July 4, 2025 • 58 mins
✅ JMOR Tech Talk Show: Your Front-Row Seat to Tech’s Boldest Moves! Welcome to The JMOR Tech Talk Show! I’m your host, John C. Morley — serial entrepreneur, tech enthusiast, podcast coach, and passionate lifelong learner. In this episode, we dive into the cutting-edge stories shaping your digital world — from drone warfare and AI battles to quantum computing and jaw-dropping display tech. Whether you’re a tech lover, entrepreneur, or curious mind, this show brings you the trends that matter most.
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🚫🐝 DRONE BLASTR™ disables drones with sound waves — sonic defense takes flight! Imagine a world where drones can be stopped mid-flight — no missiles, no bullets, just pure sound. That’s exactly what Fractal Antenna’s DRONE BLASTR™ delivers. Using acoustic resonance, this tech shakes rogue drones out of the sky with sonic, ultrasonic, and subsonic waves. It’s a game-changer for law enforcement, military, and border security, offering a safer, cost-effective way to protect our skies without collateral damage.
💰📱 Trump’s team gears up for a major TikTok buyout — big names, big stakes! TikTok’s future in the U.S. just got more dramatic! Former President Trump announced that a group of billionaires is ready to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations. The twist? They’ll need China’s President Xi’s approval for the deal to go through. With digital influence and data privacy hanging in the balance, this move could reshape social media power in America.
⚖️🕵️ SCOTUS backs online age checks — a new era for internet privacy and safety. The Supreme Court ruled that age verification for adult content is constitutional, marking a major shift in how we protect kids online. While aimed at shielding minors from harmful material, this decision sparks fresh privacy debates. Collecting sensitive user data for age checks could expose millions to new security risks. The digital rights conversation just got a lot louder.
🎬🏎️ Apple hits gold with F1 — speed, thrills, and a box office win! Apple finally cracked the code for a theatrical hit with F1! This adrenaline-packed racing movie is crushing it at the box office, blending realistic high-speed action with a compelling mentor-mentee story. Boosted by Formula One’s rising U.S. popularity and Lewis Hamilton’s involvement, F1 signals a new chapter for Apple’s entertainment empire.
📚🤖 Authors push back on AI — demanding publishers protect human creativity. Writers are drawing the line on AI. Big-name authors are calling on publishers to promise no AI narrators, no AI-written books, and no staff cuts in favor of machines. Their message is clear: storytelling is human, and they’re ready to fight for it. This clash could define the future of publishing in the AI era.
🛑🤖 Congress eyes a decade-long freeze on state AI laws — innovation or overreach? A heated debate is unfolding in Congress. A proposed bill could block states from passing AI regulations for 10 years to avoid a patchwork of laws. Supporters say it’s vital for U.S. tech dominance; critics fear it’s a Big Tech power grab that will leave consumers unprotected. The battle for AI’s future just got political.
⚠️🤖 Meta admits AI group ban error — users call for better moderation. Meta is under fire again after admitting its AI wrongly banned several large Facebook groups. While Meta downplays the scale of the error, frustrated admins and users argue it highlights the dangers of overrelying on algorithms without human checks. The call for more balanced, fair moderation is louder than ever.
🎨❌ MrBeast drops AI tool after backlash — creators unite for fairness! MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star, learned that even well-meaning AI tools can cross the line. After creators accused his AI thumbnail generator of copying their work,
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Hi everyone, I'm John C. Morley, Serial Entrepreneur the host of
The JMOR Tech Talk Show and Inspirations
for Your Life.
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Well, hey everyone, it is John Seymour here,
a serial entrepreneur.
Welcome to The JMOR Tech Talk Show,
but first I'd like to wish everyone a
very happy, healthy, safe, and wonderful Fourth of
July, Friday, and a very long weekend.
I know some people are also taking off
Monday and not going back till Tuesday as
we've given our staff as well that long
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break.
So definitely hope that you will enjoy the
show here.
We have a great show, by the way.
The show today is titled Tech Shocks and
Quantum Leaps from Drone Wars to 16K Futures.
We're on series four and this is show
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All right, everyone.
All right, let's kick this show off because
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I have so much to share with you.
The JMOR Tech Talk Show, well, this
is your front row seat, everyone, to tech's
boldest moves.
Welcome once again to The JMOR Tech
Talk Show.
I am your host, serial entrepreneur, podcast coach,
engineer, video producer.
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I'm John C.
Morley, and it is a privilege and pleasure
to be with you.
And I'm also a passionate lifelong learner, and
I'd love to share that with others.
In this episode, I'm going to dive very
deep into the cutting edge stories that are
shaping the digital landscape of our world.
From drone warfare and AI battles to quantum
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computing and jaw-dropping display tech.
Whether you're a tech lover like myself, an
entrepreneur, or a curious-minded person, this show
brings you the trends that matter most.
You don't have to be an engineer like
myself.
You can still appreciate the great information and
insights that I provide here.
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So let's get into the very first topic,
and that is drone blaster.
Yes.
That is a trademark, by the way, drone
blaster, B-L-A-S-T-R.
Disables drones with sound waves.
Sonic defense takes flight.
Imagine a world, guys, where drones can be
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stopped mid-flight, no missiles, no bullets, just
pure sound.
Crazy, right?
Nope.
That's reality.
That's exactly what F-R-A-D-B
does.
Fractal antennas drone blaster does.
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That's what they claim it delivers.
Using this patented type of acoustic resonance in
sound waves, this tech shakes the rogue drones
out of the sky with sonic, ultrasonic, I
should say, and subsonic waves.
It's a game changer for law enforcement, military,
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and border security, offering a safer, cost-effective
way to protect our skies without collateral damage.
I actually got to see one of these
in use not too long ago, and the
way it works is the drone is up
there in the sky, and they have this
big gun.
It looks like a bazooka, but it's not.
It's pretty big.
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They aim it at the drone.
What happens is the drone just comes down
right in that wavelength.
Whatever controls it was having, it blocks that,
and the drone just comes straight down very
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safely on a field or pavement or what
have you.
I think that's pretty cool.
That's definitely the future, guys, is this new
drone, let's say, stopping technology.
If you are someone who has a drone,
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I want to let you know that there
are rules, yes.
If you use a drone for business, you
must be FCC licensed.
Now, I'm not going to get into all
the hoopla of that on this show because
that's a whole separate thing.
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The FAA has something that you need.
It's called the FAA Remote Pilot Certificate, Part
107, to fly a drone commercially.
The certificate proves you understand the regulations, operating
requirements, and procedures for safe drone operation for
work or business.
The Part 107 license is necessary for various
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commercial applications, including photography, aerial mapping, inspections,
construction, surveying, emergency management, and more.
To get a Part 107 license, you must
be at least 16 years old, be able
to read, speak, write, and understand English.
Yes, sorry about that.
Be in a physical and very good mental
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condition to safely fly a drone.
You have to pass the UAG, the Unmanned
Aircraft General Small Aeronautical Knowledge Test.
You must register your drone with the FAA
if it weighs more than 250 grams.
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All drones flown under Part 107 commercial purposes
must be registered regardless of the weight.
Let's just translate that for a minute.
What is 250 grams to pounds?
Because I think most people understand pounds, right?
250 grams to pounds converts out to basically,
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well, 0.5511 pounds, so not quite a
pound.
These things are pretty small and they don't
weigh a lot.
When they start going over a pound, well,
the FAA wants to know about that.
I think it's important to understand what this
means.
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The FCC regulates the use of radio frequencies
to ensure that drones do not interfere with
other communication services.
All drones operating in the United States must
comply with the FCC rules, especially regarding unlicensed
radio frequencies.
While most consumer-grade drones use unlicensed bands
like 2.4 gigahertz and 5.8 gigahertz
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without needing individual licenses, drones used with more
powerful radio transmissions or for specialized commercial applications
like broadcasting, they require an FCC license such
as an amateur radio license.
In summary, what does all this mean?
For flying a drone for business, you primarily
need an FAA remote pilot certificate part 107.
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You may also need an FCC license specifically
on amateur radio license if your drone uses
more powerful radio transmissions or is used to,
let's say, for the purposes of specialized applications
that require specific frequency use authorization.
It's crucial to ensure compliance with both the
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FAA and the FCC regulations when operating drones
for business to avoid, well, some hefty little
potential fines or operational restrictions.
Hopefully, that gives you a little bit of
an idea and the fact that you cannot
do certain things with drones.
It's really important that you understand the laws
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of what you can and can't do with
drones, even non-commercial drones.
All right.
Let's get into our next topic, which I
know you're going to love.
Trump's team gears up for a major TikTok
buyout, or so they say.
The big names, big stakes.
TikTok's future in the United States just got
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more dramatic.
Yeah, in a heartbeat.
Mr. President Trump announced that a group of
billionaires is ready to buy TikTok's US operations.
The twist.
They'll need China's President Xi's approval for the
deal to go through.
Yeah, good luck.
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With digital influence and data privacy hanging in
the balance, this move could reshape social media
power in America.
The thing is, my whole question is, does
China want TikTok to be sold?
I'm thinking no, but if it puts money
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in their pocket, guys, that's got to mean
a lot, right?
If it puts money into their pocket, that's
got to mean something, but we know that
China, well, they don't do things just for
profit.
They do things for other reasons.
We'll have to just see what's going on
with that and keep you appealed with exactly
what's happening.
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All right, and our next point comes to
us from Scotus.
What is Scotus?
I'll tell you in a minute.
Scotus backs the online age checks, a new
era for internet privacy and safety.
Who is Scotus?
I thought you'd never ask.
Scotus is the Supreme Court of the US.
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Pretty cool, right?
So Scotus ruled that age verification for adult
content is constitutional.
