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1️⃣ Serie A and Meta Team Up Against Piracy 🏟️📱 Learn how the Italian soccer league and Meta are fighting illegal streaming, using cutting-edge strategies to protect digital content.
2️⃣ UN Prioritizes Submarine Cable Resilience 🌊📡 Following recent undersea cable disruptions, the United Nations is emphasizing global efforts to strengthen infrastructure critical to worldwide communications.
3️⃣ Waymo Robotaxi Glitch Stirs Controversy 🚖🤖 A significant malfunction raises questions about the reliability and future of autonomous vehicle technology.
4️⃣ Founders Slam Carta Over Subscription Hurdles 🧾❌ Entrepreneurs voice frustration over challenges in canceling subscriptions on this popular equity management platform.
5️⃣ Brazil Uses Forensic Tech to Tackle Illegal Gold Mining 🪙🔬 Innovative technology helps authorities identify and combat the sources of unauthorized gold extraction in the Amazon.
6️⃣ Russia Blocks Viber App, Citing Violations 🚫📞 Russia tightens its grip on digital communication, banning Viber over alleged non-compliance with its regulations.
7️⃣ Turkey Hits Google with $75M Fine Over Ad Practices 🇹🇷💸 A hefty penalty underscores concerns about antitrust and competition within digital advertising ecosystems.
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Hi everyone, I'm John C. Morley, the host of
The JMOR Tech Talk Show and Inspirations
for your life.
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Well, hey guys, it is John C. Morley
here, serial entrepreneur.
Great to be with you on another fine
Friday here, December 20, 2024.
This is the JMOR Tech Talk Show
and I'm so glad that you have decided
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Thank you so very, very much.
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Get and do that and hurry on back
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a fantastic show
tonight.
I'm also very happy, ladies and gentlemen, because
tonight, ladies and gentlemen is the very first
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time that we are streaming the JMOR
Tech Talk Show to the TikTok platform.
So kudos there to TikTok.
Thank you so much for welcoming us to
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stream on TikTok, which we've been wanting to
do, ladies and gentlemen, for a very, very
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long time.
And now we're able to do that.
So thank you very, very much, ladies and
gentlemen.
I'm really more than grateful for that.
I think that's something that we're hoping will
help get us a lot more followers and
get us more people that really want to
learn about things.
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I think that's probably one of the most
important things that I can tell you.
So definitely great that we're here and thank
you so much, TikTok, for welcoming us to
your platform.
Again, this is the first time, of course,
we don't just stream The JMOR Tech
Talk Show.
We stream our other shows there, too, and
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we stream other content, too, on TikTok.
So definitely check that out.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, so our master
topic for the week for tech, I should
say, because we take these 14 things and
we break them down, right?
So our master topic for tech is a
really good one this week.
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Well, we always have good topics, you know
that.
We never have a bad topic, right?
So the topic, ladies and gentlemen, is tech
unplugged, breaking barriers, buzz, and bold innovations, Series
3, Show 52.
Again, it is December 20th, Friday, 2024.
Welcome to The JMOR Tech Talk Show.
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So, without any further ado, let's kick this
show off.
All right, everyone?
Fantastic.
So what we're diving into in this week
on The JMOR Tech Talk Show is
some pretty cool stuff.
So we'll help you stay ahead of the
curve with deep insights into the latest trends,
controversies, of course, and innovations shaping our world
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today.
You could tune into the full episode within
24 hours as we do convert over to
podcasts as well.
Explore even more unique content at mybelieveandyouachieve.com.
So again, there you can connect to many
of the TikTok and other great stuff.
So if you're wanting to get a link
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over there, you can do that very easily.
And so the first thing I want to
talk about is Series A and the Meta
team.
Yeah, this is a really...
I should say this is a weird one,
right?
So Series A partners with Meta to combat
piracy.
Meta and Italy's Series A have joined forces
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to combat illegal streaming of soccer matches on
social media.
It's a growing issue, ladies and gentlemen, and
it's threatening broadcast revenue.
The partnership grants Series A access to Meta's
tools for monitoring and removing unauthorized streams on
Facebook and Instagram, while also developing software to
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expedite reporting.
This initiative aligns with Italy's broader crackdown on
online piracy, which has included new legislation and
police operations to dismantle piracy networks, addressing significant
financial losses for broadcasters and sports leagues, which
will pretty much be international.
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But right now, we're just seeing this over
here in Italy, but I think it's going
to surface all around the world.
All right, let's get into our next point,
ladies and gentlemen, which is another great one.
The UN to safeguard submarine cables after recent
ruptures.
The United Nations, in collaboration with the International
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Telecommunications Union, that's the ITU, and the International
Cable Protection Committee, the ICPC, they love acronyms,
and they have launched the International Advisory Board
for Submarine Cable Resilience to safeguard undersea cables
amid the rising incidents.
Now, these cables are essential for global data
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exchange, and they face risks from accidents, natural
disasters, and possible sabotage.
Recent incidents, such as damaged cables in Europe
and Africa, are causing widespread outages and highlighting
the urgency for them to respond now.
The advisory board and body are co-chaired
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by officials from Nigeria and Portugal.
And they're going to work with global experts,
convene biannually, and focus on enhancing security, best
practices, and the repair processes to ensure the
resilience of the critical infrastructure.
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When we think about infrastructure, we don't really
give a lot of attention to it.
But if the infrastructure was damaged, that could
be a big problem.
For example, if the infrastructure that brought water
to your home or your business was destroyed,
that would be a serious problem, wouldn't it,
ladies and gentlemen?
Yes, it would be a very, very serious
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problem.
So knowing that, we have to be proactive
to actually take action.
If we are reactive, it's going to be
more expensive, and it's going to cause us
challenges, ladies and gentlemen, it's going to cause
us challenges.
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So thinking about all this, right, and thinking
about what this means is something that a
lot of people are still wrestling with.
But one thing is very clear, is that
if these cables are not fixed, not only
would that break communication from different parts of
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the world to other parts, but it could
greatly diminish the types of services being provided,
whether that be medical services or any other
services, because the information cannot get from point
A to point B.
Certain research has to be done, right?
So this is very important.
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And we'll keep an eye on what's going
on with that.
Well, here is a very, very interesting one.
I think you guys are going to find
this, I don't know if you're going to
find it comical, but I think this is
an interesting thing that's starting to happen.
Waymo RoboTaxi gets caught in endless roundabout loop.
A Waymo RoboTaxi was caught endlessly looping in
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a roundabout.
A glitch captured in a viral video is
seeming to go all around the internet.
The company confirmed that no passengers were on
board and swiftly addressed the issue with a
software update.
Odd RoboTaxi incidents, particularly in San Francisco, have
been on the rise, adding to the public
scrutiny of autonomous vehicle behavior.
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So the question is, what's going on?
And I think it comes down to this.
We are not ready for autonomous vehicles.
I'm not saying never.
I'm just saying we're not ready for them
now.
And the reason we're not ready for them
now is the appropriate testing has not been
accomplished.
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And that's a serious, serious problem.
Very, very serious problem, so serious that I
think it could potentially affect outcomes for many,
many different things.
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Many, many different things.
So pondering for a moment, ladies and gentlemen,
on this Waymo Taxi disaster, I mean, a
malfunction raising questions about the reliability and the
future of autonomous vehicles.
I think people are rushing to get technology
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to the frontline.
And what happens when you do that, you
damage the reputation that it has because people
have, let's say, a better perception of what
it probably will do and how it will
work.
When they see that it's worse than their
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expectations, well, that kind of takes them down
more than a few pegs.
So we'll definitely keep an eye on that,
ladies and gentlemen, to let you know what's
happening and where it's going and all these
kinds of things.
So we'll keep you to the line with
that.
And here is something I want to talk
to you about.
There is a company, the company you may
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or may not know this company, but they
are called Carta.
All right, Carta, C-A-R-T-A.
And Carta is a very interesting platform.
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Carta has basically, they have a solution for
equity management, fund management, and for private equity.
And their prices are not inexpensive.
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You're talking like $3,000, $4,000.
But this is the thing that you're probably
going to find very interesting.
Founders are criticizing Carta subscription cancellation hurdles.
Some startup founders are criticizing Carta for making
it so difficult to cancel subscriptions with claims
that the process requires scheduling a meeting with
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a customer success manager.
Like, that's ridiculous.
The issue arose when several founders, including Sedercan
Sridharan of Pipeline and Adam Rine of Workweek
shared their frustration over long wait times for
cancellation meetings, sometimes well past the renewal dates.
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Now, Carta attributed this problem to a temporary
staffing challenge and stated that it aims to
provide a thorough cancellation process for clients.
Competitors like the Angel or Angie's List and
Pulley, however, allow customers to cancel easily via
email or directly in the software.
Now, despite this criticism, many users still appreciate
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Carta's product, which remains a market leader in
the cap table.
And, you know, if you're trying to figure
out what this is about, well, Carta supposedly
has built a pretty big name, but again,
it's hard to cancel.
And so they're making it too difficult to
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cancel subscriptions.
And, you know, it's being done on purpose.
I have to tell you that.
I had a company that I was trying
out for something.
And signing up was, you know, just as
easy as buttering bread, right?
And so the first month they gave me
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a 50% discount on the services.
So this is great, right?
Well, I wasn't that keen on the service.
And so the next month came around just
before the next month came along, I wanted
to cancel.
Funny thing.
