Episode 239 - Starlink Beams Out Protest Footage From Iran, ChatGPT Shows Ads, $282 Million Crypto Heist, Sister's Wedding or Wife's Graduation
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Starlink prevails amid Iran internet shutdown
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/15/nx-s1-5678567/iran-internet-blackout-starlink
ChatGPT to start showing ads
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/google-says-gemini-wont-have-ads-as-chatgpt-prepares-to-add-them/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-says-its-new-chatgpt-ads-wont-influence-answers/ https://www.facebook.com/business/news/ads-on-threads-one-year-in
$282 Million crypto heist
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/16/hacker-steals-usd282-milion-in-hardware-wallet-social-engineering-attack https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2025/10/30/social-engineering-scams-top-crypto-threats-in-2025-whitebit
Sister's Wedding or Wife's Graduation
https://youtu.be/e_Z067GQg5w?si=W5mnjvNt8oTVs9DV&t=773
Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)
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