AI ordered my pizza, your car is spying on you & tech prices are rising (194, October 3, 2026)
Summary
Rich DeMiro shares his positive experience using agentic AI to order pizza and manage tasks, comparing ChatGPT Dots and Meta Muse. He discusses the White House’s voluntary AI safety agreement, Samsung’s significant price hikes on the Galaxy S26, and a Consumer Reports study revealing cars sharing data with ad companies. The episode also covers McDonald’s use of AI for regional pricing, holiday shopping trends, and listener tech support for phone backups and dash cams.
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Eczema treatment and network speeds
Sponsor: Clinique Moisture Surge moisturizer
Show intro and guest Mark Anthony Arena
Rich's experience with AI ordering pizza
Meta Muse, AI agents, and privacy trade-offs
Show notes, music playlist, and AI regulation
Listener call: T-Mobile phone deals and specs
Car data privacy and GM settlement
Listener call: Chromebook and iPhone hotspot
Samsung Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 price hikes
In-flight entertainment and personal devices
Listener call: SD card storage and phone specs
McDonald's AI pricing and dynamic pricing
Sponsors: OnDeck loans and T-Mobile broadband
Digital detox: Putting phones away at lunch
Listener call: DIY dash cam app vs hardware
Holiday tech spending trends and price tracking
Stopping apps from tracking your location
Interview: Mark Anthony Arena on cloud and backups
Listener call: Network blocking and antivirus
Sponsors: OnDeck and T-Mobile business internet
Listener call: Hotel fees and Amazon Now delivery
Amazon tags, movement detection, and Kindle
Interview: Tony on AI for blind users
Mailbag: Intel Inside, spam, and early AI
Sponsors: Zepbound and Tyler Perry's Sisters
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