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Location privacy wins, PlayStation ditches discs & AI gets personal (181, July 4, 2026)

The Supreme Court just handed down a major privacy ruling that affects the location data tech companies collect and store from your smartphone. Sony says they will stop making physical discs for games starting in January 2028. Rich mentioned the AP Stylebook. Rich mentioned downl ...  Show more

Google’s privacy changes, the $25,000 Slate EV truck & scanning your old photos (180, June 27, 2026)

Rich says prices on tech products are going up. Apple raised prices this week on pretty much every product except the iPhone, and so did Microsoft on the Xbox. Rich talked about the new Slate electric pickup truck starting at $24,950. You customize it to make it your own. Prime D ...  Show more

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