When I tried to email them, it said
the domain name was not valid.
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On their website, there was nowhere to contact
them.
There was no telephone number.
There was no way to do anything except
to post a blog entry, which you obviously
don't want to do.
So they're making it very hard.
You could schedule time to meet with someone.
And I have to tell you that companies
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that are doing this, well, they're going to
get burnt, right?
They might think that they're being shrewd and
smart because they're making it hard for you
to cancel.
I had one just the other day that
I couldn't cancel.
So I called my bank and I said,
hey, bank, I'm working with this company a
few months.
I want to cancel after the first month.
And I couldn't because there was no way
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to reach these people.
The only thing I could do was book
a sales appointment, but it wouldn't be for
60 days.
And I said, this is just nonsense.
So I called the bank today and they
said, sure, we can put a dispute in
for those other months.
Now, it wasn't fraud, but there was no
way for me to cancel.
So when we think about that, I think
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that's a big problem.
Are there other services that are difficult to
cancel?
Yeah, I bet there are.
You know, unwanted subscriptions can be a very,
very big problem.
There's even an app out there that allows
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you to easily cancel them hassle-free.
So there are five big subscriptions right now
that are literally almost impossible to cancel.
There is a women's clothing and shoe subscription
service among the latest fashions and trends for
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women with celebrities like Kate Hudson and Kim
Kardashian founding their own subscription fashion lines, Fabletics
and ShoeDazzle, respectively.
Although ShoeDazzle was later acquired by JustFab, the
parent company and co-founder of Fabletics, even
with celebrity backing, women's clothing and shoe subscriptions
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have received complaints from unhappy customers, according to
many sources.
So here's how it works.
You go to the website.
You take a quiz to determine your style,
your personality.
You select your favorite items and become a
member in order to receive maximum savings and
perks.
Each month, you shop or elect to skip
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the month.
If you remember to log in and you
specifically choose to skip the month, you won't
be charged anything.
However, if you don't do that, you'll be
charged $49.95, which can be used as
a credit later.
According to the website, you can cancel anytime
by calling 1-844-FABLETICS.
But according to the 1400 Better Business Bureau
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complaints filed against JustFab between August 2012 and
August 2015, canceling isn't that simple.
Many outlets have reported that many customers were
not aware of the type of subscription they
were signing up for, and many subscribers experienced
difficulties when trying to cancel.
Even still, some former members claim that the
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service continued to charge them after calling and
confirming cancellation.
So it seems the best way to cancel
these types of subscriptions is to call the
customer service line and double-check the credit
card you previously used for billing for any
recurring charges.
Another big one that is hard to cancel,
ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for this
one?
I'm sure you know this one.
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Yes, it is your cable and internet subscriptions.
So cable and internet subscriptions can be a
pain in the butt to cancel, as some
recorded customer service experiences have shown.
In 2014, one customer recorded a phone call
with Comcast customer service when he and his
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wife called to cancel their service.
They were transferred to the cancellations department, where
the Comcast representative refused their attempts to cancel.
Um, Block said the recording started 10 minutes
into the conversation and continued on for eight
more minutes.
Block shared his experience on Twitter along with
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the partial recording of the incident, which went
viral.
Comcast issued a statement saying the representative's communications
were unacceptable and inconsistent with how the company
trains its employees.
Still, it's not uncommon for subscriptions who try
to cancel to be sent to what's known
as the retention department.
I'm sure you've heard of this before many,
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many times.
And so they specialize in trying to keep
your business according to the, uh, ARS Technica.
Those representatives typically offer discounts and deals to
get you to stay, which means it could
take you extra time to cut the cord
with them.
If you find yourself stuck in a customer
retention loop, try this trick.
Instead of telling them, your current cable service
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provider, that you're switching to a competitor, which
gives them a reason to try to persuade
you not to leave.
Tell them a little white lie that they
can't argue with.
I'm moving to an area you don't support,
or I'm moving out of the country.
That's obviously going to change the, uh, the
scoop.
Books and audio book subscriptions.
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Brian Clayton, the founder and CEO of subscription
lawn service, uh, GreenPow said he studied several
consumer platforms to look for examples of good,
bad, and over the top cancellation flows.
In an effort to provide GreenPow users with
the best way to cancel their service.
During this process, Clayton discovered one type of
subscription that's particularly tricky to cancel book and
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audio book subscriptions.
One of the more egregious, as he said,
quote, uh, ones that he found was audio
book subscription services, audible.com.
Clayton said you have to click four different
call to action buttons to confirm cancellation.
Many people felt that it was a little
over the top and didn't want to have
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this type of problem and to make the
same mistake.
So when, um, this comes up, there can
be some friction for cancellation and it's understandable,
but too much is insulting to the user.
So, um, these are big problems.
Online gaming subscriptions are perhaps some of the
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savviest internet users, but that hasn't stopped them
from running into trouble when trying to cancel
an online gaming subscription.
Many gamers have taken to online forums like
Reddit and Giant Bomb to complain about the
difficulties associated with ending a game membership, such
as Xbox Live subscriptions.
According to Microsoft's Xbox support page, you can
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cancel a subscription online or on your Xbox
360 console two ways, immediately or by stopping
automatic renewals.
However, note that there are a few stipulations.
You can't cancel from an Xbox one console.
You can't cancel a suspended or pass to
account until full payment is made, and you
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can't cancel a prepaid subscription.
You won't even see a cancel or remove
option in this case.
Some Reddit users noted that sometimes a call
to customer service was required to fully cancel
the subscription.
In some cases, some users said it required
multiple calls to pull the plug.
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Gym memberships.
Oh, they are the worst.
Try to cancel them.
That's like impossible.
So at the beginning of each year, um,
good hearted people thinking that they're going to
achieve their promises themselves, uh, flock to gyms
in search of the new year's revolution resolution,
quote unquote, to get fit and healthy.
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Months later, um, though many new gym members
are not so enthusiastic to stay and find
themselves trapped in a hard to cancel subscription.
Not too long ago, Good Morning America investigated
incident hard to cancel gym membership so extreme
that prosecutors opened an investigation and sent an
undercover agent to one particular gym.
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The Better Business Bureau told GMA reporters that
more than 6,000 complaints were filed against
gyms in 2014, many of them from gym
goers trying to cancel their memberships to avoid
a continuous unwanted gym membership.
It's important to read all the fine print
in your contract before signing anything and beginning
payment.
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Many contracts specifically state that membership simply can't
be canceled before the yearly renewal rolls around.
Others require a notarized letter to cancel memberships.
If early cancellation is an option.
Mandy Walker of Consumer Reports told Good Morning
America that it's a good idea for gym
members to pay with a credit card.
That way, if all else fails, you call
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your credit card company, explain dispute, asking them
to cancel payment.
You could say, this is not what I
agreed to.
They will actually check into and hold your
payment and they may reverse the charges if
they agree with you.
So I think, you know, when we think
about cancellations, um, it's a problem.
I mean, there's some issues even with warranty
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companies.
I won't get on that today, but these
are big issues.
And, um, a lot of these companies, ladies
and gentlemen, are people that are not in
our own country.
And so, you know, they decide that a
domain's not going to work.
They don't provide a phone number.
I mean, the United States, you can't take
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credit cards if you don't have a way
that people can call you and reach you.
Even when your charge appears on their statement,
it has to have your phone number that
they can call, right?
So these are really, uh, big challenges and
I don't think they're going to go away.
So I have to see what they're going
to do.
But I think we, as, uh, the American
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people need to fight back and we need
to complain if it is not what it
is all about when we sign up.
Uh, forensic, ladies and gentlemen, tech fights Amazon
gold crime.
So Brazil is cracking down on illegal Amazon
gold mining using advanced forensic technology that traces
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gold's origins through its unique isotope DNA.
This method has exposed illegal activities such as
those of the Harley, uh, Sandoval who exported
gold from wildcat mines while claiming it was
legally sourced.
The technology combined with satellite imagery and new
regulations under president Lula, uh, has significantly increased
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gold seizures, curbing environmental damage and violence tied
to illegal mining.
Brazil's methods are gaining interest from neighboring countries
and Europe as the country builds a comprehensive
gold traceability database to combat the global illegal
gold trade.
So I think, um, as technology becomes more,
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um, I'm going to say forefront because it
knows how to deal with these situations.
Hopefully we'll see these things, you know, starting
to, uh, diminish, but they are definitely, uh,
a very big problem and Russian watchdog blocks
Viber app.
Yes.
The Russia's, uh, Roskman, the Zor has blocked
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the Viber messaging app, citing violations related to
counter terrorism, extremism, and drug dealing laws.
Viber's owner, uh, Rakatu and group did not
respond, but its CEO Hiroshi, uh, Mikitani had
previously positioned the app as a tool against
the Russian propaganda, pledging to block fake news.
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This move adds Viber to a growing list
of social media services banned by Russian authorities.
So I think when, you know, you're developing
an app and you have a purpose, I
think the app has to be for the
greater good of all concerned.
That's a, that's a huge, huge thing.
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And ladies and gentlemen, Turkey finds Google 75
million for competition law breach Turkey's competition authority
has fined Google 75 million, which is 2
.6 billion Turkish lira for abusing its dominance
in the ad tech sector, focusing on anti
-competitive practices, such as restricting access to YouTube's
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ad inventory and favoring its own supply side
platform.
