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Robot Spies, Mushroom Loyalty Cards & The Serial Sniffer | This is True Really News Ep 1102All the news you're about to hear is true... really, as far as you know. This week, Scot and Tony dive into the wild world of criminal masterminds and robotic revelations. We kick things off in Minnesota with a drug dealer who tried to build customer retention using "Flower Daddy" punch cards, before heading to California to discuss a serial sniffer terrorizing local department stores. Plus, a Taiwanese man uses his Roomba to catch his cheating wife—only to get sued right back—and we wrap up with a genuinely heartwarming story out of Tokyo about robot avatars changing lives.If you like this kind of crap, hit the Like button, Subscribe, and ring the Bell icon so you get notified of what you should be ignoring on a regular basis!In This Episode:0:00 – Intro, Randy Savage, & Banter1:33 – Minnesota's "Flower Daddy": A Magic Mushroom Loyalty Program goes wrong.6:18 – The Serial Sniffer: A repeat offender crouches his way through California retail stores.10:54 – Roomba Surveillance: A husband catches his cheating wife using a vacuum camera, but the law bites back.16:04 – The Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe: How remote-controlled robots are giving housebound individuals in Japan a second chance at connection.Got a story? Want to yell at us? Make it good—just insulting our heritage isn't enough! Get creative, get good, or get lost.

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, J and Hannah are joined by author and friend o' the pod, J.L. Hyde! Jamie's new book, The Widow Nora, is out later this month. In the conversation we cover a ton of great books across a variety of genres: thrillers, romance, scifi, romantasy, and some witchy backlist picks. You're going to find something to love in this episode!Connect with Jamie: website | Instagram | TikTokConnect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokSign up for the Read LOKal NewsletterHuge thanks to Self Publish Me for sponsoring this episode! Discussed on the ShowJamiePretty Dead Things - Kelsey CoxThe Black Orchid - Loreth Anne WhiteEveryone Is Lying to You - Jo PiazzaHaunting Charlie - Wendy WangHannahMad Mabel - Sally HepworthThe Unknown - Riley SagerMisfortune and Mr. Right - Savannah ScottHex - Thomas Olde HeuveltJUnraveling - Tyler LenzThe Three Lives of Cate Kay - Kate FaganThe Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances - Glenn DixonWyrd Sisters - Terry PratchettConnect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

Stewart Alsop sits down with Antoine Marcel, CEO and cofounder of Flourish, to explore the future of home robotics and what he calls "solarpunk" automation. Antoine discusses why Flourish is building wheeled robots with arms instead of following the humanoid hype, arguing that the expensive legs and teleoperation approach isn't practical for real consumers today. The conversation ranges from the philosophy of robots that disappear when you're home (rather than becoming constant companions) to the bureaucratic nightmares of modern life that robotics might actually solve. Antoine explains how their $3,500 robots can be trained in thirty minutes using just your phone to handle personalized household tasks, and why saving people two hours a day—not just ten minutes—is the threshold for consumer adoption. They also dig into whether Paris will become a solarpunk or cyberpunk city, why Apple represents solarpunk design principles, and how the first 50 Flourish units are about to ship worldwide at flourish-robots.com. Key Insights1. The core innovation behind Flourish is building mobile-based robots with arms but no legs, moving on wheels rather than attempting humanoid locomotion. This design choice stems from practical considerations since even humanoid robots cannot reliably handle stairs, and legs represent approximately twenty thousand dollars of the cost in humanoid platforms. By eliminating legs, the company can focus on delivering functional value to consumers today rather than developing research products. The founder emphasizes that accessibility and usefulness are paramount, rejecting the demonstration-focused approach that dominates the robotics industry where companies raise billions on teleoperated demos that never ship to actual consumers. 2. The founder's background in automation across logistics, software, and sales led him to recognize that the most painful tasks in life occur outside the computer. After automating digital work processes, he realized that returning home after a long workday to clean, cook, and tidy remained exhausting and unaddressed by existing technology. This insight, combined with advances in physical AI over the past three years, drove him to develop the first robot prototype that runs in his own home, constantly testing and iterating based on real-world use cases like navigating doorways and picking up scattered items from floors. 3. The company is building toward a solarpunk vision rather than cyberpunk future, where robots disappear from conscious awareness and operate silently in the background. The founder envisions robots emerging from closets when people leave home, performing cleaning and tidying tasks, then retreating before residents return. This approach contrasts sharply with the prevalent humanoid robot vision featuring teleoperated machines with cameras potentially monitored by remote operators. The goal is reducing technology's presence in daily life to create more time for family, creativity, and meaningful activities rather than introducing intrusive robotic presences into living spaces. 4. Consumer robotics faces fundamental challenges that explain why almost no companies successfully sell to end users despite massive investment in the sector. Industrial robotics offers clearer paths to revenue, while consumer products require extensive market education, safety certifications, and must genuinely change lives rather than provide marginal improvements. The founder argues that saving people ten or thirty minutes daily is insufficient and forgettable, but saving two hours daily creates transformative value that sustains product adoption. This high bar for meaningful impact explains why the consumer robotics market remains largely unaddressed despite technological capabilities. 5. The business model centers on teaching robots specific tasks through a thirty-minute training process using a smartphone, then fine-tuning AI models for those particular workflows. Rather than pursuing general physical AI that can handle any task, Flourish enables users to create custom automations for their specific needs, like retrieving items from the refrigerator or collecting clothes for the washer. This approach acknowledges that general physical AI is not yet ready while still delivering practical value through task-specific learning. The company plans to launch fifty units at thirty-five hundred dollars, shipping worldwide, with rapid sellout expected due to existing demand. 6. The robot extends vertically to reach from floor level to table height, enabling tasks like cleaning surfaces and accessing shelves while maintaining a compact mobile base that can navigate through doorways. Current limitations include lack of waterproofing, preventing dishwashing tasks, and challenges with delicate object manipulation requiring advanced tactile sensing. The founder uses first-generation prototypes in his own home, scheduling the robot to pick up scattered items like socks and trash throughout the day. This real-world testing revealed critical design issues like initial prototypes being too large to pass through standard doorways, problems only discoverable through actual home deployment rather than warehouse testing. 7. The rise of AI-powered robotics fundamentally transforms hardware development by enabling software engineers without traditional robotics expertise to launch robotics companies after just weeks of learning. This democratization stems from downloadable models from well-funded research companies like Physical Intelligence, whose work the founder incorporates into Flourish robots. This represents a shift from the industrial age's capital-intensive factory model to an information age paradigm where substantial capability can be rapidly deployed through software. However, this transformation raises questions about competition intensity, market education for skeptical consumers, and whether the benefits will broadly distribute or concentrate among those with will and intelligence to build while others remain excluded and fearful. Timestamps00:00 Stewart welcomes Antoine Marcel, CEO of Flourish, who explains they're building accessible home robots with wheeled bases and arms rather than expensive humanoid forms for practical domestic use. 05:00 Antoine discusses testing prototypes in his home for picking up clothes and trash, explaining how real-world testing revealed issues like doors being too narrow for early designs. 10:00 The conversation shifts to how AI hype enables useful research, with Antoine noting he uses physical intelligence models in his robots that wouldn't exist without funding bubbles. 15:00 Antoine emphasizes robots must save users two hours daily to matter, explaining why consumer robotics is harder than industrial applications due to certification requirements and market education needs. 20:00 Discussion of solarpunk philosophy versus cyberpunk futures, with Antoine envisioning robots that hide away when not needed, emerging only to clean and organize while families enjoy life. 25:00 They explore how different cities might adopt solarpunk or cyberpunk approaches, comparing bureaucracy as inherently cyberpunk while discussing Argentina's potential as a solarpunk capital. 30:00 Antoine positions Flourish like early Apple, making complex robotics simple and accessible, rejecting teleoperated solutions in favor of onboard AI that learns from users. 35:00 The business model discussion centers on unit economics, with Antoine arguing domestic robots should monetize time saved rather than attention captured like social media platforms. 40:00 Antoine advocates against robot screens and rental models, favoring voice control and ownership so robots learn individual routines and preferences through personalization. 45:00 They discuss robots disappearing from view when unneeded, contrasting home automation with dark factory models, before exploring robot aesthetics and art possibilities. 50:00 Antoine announces Flourish's launch of fifty units at $3,500 that users can train in thirty minutes using phones, teaching specific tasks the AI then fine-tunes for daily execution.

