Meta & Google antitrust, Apple recycling tips & AI-powered scams

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Roku’s new home screen, Meta subscriptions & AI phishing scams (176, May 30, 2026)

Be sure to subscribe to the Rich On Tech Newsletter! Rich talked about the big changes to the Roku home screen. Rich mentioned to turn off Automatic Content Recognition: Settings > Privacy - Smart TV Experience > ACR Off Chelsea in Beaumont wants to know why Samsung Messages is m ...  Show more

Google’s massive AI search overhaul, $845K spoofing scam & duplicate photo tools (175, May 23, 2026)

• Google’s biggest Search overhaul in 25 years: Google unveiled a major AI-powered redesign of Search and Gemini at Google I/O, turning the search box into a multimodal assistant that can understand text, photos, video, and voice. Rich explained how AI is becoming more proactive, ...  Show more

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