A DX, despite, uh, commitments to open YouTube's
inventory to third-party platforms, uh, broader issues
in Google's ad tech operations led to, of
course, this penalty with the company now required
to ensure fair conditions within six months or
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face daily fines.
This move aligns with global regulatory trends, scrutinizing
big tech monopolistic behaviors, emphasizing accountability and competition
in digital markets.
Now it's funny, uh, several years ago, Google
could do whatever they want.
And it was like, they're Google, like they
have all this money.
But now we're starting to learn that Google
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can't do whatever they want because they're starting
to get hit with a lot of fines.
And this is only going to get worse.
So Google, you can say you could do
what you want, but the bottom line is
if you don't do the right thing and
you hurt the American people, well, you are
going to pay the piper and not just
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the American people.
I'm talking about anyone in the world.
The European union has been very, very tough.
And ladies and gentlemen, uh, parents, uh, recently
sue character, uh, dot AI over harmful content
towards an autistic teen.
I think this is like criminal.
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So two families have filed a lawsuit against
character dot AI, accusing the AI chat app,
a platform of providing harmful content to their
children, including sexual material and encouraging self-harm
and violence.
The lawsuit filed in Texas claims that the
platform's bots cause serious emotional distress to young
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users, including suicidal thoughts and abusive behavior.
One bot allegedly told a teen that killing
his parents was an acceptable response to restrictions
while another exposed a young girl to inappropriate
sexual content.
The plaintiffs, uh, seek to shut down the
platform until safety measures are improved and demand,
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um, financial damages.
This is the second lawsuit against the company
in the recent months.
So, um, you know, when you're building something,
right, we have to make sure that it's
not going to offend somebody.
We have to make sure that it is
there for the greater good of all concerned.
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We can't exploit people.
We can't take their information.
We just can't do that.
It's, it's, it's unethical.
I mean, really, really, um, unethical.
So we'll have to see what's going to
happen, but I can tell you ladies and
gentlemen, if they don't do something about this,
it's going to get bad.
And telecoms failed to notify victims of Chinese
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phone data.
Yes.
The Chinese hacking campaign known as salt typhoon
has stolen phone metadata from over a million
people, primarily in Washington, DC.
The campaign target telecom giants like AT&T
and Verizon, but most victims have not been
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notified, including those whose metadata was exposed while
high profile political targets were alerted about their
communications being intercepted.
Those whose metadata was accessed have largely been
left in the dark.
Metadata, though not as sensitive as content can
still reveal significant details like call times, phone
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numbers, and locations, which are valuable to intelligence
agencies.
The U S government has attributed the attacks
to Chinese operatives through China, um, but they
deny the involvement.
The breach is considered one of the largest
intelligence compromises in the U S history.
So I think a lot of these, uh,
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organizations are going to deny things.
Why?
Because it's like they're on this gray line
and this gray line is not there to
really help the consumer.
It's there to help, um, basically the seller.
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So I think that is a huge, huge,
really, really huge problem.
And ladies and gentlemen, we have the world's
first AI camera designed to target.
Drink drivers, uh, a pioneering AI company called
the heads up machine is being tested in
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Devon and Cornwall to detect impaired drivers under
the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The state-of-the-art technology can identify
road behavior, typical of impaired driving, prompting police
to stop the vehicle for roadside testing.
The camera can be moved discreetly across roads,
allowing officers to catch offenders without prior warning.
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The initiative is part of the vision zero
Southwest partnership, aiming to reduce road fatalities with
drink driving being a significant cause of fatal
crashes.
Please hope that AI cameras will help save
lives and enhance road safety.
Um, this is pretty amazing.
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And the question I have about this is,
you know, is this going to become like
a, like a standard?
I mean, that, that's probably what I want
to know.
Is it going to be a standard?
And if it is a standard, you know,
how is it going to start getting adopted?
Um, these are some very interesting points, um,
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that are surfacing, you know, and motorists under
the influence of alcohol could be caught by
this new AI, uh, camera system.
Um, police will, can be further up the
road and can stop the vehicle.
As I mentioned, um, they could talk to
the driver and also do a roadside test
for alcohol and illegal drugs.
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So I think the great, um, bit of
information with this is that the cameras can
be moved so easily.
They're on, um, like, um, a little mini
truck, you know, uh, like a trailer thing
that can be easily, uh, maneuvered, uh, from
one side to another.
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So I think that's a, a pretty cool
thing.
And, uh, officers can't be everywhere.
Okay.
Um, so this is going to help them.
And so they're really concerned about having a
very safe, uh, and guaranteed.
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I'm just saying that it's something that hopefully,
um, will make, uh, a very, very big
difference for everyone.
But I know a lot of people are,
um, you know, they're concerned with where AI
is going.
What's it doing?
How is it affecting people?
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And, and I hear people, uh, but I
think we've got to be careful to make
sure the AI is not being exploited.
That's probably one of the biggest things that
I can say to everyone here is artificial
intelligence, ladies and gentlemen, it's not good.
It's not bad.
Just like weapons are not good.
They're not bad.
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They're tools and how we choose to use
them, make them good or make them bad.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, Trump, yes, Donald Trump
welcomes Apple CEO to Mar-a-Lago as
tech leaders strengthen ties with the president elect
Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump hosted the Apple CEO Tim Cook
for a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago,
uh, resort marking the latest in a series
of meetings with tech leaders, including open AI,
Sam Altman met as Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon's
Jeff Bezos.
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Now these discussions are part of a broader
effort by major tech executives to improve relations
with the president elect following strained interactions during
the Trump's first term sequence Cook and Trump
previously discussed Apple's ongoing tax disputes with the
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European union, which resulted in a hefty fine
over the company's tax practices in Ireland.
Additionally, tech giants like Amazon and Meta have
made significant donations to Trump's inauguration fund as
part of their outreach.
I think that's, uh, definitely going to have
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some, some effects with people.
And what is the latest news?
Ladies and gentlemen, about the drones in New
Jersey.
Well, this gets to be really, really, really
crazy.
Uh, the whole question is, you know, what's
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going on with these drones?
Um, you know, are these drones part of
our government?
Are they part of some foreign government?
I mean, like what's going on?
So drone operators are fearing that stricter regulations,
uh, are going to being, uh, impounded, um,
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due to the, um, numerous mystery sightings.
But speaking back about, you know, what's happening
with this, uh, the FAA temporarily bans drones
in parts of New Jersey, New York, and
adds flight restrictions.
Uh, thousands of people have contacted the FBI
to report unusual drone activity.
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The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ban on
drone operations in dozens of areas of New
Jersey and New York until mid-January, unless
operators are granted special permission from the government
due to quote-unquote special security reasons.
Uncrewed aerial drones have been lighting up the
sky at night in New Jersey and nearby
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states for weeks, since about mid-November, leading
to concern from residents and speculation online.
Some had demanded answers from local and state
officials for what the heck is going on.
At the request of federal security partners, the
FAA published 22 temporary flight restrictions called TFRS,
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prohibiting drone flights over critical New Jersey infrastructures.
The FAA said in a statement just recently
this week about this and that they will
be upholding this.
The temporary flight restrictions in New Jersey, which
are set to last until January 17th, have
been implemented, uh, beginning, uh, Wednesday in the
following locations, Hamilton, Bridgewater, Cedar Grove, North Brunswick,
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Metuchen, Edisham, Camden, Gloucester County, West Hampton, uh,
South Brunswick, Edison, Branchburg, uh, Suaren, Jersey City,
Harrison, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Winslow, Burlington, Clifton, Hancocks, Bridge,
and Kearney.
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It still doesn't seem like they've restricted them
here where I am in Bergen County.
So, uh, they're continuing to assess what's going
on, and here's what they say.
There is no public safety threat relating to
the reported drone sightings.
Well, how the heck do you know if
there is no threat?
You can't give us any kind of information.
I mean, like, seriously, how can you even,
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like, even open your mouth to say that?
Uh, this is a big, big problem.
Uh, the temporary flight restrictions in New York
are also being imposed in, in many, many
different places.
LaGuardia Airport, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Far Rockaway,
the Bronx, Yonkers, Melville, Comac, and Calverton, to
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name.
And, um, authorities warn people about taking matters
into their own hands.
So, uh, this is a big problem, okay?
Uh, because the issue that we have is
that, um, they're saying they're not a threat,
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right?
Um, but the authorities are warning the public,
uh, not to take it in their own
hands as residents, um, that the lawmakers will
continue to demand answers.
And if a drone lands, you should not
approach it.
You want to, uh, understand that it could
be armed and it could be very dangerous.
Um, so this is a very, very big
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issue.
So there was also, I think it was
on December 2nd, um, a, uh, radioactive, if
I remember correctly, uh, shipment, uh, was lost.
And, um, this is pretty, uh, amazing.
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Um, you know, what's happening here.
So if I had to guess, you know,
what's going on just from, just from, you
know, I think it was around November, I
think it was right around November 2nd, roughly
somewhere around that time or yeah, November.
Um, so this is a problem.
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Um, so what happened ladies and gentlemen is
radioactive material went missing in a New Jersey
shipment.
Nuclear regulatory, uh, report had shown this.
And so, um, a small amount of radioactive
material had gone missing in the transit from
New Jersey's cancer, uh, treatment center.
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This is according to a report by the
nuclear regulatory commission, the NRC, the material, a
GE six, eight pin source used in medical
imaging was shipped from NASA, uh, cancer center
in Newfield.
