$121K job lost over a meme

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Kathleen Tierney posted a Game of Thrones GIF as a joke on a city council Facebook page. A month later, she ended up in handcuffs for it. And lost her a six-figure job. Now, she’s suing for $3 million to prove that snark isn’t a crime.

Plus,  Bill Gates’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, inside Zuckerberg’s $170M Florida mansion and how your gas app snitches to your insurance company. 

And I talk to Sarah from Colorado. She has a drone problem. One is being flown outside her bathroom window. She’s pretty sure she knows who’s doing it. I give her the tools to find out.

Timecodes

00:00  Gen Zers are bringing mom to job interviews

02:43  Show intro

03:30  How Israel used AI and Tehran’s traffic cameras

06:30  AI-faked war videos flooding social media

07:08  Where your Meta Ray-Ban footage actually ends up

08:24  Inside Zuckerberg’s $170M Florida mansion

10:20  Bill Gates’ name in the Epstein files

13:00  Why Kim is done paying Microsoft

15:09  Splash of AI newsletter launch

16:47  Caller Sarah: Drone outside her bathroom window

26:11  Caller Graham: Fooled by an AI musician on AGT

32:46  Use a VPN to score cheaper hotel rates

34:11  Washington’s “Spanish” AI line that speaks English

36:25  Why tech CEOs won’t let their own kids on social media

39:46  Apple’s new budget iPhone, iPad, and MacBook

40:34  Google Home’s new Gemini live search

41:07  Burger King’s AI bot named Patty

43:07  Apple Watch saves a 15-year-old after a crash

44:46  Caller Pastor Jennifer: Scammers cloned her voice and face

49:57  Allstate sued for tracking 45 million drivers

51:09  Caller Rob: Earning an AI certificate from MIT

58:27  Caller Melissa: Battery exploded into flames on her flight

1:06:00  Amazon Prime members charged more on some items

1:11:57  Tempe woman arrested over a Game of Thrones GIF

1:14:30  Allstate’s massive driver-tracking lawsuit

1:15:48  Don’t ask ChatGPT if you’re dying

1:17:50  Mr. Beast is buying a bank

1:19:41  Caller Emile: A fake Zoom link gave a hacker control

1:24:35  How AI cut a $195K medical bill to $33K

1:25:51  Caller: Realtor.com’s 3D fly-around of her house

1:35:12  Caller Amber: Pivoting from software dev to sales

1:39:47  How to try DeepSeek AI safely

1:40:52  Outro