Jesus says we will be known by our love, and our love is to make Him known. But let me ask you a question: Who is the hardest person for you to love? Oh, I know exactly who it is. It’s someone you live with. Someone you work with. Someone in every one of your circles. It’s YOU. You are the person you are hardest on. You know every flaw, every failure, every awkward quirk, every stupid thing you’ve ever said, and every way you think you should be doing better. And because you spend a whole lot of time with you, you’ve become really good at criticizing you. I’m a fan of long-distance relationships. Our time together is short and sweet. It is savored and precious, then you go home. I don’t have to deal with your quirky self on the daily, and let me tell you, girl, you are quirky! You’ve got some weird things you do. Some of y’all label stuff, then alphabetize it. Some of y’all can’t sit and keep your hands still. Some of y’all eat really loud. And some of y’all come up with the craziest cockamamie ideas that no one understands. Oh wait. That’s me. It’s cute for a short amount of time, but then it’s best if we have some space. And that’s the problem. Wherever you go, THERE YOU ARE! You can’t get space from you. You intimately know your struggles. You have to put up with your own darn quirkiness twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. You had a front-row seat to every one of your failures. You don’t even like the sound of your own voice. And let’s not talk about looking in the mirror or seeing yourself in photos. Oh mercy. It’s a real issue. Do you have a hard time loving you? Let’s make this real clear: this is a problem. You will be known by your love, and your love is to make Him known, but you refuse to fully love the one person you can simply never get away from: YOU. I promise you this: you hating you is not an honorable representation of your Creator. You may cover it up as humility, but at its core, it’s hateful. You’re hateful toward you. And you being hateful toward you doesn’t make a single soul say, “Wow, I just gotta know what that girl is doing! I gotta know about the One who helps her hate herself so well. I just gotta know where she gets this deep critical spirit for herself, because I really want some of that too.” Nobody ever says that. In fact, what if your self-hatred is actually telling the world something about your God that isn’t true? Imagine something you own now that you really love. Maybe you love your Roomba. Maybe it’s your Sleep Number bed. How about your Lululemon workout pants? Or your Stanley cup, your Dyson hair dryer, your UGG winter boots, your jacked-up Jeep, your fancy Tesla, or your Dawn Dishwashing Spray (because that stuff is pure magic and gets a three-month-old stain out of your favorite shirt.) You have something you love. Now imagine that product you love started telling you all about how much it disliked itself. What if your UGG boots constantly told you how truly ugly they were? Because let’s face it, those boots are ugly. You know that’s why they’re called UGG, right? Ugg-ly! If every step you took in your UGG boots came with a little voice saying, “I’m so ugly. I hate how I look. I don’t deserve to be worn,” you would eventually start believing there was something wrong with them. ****And there’s certainly something wrong with whoever made those boots, because boots aren’t supposed to talk about how ugly they are. What if your Roomba roamed around on your floors, vacuuming up all that dog hair like she always does, but she started incessantly talking about her clumsiness and her tendency to bump into things? “Oh my gosh, I can never just get from the kitchen to the bedroom without running into everything. I always get stuck under the couch. Gosh, why do I do that? I hate that about my Roomba self. I’m always just wandering around lost, and then I start running low and run out of energy. I just can’t do it all.” If your Roomba started talking like this, you would think the insanely rich creator of the Roomba wasn’t so great after all. Dude, what you made hates itself! Here’s your ah-ha moment: Could that be your representation of God? “Oh, God is sooooo good. He is sooooo faithful. I loveeeeeee God, but I just can’t love me. I’m just messed up. I’m flawed. I’m never good enough. I’m unworthy. But everybody, you should really love the One who personally designed me. He’s great!” Do you see what you’re doing when you are unloving toward yourself? Do you see how it’s totally NOT humble, totally not honoring, and totally not God’s will for you? You see it, don’t you? So when are you going to get serious enough to do something about it? The Bible says in Ephesians 2:10: “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Girl, you are God’s workmanship, his masterpiece. You are not an accident. You are not a mistake. You are not some random collection of flaws that happened to land on this planet. You were made by a Maker. And the Maker gets to decide the value of what He made. Psalm 139:14 says: “Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—and how well I know it.” What if you started seeing yourself through the eyes of the One who made you? Not through the eyes of comparison. Not through the eyes of your worst day. Not through the eyes of the person who rejected you. Not through the eyes of the mirror. Not through the eyes of the scale. Through the eyes of your Maker. Because you know what? The person you have spent the most time criticizing is the person God has spent your entire life loving. You have been rehearsing your failures. God has been lavishing you with grace. You have been pointing out what’s wrong with you. God has been calling you His masterpiece. You have been disqualifying yourself. God has been inviting you closer. Romans 8:1 says, “So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.” That little voice in your head that never stops reminding you that you’re not enough? That isn’t the voice of your Savior. Jesus convicts, but He doesn’t condemn. There is a difference between God lovingly showing you something He wants to change – and you continually beating yourself up for being human. One leads you toward Jesus. The other makes you hide from Him. Do you want to know why loving others exhausts you so much sometimes? Because you show up already worn out from the battle you’re fighting with yourself. Before you ever greet your family in the morning, you’ve already beat yourself up for how your body is aging, how your energy is never enough, and how you’ve secretly failed yourself. Maybe you put on a good show so no one else sees it, but you hear it. That little voice in your head just never stops. It’s why we struggle with relationships. We’re looking for someone to fill that empty hole within us, but no matter how much they pour into us, it’s never enough because, girl, you keep poking at the hole. God wants to heal that hole in you. He wants to help you calm the voices. He wants you to receive His love so deeply that you no longer need everybody else to convince you that you are worthy of being loved. He wants you to love yourself in a way that reflects the love He already has for you, so you can show up in this world in a way that glorifies your Creator. Jude 1:20–21 MSG: “Stay right at the center of God’s love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life!” Stay right at the center of God’s love. That’s what we are supposed to do. And we do precisely the opposite of this. Us beloved girls of the Almighty, we tear ourselves down in comparison and shortcomings. We disqualify ourselves from the love of God. All while we are supposed to be building ourselves up in faith and keeping ourselves in the love of God. Instead, we shut down. We shrink and hide. We build walls. And we live on the outskirts of God’s love instead of staying right smack dab in the middle of it. God’s love for you hasn’t changed. But when you continually tear yourself down, you are living outside the reality of the love He is inviting you to receive. THIS IS A PROBLEM. A serious problem. And God wants to change that. What if you started practicing the mindset of being profusely loved by God? Think about that. The mindset of being profusely loved by God. If you knew how much your Creator loved you, you would find it easier to love you too. And if you loved you as you were created, you would represent your Creator in a magnificent way. But instead, sometimes you’re the Roomba, wandering around cleaning floors and blasting to the world about your low battery, your tendency to get stuck, and the corners you constantly miss. It’s hard for me to praise your Maker when you’re continually telling me what He made in you isn’t enough. Whew. Let that one sink in. Beloved, build yourself up and keep yourself in the love of God! Today, practice this mindset of being profusely loved by God. Invite your soul to plunge into His love like a dolphin romping in the sea. Go ahead and get that visual. The dolphin clearly doesn’t hate itself. It swims and jumps and celebrates everything it was created to do. And every single one of us absolutely LOVES watching a dolphin. We all literally delight in seeing a dolphin just being a dolphin and doing its dolphin things. A dolphin doesn’t make a lot of money. A dolphin doesn’t speak eloquently. A dolphin doesn’t run marathons. A dolphin doesn’t have a degree. A dolphin does dolphin-ing, and we love it for it! And I’m telling you, we need to see you living like that! We need to see you plunging into God’s love, building yourself up. We need to see you jumping up, unafraid to be seen, loving how your Creator created you. I need to see Catherine Catherine-ing. Rhonda, you honor your Creator when you are Rhonda-ing. Lynette, please bring your Lynette-ing today. Julie, get your Julie-ing on today. Kristin, girl, only you can Kristin like you Kristin. Jessica, your Jessica-ing and Stephanie, your Stephanie-ing shows me your Creator! You don’t glorify God by becoming somebody else. You glorify God by becoming fully who He created you to be. Actively engage in His unending, extravagant, no-strings-attached affection for you. That’s not bragging, boasting, or showing off. That’s saying, “Hey, I’m an UGG boot, and I’m showing up exactly as I was created to. I was designed to look like this, and the One who made me really likes me!” That’s saying, “I’m a Tesla Model 3, and I’m not going to beat a Porsche 911 GT2 RS in a race, but I’m going to get you where you’re going in my own way!” That’s saying, “I’m a Stanley cup. I can’t make my own water, but girl, I can keep your water cold and I can also keep that coffee hot! I’m magical in my own way!” I’m not like you, and you’re not like me. But we can each glorify our Maker when we adopt the mindset of being profusely loved by our Maker. We can glorify our Creator when, like a dolphin romping in the sea, we plunge into God’s love for us—totally enough, wholly chosen, and confidently placed in a time such as this. I’ll stop everything I’m doing to watch that dolphin naturally doing dolphin things, loving its dolphin life. In the same way, I’ll stop everything I’m doing to see YOU naturally doing your thing, loving your life. Ohhhhh, what a beautiful representation of your Creator you are when you keep yourself in His love! Follow Pamela on Instagram – https://instagram.com/headmamapamela Or Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pamela.crim Find out more about BIG Life – http://biglifehq.com

