Smart Devices & Gadgets

August 8, 2026

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Marissa trusted her best friend for 15 years. Then that friend stole photos of Marissa’s baby, posted them online as her own, sent them to strangers and even invented a fake birth story. It’s called “digital kidnapping,” it’s exploding right now, and it could happen to any parent who posts photos of their kids. Marissa joins me to share her story, and I’ll tell you how to lock down your family’s photos before someone else claims them.

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August 1, 2026

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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.

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Silicon Valley legend and Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki joins us on “5 Minutes from the Future” to reveal how AI is riding shotgun in his daily work.

Plus: The internet’s viral fix for sneaky Meta smart glasses, a drone built specifically for dog poop duty and why robot dogs are backflipping off cliffs.

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July 25, 2026

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Lucky ordered a Waymo for her daughter. Routine, right? Then a man climbed out of the trunk. Police showed up with guns drawn. Lucky joins me to walk through every minute of it, including the part that still gives me chills.

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July 19, 2026

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Meta's smart glasses have a creepy new nickname. Now some owners are too embarrassed to wear them. Plus, Tim's Uber driver account got deactivated. Over a document he never uploaded. We help get his job back.

July 18, 2026

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A humanoid removed 7 gallbladders. Human doctors controlled everything. A world first. Plus, Dave's ChatGPT diagnosed his car issues when mechanics couldn't. He shares his experience with us.

July 14, 2026

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California wants to ban addictive scrolling features for kids under 16. Some parents already found the fix. Flip phones. Plus, Phil's Echo Dot gave him some serious attitude after he told it to be quiet. Listen here to turn off the teen sass.

July 11, 2026

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A new robot promises to do your chores. But there’s a major privacy catch buried in the fine print. Plus we help Aaron keep tabs on his 12-year-old son.

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A billion-dollar startup wants to clone your body. The catch? The cloned bodies would be used as a source to harvest organs or even house transplanted brains. Creepy? Or intriguing?

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July 7, 2026

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Your Ring doorbell may be doing more than watching porch pirates. Dr. Matthew Guariglia breaks down how home cameras became part of a giant surveillance web. Plus, why so many people are getting rid of it.

June 27, 2026

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UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid spent his career detecting AI fakes. Now he can’t tell what’s real. What that means for the rest of us.

Plus, a caller slashed a $99,000 medical bill in half. How? AI. And Elliot and his fiancée go on a wild police chase in a Waymo. Against their will.

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June 20, 2026

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Get ready for an old-fashioned product war. Apple is getting ready to launch its own AI camera. Equipped with AI AirPods. Plus, Jim was about to get shipwrecked by massive cruise ship internet fees. Until I gave him a $40 WiFi hack.

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Your Ring doorbell may be doing more than watching porch pirates. This week, we break down how home cameras became part of a giant surveillance web, why smart glasses keep trying to make “face cameras” happen and how AI tools can now drop you into someone else’s YouTube video. Normal stuff.

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June 13, 2026

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Law & Order couldn’t see this coming. A judge threw out four lawyers’ cases. Why? They used AI in court. Made up fake cases. You won’t believe what the judge did next. Plus, ASU augmented intelligence expert Dr. Ross Maciejewski tackles AI jobs. Takes your calls. Gives you the scoop to make AI work for you.

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June 9, 2026

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Chrichelle was born legally blind. She's experiencing the world in a whole new way thanks to her Meta Ray-Ban glasses. Now she's empowering the visually impaired community and teaching them how to use it.

April 28, 2026

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Skip the $300 wall-mounted unit. Your dusty old tablet can become a free command center that controls every smart light, lock, speaker, and camera in your house from one touchscreen.

April 25, 2026

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The AI model found never-before-seen flaws in every major operating system, browser, and network. Anthropic says it’s too risky for public release. Irony here? Unknown actors are already in.

Plus: Tim Cook steps down at Apple, Reese Witherspoon’s AI hot take, and how to erase your ex from every photo.

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April 18, 2026

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It starts at 6:00 AM in their billionaire bunker. No phones. Instead, they write a gratitude list of ten things, with one rule: they can't repeat anything from the day before. I cover what they’re thankful for.

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April 15, 2026

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Meta is about to add facial recognition to its Generation 2 Ray Ban smart glasses. More than 70 advocacy groups are warning against it. Hear the reason why.

April 11, 2026

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The CIA’s never-before-used “Ghost Murmur” saved a downed airman in the Iranian desert. Hear how.

Plus, a toddler was bit by a wolf while his parents were glued to their phones, a 50-year Dodgers season ticketholder got locked out of the game because he doesn’t have a smartphone, and why adult film stars are turning to AI.

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