Tech Turbulence Week: From TikTok’s Big Deal to Laser-Powered Chips (S4) S46

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a passionate lifelong learner.
And this week's show, Tech Turbulence Week, from
TikTok's big deal to laser-powered chips.
And that's pretty amazing, guys.
And this, in case you guys are wondering,
this episode this week is actually series four,
and it is show 46.

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I can't believe, guys, in less than eight
weeks, we are going to be out of
the year, right?
What is it?
One, two, three, four, five, six, yeah, seven.
We'll be out of series four and we'll

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be into series five.
That'll be amazing.
So laser-powered chips, they're packed with the
most electrifying stories at the intersection of, of
course, technology, innovation today, and everyday life.
So grab your headphones, grab that beverage, and
let's dive in together into how the digital
world rocked our week.

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Are you ready, guys?
So number one, China's given the okay or
the green light for TikTok's US sale.
This has been something we've been waiting for
for a long time.
New owners, new rules, and TikTok just scored
apparently a huge win after we said China
approved its sale to the US investors, stirring

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up social media with algorithm power plays and
a shakeup in ownership with ByteDance dropping below
the 20% mark.
All eyes are on what's next for the
For You page.
And the question is, will we get to
keep the For You page?
Unfortunately, guys, we're probably not going to get

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to keep the For You page if you
were on it.
There's going to be new algorithms and new
things happening.
And so there's going to be new ways
to get to the top, and it's going
to probably be different since the algorithm is
not driven by the Chinese company TikTok.
And it's the future of the global tech
and the new governance.
So the question is, TikTok really safe now,

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or is this just the start of a
new chapter?
Well, I don't know the answer to that,
but I know that the US government is
working very hard to make sure that this
does stay separated now with TikTok dropping below
the 20% mark.
I have to believe that the US is
going to have their hands more in things.
So I have to say that I believe

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that's probably going to make things definitely better.
Okay, I do believe that.
And so we're going to have to wait
and see what's happening and why things are
going on.
But one thing is certain, guys, a lot's
happening.
And so you might be saying, well, what's

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happening?
It's crazy, because TikTok, even the other day
I was posting some things, right?
And TikTok is now getting very picky on
the titles you put on things.
So I was talking about something for RoboTaxi,
and I put something about, is it really
safe to have autonomous vehicles driving our vehicles,

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our cars?
And they basically told me that didn't meet
their edits.
There was another one that I tried to
post, I'm just looking here, because I think
this is all political propaganda, if you ask
me, I mean, that's my honest truth.
There was another one that didn't go through.
It was another title that I had.
And so that one was all about AWS

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meltdown when one crash breaks the internet.
So they felt they didn't want to post
that either.
So I don't know.
TikTok is definitely very biased.
This video is not going on to TikTok.
They even had stripped us of our ability
to post to TikTok streaming because they claimed
that it violated their TOS, I don't know,

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whatever.
So hopefully now that it becomes a US
entity, it will become a lot more trustworthy.
So who owns the new US TikTok?
I think that's the biggest question.
The majority of the US international investors are
going to own 65% of the company,
with ByteDance and Chinese investors owning less than

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20%.
Trump's executive order hands oversight of the app's
algorithm to the new investors, including six out
of seven seats on the board of directors.
So like I said, the deal is going
through.
The big question is, when will the US
TikTok app launch?
And I think everybody is on the edge

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of their chair waiting with bated breath.
They said September 5th.
That obviously didn't happen.
So it's obviously sometime next year.
So we'll definitely keep you abreast of what's
happening.
And Qantas, yes, a cyber breach, digital chief
quits and millions are affected.
It's funny that he leaves just after the
breach.
Yeah, right.
Cybersecurity takes center stage as Qantas faces a

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massive data breach, forcing the digital and customer
chief out of the door.
Over a million customers have been impacted, triggering
a scramble for answers in both airline recovery
and passenger trust.
What actions will Qantas take to reassure travelers
and investors?

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I don't know, guys.
But I know that when a head of
a company decides to bail, that's not a
very, very good thing.
It's a major shakeup with this massive breach
that happened.
And I think it comes down to the
fact of analytics.
It comes back to the fact of cybersecurity.

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Who do we point a finger to?
So this person figured, okay, I want to
leave because I don't want to be responsible.
Maybe he was aware, wasn't aware.
I don't know.
But usually when they want to get out
of the hot seat, it's because they don't
want to take accountability or responsibility.
So I don't know.
But the fact that he's leaving, that doesn't
really put a nice, warm, fuzzy feeling inside

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me.
So number three, guys, Tesla recalls the cyber
truck over a light bar flaw and it
sparks a safety fix.
In a surprising move, Tesla announced a recall
for nearly 6,200 cyber trucks due to
a light bar defect.
And it's labeled a road hazard, quote unquote.

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Owners will receive, thankfully, a free repair.
But what does this mean for electric vehicle
safety standards?
I don't know, guys.
I think it's a very, very big problem.
And Tesla's reputation is on the line.
And is this going to be your next

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EV purchase?
I know, real quick story, I had put
$5,000 down holding a Tesla several years
ago.
And then when a friend of my friend's
actually wound up almost, you know, getting killed
trying to get out of his car, because
he was like prisoner to his car, wound
up smashing a window.

