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like that kid on that cartoon that like loves animals so much he murders the do you know have you you know the energizer bunny, right? 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:10.240 Do you know that personally? 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:10.400 No. 00:02:10.560 --> 00:02:15.280 Well, do you know that it was originally the Duracell bunny, but they didn't keep it under patent, and so Energizer stole it. 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:15.680 There you go. 00:02:15.759 --> 00:02:18.719 A little tidbit to know of useful information. 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:20.879 Yeah, this is life with Nathan. 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:21.439 All right. 00:02:21.599 --> 00:02:28.319 We're all friends from different backgrounds, but we bring the best technology show possible each week for our family listeners and fans to enjoy. 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:30.719 We're glad that Peyton, our producer at the control panel today. 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:31.599 Welcome everyone. 00:02:31.759 --> 00:02:33.520 Let's start today's show. 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:38.800 Now on today's show. 00:02:39.120 --> 00:02:39.599 All right. 00:02:39.759 --> 00:02:43.599 Today in the show, we have Nick Espinoza back from Security Fanatics. 00:02:43.840 --> 00:02:54.159 This we may get him twice in this month because we always have our Halloween episode where Nick comes and talks about I mean that that is a classic where he talks about everything is going to be destroyed. 00:02:55.199 --> 00:02:56.800 Talks about that every time he's on. 00:02:57.039 --> 00:02:59.280 Well, so we just we just you know what? 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:00.319 We just report the news. 00:03:00.560 --> 00:03:03.039 Sometimes news is positive, sometimes it's negative. 00:03:03.199 --> 00:03:05.919 90% of the time right now, it's full with the word AI. 00:03:06.159 --> 00:03:09.599 And of course, we have our standard features, including this week in technology. 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:11.039 Technology failed the week. 00:03:11.199 --> 00:03:12.319 Impossible Nathan Nugget. 00:03:12.479 --> 00:03:14.639 We ran out of time last week, so hopefully we get to it this week. 00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:22.080 And of course, our pick of the day, whiskey tasting, to see if our selected whiskey pick gets zero, one or two thumbs up by the end of the show. 00:03:22.400 --> 00:03:24.080 We're in our semifinals right here. 00:03:24.240 --> 00:03:26.639 So we're gonna see what we do on our taste testing. 00:03:26.719 --> 00:03:29.439 Is it um the first glass or the second glass? 00:03:29.520 --> 00:03:30.319 We'll find out here. 00:03:30.560 --> 00:03:32.719 It might be the first glass or the second glass. 00:03:32.879 --> 00:03:33.360 Oh, there you go. 00:03:33.520 --> 00:03:33.919 There we go. 00:03:34.080 --> 00:03:34.560 Well, you know what? 00:03:34.639 --> 00:03:36.319 Now though, I know you're excited about it. 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:38.879 It's time for the latest headlines in the world of technology. 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:39.439 Okay. 00:03:40.719 --> 00:03:44.319 Here are our top technology stories of the week. 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:46.560 All right, our top story today. 00:03:46.719 --> 00:03:49.439 Everyone is giving their AI a face. 00:03:49.759 --> 00:03:54.479 Meta and OpenAI look more like a Saturday morning cartoon than a technology company. 00:03:54.639 --> 00:04:01.039 But is this just a cute design trend, or does it reveal something deeper about how AI is being built? 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:03.840 Let's go to Jennifer Merrick for more on this story. 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:06.719 Thanks, Nathan. 00:04:06.960 --> 00:04:14.240 We looked into why tech companies are suddenly giving their AI systems cute mascots, and it turns out it's all about trust. 00:04:14.560 --> 00:04:24.879 Meta's new Muse agent comes with a friendly Yeti named Jolly, and OpenAI introduced Dots, a set of colorful blob characters designed to make AI feel more approachable. 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:33.360 Branding experts say these mascots help soften the image of advanced technology and reduce public anxiety around AI safety and privacy. 00:04:33.680 --> 00:04:42.800 Critics argue it may oversimplify real concerns, but early reactions show users feel more comfortable interacting with AI when it has a friendly face. 00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:44.720 Back to you in the studio. 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:47.279 Translation. 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:48.160 Yeah. 00:04:48.480 --> 00:04:53.600 They're making it making it look cute so it doesn't you don't know when it's coming to kill you. 00:04:54.399 --> 00:04:55.680 Well, that's right. 00:04:55.920 --> 00:04:56.319 That's right. 00:04:56.399 --> 00:04:57.040 That's what we got. 00:04:57.279 --> 00:04:57.839 Friendly face. 00:04:58.480 --> 00:04:58.879 Manipulation. 00:04:59.680 --> 00:05:09.600 So open AI kind of looks like a knockoff version of the um uh those those uh it's a Disney cartoon or it's a Pixar cartoon. 00:05:10.000 --> 00:05:13.519 Or they have all the attitudes, so you got like polite and kind. 00:05:13.839 --> 00:05:15.360 Oh, uh inside out. 00:05:15.759 --> 00:05:16.399 Inside out, yes. 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:18.560 So they kind of look like inside out characters. 00:05:19.600 --> 00:05:20.480 Nick just showed up. 00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:21.120 Oh, the Nick. 00:05:23.519 --> 00:05:25.600 What are you thinking about the inside out characters? 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:29.839 The everything's gonna be destroyed anyway, so let's just have this discussion, right? 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:30.319 Uh-huh. 00:05:30.560 --> 00:05:36.879 So studies have shown over and over and over that there's a big backlash to artificial intelligence. 00:05:37.040 --> 00:05:38.000 People don't trust it. 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:42.480 We know thanks to the social media era that it's been data mining us, et cetera, et cetera. 00:05:42.639 --> 00:05:47.839 And so this big push by Meta and all of them is essentially to capture the younger generation. 00:05:48.000 --> 00:05:48.319 Yep. 00:05:48.959 -->

00:05:51.439 It's to make sure that they stay within the ecosystem. 00:05:51.519 --> 00:06:00.480 And Meta's longitudinal uh issue has always been well, Facebook was mom and dad's social media, and all the kids move to Instagram, TikTok, et cetera. 00:06:00.560 --> 00:06:05.360 But when they get older, they'll come back and they're just applying that same philosophy to AI. 00:06:05.439 --> 00:06:08.240 And just another reason why Mark Zuckerberg needs to be in jail. 00:06:08.399 --> 00:06:09.519 And I'll shut up now. 00:06:10.079 --> 00:06:10.480 There you go. 00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:11.199 There you go. 00:06:11.279 --> 00:06:13.600 Well, let's market our cigarettes to children. 00:06:13.839 --> 00:06:16.000 Well, it's that's so here's what they're trying to do. 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:16.560 That's right. 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:25.199 So major researchers have said the approachability is the most important aspect of AI for people, so they have to get them to download. 00:06:25.519 --> 00:06:28.160 Then the transparency keeps the users. 00:06:28.639 --> 00:06:45.360 Another expert put it that a cute character asking for always on access is still always asking for uh always on access, but you're more adapt to say yes to the cute character with a smile than you would be just a prompt on your screen. 00:06:45.600 --> 00:06:49.680 Yes, because that's so we've learned nothing from like viruses. 00:06:50.000 --> 00:06:51.360 It's a really cute virus. 00:06:51.439 --> 00:06:52.399 Let me install this. 00:06:52.639 --> 00:06:53.839 Well, it's interesting. 00:06:53.920 --> 00:06:58.000 Here's here's the three things that all the AI companies are marketing towards. 00:06:58.160 --> 00:07:01.120 One, they need to ask for access at the right time. 00:07:01.279 --> 00:07:02.560 So this is very important. 00:07:02.639 --> 00:07:04.959 When they ask for, hey, can I get access to this? 00:07:05.120 --> 00:07:06.319 Can I get access to this? 00:07:06.480 --> 00:07:07.759 They want you to say yes. 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:14.800 Showing exactly what the assistant did and letting you undo it is the second most important step. 00:07:14.959 --> 00:07:22.240 So when you see now AI comes up with a side prompt and it says, I'm looking for this, I'm searching the website, I found this, I'm pulling this together. 00:07:22.480 --> 00:07:29.680 That is considered the second most important aspect is thinking that you're seeing it actually use its logic. 00:07:29.839 --> 00:07:33.839 It may not even be using the logic it's showing you on screen, and most of the time it's not. 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:43.439 But the idea that you think something is happening in the background, and number three, delivering a user experience that feels safe, predictable, and helpful. 00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:45.040 It's like evil clippy. 00:07:45.360 --> 00:07:46.079 It's like evil. 00:07:47.439 --> 00:07:48.560 That's what Bonzie Buddy was. 00:07:48.800 --> 00:07:49.040 That's right. 00:07:49.120 -->

