Microsoft Paint can generate an image on your PC, but it first asks a Microsoft server for a unique ID and hides that ID in the pixels. Alex and Jordan examine why the local model still has a remote gate. They also look at EU packaging rules that can cost a tiny hardware seller about €1,150 a year to reach four countries, Apple's reversal on the Hide My Email domain, and Thomson Reuters spending $40 million to train a legal model on top of Qwen. The side of tech news nobody talks about.

Hosts: Alex & Jordan

Show: Chief Skeptic Officer — The side of tech news nobody talks about.

Drop: Daily at 7:00 A.M. America/New_York

Episode date: 2026-08-25

In this episode

• Paint asks permission before it draws — A local image model still sends the prompt to Microsoft, receives a unique ID, and hides that ID in the p ...