{"podcast":{"title":"Rich On Tech","slug":"rich-on-tech-218820","podcast_index_feed_id":218820,"rss_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/e2dbcb5d-f67c-4a90-ac3c-b1b900f9b41b/60b5debe-4c1e-4de5-9b9b-b1b900f9b445/podcast.rss","website_url":"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-rich-on-tech-43096746/","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/e2dbcb5d-f67c-4a90-ac3c-b1b900f9b41b/60b5debe-4c1e-4de5-9b9b-b1b900f9b445/image.jpg?t=1722006550&size=Large","author":"iHeartPodcasts","episode_count":541,"summary":"TV Tech Guy Rich DeMuro offers tech news, gadget reviews, helpful apps and answers your questions. richontech.tv","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T22:17:21.395595+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rich-on-tech-218820"},"episode":{"title":"Location privacy wins, PlayStation ditches discs & AI gets personal (181, July 4, 2026)","slug":"location-privacy-wins-playstation-ditches-discs-ai-gets-personal-181-july-4-2026","published_at":"2026-07-04T22:33:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rich-on-tech-218820/location-privacy-wins-playstation-ditches-discs-ai-gets-personal-181-july-4-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rich-on-tech-218820","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/rich-on-tech-1/location-privacy-win-playstation-ditches-discs-ai-gets-personal-181-july-4-2026","audio_url":"https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/e2dbcb5d-f67c-4a90-ac3c-b1b900f9b41b/0fb45be7-5a97-4d02-b34f-b47d0170a7ee/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=60b5debe-4c1e-4de5-9b9b-b1b900f9b445","summary":"The Supreme Court just handed down a major privacy  ruling  that affects the location data tech companies collect and store from your smartphone. Sony  says  they will stop making physical discs for games starting in January 2028. Rich mentioned the  AP Stylebook . Rich mentioned downloading the official  National Park app  if you are traveling to a national park. Vince wants every website to appear in dark mode. Rich recommends the  Dark Reader  browser extension. Gregory Wieber, creator of the Apple Vision Pro app  Vibescape , will discuss how immersive technology can help people connect with nature and the conservation projects underway at his Oregon farm. James wants to create an AI video avatar. Rich recommends using Google Gemini’s  avatar  feature. Apple’s hide my email  may not be  as private as you think. Petco has a lost and found pet service called  Petco Love Lost . Tandia’s Samsung Galaxy S23 won’t turn on, but it contains important recordings. Rich says a professional data recovery service may be able to retrieve the files. He says to check  The Clone Store  and  DriveSavers . Bob in San Diego wants a backup eSIM on a second carrier. Rich says you can add a  low-cost plan  and switch to it for calls and texts when needed. If you want automatic multi-network support,  US Mobile  offers a Multi-Network Add-on for $7.50 per month. Rich explains that iPhone now includes built-in  earthquake alerts . Check your settings to make sure they’re enabled, or turn them off if you don’t want them. Dan Barbera  of MacRumors shares his real-world experience with iOS 27, the WWDC announcements that matter most, and th…","meta_description":"The Supreme Court just handed down a major privacy ruling that affects the location data tech companies collect and store from your smartphone…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6545,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rich-on-tech-218820/episodes/location-privacy-wins-playstation-ditches-discs-ai-gets-personal-181-july-4-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rich-on-tech-218820/location-privacy-wins-playstation-ditches-discs-ai-gets-personal-181-july-4-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}