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TEH 237: Misinformation Madness: Debunking Viral Tech Myths from TikTok to iPhones

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In This Episode: Misinformation Madness: Debunking Viral Tech Myths from TikTok to iPhones


This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.

(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)

Top Stories

  • 00:00 GR New OS update includes image-generating AI.

    • 04:00 Mixed reactions to Apple’s playful image generator.

    • It’s not designed for professionals
    •  07:51 ImageWand and Genmoji: Creative emoji customization tools.
    •  10:36 Custom emojis bring out the complainers
      • 13:00 A bug that only you see
      • 15:00 Challenge people to try it
      •  16:00 TikTok Apocalypse
        • January 19th 2025
        • Uncertainty over app functionality
        • 19:00 Will it stop entirely?
        • 22:00 Don’t know what will happen
        •  23:02 People don’t understand why it’s happening
        • 25:00 Quote from Ghost Busters:
          • Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes…  The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… MASS HYSTERIA!
          • 26:11 Phone number requirements for online accounts
            • Mistrust and conspiracy thinking.
            •  29:56 TikTok myth: People think AirDrop can steal credit cards.
            • 31:45 Rage bait
            •  33:15 Does iPhone erase data after 10 failed attempts?
            •  37:17 GR Train might be set up to transport solar-charged batteries into city.
              • Charge train-size batteries with clean energy
              •  39:56 Diesel trains now, electric later – solar-powered efficiency.
              • Cab View Holland
              •  43:23 Historic electric trolley system dismantled, replaced by buses.
                • 43:40 Denver used to have electric trollies
                •  46:14 Electric scooters and e-bikes reshape Denver transit.
                •  52:23 No recording until New Year, happy holidays.
                  • See you in 2025
                    • Ain’t it Cool
                    • 47:44 LN: Youtube: Calmed by Nature 
                    • 48:40 GR: Death In Paradise on Britbox
                      • BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion
                      • 51:30 LN: Why Do Services Like Google and Microsoft Ask for a Phone Number? – https://askleo.com/3648
                      • 51:57 GR: 10 Creative Uses For Apple Intelligence Image Playground
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