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I mean, this is crazy.
Then you hear about the lady who was,
you know, was doing this update.
And you know, she's in the car, she
has to say CC in the car.
And she's at one of these fast food
restaurants.
And she's literally in the car for like
over 45, 50 minutes.
And she's like, literally getting cooked in the
car in the summertime.
And it says if you open the door,
you know, it'll mess everything up.

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I mean, come on, guys, that's just like,
that's just nuts.
But the fact is, if they're having issues
with building cars, how are they ever going
to build a reliable, safe, dependable, you know,
space shuttle or space rocket?

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I mean, that really has me concerned.
I mean, you can't get the mechanics and
electronics down for a basic light bar, really,
guys.
And we're trusting you to build a space
shuttle and build, let's say, a space rocket,
something going to charge over a million dollars
for a ticket.

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I mean, come on, guys.
This is just so terrible and so irresponsible.
And my view on this is that if
you can't build a simple light bar and
the electronics that go with it, you definitely
should not be building something that we count

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on as a nation.
Speaking about nation, a nation state hacks major
telecoms, year-long breach is revealed.
A United States firm revealed an astonishing year
-long attack by nation state hackers on major
telecom clients, threatening the resilience of global networks.

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Now how vulnerable is our digital infrastructure?
We can dissect the breach's impact and share
what financial professionals need to know that it's
not a question of if you're going to
get hacked, but when, if you're not properly
protected.
I mean, that's just the real truth.
So again, global networks, are they at risk?

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Maybe.
The thing is this, cyber crimes are becoming
more and more every day.
And analyzing things, seeing how they're causing a
drop in companies' bottom lines, and not only
the drop, but it's also causing a big
loss in reputation, which is also causing a

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drop in the bottom line, right?
People's respect is like, you know, sinking faster
than the Titanic ship, no pun intended there.
So, you know, if this is happening, why
is it that we are not being more
scrupulous?
I think the reason comes down to people

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don't know, and a lot of the government,
a lot of the government companies, they keep
things, well, out of our, let's say, sight
and audio range for a reason, because they
don't want us to think.
They don't want us to realize that, hey,
maybe they don't know what they're doing.
And ladies and gentlemen, a chipmaker halts China

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supplies.
Tech prices suddenly spike globally.
A Dutch chipmaker, Nixperia, we've been talking about
before, just halted wafer shipments to China, sending
some shock waves through the tech markets and
sparking a price spike for semiconductors worldwide.
Global auto and electronics industries are confronted with

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a fast evolving supply chain dilemma, making this
a story with lasting economic effects.
And you know, we knew something like this
was going to happen.
We didn't actually know when.
So the chip showdown shakes the world.
As I said, the Dutch chipmaker, Nixperia, halts
the wafer supplies to China.

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You know, a lot of companies are trying
to figure out alternate solutions, but they don't
have any.
Some of the foreign countries are trying to
figure out ways to do their own chips,
but discovering they don't have the resources to
do that.
And I think, you know, when we reflect
back on, you know, supply and, you know,

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demand, I think when we are so dependable
on a certain country for something, I'm going
to say the same thing I say about
anything in life.
We should never put all our eggs in
one basket.
What do I mean by that?
So, you know, whether it's a project you're
working on, you don't want to just trust
one person.

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You want to have multiple people on the
team in case somebody falters.
When you have a vendor, you want to
make sure you have a backup vendor.
There are lots of things we could talk
about this, but really what putting all your
eggs in one basket is, it means that
you don't have a plan B.
And I think not having a plan B

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is something that a lot of people feel
they don't need a plan B because we've
never needed one up until now.
And OK, maybe you haven't needed a plan
B up until now.
But the fact that you can't do this
in a way that's best for everyone means
we got to start looking for a plan
B, maybe even a plan C.

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Why?
Because if the chip supply dries up, that
means they could charge whatever they want.
Let's look at the Cabbage Patch Kids from
many years ago, right?
Does anybody know, you know, you started with
Cabbage Patch Kids.
Does anybody know, like, how much was, let's
say, a non-demand?
So how much is a regular Cabbage Patch

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Kid?
So this is the one, you know, they
get the certificate saying it's authentic.
So you can get, they cost approximately $20
to $60.
And it varies on the size and features.
Now, when they had the demand for Cabbage
Patch Kids, how much did they charge?

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Anybody know how much they charged?
Well, when they had the demand, they were
going for $175.
And I know some people paid over $200
and $300 because they had to have the
Cabbage Patch Kid.
It's ridiculous.
So I think when we see that a
demand source, you know, we're using one source

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and we don't have a backup.
I mean, even with myself, when you're suppliers,
if one supplier suddenly falls out, we've got
to have another one.
I say the same thing about banks.
You know, banks are changing.
And I use the analogy, you know, you
can't have a monogamous bank relation.
You need to have a polymorphous relationship where

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you have relations with multiple banks.
And so, you know, banks don't like to
hear that.
But at the end of the day, banks
are not being as honest and transparent.
And I'm not singling out one bank.
I'm talking about not just banks that we
go to for our personal business, but our
business as well.

