Nvidia CEO quits amid affair scandal, AI toy shock & NASA is hiring
Nvidia’s CEO resigns after reports tied him to an alleged Chinese spy. A woman says a faked text got her arrested. A BBC test of an AI toy for toddlers. And NASA wants you on the Moon.
Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia in a Denny’s booth. Now he’s resigned after admitting he was unfaithful and reports of a second affair. A U.S. memo also alleged a romantic link to a woman U.S. intelligence believes spied for China. Nvidia says there’s no evidence its chips were smuggled, but the company lost close to a trillion dollars in value. I explain what’s reported, what’s unproven and why it hit your 401(k).
Then Melissa Sims says a fabricated text message got her arrested twice. She was acquitted in one case, and the other was dismissed. Now she’s filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit and is pushing “Melissa’s Law” on verifying digital evidence. She tells me what’s happened since.
Plus:
Jessica Maddin’s missing cat Ahsoka brought scam messages, fake drone companies and a cruel prank call
Ring’s $249.99 flying Drone Cam patrols inside your house
Your weather app could be leaking where you go
Visa’s AI shopping bots bought the wrong thing nearly half the time
Amazon’s holiday return window runs to January 31
A VR waterfall for hospital patients
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Ring unveils flying indoor security drone
6:11 Nvidia CEO resigns amid affair scandal
9:35 Deepfake scammers steal $129 million
10:41 Your weather app could be tracking your location
12:21 ChatGPT can turn photos into GIFs
14:30 Arnold: Used AI to write a song
19:39 Streaming box rents out your internet
21:02 Jessica Maddin’s missing cat attracted scammers and cruel prank calls
26:18 AI turns Thanksgiving arguments into Family Feud
29:41 Jinger: Best connectivity fixes for rural realtors
35:26 Amazon’s holiday return window ends January 31
38:12 AI bunny told a BBC reporter “I can’t help with killing you”
41:39 The FTC asks companies how they use your data to set prices
44:52 Meta’s Muse AI can video chat
46:21 Voice AI runs Taco Bell drive-thrus
47:25 Gen Z fights brain rot with paper
49:31 Atusa Parsa: A YouTube video made owning a laundromat look easy. Then reality hit
55:57 Samsung Gallery’s photo backup moved to Google
56:56 Melissa Sims says a faked text got her arrested. Now she’s suing
1:05:37 AI fixes your slow Wi-Fi
1:07:31 Regina: Are AI data centers spiking sewer bills?
1:10:52 Sarah: Kid-safe digital family calendar on a budget
1:15:26 VR waterfalls calm hospital patients
1:17:44 NASA is hiring astronauts for its Moon base
1:21:02 Visa’s AI shopping agents failed nearly half the time
1:22:35 Google bought Spirit Airlines’ old work emails for $10 million
1:25:05 GTA VI could take up to 212 GB of space
1:26:56 Oura buys an AI doctor service for $625 million
1:28:33 Roger: How to digitize Betamax tapes
1:32:12 Staring at yourself on Zoom wears you out
1:34:26 Add your driver’s license to your phone
1:37:18 Tonya: The best tablet for kids and how to keep it safe
1:41:55 Claude Personal Finance finds the subscriptions you forgot
1:43:27 Jay: Get paid to train AI
1:50:19 The sound of a plane can reveal where you filmed
