Google Gemini personal intelligence is available in Canada starting today, and the thing it knows about you when switched on is genuinely surprising. It reads Gmail. It scans photos. It tracks YouTube and search history. It found a licence plate number in someone's camera roll and used it to answer a question about tires. It is off by default. That was a deliberate choice and it is worth understanding why.

 

There is a completely different kind of tech story also in this episode. On the far side of the moon, out of contact with Earth, Jeremy Hansen shared maple cream cookies with his crew. He had submitted that request to NASA a year before launch. There is something specific about a Canadian astronaut choosing that moment, in that location, to pass around something with a maple leaf on it.

 

Dyson has a handheld fan coming in May. Ninety kilometres per hour. Six hours of battery. One hundred and thirty dollars. Sometimes the tech story of the week is just a very good fan.

 

Topics: Google Gemini personal intelligence, Jeremy Hansen Artemis mission, AI privacy, Dyson portable fan, Canadian space agency

 

GUEST: Kris Abel | @realkrisabel | realkrisabel.com


Originally aired on 2026-04-14

Google Gemini personal intelligence is available in Canada starting today, and the thing it knows about you when switched on is genuinely surprising. It reads Gmail. It scans photos. It tracks YouTube and search history. It found a licence plate number in someone's camera roll and used it to answer a question about tires. It is off by default. That was a deliberate choice and it is worth understanding why.
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There is a completely different kind of tech story also in this episode. On the far side of the moon, out of contact with Earth, Jeremy Hansen shared maple cream cookies with his crew. He had submitted that request to NASA a year before launch. There is something specific about a Canadian astronaut choosing that moment, in that location, to pass around something with a maple leaf on it.
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Dyson has a handheld fan coming in May. Ninety kilometres per hour. Six hours of battery. One hundred and thirty dollars. Sometimes the tech story of the week is just a very good fan.
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Topics: Google Gemini personal intelligence, Jeremy Hansen Artemis mission, AI privacy, Dyson portable fan, Canadian space agency
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GUEST: Kris Abel | @realkrisabel | realkrisabel.com
 Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-04-14

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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