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But I think the other thing about banks
is they're also, they're not hiring the same
way they did before.
They're hiring the cheapest people.
They're not the most skilled.
And they're hiring for, let's say, the book
cover approach.
They don't care what they have inside.
At least that's what a lot of the

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studies have been showing.
And then they waste people's time on interviews.
And you know what happens?
They get frustrated and they use this typical
approach.
Oh, you know, you're the first one and,
you know, we'll have to get back to
you.
And guess what?
They don't get back to you.
They just placate you.

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I mean, is that any way to treat
someone that is trying to get a job?
I mean, at least be transparent.
Say, hey, we're moving forward to other people,
right?
But don't string somebody on the line.
And the thing is, this one bank, I
knew somebody went there and they went for
several interviews for different bank, let's say, branches.

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And they all played the same game.
It's a game, guys.
But watch what I'm telling you.
The banking industry is going to change.
I would be a bit surprised in several
years if we don't have only 10 or
15 banks.
I think I've said this once before.
So a lot about that.
First citywide robo-taxi launches a driverless rides

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rollout program.
So driverless cars are no longer science fiction
anymore, right?
And so rolling out the world's first citywide
commercial robo-taxi permit now in Shenzhen.
This marks a milestone for urban mobility and
the evolution of smart transportation.

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Would you ride in a car with no
one at the wheel?
Well, currently right now, the answer is no.
I am studying for my next master's in
computer science, AI, and then my PhD.
And I got to tell you, what I'm
seeing there is there's a lot of promise,
okay?
But there's still a lot of mistakes being
made.

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And when we got people's lives resting behind
the wheel of a non-driverless vehicle, okay?
We've seen so many issues, right?
We've seen issues where the car, okay, misinterprets
an obstacle and hits it.

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We've seen issues where the car misjudges its
stopping distance.
Now, any of you that use smart cruise
control know the regular cruise control you use,
it basically just keeps the speed no matter
what.
That was around five years ago.
Now we have more advanced smart cruise control,
which has a unique feature.
It has sensors in the car.

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And what it does is it makes sure
that your car stays within that speed.
So let's say that you hit the gas,
it goes faster and then it drops back
to that speed.
If you're between cars, most cars have three
different, let's say, focal point lengths.
Basically, one is far, one, I believe, is

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the next one in the middle, which is
like your middle range, which is near, and
then the last one is nearest.
So you can set your range.
I always keep mine on far.
Of course, my car does a great job.
But I mean, allowing a vehicle to autonomously
make the decisions.

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And we all know that when you try
to deploy smart cruise control in bad weather,
what happens?
It doesn't engage.
So what do you do in an autonomous
vehicle?
Well, sorry, we can't maintain the car, so
we have to get someone.
They're not going to be able to do
that.
So they've got to have other sensors.
They've got to be able to check different

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distances, whether they're using LIDAR, they're using other
types of systems.
But at the end of the day, we
can't just rely on autonomous vehicles.
And here's why.
There has not been enough hours behind the
wheel to fully test this, just like the
fact that Elon Musk's company, Tesla, can't seem

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to make a truck with a light bar
that works.
And we're now trying to get a vehicle
that is going to autonomously drive, and we
can't even figure out how to turn lights
on and off.
I mean, come on, let's get real, guys.
I know why people are pushing this, and
I'll tell you why.
It's not pretty.
It's all because of money.
People want to push this trend because of

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money.
And with China's scoring the first citywide driverless
commercial robotaxi in Shenzhen, real rides, no human
at the wheel, it's a giant leap.
But the question you might be asking, it's
a very good question.
All right, very, very good question.

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Are driverless taxis safe?
What do you think?
I mean, you know what my answer is
going to be.
They're generally considered safe, and even safer than
human cars, according to data, like Waymo, of
course.
But why are, let's say, driverless vehicles, let's

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say, unsafe?
Does anybody know why?
So they're unsafe due to issues with sensors
and unpredictable weather, as I told you, road
conditions, software glitches, and potential cyber attacks.
They also struggle with complex urban scenarios and
make split-second decisions, leading to accidents at
higher rates in certain situations like turns or

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at a dawn and dusk time.
So the question is, and this is a
really good question for all of you, and
I think you probably want to know this,
if, and this is a great question, if
an accident occurs with a driverless vehicle, right,

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who gets sued?
Who's at fault?
Well, first of all, it's more than one
person that gets sued.
The vehicle manufacturer, the software developer, the human
driver operator, even that's the person that has
the license for the car, the third-party
supplier, if faulty hardware components from another supplier,

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like sensors, et cetera, the ride-sharing company,
the government or infrastructure providers that are providing
it, all the liability is distributed among multiple
parties now, with courts and insurance companies determining
fault based on evidence, sometimes finding manufacturers, operators,
or even external parties partially to blame.
Laws vary by location and are still evolving

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as driverless technology spreads.
And although I think driverless technology may have
a future, okay, I think it's too soon
right now.
I just told you about issues that I
have where I can't enable my smart cruise
control.
I mean, like that should still work.

