About this episode

Rich discusses various technology topics including an AI travel site, recent scams, and new features in ChatGPT.

Rich On Tech Episode 173 - May 9, 2026 Be sure to  subscribe  to the Rich On Tech Newsletter! Google unveils the  Fitbit Air  screenless fitness tracker. Rich helps Drew in Laguna Beach fix Chrome pop-ups by identifying them as notification spam and recommending you go to Chrome > Settings > Site settings > Notifications to remove any unrecognized sites Mindtrip Flights  offers a new way to search for travel using natural language. Rich mentioned how an elderly man was  scammed  out of $25,000 through a phone spoofed phone call. Rich mentioned a good website called  scamspotter.org  to understand how these scams work. Rich recommended a good movie called  Thelma  from 2024, where an elderly woman gets scammed and takes revenge. Mauricio in Fountain Valley is wondering how to  reset an Xbox console to factory defaults . Some iPhone 15 and 16 users may be eligible for $25 to $95 thanks to a new  Apple Siri settlement . ChatGPT is adding a new feature, a new optional safety feature called  Trusted Contact . Mary in Orange County is looking for computer repair services and Rich recommends contacting…

People in this episode

Host: Rich

Guest: Paul Struhsaker

Topics covered

• AI in travel
• scams
• technology news
• fitness trackers
• gaming
• Apple settlement
• wireless charging

Keywords

• AI travel
• scammers
• ChatGPT
• Fitbit Air
• Xbox reset
• Apple settlement
• wireless charging

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Mindtrip Flights, scamspotter.org, Yelp, HelloTech, Micro Center, Wireless Power Consortium

Products: Fitbit Air, Galaxy Watch, Xbox, iPhone 15, iPhone 16, ChatGPT

Books & works: Thelma

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