Podcast Episodes
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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 getti…
3 months, 4 weeks 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 astrophy…
3 months, 4 weeks 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 intellig…
4 months 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 strea…
4 months, 1 week 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…
4 months, 1 week 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 …
4 months, 1 week 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…
4 months, 2 weeks 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…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Marine’s selfies fuel a global romance scam w/ Kagan Dunlap
It starts with a message from a handsome man in uniform. He’s deployed, lonely and falling in love with you. This man looks identical to U.S. Marine …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
VPN myths that need to die
Half the stuff you’ve heard about VPNs is total nonsense. No, they don’t make you invisible online. AI host Rylie breaks down fact from fiction. Plus…
4 months, 3 weeks ago