65: AI Subscription Overload

Erik and Kris explore subscription creep, hidden digital costs, AI tools, and DIY tech, offering tips to regain control over recurring expenses. Book: When Things Don't Go Your Way By Haemin Sunim ---- Digital Privacy and Security 404 Media: Leaked Docs Show What Phones Cellebrite Can and Can't Unlock Date: August 21, 2024 https://www.404media.co/leaked-docs-show-what-phones-cellebrite-can-and-cant-unlock/?mc_cid=20c535fce7 Education and Technology ---- Notion Help Center: Notion for Education Date: August 2024 https://www.notion.so/help/notion-for-education Erik Christiansen Blog: When Technology Was Simpler: Subscription Creep Date: August 20, 2024 https://erikchristiansen.net/2024/08/20/when-technology-was-simpler-subscription-creep/ CNET: Subscription Creep Costs US Consumers More Than $1,000 a Year, CNET Survey Finds Date: August 2024 https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/subscription-creep-costs-us-consumers-more-than-1000-a-year-cnet-survey-finds/ Computerworld: The Problem with the Subscription Economy Date: August 21, 2024 https://www.computerworld.com/article/1615394/the-problem-with-the-subscription-economy.html AI and Big Tech ---- TechCrunch: Apple Intelligence's Writing Tools Stumble on Swears and Controversial Topics Date: August 6, 2024 https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/06/apple-intelligences-writing-tools-stumble-on-swears-and-controversial-topics/ Forbes: Microsoft Stock Drops as AI Capital Expenditures Surge to $56 Billion Date: July 31, 2024 https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2024/07/31/microsoft-stock-drops-as-ai-capital-expenditures-surge-to-56-billion/ Thurrott: I Will Not Pay for AI Date: August 21, 2024 https://www.thurrott.com/a-i/307080/i-will-not-pay-for-ai DIY Tech and Hardware ---- Thurrott: New Raspberry Pi 5 Model is Just $50 D...