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Police ambushed Joel Feder and his wife in a Kohl’s parking lot. Guns drawn. The tipster? Flock cameras. Wrongly tracked him for days over stolen plates he never took. We talk to The Drive journalist one-on-one. 

Plus, remember that viral three-finger trick to catch a deepfake? Doesn’t work anymore. AI already caught up. And Lisa went viral for her “Marry Lisa” billboards. Nearly 4,000 submissions later, she found the love of her life. On an app.

In this episode:

0:00:00 FBI’s fake phone company.

4:57.168 Is the American EV dream already dead?

15:18.636 Elton John gets hologram residency. 

17:53.232 Flock cameras tracked the wrong car. 

30:45.386 UChicago Law school bans screens. 

29:57.905 3-finger deepfake test fails. 

36:27.215 Sunshine for sale.

42:41.742 “Why do data centers have a disclaimer?”

45:52.185 MLB uses tech to challenge calls. 

52:29.830 3 words upgrade AI answers Pt. 1. 

1:02:30.770 AI inventories your house.

1:03:39.654 Fob thieves steal your car key’s signal. 

54:56.203 Comedian Jason Gowin creates AI Robo-Dad. 

1:04:25.945 “Marry Lisa” billboards go viral. 

1:29:07.863 2 words upgrade AI answers Pt. 2. 

1:37:11.178 AI spots hidden treasure in clutter. 

1:47:38.684 Banks don’t FaceTime. 

1:30:35.418 How do I start an AI career? 

1:40:49.595 Tips to market new apps.

Check out Joel Feder’s full story from The Drive: https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-flock-cameras-wrongly-tracked-me-for-days-over-stolen-plates-and-sent-police-after-me

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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. 

Plus, Silicon Valley’s elite want to upload your brains, a recruiter exposes a North Korean spy, and ways to stop your kids’ endless scrolling.

Did the tablet kidnap your sweet child? Don’t worry, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff knows how to get them back. She’s a scientist and mom who knows how screens hijack a kid’s motivation system. In her book Dopamine Kids, she shares how to swap the screen-time stress for play.

And meet the world’s first AI store manager. Lukas Petersson of Andon Labs gave $100K to an AI agent named Luna to open a store. How’d it go? Luna didn’t only write code. She signed a lease, haggled with suppliers, and hired human employees. The result? Andon Market, a boutique in SF. 

Timecodes:

00:00 Lauren Sánchez and Bezos’s happiness routine

05:34 Why Silicon Valley elite want all your knowledge

08:14 AI cannot read an analog clock

11:10 The AI Jesus app

13:11 Job interviewer exposes a North Korean fake IT worker

15:43 Man finds hidden Wikipedia feature

17:01 Caller: ChatGPT diagnosed my car

21:44 Slay your property tax bill with AI

23:27 Caller: Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff

32:07 Shopper targeted with AI deepfake

34:00 AI beauty pageant

37:18 Mommy influencers takeover

40:48 AI school bus company ticketing you

43:49 Woman texts late grandma’s phone number

46:01 Caller: My Alexa has an attitude

49:44 Caller: AI is the boss at San Francisco retail store

56:55 AI Tool of the Week: Meta AI Muse Spark

58:54 Lithium battery rules for AirTags

1:01:31 Caller: Man’s 100,000 recorded concerts hit the internet

1:07:27 Gen Z emojis: what do they mean?

1:13:29 Kalshi prediction markets

1:18:31 Waymo and Waze partner up to fix potholes

1:18:54 Air New Zealand adds beds in the sky

1:20:46 Phone-free restaurants

1:30:18 AI helps with stocks

1:33:09 Caller: Granddaughter’s phone brings a stranger to her door

1:39:58 Your car is a snitch

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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. 

Legally blind Chrichelle Brown is experiencing the world in a whole new way thanks to her Meta Ray-Ban glasses. How it’s changing her life and empowering the visually impaired community.

Timecodes: 

0:18.157 Dodgers denies 50-year fan because he doesn’t have tickets on his smartphone

4:05.664 The secret, never-before-used CIA tool saves a downed airman in Iran

8:29.496 AI lies to stay alive

11:49.450 Caller: Alleged cheating husband locks wife’s computer

16:34.430 Amazon’s hidden button connects you to a human customer service rep

17:33.276 Caller: Meta AI glasses change how a blind woman sees

38:48.605 Mercor poaching work from people to train AI

39:49.886 American Airlines passengers duped by bus bookings

50:36.938 Caller: AI helps woman and her dog reunite

1:01:05.525 AI tool of the week

1:15:58.779 Alexa+ can order food through Uber Eats and Grubhub 

1:19:05.961 Kid bit by wolves while his parents were glued to their phones

1:24:39.058 Caller: U.S, Germany and Canada disrupt botnets

1:34:15.872 Caller: Picked up by an Uber Scooper

1:40:50.000 YouTube’s new AI tool can identify who people are in videos

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Elon Musk had an awakening. Now he likens God to a content creator. Plus, I talk to Lucky, who ordered a Waymo and found a man hidden in the trunk. Whoa. Plus: a $300,000 flying car and Google’s universal translator.

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Think AI’s coming for your job? Maybe it’s time to flip the script. Plus, my surprising take on why now might be the best time to buy an EV, a woman tracked with AirTags, and Google’s new Veo 3.1. I also talk to a caller using AI to pick stocks.