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EPISODE · Oct 24, 2025 · 32 MIN

Week in Tech: To Catch a Cheater

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Should facial recognition be available to everybody? This week, Oz shows off his new swag from the company of the moment, Colossal Biosciences, and tells us about his visit to the labs’ responsible for Woolly Mice and Dire Wolves. Then, Oz and Karah unpack how facial recognition is being used by viral sites like Cheaterbuster AI and investigate the Trump family crypto empire. They warn about satellites leaking data, Ubers new gigs within gigs, and a new health tracker that goes in your bowl. And finally, an international Chat and Me that will inspire your green thumb!  Additional Reading:  Viral ‘Cheater Buster’ Sites Use Facial Recognition to Let Anyone Reveal Peoples’ Tinder Profiles  How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data | WIRED  Uber wants drivers to train AI in their free time  Kohler’s new toilet camera provides health insights based on your bathroom breaks See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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