00:08:01.680 It's gonna come on and clink on your little on your window there and be like, hey, can I help you dive into you know DOD's uh official secure network? 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:02.879 Well, it's interesting. 00:08:03.040 --> 00:08:15.360 So I I I I work at a company that we have just uh dropped our Google ad spins, and we're significantly now doing the Chat GPT open AI uh advertising. 00:08:15.680 --> 00:08:32.720 It's and what they're saying is is uh Facebook and Google both are considerable um opponents that AI's own advertising could take over and that the each of those companies could significantly drop. 00:08:32.799 --> 00:08:34.159 So it's gonna it's gonna be an interesting. 00:08:34.240 --> 00:08:43.279 I'm sure we have Clyde's gonna come out with maybe maybe a German guy in a beer glass mug, and then hard on we're here to help you, or some other type of seriously? 00:08:43.360 --> 00:08:47.919 Is that is that is that your I don't know if Clyde German impersonation that's just German impersonation? 00:08:48.320 --> 00:08:50.879 He came out with a German beer drinker for my Claude AI. 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:52.159 I may give them access to everything. 00:08:52.320 --> 00:08:52.960 I'll just tell you that. 00:08:53.039 --> 00:08:54.240 That that would be of interesting. 00:08:54.399 --> 00:08:58.559 We're in October, so you know it's Oktoberfest, so everything's about beer right now. 00:08:58.799 --> 00:09:01.120 Um, Octoberfest is in September. 00:09:01.279 --> 00:09:02.240 Oh, is it in September? 00:09:02.399 --> 00:09:02.559 Yeah. 00:09:02.799 --> 00:09:04.240 Okay, yes, it yeah, it is. 00:09:04.399 --> 00:09:05.440 Is it no October? 00:09:05.519 --> 00:09:05.919 Well, October. 00:09:06.159 --> 00:09:07.759 Dude, I'm not German, I'm more German than you are. 00:09:08.000 --> 00:09:11.519 Okay, I thought Oktoberfest, at least for the local areas right now, they're running. 00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:13.360 So you're talking about like real Germany time? 00:09:13.519 --> 00:09:13.679 No. 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:14.159 No? 00:09:14.320 --> 00:09:14.799 Oh, okay. 00:09:14.879 --> 00:09:15.840 Well, never mind then. 00:09:15.919 --> 00:09:16.320 Okay, well. 00:09:16.720 --> 00:09:16.960 Yeah. 00:09:17.120 --> 00:09:17.360 All right. 00:09:17.440 --> 00:09:18.399 Well, let's move on then. 00:09:18.559 --> 00:09:19.120 That's what you're saying. 00:09:19.360 --> 00:09:19.840 Let's move on. 00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:21.120 Okay, let's move on to story number two. 00:09:21.360 --> 00:09:22.960 Let's talk about McDonald's. 00:09:23.120 --> 00:09:23.759 Oh, yay. 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:24.799 I'm loving it. 00:09:25.039 --> 00:09:26.559 McDonald's is at it again. 00:09:27.759 --> 00:09:28.000 Yeah. 00:09:28.159 --> 00:09:28.799 Yeah. 00:09:29.120 --> 00:09:35.200 Uh so we did a report however long ago, like a year or something ago, about uh their drive-ins. 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:36.320 Uh, we did Wendy's. 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:38.080 It was Wendy's that was doing the drive-ins, I think. 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:40.080 Oh, no, no, maybe it was McDonald's too. 00:09:40.240 --> 00:09:40.480 You're right. 00:09:40.559 --> 00:09:40.879 I think it was. 00:09:40.960 --> 00:09:41.200 You're right. 00:09:41.759 --> 00:09:42.639 And they stopped doing it. 00:09:42.799 --> 00:09:44.639 Yeah, they the surge pricing, right? 00:09:44.799 --> 00:09:45.039 Right. 00:09:45.200 --> 00:09:49.759 Well, now McDonald's is using AI. 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:51.600 Oh, again? 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:52.320 Again. 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:52.720 Okay. 00:09:52.960 --> 00:09:57.360 To shape the prices you see on its menu and what that means for everyday customers. 00:09:57.440 --> 00:09:57.600 Right. 00:09:57.759 --> 00:09:58.399 Oh, tell me more. 00:09:58.559 --> 00:10:04.480 It's rolled out a pricing system that analyzes millions of transactions across thousands of restaurants. 00:10:05.039 --> 00:10:06.240 The goal is simple. 00:10:06.879 --> 00:10:11.519 Determine the optimal price for each item at each location. 00:10:11.679 --> 00:10:11.919 Okay. 00:10:12.159 --> 00:10:18.080 That meant that the cost of a Big Mac or a coffee can vary widely from store to store, even within the same neighborhood. 00:10:18.159 --> 00:10:27.360 So I'm going to drive down the McDonald's and get a cheeseburger for 99 cents and then drive a couple of miles to the next one and get one for a hundred bucks. 00:10:27.600 --> 00:10:28.480 For a hundred bucks, okay. 00:10:29.039 --> 00:10:30.320 I guess that's what it's saying, though, right? 00:10:30.639 --> 00:10:30.720 Okay. 00:10:30.879 --> 00:10:30.960 Yeah. 00:10:31.120 --> 00:10:32.000 Franchise owner say that's the thing. 00:10:32.159 --> 00:10:35.120 So that means you want to go eat in like the port part of the neighborhood? 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:36.080 Is that what you're saying now? 00:10:36.320 --> 00:10:36.879 I I don't know. 00:10:36.960 --> 00:10:37.919 Maybe this is yeah. 00:10:38.000 --> 00:10:38.320 I don't know. 00:10:38.480 --> 00:10:38.639 Okay. 00:10:38.879 --> 00:10:41.279 Franchise owners say the company strongly encourages No. 00:10:41.440 --> 00:10:46.000 What happened will happen is like people who depend on McDonald's, the prices will be up. 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:47.600 The prices will go up higher. 00:10:47.759 --> 00:10:48.399 Oh, okay. 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:51.919 Maybe that's how that we're gonna, you know, kick this trend of eating out. 00:10:52.159 --> 00:10:54.000 Okay, well let's hope so. 00:10:54.639 --> 00:11:06.480 So franchise owners are saying the company strongly encourages them to follow these AI-generated recommendations, and some describe it being as being pressured to adopt the suggested prices. 00:11:06.799 --> 00:11:14.799 The system tracks when stores deviate from the guidance, and the pricing has become a bigger part of franchise performance reviews. 00:11:15.279 --> 00:11:15.759 There we go. 00:11:15.919 --> 00:11:24.080 McDonald's

McDonald's has initiated a corporate-wide big brother check on you. 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:24.639 Yes. 00:11:25.039 --> 00:11:26.960 If you're not doing what we're doing, you're gonna lose the city. 00:11:27.200 --> 00:11:29.039 I have a friend that owns a McDonald's. 00:11:29.200 --> 00:11:30.480 I have a friend that owns a McDonald's. 00:11:30.879 --> 00:11:34.080 They no longer have the ability to change their pricing. 00:11:34.240 --> 00:11:42.799 They actually have to send it into corporate headquarters because corporate was saying that people were stealing money from them and not paying their franchise fees on every little item that they have. 00:11:43.279 --> 00:11:45.840 So they now control the pricing. 00:11:46.000 --> 00:11:47.279 You can't get an update. 00:11:47.360 --> 00:11:50.960 So if I wanted to change my price and run a special, I have to send it to corporate. 00:11:51.120 --> 00:11:55.519 It has to be approved, so then I can come on down to the store that I run. 00:11:55.840 --> 00:11:57.679 Well, so you're not really a franchise holder. 00:11:57.840 --> 00:12:00.559 You're just uh you're just a corporate shield now. 00:12:00.720 --> 00:12:00.960 Yeah. 00:12:01.200 --> 00:12:01.440 Okay. 00:12:01.519 --> 00:12:01.759 All right. 00:12:01.840 --> 00:12:14.879 Well I just wonder if it's like um very early in AI, someone made a vending machine that could buy products, and people in the office would tell it what to buy, and they gaslit it so much to buy tungsten cubes. 00:12:15.039 --> 00:12:15.200 Yeah. 00:12:15.360 --> 00:12:18.320 So it bought tungsten cubes and sold it for massive losses. 00:12:20.559 --> 00:12:20.960 Okay, I got it. 00:12:21.039 --> 00:12:22.159 I wonder if this is gonna happen. 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:23.360 I I I don't know. 00:12:23.679 --> 00:12:35.200 No, it's just gonna be like you're gonna roll up to McDonald's one day and pay a buck for a hamburger, and then the next day it's gonna be th five or ten or but maybe I can pull up one day and buy a tungsten cube for a McDonald's. 00:12:35.600 --> 00:12:35.759 Maybe. 00:12:35.919 --> 00:12:36.559 Okay, well there you go. 00:12:36.799 --> 00:12:39.840 Anyway, the approach isn't without controversy, of course. 00:12:40.159 --> 00:12:47.360 Consumers are increasingly wary of dynamic pricing, especially when algorithms raise prices simply because the demand is high. 00:12:47.600 --> 00:12:56.159 Regulators are also paying closer attention to the pricing models, particularly when they can influence how competing businesses set prices. 00:12:56.399 --> 00:13:03.840 There have even been extreme cases like a location where the system recommended charging nearly$18 for a Big Mac. 00:13:04.240 --> 00:13:06.960 See, I was just funny, and it actually happened. 00:13:07.360 --> 00:13:08.000 Actually happened. 00:13:08.559 --> 00:13:11.919 Despite the backlash, McDonald's reported no drop in the store sales. 00:13:12.159 --> 00:13:18.799 That's because if somebody buys a Big Mac at 18 bucks, they're buying eight Big Macs. 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:19.360 Yeah. 00:13:19.600 --> 00:13:25.840 Uh and this shows how unpredictable commute uh consumer behavior can be when AI enters the question. 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:30.879 McDonald says the system helps balance affordability with profit profitability. 00:13:31.039 --> 00:13:31.919 No, it isn't. 00:13:32.080 --> 00:13:37.279 Uh, but franchisees face raising costs and often prefer higher prices to stay afloat. 00:13:37.519 --> 00:13:43.519 Corporate, meanwhile, benefits from increased revenue regardless of individual store margin. 00:13:43.919 --> 00:13:48.639 And what's clear is this is that AI-driven pricing is no longer a future concept. 00:13:48.720 --> 00:13:51.200 It's already shaping what you pay at the counter. 00:13:51.440 --> 00:13:58.559 And it's raising new questions about fairness, transparency, and how much control out algorithms should have overlay purchases. 00:13:58.720 --> 00:14:01.519 Maybe McDonald should have a fry guy. 00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:02.480 A fry guy? 00:14:02.639 --> 00:14:03.200 A fry guy. 00:14:03.600 --> 00:14:03.840 You remember. 00:14:06.000 --> 00:14:07.279 Oh, maybe that should be their AI guy. 00:14:07.519 --> 00:14:08.879 Little little AI fry guy. 00:14:09.120 --> 00:14:10.000 How about hamburger? 00:14:10.559 --> 00:14:15.600 Making making you all feel alright about paying 18 bucks for a big bag. 00:14:15.840 --> 00:14:19.039 Like isn't this crazy? 00:14:19.279 --> 00:14:20.879 This is actually to think about it. 00:14:21.039 --> 00:14:24.240 We we you know, we live so we we live. 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:26.480 This is what people call the age of information. 00:14:26.559 --> 00:14:29.360 This is not the age of information, this is the age of delusion. 00:14:29.600 --> 00:14:30.480 Is that what you're calling it? 00:14:30.559 --> 00:14:31.279 Oh, I like that. 00:14:31.600 --> 00:14:32.240 The age of delusion. 00:14:32.399 --> 00:14:44.639 We we have we spend more time creating our own truths nowadays that that nobody knows where anybody else is in reality. 00:14:44.960 --> 00:14:46.080 Well, you know what you should do? 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:49.759 Creating realities are something that that we all talk about. 00:14:49.840 --> 00:14:55.279 How about we just create a fake holiday and make every consumer in the world have to be a part of it? 00:14:55.440 --> 00:14:56.320 Well, like prime day? 00:14:56.639 --> 00:15:01.679 Yes today is my favorite day for all of you that are listening. 00:15:01.840 --> 00:15:02.240 Nathan. 00:15:02.399 --> 00:15:03.679 Today is prime day. 00:15:03.840 --> 00:15:07.360 Big deals isn't just a sale, it's a strategy. 00:15:07.600 --> 00:15:13.279 Amazon uses it to pull holiday shoppers in early, and retailers often match the prices. 00:15:13.440 --> 00:15:15.519 That means the best deals aren't just on Amazon today. 00:15:15.600 --> 00:15:19.759 They're at Best Buy Walmart Target and other shadow discount