Marking a major shift in how we protect
kids online while aimed at shielding minors from
harmful material, this decision sparked some fresh privacy
debates.
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Collecting sensitive user data for age checks could
expose millions to new security risks.
The digital rights conversation just got, well, a
lot louder and a lot more challenging.
So it's interesting what they're trying to do,
but I feel they're going to have to
go over several hurdles before this is ever
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going to fly.
And ladies and gentlemen, Apple hits gold with
F1.
Speed thrills and a box office win.
Apple finally cracked the code, yes they did,
for a theatrical hit with F1.
This adrenaline-packed racing movie is crushing it
at the box office.
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Blending, well, let's say realistic, to say the
least, high-speed action with a compelling mentor
-mentee story.
Boosted by Formula One's rising US popularity and
Lewis Hamilton's involvement, F1 signals a new chapter
for Apple's entertainment empire.
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I didn't think I was going to see
Apple in the entertainment world for making films.
I guess you guys better move over, Sony
and other, you know, motion picture companies.
You're going to have some competition on your
tail, or so it seems.
So I thought that was kind of interesting
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what's going on there.
And, you know, Apple is doing everything they
can to make money because they've been having
challenges.
Apple is going to get into the, let's
say, the smart glasses world, which is what
RayBan did.
I just hope that Apple is going to
be a little more ethical in the fact
that when they release them, that they're actually
going to work on all the apps and
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not say they do, and then they don't.
See, the Metaglasses, which I bought a few
months ago, it was close to 600 bucks,
they do not work on anything but Facebook
and Instagram.
So if you want to use TikTok, well,
sorry, the best you can do is basically
record a 10-minute video.
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That's all you can do.
And then you can upload that video.
That's it.
If you're streaming to Facebook or Instagram, you
can only stream for 30 minutes.
That's the limitation.
I think they got to do something about
the battery life on these glasses.
Again, I've only worn them a few times,
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but I did notice that the battery seems
to drain on them rather quickly, and that
could be, well, a downside.
Authors are starting to push back, ladies and
gentlemen, on AI demanding publishers protecting the human
creativity.
Writers are drawing the line on AI.
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Big name authors are calling on publishers to
promise no AI narrators, no AI written books,
and no staff cuts in favor of machines.
Their message is pretty clear.
Storytelling is human, and they're ready to fight
for it now.
The clash could define the future of human
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challenges of publishing in the AI era.
And although AI has a lot of benefits,
we can't have it just, let's say, taking
human credit for something and making a lot
of money over it.
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I think that could be a huge, huge
problem.
So, authors demand publishers rein in AI.
A group of prominent authors, including Lauren Groff
and Dennis Lehane, have signed an open letter
urging book publishers to limit their use of
AI tools, demanding commitments like hiring only human
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audiobook narrators and refusing to publish AI-created
books.
The authors argue that AI companies have exploited
their work without fair compensation, and they call
on publishers not to replace human staff with
AI or reduce employees to mere AI monitors.
The letter quickly gained over 1,100 additional
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signatures reflecting growing industry concern, even as related
lawsuits against tech firms over AI training data
recently faced some legal setbacks.
Now, we talked a little while ago about,
yes, Amazon and what was it, The New
York Times.
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How is that AI deal going?
Well, we know that The New York Times
is making quite a bit of money.
But is it really a good thing, allowing
Amazon to use New York Times content, like
we said, news articles, cooking recipes, and the
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athletic sports analysis in its AI platforms and
services like Alexa?
I don't think it's a good thing.
And I feel that before it gets better,
I'm sorry to say this, guys, it's going
to get a lot worse.
Because people don't realize, well, the spot they're
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getting put in.
They don't realize how they're losing their choices,
all because they're getting greedy about technology and
using technology to put more money in their
pocket and straying away from, let's say, solid
core values.
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And ladies and gentlemen, Congress eyes a decade
-long freeze on state AI laws, innovation or
overreach.
A heated debate is unfolding in Congress.
A proposed bill could block states from passing
AI regulations for 10 years to avoid a
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patchwork of laws.
Supporters say it's vital for the US tech
dominances.
And critics fear it's a big tech power
grab that will leave consumers unprotected.
The battle for AI's future just got political.
And the thing is, the reason they're not
doing anything is because it's going to cost
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a lot of money.
And frankly, they're not really sure how to
do this.
I mean, this is going to change all
laws and so many things out there.
So Congress, as I said, may freeze.
It's pretty evident that they're going to freeze
all AI state laws for a decade.
And Congress is considering a proposal pushed by
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Senator Ted Cruz, including in a GOP mega
bill that would block states and local governments
from regulating AI for 10 years, aiming to
create a uniform federal framework amid concerns over
a fragmented patchwork of laws, as I said.
Supporters like OpenAI's Sam Altman argue this is
essential to maintain US AI leadership against China.
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While critics, including Democrats, some Republicans, AI safety
advocates and labor groups warn it would limit
consumer protections and allow powerful AI firms to
operate with little oversight.
The moratorium could override existing state laws on
AI transparency and safety, sparking bipartisan opposition focused
on states' rights and public safety with intense
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debates ahead.
The bill's fate remains uncertainty as lawmakers weigh
innovation against accountability.
And a lot of firms could be, well,
getting away with things and really extorting consumers
and other businesses.
And so I have to tell you, there's
a lot of companies out there that use
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AI to exploit others.
I mean, they've got like a whole science.
I'm not going to mention certain platforms, but
there's some platforms out there that they're literally
using AI to figure out how to serve
ads up.
And there's some platforms out there that include
AI, but I got to tell you, their
AI is not that great.
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And ladies and gentlemen, Meta admits the AI
group banned error.
Users call for better moderation.
Meta is under fire again after admitting its
AI wrongly banned several large Facebook groups.
Wouldn't want to be Meta or Facebook now.
While Meta downplays the scale of the error,
of course they do.
Frustrating admins and users argue that it highlights
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the dangers of over-relying on algorithms without
human checks.
The call for more balanced, fair moderation is
louder than ever.
To give you a perfect example, you know
I produce lots of content.
So I had produced something about our president
and talking about technology and nothing bad, but
just something to alert people up.
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And well, TikTok had decided that I had
gone against their quote unquote community standards, but
I didn't.
So I clicked on a little button there
to request an appeal.
They said it could take 24 hours.
Within about eight to nine hours, my video
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was restored.
But this hopefully gives you a perfect example
of how AI is messing up things.
We can't just have an algorithm that has
not been properly tested, hasn't been vetted to
run processes that are going to interact with
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people.
That's a big problem.
So as I said, Meta admitted to a
technical error that wrongly suspended the Facebook groups,
but they denied any widespread issue across its
platforms.
The group admits and Instagram users reported being
mistakenly flagged by AI systems for policy violations.
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With one actually meme group of 680,000
members briefly removed and later restored.
Thousands have signed petitions and shared stories of
account fans blaming Meta's AI moderation and lack
of human support.
While Meta insists it uses both people and
technology for enforcement and sees no spike in
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erroneous fans, critics argue that its AI tools
and appeals process are basically failing users.
And I can see this firsthand.
When you need to talk to Meta, well,
don't hold your breath.
The only way you get to talk to
Meta is if you're an advertiser and you
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figure out how to navigate their convoluted site,
which takes a few minutes, but if you've
never done it, you probably will give up
before you start.
And then you get messaged back immediately on
Facebook instant messenger, letting you know your case
has been opened.
They chat with you.
Then they ask you for a phone number.
Then within half an hour, four minutes, somebody
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calls you back.
They seem very nice.
They talk to you, but their whole goal
guys is to get you to spend more
money.
They don't seem to have an understanding of
marketing.
They don't seem to understand how their tools
work.
And when you ask them a simple question,
well, they have to keep putting you on
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hold to check on things or maybe getting
back to you later because, well, they don't
really have an answer.
So they would just rather tell you they'll
call you back.
That's pitiful.
Facebook, pitiful Meta.
And ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Beast drops an
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AI tool after a severe backlash.
Creators unite for fairness.
Mr. Beast, the YouTube sensation everyone knows about,
biggest star, learned that even well-meaning AI
tools can cross the line sometimes.
After creators accused his AI thumbnail generator of
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copying their work, Mr. Beast shut it down
and encouraged hiring human artists.
This moment underscores how creators are standing up
for originality in the AI age.
And I think it's interesting how this is
starting to transpire.
So again, Mr. Beast yanks the AI tool
after the fan backlash.
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And Mr. Beast, for those of you who
don't know, he is one of the world's
top YouTuber currently.
That could change.
He removed his AI-powered thumbnail generator because
of the backlash, and it was basically stealing
content from other creators.
We discovered this in the blog.
So, big problem.
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Launching to help smaller channels, the tool lets
users mimic existing thumbnails, sparking criticism from influencers
like Point Crow and JackSepticEye, who took the
tool down.
Acknowledging he, quote unquote, missed the mark, Mr.
Beast did apologize.
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What else was he gonna do?
And he replaced the tool with links to
hire human artists, saying he values the YouTube
community and never intended harm.
Well, is that how Mr. Beast really feels?
Or is this just kind of like a
Jekyll and Hyde moment?
Or is it something he's doing to save
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face?
Because let's face it, he has lots of
followers.
And we all know that once your reputation
goes down, it doesn't come up that quickly,
if at all ever.
And ladies and gentlemen, as we are getting
ready later on today for 4th of July,
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something very interesting I thought you'd want to
know.
Drones are starting to patrol the skies here,
July 4th and beyond.
Their hope is to catch illegal firework offenders
in the act.
Now, for the first time, several US cities
will be using drones to spot and find
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illegal firework users this Independence Day.
Today, with cameras, spotlights, and speakers, these high
-tech patrols are serious about catching violators red
-handed and issuing them fines.
