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  "description": "We got Haotian AI, the Chinese-language deepfake software powering scams. We also talk about a man finding $1 million of Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and how the AI hard drive shortage is impacting internet archiving.",
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    "Apple Podcasts",
    "Spotify",
    "YouTube",
    "⁠‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World⁠",
    "⁠Man Finds $1 Million Worth of Yu-Gi-Oh Cards in a Dumpster⁠",
    "⁠The AI Hard Drive Shortage Is Making It More Expensive and Harder to Archive the Internet⁠"
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  "textContent": "We start this week with Joseph’s story about how we obtained Haotian AI, a sought-after piece of realtime video deepfake software that lets you turn into anyone else during Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, or Zoom calls. After the break, Matthew tells us about some insane Yu-Gi-Oh trading card drama. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains how the hard drive shortage is impacting those archiving the internet.\n\nListen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts_,_**** Spotify, or YouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. **If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player.**\n\n  * ⁠‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World⁠\n  * ⁠Man Finds $1 Million Worth of Yu-Gi-Oh Cards in a Dumpster⁠\n  * ⁠The AI Hard Drive Shortage Is Making It More Expensive and Harder to Archive the Internet⁠\n\n",
  "title": "Podcast: The Chinese Deepfake Software Powering Scams",
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