stores. 00:15:19.919 --> 00:15:20.799 But not McDonald's. 00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:22.080 Well, no, not McDonald's. 00:15:22.159 --> 00:15:22.559 Well, it depends. 00:15:22.639 --> 00:15:23.360 It could be it could be a dollar. 00:15:24.080 --> 00:15:28.720 If you're gonna you're gonna binge, you're gonna binge on Amazon and go out and get a$20 Mic back. 00:15:29.039 --> 00:15:33.360 Yeah, this has become a Amazon's unofficial kickoff to holiday shopping. 00:15:33.600 --> 00:15:35.600 The warm-up before Black Friday. 00:15:35.759 --> 00:15:42.879 And the deals this week are hitting across every major category because they forced you to. 00:15:42.960 --> 00:15:52.960 If you're a consumer on their selling, they tell you if you want to be in their algorithm in the top first page of return results, you better be participating in Prime Day, or they will move you down. 00:15:53.039 --> 00:15:56.639 They literally tell the consumers on their product participate in our day. 00:15:57.039 --> 00:15:59.919 Everybody's purchased these days or move down. 00:16:00.159 --> 00:16:07.440 So if you've been writing though to upgrade your smart home, grab a new TV or pick up some Amazon devices, the deals are already strong. 00:16:07.679 --> 00:16:14.799 Prime Day uh officially is kicking off deals with the Amazon Echo Pop at 55% off. 00:16:15.039 --> 00:16:30.159 The Fire TV stick 4K is 50% off, the Blink Outdoor Four Camera Kit is 40% off, Kindle Paperwhite 30% off, Samsung 55-inch TVs are marked down from 30% all the way to 60%. 00:16:30.559 --> 00:16:37.120 And if you want to have a robot vacuum spy on you, you can get the iRobot and Shark for with up to 45% off. 00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:39.679 So now shop those deals, go for it. 00:16:39.759 --> 00:16:43.200 Our economy could use a boost for our favorite billionaire, Mr. 00:16:43.360 --> 00:16:44.080 Jeffrey Bates. 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:47.039 Yeah, I need a I need a uh new recliner. 00:16:47.120 --> 00:16:48.240 Is that 55% off? 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:50.320 Uh that's most of this one is electronics. 00:16:50.399 --> 00:16:51.440 So I actually dang it. 00:16:51.679 --> 00:16:59.360 Yeah, so you know, I I I I but they have two of these big deal days now, and they have the prime day, and then they have this, so they have they have them quarterly. 00:16:59.519 --> 00:17:02.639 And this one is probably my favorite because this is the electronics. 00:17:02.879 --> 00:17:03.840 What's the name of the other one? 00:17:04.079 --> 00:17:05.759 Uh they I think they're always prime day. 00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:06.400 They're prime day. 00:17:06.960 --> 00:17:07.599 Just two prime days. 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:09.519 Yeah, I think it's like summer kickoff. 00:17:09.599 --> 00:17:12.640 They they kind of rebrand each one each time they come on out. 00:17:12.799 --> 00:17:14.960 So this is the big deals. 00:17:15.119 --> 00:17:16.960 It's prime day's big deals. 00:17:17.279 --> 00:17:22.960 So if you haven't seen a commercial on

television where um they're advertising, then clearly you're gonna be able to do that. 00:17:23.119 --> 00:17:24.400 Do people still watch TV? 00:17:25.119 --> 00:17:27.119 I do, so I don't know if everybody else does. 00:17:27.359 --> 00:17:31.599 All right, well, that ends our top technology stories of the week. 00:17:32.319 --> 00:17:35.519 Uh next we have Nick Espinoza up from Security Fanatics. 00:17:35.680 --> 00:17:37.119 We are gonna take a commercial break. 00:17:37.200 --> 00:17:38.240 We'll see you right after this. 00:17:38.480 --> 00:17:43.680 Heartongue Glass Industries is your trusted partner in custom glass fabrication. 00:17:44.240 --> 00:17:53.440 For over 100 years, Heartongue has delivered proven manufacturing expertise, comprehensive product offerings, and dependable service and quality. 00:17:53.680 --> 00:18:01.599 From energy-efficient facades to custom shower doors, we create glass solutions tailored to your project needs. 00:18:01.839 --> 00:18:04.079 With eight facilities across the U.S. 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:11.279 and Canada, we combine national expertise with a local touch-insuring faster service and unparalleled customer care. 00:18:11.759 --> 00:18:15.519 Hardton Glass Industries, where quality meets innovation. 00:18:15.759 --> 00:18:19.119 Visit Hardtoneglass.com to learn more. 00:18:30.480 --> 00:18:32.640 All right, welcome back to Tech Time with Nathan Mum. 00:18:32.799 --> 00:18:36.559 Our weekly show covers the top technology subjects without any political agenda. 00:18:36.799 --> 00:18:39.920 We verify the facts, we do it with a sense of humor in less than 60 minutes. 00:18:40.160 --> 00:18:42.319 Of course, with a little whiskey on the side. 00:18:42.720 --> 00:18:43.440 Yes, that's right. 00:18:43.599 --> 00:18:45.279 We laugh because we would be crying. 00:18:45.440 --> 00:18:45.680 That's right. 00:18:45.759 --> 00:18:50.000 Today, Mark Gregoire, whiskey Connor Sewer, is not in the studio. 00:18:50.240 --> 00:18:51.599 What a surprise. 00:18:51.839 --> 00:18:52.640 What a surprise. 00:18:52.799 --> 00:18:55.759 But where is Mark coming from today? 00:18:56.640 --> 00:19:02.160 I am uh unfortunately down in Southern California where it's triple digits in heat. 00:19:02.400 --> 00:19:02.880 Oh no. 00:19:02.960 --> 00:19:04.480 Oh no, it's it's over the 100. 00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:05.759 Next to weed. 00:19:06.079 --> 00:19:08.640 Oh, over not next to weed. 00:19:08.880 --> 00:19:11.920 You can tell Peyton only thinks of California and weed now. 00:19:12.000 --> 00:19:14.880 You got that one mountain in weed, that's all I see. 00:19:15.039 --> 00:19:16.559 No, no, that's Northern California. 00:19:16.720 --> 00:19:22.319 And sadly, you know, since a lot of the listeners out there kind of follow my life, I'm down here for a very sad reason. 00:19:22.400 --> 00:19:28.720 So my mother passed away earlier this week, and so the whole family is gathering and celebrating her life. 00:19:28.960 --> 00:19:32.079 And that is kind of what I kind of down here for for this time. 00:19:32.559 --> 00:19:33.599 Are you in Berkeley area? 00:19:34.960 --> 00:19:38.559 Are you in Berkeley area or are you down in the San Diego area? 00:19:39.039 --> 00:19:39.519 Orange County. 00:19:39.839 --> 00:19:40.640 Above Orange County. 00:19:40.880 --> 00:19:42.079 Orange County, okay, LA. 00:19:42.319 --> 00:19:43.039 Orange County area. 00:19:43.279 --> 00:19:45.680 Well, I'm sorry, Mark, that that situation happened. 00:19:45.759 --> 00:19:50.160 So hopefully your family um is is recuperating from that. 00:19:50.319 --> 00:19:50.799 I know. 00:19:51.839 --> 00:19:52.319 We just trust you. 00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:56.480 Thank you, Nathan, and for all the the the kind words you've been sending me on the side, too. 00:19:56.559 --> 00:19:57.200 So I appreciate that. 00:19:57.440 --> 00:19:58.240 Don't tell people like that. 00:19:58.319 --> 00:19:58.960 I have a reputation. 00:19:59.200 --> 00:19:59.680 Oh, excuse me. 00:19:59.839 --> 00:20:00.720 I have a reputation. 00:20:01.039 --> 00:20:03.119 So now all of a sudden you're gonna make me sound like a lot of people. 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:09.519 You're gonna hurt you're gonna hurt his ability to get hot to get voted in as mayor of Nathan Land. 00:20:09.920 --> 00:20:10.240 All right. 00:20:10.480 --> 00:20:11.119 All right, what are we? 00:20:11.599 --> 00:20:12.640 Let's talk about our whiskey. 00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:13.119 Perfect. 00:20:14.160 --> 00:20:15.519 This was always a highlight. 00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:19.440 My mother did not drink whiskey, but she always uh liked to listen to my segment. 00:20:19.519 --> 00:20:20.559 So perfect. 00:20:20.799 --> 00:20:22.000 Who knows why? 00:20:22.319 --> 00:20:25.200 She probably loves she likes listening to her son. 00:20:25.359 --> 00:20:25.839 There you go. 00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:26.319 Yes. 00:20:26.559 --> 00:20:27.279 So here we are. 00:20:27.359 --> 00:20:36.799 So today, since they most of our listeners and viewers know with multiple glasses out there, we are doing the 2025 Flavor Whiskey Advent Calendar. 00:20:36.960 --> 00:20:41.200 That's 24 remarkable whiskeys we use in our year-long blind whiskey competition. 00:20:41.440 --> 00:20:44.000 We're trying to see which one Nathan and Mike like best. 00:20:44.160 --> 00:20:56.160 So we invite everybody to come along for the ride each month, uncover new tastes, and train Nathan and Mike's uh for their second year on their senses to become true connoisseurs. 00:20:56.400 --> 00:20:58.960 Now, today, as Nathan mentioned, is a semis. 00:20:59.359 --> 00:21:04.160 So this is round three, one of two, where they will choose their winner to move on. 00:21:04.240 --> 00:21:08.160 And luckily, if they disagree, I am the deciding vote. 00:21:08.559 --> 00:21:08.880 Perfect. 00:21:09.119 --> 00:21:17.200 Now today, Nathan and Mike are tasting two whiskies that both take rye in some pretty unconventional directions. 00:21:17.440

--> 00:21:32.240 The first starts with rye, it takes a very unusual pl path, blending in other age spirits, including components that have been around for quite a while, making part of what is in the glass considerably older than Nathan's broadcasting career. 00:21:33.279 --> 00:21:47.759 Second begins with an almost even split of rye and malted barley before spending additional time in a wine seasoned cask, creating a style that sits somewhere between traditional American rye and something completely different. 00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:55.119 Two very different ways of blending the rules or bending the rules, and today Nathan and Mike get to decide which one moves on. 00:21:55.440 --> 00:21:57.599 Is one of these the winners from last year? 00:22:00.160 --> 00:22:04.960 Maybe and I think I may have picked that one here today. 00:22:05.039 --> 00:22:06.720 I have one I absolutely like. 00:22:07.359 --> 00:22:11.440 I I absolutely like one and I I I I am okay on the other one. 00:22:11.759 --> 00:22:12.640 What do you think, Mike? 00:22:13.519 --> 00:22:18.880 Uh well at this first tasting they they're both on par with each other, so I'm not gonna make a decision. 00:22:19.119 --> 00:22:19.359 Okay. 00:22:19.440 --> 00:22:19.759 All right. 00:22:19.839 --> 00:22:21.279 I I I've already made my decision. 00:22:21.440 --> 00:22:26.079 All right, well, but but what do we need to leave us with before we continue on? 00:22:26.960 --> 00:22:31.200 Well, make sure you guys drink responsibly, because heaven can wait for you to do that. 00:22:31.359 --> 00:22:31.519 Okay. 00:22:32.240 --> 00:22:32.559 All right. 00:22:32.640 --> 00:22:33.599 Thank you very much, Mark. 00:22:33.680 --> 00:22:39.839 We'll have Mark uh back with our uh uh whiskey tastings to tell us what the day is today. 00:22:39.920 --> 00:22:41.359 I'm sure it's national prime day. 00:22:41.440 --> 00:22:43.599 That that maybe it could be a national holiday now. 00:22:43.759 --> 00:22:47.200 But with our whiskey tasting completed, let's move on to our feature segment. 00:22:47.359 --> 00:22:51.039 Today, our technology expert, Nick Espinoza, is joining the show. 00:22:51.119 --> 00:22:53.839 He's an expert in cybersecurity and network infrastructure. 00:22:54.160 --> 00:22:58.240 He has consulted with clients ranging from small business to the Fortune 100 level. 00:22:58.400 --> 00:23:04.799 In 1998, at the age of 19, Nick founded Windy City Networks, which was later acquired in 2015. 00:23:05.039 --> 00:23:09.200 He then created Security Fanatics, where he serves as the chief security fanatic. 00:23:09.359 --> 00:23:11.279 Let's start our next segment. 00:23:12.640 --> 00:23:21.119 Welcome to the segment we call Ask the Experts with our Tech Time Radio expert, Nick Espinosa. 00:23:21.599 --> 00:23:23.599 All right, Nick, thanks for joining the show. 00:23:23.759 --> 00:23:27.359 Tell everybody that maybe do a little bit about yourself. 00:23:27.680 --> 00:23:28.319 Yeah, yeah. 00:23:28.400

--> 00:23:32.559 Well, first things first, much love to Mark, uh, you know, with his loss and all of that. 00:23:32.720 --> 00:23:37.039 Uh thinking about you, I know you're listening, and uh I'm I'm sorry to hear that. 00:23:37.200 --> 00:23:37.680 I really am. 00:23:37.839 --> 00:23:44.079 Um I am Nick Espinoza, the chief security fanatic of security fanatics, and we're busy. 00:23:45.440 --> 00:23:46.720 That's essentially what we do. 00:23:46.880 --> 00:23:50.799 All things insanity and and try to drive Mike to drink more. 00:23:51.039 --> 00:23:52.079 So perfect. 00:23:52.240 --> 00:23:52.960 Let's get to it. 00:23:53.200 --> 00:23:53.519 All right. 00:23:53.599 --> 00:23:54.319 Well, you know what? 00:23:54.400 --> 00:23:57.440 It seems that I just updated my Windows 11 machine. 00:23:57.759 --> 00:24:01.279 Now I'm reading online that maybe I shouldn't have done that. 00:24:01.440 --> 00:24:04.480 Can you explain what happened when I did that? 00:24:04.559 --> 00:24:06.400 And what should I be worried about, Nick? 00:24:06.640 --> 00:24:09.759 Yeah, well, your first mistake was using Windows 11, apparently. 00:24:09.920 --> 00:24:12.079 Uh, so here's what's going on. 00:24:12.160 --> 00:24:18.960 Uh, a publication called NeoWin recently reported that Windows 11 is actually expanding its AI features. 00:24:19.200 --> 00:24:28.640 And here's the thing it basically has inconsistent options for disabling the AI, especially on basically like copilot plus computers. 00:24:28.799 --> 00:24:33.759 And Microsoft basically is gonna let you uninstall the copilot app and recall. 00:24:33.839 --> 00:24:45.440 That's that thing that takes screenshots of your uh your computer going on and stores it for months so you can easily search it, including possible screenshots of your passwords, intimate emails, all that kind of stuff. 00:24:45.599 --> 00:24:50.079 Um essentially, you are supposed to opt in or it requires you to opt in before you use it. 00:24:50.160 --> 00:24:51.920 So it's off by default now. 00:24:52.000 --> 00:25:11.119 Uh, but here's the thing Microsoft's documented policy for disabling the AI-powered anything, uh, like settings search, for example, it excludes Windows Professional, which is basically what businesses are using, and it also lists support for enterprise and education and uh like among other specialized things. 00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:21.519 And so the problem here is that we, the users, have this like patchwork of controls and restrictions and exceptions when we just want a straight answer here. 00:25:21.599 --> 00:25:25.920 You know, what AI is actually on my computer and can I simply turn it off? 00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:31.599 And I think it's in Microsoft's best interest basically to let us just fully disable and remove it. 00:25:31.839 --> 00:25:46.160 Because if you think about it, the problem here, uh, you know, and and this is what we were talking about at the very beginning of the show with just trusting AI, is that we,

the users, are facing this patchwork and and we don't know what's going on here. 00:25:46.319 --> 00:25:50.400 And so we don't have any kind of granular choice in AI configuration. 00:25:50.559 --> 00:25:54.720 And I think that that behooves Microsoft because they'd get better feedback, right? 00:25:54.880 --> 00:25:59.519 Like I might want to disable the search, but maybe I want the screen history feature. 00:25:59.599 --> 00:26:03.039 I don't for the record, and neither should you, but maybe you do, right? 00:26:03.119 --> 00:26:06.160 Or maybe cloud processing or automated actions. 00:26:06.319 --> 00:26:12.799 And so creating these preferences separately actually helps Microsoft understand what people do and do not want. 00:26:12.960 --> 00:26:16.319 And I think that breeds customer loyalty, especially if we can turn it off. 00:26:16.480 --> 00:26:26.319 And there's a ton of people staying on Windows 10 for as long as humanly possible to basically avoid all of the Microsoft AI integrations, because quite frankly, a lot of us don't want it. 00:26:26.400 --> 00:26:27.039 It's a big issue. 00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:28.319 Uh it's so it's interesting. 00:26:28.480 --> 00:26:32.559 Remember when Microsoft released Windows 10, it was the last operating system you ever would need to get, right? 00:26:32.640 --> 00:26:38.160 The whole idea was that you were just gonna get Windows 10 updates forever and they just would kind of build stuff in here. 00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:40.880 That was that was what they said. 00:26:41.039 --> 00:26:52.240 Saudi Audio said, interesting, ironic part of free enterprise where we see all this pushback for doing AI, yet they keep pushing it on everybody and trying to get used to it. 00:26:52.400 --> 00:26:54.480 Well, Microsoft got in trouble for this previously. 00:26:54.559 --> 00:27:00.400 They had this thing called Internet Explorer that they bundled in back in the uh 90s. 00:27:01.519 --> 00:27:03.279 If you if you go back that far. 00:27:03.440 --> 00:27:22.319 But they bundled their Internet Explorer and Netscape was kind of the browser of choice at that time, and they kept on bundling their browser in there, and it actually went to court and it was an antitrust allegation, and they ended up having to break off the Internet Explorer as an optional install at a later time because it was kind of a monopoly. 00:27:22.480 --> 00:27:27.599 I I worry this is what's happening with kind of the AI aspect, they're just bundling it in that. 00:27:27.680 --> 00:27:32.400 Who's gonna come on in and say, hey, we need to have this thing removed and not have it bundled? 00:27:32.480 --> 00:27:35.680 This should be an optional item and not required. 00:27:35.839 --> 00:27:39.920 I I'm lucky enough that I use Mac OS significantly. 00:27:40.079 --> 00:27:42.799 I I use Windows 11 PC also all the time. 00:27:42.880 --> 00:27:59.759 So I have both of those, but I use a Mac and not that I'm happy with the new OS upgrades that I have to get