And we don't mean the ones that are
50 or $100.
No, they're starting up a lot higher.
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And they say their fines may get up
to $1,500 for starters.
The message, the skies are being watched and
safety comes first.
And it does come with a price.
Are you prepared to pay for it?
And not only is it going to be
financial, you might lose your drone license and
it could be much more serious things that
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could happen to you.
So again, drones are set to hunt the
fireworks tonight and the violators will be fined.
As I said, it's the first time this
July 4th, 2025.
Cities like Riverside, Hemet, and Brea will deploy
drones to catch illegal fireworks violators using cameras,
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as I said, spotlights, and loudspeakers.
And they're going to be not only issuing
them that night, but a lot of them
will be mailed.
That's pretty cool, right?
Going to get a mail with a citation
in it.
And they're going to go directly to property
owners.
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So if there is a drone that's operating
at your house and that drone is not
yours, but you have family members that are
running that drone, well, unfortunately, you're going to
get the fine and you're going to have
to give it to your cousin, your brother,
your sister, or your brother-in-law or
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mother-in-law or whoever it is, because,
well, you're responsible because it's on your property.
This move aims to curb injuries, is what
they claim.
Wildfires and property damage as traditional enforcement has
struggled to stop dangerous firework usage.
With official saying, drones will help catch violators
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who think they're unseen.
I think they're trying to move to another
way.
Now, notice they didn't say anything about fining
people for using drones.
They said they're going to use drones to
help people with illegal fireworks.
Now, we all know that a lot of
places for safety have started to deploy, well,
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drone fireworks.
And these fireworks are not the kind that
we're talking about that they want
to do.
I'm wondering if enough people turn to that
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and the skies become, I don't know, a
little bit too crowded, will they start issuing
fines to people because they're flying drones without
a license?
I wonder about that.
All right.
And as we're getting ready to, let's say,
paint the skies with some very vibrant colors
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and arrays of different designs, the question that
always comes to me, John, is how do
you photo these things and look like a
pro?
Well, you can do it.
Snap jaw dropping July 4th shots are not
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hard.
A couple tips.
Good to have my water there.
I was having some pretzels before.
And sometimes that salt just kind of gets
up out of nowhere.
Anyway, so capturing great fireworks photos with your
smartphone this 4th of July today is easier
than you thought.
With a few simple tweaks, you can avoid
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blurry streaks.
You can keep your phone steady using a
tripod or a solid surface and turn off
the flash, which won't help, by the way,
with distant fireworks.
And you could also get a gimbal like
I have.
You don't have to get the one I
have, which was like $800 or $900.
You can get a cheaper one for a
couple hundred bucks just to help you hold
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the camera straight and even be able to
move around and still keep things very smooth.
Now, you can use night mode or set
a longer exposure lock, focus on infinity, and
try burst mode to catch perfect moments.
You can skip digital zoom.
You can get closer, or you can crop
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later.
And you can consider us possibly using 4K
video to grab more crisp stills afterward.
With the right setup and a clear smudge
-free lens, you can snap fireworks that dazzle
both in the sky and on your screen.
You can make those into reels.
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You can print them out.
There's so many things you could do with
them.
But when somebody asks me, you know, John,
how do you get ready for fireworks?
One thing, you don't want to be too
close.
You want to make sure that you have
the ability to zoom in.
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So if you aren't using your iPhone, using
a typical camera that's able to take digital
pictures, you want to make sure that you
have the right lenses.
And so like I talked about lighting, you
have to make sure you have the right
angles.
So if you've never taken pictures of things
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in the sky, I tell you now, and
I know it's kind of late because it's
going to be going off very soon, I
tell you that it's about, you know, practicing
how to use the camera pointing in the
sky.
Because if you've never done this before, well,
it's going to be very hard.
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Holding the camera up, that's why I recommend
getting that gimbal.
And that's a really, really, really, really good
thing.
And ladies and gentlemen, Netchoice sues Arkansas's free
speech clash over social media laws.
So the tech trade group Netchoice is suing
Arkansas over a tough new laws that are
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getting pushed out to limit social media features
and open platforms to, well, lawsuits.
They argue the rules violate free speech and
are too vague to enforce fairly.
This case could set a major precedence for
digital rights across the United States, but it's
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only the beginning, guys.
And so, you know, this law that Netchoice
is suing Arkansas over, the two new social
media laws that restrict content and allow parents
of children who have died by suicide to
sue the platform.
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This is nuts.
The law was signed by government official, Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, requiring age verification and banning
platform features deemed addictive or harmful and imposing
fines on companies.
So Netchoice argues the laws are, well, vague,
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overly broad and unconstitutional.
Noting previous similar laws in Arkansas and other
states were struck down by courts.
The lawsuit challenges these new restrictions as an
overreach that could limit, well, free expression and
create enforcement challenges.
So you have to remember something, guys.
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When you go to court, all right, and
you've drawn up the contract, and the contract
is very, very specific, and there's not like
any room for interpretation, you're going to have
the lower hand and your, let's say, a
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defendant is going to have the upper hand
because the judges look at things that are
meant to be like that.
And so the judge will quickly strike to
that and be like unconstitutional.
It just won't hold up in court, right?
And so a lot of these lawyers put
these things together.
You know why?
Because they want to scare people.
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They want to scare people and they figure
if they scare enough people, then well, it
might put people out.
I want to talk about a scare lawsuit
real quick.
It's kind of off topic, but I think
it's kind of interesting.
It's a scam where you get an email
or a phone call saying, well, your trademark
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or business name is basically up and
someone else wants it.
So again, the scam involves receiving fraudulent emails
or calls, falsely claiming someone is trying to
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register your trademark or your business name, often
with a sense of urgency and threats of
losing your rights if you don't act immediately.
The goal is to trick you into paying
fees or providing personal information to the scammers.
Now, the thing you're going to notice about
this, and I thought I would share this
with you is that these people that send
it to you, they impersonate the USPTO, United
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States Patent and Trademark Office.
They will say that they are from the
USPTO.
They'll use a similar logo, but it will
not be the exact logo of the USPTO.
And if you have not worked with them,
you'll think that it's legitimate, but it isn't.
They may claim that someone is trying to
register a trademark similar to yours or that
you need to pay urgent fees to maintain
the registration, or we're going to go ahead
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and let the other company file and you're
going to lose it.
Scammers create this sense of urgency and a
panic in your mind, making you feel like,
oh my gosh, you need to act now
to avoid losing your trademark or your business
name.
Fake documents and websites, they might include fake
documents, invoices, or links to fraudulent websites that
look like, well, real official United States Patent
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and Trademark Office sites.
Scammers may ask for payment or fake services
to expedite your registration, often demanding payment via
wire, transfer, or cryptocurrency.
They may also ask for personal information such
as your date of birth or social security
number under the guise of verifying your identity
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or completing a registration.
Some red flags to watch out for, sense
of urgency.
Any communication that creates a false sense of
urgency or demands immediate action should be treated
with extreme caution.
Plus, a lot of them don't even provide,
let's say, a valid phone number.
A lot of them don't even provide a
phone number at all.
And if you look at the email, the
email usually goes to some weird domain that
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doesn't even have a website.
That's a big red flag.
Or Gmail.
Be wary of requests for fees that are
not standard United States Patent and Trademark fees
or fees that are significantly higher than usual.
You can always go to their website and
see what fees are and what services you
get charged for.
Unsolicited correspondence.
Be suspicious of any unsolicited emails or phone
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calls claiming to be from the USPTO or
other organizations.
They look like, well, look alike websites and
emails.
Scammers often use websites and emails that closely
resemble the official USPTO sites, but they may
have some subtle differences in the URL design
that you may not be aware of on
professional occasion.
Be aware of poor grammar, spelling errors, or
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unprofessional language in communication with them.
Unfamiliar payment methods.
Be cautious of any requests for payment via
wire transfer, cryptocurrency, or other methods that are
not standard, like gift cards, Trademark Swift, or
Trademark Blink.
These are scams.
What to do if you suspect the scam?
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Well, verify it with the USPTO.
If you receive a suspicious email or phone
call, contact the USPTO Trademark Assistance Center.
They call it TAC.
And you can also check the TSDR, the
Trademark Status and Document Retrieval on the TSDR
system to check for official communication from the
USPTO related to your trademark.
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Don't click links and attachments.
Do not click any links or open attachments
in any suspicious emails.
Report the scam to the Federal Trade Commission,
the FTC, and the Federal Communications Commission.
You can file a complaint with USPTO, report
the scam to the USPTO's Trademark Assistance Center.
You can also contact a legal professional and
consult with a legal professional specializing in trademarks
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for further guidance.
But remember, ladies and gentlemen, when they put
this in you, and usually they tell you,
if you don't do it now, you're going
to lose.
And suddenly, it's like, well, if you do
it today, you're going to save 50%.
But the funny thing is, there was one,
and I called them back.
And I couldn't even reach the person.
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When I got the company, I got some
weird like greeting.
And then I got a voicemail that wasn't
even the person probably.
It was just saying, it was like a
bogus, what do you want to call it?
Generic boilerplate voicemail.
And I think that's a big problem.
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Many people will see this like, oh my
gosh, what am I going to do?
Like all my years of business, I'm going
to lose it.
First of all, if you have filed your
business and it's registered in the state, the
chances of you losing that name, I'm not
going to say it's like impossible, but it's
pretty low.
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It's probably, there's like maybe about a 5
% chance you could lose your name.
Like seriously, when you have a company's name
registered, generally, they're not going to issue trademarks
on a company's name that's somebody else's name.
And this is a big thing, guys, really
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big thing.
So do be aware of it.
And ladies and gentlemen, I think this is
interesting.