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There should still be other technologies in the
car, right?
So the question you're probably going to ask
everyone is, will LiDAR work in fog?
So yes, LiDAR can work in fog.
And then you may ask, so what is
better to work in fog, LiDAR or something

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else?
And I think laser technology offers more diverse
and numerous things.
So the question is, and this is a
very good question a lot of people ask,
what is the difference between LiDAR and laser
for driving sensing?
What's really the difference?

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So LiDAR is a specific type of sensor
that uses laser light to create 3D maps,
while laser is broader terms for devices that
produce a focus beam.
For driving, terms are often used interchangeably because
the sensors use lasers to measure.
A laser is the light source, while LiDAR
system is the complete sensor that uses the
light.
So LiDAR is using laser.

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So just what I would throw that to
you guys.
So LiDAR is using laser, so there's no
difference.
It's just that LiDAR is using the focused
version of the system.
In the context, self-driving cars, LiDAR is
the complete sensor package that uses a laser
to see the world in 3D.
So the question that you're probably asking is,
so what type of sensor in your car

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detects, we call it blind sight detection in
your car.
And so this is something that's been pretty
popular.
They use radar sensors as the most common
technology, but some also use ultrasonic sensors.
And these sensors are typically located in the

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rear corners of the vehicle, such as in
the rear bumper and monitor.
But again, when you're talking about the side
of the car, some of them are located
right in the mirrors and stuff like that.
Pros, highly effective, and has a long detection
range and works well in various weather conditions.
Usually located in the rear corners, as I

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said, but they also can be located in
the mirror areas.
But things like smart cruise control, they won't
even enable.
Like they give you an error, they give
you an error.
They will not enable if the weather is
bad or it's raining.
And our friends at Disney, yes, Disney vanishes
from YouTube TV and millions of people lose

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favorite channels like in a heartbeat.
In a dramatic streaming standoff, Disney's channels like
ABC, ESPN and FX disappeared overnight.
From YouTube TV, after negotiations broke down, millions
of subscribers woke up to, unfortunately, blank screens

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signaling a new error in the battle between
content creators and streaming platforms.
The question everybody's asking, and this is a
great question, will Disney get its channels back?
So there's a strong indication that Disney's channels
will be restored on YouTube TV as both

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companies have publicly stated a willingness to find
a resolution.
While the exact return date is not confirmed
in writing, YouTube has proposed reinstating ABC and
ESPN and negotiations are ongoing, but details of
the final agreement are being worked out.
But if you're a subscriber, that's not a
very, let's just say, that's not a very,

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very good thing.
And according to basically YouTube, the response is
this, and I quote, our team just shared
an email with the Disney leadership regarding their
ask to restore ABC for 24 hours.
Thanks for your proposal.
We agree that the right priority here is
to give customers what they want.
As you know, from the many content disputes

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you've been part of, customers don't want companies
fighting content blackouts.
But unfortunately, your proposal would permit us to
return Disney's ABC stations only for a day
and will cause customer confusion among those who
may briefly see ABC on YouTube TV, only
to lose it again shortly after.
There are plenty of other options for customers.

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Election news information is very widely available across
the other broadcast stations and news networks on
YouTube TV, as well as on the main
YouTube services for free.
In fact, on the last two US election
days, the vast majority of people tuned into
YouTube TV subscribers chose not to watch ABC,

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publicly resorting to the same tactics that Disney
relied on in the past disputes, failing to
acknowledge the distinction between YouTube and other distribution
platforms.
As you know, Disney can continue to livestream
news information on the ABC News YouTube page,
which has 19.1 million subscribers.
And its ABC local stations can also do

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so on their YouTube pages.
To truly achieve what is best for our
mutual customers, we propose immediately restoring the Disney
channels that our customers watch, ABC and ESPN
networks, while we continue to negotiate.
Those are the channels that people want.
If you agree with our proposal and give
us approval, we can get our operational team
together and get these channels live in hours.

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Let us know how you'd like to proceed.
More importantly, let's get a fair deal done
so we can get back to providing our
mutual customers with the content they want.
Thank you.
So that's what YouTube responded with.
And I think, you know, anytime we get
a blackout, I know one time I wanted
to watch, I think it was on channel

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13 and they suddenly blacked that out.
They were doing some type of a, oh
no, they were doing something on Food Network
and that got blacked out.
So they decided to move the show over
to 13, which I thought was kind of
interesting.
And they did.
And then within a few weeks, it came
back.
I mean, it's always about money, right?
It's always about money.
And I think, you know, when a contract
is up for renewal, you need to make

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sure that the terms are negotiated at least
90 days before the renewal.
I mean, I think that's good, at least
to start it because it might take some
time because it might take 60 days, right?
And then there's a very, very good chance
that the service won't be interrupted because you've
done your due diligence.
But a lot of these people, they don't
care.
The number one thing for them is money,

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money, money, money, money, and they don't care
about how they're hurting or helping other people.
Number eight, guys, AI pioneer warned many people.
AGI, now you might be wondering, so, you
know, what is, it's a good question, is
AGI in AI?
So AGI is artificial general intelligence.