from Mac themselves either, but they do have considerable information when you're installing or when any new update comes on up asking you, do you want to use the AI? 00:27:59.839 --> 00:28:00.400 Yes or no? 00:28:00.480 --> 00:28:08.319 Every single time I get an upgrade, if there's a major uh change, it will prompt me in the startup window for the first eight to ten screens. 00:28:08.400 --> 00:28:09.039 Do you want to do this? 00:28:09.200 --> 00:28:09.359 No. 00:28:09.440 --> 00:28:10.079 Do you want to do this? 00:28:10.160 --> 00:28:10.319 No. 00:28:10.480 --> 00:28:11.279 Do you want to do this? 00:28:11.359 --> 00:28:11.759 Yes. 00:28:12.000 --> 00:28:19.279 Which I I I find as a consumer how it should be, so that I know if I'm opting in and using their AI, or maybe I don't want to use their AI. 00:28:19.359 --> 00:28:26.960 So I I I I I'm concerned Microsoft is overreaching here, but I think it's the space for AI and in in what they have going on. 00:28:27.279 --> 00:28:38.079 Well, yeah, in addition to that, uh, I mean, the more difficult the company makes it for the consumer to get rid of it, the more consumers are going to just accept it. 00:28:39.519 --> 00:28:41.359 I actually here's my prediction. 00:28:41.440 --> 00:28:42.000 So here you go. 00:28:42.079 --> 00:28:43.200 Here's a little bit of a prediction. 00:28:43.359 --> 00:28:46.240 I actually think that uh Google's in trouble. 00:28:46.400 --> 00:28:53.599 I think Google is gonna lose um their AdWords revenue that that they have currently right now and significantly drop 50%. 00:28:53.920 --> 00:28:58.480 Nobody's gonna be using their Gemini AI stuff to necessarily to to do searches. 00:28:58.559 --> 00:29:08.960 People go to Claude and are using Cloud as an uh as an AI aggregate or they're using Chat GPT as an aggregate to find all the stuff that they're looking for. 00:29:09.440 --> 00:29:18.960 We're already seeing that though, because if you if you think about it, I I save hours and hours and hours a week using a more advanced artificial intelligence than a Google search. 00:29:19.359 --> 00:29:29.680 And so if you're looking at it from the marketing perspective, who cares if you're number one on a Google page rank now when everybody's going to AI and say, find X and you happen to be that, right? 00:29:29.759 --> 00:29:39.519 So so the whole point of it is then positioning your website, your marketing, your branding, your actual writing style to be authoritative for the artificial intelligence when it ingests you. 00:29:39.759 --> 00:29:42.880 You look like the subject matter expert or whatever you're trying to look like. 00:29:43.039 --> 00:29:55.119 And so it goes to you before it goes anywhere else, aka websites of your competitors that are not formatting for AI ingestion or gating their websites where, oh, we've got all this content, but you've got to log in. 00:29:55.200 --> 00:29:58.160 Well, the AI's not gonna do that when it's crawling the website. 00:29:58.400 --> 00:30:03.359 On top of it, I think Microsoft is taking advantage of the regulatory situation in the United States. 00:30:03.519 --> 00:30:10.480 To your point, back in the 90s, it was a lot more stringent when it came to monopolies or or competition when it at the corporate level. 00:30:10.640 --> 00:30:12.400 But now we've got a big issue. 00:30:12.480 --> 00:30:19.119 And Microsoft could also argue well, what Copilot is at the end of the day is an integration that was distilled from open AI. 00:30:19.279 --> 00:30:21.200 So is it really a competitor? 00:30:21.359 --> 00:30:27.119 You know, they're banking on us just using Windows, which is pretty much on lockdown for them in the business world. 00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:29.119 And so they're gonna integrate these things. 00:30:29.279 --> 00:30:35.039 They've got a more friendly uh US government than the government's been friendly in decades for this. 00:30:35.200 --> 00:30:35.920 And here we are. 00:30:36.079 --> 00:30:57.119 I think the real big thing that's gonna be interesting is when users in the United States see that the Europeans in the EU get that choice due to law, or the Canadians or the Australians, or any one of the other um, you know, modern countries or country systems that are actually putting regulations on AI to try to slow it down and try to try to regulate it in some way. 00:30:57.279 --> 00:31:01.599 The US is just behind on this, and and that's why we get situations like this as well. 00:31:01.839 --> 00:31:03.200 Well, I think Microsoft's in trouble. 00:31:03.279 --> 00:31:04.240 So I'll just say it right now. 00:31:04.319 --> 00:31:09.359 I think Microsoft's in trouble because I think Google is gonna try to create an OS to compete on the business level. 00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:11.759 I do think they're gonna try to advance their Chromebook. 00:31:11.920 --> 00:31:17.680 I know significant people um that have left Microsoft and that are working on a secret OS. 00:31:17.759 --> 00:31:26.880 And I actually think that uh the only way Google stays alive is if they can release a business type alternative OS because their advertising is gonna be there. 00:31:26.960 --> 00:31:32.559 So yeah, and it it'll integrate with workspace, Google Workspace in the same way Microsoft has Office. 00:31:32.640 --> 00:31:34.000 And yeah, we're seeing that. 00:31:34.079 --> 00:31:38.640 And we're also picking up more clients, interestingly enough, on the side that have Google Workspace. 00:31:38.720 --> 00:31:43.599 Yeah, you know, and that that said, Microsoft is still the 800-pound gorilla in the in the business room. 00:31:43.680 --> 00:31:47.680 But yes, I think those winds are shifting, and we've even seen some more Mac lately. 00:31:47.759 --> 00:31:48.960 So, you know, here we are. 00:31:49.200 --> 00:31:53.200 All right, I'm just gonna go home and talk to my Roomba so that the Chinese people know what's going on. 00:31:54.079 --> 00:31:54.880 So they just know who you are. 00:31:55.039

--> 00:31:57.519 You just say, hey China, I'm right here, come visit me immediately. 00:31:57.680 --> 00:31:57.839 All right. 00:31:58.160 --> 00:32:00.720 And the Roomba will talk back, Mike, if you want to. 00:32:01.039 --> 00:32:05.680 So yeah, I'll do that while it's spinning on the floor, not knowing what to do. 00:32:07.359 --> 00:32:07.759 All right. 00:32:07.839 --> 00:32:08.400 Well, you know what? 00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:13.680 I are are we allowed to be calling this now AI, or do we now need to have a different name here? 00:32:13.839 --> 00:32:18.720 Tell tell me a little bit about the AI force team our government is working on. 00:32:19.119 --> 00:32:21.359 Yeah, so this is an interesting one. 00:32:21.519 --> 00:32:23.680 And and and Mike, get your drinking hat on. 00:32:24.160 --> 00:32:25.759 I'm gonna gripe about it. 00:32:26.240 --> 00:32:30.480 Essentially, uh uh President Trump is said that he's gonna create an AI force. 00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:32.079 So here's what happened with this. 00:32:32.160 --> 00:32:37.599 On September 19th, Trump announced basically plans for an AI force and a new AI czar. 00:32:37.839 --> 00:32:45.119 And Reuters reported that he basically that he basically gave us no details how on how any of this is gonna work. 00:32:45.279 --> 00:32:48.960 And for the record, that unbelievably matters, especially in this political climate. 00:32:49.119 --> 00:32:55.680 So we essentially have an announcement, but we don't have a blueprint with which I can sit here and tell you about. 00:32:55.920 --> 00:33:04.240 But I think though, that like the name, just the name alone essentially tells us nothing about the investigative powers or the funding or the accountability. 00:33:04.480 --> 00:33:06.160 And so this could be anything. 00:33:06.319 --> 00:33:14.720 It could be a coordinating coordinating office, it could be a technical response team, it could be a promotion just of AI itself, it could be a regulator. 00:33:14.880 --> 00:33:15.599 We don't know. 00:33:15.839 --> 00:33:23.119 But I think there's a bigger concern here because most experts around the entire planet, and you know I've been talking about this too. 00:33:23.279 --> 00:33:27.839 We've been calling for a slowdown in AI development for regulations and all of this. 00:33:27.920 --> 00:33:31.680 We don't want it to go terminator and it continues to improve itself. 00:33:31.839 --> 00:33:36.240 But Trump is one of like the very few that says, hey, we don't need regulation. 00:33:36.400 --> 00:33:44.000 We don't need to slow down full steam ahead, and the only thing we need is my morality to make sure that AI will, you know, keep itself in check. 00:33:44.160 --> 00:33:59.839 And so the fear here is that this AI force, whatever this is going to be, is gonna be more of an enabler of things like offensive cyber weaponry without any kind of checks and that that mic should get you drinking like right out of the gate here again. 00:34:00.720 --> 00:34:11.840 You know, and we also, I mean, if you think about it, look at Ukraine, because we're also seeing drones being autonomously controlled by AI there, and they're able to actually kill without human intervention now. 00:34:12.000 --> 00:34:19.920 So once they've got their targets, once they've been set and they have their kill box, you know, they're designed to basically act on their own, find the target, and kill. 00:34:20.000 --> 00:34:21.119 And think about this. 00:34:21.280 --> 00:34:26.559 You know, what if it's a Russian tank, but three minutes before the drone shows up, the Ukrainians just took it? 00:34:26.639 --> 00:34:31.920 Or what if it's a soldier and you know, the soldier walks into a crowd of civilians? 00:34:32.079 --> 00:34:34.000 You know, it does it has no remorse. 00:34:34.320 --> 00:34:44.719 But what we are building is essentially no guardrails and an accelerating AI ecosystem in the United States, which right now is the largest producer of artificial intelligence. 00:34:44.880 --> 00:34:56.159 This is only gonna get worse, and and my fear is a the AI force is not gonna be any kind of regulatory situation just because Trump says go, go, go, no checks, no rails. 00:34:56.239 --> 00:34:58.239 And so that's that's the issue. 00:34:58.559 --> 00:35:01.920 Maybe the space force will oversee the AI force. 00:35:02.320 --> 00:35:07.760 Well, as the space force deploys weapons in space now, which that's a whole other topic. 00:35:07.920 --> 00:35:08.800 Uh yeah, yeah. 00:35:09.039 --> 00:35:11.760 AI, AI assisted weapons in space, that's what we need. 00:35:11.840 --> 00:35:21.280 And space law was written in 1967, and it does not cover indemnification for private corporations because they never thought about it back then. 00:35:21.440 --> 00:35:29.519 So when you know SpaceX accidentally crashes into a Chinese satellite, that is technically a declaration of war under the current law. 00:35:29.679 --> 00:35:30.400 Not kidding. 00:35:30.559 --> 00:35:30.800 Gotcha. 00:35:31.039 --> 00:35:31.920 So it's a mess. 00:35:32.159 --> 00:35:32.960 All right, we're almost out of time. 00:35:35.679 --> 00:35:36.000 All right. 00:35:36.239 --> 00:35:39.679 Do you have do you have any updates on the FBI data breach? 00:35:39.760 --> 00:35:42.239 We covered it pretty extensively last week on the show. 00:35:42.320 --> 00:35:45.840 But any any new breaking FBI data breach information? 00:35:46.159 --> 00:35:47.199 Yeah, this one's wild. 00:35:47.280 --> 00:35:48.400 So I won't go through the whole thing. 00:35:48.559 --> 00:35:50.960 Shiny Hunters hit it, uh, hit hit the FBI. 00:35:51.039 --> 00:35:58.800 But on September 29th, like what, four or five days ago, uh, essentially Dutch police arrested a 24-year-old uh in Amsterdam. 00:35:59.039 --> 00:36:04.639 And uh uh essentially he is one of the leaders of Shiny Hunter, and so he is basically sitting there. 00:36:04.719 --> 00:36:11.840 Now we don't know if he was part of this actual FBI hack, but