Recent visitors to China's tech zone in Shenzhen have come away in awe of the country's manufacturing capabilities, including its increasingly advanced humanoid robots. And when iRobot's Chinese supplier took over the company this year, it looked like another win for Chinese tech. Christopher Mims is a tech reporter for the Wall Street Journal. He's the author of “Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door – Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy.” He joins David to discuss robots, AI and what he calls “the new space race.”Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Business Wars ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's 2017 and the Roomba rules the robotic vacuum market. But cheaper competitors from China, some of whom offer more features for less money, start eating away at its lead. iRobot's CEO Colin Angle fights back with lawsuits and a bet on premium pricing. But the competition keeps finding ways around him, and as a pandemic-fueled sales boom fades, iRobot's finances start to crumble. Can a lifeline from Amazon pull the Roomba to safety or is the pioneer of home robots, about to get sucked up by the competition?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What do concussions, Mexico City, a $2,000 foldable iPhone, midnight margaritas, tanning beds and a robot vacuum catching an alleged cheater have in common?Absolutely nothing.So naturally, we put them together.This three-episode collection of The Rizzuto Show combines some spectacularly unrelated conversations into one giant funny podcast featuring physical trauma, international rock-star adventures, technological betrayal, relationship debates and enough questionable judgment to keep everybody employed for at least one more morning.The chaos begins with a simple question: has anyone on the show ever been knocked out cold?Moon recalls childhood injuries and the 219 stitches he's had in his head and face, along with moments when a hard impact made everything go black. Rafe remembers a helmet-to-helmet football collision that left him seeing lights before collapsing. Lern doesn't think she was ever fully knocked unconscious, although her cousins apparently made a respectable effort when they were kids.Meanwhile, Rizz reveals that his social-media algorithm has correctly identified his primary interests as cooking videos and watching people get absolutely demolished.Personalized technology is beautiful.From there, Moon returns from Mexico City after performing with Goldfinger at Warped Tour. He describes roughly 40,000 people packed in front of their stage, with more than 150,000 tickets sold for the event overall. Mexico City's altitude makes performing an adventure of its own, but Moon comes back raving about the crowd, the people, the food and the sheer size of a city that seemingly never ends.There are chilaquiles. There are frijoles. There's an extremely nice hotel. There are also security precautions involving verified drivers and discussions of kidnapping risks, because apparently touring internationally occasionally requires more preparation than “bring your guitar.”Moon also gets reflective about the wealth disparity he saw and how traveling outside your normal bubble can violently reset your perspective.Then everybody talks airports, TSA rules and the possibility of approved non-ticketed visitors eventually being allowed back through security at select airports. This leads directly into old airport nostalgia, Global Entry complaints, confiscated toiletries and all the other tiny indignities we accept because somebody once decided 3.5 ounces of shampoo represents chaos.Lern then takes us into another terrifying environment:Youth baseball.After attending her best friend's son's game, she reports back on parents blocking views with tents, adults getting way too emotionally invested and one dad loudly criticizing his own kid while the kid is trying to hit.The crew gets into overbearing sports parents, adults attempting to relive their glory days through children, screaming at referees and umpires, and the incredible ability of youth athletics to turn otherwise functional adults into people who believe a 12-year-old's batting average determines the family legacy.And somehow that still isn't the weirdest concert-related story.At an outdoor gig, Lern encounters an audience member who brings their own guitar AND a battery-powered amplifier, sets up in front of the band and simply starts playing along.Not invited.Not hired.Not remotely part of the band.Just spiritually promoted themselves.Honestly, that confidence should be studied.Then another episode brings us the reported foldable Apple iPhone and the greatest civil-rights battle nobody expected: left-handed people versus phone design.The show discusses complaints that the foldable phone's layout is significantly friendlier to right-handed users. Moon's position is compassionate and nuanced:The world is built for right-handed people. Deal with it.Rizz responds by digging into supposed advantages of being left-handed in sports, creativity and other areas, which somehow becomes a discussion of famous lefties, presidents and Professor Lern's historically questionable theories.Her future college course remains undefeated:“Things I Think, But Can't Prove.”Everybody passes.The funny podcast then transforms into a movie-review program nobody requested.Lern and her mom go see Practical Magic 2 dressed as witches and discover they are apparently the only people who received the imaginary costume memo. Fortunately, they have midnight margaritas and commit to the bit.Lern enjoys the movie. Rafe also enjoys it.There is only one important difference.Rafe went alone.Now the crew can't stop imagining one solitary man sitting among groups of mothers and daughters at Practical Magic 2, looking suspicious despite having the extremely innocent explanation that he simply likes Sandra Bullock and wanted the movie to succeed.Moon counters with his own nostalgia fix in Mortal Kombat 2, and suddenly the show has become Siskel & Ebert if Siskel & Ebert spent half the review making fun of each other.More movie talk follows, including horror, sequels and entertainment news, before the show encounters something truly horrifying:Fake Eminem.An AI-generated song presented like a new Eminem track reportedly racks up more than 100,000 YouTube views before being removed. The crew listens and quickly realizes something is missing.Variation.A hook.Actual Eminem.And, most importantly, references to his mom.AI may be coming for everyone's jobs, but apparently Slim Shady remains safe for another afternoon.Then Missouri gives everyone approximately seven minutes of gorgeous weather.Rizz has the family outside. The dogs are playing. Nobody is fighting. Lern starts dreaming about jackets. Sweater weather is coming!Tomorrow's high?99 degrees.Thanks, St. Louis.The conversation immediately gets darker when the show discusses allegations involving secret recordings of unsuspecting people using tanning facilities at an Arnold-area gym. The story summons the imaginary justice system known as Rizland, where the crew begins designing an increasingly elaborate form of Swamp Justice for the accused.Lern proposes public shaming.Rafe adds tanning.Rizz gets disturbingly enthusiastic about the cooking process.Nobody should give these people judicial authority.Ever.Next, Sex Time Fun Facts brings in a relationship dilemma involving a husband who wants to leave a stressful, high-paying career and pursue a calmer life. His wife worries about losing their lifestyle and wonders whether getting his testosterone checked might restore the ambitious “tiger” she married.The room immediately divides over burnout, money, responsibility, marriage and whether this man genuinely needs a healthier life or just discovered mushrooms at Burning Man and now wants to skateboard in Costa Rica.Underneath the jokes, the crew actually gets into the reality that people change during long relationships — and that figuring out how to adapt together may be more important than expecting your spouse to remain exactly who they were when you met.Very mature.Don't worry. It doesn't last.Because now we have a robot vacuum solving infidelity.The show discusses a story from Taiwan involving a husband who reportedly activated a robot vacuum remotely and discovered his wife with another man through the device's camera.Forget lipstick on the collar.The Roomba has evidence.The legal aftermath gets even stranger, but Rafe remains fixated on the true violation: another man allegedly sitting bare-assed on the couch where the husband watches football.Some betrayals simply cut deeper.That launches the crew into a debate over what actually qualifies as cheating.Flirtatious texts?Late-night conversations you hide from your partner?Keeping a dating profile for “validation”?Deleting messages?Saving somebody under a fake name?Talking to another person about problems in your relationship?Everyone draws the line somewhere different, although Moon offers perhaps the most useful conclusion: if you want a genuinely healthy relationship, maybe stop deliberately hanging out directly next to the line.This reasonable advice lasts until the show debates whether a straight married guy could theoretically maintain a Grindr profile exclusively for compliments.We tried.Three episodes. One spectacular pile of nonsense.You've got people getting knocked out, Moon playing for a gigantic Mexico City crowd, airport security, youth-sports parents, an unauthorized audience guitarist, left-handed phone discrimination, witch costumes, midnight margaritas, Mortal Kombat nostalgia, AI Eminem, fake sweater weather, alleged tanning-bed surveillance, marital burnout, relationship boundaries and a robot vacuum that has seen things no household appliance should ever have to see.It's weird news, funny stories, pop culture commentary, St. Louis chaos and exactly the kind of funny podcast where you can start with traumatic brain injuries and somehow end up debating whether your Roomba is legally allowed to testify against your spouse.Technology was a mistake.Vans Warped Tour Mexico CityTSA revives pre-9/11 tradition with gate access for certain travelers without tickets'Practical Magic 2' Box Office: Sequel Fizzles With $28 Million DebutMan charged after police say he secretly recorded people while tanning at Arnold gymFollow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A.I. gonna kill us all, lol, really they said it would yesterday Did you see the video of the guy trying to shoot his wife in the restaurant Headlines

