August 27, 2025 • 7 mins
correspondent Steven Portnoy talks about President Trump’s move to fire Federal Reserve Governor. KTLA & KFI technology reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for ‘Wired Wednesday.’ Today, Rich talks about the NEW Apple iPhone 17, Google translate upgrade, Facebook getting into your camera roll, and Chuck’s Arcade.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Let's say good morning to the host of Rich on
Tech on KFI. It's KTLA's tech reporter Rich DeMuro. Rich,
we got a new Apple phone coming out.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yes, we do, Apple sort of one upped by Travis
and Kel and Taylor. They announced their event at the
exact same time Apple Park, September ninth, ten am. That
is when we are going to see the new iPhone
seventeen models. So we're expecting the standard iPhone seventeen, iPhone
seventeen Pro Promax, but there's also expected to be this
(00:33):
brand new thin phone they're calling the iPhone seventeen Air,
so be on the lookout for that. That's expected to
replace the Plus model of the phone. And then of
course we're getting a whole bunch of new Apple watches, and.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
The new software for the rest of us will be launching.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
If you're not getting a new phone, iOS twenty six
and all that good stuff.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Okay. And with Apple they keep everything under wraps, so
you really you don't know what is going to be
on the phone yet, or do they give you a
little a little something to dangle in front of you.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
No, they give you one thing, the invite to the event,
which is awe. It's called awe inspiring this year, so
we'll see. We'll see what that means.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I think it's aw drop. Hold on, I guess you know.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Yeah, oh you know it's awe dropping. Okay, yeah, aw dropping.
I got to look at my invite. Yeah, a special
Oh you didn't get the invite? Well, you know, I
feel like they send more and more invites every year.
It used to be like very exclusive, and now I
don't feel as special, I'll be honest, because they invite people.
They invite a lot of people at this point. So yeah, anyway,
(01:40):
so we'll see what happens there. People of course dissect
the the graphic on the invite to try to figure
out what they mean or what they're doing, and who
knows what it means? This year it looks like a
infrared Apple.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Oh okay, well, well know on September ninth, Uh, let's
go from Apple over to Google and Google trans Yo.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
I actually thought this was pretty cool, so a lot
of people with two major upgrades in Google Translate. Number
one new live translation feature, so you can do back
and forth real time conversations in seventy languages.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
If you've ever.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Used a translate app, usually it is like a walkie talkie.
You talk, you wait for it to translate. The other
person talks, wait for it to translate. Now it is
real time and it's back and forth. You can see
the translation on the screen as you're talking, and you
can interrupt it. And so that's available right now iPhone
and Android really really cool Tap Live Translate, and then
(02:35):
of course they say they also upgraded it so it
works in noisy places. So if you're out on the
streets or in an airport, whatever.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
It'll still work. That's the other thing that's really neat. Yes,
that is just to me.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
That's like I'm telling you, the live translation capabilities of
AI are changing the way people communicate in this world
because now on the Google Phone the new Pixels, you
can literally talk to someone in another language and they
will hear you talking in their language in your voice.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
So if you spoke.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Spanish, I could literally speak to you and it would
sound like I'm speaking Spanish.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
So that's another feature.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Would you have an accent?
Speaker 2 (03:11):
The other thing that, yes, you have the accent and everything.
It's just like we got to demo that. Okay, not
right now, but I'll set it up next. Hit ye.
And then the other thing is they let you practice languages.
So just like dual Lingo, you can now practice your
language inside the Google Translate app. This is for Spanish
and French.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
That would have been very handy for me because the
French people when I was in France laughed at me
a lot because my friends is really bad.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Okay, they take brid in that.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
So Facebook is spying on you a little bit or
either that or it really likes your pictures.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Yeah, or they could be we don't know, you know,
not for everyone, but a lot of people. I did
point out this feature on the Facebook settings, which is
basically called camera role Sharing Suggestion. There are two settings.