And, um, this is a big problem.
It was actually December 2nd, and arrived at
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its destination, damaged and empty the shipment, which
contains 0.2 second, uh, seven millicures MCIs
of isotope GE 68 was being sent for
disposal.
When the container was found compromised, the New
Jersey department of environmental protection and JDP was
notified the following day.
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And the incident was formally reported to the
NRC officials have classified the event as less
than category three, meaning it's considered unlikely to
cause significant harm to individuals.
Category three is the highest level of radioactive
material.
So it's important to understand that legal, and
that's a very, very important thing.
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Um, and so the NJDP, uh, stated that
the license see a Nagasa cancer center has
filed a claim with the shipping company to
locate the missing material.
If the radioactive source is not recovered, uh,
within 30 days, in that case, the center
will be required to submit a full written
report detailing the root causes and any corrective
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actions to prevent future incidents.
Well, 30 days is coming up.
That would be another 10 days.
The event is reportable under the 10 CFR,
uh, 20.2, 2 0 1 a one,
uh, I I the NJ DEP confirmed in
the email to federal regulators referring to the
N R C.
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So, um, although the incident involves a small
amount of radioactive material, which is unlikely to
cause harm unless improperly handled for an extended
period, officials are working to ensure public safety
and accountability.
The NRC is monitoring the situation in coordination
with the NJDP and other authorities.
GE healthcare identifies the GE 68 pin source
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as the GE 68 pin source utilized to
calibrate the pet scanner systems used as a
transmission standard to provide a tissue density correction
to permit accurate diagnostic scanning of patients.
So, um, this is an issue and this
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makes me think, ladies and gentlemen, because this
shipment went missing, this is when we started
to see a lot of drone activity.
I believe this is kind of being like
a hush hush.
All right.
Um, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's being
a hush hush.
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That's people are probably saying to me, Hey,
John, you know, what is in this very,
what is, uh, a GE 68.
And, um, it's a radioactive pin source.
Okay.
That's what it is.
Um, and so, um, when we think about
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this, um, you know, what, what does, uh,
you know, what does a, um, GE 68
look like?
Well, uh, the GE 68 again is used
to calibrate machines like, um, you know, like
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I said, the GE machine in the nuclear
medicine, GE is used to generate a GA
for imaging by positron emission, uh, tomography pet
and sealed sources containing GE and GA in
equilibrium have been adopted as long live calibration
surrogates for the more common pet nuclide, um,
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preparing several GE sources for measurement on an
NAI TI well counter and pressurized ionization chamber.
Um, and then they would be decaying, um,
basically followed for 110 weeks.
So, um, I think this is a big
concern for, um, the American public.
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Um, and I think it's very interesting that,
you know, these drones are suddenly appearing.
Um, and I really believe that these drones
are here because of this situation.
And so, um, you know, it's, it's interesting.
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Um, they've been hovering over critical infrastructures and
residential areas, uh, in the state for weeks.
Um, and they have like this grid, like
flying pattern indicating they're searching for something specific.
And, you know, if they could just be
honest about what's going on, I think people
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would feel a lot better.
Uh, people are asking all kinds of questions.
The NRC classifies GE 68 as a radioactive
isotope of germanium, and it's less than cat
three material, which the NRC describes as very
unlikely, quote unquote, to cause permanent injury to
individuals or contain a very small amount of
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radioactive material that would not cause any permanent
injury, though it can still be hazardous to
humans.
Um, they've gotten little information.
Um, Melham, uh, recently said expressing frustration with
the government officials who told mayors, they were
just seeing things during the unprecedented meeting.
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So, um, we believe, and a lot of
other people seem to believe that these drones
are actually owned by the U S government,
but yet no one is saying anything.
Um, what we really want is we want
transparency.
Okay.
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And I have to tell you that that's
what the American people want.
The question is not who's flying these drones
or who owns them.
It should be, what are they looking for?
Okay.
Tell us the truth.
We want to know the facts.
Our military knows what's going on and our
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president knows.
And for some reason, they're just keeping people
in suspense.
Is this wrong?
I do believe it's wrong.
And I do believe that, um, it's starting
to break the trust down.
You know, whenever you don't have transparency, it's
a big problem, but these drones, I mean,
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they are flying all over.
I mean, these drones are flying all over
New Jersey.
They are looking for something.
And the fact that they are going in
a certain search pattern.
Okay.
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Um, makes me believe too, that they are
actually looking for something, right?
They're not out for just a casual joy
ride.
They're out because this, uh, radioactive material, which
we're talking about here is deemed to not
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be a threat, but I think it might
be more of a danger.
And so, um, the question you might be
asking, and this is a very good question
is, uh, how, how harmful, how harmful is
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the GE68 pin source?
Nobody really has an answer.
Nobody has an answer.
So it's a tiny, uh, it's a pin,
tiny radioactive pin used for calibrating medical imaging
scanners.
And, um, the germanium 68 or GE68, uh,
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waste material was being transported for disposal.
And then it went missing, uh, in transit
in Newfield, New Jersey.
So, uh, I don't know, ladies, gentlemen, I
think right now, I believe this poses more
of a threat than what we expected to
be.
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And I just wish they would be honest
with us.
That's what I wish.
Right.
But our government does some interesting things.
That's all I can.
That's all I can really say, um, at
the moment.
And, um, we'll give you more details as
we have on there.
The Americans buzz over mysterious New Jersey sightings,
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right?
The mysterious drone-like sightings over New Jersey,
they are sparking questions everywhere.
But the real question is what are they
looking for?
What are they looking for?
Have to wait and see.
And Bitcoin mining is believed to be causing
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the power outages, disrupting life in Iran.
Yes, uh, Bitcoin mining is believed to be
a key factor in the power outages that
have been plaguing Iran, um, for a while,
um, with the power outages.
And, uh, the, uh, country has faced rolling
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blackouts in just this past October, November, with
some experts pointing it to cryptocurrency mining as
a major cause due to the immense amount
of electricity required.
Now despite economic difficulties and declining fuel reserves,
the surge in Bitcoin's value has led to
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a rise in unauthorized mining operations.
Often exploiting subsidized electricity.
Iran's government is struggling with aging infrastructure and
low reserves.
While Bitcoin's rise, uh, the Iranian public suspects
that the surge in mining activities is exacerbating
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the energy crisis.
Wow.
That's, that's a lot.
And you know, whether we're talking about these
drones that are flying around New Jersey, right?
Because that's a, that's a big thing.
Or we're talking about the best use of
AI, right?
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Understanding not just what AI is, but understanding
the ethics, right?
And how something should be done and used.
I think that's the question.
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And you might be saying to me, John,
I don't know the answer to that.
That's okay.
You don't have to know the answer to
it.
But I think when we start to collaborate
and we start to realize that we can
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use AI for the greater good of all
concerned.
Now, I also tell you, that means we
got to keep a human in the loop.
We can't just, you know, uh, have something
be autonomously controlled.
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And the real question I have going back
to these drones is why is it ladies
and gentlemen, why is it such a secret?
So why is the government keeping the drone
search such a secret?
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I don't know.
I don't have an answer.
Four federal agencies said they followed up with
more than 5,000 reported drone sightings and
determined they were lawful private and law enforcement
drones and other aircraft.
The agency said that the drones do not
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pose a security threat.
How can you know that?
How can you know that?
I just know, ladies and gentlemen, that when
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we figure out what these drones are up
to, it's going to change people's belief.
And it's also going to make them a
lot more untrusting.
That's the thing.
Transparency is, is really the key here, ladies
and gentlemen.
It is the key.
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But if we don't really pay attention to
it, then I think it's a problem.
And we could speculate all day long about
what they're up to.
But until we learn what it is, people
are going to be wrestling.
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There's got to be an answer given soon.
Because this is just driving people up a
wall.
The question is, why?
This is my big question.
Why is the government keeping the drones such
a secret?
Why?
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It's a problem.
And maybe they think they're doing us a
favor by not sharing something.
They've been in Morris County, Passaic County, Bergen
County, and 100 counties, and even beyond.
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They were first spotted around the 18th, small
amounts.
But a lot of experts seem to say
that the U.S. government might be behind
the unsettling flights, which could be part of
a super secret military program meant to test
new hardware before it hits the battlefield.
But why do you fly it all around
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the country?
This doesn't make sense to me.
It doesn't make sense to me what they're
doing, why they're doing this.
It's crazy.
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And they're keeping everything top secret.
And so if they want to keep it
a secret, why do you fly the things
in the middle of broad daylight?
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They're saying that maybe only five or six
or a small circle of people actually know
about these drones.
I don't know.
We just don't have a truthful answer.
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We don't.
And you might be saying, John, you know,
when will we learn about what the drones
are doing?
When?
I know it makes the news all the
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time, right?
And people write dozens of articles about them.
Do they pose a threat?
Who's operating it?
Right?
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI
said they have no evidence that the aircraft
pose a national security or public safety threat
or have a foreign nexus.
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Okay, great.
But how do you even know what the
heck is going on?
Like, how can you make that kind of
a claim?
How?
How can you make that kind of a
claim?
I don't know.
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I'll tell you one thing.
It's making the American people very uneasy.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, if you don't know
who I am by now, I am John
C. Morley, serial entrepreneur.
You know, it's always such a privilege, pleasure
and honor to be with you guys on
all my great content, whether it's The JMOR
Tech Talk, whether it's the JCM Academy shows,
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It's so great to be here with you.
