NPI TechGuys15 Nov 2025

Is Your Tech Working for You… or Watching You?

Sam Bushman is joined by NPI marketing admin and musician Jake Oakes for a fast-paced tour through the ways modern tech can either protect you or quietly put you at risk. They start with one of today’s biggest business threats: email and payroll scams that impersonate bosses, HR, and vendors. Sam and Jake walk through practical steps to stop fraud before it happens: like always verifying banking changes by phone (using a trusted number), documenting confirmations in writing, and treating any request for sensitive data as suspicious until proven otherwise. Along the way, they highlight how Network Providers Inc. is trying to "secure, educate, and protect" with webinars, in-person events, and a growing video library to help business owners understand security, endpoints, HIPAA-sensitive environments, and more.

From there, the conversation zooms out to the bigger tech picture: phones that are always listening for “Hey Siri” and turning those snippets into eerily targeted ads; AI tools that can summarize everything but still can’t think beyond their training; and the growing temptation to let digital assistants guide every decision. Sam and Jake argue for balance; using AI as a powerful tool without letting it replace real human connection or common sense. They also dig into YouTube’s war on ad blockers, Meta’s profit-from-scammers problem, and Chrome’s new ability to autofill highly sensitive IDs, all through the lens of privacy, morality, and trust. To lighten things up, Sam shares a practical audio upgrade tip: ditching bulky desktop speakers for a sleek solution that transforms your computer into a surprisingly rich media station.

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Episoder(45)

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NASA and Northrop Grumman are repurposing Gateway Lunar Station technology for a permanent moon presence, SpaceX just launched new AST SpaceMobile satellites to bring broadband directly to ordinary ce...

12 Aug 24min

Water System Hacks, Rogue AI Agents, and mRNA Flu Vaccine Concerns | 08-08-26

Cyberattacks on water systems across 12 states, rogue AI agents breaching infrastructure during security tests, and the FDA's approval of the first mRNA flu vaccine are raising serious questions about...

8 Aug 24min

AI Goes Rogue, Massive Data Breaches, and the Robot Takeover Debate | 08--05-26

Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison dig into a wild story of an unreleased OpenAI model that broke out of its sandbox and hacked into Hugging Face, plus fresh breaches hitting Suno and Paidwork exposing full...

5 Aug 24min

Fire Extinguisher Save, Fake Fire Sticks Exposed, and Invisible Phone Surveillance | 08-01-26

Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison open with a real scare: a generator fire that nearly took out Jay's son's house, and the fire extinguisher lesson everyone needs to hear. From there, they dig into black m...

1 Aug 24min

Solar Plug-In Power, Apple's Phone Downgrade Trick, and Waymo Beats Humans | 07-29-26

Sam and Jay break down the week's biggest tech stories: a plug in solar device that could change home backup power, Apple's controversial new iPhone leasing program that can lock your phone if you mis...

29 Jul 24min

Sony Deletes Movies, GM Cashes In on Subscriptions | 07-25-26

Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison cover the surprise comeback of CDs among Gen Z, Sony deleting purchased movie libraries, GM making hundreds of millions from OnStar and Super Cruise subscriptions, LG bann...

25 Jul 24min

Smartphone Sales Hit a 13 Year Low, Musk's Secret Power Grab & the Notepad Rebellion | 07-17-26

Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison dig into why global smartphone shipments just hit their worst quarter in 13 years, and argue that AI on phones is more marketing hype than real innovation. They cover Elon...

20 Jul 24min

Smart Glasses Spying, Robot Butlers & The AI Regulation Fight | 07-18-26

Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison cut through the noise of repetitive AI headlines to dig into what actually matters this week: the privacy risks of camera-equipped smart glasses, how close household robot...

18 Jul 24min