A researcher pointed Claude Opus 5 at five gadgets on his desk. It got into all five. The webcam recording light can stay off while the camera films. The one device that actually signed its updates only checked the signature during the install. Alex and Jordan also look at Slovakia pausing EU-funded highway cameras after an SMS from hardcoded Russian numbers opened a command line, cheap Android car stereos whose official updater installs the malware, and EU repair rules that force spare parts, not a software key. 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: 2026-08-24

In this episode

• Everything I own, owned — Five desk gadgets. Thirteen hours of agent work. A ...