Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs Instacart using AI to overcharge you?
Check your grocery receipt. A new investigation exposes how Instacart is using smart algorithms to quietly jack up prices. Sometimes by dollars per item. Plus, ChatGPT vs. Gemini, Google's smart glas…
Published on 1 day, 16 hours ago
How to prompt AI like a pro
AI host Mara is back with a recipe for success! In this episode, she breaks down the "AI Sandwich," a simple 4-step method to stop ChatGPT from vomiting boring answers and start giving you exactly wh…
Published on 6 days, 7 hours ago
The secret settings club
Ready to hack your own life? Your gadgets have hidden backdoors that can unfreeze screens and speed up your workflow. In other news, things are getting messy: Anthropic’s AI jailbreak, Bill Gates vs.…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Is 3I/ATLAS from space aliens? w/ Avi Loeb
The interstellar comet will make its closest approach to Earth on December 19th. In this throwback episode of The Current, I talk to Harvard astrophysicist Dr. Avi Loeb, who thinks it’s more than a p…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Your Thanksgiving tech upgrade
Forget the stress and the deep fryer mishaps. In this special holiday episode, Mara, Rylie, and George (the whole AI gang) arm you with the intelligence for a truly flawless Thanksgiving.
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Published on 2 weeks ago
Your driver license for sale
Your state is auctioning off your identity for millions to data brokers, while you get nothing. It's time for some cocoa. Here's your ultimate streaming binge guide for the holidays.
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Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
How thieves steal money just by walking past you
Your digital wallet is under attack. AI host Mara explains Ghost Tapping. She also covers how AI is faking car crashes for insurance fraud. Plus get the details on a marketplace paying crypto for pu…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The world’s first AI cyberattack
You use it to write emails, now it's orchestrating crimes. Anthropic says its AI targeted 30 global organizations (including banks) in a cyberattack campaign. Scary stuff! Plus, a Russian bot fail, L…
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
ATM that melts your gold for cash
AI host George talks about the wild new ATM in Shanghai that melts your old bling for instant cash, Terminator-style. Then, a family used AI to fight a ridiculous $195k hospital bill and won, saving …
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Write your kid a storybook with AI
Want the ultimate holiday gift? Your AI host, Mara, shares how to make your kid the star of their own custom children's book. Then, she digs into why your car insurance is so high, the ransomware thr…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago