Do school cell phone bans actually work? This week, Oz tells us why Europe is investing so heavily in defense tech and why one company is investing in cockroaches… Karah introduces us to Billboard’s first charting AI musician, Xania Monet — and the humans that make her possible. Google dreams of data centers in space, school phone bans are making libraries more popular, and France’s DNA database catches the Louvre thieves. Then on Chat and Me, the National Women’s Soccer League gets comfortable with ChatGPT. 

Additional Reading: 
The Science Behind the “Bird Theory”
Drone start-up backed by Peter Thiel crashed and burned in armed forces trials
AI Artist Xania Monet Debuts on Adult R&B Airplay — a Radio Chart Breakthrough
Google wants to build solar-powered data centers — in space
After schools banned phones, students checked out more library books: 'We're reclaiming attention'
Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes
Seattle Reign coach Laura Harvey says she used ChatGPT for team tactics

Do school cell phone bans actually work? This week, Oz tells us why Europe is investing so heavily in defense tech and why one company is investing in cockroaches&hellip; Karah introduces us to Billboard&rsquo;s first charting AI musician, Xania Monet &mdash; and the humans that make her possible. Google dreams of data centers in space, school phone bans are making libraries more popular, and France&rsquo;s DNA database catches the Louvre thieves. Then on Chat and Me, the National Women&rsquo;s Soccer League gets comfortable with ChatGPT.&nbsp;
Additional Reading:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/relationships/a69206675/bird-theory-tiktok/">The Science Behind the &ldquo;Bird Theory&rdquo;</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ebdfcf20-5b64-4680-8392-d0455257fede?accessToken=zwAGQrjMMV34kdPr388gW2RGgNODktBFUlf-3g.MEYCIQDoqIOEyf6Y6sm_LZijT6QGvwRui-jfz9cqJxB1-C4JcAIhAKC-YolRIXuBBHMQnGXQjA6Yathi9rb_AXhxlJ7f_g0V&amp;sharetype=gift&amp;token=f8023be7-efe6-4b99-a21f-fd872b99eea9">Drone start-up backed by Peter Thiel crashed and burned in armed forces trials</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ai-artist-xania-monet-debut-adult-rb-airplay-chart-1236102665/">AI Artist Xania Monet Debuts on Adult R&amp;B Airplay &mdash; a Radio Chart Breakthrough</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/11/04/2025/google-wants-to-build-solar-powered-data-centers-in-space?utm_medium=technology&amp;utm_campaign=First+Word&amp;utm_source=newsletterlink">Google wants to build solar-powered data centers &mdash; in space</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/phone-bans-lead-to-more-reading">After schools banned phones, students checked out more library books: 'We're reclaiming attention'</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/world/europe/louvre-heist-dna-databases.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare">Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/30/laura-harvey-chatgpt-seattle-reign-nwsl-tactics">Seattle Reign coach Laura Harvey says she used ChatGPT for team tactics</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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