An interesting double bill this week. First, Rob explains why GM were fined $220m and reveals the astonishing types of data our cars are collecting on us - you will be shocked.

Then Richard explains simply how bitcoin works with some simple village notebooks and a tale from the Island of Yap. He'll tell us why one German born software engineer dare not guess at a password and why a man in Wales offered £70m to a council to rummage in their tip!

We then round off the episode with how thieves stole $6bn in crypto - warning, be careful of new job offers....

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Have you ever had an ad appear straight after a conversation? What do you think caused it? Rob walked past a family video call, and the next day around 70% of his Facebook ads were for the holiday company being discussed on the call.

So join us to find out how this works, from IP addresses to ad trackers. Hear how Meta can work out it's you even if you've never had a Facebook account.

The answer might be a bit more straight forward than you think...

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This week, a listener's teenager is boycotting AI over energy use and copyright, and she wants help building a defence. So we asked Holly, our AI co-host, who admits the teenager has a point.

That sets the tone for a magazine edition where Holly keeps Richard and Rob honest. She splits a scary survey statistic from what it actually shows, corrects Rob on chip manufacture, and suggests a smarter way to test a scam theory.

Along the way: AI cheating in job interviews, a UK data centre left without power, a bank's huge AI-uncovered repair bill, Meta's glasses, Musk's not-quite-flying car and Skoda's free 3D-printable cup holders.

Rob unveils his team of Grok bots. Holly's verdict? He's automated himself into middle management. He then reads out his wind-up of a 'Hi Dad, I've lost my phone' scammer. Part of it had to be cut on his wife's orders...

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