What will the home of 2035 actually look like: One humanoid robot that does everything, or 10 specialized robots, each handling one specific task extremely well?In this episode of NEXT with John Koetsier, I talk with Amber Atherton, serial entrepreneur and investor at Patron, about a very different vision for the future of home robotics.Instead of assuming that every household will eventually have a general-purpose humanoid assistant, Amber argues that consumer robotics may scale first through highly specialized devices that quietly take over specific routines and chores.Think skincare. Hair. Gardening. Cleaning. Wardrobe management. Kitchen tasks. Pet care.In other words, the future home may be full of robots without looking like it's full of robots.We discuss why Roomba is still such an important example of successful consumer robotics, why specialization often wins in consumer markets, what people may actually be willing to pay for useful home robots, and how falling hardware costs plus better AI models could create a new wave of robotics startups.We also get into the bigger platform question: if homes eventually contain dozens of physically intelligent devices, who owns the operating system underneath them?Google DeepMind? NVIDIA? A new robotics platform? Or an ecosystem we haven't seen yet?And, of course, we debate whether humanoids ultimately win anyway.This episode is cross-posted from my Humanoid Daily podcast, where I cover the companies, technologies, investments, and ideas shaping the humanoid robotics boom.Topics include:• Humanoid robots vs. specialized robots • What home robotics could look like by 2035 • Robots for hair, skincare, gardening, and household chores • Why Roomba remains such an important robotics success story • Consumer robotics business models • Pricing home robots • AI foundation models and physical AI • Robotics manufacturing and supply chains • Robot training data • The future operating system for physical AI • Google DeepMind, NVIDIA, 1X, Figure, and Apptronik • Whether the future home needs a humanoid at allNEXT with John Koetsier explores what's coming next in technology, business, AI, robotics, and the future of the world around us.

It's 1984 and MIT professor Rodney Brooks has a radical idea: robots don't need complicated brains to navigate the world — they just need simple rules. Brooks and two of his students, Colin Angle and Helen Greiner, turn that idea into a company called iRobot. The company chases government contracts and builds robotic dolls. But in 2002, iRobot breaks through with the Roomba — a vacuuming robot. The Roomba bumps into chair legs, takes cats for joyrides, and propels iRobot to a blockbuster IPO. But the Roomba is headed for trouble.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode Matt and Matt discuss the latest Greek epic interpretation and the future of King Diamond's cabaret. Weird News including A highspeed chicken heist, Computer cockroaches, A lethal medical boner (error), The boys are coming to port, and a Roomba infidelity slapback.Summer's closing up, but the sun's still shinin'. 

A man caught his wife cheating with the camera on his Roomba... for real. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We dive into the discussion that Jimmy Kimmel and his wife had about meeting at work and our experiences of dating Co-workers. Also Gen Z calls out us Millennials for just being ourselves, our new Cowboy bestie Hayden Welsh stops by and Days of Thunder 2 is on the way! Roomba vacuum reveals that a woman was cheating on her husband, Brittany recaps the wild Meet and Greet that nearly worsened US and Canada relations and the Dancing like the "Stars" reveal that we are not impressed with. Matchmaker Madden joins us at the fair for Red Flag on the Date.Comedian Pearl Rose takes the stage with us and has some hilarious thoughts on her only day at the Minnesota State Fair. Brittany has thoughts on Kendall choice in footwear and we are joined the one in only Ryan McEnaney to talk all things Martha and what to plant this time of year.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Both big AI labs shipped their best models yet this week: OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra finally takes computer use seriously, and Anthropic's Fable & Mythos 5.1 land with gains in coding, knowledge work, and long-running tasks. Jack also went down a rabbit hole on how LLM watermarking actually works. Plus a Roomba with two floor-cleaning brains, a website tallying up AI agent felonies, and OpenAI cutting Cursor off from its models.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:16 - GPT-6 Astra11:58 - How LLM watermarking works29:47 - Fable & Mythos 5.141:48 - Felony Bench43:21 - iRobot unveils the Roomba Duo45:51 - OpenAI blocks Cursor48:27 - What's making us happyNewsPaige: Anthropic debuts Fable & Mythos 5.1Jack: How LLM watermarking worksTJ: GPT-6 AstraLightning NewsOpenAI blocks Cursor after its acquisition by SpaceXiRobot unveils the Roomba DuoFelony BenchWhat's Making Us HappyPaige: Silo TV series, season 3Jack: Kenwood CarPlay UnitTJ: Pablo Torre Finds OutThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

Big Dumb Podcast S2E5 - Pheromone-Maxxing & the Roomba of Justice - The Big Dumb Guide to Being Weird - Blake and Eric are back to examine another week of humanity's ongoing descent into madness. They discuss the greatest sandwich ever put on film thanks to Spanglish, what they've been streaming (Tires, Chad Powers, and The Gentlemen), and Blake's apparently bottomless supply of J-Lo hate. Plus: a husband who weaponized his Roomba to catch his cheating wife, the disturbing phenomenon known as “pheromone-maxxing,” an entire California town that's apparently for sale, the worst bosses imaginable, and five fictional characters we desperately wish were real. Basically, another completely normal conversation between two adults.

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Send us Fan MailA $60-$80 single barrel bourbon should not taste like furniture polish, yet sometimes it does and that's the risk we all sign up for when “single barrel” is on the label. We pick up that thread and go deep on Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel from Buffalo Trace, starting with a bottle that didn't taste right and ending with one that absolutely delivers.The turning point is the detective work: we hold the bottle up to the light, find the tiny laser etching, and decode what it means. Our pour is traced to a bottling date of June 9, 2020, and we talk through what the letter and digits can and can't tell you without Buffalo Trace's internal database. From there, we get into the bigger question bourbon fans argue about nonstop: why certain years get more “secondary market chatter,” and why you can't judge a whole label by one off barrel.Then we taste. Expect real, specific bourbon tasting notes: a balanced sweet nose, oak that suggests age, a dry start that blooms into apple-like sweetness, citrus leaning grapefruit, a honey lift, and a medium-to-long finish with a peppery kick and a light Kentucky hug. We also compare bottles, talk store picks like Binny's, and map out a practical “P-O-U-R man's” route to high-end complexity without chasing unicorn prices. If you like bourbon nerdiness with laughs, a surprise Roomba cameo, and a little E.H. Taylor history, this one's for you.Subscribe for more tastings, share this with your bourbon group chat, and leave a review if you want us to keep hunting the best barrels. What's the best single barrel you've ever opened?

Then the story got even crazier!

Aaron Donald is coming out of retirement and Gio recalls meeting him back in 2013 when he was working in Pittsburgh. Jerry remembers getting a chance to meet Herschel Walker and Jerry Jones. Mad Dog Russo will be joining Evan and Tiki today. A man was sentenced to five-months in prison after recording his wife cheating on him. Plus, Moment of the Day, crazy fantasy football concepts, and more.

