bed is essential for both sleep hygiene and making room for "real life" interactions. ● Move & Go Outside: Encouraging students to "touch grass" and incorporate physical movement helps break the cycle of digital burnout. Dr. Fink's Top 3 (The Clinician's Perspective) ● Active Listening: Create space for kids to talk without immediately jumping in to fix or "tell." Be present rather than just preparing your next response. ● Emotional Validation: Respect their feelings, even if the trigger seems trivial to an adult. Validation is the necessary starting point for any productive movement forward. ● Collaboration Over Control: As kids grow, the goal should shift from managing their behavior to solving problems with them to build independence. Episode Timeline ● [00:00] – Introduction: The mission of Mental Health Goes to School. ● [01:48] – Bridging the gap: Lack of resources for the 12–22 age group. ● [03:16] – Backstory: From college theater friends to professional collaborators. ● [07:47] – Jo-Ann's recommendations: Sleep, screens, and movement. ● [09:25] – Dr. Fink's recommendations: Listening, validation, and collaboration. ● [12:56] – How to support the show and engage with the community. ● [14:17] – "One Good Thing": Celebrating new grandbabies and the joys of grandparenting. Connect & Resources ● Website: mentalhealthgoestoschool.com ● YouTube: Mental Health Goes to School Channel ● Support the Show: Please Like, Rate, and Review on your favorite podcast platform—even a single emoji helps us grow! *Show notes generated by Gemini AI and edited by humansIf you enjoy our content, please like and follow - and review if you can!

In this episode, Ray Cochrane digs into a new study showing AI is literally frying workers’ brains, then unpacks Anthropic’s wildest month ever – from a 1,487% user surge to Pentagon retaliation to a leaked model called Mythos. Also covered: OpenAI kills Sora after burning $15 million a day, OpenClaw’s terrifying security holes, Apple axing the Mac Pro, ARM’s first-ever production CPU, and why King Tut’s dagger was forged from a meteorite. – Want to start a podcast? It’s easy to get started! Sign-up at Blubrry – Thinking of buying a Starlink? Use my link to support the show. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Email Ray if you want to get in touch! Like and Follow Geek News Central’s Facebook Page. Support my Show Sponsor: Best Godaddy Promo Codes Get 1Password Full Summary Cochrane opens the show with a study that puts a name to something most AI-heavy workers have already felt. From there, the episode moves through one of the most turbulent months in AI industry history, touching on corporate ethics, national security, hardware shortages, and ancient archaeology. AI Use at Work Is Causing “Brain Fry” A study from Boston Consulting Group and UC Riverside surveyed 1,500 full-time US workers and found that 14% experience what researchers call “AI brain fry” – mental fatigue from excessive AI tool oversight. Those affected report 33% more decision fatigue, 39% more major errors, and an increase in intent to quit from 25% to 34%. Notably, productivity peaks at one to three AI tools and drops off at four or more. Cochrane relates this directly to his own workflow, often running two to four tools side by side. However, he pushes back on the doom framing. He argues that context switching across multiple projects and rubber-stamping AI output without review are the real sources of fry. His takeaway: either work more slowly with greater intent, or use the accelerated pace to reclaim free time. Anthropic’s Wild Month: Exodus, Pentagon, and Mythos Claude sessions surged by roughly 1,487% from mid-January to early March, knocking ChatGPT off the top spot in the app store for the first time. ChatGPT uninstalls spiked nearly 300%, one-star reviews exploded 775% in a single day, and a boycott movement called “Quit GPT” has grown to between 2.5 and 4 million participants. The catalyst was OpenAI stepping in to take the Pentagon defense deal that Anthropic had publicly declined. Cochrane is firmly against automated domestic surveillance and autonomous weaponry, noting that the models are not reliable enough for such responsibilities. OpenAI tried to walk it back, but the Electronic Frontier Foundation called their language “weasel words.” Meanwhile, the Department of Defense slapped Anthropic with a supply chain risk label – a national security designation previously reserved for hostile foreign