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Mom's Family Photos Became Deepfake Porn. She Did Nothing Wrong.
Jun 26, 2026•Episode 350•News

Mom's Family Photos Became Deepfake Porn. She Did Nothing Wrong.

A mom in New Zealand shared photos of her family on Facebook. Just normal pictures, so relatives could stay connected. Then she found those same faces stitched

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Your Loan Officer Just Called About the Wire. It Wasn't Him.
Jun 26, 2026•Episode 349•News

Your Loan Officer Just Called About the Wire. It Wasn't Him.

Scammers can copy your loan officer's voice with just three seconds of audio. Three seconds. That's shorter than the time it takes to say "congratulations on yo

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That Familiar Face in the Ad? She Never Filmed It.
Jun 26, 2026•Episode 348•News

That Familiar Face in the Ad? She Never Filmed It.

A professional singer watched an ad. She saw a face she knew, another famous singer, a friend in the industry. And she believed it. The endorsement was fake. Th

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That Video From Your Boss? Your Eyes Just Failed the Test 49% of the Time
Jun 26, 2026•Episode 347•News

That Video From Your Boss? Your Eyes Just Failed the Test 49% of the Time

You probably believe that if you really looked, focused, studied the face, checked the eyes, you could tell a fake video from a real one. Researchers just teste

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The AI Deciding Your Job, Loan, or Claim Has to Confess Next August
Jun 25, 2026•Episode 346•News

The AI Deciding Your Job, Loan, or Claim Has to Confess Next August

That chatbot you messaged last week, the one that helped with your loan question or your insurance claim? Starting next August, in Europe, it'll be legally requ

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That FaceTime From Your Kid? In 2026, There's a 1-in-3 Chance It's a Scam.
Jun 25, 2026•Episode 345•News

That FaceTime From Your Kid? In 2026, There's a 1-in-3 Chance It's a Scam.

A video call comes in. It's your daughter. Same face, same voice, asking for money, fast. Researchers now say there's a real chance that call isn't your daughte

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Your Boss Just Called. It Wasn't Him — and It Cost $25 Million.
Jun 25, 2026•Episode 344•News

Your Boss Just Called. It Wasn't Him: and It Cost $25 Million.

A finance worker in Hong Kong sat on a video call with his chief financial officer and several colleagues. Every face on that call was fake. By the time he real

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Your Kid Scanned Their Face for TikTok. A Stranger Kept It for 3 Years.
Jun 25, 2026•Episode 343•News

Your Kid Scanned Their Face for TikTok. A Stranger Kept It for 3 Years.

A child uploads a photo of their face to prove they're old enough for an app. That image, along with their name, their phone number, maybe a scan of a governmen

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That "Urgent" Call From Your Boss? It's Costing Companies $35 Million.
Jun 25, 2026•Episode 342•News

That "Urgent" Call From Your Boss? It's Costing Companies $35 Million.

A bank manager in Hong Kong picked up the phone one day. The voice on the other end sounded exactly like a company director he knew. That voice asked him to mov

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The Guy Making Deepfakes of Her Isn't a Monster — He's Someone You Know
Jun 24, 2026•Episode 341•News

The Guy Making Deepfakes of Her Isn't a Monster: He's Someone You Know

Picture the person who'd make a fake sexual video of someone they know. You probably imagine someone obviously disturbed, a predator with red flags you'd spot a

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Your Face Just Became a Password You Can Never Change
Jun 24, 2026•Episode 340•News

Your Face Just Became a Password You Can Never Change

You can change a password. You can't change your face. And the European Union just spent months arguing over whether your face should be baked into the digital

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A Robot Killed Your Job Application — And Europe Just Made That Illegal
Jun 24, 2026•Episode 339•News

A Robot Killed Your Job Application: And Europe Just Made That Illegal

Picture this. You apply for a job. An algorithm ranks you number five hundred out of a thousand applicants. The recruiter only looks at the top twenty. No human

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The Deepfake Spotted You First: Why Confident Voters Get Fooled the Most
Jun 24, 2026•Episode 338•News

The Deepfake Spotted You First: Why Confident Voters Get Fooled the Most

The people most sure they can spot a fake video are the ones most likely to fall for one. That's not a guess. Researchers at Utah Valley University tested it, a