IBM aims for quantum computer by 2029, 20
,000 times more powerful.
IBM has set its sights on launching a
fault tolerant quantum computer that would, well, dwarf
today's systems in a flash.
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It's expected to be up and running by
2029.
That's just about four years from today.
This machine could break current encryption and unlock
new frontiers in science, business, and security.
The quantum race is on and the stakes
have never been higher, guys.
And if we do not do something now,
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there could be a problem.
So I think it's great they're doing this,
but I also think that this needs to
be watched and monitored because if these systems
get into the wrong hands, I don't even
want to go there.
What's keeping things safe now is a lot
of bad actors can't afford this kind of
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a system.
So I don't know, guys.
I just feel that I see where we're
going, but I think we need to have
some safeties in place.
This is just my own plan.
So like I said, so IBM's plan to
launch its large scale fault tolerant quantum computer
called IBM Quantum Starlink by 2029, aiming to
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perform 20,000 times more operations than current
quantum machines.
It's a very ambitious project and it focuses
on overcoming key challenges like error correction by
clustering physical qubits into stable logical qubits and
using innovative quantum low density parity check codes
to reduce hardware needs.
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IBM's roadmap as realistic given its strong track
record and $30 billion investment, but acknowledges scaling
remains a significant engineering hurdle and the development
accelerates urgency for industries to adopt post quantum
encryption as such powerful quantum computers could soon
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break current encryption standards, pushing security planning to
a higher priority well before 2030.
Now I'm not going to get into the
whole thing about quantum passwords and all that,
but I think I talked about this on
another show, my tech show, but when you
have to realize, the tech show was a
few months ago, we talked about, you know,
the whole thing about what's going to happen,
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what's going to go on.
And I think most people don't realize that
if you're using a password, I don't care,
but 8, 10, 12, 14 characters, and it's
just numbers.
Okay.
That password is going to be hacked in
like seconds to minutes.
This is why a four digit or a
six digit, you know, password for your phone
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isn't really, oh, that's secure.
And the only thing that's protecting you is
the fact that they don't allow like retries,
like there's a lockout period.
So that's really important.
And here's something I think that's going to
blow your mind.
China.
Yeah, it's China.
China shows off their first mosquito-sized stealth
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drone.
It's called the Microtech as it goes covert.
China's defense tech just got tiny and their
new mosquito-sized stealth drone mimics insect flight
for ultra silent surveillance.
With real-time data links and high-end
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sensors, it's part of a global race for
miniature covert technology that could change military and
rescue missions.
Now, my question is like, how far can
something like this fly?
Because if it has a very long flight
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capability, something like this could easily fly over
a border.
And something as simple as a mosquito, well,
people won't be looking for a threat to
come in a mosquito, will they?
No.
But now with this type of technology, we've
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got to be aware of this.
It's about two centimeters long and it weighs
just about 0.3 grams.
The insect-inspired device features two tiny wings
and three little spindle legs.
Its very small size would make it difficult
to detect using conventional radar systems.
A Chinese defense research institution has revealed a
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spy drone that closely resembles a mosquito.
And this has got everybody up in arms
as, you know, what are they doing with
this?
That's really the question.
This thing is so small, okay?
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And it was developed by scientists at the
National University of Defense Technology, NUDT, in Henan
province.
The micro aerial vehicle is engineered to mimic
a mosquito's form with leaf-like wings, thin
legs, and vertical black fuselage.
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So the thing you're probably wondering is, you
know, what's this going to use for?
So battery life, such as micro drones, have
extremely limited power, often only sufficient for a
brief indoor flight.
So right now, even though they have this
technology, because they can't keep this in flight
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very long, they probably don't have anything to
worry about now.
But could we get more power on their
shore?
I'm thinking that this device could eventually become
a device powered by solar.
And something as simple as for every, you
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know, sets of rays that come through might
be able to propel this thing for, I
don't know, it could be maybe an hour,
could be 30 minutes, but that could be
like a minute of sunlight could give it
30 minutes or 45 minutes.
Like plastic could always be a backup, but
I feel the device is going to have
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to get a little bit bigger.
And yes, they could add solar to this
now, but there's still some challenges that have
to definitely be, you know, overcome.
So this micro drone arms race is really
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alerting people.
The breakthrough pushes forward the global micro drone
arms race, joining other innovative models like Norway's
Black Hornet and Harvard's RoboBee.
While limited by power and payload constraints, such
insect-sized drones promise major impact in military
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disaster response, environmental monitoring, and medical fields.
That's pretty amazing.
So if there's a site that they want
to check and they suddenly just launch these,
right, and they only need to have them
there to check something which might maybe only
take five or 10 minutes and they have
a 30 minute flight time.
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The question is, how will these things respond
outdoors, right?
Will they get knocked off their course?
Do they have GPS built into them?
There's lots of questions.
I think it's interesting, but I think it's
something we need to keep our eyes on.
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It's something that the United States hasn't done
something like this yet.
Will we?
I don't know.
But I think this is definitely opening up
a lot of people's eyes.
The ability to gather information without detection challenges
current legal and ethical frameworks.
And China's mosquito-sized drone, as I said,
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is part of the DARPA's thing with the
RoboBee and things like that.
And while the current NUDT prototype remains a
lab demonstration, it's a glimpse into a future
where spycraft warfare and intelligence gathering are measured
not in missiles and tanks, but in millimeters.
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And as they say milligrams, because that's how
they measure back then.
I think what they're doing is kind of
amazing, right?
The fact they're able to do this on
a small scale.
Now, if we're able to take this on
a small scale and we're able to, let's
say, take the scale and let's say even
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triple it or 10 times it, that could
give us a lot more capability.
Now, yes, the stealthness wouldn't quite be there,
but there's other ways they can get around
that, right?
Pretty cool.
And our last story for today, July 4th,
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is going to be a really good one.
And that is HDMI 2.2 double speed,
16,000 ready for displays coming soon.
HDMI 2.2 is here.
It's doubling bandwidth for future ready displays that
are going to support 16,000 resolution.
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But you'll need to have a new Ultra
96 cable to unlock the magic.
This upgrade promises smoother visuals and better audio
sync, just in time for the next generation
of gaming and home theaters.
We all know that many of the markets,
like your cable providers and satellite dish providers
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and other streaming providers, they're not going to
push out HDMI 2.2 content anytime soon.
So before we wrap up, I just thought
I'd ask you guys, what is your favorite
food for July 4th?
And I think that's probably a good way
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to end our show here tonight.
There's a lot of great recipes out there,
right?
I think one of my favorites has to
be hot dogs, hamburgers, and beans.
That's got to be one of my favorites.
My other favorite is for dessert, it's a
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4th of July cake, but it's like all
berries.
And that's like one of my all-time
favorites.
What we typically do for 4th of July,
if you guys are wondering, so in a
few hours, we'll go and have our 4th
of July dinner picnic.
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And earlier today, we had a barbecue back
in our yard.
But in the evening, we go to our
club, we have some more friends and we
have them at the table.
And it's a nice evening.
4th of July is an interesting time.
But before I wrap up, I want to
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ask you, do you know the meaning of
4th of July?
And most people will tell me, yeah, I
know the meaning.
4th of July is also known as Independence
Day.
It's a federal holiday in the United States
that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of
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Independence on July 4th, 1776.
This is a historic event marking the formal
declaration of the original 13 colonies of the
American world separated from the British rule.
And so in a more detailed view, the
Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence and
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this document declaring the 13 American colonies as
independent from Great Britain.
But the act signified the birth of the
United States of America as a sovereign nation.
And 4th of July is celebrated with various
festivities, including fireworks, parades.
The holiday symbolizes the ideals of freedom, independence,
and self-governance that are central to the
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American identity.
And I think a lot of people today,
you know, they all want the day off.
They all want the, let's say the things
that you're doing, like, you know, all these
different things.
But my question is, right, do you really
stop and actually take a moment or two
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and be grateful for all that you have,
for the fact that you are free, for
the fact that you can do so many
great things, all because of the things that
our forefathers did for us, right?
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A lot of great foods are things like
flag-inspired treats, right?
That's always a very, very popular one is
the flag-inspired treats.
So there's like, you can do a holiday
spread and, you know, that's a great thing.
And you can decorate it like with stars
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and stripes and things like that.
There's flag cake, which is like just a
regular kind of sponge cake with some, let's
say some different food coloring in there, and
then some like a cream on the top
with some fresh strawberries.
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There's an American flag Capri salad.
That's an interesting one.
Okay.
Very easy to make.
It's mozzarella cheese, Capri salad, decorating a parchment
-lined cutting board with purple potatoes, grape tomatoes,
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and Bonici.
You also have the American flag Capri salad,
but you also have the ice cream flag
cake.
This one takes the cake and no pun
intended there, guys.
It's a cool, creamy dessert, and it basically
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will get lots of oohs and ahs from
many people.
And when you cut each slice, you can
literally see an American flag on every slice
that you cut inside.
There's also the American flag cookie cake.
That's always a good one.
There is the waving flag cake.
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That's another really good one, more cakes.
Then there's the cake, which is done with
like a seasonal berries and homemade cream and
cheese frosting, and you have it with blueberries
and raspberries, and then the different cream.
Then they have the fruit tart flags.
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That's a pretty cool one, the fruit tart
flags, guys.
That's like the flag, but it's all done
in little tarts, like the way it's done.
Red, white, and blue gelatin flag.
That's a cool one too.
Devil egg, American flag, and a lot of
them.
You know, guys, I would really love to
hear what you do to celebrate your 4th
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of July, what type of food you have,
or maybe even telling me what type of
technology you have that helps you get this
out to your friends and your family a
lot easier.