And I know, ladies and gentlemen, that sharing
this knowledge and helping you to learn about
where technology is going and giving you insights
(58:50):
is something I am very, very, very passionate
about.
I hope to see you guys next week.
In the meantime, happy holidays to everyone, and
I'll catch you on the next show.
Hi everyone, I'm John C. Morley, the host of
The JMOR Tech Talk Show and Inspirations
for your life.
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Well, hey guys, it is John C. Morley
here, serial entrepreneur.
Great to be with you on another fine
Friday here, December 20, 2024.
This is the JMOR Tech Talk Show
and I'm so glad that you have decided
to join me.
Thank you so very, very much.
Maybe you'd like to go grab something hot
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or delicious from the kitchen?
Get and do that and hurry on back
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So definitely do that and come on back.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a fantastic show
tonight.
I'm also very happy, ladies and gentlemen, because
tonight, ladies and gentlemen is the very first
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time that we are streaming the JMOR
Tech Talk Show to the TikTok platform.
So kudos there to TikTok.
Thank you so much for welcoming us to
the TikTok family to now be able to
stream on TikTok, which we've been wanting to
do, ladies and gentlemen, for a very, very
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long time.
And now we're able to do that.
So thank you very, very much, ladies and
gentlemen.
I'm really more than grateful for that.
I think that's something that we're hoping will
help get us a lot more followers and
get us more people that really want to
learn about things.
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I think that's probably one of the most
important things that I can tell you.
So definitely great that we're here and thank
you so much, TikTok, for welcoming us to
your platform.
Again, this is the first time, of course,
we don't just stream The JMOR Tech
Talk Show.
We stream our other shows there, too, and
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we stream other content, too, on TikTok.
So definitely check that out.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, so our master
topic for the week for tech, I should
say, because we take these 14 things and
we break them down, right?
So our master topic for tech is a
really good one this week.
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Well, we always have good topics, you know
that.
We never have a bad topic, right?
So the topic, ladies and gentlemen, is tech
unplugged, breaking barriers, buzz, and bold innovations, Series
3, Show 52.
Again, it is December 20th, Friday, 2024.
Welcome to The JMOR Tech Talk Show.
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So, without any further ado, let's kick this
show off.
All right, everyone?
Fantastic.
So what we're diving into in this week
on The JMOR Tech Talk Show is
some pretty cool stuff.
So we'll help you stay ahead of the
curve with deep insights into the latest trends,
controversies, of course, and innovations shaping our world
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today.
You could tune into the full episode within
24 hours as we do convert over to
podcasts as well.
Explore even more unique content at mybelieveandyouachieve.com.
So again, there you can connect to many
of the TikTok and other great stuff.
So if you're wanting to get a link
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over there, you can do that very easily.
And so the first thing I want to
talk about is Series A and the Meta
team.
Yeah, this is a really...
I should say this is a weird one,
right?
So Series A partners with Meta to combat
piracy.
Meta and Italy's Series A have joined forces
(04:38):
to combat illegal streaming of soccer matches on
social media.
It's a growing issue, ladies and gentlemen, and
it's threatening broadcast revenue.
The partnership grants Series A access to Meta's
tools for monitoring and removing unauthorized streams on
Facebook and Instagram, while also developing software to
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expedite reporting.
This initiative aligns with Italy's broader crackdown on
online piracy, which has included new legislation and
police operations to dismantle piracy networks, addressing significant
financial losses for broadcasters and sports leagues, which
will pretty much be international.
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But right now, we're just seeing this over
here in Italy, but I think it's going
to surface all around the world.
All right, let's get into our next point,
ladies and gentlemen, which is another great one.
The UN to safeguard submarine cables after recent
ruptures.
The United Nations, in collaboration with the International
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Telecommunications Union, that's the ITU, and the International
Cable Protection Committee, the ICPC, they love acronyms,
and they have launched the International Advisory Board
for Submarine Cable Resilience to safeguard undersea cables
amid the rising incidents.
Now, these cables are essential for global data
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exchange, and they face risks from accidents, natural
disasters, and possible sabotage.
Recent incidents, such as damaged cables in Europe
and Africa, are causing widespread outages and highlighting
the urgency for them to respond now.
The advisory board and body are co-chaired
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by officials from Nigeria and Portugal.
And they're going to work with global experts,
convene biannually, and focus on enhancing security, best
practices, and the repair processes to ensure the
resilience of the critical infrastructure.
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When we think about infrastructure, we don't really
give a lot of attention to it.
But if the infrastructure was damaged, that could
be a big problem.
For example, if the infrastructure that brought water
to your home or your business was destroyed,
that would be a serious problem, wouldn't it,
ladies and gentlemen?
Yes, it would be a very, very serious
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problem.
So knowing that, we have to be proactive
to actually take action.
If we are reactive, it's going to be
more expensive, and it's going to cause us
challenges, ladies and gentlemen, it's going to cause
us challenges.
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So thinking about all this, right, and thinking
about what this means is something that a
lot of people are still wrestling with.
But one thing is very clear, is that
if these cables are not fixed, not only
would that break communication from different parts of
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the world to other parts, but it could
greatly diminish the types of services being provided,
whether that be medical services or any other
services, because the information cannot get from point
A to point B.
Certain research has to be done, right?
So this is very important.
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And we'll keep an eye on what's going
on with that.
Well, here is a very, very interesting one.
I think you guys are going to find
this, I don't know if you're going to
find it comical, but I think this is
an interesting thing that's starting to happen.
Waymo RoboTaxi gets caught in endless roundabout loop.
A Waymo RoboTaxi was caught endlessly looping in
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a roundabout.
A glitch captured in a viral video is
seeming to go all around the internet.
The company confirmed that no passengers were on
board and swiftly addressed the issue with a
software update.
Odd RoboTaxi incidents, particularly in San Francisco, have
been on the rise, adding to the public
scrutiny of autonomous vehicle behavior.
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So the question is, what's going on?
And I think it comes down to this.
We are not ready for autonomous vehicles.
I'm not saying never.
I'm just saying we're not ready for them
now.
And the reason we're not ready for them
now is the appropriate testing has not been
accomplished.
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And that's a serious, serious problem.
Very, very serious problem, so serious that I
think it could potentially affect outcomes for many,
many different things.
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Many, many different things.
So pondering for a moment, ladies and gentlemen,
on this Waymo Taxi disaster, I mean, a
malfunction raising questions about the reliability and the
future of autonomous vehicles.
I think people are rushing to get technology
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to the frontline.
And what happens when you do that, you
damage the reputation that it has because people
have, let's say, a better perception of what
it probably will do and how it will
work.
When they see that it's worse than their
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expectations, well, that kind of takes them down
more than a few pegs.
So we'll definitely keep an eye on that,
ladies and gentlemen, to let you know what's
happening and where it's going and all these
kinds of things.
So we'll keep you to the line with
that.
And here is something I want to talk
to you about.
There is a company, the company you may
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or may not know this company, but they
are called Carta.
All right, Carta, C-A-R-T-A.
And Carta is a very interesting platform.
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Carta has basically, they have a solution for
equity management, fund management, and for private equity.
And their prices are not inexpensive.
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You're talking like $3,000, $4,000.
But this is the thing that you're probably
going to find very interesting.
Founders are criticizing Carta subscription cancellation hurdles.
Some startup founders are criticizing Carta for making
it so difficult to cancel subscriptions with claims
that the process requires scheduling a meeting with
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a customer success manager.
Like, that's ridiculous.
The issue arose when several founders, including Sedercan
Sridharan of Pipeline and Adam Rine of Workweek
shared their frustration over long wait times for
cancellation meetings, sometimes well past the renewal dates.
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Now, Carta attributed this problem to a temporary
staffing challenge and stated that it aims to
provide a thorough cancellation process for clients.
Competitors like the Angel or Angie's List and
Pulley, however, allow customers to cancel easily via
email or directly in the software.
Now, despite this criticism, many users still appreciate
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Carta's product, which remains a market leader in
the cap table.
And, you know, if you're trying to figure
out what this is about, well, Carta supposedly
has built a pretty big name, but again,
it's hard to cancel.
And so they're making it too difficult to
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cancel subscriptions.
And, you know, it's being done on purpose.
I have to tell you that.
I had a company that I was trying
out for something.
And signing up was, you know, just as
easy as buttering bread, right?
And so the first month they gave me
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a 50% discount on the services.
So this is great, right?
Well, I wasn't that keen on the service.
And so the next month came around just
before the next month came along, I wanted
to cancel.
Funny thing.
When I tried to email them, it said
the domain name was not valid.
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On their website, there was nowhere to contact
them.
There was no telephone number.
There was no way to do anything except
to post a blog entry, which you obviously
don't want to do.
So they're making it very hard.
You could schedule time to meet with someone.
And I have to tell you that companies
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that are doing this, well, they're going to
get burnt, right?
They might think that they're being shrewd and
smart because they're making it hard for you
to cancel.
I had one just the other day that
I couldn't cancel.
So I called my bank and I said,
hey, bank, I'm working with this company a
few months.
I want to cancel after the first month.
And I couldn't because there was no way
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to reach these people.
The only thing I could do was book
a sales appointment, but it wouldn't be for
60 days.
And I said, this is just nonsense.
So I called the bank today and they
said, sure, we can put a dispute in
for those other months.
