The Big Mac Index is here, the police used Grok to edit an evidence photo, Linkedin is now offering users the opportunity to report slop, Google pulled its disastrous AI image editing tool they put into Google Earth, you can now bet on wild fire outcomes, and more. We discuss. Stories read and referenced: Employees from the world’s biggest AI companies want the US to be ready to slow AI development https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/28/tech/ai-development-tech-employees-open-letter Linkedin Adds Slop Detection Report Button

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/linkedin-adds-a-button-to-report-ai-generated-slop/ Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Google Earth After It’s Immediately Used to Fake Terror Attacks https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-pulls-down-google-earth-ai-feature Wildfire Betting now on Prediction Market Apps

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/climate/betting-wildfires-polymarket-prediction-market-platforms Vancouver Police use AI tool to fabricate drug bust photo https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vancouver-police-explain-made-with-ai-image-of-seized-drugs-cash/ The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000011001849/ai-influencers-health-supplements-fake-ads.html

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The right-wing noise machine spent months trying to destroy Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey. The film opened up to enormous critical and commercial success, so it would seem that they failed. But did they really? Let's talk about it. Note: this discussion is about the discourse surrounding the film, so spoilers shouldn't be a major issue. But beware, we do talk about aspects of the film in a limited capacity. Read Parker's article: https://www.readtpa.com Full episode on www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer

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