the point is he's part of this criminal gang, which means we might be getting information. 00:36:11.920 --> 00:36:21.119 And then the day after that, on September 30th, Shiny Hunters basically came out and said that the only reason why they hit the FBI was a quote unquote publicity campaign. 00:36:21.360 --> 00:36:24.639 Yep, because they didn't like them saying that they were bad people. 00:36:24.960 --> 00:36:25.440 Yeah, yeah. 00:36:25.519 --> 00:36:31.599 And so they said they never intended to publish this or sell the data, but they've already given it to journalists and god knows who. 00:36:31.679 --> 00:36:38.480 And so you can't use this as like, oh, well, let's just accept this as the risk when they've got all of this data because it might be leaked. 00:36:38.639 --> 00:36:42.320 Shiny Hunters just hacked Klopp, the other ransomware gang, their competitor. 00:36:42.480 --> 00:36:45.679 So who knows who will hack shiny hunters and get this data and dump it? 00:36:45.840 --> 00:36:49.920 So it's just a hot mess with this, but that's the latest on the FBI. 00:36:50.079 --> 00:36:51.119 That's the latest on the FBI. 00:36:51.280 --> 00:36:51.519 All right. 00:36:51.599 --> 00:36:57.039 Well, when my when my father used to talk about the good old days, we used to laugh at them. 00:36:57.199 --> 00:36:57.840 Yeah. 00:36:58.159 --> 00:36:59.920 Now I know why he talks about it. 00:37:01.039 --> 00:37:04.639 Each week in the AI world is equivalent to like say six months. 00:37:04.719 --> 00:37:07.440 I mean, every day it's it's just it's growing so much. 00:37:07.679 --> 00:37:13.440 Yeah, and I can imagine my grand telling my grandkids, you know, when I was your age, an AI token cost a dollar, you know. 00:37:13.679 --> 00:37:15.599 They'll be like, what are you talking about? 00:37:15.840 --> 00:37:18.800 We have our own AI system built here on my phone. 00:37:18.880 --> 00:37:20.000 Uh what do you got going on? 00:37:20.239 --> 00:37:25.280 All right, Nick's people that want to talk with you more and get to know you. 00:37:25.360 --> 00:37:27.360 How can they connect with you outside of our show? 00:37:27.679 --> 00:37:29.760 Do they really want to talk to me though after this segment? 00:37:29.840 --> 00:37:33.440 I don't even when you're talking to Nick, have a bottle of whisk. 00:37:33.760 --> 00:37:34.400 That's all I'm saying. 00:37:34.639 --> 00:37:35.760 That's I I recommend it. 00:37:35.920 --> 00:37:43.840 Yeah, no, you can uh like LinkedIn, uh, you know, YouTube slash Nick Espinoza, you know, Twitter, aka X all that slash Nick A E S P. 00:37:44.000 --> 00:37:44.639 Come say hi. 00:37:44.719 --> 00:37:45.280 Come hang out. 00:37:45.519 --> 00:37:46.000 Love to see you. 00:37:46.159 --> 00:37:47.360 You just won't find them on TikTok. 00:37:47.440 --> 00:37:47.920 That's right. 00:37:48.079 --> 00:37:48.480 Indeed. 00:37:48.960 --> 00:37:49.440 All right. 00:37:49.840 --> 00:37:52.239 Nick, thank you so much for being a part of our show each week. 00:37:52.480 --> 00:37:55.519 I cannot wait for our Halloween special coming on up. 00:37:55.599 --> 00:37:56.880 Ooh, yeah, I can't wait. 00:37:57.440 --> 00:37:58.480 That should be scary. 00:37:58.639 --> 00:38:00.320 All right, but now let's move on. 00:38:00.559 --> 00:38:03.519 Speaking about some of this to Mike the AI guy. 00:38:05.519 --> 00:38:08.000 We have the grumpiest guy in the world. 00:38:29.840 --> 00:38:30.400 Yes. 00:38:30.559 --> 00:38:35.199 Yes, we're we're going to buckle up, we're going to be talking about AI. 00:38:35.440 --> 00:38:35.840 Uh oh. 00:38:35.920 --> 00:38:36.559 Uh no way. 00:38:36.800 --> 00:38:37.119 No way. 00:38:37.440 --> 00:38:37.679 Uh oh. 00:38:37.840 --> 00:38:38.800 Okay, what do we got? 00:38:39.039 --> 00:38:42.159 Although we might not be able to call it AI. 00:38:42.320 --> 00:38:43.119 Why is that? 00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:54.079 Because it didn't just glitch, it packed its bags and flew to Slovenia and started buying web domains like it was a drunk billionaire on GoDaddy.com. 00:38:54.400 --> 00:38:55.440 Okay, all right. 00:38:55.760 --> 00:38:56.079 Okay. 00:38:56.719 --> 00:38:59.039 So understand just what happened. 00:38:59.199 --> 00:39:03.440 President Trump, yes, the same guy who wants to purchase Greenland. 00:39:03.599 --> 00:39:03.840 Okay. 00:39:04.320 --> 00:39:06.719 Has now decided that AI is a bad name. 00:39:06.800 --> 00:39:11.519 It's too fake, it's too artificial, so he rebranded it as super intelligence. 00:39:11.679 --> 00:39:12.320 Fantastic. 00:39:12.480 --> 00:39:13.440 Super get that. 00:39:13.599 --> 00:39:14.559 Super intelligence. 00:39:14.719 --> 00:39:15.039 Yep. 00:39:15.280 --> 00:39:15.840 S I. 00:39:16.239 --> 00:39:18.000 Guess what else uses SI? 00:39:18.159 --> 00:39:18.559 What's that? 00:39:18.800 --> 00:39:20.400 Slovenia's entire internet. 00:39:20.800 --> 00:39:22.320 Oh, is that like their dot com? 00:39:22.400 --> 00:39:24.000 Is like that's their dot com. 00:39:24.239 --> 00:39:25.360 Okay, so it's dot SI. 00:39:25.599 --> 00:39:26.480 So it's not SI. 00:39:26.559 --> 00:39:34.559 So now every domain squatter crypto bro, and I'm starting a startup guy on TikTok, has rushed to Slovenia like it's the new Silicon Valley. 00:39:34.880 --> 00:39:40.320 Register.si says they normally get about 2,000 domain registrations a month. 00:39:40.480 --> 00:39:43.360 And in September, after this announcement, guess what? 00:39:43.519 --> 00:39:44.159 How many do they get? 00:39:44.800 --> 00:39:46.000 44,000. 00:39:46.320 --> 00:39:47.519 44,000. 00:39:47.760 --> 00:39:48.880 44,000. 00:39:49.440 --> 00:39:52.320 Some guy's sitting there at his computer like, oh, it's a normal day. 00:39:52.400 --> 00:39:53.760 And then he starts seeing it tick pie. 00:39:55.199 --> 00:39:57.519 How many, how many of these did you buy, Nathan? 00:39:57.760 --> 00:39:58.559 I did not buy any of them. 00:39:59.039 --> 00:40:04.960 That's a that's a 2100%, 2,100%

spike. 00:40:05.280 --> 00:40:05.920 Wow. 00:40:06.400 --> 00:40:08.880 And it's not a trend, it's a stampede. 00:40:09.440 --> 00:40:20.239 People people heard Trump say, Welcome to the new world of super intelligence, and immediately thought, oh man, I better buy superintelligence king.si before somebody else. 00:40:20.719 --> 00:40:21.679 Better fly to Slovenia. 00:40:22.079 --> 00:40:22.239 Okay. 00:40:22.800 --> 00:40:29.519 On September 30th alone, that was, you know, just a few days ago, 11,000 domains were registered. 00:40:29.679 --> 00:40:30.639 11,000. 00:40:30.880 --> 00:40:31.199 Wow. 00:40:31.360 --> 00:40:34.320 That's not a day, that's a clearance sale at the internet mall. 00:40:34.880 --> 00:40:44.559 And then Trump signs an executive order telling every government agency to stop using the term AI and start using the term SI. 00:40:44.800 --> 00:40:45.039 Okay. 00:40:45.519 --> 00:40:50.000 The best part, the signature page, the official government document spelled the United States wrong. 00:40:50.239 --> 00:40:50.480 I know. 00:40:50.559 --> 00:40:51.440 This is all over the internet. 00:40:53.440 --> 00:40:53.760 Sorry. 00:40:55.360 --> 00:40:57.840 Clearly, we didn't use AI to check the document. 00:40:58.159 --> 00:40:59.360 It's all over the news. 00:40:59.599 --> 00:41:02.639 Yeah, so it spelled it spelled the US wrong. 00:41:02.880 --> 00:41:04.800 You cannot make this stuff up. 00:41:05.039 --> 00:41:08.960 We are renaming artificial intelligence while misspelling the country. 00:41:09.199 --> 00:41:13.199 That's like launching a rocket labeled space, S-P-A-S-E. 00:41:14.800 --> 00:41:21.840 Meanwhile, Slovenia is sitting over there like, hey, we just wanted to be a nice little country with a nice little domain suffix. 00:41:22.239 --> 00:41:25.119 Now America's tech bros are colonizing us. 00:41:25.840 --> 00:41:34.559 This is the first time in US history a president has caused a foreign domain surge by rebranding a technology, not a policy or a treaty. 00:41:34.639 --> 00:41:35.760 It was just a nickname. 00:41:36.000 --> 00:41:36.320 Yep. 00:41:36.480 --> 00:41:37.519 So here's your takeaway. 00:41:38.079 --> 00:41:40.079 AI is not taking over the world. 00:41:40.480 --> 00:41:42.800 SI isn't taking over the world. 00:41:43.039 --> 00:41:46.559 But domain squatters, they already are. 00:41:47.519 --> 00:41:51.119 Planting flags in Slovenia like it's a digital gold rush. 00:41:51.760 --> 00:42:01.440 This is the future of superintelligence buckle up because the robot uprising is going to be led by someone who thinks the best investment is superintelligence president.si. 00:42:03.119 --> 00:42:03.519 Well. 00:42:03.840 --> 00:42:08.400 So is this turning out like the early 2000s back when everyone domain crisis was? 00:42:08.559 --> 00:42:08.719 Yeah. 00:42:09.360 --> 00:42:09.679 Wow. 00:42:10.239 --> 00:42:11.119 But 2.0. 00:42:11.440 --> 00:42:12.239 2.0? 00:42:12.880 --> 00:42:14.000 Porcelinia. 00:42:14.320 --> 00:42:14.880 There you go. 00:42:15.840 --> 00:42:17.039 That's how you get into the news. 00:42:17.199 --> 00:42:17.679 That's right. 00:42:17.760 --> 00:42:21.280 Well, that was Mike's AI guys segment. 00:42:21.440 --> 00:42:25.440 Now, though, we have the Secret Sound. 00:42:27.119 --> 00:42:31.440 And now for our secret sound, brought to us by Elite Executive Services. 00:42:31.599 --> 00:42:36.800 Visit Tech Timeradio.com and click on the contact page to submit your answer. 00:42:37.119 --> 00:42:38.880 Odie, play that sound. 00:42:46.800 --> 00:42:48.400 Alright, do you know what that secret sound is? 00:42:48.480 --> 00:42:51.039 The pot's now at$70. 00:42:51.599 --> 00:42:53.039 That's a whole whiskey bottle. 00:42:53.440 --> 00:42:54.480 You can buy yourself some whiskey. 00:42:54.559 --> 00:42:55.280 If you just decide to do that. 00:42:57.039 --> 00:42:57.840 That it is on my shelf. 00:42:58.400 --> 00:43:00.639 Mark's is probably a half a one. 00:43:00.800 --> 00:43:04.320 But you can call us at 206-649-6098. 