One is less nefarious than the other. One just basically
suggests pictures while you're scrolling through your feed and says, hey,
you should post this. The other one actually uploads those
(04:11):
pictures from your camera role your private pictures to a
meta's cloud, analyzes them, remixes them, and says, hey, you
should share this cool new AI picture.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
We made for you. That is like, uh huh, No
one wants that.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
So anyway, you can go into the Facebook app settings
look for camera role Sharing Suggestions.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
There are two toggles. A lot of people reporting.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
On my Instagram where I posted directions at rich On
Tech that one or both of the toggles were turned
on mine.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
I actually I did this. I followed your instructions because
I saw your post on it and one of mine
was on, so I turned it off.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Yeah, me too.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
So some people said that I guess Facebook was asking
them like in their feed, like, hey turn these on,
and they forgot doing it. They forgot to like they
forgot that they did it.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
So anyway, those settings okay.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
And then here's something to check out, Chuck's Arcade.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Yes, this is super super cool.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I mean chuck e Cheese brand to me, like, it's
just so near and dear to my heart. I loved
going there as a kid. I was fascinated. I loved
playing there. The pizza, the cake, I mean everything. So
now they've got a spin off called Chuck's Arcade. The
first location is open in the West Coast at the
Braham Mall. I went there and it's a basically an arcade,
(05:28):
so no pizza, there's no restaurant. It's just an arcade
with snacks and candy. And it's a mix of old
games and new games, and of course clockade.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
That is the big draw. Now.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
Apparently kids love these claw games and so that's the
big thing there. They have retro merchandise. It's just fun.
This is the tenth location. Definitely, if you're in the area,
check it out. It's kind of a fun you know,
not a birthday party place. It's just well maybe they
host them there. I don't know, but it's just a
place to go and play arcade games.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
It's just an arcade, just an arcade.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
But they have old new They have like a you
know a lot of stuff there, Like it's not as
big as the standard Tucky Cheese, but they're building these
inside malls near the food courts, and it's just another
place that you know, kids of all ages can go.
You're going to be an adult here and.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Go by yourself.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
What's your favorite game? Uh?
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Oh, I like I mean I'm old school. I like
ski Ball and misspac Man.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Oh my god, I.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
Love it. Okay, they have it there.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
And also I like that basketball game too, the one
where you throw the basketball sin.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
I'd like it better if I was better at it.
But anyway, you can listen to Rich and hear all
the great things he has to say about Tech on
rich on Tech every Saturday from eleven to two right
here on KFI. You can watch them on KTLA. And
this is your the Chuck's Arcade. You can see that
story this week.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
Right yeah, right now, okay, right, not at the same
ohone over there.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
It actually is. Rich on Tech is on KTLA right now.
You can watch them on KTLA. Follow him on Instagram
at rich on Tech, and get all the information that
he talks about on his website. Allright, rich on Tech
dot TV. Thank you, rich DeMuro.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
All right, Amy, take care
Let's say good morning to the host of Rich on
Tech on KFI. It's KTLA's tech reporter Rich DeMuro. Rich,
we got a new Apple phone coming out.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yes, we do, Apple sort of one upped by Travis
and Kel and Taylor. They announced their event at the
exact same time Apple Park, September ninth, ten am. That
is when we are going to see the new iPhone
seventeen models. So we're expecting the standard iPhone seventeen, iPhone
seventeen Pro Promax, but there's also expected to be this
(00:33):
brand new thin phone they're calling the iPhone seventeen Air,
so be on the lookout for that. That's expected to
replace the Plus model of the phone. And then of
course we're getting a whole bunch of new Apple watches, and.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
The new software for the rest of us will be launching.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
If you're not getting a new phone, iOS twenty six
and all that good stuff.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Okay. And with Apple they keep everything under wraps, so
you really you don't know what is going to be
on the phone yet, or do they give you a
little a little something to dangle in front of you.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
No, they give you one thing, the invite to the event,
which is awe. It's called awe inspiring this year, so
we'll see. We'll see what that means.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I think it's aw drop. Hold on, I guess you know.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Yeah, oh you know it's awe dropping. Okay, yeah, aw dropping.
I got to look at my invite. Yeah, a special
Oh you didn't get the invite? Well, you know, I
feel like they send more and more invites every year.
It used to be like very exclusive, and now I
don't feel as special, I'll be honest, because they invite people.
They invite a lot of people at this point. So yeah, anyway,
(01:40):
so we'll see what happens there. People of course dissect
the the graphic on the invite to try to figure
out what they mean or what they're doing, and who
knows what it means? This year it looks like a
infrared Apple.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Oh okay, well, well know on September ninth, Uh, let's
go from Apple over to Google and Google trans Yo.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
I actually thought this was pretty cool, so a lot
of people with two major upgrades in Google Translate. Number
one new live translation feature, so you can do back
and forth real time conversations in seventy languages.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
If you've ever.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Used a translate app, usually it is like a walkie talkie.