Now, it wasn't fraud, but there was no
way for me to cancel.
So when we think about that, I think
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that's a big problem.
Are there other services that are difficult to
cancel?
Yeah, I bet there are.
You know, unwanted subscriptions can be a very,
very big problem.
There's even an app out there that allows
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you to easily cancel them hassle-free.
So there are five big subscriptions right now
that are literally almost impossible to cancel.
There is a women's clothing and shoe subscription
service among the latest fashions and trends for
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women with celebrities like Kate Hudson and Kim
Kardashian founding their own subscription fashion lines, Fabletics
and ShoeDazzle, respectively.
Although ShoeDazzle was later acquired by JustFab, the
parent company and co-founder of Fabletics, even
with celebrity backing, women's clothing and shoe subscriptions
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have received complaints from unhappy customers, according to
many sources.
So here's how it works.
You go to the website.
You take a quiz to determine your style,
your personality.
You select your favorite items and become a
member in order to receive maximum savings and
perks.
Each month, you shop or elect to skip
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the month.
If you remember to log in and you
specifically choose to skip the month, you won't
be charged anything.
However, if you don't do that, you'll be
charged $49.95, which can be used as
a credit later.
According to the website, you can cancel anytime
by calling 1-844-FABLETICS.
But according to the 1400 Better Business Bureau
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complaints filed against JustFab between August 2012 and
August 2015, canceling isn't that simple.
Many outlets have reported that many customers were
not aware of the type of subscription they
were signing up for, and many subscribers experienced
difficulties when trying to cancel.
Even still, some former members claim that the
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service continued to charge them after calling and
confirming cancellation.
So it seems the best way to cancel
these types of subscriptions is to call the
customer service line and double-check the credit
card you previously used for billing for any
recurring charges.
Another big one that is hard to cancel,
ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for this
one?
I'm sure you know this one.
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Yes, it is your cable and internet subscriptions.
So cable and internet subscriptions can be a
pain in the butt to cancel, as some
recorded customer service experiences have shown.
In 2014, one customer recorded a phone call
with Comcast customer service when he and his
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wife called to cancel their service.
They were transferred to the cancellations department, where
the Comcast representative refused their attempts to cancel.
Um, Block said the recording started 10 minutes
into the conversation and continued on for eight
more minutes.
Block shared his experience on Twitter along with
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the partial recording of the incident, which went
viral.
Comcast issued a statement saying the representative's communications
were unacceptable and inconsistent with how the company
trains its employees.
Still, it's not uncommon for subscriptions who try
to cancel to be sent to what's known
as the retention department.
I'm sure you've heard of this before many,
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many times.
And so they specialize in trying to keep
your business according to the, uh, ARS Technica.
Those representatives typically offer discounts and deals to
get you to stay, which means it could
take you extra time to cut the cord
with them.
If you find yourself stuck in a customer
retention loop, try this trick.
Instead of telling them, your current cable service
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provider, that you're switching to a competitor, which
gives them a reason to try to persuade
you not to leave.
Tell them a little white lie that they
can't argue with.
I'm moving to an area you don't support,
or I'm moving out of the country.
That's obviously going to change the, uh, the
scoop.
Books and audio book subscriptions.
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Brian Clayton, the founder and CEO of subscription
lawn service, uh, GreenPow said he studied several
consumer platforms to look for examples of good,
bad, and over the top cancellation flows.
In an effort to provide GreenPow users with
the best way to cancel their service.
During this process, Clayton discovered one type of
subscription that's particularly tricky to cancel book and
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audio book subscriptions.
One of the more egregious, as he said,
quote, uh, ones that he found was audio
book subscription services, audible.com.
Clayton said you have to click four different
call to action buttons to confirm cancellation.
Many people felt that it was a little
over the top and didn't want to have
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this type of problem and to make the
same mistake.
So when, um, this comes up, there can
be some friction for cancellation and it's understandable,
but too much is insulting to the user.
So, um, these are big problems.
Online gaming subscriptions are perhaps some of the
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savviest internet users, but that hasn't stopped them
from running into trouble when trying to cancel
an online gaming subscription.
Many gamers have taken to online forums like
Reddit and Giant Bomb to complain about the
difficulties associated with ending a game membership, such
as Xbox Live subscriptions.
According to Microsoft's Xbox support page, you can
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cancel a subscription online or on your Xbox
360 console two ways, immediately or by stopping
automatic renewals.
However, note that there are a few stipulations.
You can't cancel from an Xbox one console.
You can't cancel a suspended or pass to
account until full payment is made, and you
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can't cancel a prepaid subscription.
You won't even see a cancel or remove
option in this case.
Some Reddit users noted that sometimes a call
to customer service was required to fully cancel
the subscription.
In some cases, some users said it required
multiple calls to pull the plug.
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Gym memberships.
Oh, they are the worst.
Try to cancel them.
That's like impossible.
So at the beginning of each year, um,
good hearted people thinking that they're going to
achieve their promises themselves, uh, flock to gyms
in search of the new year's revolution resolution,
quote unquote, to get fit and healthy.
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Months later, um, though many new gym members
are not so enthusiastic to stay and find
themselves trapped in a hard to cancel subscription.
Not too long ago, Good Morning America investigated
incident hard to cancel gym membership so extreme
that prosecutors opened an investigation and sent an
undercover agent to one particular gym.
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The Better Business Bureau told GMA reporters that
more than 6,000 complaints were filed against
gyms in 2014, many of them from gym
goers trying to cancel their memberships to avoid
a continuous unwanted gym membership.
It's important to read all the fine print
in your contract before signing anything and beginning
payment.
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Many contracts specifically state that membership simply can't
be canceled before the yearly renewal rolls around.
Others require a notarized letter to cancel memberships.
If early cancellation is an option.
Mandy Walker of Consumer Reports told Good Morning
America that it's a good idea for gym
members to pay with a credit card.
That way, if all else fails, you call
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your credit card company, explain dispute, asking them
to cancel payment.
You could say, this is not what I
agreed to.
They will actually check into and hold your
payment and they may reverse the charges if
they agree with you.
So I think, you know, when we think
about cancellations, um, it's a problem.
I mean, there's some issues even with warranty
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companies.
I won't get on that today, but these
are big issues.
And, um, a lot of these companies, ladies
and gentlemen, are people that are not in
our own country.
And so, you know, they decide that a
domain's not going to work.
They don't provide a phone number.
I mean, the United States, you can't take
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credit cards if you don't have a way
that people can call you and reach you.
Even when your charge appears on their statement,
it has to have your phone number that
they can call, right?
So these are really, uh, big challenges and
I don't think they're going to go away.
So I have to see what they're going
to do.
But I think we, as, uh, the American
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people need to fight back and we need
to complain if it is not what it
is all about when we sign up.
Uh, forensic, ladies and gentlemen, tech fights Amazon
gold crime.
So Brazil is cracking down on illegal Amazon
gold mining using advanced forensic technology that traces
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gold's origins through its unique isotope DNA.
This method has exposed illegal activities such as
those of the Harley, uh, Sandoval who exported
gold from wildcat mines while claiming it was
legally sourced.
The technology combined with satellite imagery and new
regulations under president Lula, uh, has significantly increased
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gold seizures, curbing environmental damage and violence tied
to illegal mining.
Brazil's methods are gaining interest from neighboring countries
and Europe as the country builds a comprehensive
gold traceability database to combat the global illegal
gold trade.
So I think, um, as technology becomes more,
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um, I'm going to say forefront because it
knows how to deal with these situations.
Hopefully we'll see these things, you know, starting
to, uh, diminish, but they are definitely, uh,
a very big problem and Russian watchdog blocks
Viber app.
Yes.
The Russia's, uh, Roskman, the Zor has blocked
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the Viber messaging app, citing violations related to
counter terrorism, extremism, and drug dealing laws.
Viber's owner, uh, Rakatu and group did not
respond, but its CEO Hiroshi, uh, Mikitani had
previously positioned the app as a tool against
the Russian propaganda, pledging to block fake news.
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This move adds Viber to a growing list
of social media services banned by Russian authorities.
So I think when, you know, you're developing
an app and you have a purpose, I
think the app has to be for the
greater good of all concerned.
That's a, that's a huge, huge thing.
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And ladies and gentlemen, Turkey finds Google 75
million for competition law breach Turkey's competition authority
has fined Google 75 million, which is 2
.6 billion Turkish lira for abusing its dominance
in the ad tech sector, focusing on anti
-competitive practices, such as restricting access to YouTube's
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ad inventory and favoring its own supply side
platform.
A DX, despite, uh, commitments to open YouTube's
inventory to third-party platforms, uh, broader issues
in Google's ad tech operations led to, of
course, this penalty with the company now required
to ensure fair conditions within six months or
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face daily fines.
This move aligns with global regulatory trends, scrutinizing
big tech monopolistic behaviors, emphasizing accountability and competition
in digital markets.
Now it's funny, uh, several years ago, Google
could do whatever they want.
And it was like, they're Google, like they
have all this money.
But now we're starting to learn that Google
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can't do whatever they want because they're starting
to get hit with a lot of fines.
And this is only going to get worse.
So Google, you can say you could do
what you want, but the bottom line is
if you don't do the right thing and
you hurt the American people, well, you are
going to pay the piper and not just
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the American people.
I'm talking about anyone in the world.
The European union has been very, very tough.
