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A Halloween hour of tech that blurs the line between glitch and ghost, convenience and control, comfort and consequence. We move from Amazon’s outages and automation plans to AI intimacy, leaky satellites, doorbell surveillance, and malware hidden in blockchains.
• AWS outage root cause and ripple effects
• Amazon automation projections and workforce impact
• Prime settlement refunds and consumer friction
• AI cloning of public figures and grief displacement
• Mature AI chat, isolation risks and mental health
• Satellite comms exposure across aviation and utilities
• Ring and Flock integration expanding police access
• Blockchain-enabled “etherhiding” for malware delivery
• Airline IT grounding and operations fragility
• Whiskey tasting notes and pairing with chocolate
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Chapters
1. Halloween Tech Kickoff & Host Banter (00:00:00)
2. Amazon’s Outage And Robot Workforce Plans (00:02:45)
3. Prime Refunds And Antitrust Fallout (00:08:20)
4. AI Afterlife: The Suzanne Somers Clone (00:12:12)
5. Tesla Cemeteries And “Ghost” Detections (00:18:05)
6. Whiskey Tasting: Russell’s Reserve (00:24:05)
7. Meet The Expert: Nick Espinoza (00:26:16)
8. Dark Web Price Check And Crime-As-A-Service (00:28:40)
9. ChatGPT Erotica And Mental Health Risks (00:33:15)
10. Satellite Leaks: Unencrypted Data In The Sky (00:37:15)
11. Ring + Flock: Neighborhoods As A Surveillance Grid (00:41:48)
12. Malware Via Blockchain And “EtherHiding” (00:47:20)
13. Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment: Tech Vs Human Behavior (00:51:10)
14. Alaska Airlines IT Grounding Fail (00:54:15)
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