A high school dry humps it's football season into cancellation, a guy tries the worst way possible to curb his dribbles and Roomba gets a guy 5 months in jail!

Get your MTM Vegas merch! https://mtmvegas.shop It is officially F1 construction season, but the real question this week comes from X: 72 hours in Vegas, one property, and you cannot leave. We both landed on the same answer, and one underrated resort deserves more love than it got. Also this week, Boondock's epic night, from Caesars' 60th anniversary party to a mystery house party at Cosmo, and the chandelier pieces Caesars handed out are already on eBay. Golden Gate is adding a high limit room, Fontainebleau is redoing theirs with input from Vegas Matt, and Palms turned a barbecue joint into one of the best non-smoking casino spaces we have seen. Plus the Golden Monkey Tiki rumor that hurts our hearts, a legendary Montreal deli lands in Henderson, a $19.50 sandwich at Durango, and the unadvertised $40 steak deal at Circus Circus that sounds too good to be true. Where would you spend your 72 hours? Let us know in the comments. Episode Guide: 0:00 A Roomba for the Bellagio Fountains 0:42 F1 Construction Season Begins 1:25 Paseo Verde Wins the Little League U.S. Title 3:12 Boondock's Epic Night: Caesars 60th & a Cosmo House Party 4:56 The Stupak Statue Probably Isn't Gold 6:22 Swim-Up Blackjack at the Tropicana 7:27 Golden Gate's New High Limit Room 9:10 Fontainebleau's "Vegas Matt Arch" 10:15 Palms' New Non-Smoking Casino 11:37 Golden Monkey Tiki's Days May Be Numbered 13:43 Lester's Deli Brings Montreal to Henderson 14:45 A $19.50 Sandwich & the Durango Expansion 17:53 72 Hours, One Property: Where Do You Stay? 21:21 The Secret $40 Steak at Circus Circus 22:27 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community.

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Not even your Roomba vacuum cleaner is safe from state control. Time for the state to give up all economic controls across the board.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/state-coming-your-roomba

Not even your Roomba vacuum cleaner is safe from state control. Time for the state to give up all economic controls across the board.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/state-coming-your-roomba

AI is becoming impossible to ignore—but using it and using it well are two very different things. In episode 255 of Blurring the Lines, Adam and Peter talk about the growing pressure for businesses to adopt AI, the frustration of customer-service bots that can't actually solve problems, better ways to communicate with LLMs, and the flood of formulaic “AI slop” online. Along the way, Adam recaps The 20's Vision conference and the idea that a rising tide can lift an entire industry, Peter discovers that his air purifier spent two years filtering air through plastic-wrapped filters, and the guys compare old-school Roombas with today's increasingly disposable technology. They wrap things up by breaking down what the S&P 500 number actually means—and why that mysterious “divisor” makes the whole index work. AI, bad robots, Texas heat, stock-market math, and an air purifier that never had a chance. Just another episode of Blurring the Lines. Adam Bell and Peter Nikolaidis The Blurring The Lines Podcast Links: Intro by The xx - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ehkgnqd35Y  Video on Youtube - https://youtu.be/ZGBwTjvDH4w Learn More About the Hosts: Peter Nikolaidis https://PN72.com  https://friendswithbrews.com  ScratchItchSoftware.com Adam Bell Roaming Roan Lavender Farm https://rrlavenderfarm.com 

What does it mean to be alive? In this episode of Breaking Math, Autumn and Noah speak with Melanie Challenger, author of Alive, about one of the most profound questions in science and philosophy: how do we define life?Challenger argues that life is not simply a machine-like process or a bundle of genetic instructions. Living beings are embodied, purposeful agents. From single-celled organisms to sequoia seeds, from animals to human beings, life is marked by an astonishing capacity to work to keep itself alive.Chapters08:12 The concept of purpose in living beings09:14 The scientific view of purpose and agency11:52 The importance of purpose and meaning in life13:19 The danger of ignoring organism agency in science14:34 Living beings as purposeful agents15:35 Comparing purpose in a Roomba and a single-celled organism18:03 Autopoetic vs allopoetic systems20:03 Free will, agency, and the universe23:24 The physical basis of life and energy28:38 Aristotle's concept of psyche and purpose33:46 The importance of understanding what life truly is37:56 Material integration and the difference between machines and living beings38:15 The concept of self and embodiment in life41:09 The whole body as the agent, not just the brainFollow Melanie Challenger on her website:(https://www.melaniechallenger.com/) Subscribe for more on math, AI, technology, and the systems running the world. Follow Breaking Math onSubstack (https://breakingmath.substack.com/)X (https://x.com/breakingmathpod)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/breakingmathmedia/)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/breakingmath.bsky.social)Website (https://www.breakingmath.io/)YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingMathPod)Follow Noah onInstagram (https://www.instagram.com/profnoahgian/)X (https://x.com/ProfNoahGian)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/profnoahgian.bsky.social)Follow Autumn onX (https://x.com/1autumn_leaf)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/1autumnleaf.bsky.social)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/1autumnleaf/)Substack (https://substack.com/@1autumnleaf)email: breakingmathpodcast@gmail.com

Is it time to fire the neighbor kid and hire a robot lawnmower instead? Last year I wrote that “in all but a few scenarios, robot lawnmowers still aren't worth your money,” but there's a new class of Roombas with razor blades ready to tackle bumpy terrain and dodge crazy chickens. Realtor and smart home reviewer Brandon Doyle joins me to talk about our experiences with 2026's newest robotic mowers and to let you know if they're finally worth all that money. Further reading: It looks like Apple's iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year Flock CEO: ‘We got this one wrong' Cats and dogs are missing meals after a popular smart feeder went down I finally found a robot lawnmower I'd trust with my yard I put four robot lawnmowers through a brutal backyard battle — and only one person got injured A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower The US government just banned Roombas 5 Robot Mowers, 90 Days, 1 Winner — My 2026 Picks (and One to Avoid) 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

We continue the journey to 1000 episodes with this riveting installment that could possibly change your life. Not convinced? If you order big bacon-covered burgers every day that WILL change your life. We guarantee it.Print out your Noctua things, run Windows 11 in 8Gb with varying degrees of success, AMD makes the monies, and EA goes private.  Question:  Is THIS the year of Linux?  Why did Roomba and power inverters just get banned, Apple DRAM struggles, and Fanatec (of course).  A well packed show in a 10lb bag, enjoy!TImestamps:00:00 Intro01:25 Patreon02:28 Food with Josh05:40 Microsoft deletes 32GB RAM recommendation docs11:04 Linux market share grows14:08 AMD Financial results (with extended discussion)22:33 Even Apple struggles to get DRAM (and memory is sold out through 2027)24:30 We talk even more about RAM and the stock market29:28 Sony moves ahead with end of discs33:26 Google removing Assistant on phones - Gemini the only option35:07 Finally, we can 3D print in official Noctua colors38:08 (In)Security Corner51:13 Josh's Sim Racing Corner53:50 Gaming Quick Hits1:04:49 HyperX Cloud Stinger 3 Wireless gaming headset review1:10:18 Picks of the Week1:22:47 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed a live-action The Jetsons movie starring Jim Carrey on its Q2 2026 earnings call, and Frank breaks down why the casting is doing all the heavy lifting so far. A Jetsons reboot on its own would be an easy shrug. The Flintstones already ran that play in the 90s. What makes this one different is that Carrey is in the middle of a genuine second wind, coming off the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and heading into a Grinch remake.Frank makes the case that Warner Bros. has the tools to do something stranger than a straight adaptation. Barbie proved the studio will greenlight a meta take on a legacy property, and The Jetsons is sitting on an obvious hook: the retro-futurist world the show promised in 1962 is not the future anyone actually got. Pull George Jetson into the real 2026 and let him ask where his flying car went while he stares at a Roomba. That is a movie with a reason to exist beyond nostalgia.The segment closes with a look at the rest of the earnings call, which mostly reaffirmed titles already on the books. Aegon's Conquest from the Game of Thrones universe, the next Matrix installment, and the next Batman film all sit on the same post-2027 slate as The Jetsons.Solo segment, no guest on this one.0:00 Jim Carrey lands The Jetsons0:24 The Jim Carrey second wind, from Sonic to The Grinch0:40 What a Barbie-style meta approach could unlock0:58 Making a Jetsons movie worth watching1:11 Digging through the rest of the WB earnings callJim Carrey is attached to star in a live-action The Jetsons, presumably as George Jetson, confirmed on the Warner Bros. Discovery Q2 2026 earnings callColin Trevorrow has been attached to direct and co-write with Joe Epstein since reports first surfaced in October 2025The film sits on the post-2027 slate next to Aegon's Conquest, the next Matrix, and the next BatmanCarrey's recent run on the Sonic films and an upcoming Grinch remake make him a bigger draw now than he was five years agoA straight nostalgia adaptation is the risk; the Barbie playbook of commenting on the property is the opportunityThe gap between the Jetsons future and the actual future is the most obvious comedic engine availableThe 1994 Flintstones movie is the closest comparison, and Frank thinks that one is due for its own rebootThe earnings call was mostly confirmation of known projects rather than new reveals"Jim Carrey's got his next big movie.""So we're in a new era of Jim Carrey.""The future The Jetsons show promise is not necessarily the future we're getting.""Honestly, Jim Carrey's like the reason to watch this right now."What would actually make a Jetsons movie worth watching outside of the casting? Should Warner Bros. play it straight, or pull the Barbie move and let the film comment on itself? Who would you cast as Jane, Judy, and Elroy? Send your picks in and they may end up in a future episode.If this one gave you something to argue about, subscribe wherever you listen, leave a rating and review, and share the episode with the friend who still defends the Flintstones movie. Use #TheJetsons when you post so we can find you.News source: GeekFreaksPodcast.comFacebook: facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcastThreads: @geekfreakspodcastPatreon: patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcastJim Carrey, The Jetsons, Jetsons live action movie, Warner Bros Discovery, WBD earnings call, Colin Trevorrow, Hanna-Barbera, George Jetson, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Grinch remake, Barbie movie, The Flintstones movie, Aegon's Conquest, The Matrix, Batman, movie news, casting news, film poTimestampsKey TakeawaysMemorable QuotesJoin the ConversationFollow and SupportTags

