Are We Heading for a Digital Dark Age? Fox Buys Roku, Jeff Bezos vs AI Job Fears | 06-20-26

Sam and Jay tackle a provocative warning: Are we sprinting toward a digital dark age? With SSDs degrading, file formats becoming obsolete, and data volumes exploding, your grandkids may inherit terabytes of corrupted files they can never open. Then, Fox makes a bold $22 billion move to acquire Roku and control both content and the platform it runs on - a massive bet on ad-supported streaming as subscription burnout hits consumers hard. Jeff Bezos stirs debate at the Viva Tech conference in Paris by predicting AI will actually cause labor shortages, not mass unemployment. Plus, a new study shows it's remote work - not AI - that's hitting young college graduates hardest in the job market. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction: Digital dark age warning 1:29 - What is bit rot and why your saved files may not last 3:57 - Microsoft's glass cube and the problem with long-term data storage 6:29 - How much of our data do we actually need to preserve? 9:32 - AI as the solution for sorting and curating massive photo libraries 15:04 - Fox acquires Roku for $22 billion - reshaping how America watches TV 18:20 - Subscription burnout: why Fox is betting on free, ad-supported streaming 21:16 - Jeff Bezos contradicts AI job loss fears at Viva Tech Paris 22:25 - Remote work, not AI, is driving unemployment among young graduates Call to Action: Want a tech partner who actually protects your business? Visit networkprovidersinc.com or npitechguys.com. And if cybersecurity keeps you up at night, grab the Cyber Playbook at networkprovidersinc.com/cyber-playbook or call 385-446-5500.