So as we close today, again, I want
you to really be grateful for the season,
for the fact that you're alive, for the
fact that you're with great family and friends,
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and just grateful that you're here, that you're
alive, that you can celebrate, and that you
have freedom, and that you have choice, and
that choice can be used to help others.
That choice can be used to help yourself.
That choice can be used to put a
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smile on somebody's face, and I want to
ask you this 4th of July, if you
haven't already done it, take a moment or
two to be selfless, meaning focus on somebody
else, give them some gratitude, and I think
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you'll actually feel great too.
Ladies and gentlemen, I take this moment to
wish you a very happy, healthy, safe, wonderful
4th of July for the rest of today,
and a very wonderful, amazing, relaxing, fun weekend
with your family and friends, and I hope
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that this 4th of July is the best
one for you and your loved ones ever.
Be sure, ladies and gentlemen, to check out
BelieveMeAchieve.com.
Why?
For more of my amazing, inspiring creations.
That's short-form content, that's long-form content,
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that's articles, and so much.
4th of July is all about celebrating.
Remember, when we celebrate, we need to understand
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not just the small wins, but the big
wins, because they're important just as well as
the big wins.
Have a happy 4th of July, everyone.
I'll catch you real soon.
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you
Hi everyone, I'm John C. Morley, Serial Entrepreneur the host of
The JMOR Tech Talk Show and Inspirations
for Your Life.
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Well, hey everyone, it is John Seymour here,
a serial entrepreneur.
Welcome to The JMOR Tech Talk Show,
but first I'd like to wish everyone a
very happy, healthy, safe, and wonderful Fourth of
July, Friday, and a very long weekend.
I know some people are also taking off
Monday and not going back till Tuesday as
we've given our staff as well that long
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break.
So definitely hope that you will enjoy the
show here.
We have a great show, by the way.
The show today is titled Tech Shocks and
Quantum Leaps from Drone Wars to 16K Futures.
We're on series four and this is show
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number 27 and welcome.
So if this is your first time watching
The JMOR Tech Talk Show, a big
warm welcome to you and thank you so
much for visiting and I hope you will
come back many more times.
And if this is, well, your second, third,
fourth, or any time coming back to The
JMOR Tech Talk Show, I'm really very grateful from
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the bottom of my heart to have you
back, especially because you've watched my show and
now you're gaining value and you're coming back.
So that means a lot to me as
well.
So welcome to you as well.
If you are thirsty, well, I don't want
you to be parched.
So head over to your kitchen or place
where you keep your water.
Like I have my RO water or maybe
you want to get a snack, like some
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fruits or nuts or some chocolate.
Maybe it's sweet, maybe it's tart, maybe it's
healthy or not.
That's totally up to you guys.
And do check out after the show, believemeachieved
.com, which incidentally is available 24 hours a
day.
So you are definitely going to want to
check that out.
All right, everyone.
All right, let's kick this show off because
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I have so much to share with you.
The JMOR Tech Talk Show, well, this
is your front row seat, everyone, to tech's
boldest moves.
Welcome once again to The JMOR Tech
Talk Show.
I am your host, serial entrepreneur, podcast coach,
engineer, video producer.
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I'm John C.
Morley, and it is a privilege and pleasure
to be with you.
And I'm also a passionate lifelong learner, and
I'd love to share that with others.
In this episode, I'm going to dive very
deep into the cutting edge stories that are
shaping the digital landscape of our world.
From drone warfare and AI battles to quantum
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computing and jaw-dropping display tech.
Whether you're a tech lover like myself, an
entrepreneur, or a curious-minded person, this show
brings you the trends that matter most.
You don't have to be an engineer like
myself.
You can still appreciate the great information and
insights that I provide here.
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So let's get into the very first topic,
and that is drone blaster.
Yes.
That is a trademark, by the way, drone
blaster, B-L-A-S-T-R.
Disables drones with sound waves.
Sonic defense takes flight.
Imagine a world, guys, where drones can be
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stopped mid-flight, no missiles, no bullets, just
pure sound.
Crazy, right?
Nope.
That's reality.
That's exactly what F-R-A-D-B
does.
Fractal antennas drone blaster does.
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That's what they claim it delivers.
Using this patented type of acoustic resonance in
sound waves, this tech shakes the rogue drones
out of the sky with sonic, ultrasonic, I
should say, and subsonic waves.
It's a game changer for law enforcement, military,
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and border security, offering a safer, cost-effective
way to protect our skies without collateral damage.
I actually got to see one of these
in use not too long ago, and the
way it works is the drone is up
there in the sky, and they have this
big gun.
It looks like a bazooka, but it's not.
It's pretty big.
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They aim it at the drone.
What happens is the drone just comes down
right in that wavelength.
Whatever controls it was having, it blocks that,
and the drone just comes straight down very
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safely on a field or pavement or what
have you.
I think that's pretty cool.
That's definitely the future, guys, is this new
drone, let's say, stopping technology.
If you are someone who has a drone,
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I want to let you know that there
are rules, yes.
If you use a drone for business, you
must be FCC licensed.
Now, I'm not going to get into all
the hoopla of that on this show because
that's a whole separate thing.
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The FAA has something that you need.
It's called the FAA Remote Pilot Certificate, Part
107, to fly a drone commercially.
The certificate proves you understand the regulations, operating
requirements, and procedures for safe drone operation for
work or business.
The Part 107 license is necessary for various
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commercial applications, including photography, aerial mapping, inspections,
construction, surveying, emergency management, and more.
To get a Part 107 license, you must
be at least 16 years old, be able
to read, speak, write, and understand English.
Yes, sorry about that.
Be in a physical and very good mental
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condition to safely fly a drone.
You have to pass the UAG, the Unmanned
Aircraft General Small Aeronautical Knowledge Test.
You must register your drone with the FAA
if it weighs more than 250 grams.
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All drones flown under Part 107 commercial purposes
must be registered regardless of the weight.
Let's just translate that for a minute.
What is 250 grams to pounds?
Because I think most people understand pounds, right?
250 grams to pounds converts out to basically,
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well, 0.5511 pounds, so not quite a
pound.
These things are pretty small and they don't
weigh a lot.
When they start going over a pound, well,
the FAA wants to know about that.
I think it's important to understand what this
means.
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The FCC regulates the use of radio frequencies
to ensure that drones do not interfere with
other communication services.
All drones operating in the United States must
comply with the FCC rules, especially regarding unlicensed
radio frequencies.
While most consumer-grade drones use unlicensed bands
like 2.4 gigahertz and 5.8 gigahertz
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without needing individual licenses, drones used with more
powerful radio transmissions or for specialized commercial applications
like broadcasting, they require an FCC license such
as an amateur radio license.
In summary, what does all this mean?
For flying a drone for business, you primarily
need an FAA remote pilot certificate part 107.
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You may also need an FCC license specifically
on amateur radio license if your drone uses
more powerful radio transmissions or is used to,
let's say, for the purposes of specialized applications
that require specific frequency use authorization.
It's crucial to ensure compliance with both the
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FAA and the FCC regulations when operating drones
for business to avoid, well, some hefty little
potential fines or operational restrictions.
Hopefully, that gives you a little bit of
an idea and the fact that you cannot
do certain things with drones.
It's really important that you understand the laws
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of what you can and can't do with
drones, even non-commercial drones.
All right.
Let's get into our next topic, which I
know you're going to love.
Trump's team gears up for a major TikTok
buyout, or so they say.
The big names, big stakes.
TikTok's future in the United States just got
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more dramatic.
Yeah, in a heartbeat.
Mr. President Trump announced that a group of
billionaires is ready to buy TikTok's US operations.
The twist.
They'll need China's President Xi's approval for the
deal to go through.
Yeah, good luck.
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With digital influence and data privacy hanging in
the balance, this move could reshape social media
power in America.
The thing is, my whole question is, does
China want TikTok to be sold?
I'm thinking no, but if it puts money
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in their pocket, guys, that's got to mean
a lot, right?
If it puts money into their pocket, that's
got to mean something, but we know that
China, well, they don't do things just for
profit.
They do things for other reasons.
We'll have to just see what's going on
with that and keep you appealed with exactly
what's happening.
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All right, and our next point comes to
us from Scotus.
What is Scotus?
I'll tell you in a minute.
Scotus backs the online age checks, a new
era for internet privacy and safety.
Who is Scotus?
I thought you'd never ask.
Scotus is the Supreme Court of the US.
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Pretty cool, right?
So Scotus ruled that age verification for adult
content is constitutional.
Marking a major shift in how we protect
kids online while aimed at shielding minors from
harmful material, this decision sparked some fresh privacy
debates.
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Collecting sensitive user data for age checks could
expose millions to new security risks.
The digital rights conversation just got, well, a
lot louder and a lot more challenging.
So it's interesting what they're trying to do,
but I feel they're going to have to
go over several hurdles before this is ever
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going to fly.
And ladies and gentlemen, Apple hits gold with
F1.
Speed thrills and a box office win.
Apple finally cracked the code, yes they did,
for a theatrical hit with F1.
This adrenaline-packed racing movie is crushing it
at the box office.
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Blending, well, let's say realistic, to say the
least, high-speed action with a compelling mentor
-mentee story.
Boosted by Formula One's rising US popularity and
Lewis Hamilton's involvement, F1 signals a new chapter
for Apple's entertainment empire.
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I didn't think I was going to see
Apple in the entertainment world for making films.
I guess you guys better move over, Sony
and other, you know, motion picture companies.
You're going to have some competition on your
tail, or so it seems.
So I thought that was kind of interesting
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what's going on there.
And, you know, Apple is doing everything they
can to make money because they've been having
challenges.
Apple is going to get into the, let's
say, the smart glasses world, which is what
RayBan did.