News of the Bogus: 0:43 – Judge To xAI: If This Law Is So Urgent, Why Did You Wait Three Months To Sue? https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/03/judge-to-xai-if-this-law-is-so-urgent-why-did-you-wait-three-months-to-sue/ Lala on X https://x.com/keepgoingAnnie/status/2085074084333801962 7:18 – The SCREEN Act Threatens Privacy Far Beyond Adult Websites https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/screen-act-threatens-privacy-far-beyond-adult-websites 11:04 – Expansion Of Flock Camera Systems Is Leading To Even More False Positives https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/29/expansion-of-flock-camera-systems-is-leading-to-even-more-false-positives/ 17:57 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: The Trump Administration The US government just banned Roombas https://www.theverge.com/policy/972312/us-robot-ban-sweep-up-chinese-vacuums 21:35 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Francesca Hong Democratic socialist Francesca Hong defends call to ‘cancel Thanksgiving’ amid Wisconsin governor race https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6008235-hong-defends-thanksgiving-post/ This Week’s Quote: “There’s no reason to assume that my idea of what’s better would really be better. I resent it when other people try to inflict their ideas of betterness on me. I don’t think they know. And I can’t see any authority on the horizon that’s got any answers that seem worthwhile.” —Frank Zappa 🔊Pᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ: https://podcast.bogosity.tv/💬Dɪꜱᴄᴏʀᴅ: https://discord.bogosity.tv/▶️YᴏᴜTᴜʙᴇ: https://www.youtube.com/shanedk▶️Oᴅʏsᴇᴇ: https://odysee.com/%24/invite/@shanedk:4▶️Rᴜᴍʙʟᴇ https://rumble.com/c/shanedk💰Dᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴏʀ ꜱᴜʙꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇ: https://donate.bogosity.tv

Jen's back! After a Day One that ended with a Cartman GIF and a "screw you guys, I'm going home," the Golden Crew is finally three-strong again — and immediately gets distracted by Christmas trees in August, a heart-having cat named Flinty, and Trevor's alleged palace of multiple living rooms.Then, actual cruise news: Carnival Pride is testing Jotun's Hull Skater, a robot that crawls the ship's hull scraping off slime and barnacles (basically a Roomba with a job, and the crew has thoughts about adding a saw). Norwegian reveals Great Tides Water Park at Great Stirrup Cay — 19 water slides, the Caribbean's only four-person body slide, and Cliffside Cove with 10- and 15-foot jumps, welcoming its first guests September 4th. Bare Necessities brings the Big Nude Boat back to PortMiami in February 2027 aboard Norwegian Jewel: 11 days, zero tan lines, towels mandatory on all surfaces. And at Perfect Day at CocoCay, a forklift and a departing Wonder of the Seas had a disagreement that ended with a gangway at the bottom of the ocean — sparking a full business plan involving magnet fishing, retirement in Key West, and reselling gangways at a premium.Also: hook magnets are the real MVP of an Alaska cruise, and Alaska is somehow 80 degrees right now.43 days to FRGC4. 393 days to FRGC5.

Apple gears up for its September iPhone event, Google Earth's AI imagery enabled fabricated scenes of bombings, Claude's models broke containment and even tried to trick real people, and why Bending Spoons ruins everything it touches.Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!)Top Five Tech | Stephen's PodcastCreative Effort | Jason's PodcastWatch on YouTube!Show Notes via EmailEmail Us: podcast@primarytech.fm@stephenrobles on Threads@jasonaten on ThreadsSponsors:Framer - Start creating for free at framer.com/primary and get 30% off an annual Pro plan!CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code PRIMARYTECH for 20% off at clnmy.com/PRIMARYTECHLinks from the showKan Do - Stephen's New Task App! (01:00)Apple News Ad - Mastodon post from John GruberMasterCraft brings CarPlay and Android Auto to its pontoon boats (05:28)Apple Starts Preparing for September iPhone Event - MacRumorsQ3 results: 3D pricing, EGOT timing, and underestimating demand – Six ColorsOne Reason Apple's Computers Are Mostly Made In China: A Tiny Screw | Texas StandardThe US government just banned Roombas (13:42)X post from Brendan CarrFriend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price | The VergeX post from Avi SchiffmannApple is getting this wrong | OpenAIX post from Sam AltmanYour Fitbit data can now connect directly to Apple Health | The VergeGoogle just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership | The VergeSee how Google Earth let people make fake scenes of bombings, riots and destruction (43:12)Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too | The VergeRogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt | The VergeIncident Report: unsanctioned agent behaviour during cyber testing | AISI WorkBending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B | TechCrunchAfter $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck | TechCrunchEvernote cuts back on free plans, pushing users to upgrade | TechRadarWeTransfer owner snaps up apps, then sacks workers and raises prices - Follow the MoneyEurope's AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect | The VergeReddit comment from r/nerdfighters (00:00) - Intro (03:19) - Apple News Ads Are Bad (05:27) - CarPlay in Boats (07:54) - September iPhone Event (11:03) - Instagram's Terrible Browser (13:41) - FCC Bans Robot Vacuums (21:28) - Friend AI Pendent 2 (25:30) - OpenAI's Bizarre Response (37:25) - Sponsor: Framer (39:19) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac (40:55) - Google AI Shake Up (43:10) - Google Maps AI Slop (48:08) - Claude Broke Containment (51:36) - Why Bending Spoons is Bad (01:07:24) - Mac Window Habits ★ Support this podcast ★

Cafe Rio dropped its "most Utah product yet" — the Utah Burrito, we walk through what’s in it and ask the chat: what do you think actually belongs in a "Utah burrito"?  Then, when is it actually okay to interrupt someone mid-scroll? CNBC talked to psychologists about the etiquette of snapping people out of the phone zone .. we walk through our thoughts. Plus, the FCC just expanded its foreign robot ban, and yes, that includes Roombas. New foreign-made robotic vacuums are now blocked from getting U.S. authorization over national security concerns. Your current Roomba is safe… for now. And Salt Lake's beloved 9th & 9th whale is getting an eye-opening makeover — literally.  KSL Brightside streams live weekdays 12–3 PM. YouTube-exclusive live stream from 12–1 PM, then radio plus YouTube from 1–3 PM.  

