Samsung foldables, the AI that broke free & the payments scammers love (184, July 25, 2026)

Samsung foldables, the AI that broke free & the payments scammers love (184, July 25, 2026)

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July 25, 2026 · 1h 50m

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Rich discusses Samsung's new foldables, AI security issues, and alternatives for home phone services.

Rich talked about Samsung’s new  foldables  finally being a place where they are really good and polished, of course, right before Apple introduces something very similar. Carmen in Hollywood wants a cheaper alternative to her AT&T home phone line. Rich recommends Ooma, AT&T Home Phone Advanced, or checking with her cable provider for a lower-cost option. LG is  cracking down  on shady smart TV apps that secretly use your internet connection for other purposes. Andy Vaca, founder of  GRYHAT Cybersecurity , explains OpenAI’s reported AI “hack” of Hugging Face may be better understood as an access-control failure, and what consumers can learn from the security basics companies still overlook. Charlie wants to know why  Amazon no longer includes purchase details in its emails . Rich explains it is meant to prevent third-party services from harvesting that information. Sponsor: Incogni helps remove your personal information from data brokers. Get 60% off at  incogni.com/rich . A Verizon  roaming outage  briefly left international travelers without data, including Rich. Bob in Dana Point wants to know…

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