I just hope that Apple is going to
be a little more ethical in the fact
that when they release them, that they're actually
going to work on all the apps and
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not say they do, and then they don't.
See, the Metaglasses, which I bought a few
months ago, it was close to 600 bucks,
they do not work on anything but Facebook
and Instagram.
So if you want to use TikTok, well,
sorry, the best you can do is basically
record a 10-minute video.
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That's all you can do.
And then you can upload that video.
That's it.
If you're streaming to Facebook or Instagram, you
can only stream for 30 minutes.
That's the limitation.
I think they got to do something about
the battery life on these glasses.
Again, I've only worn them a few times,
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but I did notice that the battery seems
to drain on them rather quickly, and that
could be, well, a downside.
Authors are starting to push back, ladies and
gentlemen, on AI demanding publishers protecting the human
creativity.
Writers are drawing the line on AI.
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Big name authors are calling on publishers to
promise no AI narrators, no AI written books,
and no staff cuts in favor of machines.
Their message is pretty clear.
Storytelling is human, and they're ready to fight
for it now.
The clash could define the future of human
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challenges of publishing in the AI era.
And although AI has a lot of benefits,
we can't have it just, let's say, taking
human credit for something and making a lot
of money over it.
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I think that could be a huge, huge
problem.
So, authors demand publishers rein in AI.
A group of prominent authors, including Lauren Groff
and Dennis Lehane, have signed an open letter
urging book publishers to limit their use of
AI tools, demanding commitments like hiring only human
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audiobook narrators and refusing to publish AI-created
books.
The authors argue that AI companies have exploited
their work without fair compensation, and they call
on publishers not to replace human staff with
AI or reduce employees to mere AI monitors.
The letter quickly gained over 1,100 additional
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signatures reflecting growing industry concern, even as related
lawsuits against tech firms over AI training data
recently faced some legal setbacks.
Now, we talked a little while ago about,
yes, Amazon and what was it, The New
York Times.
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How is that AI deal going?
Well, we know that The New York Times
is making quite a bit of money.
But is it really a good thing, allowing
Amazon to use New York Times content, like
we said, news articles, cooking recipes, and the
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athletic sports analysis in its AI platforms and
services like Alexa?
I don't think it's a good thing.
And I feel that before it gets better,
I'm sorry to say this, guys, it's going
to get a lot worse.
Because people don't realize, well, the spot they're
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getting put in.
They don't realize how they're losing their choices,
all because they're getting greedy about technology and
using technology to put more money in their
pocket and straying away from, let's say, solid
core values.
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And ladies and gentlemen, Congress eyes a decade
-long freeze on state AI laws, innovation or
overreach.
A heated debate is unfolding in Congress.
A proposed bill could block states from passing
AI regulations for 10 years to avoid a
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patchwork of laws.
Supporters say it's vital for the US tech
dominances.
And critics fear it's a big tech power
grab that will leave consumers unprotected.
The battle for AI's future just got political.
And the thing is, the reason they're not
doing anything is because it's going to cost
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a lot of money.
And frankly, they're not really sure how to
do this.
I mean, this is going to change all
laws and so many things out there.
So Congress, as I said, may freeze.
It's pretty evident that they're going to freeze
all AI state laws for a decade.
And Congress is considering a proposal pushed by
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Senator Ted Cruz, including in a GOP mega
bill that would block states and local governments
from regulating AI for 10 years, aiming to
create a uniform federal framework amid concerns over
a fragmented patchwork of laws, as I said.
Supporters like OpenAI's Sam Altman argue this is
essential to maintain US AI leadership against China.
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While critics, including Democrats, some Republicans, AI safety
advocates and labor groups warn it would limit
consumer protections and allow powerful AI firms to
operate with little oversight.
The moratorium could override existing state laws on
AI transparency and safety, sparking bipartisan opposition focused
on states' rights and public safety with intense
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debates ahead.
The bill's fate remains uncertainty as lawmakers weigh
innovation against accountability.
And a lot of firms could be, well,
getting away with things and really extorting consumers
and other businesses.
And so I have to tell you, there's
a lot of companies out there that use
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AI to exploit others.
I mean, they've got like a whole science.
I'm not going to mention certain platforms, but
there's some platforms out there that they're literally
using AI to figure out how to serve
ads up.
And there's some platforms out there that include
AI, but I got to tell you, their
AI is not that great.
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And ladies and gentlemen, Meta admits the AI
group banned error.
Users call for better moderation.
Meta is under fire again after admitting its
AI wrongly banned several large Facebook groups.
Wouldn't want to be Meta or Facebook now.
While Meta downplays the scale of the error,
of course they do.
Frustrating admins and users argue that it highlights
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the dangers of over-relying on algorithms without
human checks.
The call for more balanced, fair moderation is
louder than ever.
To give you a perfect example, you know
I produce lots of content.
So I had produced something about our president
and talking about technology and nothing bad, but
just something to alert people up.
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And well, TikTok had decided that I had
gone against their quote unquote community standards, but
I didn't.
So I clicked on a little button there
to request an appeal.
They said it could take 24 hours.
Within about eight to nine hours, my video
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was restored.
But this hopefully gives you a perfect example
of how AI is messing up things.
We can't just have an algorithm that has
not been properly tested, hasn't been vetted to
run processes that are going to interact with
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people.
That's a big problem.
So as I said, Meta admitted to a
technical error that wrongly suspended the Facebook groups,
but they denied any widespread issue across its
platforms.
The group admits and Instagram users reported being
mistakenly flagged by AI systems for policy violations.
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With one actually meme group of 680,000
members briefly removed and later restored.
Thousands have signed petitions and shared stories of
account fans blaming Meta's AI moderation and lack
of human support.
While Meta insists it uses both people and
technology for enforcement and sees no spike in
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erroneous fans, critics argue that its AI tools
and appeals process are basically failing users.
And I can see this firsthand.
When you need to talk to Meta, well,
don't hold your breath.
The only way you get to talk to
Meta is if you're an advertiser and you
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figure out how to navigate their convoluted site,
which takes a few minutes, but if you've
never done it, you probably will give up
before you start.
And then you get messaged back immediately on
Facebook instant messenger, letting you know your case
has been opened.
They chat with you.
Then they ask you for a phone number.
Then within half an hour, four minutes, somebody
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calls you back.
They seem very nice.
They talk to you, but their whole goal
guys is to get you to spend more
money.
They don't seem to have an understanding of
marketing.
They don't seem to understand how their tools
work.
And when you ask them a simple question,
well, they have to keep putting you on
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hold to check on things or maybe getting
back to you later because, well, they don't
really have an answer.
So they would just rather tell you they'll
call you back.
That's pitiful.
Facebook, pitiful Meta.
And ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Beast drops an
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AI tool after a severe backlash.
Creators unite for fairness.
Mr. Beast, the YouTube sensation everyone knows about,
biggest star, learned that even well-meaning AI
tools can cross the line sometimes.
After creators accused his AI thumbnail generator of
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copying their work, Mr. Beast shut it down
and encouraged hiring human artists.
This moment underscores how creators are standing up
for originality in the AI age.
And I think it's interesting how this is
starting to transpire.
So again, Mr. Beast yanks the AI tool
after the fan backlash.
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And Mr. Beast, for those of you who
don't know, he is one of the world's
top YouTuber currently.
That could change.
He removed his AI-powered thumbnail generator because
of the backlash, and it was basically stealing
content from other creators.
We discovered this in the blog.
So, big problem.
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Launching to help smaller channels, the tool lets
users mimic existing thumbnails, sparking criticism from influencers
like Point Crow and JackSepticEye, who took the
tool down.
Acknowledging he, quote unquote, missed the mark, Mr.
Beast did apologize.
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What else was he gonna do?
And he replaced the tool with links to
hire human artists, saying he values the YouTube
community and never intended harm.
Well, is that how Mr. Beast really feels?
Or is this just kind of like a
Jekyll and Hyde moment?
Or is it something he's doing to save
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face?
Because let's face it, he has lots of
followers.
And we all know that once your reputation
goes down, it doesn't come up that quickly,
if at all ever.
And ladies and gentlemen, as we are getting
ready later on today for 4th of July,
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something very interesting I thought you'd want to
know.
Drones are starting to patrol the skies here,
July 4th and beyond.
Their hope is to catch illegal firework offenders
in the act.
Now, for the first time, several US cities
will be using drones to spot and find
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illegal firework users this Independence Day.
Today, with cameras, spotlights, and speakers, these high
-tech patrols are serious about catching violators red
-handed and issuing them fines.
And we don't mean the ones that are
50 or $100.
No, they're starting up a lot higher.
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And they say their fines may get up
to $1,500 for starters.
The message, the skies are being watched and
safety comes first.
And it does come with a price.
Are you prepared to pay for it?
And not only is it going to be
financial, you might lose your drone license and
it could be much more serious things that
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could happen to you.
So again, drones are set to hunt the
fireworks tonight and the violators will be fined.
As I said, it's the first time this
July 4th, 2025.
Cities like Riverside, Hemet, and Brea will deploy
drones to catch illegal fireworks violators using cameras,
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as I said, spotlights, and loudspeakers.
And they're going to be not only issuing
them that night, but a lot of them
will be mailed.
That's pretty cool, right?
Going to get a mail with a citation
in it.
And they're going to go directly to property
owners.
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So if there is a drone that's operating
at your house and that drone is not
yours, but you have family members that are
running that drone, well, unfortunately, you're going to
get the fine and you're going to have
to give it to your cousin, your brother,
your sister, or your brother-in-law or
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mother-in-law or whoever it is, because,
well, you're responsible because it's on your property.
This move aims to curb injuries, is what
they claim.
Wildfires and property damage as traditional enforcement has
struggled to stop dangerous firework usage.