I'm less worried about the Roomba and the pool cleaning bot... keep that robot lawn mower away from me though

Just as some songs have parental advisory stickers, some songs are calling for a new system to tag AI-generated songs.How will songs be tagged correctly? And how can the process be uniformly implemented?You could say that staying cool this summer has been a hot topic. Air conditioning has the potential to save lives, but it also accounts for nearly 10% of global energy usage.We'll learn how passive cooling techniques can be used to reduce heat in buildings without using energy.The Federal Communications Commission, just issued a new ruling against "advanced robotic devices.” This includes most robot vacuums. The ruling might affect the popular company, iRobot that makes the Roomba.We'll also hear about new open design headphones, Spotify's running mode and some new emojis.It's all coming up on this week's Tech Tuesday.Guests:Kristin Robinson, senior writer, BillboardMat Santamouris, architecture professor, University of New South WalesRussell Holly, director of commerce content, CNETphoto: Robert F. Bukaty / AP

Just as some songs have parental advisory stickers, some songs are calling for a new system to tag AI-generated songs.How will songs be tagged correctly? And how can the process be uniformly implemented?You could say that staying cool this summer has been a hot topic. Air conditioning has the potential to save lives, but it also accounts for nearly 10% of global energy usage.We'll learn how passive cooling techniques can be used to reduce heat in buildings without using energy.The Federal Communications Commission, just issued a new ruling against "advanced robotic devices.” This includes most robot vacuums. The ruling might affect the popular company, iRobot that makes the Roomba.We'll also hear about new open design headphones, Spotify's running mode and some new emojis.It's all coming up on this week's Tech Tuesday.Guests:Kristin Robinson, senior writer, BillboardMat Santamouris, architecture professor, University of New South WalesRussell Holly, director of commerce content, CNETphoto: Robert F. Bukaty / AP

The McGraw Show 8-3-26: Voting Early, WalMart Drones, Grass Roombas & 2 StLCo Ex Candidates by

It’s that time again. For reasons science still can’t explain, you people keep showing up for the Mailbag. Robbie the Mariners Fan rides shotgun as we cannonball into a supersized cereal bowl of randomness. On the menu: constellations, baseball card scam artists, pet peeves, Roomba contraband, human trees, creative traffic-ticket excuses, fighting dogs, why prediction markets are under siege, density altitude, permanent stick-on tattoos, Flock cameras, and the legendary Maller Hopper. It's a buffet of bewilderment with absolutely no educational value guaranteed—yet somehow, you'll probably make it to the end anyway. All questions sent in by new listeners & P1's of the #MallerMilitia! Download, subscribe, and remember that sharing is caring (unless it's an STD.) Follow Ben on Twitter @BenMaller and listen to the original terrestrial radio edition of "Ben Maller Show," Monday-Friday on Fox Sports Radio, 2a-6a ET, 11p-3a PT!...Follow, rate & review "The Fifth Hour!" #BenMaller #FSRWeekends See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s that time again. For reasons science still can’t explain, you people keep showing up for the Mailbag. Robbie the Mariners Fan rides shotgun as we cannonball into a supersized cereal bowl of randomness. On the menu: constellations, baseball card scam artists, pet peeves, Roomba contraband, human trees, creative traffic-ticket excuses, fighting dogs, why prediction markets are under siege, density altitude, permanent stick-on tattoos, Flock cameras, and the legendary Maller Hopper. It's a buffet of bewilderment with absolutely no educational value guaranteed—yet somehow, you'll probably make it to the end anyway. All questions sent in by new listeners & P1's of the #MallerMilitia! Download, subscribe, and remember that sharing is caring (unless it's an STD.) Follow Ben on Twitter @BenMaller and listen to the original terrestrial radio edition of "Ben Maller Show," Monday-Friday on Fox Sports Radio, 2a-6a ET, 11p-3a PT!...Follow, rate & review "The Fifth Hour!" #BenMaller #FSRWeekends See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The FCC blocked new foreign devices from entering the U.S. Roombas included. Plus, China is developing a $14,000 robotic womb that carries a baby. We break down how it works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Michael Garfield breaks down the U.S. government's decision to ban certain foreign-made robots and what it could mean for popular smart home devices like robot vacuums. He also sits down with ESPN historian Mike Soltys to discuss his new book, Sports Heaven: The Birth of ESPN, and the incredible story behind the network that changed sports broadcasting forever. Plus, are smartphones getting so expensive that leasing is the new normal? Michael explores Apple's new iPhone leasing option and whether buying a phone outright is becoming a thing of the past.

Ben Affleck won Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Do you know the answer to his winning question? Super Game Thursday! Are these Onion articles real or fake? Well, they're all fake, but you know what we mean. More details are coming out about Tony Romo's DUI. The priciest sports cards ever sold. Forget Jordan and Kobe, it's all about Babe Ruth. Sarah is now trying to convince Vinnie to get a cat. An inheritance is less cash and more crap than you'd hope. The US government just banned Roombas.

Hour 1: Bob's Movie Club Presents: Raising Arizona (1987). Is this when America fell in love with Nicolas Cage? Holly Hunter wants a baby desperately, and nothing but chaos ensues. It's a live action road runner cartoon, and it's Matty's favorite movie everybody! Then, Sarah hates her cats. Or maybe just their food? Everyday inconveniences that young people couldn't handle. Like, ya know, waiting for a call. Hour 2: Super Mario is now streaming on Peacock. Spider-Man is getting big reviews. A documentary is outlining how gross Jared Leto is. Ranch prices have increased 112%. No, not the dipping sauce. Is Mussolini ‘s granddaughter Italy's biggest star? Bob tells the story of a time she bit someone. 5 things women actually find attractive in men - take notes, Matty! Hour 3: Ben Affleck won Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Do you know the answer to his winning question? Super Game Thursday! Are these Onion articles real or fake? Well, they're all fake, but you know what we mean. More details are coming out about Tony Romo's DUI. The priciest sports cards ever sold. Forget Jordan and Kobe, it's all about Babe Ruth. Sarah is now trying to convince Vinnie to get a cat. An inheritance is less cash and more crap than you'd hope. The US government just banned Roombas. Hour 4: A whole lot of nothing for a while and then some bad news. ‘Once' star Glen Hansard has tragically passed away. BTS is boycotting the Grammy Awards. Vinnie is still confused about boy bands. Ever been to our website? Check it out: radioalice.com. So much fun stuff going on this weekend: Jerry Day, Dog Surfing, and more! Plus, Were They At Taylor's Wedding? And lots and lots and lots of laughter. Enjoy!

Spain is being INVADED! Spain is facing an absolute border collapse as thousands of Moroccan migrants, mainly men, breach the frontiers of its North African enclaves, triggering an emergency deployment of the Spanish military. Who deserves the blame for this? Also on the show: Everyone, including a Philadelphia Eagles coach, is making fun of Dr. Fauci's "Plead the 5th", Roomba vacuums are set to be banned in the United States, Rivera reviews Spiderman Brand New Day, and Ron Hart joins the show to talk Fauci's hearing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In case you missed it, the Megadeth show at the Southside Oktoberfest grounds tomorrow night is moving down the street a bit & is now happening inside the La Crosse Center. Find all the info here. Obviously, the threat of rain with some possible lightning and heavy winds can seriously affect any outdoor event, so moving the show to the Center makes a ton of sense. Also in the news this morning, a nationwide recall on eyedrops, accusations by multiple women against Jared Leto, the Mayor of St. Paul is being investigated, Dr. Fauci pleads the fifth, Afroman is suing, and a ban on Roomba vacuums. In sports, the Brewers got shellacked by the Giants last night, an update on yesterday's training camp injuries, the latest on Mia Bieniemy, and Ahman Green announces that he's got Parkinson's. Talked about what's on TV & streaming today/tonight, and discussed Ben Affleck's big win on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" last night. If you're looking for something cool to do this coming Halloween, you might want to go to Universal Studios. Three women in a car flew off an overpass and ended up landing upside-down & trapped in the vehicle until a bunch of strangers came to their rescue. And a young lifeguard is a hero after saving a young boy from drowning. It's Hypothetical Thursday and with Jean in Boston, I asked you the question this morning: "If the Purge was real, would you participate or lock down with your family/friends/neighbors?" Office Cora also joined me just after 8am to talk about what she's up to in the 715 this weekend…and her hypothetical question for me was: " " Elsewhere in sports, Macklin Celebrini signs a massive contract, Plaxico Burress compares his time in prison to playing with the Jets, and a professional golfer ends up in the wrong country after looking for some Korean BBQ. And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a woman who Googled "Does God Forgive Murderers" before actually killing someone, Fireball's new sneakers, the robot that was supposed to help teachers at a school in NY isn't happening afterall, a man accuses his partner of cheating on him with a very specific sex toySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The show talks disrespect against A&M Volleyball, Will's new Canadian TV obsession, today's Reason's To Celebrate, a ban on new Roombas, and more.

Episode 436 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Shilpi Gupta, Founder of Qyn Labs. Lived the problem and driven to solve it. If I were a venture capitalist, that would be the most critical pillar of my investment thesis. It's not impossible to succeed otherwise, but entrepreneurs who have personally experienced the friction they're solving, I believe, will always have a massive edge. Shilpi fits the mold here. It was her own personal health experience that led her to a stark realization that hormonal health data is currently reactive, fragmented, and sparse. She knew there had to be a better way, so she founded Qyn Labs to solve this problem and as you'll learn, she is uniquely qualified to build this company. For context, our brain communicates in two ways: electrical and chemical. Hormones are the primary chemical signals in our body, yet we have almost no real-time visibility into them. Qyn is changing that with a data-driven platform designed to bring clarity, precision, and understanding to hormone health through simple, at-home testing. Before Qyn, Shilpi spent her career scaling complex robotics and consumer hardware products. She was part of the Roomba team at iRobot, then she played a key role in making Prime One-Day delivery happen through her work at Amazon Robotics, and then she learned about healthtech while leading product at Pison. Chapters 00:05 Introducing Shilpi Gupta, Founder at Qyn Labs 03:40 Advice for Entrepreneurs Building in the HealthTech Industry 06:25 Shilpi's Childhood and Early Influences 10:29 Career Beginnings and Transition to Product Management 14:11 Experience at iRobot and Lessons Learned 18:18 Amazon Robotics: Scaling Consumer Experience 22:10 Joining Pison and Getting her Start in HealthTech 26:59 What led Shilpi down the path of starting Qyn 30:55 The Details about Qyn and How it Works 37:31 The Flow of Data to the Consumer 40:36 Advice on Building Hardware and Figuring out Manufacturing Partners 42:05 Raising Capital as a First Time Founder 44:34 Qyn's Business Model 45:28 How Shilbi Leverages AI 46:54 Three Apps Shilpi can't live without

Pact Breakers: Pact Breakers are being flagrant with it! Openly breaking the pact and not waiting for Friday night to enjoy Corey content with your boys! Keep the pact alive for next week's new music!Corey Feldman's Medical Emergency: A medical emergency happens midair as Corey Feldman is travelling to Los Angeles. Paramedics met him at the airport and apparently the doctors gave him a misdiagnosis! Publicity stunt?Corey and Scottie On Stern: After our recent Scottie Schwartz interview, Jim goes back to check the apperance mentioned on Stern to fact check!COREY FELDMAN!, SHOW STOPPER!, LET'S JUST TALK!, DON CHEADLE!, BOOGIE NIGHTS!, JIM AND THEM IS POP CULTURE!, COREY FELDMAN SHOW!, REAL ONES!, PO BOX!, PAY ATTENTION BITCH!, JIMTEENTH!, JUNETEENTH!, JDOG RIPDOG!, PACT BREAKERS!, THE PACT!, NO COREY UNTIL FRIDAY!, EMERGENCY!, PLANE!, MAJOR HEADLINES!, MIDAIR EMERGENCY!, ROCK PAPER SCISSORS!, LOVE LEFT 3 BOX!, 22 NECKLACES!, ALMOST FAMOUS!, BEN FONG TORRES!, BIG EVENTS!, KEEP THE PACT!, NEW MUSIC!, DON'T LISTEN!, PLANE EMERGENCY!, SICK!, PANCREATITIS!, GALLSTONES!, STOMACH ACHE!, FOOD POISONING!, TIDE HAS TURNED!, MY TRUTH COMMENTARY!, PRESS RELEASE!, WHAT AM I HERE 4?!, TMZ!, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS!, SCOTTY SCHWARTZ!, THE TOY!, CHRISTMAS STORY!, HOWARD STERN!, GINGER LYNN!, CHARLIE SHEEN!, FACTS!, UPDATES!, ROBIN!, STATUTORY!, BLINDS!, POKER NIGHT!, DIRT!, MASTURBATING!, DEATH!, SCARE!, GETTING OLD!, MISSING BITS!, MEATBALLS 4!, HAPPY CAMPERS!, WICKED GAMES!, CHRIS ISAAK!, JEFF GEEKING!, SHUT THE FUCK UP!, WASTED!, GLASSES!, ROOMBA!You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!

Technology is supposed to make life easier. But at what point does convenience become a cry for help?On today's episode, the gang discovers a self-driving smart toilet from China that can literally roll to your bedside in the middle of the night. That's right. You press a button, a toilet navigates around your bedroom obstacles, waits patiently for you to do your business, cleans you with a built-in bidet, dries you with warm air, then drives itself back to its docking station to clean and flush itself.Naturally, everyone reacts in the most reasonable way possible… by immediately debating whether they need one.Riz thinks the future has arrived. Lern believes able-bodied people should simply walk to the bathroom. Moon immediately starts designing custom off-road wheels and imagining a version that tucks him back into bed afterward. Before long, the conversation spirals into robot dog-poop collectors, camping applications, and whether society has officially crossed a line from innovation into complete absurdity.This daily comedy episode somehow manages to turn advanced mobility technology into one of the dumbest and funniest arguments imaginable. If you've ever wondered what would happen if a Roomba and a toilet had a very expensive baby, this daily comedy adventure is here for you.It's weird news, sarcastic debates, and exactly the kind of unfiltered nonsense you'd expect from The Rizzuto Show. The crew tackles bizarre inventions, questions humanity's priorities, and spends an alarming amount of time discussing butt dryers and portable bathrooms.Come for the futuristic robot toilet. Stay for the increasingly ridiculous ideas that somehow make less and less sense every minute. This daily comedy episode proves once again that no topic is too strange once the gang gets hold of it.Follow The Rizzuto Show → https://linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → https://1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's daily comedy show starts with pure midnight panic as Rafe wakes up convinced the Poltergeist clown finally came for him… only to discover his blind dog trapped under the bed like a furry Roomba with trust issues. That somehow spirals into one of the wildest conversations we've ever had about towing companies, impound lots, and the horrifying realization that your car can legally become somebody else's property if you wait too long to pick it up. Cool system. Totally normal society.King Scott walks us through the absolute saga involving his mother-in-law's wrecked car, a mysterious tow yard in Wildwood, escalating storage fees, and the discovery that after enough days pass, the tow company can apparently just shrug and say “our car now.” The gang reacts in real time as Scott slowly realizes the vehicle may already be headed to auction while he's still trying to figure out where it even is. Honestly, if you leave this episode without anxiety, congratulations on your emotional stability.Meanwhile, Rizz gets surprise dentist news that one of his wisdom teeth is apparently decaying like an abandoned pirate ship under his gums. That launches an aggressively detailed discussion about tooth extractions, laughing gas, oral surgery, CPAP machines, sleep studies, redhead anesthesia immunity, and whether getting knocked unconscious at the dentist is secretly the best nap you'll ever have.Then things somehow get even weirder when genetic testing results start rolling in. Rafe discovers his body has officially declared war on cheese, Learn debates gluten elimination, and the show mourns the possible loss of mozzarella sticks, Tillamook cheddar, pizza, parmesan, and basically all happiness. This may quietly become the saddest segment in daily comedy history.And because this episode needed one final disaster, the crew reacts to a viral couple proudly explaining all the things they're not doing at their wedding: no booze, no meat, no kids, no fun, no plus-ones, and absolutely no reason for anyone to attend voluntarily. The gang absolutely tears into the “celebration of us” energy while questioning whether this wedding is actually just a hostage situation with vegan catering.If you love chaotic radio, ridiculous real-life stories, sarcastic humor, weird news, and conversations that somehow go from oral surgery to anti-cheese grief counseling in under five minutes, this daily comedy show has you covered.Follow The Rizzuto Show → https://linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → https://1057thepoint.com/RizzShowHear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.