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Tech Quickie: Age Verification is Getting Worse

Today’s episode of our tech quickie brings you today’s top 4 advancements in tech.

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1) The Struggle to Succeed with AI: Overcoming the 95% Failure Rate. We discuss the high failure rate of AI projects, not due to the technology itself, but because companies struggle to successfully integrate AI into their real-world operations. Only 5% of AI pilots make it to production, often due to issues like poor data quality, high costs, and unrealistic expectations. Companies are rushing into AI without a clear ROI model, leading to projects stalling after the initial hype. The key is to focus on one boring, costly task and fully integrate the AI into the system, allowing it to learn from every correction.

2) Nissan Announces Affordable 2026 Leaf EV Pricing, Targets Mass Adoption. We discuss the announcement of the 2026 Nissan Leaf EV, which will be the cheapest new electric vehicle in the US when it launches this fall. The base S plus model will start at $29,990, offering 303 miles of EPA estimated range and undercutting competitors like the Chevy Bolt EV. Nissan is aiming to boost EV adoption with this value-focused lineup, which includes higher trims like the SV plus at $32,The vehicle's eligibility for the $7,500 federal tax credit could potentially drop the effective price below $25,000, making it an attractive option for some consumers, with reports of people leasing the Leaf for as little as $25-$30 per month with $1,500 down.

3) The Unintended Consequences of Tightening Online Age Verification. We discuss the growing issue of age verification on online platforms, with the government considering banning VPNs as a 'loophole' to keep kids safe. However, this is seen as an authoritarian move that will only drive teenagers to become more tech-savvy in order to bypass the restrictions.

4) Troubling GPS Tracker Raises Privacy and Legal Concerns on TikTok. We discuss a concerning GPS tracker that has gone viral on TikTok, with ads encouraging people to secretly track their partners. This raises serious privacy and legal concerns, as secretly placing a tracker on someone else's car is often illegal. While TikTok has removed some of the ads, the product remains easily available, leading to questions about whether more should be done to protect people from this kind of technology.

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