With official saying, drones will help catch violators
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who think they're unseen.
I think they're trying to move to another
way.
Now, notice they didn't say anything about fining
people for using drones.
They said they're going to use drones to
help people with illegal fireworks.
Now, we all know that a lot of
places for safety have started to deploy, well,
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drone fireworks.
And these fireworks are not the kind that
we're talking about that they want
to do.
I'm wondering if enough people turn to that
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and the skies become, I don't know, a
little bit too crowded, will they start issuing
fines to people because they're flying drones without
a license?
I wonder about that.
All right.
And as we're getting ready to, let's say,
paint the skies with some very vibrant colors
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and arrays of different designs, the question that
always comes to me, John, is how do
you photo these things and look like a
pro?
Well, you can do it.
Snap jaw dropping July 4th shots are not
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hard.
A couple tips.
Good to have my water there.
I was having some pretzels before.
And sometimes that salt just kind of gets
up out of nowhere.
Anyway, so capturing great fireworks photos with your
smartphone this 4th of July today is easier
than you thought.
With a few simple tweaks, you can avoid
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blurry streaks.
You can keep your phone steady using a
tripod or a solid surface and turn off
the flash, which won't help, by the way,
with distant fireworks.
And you could also get a gimbal like
I have.
You don't have to get the one I
have, which was like $800 or $900.
You can get a cheaper one for a
couple hundred bucks just to help you hold
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the camera straight and even be able to
move around and still keep things very smooth.
Now, you can use night mode or set
a longer exposure lock, focus on infinity, and
try burst mode to catch perfect moments.
You can skip digital zoom.
You can get closer, or you can crop
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later.
And you can consider us possibly using 4K
video to grab more crisp stills afterward.
With the right setup and a clear smudge
-free lens, you can snap fireworks that dazzle
both in the sky and on your screen.
You can make those into reels.
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You can print them out.
There's so many things you could do with
them.
But when somebody asks me, you know, John,
how do you get ready for fireworks?
One thing, you don't want to be too
close.
You want to make sure that you have
the ability to zoom in.
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So if you aren't using your iPhone, using
a typical camera that's able to take digital
pictures, you want to make sure that you
have the right lenses.
And so like I talked about lighting, you
have to make sure you have the right
angles.
So if you've never taken pictures of things
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in the sky, I tell you now, and
I know it's kind of late because it's
going to be going off very soon, I
tell you that it's about, you know, practicing
how to use the camera pointing in the
sky.
Because if you've never done this before, well,
it's going to be very hard.
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Holding the camera up, that's why I recommend
getting that gimbal.
And that's a really, really, really, really good
thing.
And ladies and gentlemen, Netchoice sues Arkansas's free
speech clash over social media laws.
So the tech trade group Netchoice is suing
Arkansas over a tough new laws that are
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getting pushed out to limit social media features
and open platforms to, well, lawsuits.
They argue the rules violate free speech and
are too vague to enforce fairly.
This case could set a major precedence for
digital rights across the United States, but it's
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only the beginning, guys.
And so, you know, this law that Netchoice
is suing Arkansas over, the two new social
media laws that restrict content and allow parents
of children who have died by suicide to
sue the platform.
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This is nuts.
The law was signed by government official, Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, requiring age verification and banning
platform features deemed addictive or harmful and imposing
fines on companies.
So Netchoice argues the laws are, well, vague,
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overly broad and unconstitutional.
Noting previous similar laws in Arkansas and other
states were struck down by courts.
The lawsuit challenges these new restrictions as an
overreach that could limit, well, free expression and
create enforcement challenges.
So you have to remember something, guys.
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When you go to court, all right, and
you've drawn up the contract, and the contract
is very, very specific, and there's not like
any room for interpretation, you're going to have
the lower hand and your, let's say, a
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defendant is going to have the upper hand
because the judges look at things that are
meant to be like that.
And so the judge will quickly strike to
that and be like unconstitutional.
It just won't hold up in court, right?
And so a lot of these lawyers put
these things together.
You know why?
Because they want to scare people.
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They want to scare people and they figure
if they scare enough people, then well, it
might put people out.
I want to talk about a scare lawsuit
real quick.
It's kind of off topic, but I think
it's kind of interesting.
It's a scam where you get an email
or a phone call saying, well, your trademark
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or business name is basically up and
someone else wants it.
So again, the scam involves receiving fraudulent emails
or calls, falsely claiming someone is trying to
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register your trademark or your business name, often
with a sense of urgency and threats of
losing your rights if you don't act immediately.
The goal is to trick you into paying
fees or providing personal information to the scammers.
Now, the thing you're going to notice about
this, and I thought I would share this
with you is that these people that send
it to you, they impersonate the USPTO, United
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States Patent and Trademark Office.
They will say that they are from the
USPTO.
They'll use a similar logo, but it will
not be the exact logo of the USPTO.
And if you have not worked with them,
you'll think that it's legitimate, but it isn't.
They may claim that someone is trying to
register a trademark similar to yours or that
you need to pay urgent fees to maintain
the registration, or we're going to go ahead
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and let the other company file and you're
going to lose it.
Scammers create this sense of urgency and a
panic in your mind, making you feel like,
oh my gosh, you need to act now
to avoid losing your trademark or your business
name.
Fake documents and websites, they might include fake
documents, invoices, or links to fraudulent websites that
look like, well, real official United States Patent
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and Trademark Office sites.
Scammers may ask for payment or fake services
to expedite your registration, often demanding payment via
wire, transfer, or cryptocurrency.
They may also ask for personal information such
as your date of birth or social security
number under the guise of verifying your identity
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or completing a registration.
Some red flags to watch out for, sense
of urgency.
Any communication that creates a false sense of
urgency or demands immediate action should be treated
with extreme caution.
Plus, a lot of them don't even provide,
let's say, a valid phone number.
A lot of them don't even provide a
phone number at all.
And if you look at the email, the
email usually goes to some weird domain that
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doesn't even have a website.
That's a big red flag.
Or Gmail.
Be wary of requests for fees that are
not standard United States Patent and Trademark fees
or fees that are significantly higher than usual.
You can always go to their website and
see what fees are and what services you
get charged for.
Unsolicited correspondence.
Be suspicious of any unsolicited emails or phone
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calls claiming to be from the USPTO or
other organizations.
They look like, well, look alike websites and
emails.
Scammers often use websites and emails that closely
resemble the official USPTO sites, but they may
have some subtle differences in the URL design
that you may not be aware of on
professional occasion.
Be aware of poor grammar, spelling errors, or
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unprofessional language in communication with them.
Unfamiliar payment methods.
Be cautious of any requests for payment via
wire transfer, cryptocurrency, or other methods that are
not standard, like gift cards, Trademark Swift, or
Trademark Blink.
These are scams.
What to do if you suspect the scam?
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Well, verify it with the USPTO.
If you receive a suspicious email or phone
call, contact the USPTO Trademark Assistance Center.
They call it TAC.
And you can also check the TSDR, the
Trademark Status and Document Retrieval on the TSDR
system to check for official communication from the
USPTO related to your trademark.
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Don't click links and attachments.
Do not click any links or open attachments
in any suspicious emails.
Report the scam to the Federal Trade Commission,
the FTC, and the Federal Communications Commission.
You can file a complaint with USPTO, report
the scam to the USPTO's Trademark Assistance Center.
You can also contact a legal professional and
consult with a legal professional specializing in trademarks
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for further guidance.
But remember, ladies and gentlemen, when they put
this in you, and usually they tell you,
if you don't do it now, you're going
to lose.
And suddenly, it's like, well, if you do
it today, you're going to save 50%.
But the funny thing is, there was one,
and I called them back.
And I couldn't even reach the person.
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When I got the company, I got some
weird like greeting.
And then I got a voicemail that wasn't
even the person probably.
It was just saying, it was like a
bogus, what do you want to call it?
Generic boilerplate voicemail.
And I think that's a big problem.
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Many people will see this like, oh my
gosh, what am I going to do?
Like all my years of business, I'm going
to lose it.
First of all, if you have filed your
business and it's registered in the state, the
chances of you losing that name, I'm not
going to say it's like impossible, but it's
pretty low.
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It's probably, there's like maybe about a 5
% chance you could lose your name.
Like seriously, when you have a company's name
registered, generally, they're not going to issue trademarks
on a company's name that's somebody else's name.
And this is a big thing, guys, really
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big thing.
So do be aware of it.
And ladies and gentlemen, I think this is
interesting.
IBM aims for quantum computer by 2029, 20
,000 times more powerful.
IBM has set its sights on launching a
fault tolerant quantum computer that would, well, dwarf
today's systems in a flash.
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It's expected to be up and running by
2029.
That's just about four years from today.
This machine could break current encryption and unlock
new frontiers in science, business, and security.
The quantum race is on and the stakes
have never been higher, guys.
And if we do not do something now,
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there could be a problem.
So I think it's great they're doing this,
but I also think that this needs to
be watched and monitored because if these systems
get into the wrong hands, I don't even
want to go there.
What's keeping things safe now is a lot
of bad actors can't afford this kind of
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a system.
So I don't know, guys.
I just feel that I see where we're
going, but I think we need to have
some safeties in place.
This is just my own plan.
So like I said, so IBM's plan to
launch its large scale fault tolerant quantum computer
called IBM Quantum Starlink by 2029, aiming to
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perform 20,000 times more operations than current
quantum machines.
It's a very ambitious project and it focuses
on overcoming key challenges like error correction by
clustering physical qubits into stable logical qubits and
using innovative quantum low density parity check codes
to reduce hardware needs.
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IBM's roadmap as realistic given its strong track
record and $30 billion investment, but acknowledges scaling
remains a significant engineering hurdle and the development
accelerates urgency for industries to adopt post quantum
encryption as such powerful quantum computers could soon
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break current encryption standards, pushing security planning to
a higher priority well before 2030.