00:43:04.480 --> 00:43:07.679 Leave a message saying that you're calling in regarding the secret sounds. 00:43:07.920 --> 00:43:10.800 Or you can always jump online and click our talk pack system. 00:43:11.760 --> 00:43:15.280 So now we need to head out to a commercial break. 00:43:15.360 --> 00:43:16.960 But when we return, don't worry. 00:43:17.119 --> 00:43:18.800 We have this weekend technology. 00:43:18.880 --> 00:43:20.239 So see you after this. 00:43:20.559 --> 00:43:21.119 Hey Mike. 00:43:21.280 --> 00:43:22.079 Yeah, what's up? 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00:45:28.159 --> 00:45:41.440 First, the UP scanner was installed at a Marsh supermarket in Ohio, and on June 26, 1974, history was made when a pack of Wrigley's juicy fruit gum became the first item ever scanned. 00:45:41.679 --> 00:45:42.079 Juicy fruit. 00:45:42.239 --> 00:45:43.440 Is that still around, juicy fruit? 00:45:43.679 --> 00:45:44.000 I don't know. 00:45:44.079 --> 00:45:46.800 You remember the the twins, the what was that? 00:45:46.960 --> 00:45:49.920 Was that peppermint twin type of deal that was back in? 00:45:50.239 --> 00:45:51.280 Yeah, I I don't know. 00:45:51.440 --> 00:45:52.400 How about Haba Bubba? 00:45:52.480 --> 00:45:53.519 You remember Haba Bubba? 00:45:54.000 --> 00:45:55.599 Yeah, I remember Fruit Stripe. 00:45:55.760 --> 00:45:57.840 I remember I'm older than you, remember that? 00:45:58.079 --> 00:45:59.599 And my mind hasn't quite gone yet. 00:45:59.760 --> 00:46:00.639 It hasn't quite gone yet. 00:46:00.719 --> 00:46:02.320 Well, thank goodness one of them's our hair. 00:46:02.559 --> 00:46:08.400 A simple pattern of lines born in 1952 became the backbone of modern retail today. 00:46:08.639 --> 00:46:10.000 That was this week in technology. 00:46:10.079 --> 00:46:20.400 If you ever wanted to watch some tech time history with over 300 plus weekly broadcasts spanning our six plus years of video podcasts and blog information, you can visit us at techtime radio.com to watch our older shows. 00:46:20.480 --> 00:46:21.440 We're going to take a commercial break. 00:46:21.599 --> 00:46:24.000 When we return, we have the Mark Mumble whiskey review. 00:46:24.320 --> 00:46:25.519 See you after this. 00:46:25.920 --> 00:46:27.519 How to see a man about a dog. 00:46:27.840 --> 00:46:34.800 It combines darkly comic short stories, powerful poems, and pulp fiction pros to create a heartbreaking and hilarious journey. 00:46:34.960 --> 00:46:36.639 Readers will not soon forget. 00:46:36.800 --> 00:46:41.360 Read How to See a Man About a Dog, collected writings for free with Kindle Unlimited. 00:46:41.760 --> 00:46:47.039 Ebook available on Kindle, print copies available on Amazon The Book Pository, and more. 00:46:51.679 --> 00:46:56.400 The segment we've been waiting all week for Mark's Whiskey Mumble. 00:47:02.800 --> 00:47:03.679 Alrighty. 00:47:05.280 --> 00:47:05.920 Nice. 00:47:06.559 --> 00:47:08.800 Oh, today, October 6th. 00:47:08.960 --> 00:47:09.360 Yes. 00:47:09.519 --> 00:47:12.320 We are not celebrating Prime Day here in the studio. 00:47:12.480 --> 00:47:12.800 That's right. 00:47:12.880 --> 00:47:13.760 We are not. 00:47:14.320 --> 00:47:19.280 That hat makes your head look 25 per 50% bigger. 00:47:19.760 --> 00:47:20.559 Because of the headsets. 00:47:20.719 --> 00:47:20.880 Okay. 00:47:21.280 --> 00:47:21.920 Oh my god. 00:47:22.239 --> 00:47:25.840 One of my best friends ever doesn't even know the team I live and breathe for. 00:47:26.159 --> 00:47:27.360 No, you it's the Dodgers. 00:47:27.679 --> 00:47:29.119 Dude, I know the team you live with. 00:47:30.480 --> 00:47:30.639 Okay. 00:47:32.000 --> 00:47:32.719 Are you a Rams? 00:47:33.119 --> 00:47:33.599 It's your sports. 00:47:33.840 --> 00:47:34.400 I know sports. 00:47:35.039 --> 00:47:36.320 Okay, so it's it's okay. 00:47:36.400 --> 00:47:37.360 It's Rams Day. 00:47:37.519 --> 00:47:38.239 So okay. 00:47:39.119 --> 00:47:39.679 What are you gonna do? 00:47:42.480 --> 00:47:43.360 I'm telling you, Nathan. 00:47:43.599 --> 00:47:45.119 It is Mad Hatter Day. 00:47:45.199 --> 00:47:46.800 I'm a big Seahawks fan. 00:47:46.880 --> 00:47:50.639 I would never, unless I'm out of my mind, put on a Rams hat. 00:47:50.719 --> 00:47:50.880 Okay. 00:47:51.119 --> 00:47:53.760 Mad Hatter, so look at that. 00:47:54.480 --> 00:47:55.599 How did he find a Rams hat? 00:47:55.679 --> 00:47:56.320 That's normal with that. 00:47:56.480 --> 00:47:56.719 Was that it? 00:47:56.960 --> 00:47:57.519 Was that like a little

bit? 00:47:57.760 --> 00:48:01.360 I'm in Southern California, so unfortunately, some family members are crazy. 00:48:01.519 --> 00:48:02.079 Oh my gosh. 00:48:02.159 --> 00:48:03.199 Yeah, no, you just be a C. 00:48:03.599 --> 00:48:10.960 Today is Mad Hatter Day, a celebration of nonsense, ridiculous hats, and embracing your slightly crazier side. 00:48:11.039 --> 00:48:11.840 So I have some crazy. 00:48:12.239 --> 00:48:14.000 Do you know why October 6 was chosen? 00:48:14.159 --> 00:48:15.920 Why is that for Mad Hatter's Day? 00:48:16.079 --> 00:48:21.440 Because if you remember from Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter's famous hat carried the tag 106. 00:48:21.840 --> 00:48:22.000 Okay. 00:48:22.400 --> 00:48:25.039 The original price of 10 shillings sixpence. 00:48:25.679 --> 00:48:29.679 So apparently, even complete nonsense occasionally has a logical explanation. 00:48:29.840 --> 00:48:30.239 There you go. 00:48:30.400 --> 00:48:31.199 Alice in Wonderland. 00:48:31.760 --> 00:48:32.960 Nathan lived there. 00:48:33.280 --> 00:48:33.599 What? 00:48:33.679 --> 00:48:33.840 No. 00:48:34.159 --> 00:48:37.599 Alright, since it's Mad Hatter Day, we're celebrating today, we're doing things a little differently. 00:48:37.840 --> 00:48:38.159 Okay. 00:48:38.800 --> 00:48:41.599 So today is the two whiskies fit right in. 00:48:41.760 --> 00:48:50.239 Apparently, ordinary rye simply was not mad enough, so we have some unique ones in one of the glasses. 00:48:50.559 --> 00:48:55.519 We have from Vermont a finished rye whiskey, non-age stated, 100 proof. 00:48:55.840 --> 00:48:57.679 It has a unique mash blend. 00:48:57.760 --> 00:48:59.280 It's 60% rye. 00:49:00.000 --> 00:49:04.159 It's 30% Cavados, and 10% blend of Armagnac. 00:49:04.559 --> 00:49:05.119 $67. 00:49:06.320 --> 00:49:13.440 And the other glass we have from Hennessy distilled in Texas, a finished rye whiskey, non-aged stated, 88 proof. 00:49:13.519 --> 00:49:24.000 It's 51% rye, 39, 51% rye, and 49% malted barley finished with sherry casks. 00:49:24.239 --> 00:49:25.440 And that's$76. 00:49:26.320 --> 00:49:27.840 Maybe the sherry cask was too. 00:49:28.000 --> 00:49:29.760 Okay, I I think maybe that's what it is. 00:49:29.840 --> 00:49:30.400 Okay, who knows? 00:49:30.559 --> 00:49:30.960 I don't know. 00:49:31.039 --> 00:49:31.360 Okay. 00:49:31.679 --> 00:49:32.159 Alright. 00:49:32.400 --> 00:49:35.519 Well, which one do you do you have any of these on your shelf? 00:49:37.519 --> 00:49:40.480 Um, one of them I probably would not put on my shelf. 00:49:40.559 --> 00:49:50.400 The other one I had on my shelf occasionally, but my uh future son-in-law loves it so much that I ended up uh he ended up taking the bottle with him and killing it. 00:49:50.639 --> 00:49:51.679 Oh wow, there you go. 00:49:51.840 --> 00:49:52.079 Okay. 00:49:52.239 --> 00:49:53.199 All right, okay. 00:49:53.519 --> 00:49:55.360 You didn't let AI kill it. 00:49:56.960 --> 00:49:59.199 Yeah, it does not do a good job drinking whiskey. 00:49:59.360 --> 00:50:02.000 Yeah, you know, I don't know if I could even mix it pretty well either. 00:50:02.159 --> 00:50:06.000 So, you know, there's some things that we still just are gonna have to have real people do in this world. 00:50:06.159 --> 00:50:06.559 You know that? 00:50:06.639 --> 00:50:07.760 There is some things you can have to do. 00:50:07.920 --> 00:50:10.960 Yeah, and drinking whiskey and talking tech is one of them. 00:50:11.199 --> 00:50:12.000 That's right. 00:50:12.480 --> 00:50:14.239 Or bashing on AI, I should say. 00:50:14.400 --> 00:50:16.079 Uh well, I don't know if we're bashing on it. 00:50:16.480 --> 00:50:17.599 We just I am. 00:50:17.760 --> 00:50:18.320 Oh, we should. 00:50:18.480 --> 00:50:18.639 Okay. 00:50:18.960 --> 00:50:23.679 Yeah, I have a I have a a Louis slugger, Louisville slugger bashing on that thing. 00:50:23.840 --> 00:50:24.320 Oh wow. 00:50:24.480 --> 00:50:24.719 Okay. 00:50:24.800 --> 00:50:25.599 Well, is that it? 00:50:26.079 --> 00:50:26.880 Can I continue on? 00:50:27.199 --> 00:50:28.960 Can I tell you what our parents are preferences? 00:50:29.119 --> 00:50:30.000 Are you are you leaning to the other one? 00:50:30.159 --> 00:50:31.840 I'm uh number one, number one by far. 00:50:32.000 --> 00:50:32.719 Number one. 00:50:33.199 --> 00:50:37.360 Bottle one by not even not even a close uh hands down. 00:50:37.519 --> 00:50:39.840 It is gonna be bottle number one here that I have. 00:50:40.400 --> 00:50:40.960 Mike? 00:50:41.360 --> 00:50:45.599 Uh I'm afraid to say that I'm leaning towards what Nathan has picked. 00:50:45.679 --> 00:50:46.320 Yeah. 00:50:47.519 --> 00:50:47.840 Okay. 00:50:48.079 --> 00:50:52.480 Well, let me just say, Mike, you are consistent. 00:50:52.880 --> 00:50:53.920 Ah, okay. 00:50:54.960 --> 00:50:55.360 That's good. 00:50:55.440 --> 00:50:55.760 That's good. 00:50:56.000 --> 00:50:59.599 Stay tuned to hear the rest of the story because there's an interesting twist in this one. 00:50:59.760 --> 00:51:00.079 Alrighty. 00:51:00.239 --> 00:51:00.480 All right. 00:51:00.559 --> 00:51:02.719 Whiskey and technology are such a great pairing. 00:51:02.800 --> 00:51:06.000 Like trick-or-treaters and Reese's chocolate commercials. 00:51:06.159 --> 00:51:09.679 Reese's peanut butter cups, Reese's Pieces, every commercial right now. 00:51:09.920 --> 00:51:11.920 You just can't do it. 00:51:12.239 --> 00:51:12.719 What's that? 00:51:12.880 --> 00:51:13.760 You just never mind. 00:51:13.920 --> 00:51:14.480 All right, there we go. 00:51:14.559 --> 00:51:14.800 All right. 00:51:14.880 --> 00:51:19.199 Now let's prepare for our technology fail of the week brought to us by Elite Executive Services. 00:51:19.519 --> 00:51:20.719 Congratulations. 00:51:20.880 --> 00:51:21.920 You're a failure. 00:51:22.559 --> 00:51:24.079 Oh, I failed. 00:51:24.159 --> 00:51:24.719 Did I? 00:51:24.880 --> 00:51:25.360 Yes. 00:51:25.599 --> 00:51:26.400 Did I?

