Fire Extinguisher Save, Fake Fire Sticks Exposed, and Invisible Phone Surveillance | 08-01-26

Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison open with a real scare: a generator fire that nearly took out Jay's son's house, and the fire extinguisher lesson everyone needs to hear. From there, they dig into black market Fire Stick scams stealing your bandwidth, invisible surveillance tracking your every move through Bluetooth and Wi Fi, the Flock camera controversy, driverless and boxy robotaxis hitting the road, DoorDash's new drone delivery push, and why data centers in space are hitting a serious heat problem. A packed episode of Tech Watch covering the tech stories that actually affect your daily life. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and show sponsor 1:11 Jay's generator fire story 3:01 The one fire extinguisher lesson everyone needs 4:33 Buying knockoff Fire Sticks is a mistake 6:51 Invisible surveillance through your phone 8:48 Flock cameras and the surveillance mock trial event 13:42 Driverless cars and boxy robotaxis 16:59 Cord standards, Tesla chargers and secret recipes 20:03 DoorDash drone delivery certification 22:58 Why data centers in space can't handle heat 24:28 Wrap up Call to action: Subscribe for weekly Tech Watch episodes, and check out networkprovidersinc.com for IT support or npitechguys.com to catch the full show every week.