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2023 was a crazy year in scams. In this episode featuring Coffeezilla we take a look at some of the most notorious scams of the past 12 months. This is a bit of a fun video to start off the year so enjoy!

It seems that we're entering the age of AI hardware, will it flourish? or will this just be a short-lived footnote in technology history. Our main focus will be Rabbit's R1, but we'll look at all of the questions and implications surrounding it. In a special episode featuring Jabrils, we investigate.

Apple has bought the most AI startups of all but at the same time they're keeping quiet about it. In this episode we see what they're up to and the improvements that could be coming to Siri.

Microplastics aren't talked about a lot, but they could potentially be the largest health crisis of our future. So how bad is it and what can be done?

OpenAI's Sora has shown us that the future has arrived. But how did it come to be? What can it do? and what are the implications of such an AI system? In this episode we'll find out.

Boeing was once seen as one of the best engineering firms in the world. Today they're plagued with scandals and constantly put profits before the lives of people. What went wrong? In this episode, we find out.

In this episode we take a look at Figure AI, Nvidia and a bunch of other robotics companies that are looking to replace warehouse workers.

AI is everywhere. Is it all it's cracked up to be or is it one big scam? Well, as it is for most things, the truth is somewhere in the middle. In this episode we see how, despite some of AI's useful contributions, the hype has also impacted the tech industry negatively.

Researchers have created the world's first graphene semiconductor. The joke goes that graphene can do everything but leave the lab, but in the last few years, this is no longer true. In this episode we'll see how scientists turned the best conductor known to man into a semiconductor, opening the door to faster, cooler and more efficient computing.

Throughout history, creating a complete piece of music has always been a human process. There have been attempts to compose and render songs using computers before, but frankly they weren't great. Today, that all changes with two AI music platforms. Udio and Suno. In this episode, we'll take a look at both and talk to experts like Rick Beato to see what this means for the future of the music industry.

Japan in the 1990's suffered one of the greatest financial blowouts in history. In this episode we take a look at the formation and bursting of the great Japanese bubble and the ripple effects that can still be seen today.

ChatGPT took over the world in 2022, but since then things had settled down... Then came GPT-4o, a human-line voice assistant done in a way which we haven't seen before. In this episode we'll see what it means for education, productivity, the future and much more.

Smartphones are so ubiquitous that they almost fade into the background. Everyone has one and nobody thinks twice about them. But what if they were affecting the way our brains function in a very tangible way? That would mean society has been collectively altered and we don't even know it. In this episode we take a look at the research of the tenuous relationship between smartphones and our brains.

The world of robotics is advancing pretty quickly. There’s been a flurry of robotics companies popping up from nowhere with impressive offerings. But what are the best robots around today? And why is this happening all of a sudden? We've already covered Figure AI before so let's see what other robots are out there.

Detecting cancer from a drop of blood sounds like science fiction, but it may just be around the corner. In this episode, we explore how multiple teams of scientists have used AI to detect cancer.

In the world of scams, it's rare to have so many large established companies fall for it. DC solar and their CEO, Jeff Carpoff created the ultimate scam. In this episode we explore the unbelievable story of how an ex-drug dealer conned some of the most prestigious firms in the world.

The compact disk was a popular storage medium for the late 20th century, then it disappeared seemingly left only for the history books. But not so fast. Researchers have figured out a way to fit a whopping 200,000 GB onto a new type of disk. In this episode we'll take a look.

Have you noticed? The devices and software we buy is no longer our own. From hostile software updates to purposefully obstructing our ability to repair our devices, consumer rights are taking a beating. In this episode we discuss the problem and Right to Repair advocate Louis Rossmann gives us his insights.

What happens when one person owns a bank and is free to do whatever they want with customer deposits. Well.. they steal as much as they can before they get caught. The case of Truong My Lan was one of the largest fraud cases in history. She stole $44 billion and in the end was served the ultimate sentence.

The internet is something that we all take for granted. But there's a worrying trend that's coming into view. Governments around the world are shutting down the internet as a form of control. This recently happened in Bangladesh but the mechanisms for such actions exist in Western nations. In this episode we explore the topic of when governments shut down the internet.

Boeing hasn't been having the best of luck this year. Two Astronauts stuck in space because of mechanical failures on a Boeing spacecraft, only adds to the pile of blunders. But how did this happen? and what are the astronauts going to do now? In this episode, we find out.

There seems to be having an onslaught of legal trouble from the US Government. More than any other tech company in the last 25 years. First the anti-trust loss and now a court case over their online ad dominance. What does this all mean for us and what happens next? Today we find out.

Car companies are spying on unsuspecting drivers, secretly selling their personal information to data brokers and insurance companies. In this episode, we're taking a look at how they do it.

Just when you think you know the depths of the human ingenuity to commit fraud, another guy comes along and takes the cake. But in the case of Gregor MacGregor, this will never happen as he will forever be the greatest scammer to ever live. He sold a fake country, but at a time where nobody could confidently and quickly verify his claims. Due to his social status, everyone believed him - some sold everything to live there only for disaster to await them.

The US debt crisis will become one of the biggest issues of our time, affecting not only those in the US but everyone around the world. In this episode we explore the mechanisms of a default, the causes and solutions.

SpaceX has been making headlines in recent months for pulling off the impossible. We all saw the stunning pictures of a rocket returning to its launch platform vertically, but few have broken down just how incredible this event was in history. In this episode, we attempt to do that.

We've all seen the changes in Zuckerburg, but what's the bigger picture here? In this episode we explore his journey and what the change means for the companies he runs.

Gen Z is really going through it at the moment. From high inflation, rising interest rates and impossible housing. In this episode we find out the reasons on why Gen Z is so poor.

Samsung has been on an unstoppable tear for the last decade, but has its luck finally run out. A stock panic triggered a $122 billion blow out. In this episode we'll see what's going on behind the scenes.

In this episode we check out the details on a world first: Banning children under 16 from using social media. On the surface it sounds fine but as you dig deeper, things get murky.

Ending global poverty has been a topic of great importance for a lot of human history, but what if we've been thinking about it wrong this whole time? What if a basic Nokia phone could help end poverty. In this episode we take a look.

The US government plans to buy 1 million Bitcoin. Is this desperation for the US government or innovation? In this episode we check out the why, how and when of the controversial B.I.T.C.O.I.N bill.

OpenAI has been going through it this year. From the death of a whistleblower to the company's top brass leaving to a promising breakthrough. 2024 has been a wild ride for OpenAI and in this episode we take a look.