00:51:26.639 --> 00:51:27.199 Yes. 00:51:27.760 --> 00:51:31.599 All right, it's time for our technology fail of the week, and this one goes to Dyson. 00:51:31.679 --> 00:51:34.960 Yes, the same company known for vacuums and hairdryers. 00:51:35.199 --> 00:51:38.639 Now has a$500 commercial jet AI toothbrush. 00:51:38.719 --> 00:51:40.079 And folks, this thing's a disaster. 00:51:40.400 --> 00:51:42.079 It's a camera jet, not a commercial jet. 00:51:42.159 --> 00:51:43.519 Or sorry, did I say commercial jet? 00:51:43.840 --> 00:51:45.360 Camera jet AI toothbrush. 00:51:45.440 --> 00:51:53.760 Dyson marketed the camera jet as the future of oral care, an AI-powered toothbrush with built-in camera that analyzes your brushing in real time. 00:51:54.000 --> 00:52:00.960 Customers quickly started reporting failures, camera shining off mid-use, overheating warnings, and the units simply refused to start. 00:52:01.199 --> 00:52:04.480 Dyson finally admitted that there may be a component issue. 00:52:04.639 --> 00:52:13.760 But here's the fail: they won't say what the issue is, they won't say how many units are affected, they won't say which countries are impacted, and they have not allowed a recall for the device. 00:52:13.920 --> 00:52:18.880 And you have to get on their customer support line for about an hour to get a replacement. 00:52:19.039 --> 00:52:22.400 If you paid$500 for a toothbrush, you deserve this. 00:52:32.079 --> 00:52:36.480 If the company won't disclose the failure, it's probably an embarrassing failure. 00:52:36.559 --> 00:52:40.400 Another added when a device goes in your mouth, you don't get to be that vague. 00:52:40.719 --> 00:52:41.199 Here's the problem. 00:52:41.360 --> 00:52:53.679 Dyson is part of a growing trend of companies rushing AI into everyday appliances, toothbrushes, razors, hair tools, hair clippers, the whole gamut without fully understanding how these systems behave in real-world conditions. 00:52:53.760 --> 00:52:59.760 The camera jet shows exactly what happens when AI hardware is pushed out faster than it can be supported. 00:53:00.639 --> 00:53:02.639 Alright, a$500 toothbrush. 00:53:02.719 --> 00:53:11.360 If you buy one, you should also be well deserved on the spot as a technology failure because buy a$10 toothbrush, it will do the same. 00:53:11.519 --> 00:53:12.000 And now? 00:53:12.239 --> 00:53:15.039 Buy a$5, buy a$2 toothbrush. 00:53:15.119 --> 00:53:17.039 Okay, toothbrushes are not that. 00:53:17.599 --> 00:53:20.559 Why do we need anti-powered toothbrush? 00:53:22.000 --> 00:53:25.280 All right, maybe I'll take over my toothpaste too. 00:53:25.440 --> 00:53:27.679 All right, well, we don't have time for the Nathan Nugget. 00:53:27.840 --> 00:53:28.559 We've run out of time. 00:53:28.639 --> 00:53:28.800 No. 00:53:29.039 --> 00:53:35.119 So we are gonna have to immediately now go to our pick of the day, whiskey tasting. 00:53:36.960 --> 00:53:40.800 And now our pick of the day for our whiskey tastings. 00:53:41.599 --> 00:53:44.159 Let's see what bubbles to the top. 00:53:44.639 --> 00:53:46.480 All right, what do we have here? 00:53:46.880 --> 00:53:54.639 All right, we are debating between in no particular order the Bakta 1928 rye whiskey, which was the winner from last year. 00:53:55.360 --> 00:53:59.519 And Sir Davis, the Beyonce whiskey. 00:53:59.760 --> 00:54:01.199 It's number one's the Bakte. 00:54:01.440 --> 00:54:02.320 I'm 100% sure. 00:54:02.639 --> 00:54:03.679 I'm pretty sure that's it. 00:54:03.840 --> 00:54:04.400 I am pretty sure. 00:54:04.639 --> 00:54:05.440 And that's the winner. 00:54:05.519 --> 00:54:07.119 That is Nathan. 00:54:08.000 --> 00:54:08.480 Very good. 00:54:09.119 --> 00:54:20.960 However, when we had the same competition the very first week in January of this year, when we kicked this off, these two went against each other, and Nathan chose the Sir Davis number two. 00:54:21.280 --> 00:54:24.320 Yes, I remember him liking the Beyonce whiskey. 00:54:24.639 --> 00:54:28.079 Yes, and I had to be the tiebreaker to keep Bakta going through. 00:54:28.239 --> 00:54:29.440 Well, there you go. 00:54:29.599 --> 00:54:29.920 Okay. 00:54:30.320 --> 00:54:30.880 You know what? 00:54:31.039 --> 00:54:32.159 Who doesn't like Beyonce? 00:54:32.320 --> 00:54:32.719 Come on now. 00:54:34.000 --> 00:54:34.719 I'm sorry, I need more like that. 00:54:34.800 --> 00:54:37.280 So does that mean Nathan's palate is improving? 00:54:37.599 --> 00:54:39.599 Or is he just random every day and who knows? 00:54:39.760 --> 00:54:41.840 This is yeah, this is just his random. 00:54:42.079 --> 00:54:43.519 It's like an AI refrigerator. 00:54:43.599 --> 00:54:44.559 They would not know what to do with me. 00:54:45.920 --> 00:54:56.639 When Nathan goes to bed at night, I think he does a uh a whole factory reset and wakes up with a clean slate and then starts over with his name, his Nathan basic program. 00:54:56.960 --> 00:54:58.239 Do you solve problems when you sleep? 00:54:58.400 --> 00:55:03.920 I actually like if I have like a work problem or a technology problem, I'll sleep all night long and work on that problem in my brain. 00:55:04.400 --> 00:55:05.360 Well, a lot of people do. 00:55:05.519 --> 00:55:05.679 Okay. 00:55:05.760 --> 00:55:06.400 Do you do it? 00:55:06.880 --> 00:55:07.599 We have to be out of time. 00:55:08.559 --> 00:55:10.000 Alright, well, we're out of time, guys. 00:55:10.320 --> 00:55:10.880 Guess what? 00:55:10.960 --> 00:55:13.039 We want to thank the listeners for joining the program. 00:55:13.280 --> 00:55:14.800 Listeners, we want to hear from you. 00:55:15.039 --> 00:55:21.039 Visit us at techtimeradio.com and click on be a caller and ask a question in our talk back recording system. 00:55:21.199 --> 00:55:24.960 You can always stay connected by liking us on our YouTube page and stay up to date on technology. 00:55:25.039 --> 00:55:27.840 From all of us at Tech Time Radio, you can visit our new webpage. 00:55:28.000 --> 00:55:28.960 It's been updated. 00:55:29.119 --> 00:55:29.920 Mike loves it. 00:55:30.000 --> 00:55:32.480 Uh, it was an honor to be the host of today's show. 00:55:32.719 --> 00:55:36.559 Remember, the science of tomorrow starts with the technology of today. 00:55:36.719 --> 00:55:37.760 See you next week. 00:55:38.079 --> 00:55:38.639 Later. 00:55:38.880 --> 00:55:39.920 Bye-bye. 00:55:41.440 --> 00:55:43.599 Thanks for joining us on Tech Time Radio. 00:55:43.679 --> 00:55:49.199 We hope that you had a chance to have that hmm moment today in technology. 00:55:49.360 --> 00:55:50.800 The fun doesn't stop there. 00:55:50.960 --> 00:56:00.079 We recommend that you go to techtime radio.com and join our fan list for the most important aspect of staying connected and winning some really great monthly prizes. 00:56:00.320 --> 00:56:08.480 We also have a few other ways to stay connected, including subscribing to our podcast on any podcast service, from Apple to Google and everything in between. 00:56:08.719 --> 00:56:09.920 We're also on YouTube. 00:56:10.239 --> 00:56:14.960 So check us out on YouTube.comslash Tech Time Radio. 00:56:15.119 --> 00:56:15.760 All one word. 00:56:16.079 --> 00:56:18.880 We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did making it for you. 00:56:19.039 --> 00:56:22.559 From all of us at Tech Time Radio, remember Mum's the Word. 00:56:22.719 --> 00:56:24.239 Have a safe and fantastic week.