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That's where it comes from.
And it could be humanity's biggest risk.
The man credited with coining artificial intelligence, AGI,
John McCarthy.
He warned decades ago about the dangers of
AGI machines that could match or surpass human
minds.

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As AGI looms larger in the tech world,
McCarthy's early cautions are now at the center
of urgent conversations about safety and ethics in
AI.
One of my big ones is the fact
that, you know, we always have to keep
a human in the loop so the real
question, so what did McCarthy, you know, say

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about AGI?
What did he really say?
So he said a lot of things.
And so the core belief in possibility in
his 1955 Dartmouth workshop proposal launched the field
of AI research and put forth the foundational
conjecture that, quote, every aspect of learning or

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any other feature of intelligence can be in
principle so precisely described that a machine can
be made to simulate it, close quote.
This implies a belief that general intelligence is
a computational process that can be replicated in
machines.
But I want to argue it's more than
computational.
There's more to operation than just numbers.

(32:22):
Emphasis on symbolic AI and logic.
McCarthy was a primary advocate of symbolic AI
approach, sometimes called good old fashioned AI, which
focused on using formal logic and reasoning systems
to model human decisions and common sense.
Incremental progress, while early AI pioneers were very
optimistic about rapid progress toward human intelligence, McCarthy

(32:44):
recognized the significant difficult challenging the conceptual problems
that need to be solved first, particularly regarding
the representation of real world knowledge and common
sense.
Common sense is something that a lot of
people don't have, including some developers.
Ascribing mental qualities, he held a functionalist view
suggesting that machines could be said to have
mental qualities like beliefs.

(33:05):
In a 1979 article, he wrote, quote, unquote,
machines as simple as thermostats can be said
to have beliefs and having beliefs seem to
be a characteristic of most machines capable of
problem solving performance.
This contracted a lot with philosophers like John
Searle, who argued the machines lack consciousness and
intentionality.
Correct, so a belief or a state, I

(33:29):
believe are different because a machine does not
know why it has a belief, it just
has a belief.
The AI effect, he is often associated with
the observation that, quote, unquote, as soon as
it works, no one calls it AI anymore.
This highlights his view that once a specific
capability like playing chess or performing symbolic math

(33:50):
is achieved and understood, it moves into the
realm of general software engineering while AI remains
as an aspirational term for as yet unsolved
problem of general human level intelligence.
I think that's a very, very important thing
to realize what's going on or what's happening.

(34:13):
So those are very, very important things to
understand.
And I think if we can understand what
they are, I think that's a very, very
big thing.

(34:36):
And I say big thing because people don't
necessarily understand why things are done a certain
way.
And again, this happens because people just don't
get it.

(34:57):
And that's a huge, huge problem, a huge
problem for a lot of people to understand.
A problem that maybe sometimes people get, but
sometimes they don't get.

(35:17):
And again, that's something that I feel is,
it's something I believe that's gonna keep morphing
and it's gonna keep changing as our worlds
change.
I think that's probably a very, very big
thing.
And so I know you're probably saying to

(35:39):
me, John, this doesn't make sense, but at
the end of the day, it should make
sense because we're making this choice.
And this choice is something that I think
a lot of people, they just don't get
it.
They don't get the fact that it's about

(36:03):
what we're doing, how we're doing it, how
we're making these changes in our lives.
And everything is morphing around, basically guys, it's
morphing around technology.
And I say this to you because sometimes
people, they just don't get it.

(36:27):
They don't get what something means or why
something means something.
I think that's a hard thing for a
lot of people to acknowledge why something is
a certain way or why something isn't a
certain way.
I mean, I think that's a very hard
thing for a lot of people to gather,
especially as we're talking about AI.

(36:49):
And number nine, guys, government shutdown, grounds, flights,
airports, and chaos.
Travelers are facing chaos nationwide as the government
shutdown has led to air traffic controller nightmares
and shortages, delays and cancellations, and misconnections and
airport gridlock dominating headlines.

(37:10):
And will this shutdown leave a lasting mark
on American transportation?
I think the answer to that is yes,
but it's going to cause some challenges first.
It's going to cause some issues that I
think are about the larger picture, the picture
that we have to be doing the right

(37:33):
thing at the right time.
And I get that these people right now
are frustrated and they don't want to show
up for work.
I totally, totally get that.
And I'm not saying they should work for
free, but I think the government needs to
do something to resolve this because the fact
that this is happening, I mean, this is
just crazy.

(37:54):
I think it's crazy to know what's going
on.
And I think if people want to know
what's going to be tomorrow, we should look
at the conversations we're having today.