You talk, you wait for it to translate. The other
person talks, wait for it to translate. Now it is
real time and it's back and forth. You can see
the translation on the screen as you're talking, and you
can interrupt it. And so that's available right now iPhone
and Android really really cool Tap Live Translate, and then
(02:35):
of course they say they also upgraded it so it
works in noisy places. So if you're out on the
streets or in an airport, whatever.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
It'll still work. That's the other thing that's really neat. Yes,
that is just to me.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
That's like I'm telling you, the live translation capabilities of
AI are changing the way people communicate in this world
because now on the Google Phone the new Pixels, you
can literally talk to someone in another language and they
will hear you talking in their language in your voice.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
So if you spoke.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Spanish, I could literally speak to you and it would
sound like I'm speaking Spanish.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
So that's another feature.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Would you have an accent?
Speaker 2 (03:11):
The other thing that, yes, you have the accent and everything.
It's just like we got to demo that. Okay, not
right now, but I'll set it up next. Hit ye.
And then the other thing is they let you practice languages.
So just like dual Lingo, you can now practice your
language inside the Google Translate app. This is for Spanish
and French.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
That would have been very handy for me because the
French people when I was in France laughed at me
a lot because my friends is really bad.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Okay, they take brid in that.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
So Facebook is spying on you a little bit or
either that or it really likes your pictures.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Yeah, or they could be we don't know, you know,
not for everyone, but a lot of people. I did
point out this feature on the Facebook settings, which is
basically called camera role Sharing Suggestion. There are two settings.
One is less nefarious than the other. One just basically
suggests pictures while you're scrolling through your feed and says, hey,
you should post this. The other one actually uploads those
(04:11):
pictures from your camera role your private pictures to a
meta's cloud, analyzes them, remixes them, and says, hey, you
should share this cool new AI picture.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
We made for you. That is like, uh huh, No
one wants that.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
So anyway, you can go into the Facebook app settings
look for camera role Sharing Suggestions.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
There are two toggles. A lot of people reporting.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
On my Instagram where I posted directions at rich On
Tech that one or both of the toggles were turned
on mine.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
I actually I did this. I followed your instructions because
I saw your post on it and one of mine
was on, so I turned it off.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Yeah, me too.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
So some people said that I guess Facebook was asking
them like in their feed, like, hey turn these on,
and they forgot doing it. They forgot to like they
forgot that they did it.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
So anyway, those settings okay.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
And then here's something to check out, Chuck's Arcade.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Yes, this is super super cool.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I mean chuck e Cheese brand to me, like, it's
just so near and dear to my heart. I loved
going there as a kid. I was fascinated. I loved
playing there. The pizza, the cake, I mean everything. So
now they've got a spin off called Chuck's Arcade. The
first location is open in the West Coast at the
Braham Mall. I went there and it's a basically an arcade,
(05:28):
so no pizza, there's no restaurant. It's just an arcade
with snacks and candy. And it's a mix of old
games and new games, and of course clockade.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
That is the big draw. Now.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
Apparently kids love these claw games and so that's the
big thing there. They have retro merchandise. It's just fun.
This is the tenth location. Definitely, if you're in the area,
check it out. It's kind of a fun you know,
not a birthday party place. It's just well maybe they
host them there. I don't know, but it's just a
place to go and play arcade games.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
It's just an arcade, just an arcade.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
But they have old new They have like a you
know a lot of stuff there, Like it's not as
big as the standard Tucky Cheese, but they're building these
inside malls near the food courts, and it's just another
place that you know, kids of all ages can go.
You're going to be an adult here and.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Go by yourself.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
What's your favorite game? Uh?
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Oh, I like I mean I'm old school. I like
ski Ball and misspac Man.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Oh my god, I.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
Love it. Okay, they have it there.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
And also I like that basketball game too, the one
where you throw the basketball sin.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
I'd like it better if I was better at it.
But anyway, you can listen to Rich and hear all
the great things he has to say about Tech on
rich on Tech every Saturday from eleven to two right
here on KFI. You can watch them on KTLA. And
this is your the Chuck's Arcade. You can see that
story this week.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
Right yeah, right now, okay, right, not at the same
ohone over there.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
It actually is. Rich on Tech is on KTLA right now.
You can watch them on KTLA. Follow him on Instagram
at rich on Tech, and get all the information that
he talks about on his website. Allright, rich on Tech
dot TV. Thank you, rich DeMuro.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
All right, Amy, take care
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