companies. Anthropic sued the Trump administration. Then Microsoft filed a legal brief in Anthropic’s defense, joined by 149 former judges, dozens of Google and OpenAI employees, and nearly two dozen retired generals. On top of all that, security researchers discovered an unsecured data cache exposing nearly 3,000 unpublished Anthropic files, including a model code-named Mythos (also called Capybara). Internal documents describe it as a step change in capabilities, scoring dramatically higher than Opus 4.6 on coding, reasoning, and cybersecurity. Then Anthropic’s source code leaked publicly as well. Sponsor: GoDaddy Economy hosting is $6.99/month, WordPress hosting is $12.99/month, and domains are $11.99. Both hosting plans include a free domain, professional email, and SSL certificate. Go to geeknewscentral.com/godaddy for the best pricing and to directly support this independent show. OpenAI Shuts Down Sora Video App OpenAI announced on March 24th that it is killing Sora, its AI video-generation app. Downloads cratered from 3.3 million in November to 1.1 million by February. The real numbers are brutal: Sora was costing roughly $15 million per day to run against a total lifetime revenue of just $2.1 million. The Sora web and app experience ends April 26th, with the API shutting down September 24th. Additionally, the Disney partnership – a billion-dollar deal meant to validate AI in Hollywood – collapsed completely. Deep fakes of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robin Williams appeared almost immediately despite guardrails, and both families protested publicly. Cochrane notes that competitors like Runway, Pika, and Kling are still operating, and suspects Hollywood will pivot to generating scene backgrounds rather than full content. OpenClaw Is a Security Nightmare Cochrane’s personal OpenClaw install started making outbound requests flagged by his ISP – with no changes or new skills installed. He shut it down and plans to wipe the device entirely. The broader picture is alarming. A January 2026 audit found 512 vulnerabilities in OpenClaw, eight critical. Twenty-six percent of community skills contain at least one vulnerability. Oasis Security discovered a vulnerability chain called “Clawjacked” where any website can silently take full control of a developer’s agent. Between March 18th and 21st alone, nine additional vulnerabilities were disclosed, several of which were rated 9.9 out of 10. Cochrane draws a direct parallel to the browser extension era: supply chain attacks hidden as helpful tools. Claude Code Auto Mode: AI Policing AI Anthropic published details on a new “auto mode” for Claude Code after finding that users approve 93% of permission prompts – essentially mashing “yes.” Auto mode replaces manual approvals with a two-layer defense: an input scanner to detect prompt injection and a second AI model that monitors the first and decides whether to allow each action. The safety checker can only see what the user asked for and what the AI is trying to do. It cannot see the AI’s reasoning, so the AI cannot talk its way past the check. However, Cochrane notes it still misses about one in six dangerous actions (17%), and the fundamental question remains: if the base layer can get infected, so can the checker. Qwen Overtakes Llama as Most-Deployed Self-Hosted LLM RunPod’s 2026 State of AI report, based on usage data from 183 countries, reveals that Alibaba’s Qwen has overtaken Meta’s Llama as the most popular self-hosted AI model. Llama 4 has barely been adopted, with users sticking to version 3 because it just works. Additionally, vLLM now powers 40% of all AI endpoints, NVIDIA’s latest GPU usage scaled 25x last year, and nearly 70% of AI image work runs through ComfyUI. Cochrane sees Qwen winning on merit and argues that is how open source should work. AI Data Centers Are Taking All the CPUs Too AI data centers are not just consuming GPUs and memory anymore – CPUs are now being strained too. Intel server CPU lead times have stretched from two weeks to six months. AMD typically occurs at 8 to 10 weeks. Server CPU demand is projected to jump 15% in 2026, but Intel’s output capacity is growing in single digits. The shift from chatbots to autonomous AI agents is changing the hardware ratio, since agents require far more CPU power to coordinate tasks and call tools. TSMC is prioritizing more profitable AI chips over regular CPUs. Cochrane warns that consumers and businesses are effectively subsidizing the AI boom through higher prices and longer waits. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2: First Dual-Cache X3D CPU AMD announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, the first CPU with dual-cache X3D technology. It arrives April 22nd with 208MB of total cache and a 200W TDP – up from the current model. However, AMD is unusually honest, calling the gains “modest,” ranging from 5-13% depending on the workload. Notably, they have not released gaming benchmarks, which is conspicuous for an X3D chip. Cochrane owns a single X3D chip and sees no reason to upgrade. ARM Launches “AGI” CPU After 35 years of licensing chip designs to Apple, Qualcomm, Samsung, and NVIDIA, ARM has launched its first production silicon: a 136-core server chip co-developed with Meta as the lead customer. ARM’s stock jumped about 16% on the news. You can pack over 8,000 cores in a single air-cooled rack, or over 45,000 with liquid cooling. Volume shipments begin by the end of 2026. Cochrane appreciates the move but calls the “AGI” branding marketing hype. The bigger story is ARM transitioning from blueprint designer to direct competitor against Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA in data centers – while still licensing to the companies it now competes against. Apple Discontinues the Mac Pro Apple removed the Mac Pro from its website and confirmed that no future model is planned. The $6,999 machine had not been updated since the 2023 M2 Ultra model. Apple is pointing professionals toward the Mac Studio with its M4 Ultra chip, with an M5 Ultra refresh expected later this year. They also discontinued the $700 wheels kit, $300 feet kit, and Pro Display XDR the same week. Cochrane says good riddance – the Mac Studio covers what 90% of users need. Apple’s AI Pin: An AirTag-Sized Wearable Reports suggest Apple is developing an AirTag-sized wearable AI pin with cameras, microphones, and wireless charging. It would clip to clothing or hang as a necklace, running as an iPhone accessory powered by an upgraded Siri with Google’s Gemini AI. A possible 2027 release is expected alongside iOS 27, though development is early and could be canceled. Cochrane ties this to a broader shift: data collection moving from the application layer to physical devices. Apple employees internally refer to the device as “the eyes and ears of the iPhone.” He warns that always-on wearable cameras, combined with existing AI-powered surveillance poles, are pushing society deeper into mass data collection without meaningful consent. Quantum Entanglement Speed Measured for the First Time Scientists at TU Wien’s Institute of Theoretical Physics, led by Professor Joachim Burgdorfer, measured how fast quantum entanglement happens for the first time. The answer: about 232 attoseconds – a billionth of a billionth of a second. The research was published in Physical Review Letters in late 2024 and is now circulating widely. Einstein called quantum entanglement “spooky action at a distance.” Turns out it is not instantaneous – just extraordinarily fast. This measurement technique opens the door to quantum cryptography and quantum computing. However, Cochrane clarifies: this does not mean faster-than-light communication. Entanglement links particles but does not transmit information through space. Bronze Age Iron Artifacts Came From Outer Space Geochemical analysis by French scientist Albert Jambon, originally published in the Journal of Archaeological Science in 2017, confirmed that virtually all Bronze Age iron artifacts were made from meteorites. The artifacts span Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and China, including beads dating to 3200 BCE and the famous dagger from King Tut’s tomb, dating to around 1350 BCE. The story resurfaced after researchers published new findings this month on fragments of meteoritic iron weapons from China’s Sanxingdui sacrificial site. Bronze Age people lacked the technology to smelt iron ore, but meteoritic iron arrived in a metallic state, ready to be forged. Cochrane closes the episode, noting that ancient civilizations were working with extraterrestrial material before they could produce their own iron – resourcefulness that deserves respect. Cochrane wraps up the show by thanking GoDaddy for over twenty years of partnership and reminding listeners to subscribe, sign up for the newsletter, and reach out via email. The post Agentically Frying your Brain using AI #1861 appeared first on Geek News Central.