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Your ID Has Secret Ink — And It's Why Fake Faces Don't Fool the System
Jun 24, 2026•Episode 337•News

Your ID Has Secret Ink: And It's Why Fake Faces Don't Fool the System

When you hand over your I.D. to prove who you are, you probably assume the big test is your face, does the photo match the person standing there? But the truth

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The Dumbest AI Deciding Your Job Is Riskier Than the Smartest One Curing Cancer
Jun 23, 2026•Episode 336•News

The Dumbest AI Deciding Your Job Is Riskier Than the Smartest One Curing Cancer: By Law

An artificial intelligence system that could help cure cancer might be considered low-risk under European law. But a simple lookup tool that decides whether you

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Your Next Coworker Might Not Exist — And HR Just Hired Them
Jun 23, 2026•Episode 335•News

Your Next Coworker Might Not Exist: And HR Just Hired Them

Picture a hiring manager three weeks into a new remote hire. The work's getting done. The video calls happened. And then it turns out the person they interviewe

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Your Password Is Dying. What Replaces It Could Lock You Out of Your Own Taxes.
Jun 23, 2026•Episode 334•News

Your Password Is Dying. What Replaces It Could Lock You Out of Your Own Taxes.

Imagine losing access to your taxes, your benefits, and your medical records, all because you switched phones. Not your password. Your identity. That's the trad

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1 in 3 Teens Now Hit by Fake AI Nudes — Here's What to Do Tonight
Jun 23, 2026•Episode 333•News

1 in 3 Teens Now Hit by Fake AI Nudes: Here's What to Do Tonight

A new study out of George Mason University found that more than one in three teenagers say someone made a fake nude image of them using artificial intelligence.

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Europe Didn't Ban AI — It Built a 4-Floor Cage. Here's Which Floor Yours Lives O
Jun 23, 2026•Episode 332•News

Europe Didn't Ban AI: It Built a 4-Floor Cage. Here's Which Floor Yours Lives On.

You've probably seen the headlines, "Europe bans facial recognition." And if that made you feel a little safer, or a little uneasy, I get it. But that headline

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Your ID Check Just Failed — and It's Almost Never Because of You
Jun 22, 2026•Episode 331•News

Your ID Check Just Failed: and It's Almost Never Because of You

You've probably been there. You point your phone at your driver's license, snap a selfie, and the app says, rejected. And in that moment, your stomach drops a l

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A Robot Just Rejected You for a Job. In August, It Has to Tell You Why.
Jun 22, 2026•Episode 330•News

A Robot Just Rejected You for a Job. In August, It Has to Tell You Why.

A computer read your résumé. It said no. And right now, in most of the world, nobody has to tell you why. Not the company. Not the software vendor. Not a single

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Sick Kid, Dead Scanner: When Your Fingerprint Becomes Your Only Way Into the Cli
Jun 22, 2026•Episode 329•News

Sick Kid, Dead Scanner: When Your Fingerprint Becomes Your Only Way Into the Clinic

Picture a parent carrying a feverish child into a clinic at night. They reach the desk, and the only way in is a fingerprint scanner. But the parent's hands are

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Your Face Is Forever. Your Boss's Insurance Isn't.
Jun 22, 2026•Episode 328•News

Your Face Is Forever. Your Boss's Insurance Isn't.

You clock in for work by pressing your finger to a scanner. Or you smile at a camera that logs your shift. You probably never thought twice about it. But that f

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That 94% Facial Recognition Match? The Camera Already Lied.
Jun 22, 2026•Episode 327•News

That 94% Facial Recognition Match? The Camera Already Lied.

Picture a face turning up in a database search with a ninety-four percent match. That sounds like certainty. But that number can be wrong before a single line o

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That "Accurate" AI Checking Your Face? Regulators Just Called It High-Risk Anywa
Jun 21, 2026•Episode 326•News

That "Accurate" AI Checking Your Face? Regulators Just Called It High-Risk Anyway

Picture this. You're comparing a suspect's photo against a database. The system flags a ninety-five percent match. You feel ninety-nine percent sure. An arrest

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