And ladies and gentlemen, uh, parents, uh, recently
sue character, uh, dot AI over harmful content
towards an autistic teen.
I think this is like criminal.
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So two families have filed a lawsuit against
character dot AI, accusing the AI chat app,
a platform of providing harmful content to their
children, including sexual material and encouraging self-harm
and violence.
The lawsuit filed in Texas claims that the
platform's bots cause serious emotional distress to young
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users, including suicidal thoughts and abusive behavior.
One bot allegedly told a teen that killing
his parents was an acceptable response to restrictions
while another exposed a young girl to inappropriate
sexual content.
The plaintiffs, uh, seek to shut down the
platform until safety measures are improved and demand,
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um, financial damages.
This is the second lawsuit against the company
in the recent months.
So, um, you know, when you're building something,
right, we have to make sure that it's
not going to offend somebody.
We have to make sure that it is
there for the greater good of all concerned.
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We can't exploit people.
We can't take their information.
We just can't do that.
It's, it's, it's unethical.
I mean, really, really, um, unethical.
So we'll have to see what's going to
happen, but I can tell you ladies and
gentlemen, if they don't do something about this,
it's going to get bad.
And telecoms failed to notify victims of Chinese
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phone data.
Yes.
The Chinese hacking campaign known as salt typhoon
has stolen phone metadata from over a million
people, primarily in Washington, DC.
The campaign target telecom giants like AT&T
and Verizon, but most victims have not been
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notified, including those whose metadata was exposed while
high profile political targets were alerted about their
communications being intercepted.
Those whose metadata was accessed have largely been
left in the dark.
Metadata, though not as sensitive as content can
still reveal significant details like call times, phone
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numbers, and locations, which are valuable to intelligence
agencies.
The U S government has attributed the attacks
to Chinese operatives through China, um, but they
deny the involvement.
The breach is considered one of the largest
intelligence compromises in the U S history.
So I think a lot of these, uh,
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organizations are going to deny things.
Why?
Because it's like they're on this gray line
and this gray line is not there to
really help the consumer.
It's there to help, um, basically the seller.
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So I think that is a huge, huge,
really, really huge problem.
And ladies and gentlemen, we have the world's
first AI camera designed to target.
Drink drivers, uh, a pioneering AI company called
the heads up machine is being tested in
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Devon and Cornwall to detect impaired drivers under
the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The state-of-the-art technology can identify
road behavior, typical of impaired driving, prompting police
to stop the vehicle for roadside testing.
The camera can be moved discreetly across roads,
allowing officers to catch offenders without prior warning.
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The initiative is part of the vision zero
Southwest partnership, aiming to reduce road fatalities with
drink driving being a significant cause of fatal
crashes.
Please hope that AI cameras will help save
lives and enhance road safety.
Um, this is pretty amazing.
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And the question I have about this is,
you know, is this going to become like
a, like a standard?
I mean, that, that's probably what I want
to know.
Is it going to be a standard?
And if it is a standard, you know,
how is it going to start getting adopted?
Um, these are some very interesting points, um,
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that are surfacing, you know, and motorists under
the influence of alcohol could be caught by
this new AI, uh, camera system.
Um, police will, can be further up the
road and can stop the vehicle.
As I mentioned, um, they could talk to
the driver and also do a roadside test
for alcohol and illegal drugs.
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So I think the great, um, bit of
information with this is that the cameras can
be moved so easily.
They're on, um, like, um, a little mini
truck, you know, uh, like a trailer thing
that can be easily, uh, maneuvered, uh, from
one side to another.
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So I think that's a, a pretty cool
thing.
And, uh, officers can't be everywhere.
Okay.
Um, so this is going to help them.
And so they're really concerned about having a
very safe, uh, and guaranteed.
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I'm just saying that it's something that hopefully,
um, will make, uh, a very, very big
difference for everyone.
But I know a lot of people are,
um, you know, they're concerned with where AI
is going.
What's it doing?
How is it affecting people?
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And, and I hear people, uh, but I
think we've got to be careful to make
sure the AI is not being exploited.
That's probably one of the biggest things that
I can say to everyone here is artificial
intelligence, ladies and gentlemen, it's not good.
It's not bad.
Just like weapons are not good.
They're not bad.
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They're tools and how we choose to use
them, make them good or make them bad.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, Trump, yes, Donald Trump
welcomes Apple CEO to Mar-a-Lago as
tech leaders strengthen ties with the president elect
Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump hosted the Apple CEO Tim Cook
for a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago,
uh, resort marking the latest in a series
of meetings with tech leaders, including open AI,
Sam Altman met as Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon's
Jeff Bezos.
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Now these discussions are part of a broader
effort by major tech executives to improve relations
with the president elect following strained interactions during
the Trump's first term sequence Cook and Trump
previously discussed Apple's ongoing tax disputes with the
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European union, which resulted in a hefty fine
over the company's tax practices in Ireland.
Additionally, tech giants like Amazon and Meta have
made significant donations to Trump's inauguration fund as
part of their outreach.
I think that's, uh, definitely going to have
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some, some effects with people.
And what is the latest news?
Ladies and gentlemen, about the drones in New
Jersey.
Well, this gets to be really, really, really
crazy.
Uh, the whole question is, you know, what's
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going on with these drones?
Um, you know, are these drones part of
our government?
Are they part of some foreign government?
I mean, like what's going on?
So drone operators are fearing that stricter regulations,
uh, are going to being, uh, impounded, um,
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due to the, um, numerous mystery sightings.
But speaking back about, you know, what's happening
with this, uh, the FAA temporarily bans drones
in parts of New Jersey, New York, and
adds flight restrictions.
Uh, thousands of people have contacted the FBI
to report unusual drone activity.
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The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ban on
drone operations in dozens of areas of New
Jersey and New York until mid-January, unless
operators are granted special permission from the government
due to quote-unquote special security reasons.
Uncrewed aerial drones have been lighting up the
sky at night in New Jersey and nearby
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states for weeks, since about mid-November, leading
to concern from residents and speculation online.
Some had demanded answers from local and state
officials for what the heck is going on.
At the request of federal security partners, the
FAA published 22 temporary flight restrictions called TFRS,
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prohibiting drone flights over critical New Jersey infrastructures.
The FAA said in a statement just recently
this week about this and that they will
be upholding this.
The temporary flight restrictions in New Jersey, which
are set to last until January 17th, have
been implemented, uh, beginning, uh, Wednesday in the
following locations, Hamilton, Bridgewater, Cedar Grove, North Brunswick,
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Metuchen, Edisham, Camden, Gloucester County, West Hampton, uh,
South Brunswick, Edison, Branchburg, uh, Suaren, Jersey City,
Harrison, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Winslow, Burlington, Clifton, Hancocks, Bridge,
and Kearney.
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It still doesn't seem like they've restricted them
here where I am in Bergen County.
So, uh, they're continuing to assess what's going
on, and here's what they say.
There is no public safety threat relating to
the reported drone sightings.
Well, how the heck do you know if
there is no threat?
You can't give us any kind of information.
I mean, like, seriously, how can you even,
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like, even open your mouth to say that?
Uh, this is a big, big problem.
Uh, the temporary flight restrictions in New York
are also being imposed in, in many, many
different places.
LaGuardia Airport, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Far Rockaway,
the Bronx, Yonkers, Melville, Comac, and Calverton, to
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name.
And, um, authorities warn people about taking matters
into their own hands.
So, uh, this is a big problem, okay?
Uh, because the issue that we have is
that, um, they're saying they're not a threat,
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right?
Um, but the authorities are warning the public,
uh, not to take it in their own
hands as residents, um, that the lawmakers will
continue to demand answers.
And if a drone lands, you should not
approach it.
You want to, uh, understand that it could
be armed and it could be very dangerous.
Um, so this is a very, very big
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issue.
So there was also, I think it was
on December 2nd, um, a, uh, radioactive, if
I remember correctly, uh, shipment, uh, was lost.
And, um, this is pretty, uh, amazing.
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Um, you know, what's happening here.
So if I had to guess, you know,
what's going on just from, just from, you
know, I think it was around November, I
think it was right around November 2nd, roughly
somewhere around that time or yeah, November.
Um, so this is a problem.
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Um, so what happened ladies and gentlemen is
radioactive material went missing in a New Jersey
shipment.
Nuclear regulatory, uh, report had shown this.
And so, um, a small amount of radioactive
material had gone missing in the transit from
New Jersey's cancer, uh, treatment center.
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This is according to a report by the
nuclear regulatory commission, the NRC, the material, a
GE six, eight pin source used in medical
imaging was shipped from NASA, uh, cancer center
in Newfield.
And, um, this is a big problem.
It was actually December 2nd, and arrived at
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its destination, damaged and empty the shipment, which
contains 0.2 second, uh, seven millicures MCIs
of isotope GE 68 was being sent for
disposal.
When the container was found compromised, the New
Jersey department of environmental protection and JDP was
notified the following day.
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And the incident was formally reported to the
NRC officials have classified the event as less
than category three, meaning it's considered unlikely to
cause significant harm to individuals.
Category three is the highest level of radioactive
material.
So it's important to understand that legal, and
that's a very, very important thing.
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Um, and so the NJDP, uh, stated that
the license see a Nagasa cancer center has
filed a claim with the shipping company to
locate the missing material.
If the radioactive source is not recovered, uh,
within 30 days, in that case, the center
will be required to submit a full written
report detailing the root causes and any corrective
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actions to prevent future incidents.