• New Apple Products Release: New Apple products, including the MacBook Neo and potentially a foldable iPhone, are now available for purchase.• Apple AI Pin Speculation: Rumors suggest the AI pin could project images onto a user's hand or feature a small screen with rotating icons, potentially powered by Google's Gemini AI engine.• M5 Chip Performance: The M5 chip, especially the M5 Max, offers significant speed improvements for AI processing, outperforming previous Apple chips and even the fastest ultra chips.• Laptop Modularity: Appealing but cost of expansion cards and cheaper alternatives are considerations.• Foldable Phone: Rumored design is generating interest, but practicality and pricing are uncertain.• Apple's Potential “Ultra” MacBook: Possible features include a touch display and a blend of Mac OS and iOS.Conversations on technology and tech adjacent subjects since July of 2020, with two and sometime three generations of tech nerds. New shows on (mostly) TUESDAYS!

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl.In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:Gap becomes the first major fashion retailer to offer direct checkout inside Google's Gemini AI platform, using the Universal Commerce Protocol to give shoppers a seamless “agentic” commerce experience, without ever leaving the app.Dollar General names JJ Fleeman, current CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA and a 35-year grocery veteran, as its next Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Todd Vasos effective January 1, 2027.Costco announces its first-ever standalone gas stations, with a 40-pump, members-only location opening in Mission Viejo, California in June and a second planned for Honolulu in 2027.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, your source for the latest and most important retail insights.Be careful out there!

New DarkSword exploit hits GitHub Gemini AI agents scour the dark web Trivy supply chain attack expands Check out our show notes for all story links: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-darksword-exploit-hits-github-gemini-ai-agents-scour-dark-web-trivy-supply-chain-attack-expands/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Ransomware doesn't need to be sophisticated if it's allowed to execute. A growing number of security teams are shifting focus from detecting ransomware to preventing execution in the first place — controlling applications, scripts, and installers so unauthorized code never gets the chance to run. Learn more at ThreatLocker.com

The truth is, most financial advisors know they should be using AI. Very few know where to actually start. Too many tools. Too many platforms. Too much noise. But the advisors who take the time to learn it now will have a significant edge over those who wait. In this special edition of Advisor Talk, Frank LaRosa is joined by Chief Information Officer Sue Cheema, Chief Marketing Officer Brian Lutz, Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy Wade Shields, and co-host Stacey Frank for a wide-ranging roundtable on what AI actually means for financial advisors today. The group breaks down how advisors can use AI to grow their business, serve clients more effectively, and free up time, including how to build custom GPTs, craft better prompts, and choose the right platform for the right task. They also address the bigger picture: what AI will never be able to replace, why the human side of financial advising remains irreplaceable, and why advisors who ignore AI risk being left behind by the ones who embrace it. Frank and the team also discuss how AI is changing the way advisors should think about their brand, their marketing, and the client experience, and why the advisors who lean into what AI cannot do will be the ones who win long term.   Questions answered in this episode include: Will AI replace financial advisors? How should a financial advisor start using AI in their practice? What is the difference between ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini? What is a custom GPT and how can advisors use one? What is prompt engineering and why does it matter? How is AI changing financial advisor marketing and branding? What can AI never replace in the advisor-client relationship?   Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction and Why AI Matters for Advisors 03:57 – How Firms Are Already Using AI to Scan Books of Business 07:03 – What AI Cannot Replace: Empathy and the Human Edge 11:23 – Prompt Engineering: How to Get Better Answers from AI 14:10 – Building Custom GPTs for Your Advisory Practice 22:37 – ChatGPT vs. Claude vs. Gemini: Which One Should You Use 44:08 – Why AI Will Not Replace Advisors But This Will 49:05 – How to Reach the Team at Elite Consulting Partners   Learn more about Elite and our resources: Elite Consulting Partners | Financial Advisor Transitions https://eliteconsultingpartners.com Elite Marketing Concepts | Marketing Services for Financial Advisors https://elitemarketingconcepts.com Elite Advisor Successions | Advisor Mergers & Acquisitions https://eliteadvisorsuccessions.com JEDI Database Solutions | Technology Solutions for Advisors https://jedidatabasesolutions.com Listen to more Advisor Talk episodes: https://eliteconsultingpartners.com/podcasts/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elite-consulting-partners/ Listen to more Advisor Talk episodes: https://eliteconsultingpartners.com/podcasts/

We challenged Deric to keep up an Irish accent for the whole show, he didn't even last three seconds. We kick things off with a reality check on the recent windstorms that turned our backyards into obstacle courses and honest landscapers into price gouging armies. Zac gets brutally honest about his latest project: XPS foam panel speakers. After being bought into the YouTube hype, he discovered that without a subwoofer and a $200 microphone, they sound less like high-fidelity audio and more like a musical birthday card.Meanwhile, Deric shares how he turned Gemini AI into a high-functioning shop assistant by uploading photos of burnt-out capacitors. Fixing a "dead" motor for 13 bucks and balancing water chemistry without the usual guesswork.In this episode, we also discuss:The Arborist "Opportunity": Why a split branch in the neighborhood suddenly costs $2,500 when demand is high.The Honda Fit "Clunk": Why Eric decided to "lube the bejesus" out of a strut mount bearing rather than spend $1,000 on a 16-year-old car.Dealerships vs. Online Buyers: Why online services often offer more for your trade-in than the local dealer ever will.Woodshop Cat: Deric's solution for a cat that decided the house rugs are its new litter box.Got questions? Email us at offthecutpodcast@gmail.comJoin the Aftershow: https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcastWatch Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQMerch: https://www.spencleydesignco.comStart a Podcast: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5926541443858432Follow the Hosts:Zac: @ZacBuildsEric: @SpencleyDesignCoDeric: @PecanTreeDesignProudly Sponsored By: KM Tools (kmtools.com/SPENCLEYDESIGNCO)WTB Woodworking (wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway)#Woodworking #DIY #3DPrinting #Maker #ContentCreation #OffTheCutPodcast #Sponsored #KMTools #WTBWoodworking 

This week on Bros, Bibles & Beer, Andy McCraw, Zack Krater, and producer Colin dive into the theological firestorm surrounding Texas State Representative James Talerico.  Prompted by Allie Beth Stuckey's recent "demonic" label of Talerico, the guys put their own beliefs to the test with a provocative new segment: "Are You a Heretic?" Using a quiz powered by Gemini AI, the team explores the divide between traditional orthodoxy and Talerico's progressive "liberation theology."  From debating whether Jesus was a political revolutionary to deconstructing the "theology of consent" regarding reproductive rights, the conversation gets personal, heated, and deeply honest.  Also in this episode:  -The Allie Beth Stuckey Critique: Does labeling progressive Christians "demonic" go too far, or is she right to sound the alarm on "twisting" scripture?  -The Sovereignty of God: A breakdown of Stuckey's view on God's control vs. the guys' own experiences with deconstruction.  -Ozzy Osbourne & the Prince of Darkness: Why you can't always trust the media's portrayal of a person's faith.  -Vegas Trip & Satanic Spheres: Andy shares his "uncomfortable" experience with the dark visuals at a recent concert in the Las Vegas Sphere.  -The "Joy and Matt" Mystery: A strange, dark-web voicemail involves missing nail polish and a guy named Matt. SUBSCRIBE & SHARE us this week!Contact Us: brosbiblesbeer@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leave Us A VoicemailYouTubeSimpleCastSpotifyApple PodcastsFacebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠XInstaBros Bibles & Beer is: Jeff, Zack & Andy Find us wherever fine podcasts are distributed. Oh, and share us with a friend this week! Grace. Peace. Cheers! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our MacBook Neo review, an existential crises on Stephen's Studio Display XDR, Sonos launches new speakers, Anthropic continues to fight the Depatment of Defense, Meta's new scam safeguards, Grammarly's AI mess, Ticketmaster is the mafia, and Stephen has an existential crises over an OLED TV.Ad-Free + Bonus EpisodesShow Notes via EmailCreative Effort - Jason's PodcastWatch on YouTube!Join the CommunityEmail Us: podcast@primarytech.fm@stephenrobles on Threads@jasonaten on Threads----------Sponsors:CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code PRIMARYTECH for 20% off at clnmy.com/PRIMARYTECHFramer - Start creating for free at framer.com/primary and get 30% off an annual Pro plan!----------Links from the showJason's MacBook Neo Reviwewi tried editing 4K video on the $599 MacBook Neo - YouTubeStephen's XDR Unboxing and Set Up - YouTubeJason on Grammarly DebacleRAM® MountsMacBook Neo Review - YouTubeM5 Max MacBook Pro + XDR Display: Worth the upgrade? - YouTubeWhy the iPhone 17e is Genius. - YouTubeMKBHD's Galaxy S26 Review - YouTubeAnthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain-Risk Designation | WIREDGrammarly is turning off the expert review AI feature that stole our identities | The VergeSonos just launched Play, a new $299 portable speaker | The VergeMeta acquires Moltbook, the Reddit-like network for AI agents | The VergeMeta rolls out new scam detection tools to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger | TechCrunchGoogle's Gemini AI is getting a bigger role across Docs, Sheets, and Slides | The VergeLive Nation settles government antitrust suit — and dodges a breakup | The VergeTicketmaster Call from The Verge - InstagramTaylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster after Eras Tour ticket sales: NPRBluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down | WIREDApple's Smart Home Hub Won't Launch Until September as Siri Remains Unfinished - MacRumors2025 LG 77" G5 4K OLED evo TV unboxing and wall mounting - YouTube ★ Support this podcast ★

Life, Wellness, and the "Marathon Mindset"In this raw and intimate "living room session," Ashley, Collin, and Brian sit down to pass a single mic and share a major life update. This isn't your typical clinical podcast; it's a deep dive into the "Not Alone" mission that defines The Making Of.From Brian's miraculous PET scan results to a surprise marathon challenge and the role of AI in personal wellness, this episode explores the grit required to navigate the "messy middle" of both dentistry and life.Key Discussion PointsThe Miraculous Update: Brian shares the incredible news that his tumor has responded to chemo and immunotherapy beyond expectations—showing no current evidence of existence on his latest PET scan.The Decision to Act: Despite the clear scan, the team discusses why surgery remains the necessary next step to ensure "dysplastic cells" don't create a monster down the road.The CIM Marathon Challenge: Brian officially puts the "nail in the coffin" by challenging Ashley and Collin to run the California International Marathon (CIM) this December. It's a 9-month journey from recovery to the finish line.Mindset & Control: Brian reflects on the struggle of losing his identity as an athlete during chemo and how this marathon represents taking back control of his body and health.AI in Wellness: Collin explains how she's been using Gemini AI as a digital personal trainer and nutritionist to bridge the gap between setting goals and executing them.Plant-Forward Living: The trio discusses the realities of a whole-food, plant-based diet, the struggle for protein, and Ashley's latest kitchen experiment: a sourdough starter made from macerated grapes.The Power of Prayer: Ashley shares her mindset heading into Brian's major surgery, leaning on faith and the strength of the community to get through the "rabbit hole" of anxiety.A Special Request for Our Tribe

