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(1:29) cj's week: Making Minecraft Videos, Modern Marvels, & Sprinkles

(3:55) Jeff's Week: All-Star Game, Fire at Runyon, & Prime Madness

(5:54) Headline: The Auto Industry's Electric Shock

(10:35) Headline: Elon Musk's Influence, Greg Abbott's Silence: What Are They Hiding?

(14:51) Headline: New Grok AI is a Good Boy and Checks In With Daddy Before Answering

(18:16) Headline: Your Wearable Will Know If You’re Pregnant

(21:45) Hewlett-Packard OmniGo 120

The "Great EV Pullback" has begun, with automakers delaying or canceling new electric models. Trump’s budget bill eliminates most EV incentives, leading to sales projections tempered significantly by these policy changes. Sounds like there’s more “Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow” in our future!

The Texas Newsroom asked for Governor Greg Abbott’s office to release their emails with Elon Musk, and paid to cover the office’s own expenses. But now the same office insists the emails contain "intimate and embarrassing" content and private policy discussions, making them confidential. Surely this lack of transparency must be in the best interest of Texans while making for great government and policy. /s

xAI's new Grok 4 AI model sometimes checks Elon Musk's X posts for his views on controversial topics before answering. Wow, even LLM’s have become sentient enough to understand and crave the wisdom of (at least!) one super-human. Yay!

And finally, your wearable will soon know if you are pregnant, diabetic, infected, or injured. One day in the future it may be able to tell the time accurately as well - on-time singularity here we come!

The great EV pullback has begun | The Verge

Ford’s 1,600bhp+ F-150 Lightning SuperTruck stops on track, still wins Pikes Peak | Top Gear

Why Gov. Greg Abbott won’t release his emails with Elon Musk

New Grok AI model surprises experts by checking Elon Musk’s views before answering - Ars Technica

Apple Might Know You're Pregnant Before You Do | PCMag

Beyond Sensor Data: Foundation Models of Behavioral Data from Wearables Improve Health Predictions

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(1:59) Measles Frightening Comeback

(5:41) Wasn’t Measles Eliminated?

(8:06) How Quickly Does It Spread?

(11:51) Reducing The Symptoms From Spicy To Mild

(14:34) Fortunately It Doesn’t Mutate Quickly

(17:17) Immune Amnesia & The Vulnerable

(20:46) Technology Is Helping The Fight

(23:15) This Is All Preventable

(26:47) cj’s recommendation: Fireworks Videos. All of them.

(28:31) Jeff’s Recommendation: Dodgers: The Rough Patch & The All-Star Break

Once eradicated from the United States, measles is now making a frightening comeback. In 2025 alone, we've seen a surge in cases across dozens of states, with major outbreaks igniting in communities with low vaccination rates.

This isn't just a global problem; it's a stark reminder of how quickly a highly contagious virus can resurface when our collective immunity falters. The question is no longer "will measles appear in the U.S.?" but "how do we stop this escalating crisis before it threatens every community?"

Haven’t we had a highly effective vaccine readily available for decades? Why are we still seeing significant measles outbreaks in almost every region of the world right now? Didn’t we eliminate measles in the U.S. in 2000? How quickly does it spread? So many questions.

Strap in - you’re leaving this episode knowing more about measles than you ever thought you should.

Texas House votes to make it easier for parents to reject school vaccine requirements

Consequences of Undervaccination — Measles Outbreak, New York City, 2018–2019 | New England Journal of Medicine

Basic reproduction number - Wikiwand

Can vitamin A prevent or cure measles? - HealthyChildren.org

Measles Outbreak — Central Ohio, 2022–2023

Measles and Immune Amnesia

Fireworks $15k, Clean-Up $5k, The Memories? Priceless

Happy 4th!!!!! 2025 fireworks are all set up and wired up

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(2:36) cj's week: You’re Not THAT Big or Rush?

(3:51) Jeff's Week: Tucker Carney, Polymath

(5:20) Headline: Fair Use or Foul Play? AI Copyright Ruling Divides Industry

(13:23) Headline: Android 16 Has a New Feature: Detecting Government Spy Tools

(17:20) Headline: Canada Drops Tech Tax to Resume Trade Talks

(18:48) Headline: Beyond Published Posts: Meta Seeks Access to Your Private, Unpublished Photos

(21:57) Headline: Trump Phone's "Made in USA" Claim Disappears

(28:13) Recommendation: Introducing Compu-Brush

A federal judge ruled AI training on legally obtained, copyrighted works is fair use - at least for now - but confirmed that using pirated copies is not. Certainly this is only one small step in the legal battle over AI and copyright, but incredibly interesting nonetheless.

In happier news, soon your Android-powered phone will be able to tell you if you are covertly being spied on by a government-deployed Stingray. Yay!

Sadly, Canada decides not to collect their Big Tech Tax, while Meta decides to go ahead and collect your private, unpublished photos. #notwinning

Oh, and by the way, that T1 phone that proudly claimed “Made in the USA” while we said it surely would not be? Well, turns out what they meant to say was that it won’t be made in the USA, but woud instead have some “American hands behind the device”. So, yay for hands, we think.