(38:15):
And those conversations we're having today, I think
are a very, very big deal.
A big deal because they influence what's happened
yesterday and they influence what's going to happen
tomorrow.
So with these flight delays and cancellations, travelers

(38:35):
are expecting a lot.
And so then the big question you're probably
asking is, why are there so many flight
cancellations?
And again, the issue is clear.
It's because the FAA reductions are in effect.
Hundreds of flights are canceled as reductions are
taking effect.
Federal Aviation Administrator Brian Bedford has said the

(38:57):
unprecedented move is a result of fatigue plaguing
air traffic controllers who have been working without
pay since the start of the government shutdown.
Now in its second month, the FAA mandated
flight cancellations, meaning a 4% reduction in
operations.
And it will ramp up to 6%
by November 11th.
By 13, up to 10% by November

(39:18):
14th, the 10% reduction will result in
about 4,400 flights canceled per day.
So the question is, what do you do
if your flight is canceled?
Can you get on another flight?
The airline will try to rebook you using
their app for faster options.

(39:38):
But I mean, this is all just a
game, guys.
This is a game.
And I think Washington, I mean, I'm not
getting political here, but I think they need
to stop being petty and they need to
wake up.
I don't care what side you're on, Democrat,
Republican, I really don't care.
It doesn't matter.
I think at the end of the day,

(39:59):
we have a right to have a country
run properly.
And I want to say something for everybody.
If the rest of the world isn't getting
paid, the congressmen and senators shouldn't be getting
paid either.
I mean, I'm just being honest about that.
Because what's right is right.
But I just see so much political nonsense,

(40:21):
and you know I'm not political.
But I have to tell you, this is
getting very political.
And this government could have been open way,
way before.
So the question now is, how many days
is the shutdown?
Well, right now, this shutdown is quite a
bit.

(40:42):
So the shutdown right now to date is
actually, it was basically started 35 days.
So is this the worst shutdown?
So the worst shutdown was actually 35 days.

(41:05):
Well, actually, yeah, so it is the worst.
It's 35 days.
2018, 2019, 35 days.
So we're at that crescendo point where we're
definitely, we're at the point where we're over
it.
But I think it's a big problem.
I hope the government will wake up.
I really do and stop playing these games.

(41:25):
Number 10, Apple upgrades Siri.
Third party AI models are coming soon.
Tech fans are buzzing as Mr. Tim Cook
announced Apple's big leap into AI.
Third party AI models and new integrations will
soon elevate Siri and iPhone features.
Can Apple's intelligence redefine the smart device experience?
I don't know.
We'll have to see.

(41:46):
The race for next-gen AI assistance heats
up.
But my question about things heating up is,
is this going to affect our safety, our
privacy?
I mean, is it?
I mean, I think that's the bottom, bottom
line.
If it affects our safety, then I think
that's a huge, huge problem.
I mean, for everyone.

(42:09):
So that's something I think that we all
have to realize.
And if we understand and we realize that,
then maybe, just maybe, things will get a
little better.
I mean, maybe.
I'm not saying tomorrow.
But again, this is a gradual progression.
And I think these progressions are something that
a lot of people, like, they just don't

(42:32):
really need them.
And saying to not need something is a
very, very big thing.
But again, this whole thing about what's going
on with AI, it's blowing up, guys.
And although some of it has some great

(42:53):
potential, my fear is that a lot of
our bad actors may be starting to deploy
and use this technology.
They already are.
Number 11, a laser tech revolutionizes chip design,
making it faster, cheaper in the semiconductor world.
Scientists have unveiled a one-step laser breakthrough
that transforms, guys, titanium oxide into p-type

(43:17):
semiconductors.
This advancement means a faster, cheaper, and a
more versatile chip design.
One that could upend the future of electronics
in every device you own.
That's pretty powerful.
Number 12, ultra HD TV.
Scientists say QHD matches the 4K, 8K for

(43:37):
your eyes.
Think your new ultra HD TV is a
game changer?
Scientists have discovered that the human eye's resolution
maxes out sooner than you think they do.
Very similar to people spending millions of dollars
on stereo systems.
Their ears can only hear a certain amount.

(43:58):
Meaning for most living rooms, QHD looks as
sharp as the pricey 4K, 8K screens.
Are you spending extra for pixels you never
will be able to see?
Let's be serious about it.
Number 13, Zoom echoes reveal your location.
Privacy risk exposed, and it's upon us.
A new study shows that video conferencing apps

(44:20):
like Zoom and many others can actually reveal
your physical location even with the camera off.
By analyzing echoes from in-app sounds, modern
privacy means more than just muting your mic.
It's a whole new world of digital vulnerability.
And I think every day, you know, we're
learning more about digital vulnerability and what it

(44:40):
means for everyone.
But the question is, are we doing anything
about it?
It's one thing to know that it's happening,
right?
We have to be aware of it.
It's a second thing to actually do something,
right?
Number 14, hackers bypass tap-to-pay limits.
Card fraud hits new heights.

(45:02):
Contactless payment systems are designed for convenience, and
they now face new risks.
Researchers have exposed methods for hackers to bypass
transaction limits and make high-value purchases even
on offline card readers and mobile wallets.
What does this mean for shoppers and retailers?
Well, it's a disaster.

