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

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&rsquo; 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!&nbsp;
Additional Reading:&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.404media.co/viral-cheater-buster-sites-use-facial-recognition-to-let-anyone-reveal-peoples-tinder-profiles/">Viral &lsquo;Cheater Buster&rsquo; Sites Use Facial Recognition to Let Anyone Reveal Peoples&rsquo; Tinder Profiles</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2ea2b35b-e009-42ed-b4d3-6b21aa9b2a13?accessToken=zwAGQZvcM8Lgkc8uorNb4AlC7dO002shqpsqEw.MEUCICQErW1qWq4R2-43PkwjKkH6dg013qnIAYyxldfjQLUmAiEAt2dDg_4UFk40rFIB8U4XmJSUesvnMQIrSriY8zcC8ZY&amp;sharetype=gift&amp;token=ddcaadb4-4820-4211-9eef-376ea0a21b30">How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/satellites-are-leaking-the-worlds-secrets-calls-texts-military-and-corporate-data/">Satellites Are Leaking the World&rsquo;s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data | WIRED</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/20/uber-ai-jobs-drivers-training-digital-tasks">Uber wants drivers to train AI in their free time</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/802727/kohler-health-dekoda-toilet-camera-optical-sensors">Kohler&rsquo;s new toilet camera provides health insights based on your bathroom breaks</a></li>
</ul>

TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about Tech Stuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers). 

Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us. 

TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture. 

We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions. 

Get in touch here: techstuffpodcast@gmail.com

TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about Tech Stuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers).&nbsp;
Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us.&nbsp;
TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture.&nbsp;
We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions.&nbsp;
Get in touch here:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:techstuffpodcast@gmail.com" data-stringify-link="mailto:techstuffpodcast@gmail.com" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-haspopup="menu">techstuffpodcast@gmail.com</a>

TechStuff

TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about TechStuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers) 

Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us. 

TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture. 

We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions. 

 

TechStuff is getting a system update. Everything you love about TechStuff now twice the bandwidth with new hosts, Oz Woloshyn (Sleepwalkers) and Karah Preiss (Sleepwalkers)&nbsp;
Oz and Karah bring humour and wit to the table as they break down what's happening in tech...and what it says about us.&nbsp;
TechStuff is the podcast where technology meets culture.&nbsp;
We speak to the folks building the future to understand what tomorrow will look like and how our technology is changing us: how we live, how we love, how we work and even how we die. With a healthy dose of drama, too, as tech titans clash over their interstellar ambitions.&nbsp;
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