Well, 30 days is coming up.
That would be another 10 days.
The event is reportable under the 10 CFR,
uh, 20.2, 2 0 1 a one,
uh, I I the NJ DEP confirmed in
the email to federal regulators referring to the
N R C.
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So, um, although the incident involves a small
amount of radioactive material, which is unlikely to
cause harm unless improperly handled for an extended
period, officials are working to ensure public safety
and accountability.
The NRC is monitoring the situation in coordination
with the NJDP and other authorities.
GE healthcare identifies the GE 68 pin source
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as the GE 68 pin source utilized to
calibrate the pet scanner systems used as a
transmission standard to provide a tissue density correction
to permit accurate diagnostic scanning of patients.
So, um, this is an issue and this
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makes me think, ladies and gentlemen, because this
shipment went missing, this is when we started
to see a lot of drone activity.
I believe this is kind of being like
a hush hush.
All right.
Um, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's being
a hush hush.
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That's people are probably saying to me, Hey,
John, you know, what is in this very,
what is, uh, a GE 68.
And, um, it's a radioactive pin source.
Okay.
That's what it is.
Um, and so, um, when we think about
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this, um, you know, what, what does, uh,
you know, what does a, um, GE 68
look like?
Well, uh, the GE 68 again is used
to calibrate machines like, um, you know, like
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I said, the GE machine in the nuclear
medicine, GE is used to generate a GA
for imaging by positron emission, uh, tomography pet
and sealed sources containing GE and GA in
equilibrium have been adopted as long live calibration
surrogates for the more common pet nuclide, um,
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preparing several GE sources for measurement on an
NAI TI well counter and pressurized ionization chamber.
Um, and then they would be decaying, um,
basically followed for 110 weeks.
So, um, I think this is a big
concern for, um, the American public.
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Um, and I think it's very interesting that,
you know, these drones are suddenly appearing.
Um, and I really believe that these drones
are here because of this situation.
And so, um, you know, it's, it's interesting.
(45:27):
Um, they've been hovering over critical infrastructures and
residential areas, uh, in the state for weeks.
Um, and they have like this grid, like
flying pattern indicating they're searching for something specific.
And, you know, if they could just be
honest about what's going on, I think people
(45:50):
would feel a lot better.
Uh, people are asking all kinds of questions.
The NRC classifies GE 68 as a radioactive
isotope of germanium, and it's less than cat
three material, which the NRC describes as very
unlikely, quote unquote, to cause permanent injury to
individuals or contain a very small amount of
(46:11):
radioactive material that would not cause any permanent
injury, though it can still be hazardous to
humans.
Um, they've gotten little information.
Um, Melham, uh, recently said expressing frustration with
the government officials who told mayors, they were
just seeing things during the unprecedented meeting.
(46:32):
So, um, we believe, and a lot of
other people seem to believe that these drones
are actually owned by the U S government,
but yet no one is saying anything.
Um, what we really want is we want
transparency.
Okay.
(46:53):
And I have to tell you that that's
what the American people want.
The question is not who's flying these drones
or who owns them.
It should be, what are they looking for?
Okay.
Tell us the truth.
We want to know the facts.
Our military knows what's going on and our
(47:15):
president knows.
And for some reason, they're just keeping people
in suspense.
Is this wrong?
I do believe it's wrong.
And I do believe that, um, it's starting
to break the trust down.
You know, whenever you don't have transparency, it's
a big problem, but these drones, I mean,
(47:38):
they are flying all over.
I mean, these drones are flying all over
New Jersey.
They are looking for something.
And the fact that they are going in
a certain search pattern.
Okay.
(47:58):
Um, makes me believe too, that they are
actually looking for something, right?
They're not out for just a casual joy
ride.
They're out because this, uh, radioactive material, which
we're talking about here is deemed to not
(48:20):
be a threat, but I think it might
be more of a danger.
And so, um, the question you might be
asking, and this is a very good question
is, uh, how, how harmful, how harmful is
(48:44):
the GE68 pin source?
Nobody really has an answer.
Nobody has an answer.
So it's a tiny, uh, it's a pin,
tiny radioactive pin used for calibrating medical imaging
scanners.
And, um, the germanium 68 or GE68, uh,
(49:09):
waste material was being transported for disposal.
And then it went missing, uh, in transit
in Newfield, New Jersey.
So, uh, I don't know, ladies, gentlemen, I
think right now, I believe this poses more
of a threat than what we expected to
be.
(49:31):
And I just wish they would be honest
with us.
That's what I wish.
Right.
But our government does some interesting things.
That's all I can.
That's all I can really say, um, at
the moment.
And, um, we'll give you more details as
we have on there.
The Americans buzz over mysterious New Jersey sightings,
(49:51):
right?
The mysterious drone-like sightings over New Jersey,
they are sparking questions everywhere.
But the real question is what are they
looking for?
What are they looking for?
Have to wait and see.
And Bitcoin mining is believed to be causing
(50:15):
the power outages, disrupting life in Iran.
Yes, uh, Bitcoin mining is believed to be
a key factor in the power outages that
have been plaguing Iran, um, for a while,
um, with the power outages.
And, uh, the, uh, country has faced rolling
(50:38):
blackouts in just this past October, November, with
some experts pointing it to cryptocurrency mining as
a major cause due to the immense amount
of electricity required.
Now despite economic difficulties and declining fuel reserves,
the surge in Bitcoin's value has led to
(51:00):
a rise in unauthorized mining operations.
Often exploiting subsidized electricity.
Iran's government is struggling with aging infrastructure and
low reserves.
While Bitcoin's rise, uh, the Iranian public suspects
that the surge in mining activities is exacerbating
(51:23):
the energy crisis.
Wow.
That's, that's a lot.
And you know, whether we're talking about these
drones that are flying around New Jersey, right?
Because that's a, that's a big thing.
Or we're talking about the best use of
AI, right?
(51:47):
Understanding not just what AI is, but understanding
the ethics, right?
And how something should be done and used.
I think that's the question.
(52:12):
And you might be saying to me, John,
I don't know the answer to that.
That's okay.
You don't have to know the answer to
it.
But I think when we start to collaborate
and we start to realize that we can
(52:35):
use AI for the greater good of all
concerned.
Now, I also tell you, that means we
got to keep a human in the loop.
We can't just, you know, uh, have something
be autonomously controlled.
(52:55):
And the real question I have going back
to these drones is why is it ladies
and gentlemen, why is it such a secret?
So why is the government keeping the drone
search such a secret?
(53:21):
I don't know.
I don't have an answer.
Four federal agencies said they followed up with
more than 5,000 reported drone sightings and
determined they were lawful private and law enforcement
drones and other aircraft.
The agency said that the drones do not
(53:42):
pose a security threat.
How can you know that?
How can you know that?
I just know, ladies and gentlemen, that when
(54:03):
we figure out what these drones are up
to, it's going to change people's belief.
And it's also going to make them a
lot more untrusting.
That's the thing.
Transparency is, is really the key here, ladies
and gentlemen.
It is the key.
(54:25):
But if we don't really pay attention to
it, then I think it's a problem.
And we could speculate all day long about
what they're up to.
But until we learn what it is, people
are going to be wrestling.
(54:45):
There's got to be an answer given soon.
Because this is just driving people up a
wall.
The question is, why?
This is my big question.
Why is the government keeping the drones such
a secret?
Why?
(55:08):
It's a problem.
And maybe they think they're doing us a
favor by not sharing something.
They've been in Morris County, Passaic County, Bergen
County, and 100 counties, and even beyond.
(55:29):
They were first spotted around the 18th, small
amounts.
But a lot of experts seem to say
that the U.S. government might be behind
the unsettling flights, which could be part of
a super secret military program meant to test
new hardware before it hits the battlefield.
But why do you fly it all around
(55:51):
the country?
This doesn't make sense to me.
It doesn't make sense to me what they're
doing, why they're doing this.
It's crazy.
(56:12):
And they're keeping everything top secret.
And so if they want to keep it
a secret, why do you fly the things
in the middle of broad daylight?
(56:40):
They're saying that maybe only five or six
or a small circle of people actually know
about these drones.
I don't know.
We just don't have a truthful answer.
(57:02):
We don't.
And you might be saying, John, you know,
when will we learn about what the drones
are doing?
When?
I know it makes the news all the
(57:23):
time, right?
And people write dozens of articles about them.
Do they pose a threat?
Who's operating it?
Right?
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI
said they have no evidence that the aircraft
pose a national security or public safety threat
or have a foreign nexus.
(57:44):
Okay, great.
But how do you even know what the
heck is going on?
Like, how can you make that kind of
a claim?
How?
How can you make that kind of a
claim?
I don't know.
(58:07):
I'll tell you one thing.
It's making the American people very uneasy.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, if you don't know
who I am by now, I am John
C. Morley, serial entrepreneur.
You know, it's always such a privilege, pleasure
and honor to be with you guys on
all my great content, whether it's The JMOR
Tech Talk, whether it's the JCM Academy shows,
(58:29):
whether it's Inspiration for Your Life.
It's so great to be here with you.
And I know, ladies and gentlemen, that sharing
this knowledge and helping you to learn about
where technology is going and giving you insights
(58:50):
is something I am very, very, very passionate
about.
I hope to see you guys next week.
In the meantime, happy holidays to everyone, and
I'll catch you on the next show.
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