(45:25):
And I think understanding this is a problem.
And I'm going to share a little story
that happened to me.
And this story was all about always being
careful.
And I was at the gas station a
couple of years ago, a town away from
mine, actually, in Oakland, New Jersey.
And it was a rainy night, and I
had given them my ATM card from my

(45:46):
bank account.
And again, it was rainy.
I wasn't really watching too much.
But, you know, they went there.
They hit the pump.
Everything didn't, nothing seemed really crazy.
And I got my gas, and I left.
The next day, I went to this car
show.
They had this Cars, Cops, and Coffee in
town in Franklin Lake.
So I went to that.

(46:06):
And all of a sudden, I'm getting all
these alerts on my phone.
The alerts like crazy, like, you know, like
authorization for a cup of coffee, $400 for
a tent rental, $1,200 for deposit on
food.
I'm getting like close to $8,000.
And I'm like, what is this all spam?
And I'm noticing it's coming from my bank
app.
So I'll just deal with it when I

(46:27):
get home.
So I get home, and I'm like, and
I'm seeing like $10,400 pending to be,
you know, pending to be paid.
I'm like, for what?
What is all this nonsense?
And I realized what was going on, that
my card actually got sniffed at the pump.
Now, sniffers can be installed very, very easily.

(46:48):
Pump sniffers are, you're probably wondering, you know,
you know, what is a credit card?
Like they call it a pump, you know,
sniffer for credit cards.
And so you see them a lot at
gas stations.
Basically, it's a credit card Mac sniffer bad

(47:11):
actors use to get your credit card info.
And they can read the entire thing.
And so, you know, this can even be
done with a flipper zero, which is sad
that technology that's out there that's meant to
be used to help and teach is being

(47:33):
used to abuse.
And you can get sniffers out there very
reasonably.
Well, they hide these things just under.
So when you tap while you tap the
card, they have the sniffer under and you
can't even see it.
Now, this is a lot of the independent
stations because, you know, they don't really have
cameras everywhere.
This would never happen like one of these
major stations, but they have the little thing
there.
And at the end of the shift, they
just take that with them.
And what's happening is it's sniffing it and

(47:54):
it's sending it via Bluetooth to their cell
phone.
Well, the next day, my Mac number was
sold to three different people.
The reason I say this is I was
getting charges from three different states while I
was in Franklin Lakes and I hadn't bought
or purchased anything in a day or two.
And it was just nuts.

(48:15):
Now, here's the funny part.
The fact that they were large transactions made
it hard to prove to them.
The fact, if it was a small transaction,
they would still achieve fraud.
You think the bank would do the same
thing that they normally would do.
Now, I'm going to expose the bank here
because obviously it's only fair to do that.
My bank at the time was M&T

(48:36):
for this card and they gave me a
real hassle.
I said this before, banking is not as
friendly as it was before.
They're blaming the consumer.
I mean, obviously they knew this wasn't me.
And yes, I did win, but it took
me seven days to fix the problem.
That's insane, guys.

(48:58):
That is insane.
I mean, the fact that they just paid
that, I knew that wasn't my normal activity.
But the fact that somebody goes and charges
a credit card, let's say out of state
for a deposit for a room that I'm
going to, that gets flagged.
But the fact that you stole my number,
no, then what they did is they took

(49:19):
my number and then they made a clone
card.
Okay, so excuse me.
They made a clone card, so that must
make it non-flagging.
I mean, come on, your technology, this PCI
technology is crap, right?
Does anybody know what credit card PCI tech
is?
So it's the PCI, they call it PCI

(49:40):
compliance.
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
It's called PCI or CC, like refers to
the credit card or cardholder data.
It's a set of security standards designed to
ensure that all companies that store, process, or
transfer credit card information maintain a secure environment
to reduce credit card fraud and protect sensitive

(50:00):
consumer financial information, et cetera.
While it's not a government law, compliance is
a contractual requirement mandated by major credit card
companies like Visa, MasterCard, et cetera.
And what they do is if you don't
go through their yada, yada compliance thing every
year, well, they flag your account for like
$100 a month for non-compliance.
I mean, if that isn't stupid, right?

(50:22):
I get that we want to have a
standard placement.
I get that, right?
But my problem is that your standard, like
it sucks, just being honest, right?
If anybody has a business and has gone
through PCI compliance, you have to fight with
them and you talk to people that don't
even have any knowledge about this.
And they're the people that are supposedly helping

(50:43):
you.
The best ones are the ones where you
can go in and just self-certify.
You ask your questions.
I remember several years ago where you had
to re-answer all the questions.
Oh, that was a nightmare.
Now you can actually just update the questionnaire
and just answer only the new questions.
And as long as nothing's changed, you can
keep moving forward.
So security, we have this push between security,

(51:06):
privacy, and tyranny, right?
And although I think security is great, I
think the problem is we don't have a
standard in place that makes sure, a watchdog
to make sure that all security, like all
credit cards, supposedly PCI is across the board.
But what you may not know is that

(51:27):
PCI standards, well, they suck.
Because it's a rigid one-size-fits-all
standard that can be expensive to comply with,
distracts from other security efforts.
And it's difficult to navigate due to complex
requirements and confusing self-questionnaires.