Now I'm not going to get into the
whole thing about quantum passwords and all that,
but I think I talked about this on
another show, my tech show, but when you
have to realize, the tech show was a
few months ago, we talked about, you know,
the whole thing about what's going to happen,
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what's going to go on.
And I think most people don't realize that
if you're using a password, I don't care,
but 8, 10, 12, 14 characters, and it's
just numbers.
Okay.
That password is going to be hacked in
like seconds to minutes.
This is why a four digit or a
six digit, you know, password for your phone
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isn't really, oh, that's secure.
And the only thing that's protecting you is
the fact that they don't allow like retries,
like there's a lockout period.
So that's really important.
And here's something I think that's going to
blow your mind.
China.
Yeah, it's China.
China shows off their first mosquito-sized stealth
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drone.
It's called the Microtech as it goes covert.
China's defense tech just got tiny and their
new mosquito-sized stealth drone mimics insect flight
for ultra silent surveillance.
With real-time data links and high-end
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sensors, it's part of a global race for
miniature covert technology that could change military and
rescue missions.
Now, my question is like, how far can
something like this fly?
Because if it has a very long flight
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capability, something like this could easily fly over
a border.
And something as simple as a mosquito, well,
people won't be looking for a threat to
come in a mosquito, will they?
No.
But now with this type of technology, we've
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got to be aware of this.
It's about two centimeters long and it weighs
just about 0.3 grams.
The insect-inspired device features two tiny wings
and three little spindle legs.
Its very small size would make it difficult
to detect using conventional radar systems.
A Chinese defense research institution has revealed a
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spy drone that closely resembles a mosquito.
And this has got everybody up in arms
as, you know, what are they doing with
this?
That's really the question.
This thing is so small, okay?
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And it was developed by scientists at the
National University of Defense Technology, NUDT, in Henan
province.
The micro aerial vehicle is engineered to mimic
a mosquito's form with leaf-like wings, thin
legs, and vertical black fuselage.
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So the thing you're probably wondering is, you
know, what's this going to use for?
So battery life, such as micro drones, have
extremely limited power, often only sufficient for a
brief indoor flight.
So right now, even though they have this
technology, because they can't keep this in flight
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very long, they probably don't have anything to
worry about now.
But could we get more power on their
shore?
I'm thinking that this device could eventually become
a device powered by solar.
And something as simple as for every, you
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know, sets of rays that come through might
be able to propel this thing for, I
don't know, it could be maybe an hour,
could be 30 minutes, but that could be
like a minute of sunlight could give it
30 minutes or 45 minutes.
Like plastic could always be a backup, but
I feel the device is going to have
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to get a little bit bigger.
And yes, they could add solar to this
now, but there's still some challenges that have
to definitely be, you know, overcome.
So this micro drone arms race is really
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alerting people.
The breakthrough pushes forward the global micro drone
arms race, joining other innovative models like Norway's
Black Hornet and Harvard's RoboBee.
While limited by power and payload constraints, such
insect-sized drones promise major impact in military
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disaster response, environmental monitoring, and medical fields.
That's pretty amazing.
So if there's a site that they want
to check and they suddenly just launch these,
right, and they only need to have them
there to check something which might maybe only
take five or 10 minutes and they have
a 30 minute flight time.
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The question is, how will these things respond
outdoors, right?
Will they get knocked off their course?
Do they have GPS built into them?
There's lots of questions.
I think it's interesting, but I think it's
something we need to keep our eyes on.
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It's something that the United States hasn't done
something like this yet.
Will we?
I don't know.
But I think this is definitely opening up
a lot of people's eyes.
The ability to gather information without detection challenges
current legal and ethical frameworks.
And China's mosquito-sized drone, as I said,
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is part of the DARPA's thing with the
RoboBee and things like that.
And while the current NUDT prototype remains a
lab demonstration, it's a glimpse into a future
where spycraft warfare and intelligence gathering are measured
not in missiles and tanks, but in millimeters.
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And as they say milligrams, because that's how
they measure back then.
I think what they're doing is kind of
amazing, right?
The fact they're able to do this on
a small scale.
Now, if we're able to take this on
a small scale and we're able to, let's
say, take the scale and let's say even
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triple it or 10 times it, that could
give us a lot more capability.
Now, yes, the stealthness wouldn't quite be there,
but there's other ways they can get around
that, right?
Pretty cool.
And our last story for today, July 4th,
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is going to be a really good one.
And that is HDMI 2.2 double speed,
16,000 ready for displays coming soon.
HDMI 2.2 is here.
It's doubling bandwidth for future ready displays that
are going to support 16,000 resolution.
(49:54):
But you'll need to have a new Ultra
96 cable to unlock the magic.
This upgrade promises smoother visuals and better audio
sync, just in time for the next generation
of gaming and home theaters.
We all know that many of the markets,
like your cable providers and satellite dish providers
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and other streaming providers, they're not going to
push out HDMI 2.2 content anytime soon.
So before we wrap up, I just thought
I'd ask you guys, what is your favorite
food for July 4th?
And I think that's probably a good way
(50:36):
to end our show here tonight.
There's a lot of great recipes out there,
right?
I think one of my favorites has to
be hot dogs, hamburgers, and beans.
That's got to be one of my favorites.
My other favorite is for dessert, it's a
(51:02):
4th of July cake, but it's like all
berries.
And that's like one of my all-time
favorites.
What we typically do for 4th of July,
if you guys are wondering, so in a
few hours, we'll go and have our 4th
of July dinner picnic.
(51:23):
And earlier today, we had a barbecue back
in our yard.
But in the evening, we go to our
club, we have some more friends and we
have them at the table.
And it's a nice evening.
4th of July is an interesting time.
But before I wrap up, I want to
(51:44):
ask you, do you know the meaning of
4th of July?
And most people will tell me, yeah, I
know the meaning.
4th of July is also known as Independence
Day.
It's a federal holiday in the United States
that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of
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Independence on July 4th, 1776.
This is a historic event marking the formal
declaration of the original 13 colonies of the
American world separated from the British rule.
And so in a more detailed view, the
Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence and
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this document declaring the 13 American colonies as
independent from Great Britain.
But the act signified the birth of the
United States of America as a sovereign nation.
And 4th of July is celebrated with various
festivities, including fireworks, parades.
The holiday symbolizes the ideals of freedom, independence,
and self-governance that are central to the
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American identity.
And I think a lot of people today,
you know, they all want the day off.
They all want the, let's say the things
that you're doing, like, you know, all these
different things.
But my question is, right, do you really
stop and actually take a moment or two
(53:09):
and be grateful for all that you have,
for the fact that you are free, for
the fact that you can do so many
great things, all because of the things that
our forefathers did for us, right?
(53:29):
A lot of great foods are things like
flag-inspired treats, right?
That's always a very, very popular one is
the flag-inspired treats.
So there's like, you can do a holiday
spread and, you know, that's a great thing.
And you can decorate it like with stars
(53:50):
and stripes and things like that.
There's flag cake, which is like just a
regular kind of sponge cake with some, let's
say some different food coloring in there, and
then some like a cream on the top
with some fresh strawberries.
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There's an American flag Capri salad.
That's an interesting one.
Okay.
Very easy to make.
It's mozzarella cheese, Capri salad, decorating a parchment
-lined cutting board with purple potatoes, grape tomatoes,
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and Bonici.
You also have the American flag Capri salad,
but you also have the ice cream flag
cake.
This one takes the cake and no pun
intended there, guys.
It's a cool, creamy dessert, and it basically
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will get lots of oohs and ahs from
many people.
And when you cut each slice, you can
literally see an American flag on every slice
that you cut inside.
There's also the American flag cookie cake.
That's always a good one.
There is the waving flag cake.
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That's another really good one, more cakes.
Then there's the cake, which is done with
like a seasonal berries and homemade cream and
cheese frosting, and you have it with blueberries
and raspberries, and then the different cream.
Then they have the fruit tart flags.
(55:34):
That's a pretty cool one, the fruit tart
flags, guys.
That's like the flag, but it's all done
in little tarts, like the way it's done.
Red, white, and blue gelatin flag.
That's a cool one too.
Devil egg, American flag, and a lot of
them.
You know, guys, I would really love to
hear what you do to celebrate your 4th
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of July, what type of food you have,
or maybe even telling me what type of
technology you have that helps you get this
out to your friends and your family a
lot easier.
So as we close today, again, I want
you to really be grateful for the season,
for the fact that you're alive, for the
fact that you're with great family and friends,
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and just grateful that you're here, that you're
alive, that you can celebrate, and that you
have freedom, and that you have choice, and
that choice can be used to help others.
That choice can be used to help yourself.
That choice can be used to put a
(56:43):
smile on somebody's face, and I want to
ask you this 4th of July, if you
haven't already done it, take a moment or
two to be selfless, meaning focus on somebody
else, give them some gratitude, and I think
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you'll actually feel great too.
Ladies and gentlemen, I take this moment to
wish you a very happy, healthy, safe, wonderful
4th of July for the rest of today,
and a very wonderful, amazing, relaxing, fun weekend
with your family and friends, and I hope
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that this 4th of July is the best
one for you and your loved ones ever.
Be sure, ladies and gentlemen, to check out
BelieveMeAchieve.com.
Why?
For more of my amazing, inspiring creations.
That's short-form content, that's long-form content,
(57:45):
that's articles, and so much.
4th of July is all about celebrating.
Remember, when we celebrate, we need to understand
(58:06):
not just the small wins, but the big
wins, because they're important just as well as
the big wins.
Have a happy 4th of July, everyone.
I'll catch you real soon.
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