In a first-of-its-kind decision, an AI company wins a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by authors

Weird Al's Refused Parodies

Android phones could soon warn you of “Stingrays” snooping on your communications - Ars Technica

Meet CO-TRAVELER: The NSA's Cell Phone Location Tracking Program | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Canada drops Big Tech tax to appease Trump | The Verge

Facebook is starting to feed its AI with private, unpublished photos | The Verge

The Trump Phone no longer promises it’s made in America | The Verge

Introducing Compu-Brush

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(1:05) Point Nemo: The Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility

(4:53) The Space Graveyard

(9:30) I’m Burnin’ I’m Burnin’ For You

(13:01) What Makes It Back

(16:45) The Goldmine of the Future

(20:44) cj’s recommendation: Star Wars: Andor

(22:08) Jeff’s Recommendation: My Name Is Nobody

Humans throw out over two billion tons of garbage every day. Mostly it’s stuff we no longer need and truly don’t want to keep - good ol’ trash. Sometimes though you just can’t keep the thing any longer, even if it is useful, even if you might want it back one day. Think: that memory key you threw out years ago that stored the 28 Bitcoin you mined in 2012. In these cases you really hope you can get it back.

Well, most of the things we throw into space fall into this latter category. We can’t keep them in space, at least not easily. And while we don’t think we want them back, they could be valuable to someone, or something in the distant future.

This episode we explore a magical place you’ve never been and you’ll almost certainly never go: Point Nemo - The Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility. Bad news: it’s really big and really hard to get to. Good news: it’s littered with billions of dollars worth of hardware, just sitting there.

The Soviet spacecraft cemetery in the Pacific

A fiery end? How the ISS will end its life in orbit

Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You

Watch Andor | Full Episodes | Disney+

Watch My Name is Nobody | Prime Video

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(0:57) Open

(1:37) cj's week: Old Friend Lunch!

(2:28) Jeff's Week: Hands-Free & Iran

(5:52) Headline: Pill Power: Eli Lilly's New Drug Rivals Injectables for Weight Loss, Diabetes

(10:02) Headline: Not So Autonomous Yet: 10 Tesla Robotaxi Roll Out in Austin

(16:13) Headline: Beyond Misdials: How AI Could Expose Your Private Phone Number

(21:04) Headline: Sanctions? What Sanctions? Huawei's AI Chip Defies Expectations

(23:22) The Microtek ScanMaker IIHR

Pharmaceutical giant, Eli Lilly, has released new Phase 3 trial data for their oral medication showing comparable efficacy to injectable GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for weight loss and blood sugar reduction in diabetes patients. Taking a pill once a day sure does sound better than a weekly injection! 💊 v. 🗓️💉

Tesla has started its Robotaxi service in Austin utilizing a small fleet (10!) of Model Ys within a geofenced area, with a safety monitor present in the passenger seat. Pretty sure the Y stands for YOLO. Rides will cost you at $4.20 before any medical bills that you may incur. 🩻 🏥

Meanwhile, Waymo has clocked their 10 millionth paying customer. 💸

And from our BIG SURPRISE file: AI agents are struggling with when “good enough” is acceptable, and when the answer needs to be “exactly right”. Like with phone numbers, or dosing, or tariff rates; you know, the important stuff.

Pill Power: Eli Lilly's New Drug Rivals Injectables for Weight Loss, Diabetes

Not So Autonomous Yet: 10 Tesla Robotaxi Roll Out in Austin

First Tesla Robotaxi Ride [Full Drive]

Tesla Robotaxi Day 1: Significant Screw-up [NOT OC] : r/SelfDrivingCars

Beyond Misdials: How AI Could Expose Your Private Phone Number

Google brings The Juice(™) to Chromebooks, debuts first on-device AI - Ars Technica

Sanctions? What Sanctions? Huawei's AI Chip Defies Expectations

Microtek ScanMaker IIHR

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(2:30) People Keep The Strangest Things

(3:45) The Museums You Don’t Know About

(9:00) The OG Tupperware

(12:42) Knowledge & “Modern” Preservation

(19:50) Oddities: Airplanes, Wedding Cakes, & Einstein’s Brain Jerky

(23:10) The Catacombs

(25:01) cj’s recommendation: Acquired: The Complete History & Strategy of Rolex

(26:02) Jeff’s Recommendation: Moneyball (the talkie, not the book)

From ancient salts curing fish to the audacious freezing of human heads, our fight against decay is more than just beating the clock - it's about conquering forgetfulness. Humanity's relentless drive to preserve everything from fleeting moments to hard-won knowledge isn't just a mission; it's a defiant roar against the silence of oblivion.

In this episode we explore humanity’s battle with preservation over the millennia, and highlight a few of the more interesting (and concerning) bits along the way.

Every archived file, every digitized memory, every frozen hope isn't just about prolonging existence; it's about building a legacy. We're not just outwitting rot; we're trying to craft our own enduring form of immortality. Let’s check-in on how we are doing so far.

Rolex: The Complete History and Strategy

Watch Moneyball | Prime Video

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