(51:48):
They call it the SAQ.
Some companies now, because they don't want to
lose your business, actually have an agent that
will literally walk you through it.
And they're trained on what to answer, what
to say, and things like that.
And it's something that if you've never done
it before, it can be very daunting.
And they may not suspend your merchant account.

(52:08):
But what they will do is they'll hit
you with a $50 or $100 bill every
month because, well, you're noncompliant.
Yeah, what does that all mean?
So guys, I want to thank you so
much for joining me today on The
JMOR Tech Talk show.
This is the show that's been around now
for almost four years.
We're going to be four years in less

(52:29):
than eight weeks.
And we'll be on Series 5.
I can't believe that.
Series 5, Episode 1.
In case you want to know the date,
it'll actually be in January.
It'll be January 2, 2026.
We'll be on Series 5, Episode 1.

(52:50):
That's pretty amazing.
So we've talked a lot about technology.
And we've talked a lot about what's currently
going through our world.
You know, from TikTok to things happening with
contactless payment systems.
The fact about video calls leaking more.

(53:10):
I mean, a lot of you do this
stuff.
But I bet a lot of you that
do this stuff don't really take the time
to make sure you're doing something proper.
I was giving a training the other day
about this.
One of the big problems with cybersecurity is
lack of education.
If the people in the workplace or people

(53:31):
in the home would have been educated, they
can mitigate the damages.
So one thing they do is they gain
trust of the user.
And they build that trust.
And then they get them to click a
link.
The link gets them to download this payload.
And then it gets connected to what we
call the installation.

(53:52):
Then it gets connected to a CNC server.
And you might be asking, so, John, what
is a CNC server for bots?
So it is a command and control server.
So the way it works, guys, is they
send these emails out to many people, right?

(54:12):
And they try to build trust with them.
And they then need all these computers, OK?
They install them.
And then what happens is the command and
control server connects to all these computers.
So they need thousands and millions of computers.
And they send them all to, let's say,
one server, one website.
And then we get a DDOS, distribution denial

(54:33):
of service, which is different than a DOS
denial of service, which is just a small
attack.
It should be denial of services where we
use quite a few computers to all be
at the same place at the same time.
So the moral here is don't click on
something unless you know who it is from.
I think that should be a huge one

(54:55):
for everyone.
But I know sometimes, oh, you know, I
won this.
I won that.
I don't care what you won.
Realize that if you think it's too good
to be true, chances are, guess what?
It probably is too good to be true.
I mean, I'm just being very upfront and
very honest with everyone.
So realize that, guys.

(55:17):
Realize that you have a moment or two
to make the choice to decide.
I then invite you to check out BelieveMeAchieved
.com, either right after the show or tonight
or tomorrow.
You can replay this show.
You can watch other shows like Inspirations for
Your Life.
You can watch my short-form content, my

(55:38):
long-form content, so many other great things,
my articles.
And I want to thank many of the
radio stations and many of the cable networks
that are choosing to carry this show and
my motivational show.
It means so much that we can get
this information out there.
I want to help you guys explore even
more unique content.
So visit BelieveMeAchieved.com.

(55:58):
Again, I create content that is about truth.
I invite you to listen, again, to this
podcast and to other casts and to know
that these ideas are nuggets.
Nuggets that I believe you guys will become
very familiar with.
But again, don't expect it to happen in
one shot.

(56:19):
Because you know what, guys?
It's not going to happen in one shot.
It might take you a few times before
you're actually able to do something, before you're
able to activate.
I mean, I think that's a very, very
important thing.
I hope that today's show empowered each and
every one of you to know that the

(56:39):
choice of security, the whole choice of security,
you know where it starts?
It starts with you.
You're the one that needs to make the
decision to click or not click.
And I want to tell you, if there
is a concern about clicking, don't click.
I'd rather have somebody be mad at you
that you didn't open their email than you

(57:00):
open an email that's wrong.
I mean, I think that's the thing at
the end of the day comes through is
we have to make sure we are doing
the right thing.
All right, guys.
It has been such a privilege and such
a pleasure to be with you here on
The JMORTech Talk Show Series 4.
Show 46, less than eight weeks to go.

(57:23):
And yes, we'll be in Series 5.
Have yourself a great rest of your day
and weekend.
And I'll see you guys next week, November
14th for Series 4.
Show 47.
Take care.
Be well, everyone.
And remember, technology.
Use it smartly and wisely.

(57:43):
It's a tool.
You can use it to help or to
hurt.
Use it to become the tool that helps
you and helps others.
Take care, everyone.
And be well.
And remember, if you see something that's too
good to be true, it probably is.
You didn't win that car.
You didn't win that lottery.
You just got scammed.
And so did a million other people.

(58:04):
Be well, everyone, and take care.

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