In this episode, I give a fiery keynote to thousands of real estate agents, delivering my "Jersey tough love" on the massive shifts happening in their industry. I lay out a non-negotiable, daily content strategy, explain the "P and H" framework for multi-platform dominance, and warn why the rise of AI makes years of experience "worth zero." I discuss the limited window for free attention arbitrage and why reputation—your personal brand—is the only thing that will matter in the coming decade. I challenge agents to stop being "romantic about yesterday" and start putting in the work today. You'll learn about:Why Attention is the Most Important AssetThe "P and H" Content Framework (Platforms and Handles)How to Create Content That is Selfless, Not SelfishWhy Posting Daily Content is Non-NegotiableThe Limited Window for Free Attention ArbitrageWhy Your Knowledge is Worth Zero in the Age of AIHow to Use YouTube Shorts to Win on Google's Gemini AI

Google about to snatch the crown… and a lot of y'all still stuck worshipping Nvidia like it's the only AI play that matter. I'm telling you right now: the market switches leaders — and when that leadership flips, it leaves people behind who don't see the shift coming.In this episode I break down why I believe Alphabet (Google) can become the #1 most valuable company, how AI chips + Gemini + YouTube + Cloud partnerships are stacking the deck, and why Nvidia still can run… but the competition is finally heavy. We also get into Apple picking Gemini, big tech power moves, Meta spending like a maniac on nuclear energy, and the 2026 IPO watchlist (SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks, Stripe, Revolut, Canva — and my sleeper pick will surprise you).High-intent SEO keywords we touch naturally: Google stock, Alphabet stock, Gemini AI, Nvidia competition, AI chips, Big Tech leadership rotation, Apple Gemini deal, Google Cloud, YouTube revenue, AI investing, market leadership switching, Meta nuclear energy deal, 2026 IPOs, SpaceX IPO, OpenAI IPO, Anthropic IPO, Databricks IPO, Stripe IPO, Canva IPO, AI infrastructure stocks.Apple Picked Google Gemini. Bad News for Nvidia?Join our Exclusive Patreon!!! Creating Financial Empowerment for those who've never had it.

Nearly two years ago, Apple showed off what an AI-powered Siri might do. That Siri never materialized, but thanks to a deal with Google for its Gemini tech, it might finally have a chance to work. David and Nilay discuss the ins and outs of the deal, and what it might mean for both Apple's and Google's ambitions in AI. (They also talk about the onslaught of new lawsuits from publishers related to Google's adtech antitrust case, including from our parent company Vox Media. Disclosure is our brand.) After that, they talk about Grok's horrific deepfake problem on X, and why everyone involved deserves the blame. Then it's time to pour one out for VR and the metaverse, which is losing steam as Meta loses interest and continues to pivot to AI. RIP Supernatural, a surprise hit of an exercise app! Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for Brendan Carr is a Dummy, the latest Paramount / Warner / Netflix drama, the Trump Phone, and the Digg reboot. Further reading: The Atlantic, Penske, and Vox Media have all sued Google for antitrust violations Apple picks Google's Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade What Apple and Google's Gemini deal means for both companies Google's Gemini AI will use what it knows about you from Gmail, Search, and YouTube  Why Google Gemini looks poised to win the AI race over OpenAI  A “conscious decision” from OpenAI.  X hasn't really stopped Grok AI from undressing women in the UK  Advocacy groups demand Apple and Google block X from app stores  UK pushes up a law criminalizing deepfake nudes in response to Grok X claims it has stopped Grok from undressing people, but of course it hasn't   Meta plans to lay off hundreds of metaverse employees this week  Meta confirms Reality Labs layoffs and shifts to invest more in wearables  Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts  Meta's layoffs hit the studio that made Batman: Arkham Shadow, too.   Supernatural Will No Longer Get New Content Or Features  FTC won't appeal court decision permitting Meta to buy Within The best thing to do in VR is work out FCC chair Brendan Carr is pressed on removing ‘independent' from its website.  Verizon gets FCC permission to end 60-day phone unlocking rule  Anthropic wants you to use Claude to ‘Cowork' in latest AI agent push  Paramount sues after Warner Bros. Discovery rejects its latest deal Netflix is reportedly considering an all-cash offer for Warner Bros.  The new Digg is launching an open beta.  Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed.We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices