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October 21, 2025

🚔 Porchlight confidential: It’s gotten easier for over 5,000 police departments to request your Amazon Ring doorbell footage. It’s “voluntary,” but yeah, expect more “Hey, neighbor, mind if we peek at your porch?” alerts. Btw, your Ring doorbell isn’t limited to recording a little area. Depending on the model, it can capture about 155° to 160° horizontally and up to 90° vertically. That means the camera sees a big chunk of your porch, sidewalk and part of the street. Welcome to suburbia, surveillance edition.

Sky’s getting crowded: SpaceX has launched over 10,000 Starlink satellites, and Elon’s only a third of the way done. Around 8,600 are still in orbit, beaming internet from space while the rest burn up in the atmosphere. Good news for internet in the sticks, but terrible for astronomers.

👁️ Bionic book buddies: Get this, a paper-thin electronic implant is helping people with macular degeneration see again. It’s called the Prima implant, and they tuck it under your retina, then pair it with fancy AR glasses that beam images straight to your brain. The sight of 84% of people was restored after being fitted with the device. Wild. Blink to accept terms and conditions.

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🔢 The great “six seven” uprising: Middle schoolers are possessed by a two-number demon. Say “six seven,” and the room explodes (paywall link). Kids shriek, wave their hands, total meltdown. It started as a TikTok meme tied to rapper Skrilla’s song “Doot Doot (6 7),” and now teachers avoid even saying the numbers, though they must be happy it’s not 69.

Want to be a “breaking news” anchor? The Citizen safety app announced it’ll pay you, up to $400, to livestream nearby emergencies. Fires, crimes, chaos? Grab your phone and hit “Go Live.” Along with pushing real-time alerts, the app is basically turning users into freelance local news crews. No word yet on how to sign up.

🔑 Bet you never tried this! So a Montana woman’s car key stopped working, battery fine, dealership stumped. She asked ChatGPT, which told her to hold the fob under her chin. Yes, really. She did, and her truck unlocked instantly. Turns out your body’s 60% water, and radio waves love that. Congratulations, you’re part car antenna.

🏎️ Apple enters the pit lane: Apple just dropped $750 million for exclusive U.S. rights to stream Formula 1. For the next five years, every race, practice and crash will be on Apple TV. They’re borrowing commentary from F1 TV or Sky Sports, at least for now. If you’re a zoom-zoom fan, better find your Apple ID fast. Speaking of… What is the best liquor for watching Formula 1? Rrrrruuummmmm!

🎥 AI’s next film class: Google’s new Veo 3.1 can generate eerily realistic videos complete with audio, edits and, this is a big one, TikTok-ready vertical frames. It’s rolling out across Gemini and YouTube Shorts, which means spotting what’s real online just got harder. If you blink, you might miss the line between “content” and “AI slop.”

Prosper got popped: Your identity might be someone else’s new side hustle. If you ever applied for a loan with Prosper, your name, SSN and income are probably on the dark web. They say no money was touched, but that’s not the part thieves want … yet. You know the drill, watch out for phishing scams. I’d be remiss if I did not remind you of the affordable identity theft protection offered by my radio sponsor, NordProtect. Hit this link to save up to 71%.

🕵️ Legal stalking: Well, this is creepy. A Nebraska woman thought she’d lost her AirPods, but it turns out, she found four tracking devices hidden under her car. Four! Investigators say her ex used them to stalk her. Get this, it’s not technically illegal in Nebraska to plant trackers. What? Lawmakers are now pushing to close that terrifying loophole.

Swipe right on surveillance: Apparently, anyone can upload your face in a special app and find your Tinder dating profile, past locations included. 404 Media confirmed the viral TikToks are real (and paid). These apps are sold as “relationship tools,” but feel more like CSI: Breakup Edition.

📸 Caught by her own camera roll: OK, this one’s wild. A Maryland woman allegedly used AI‑generated photos to fake a home invasion, then called 911. When officers showed up (eight cruisers strong), she was chilling inside her own house with a phone on a tripod. That “prank” has her facing serious charges. Dummy.

🪦 RIP Wikipedia: When’s the last time you actually used it? Me neither. Now it’s losing traffic fast because of AI. Good riddance. Years ago, we canceled a ’50s and ’60s music show, and some editor there twisted that into “The Kim Komando Show is going out of business.” It took countless emails and phone calls before he finally changed it. Karma’s digital.

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🔥 “Feel the burn” going too far: If your rowing machine’s smoking, that’s not your workout. NordicTrack just recalled thousands of $1,700 RW900 rowers after reports of consoles overheating, melting and even catching fire. Six incidents, two fires, $6,000 in damage, but thankfully no injuries yet. If you’ve got one, unplug it and call iFIT for a free fix before your cardio turns into arson. Lucky me, I have one.

Deepfake disaster: Imagine your teen’s photo, just a regular selfie, turned into a fake nude by some classmate with an app. That’s exactly what happened to a New Jersey teen. Now she’s suing the software’s creator (paywall link) with help from Yale Law. It’s one of the first big fights against AI tools that can strip away someone’s clothes, and their dignity, with one click.