Unpacking Financial Advice via Emojis, Activision’s Digital Vulnerability and AI-Driven Employment Concerns

Beware emoji financial advice! We take a look at perhaps the craziest tech news ever, attempt to decipher Spotify’s latest NFT flirtation, explore digital currencies, and find out if ChatGPT will steal your job. We’ve also got some tips for keeping your robot vacuum clean.

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Shownotes

This week, we chat about the following tech news that matters:

• Federal Judge Rules That Emojis Count as Financial Advice
• Spotify Partners With NFT Projects to Test NFT-Locked Curated Playlists
• Activision Hack Exposes Employee and Game Data

We’ve got these tips and explainers:

• Digital Currency vs. Cryptocurrency: What’s the Difference?
• Reasons Why You Should Buy a Steam Deck Dock
• Tips to Prolong Your Robot Vacuum’s Lifespan
• The Types of Jobs Most at Risk From AI

We finish the show with the following recommendations:

• “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
• Scrawl Online

Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter:@thegadgetmonkey and@gavinspavin , with your suggestions for future topics.