Samsung TV AI Listens for Dogs and Babies & iPhone Hacked Live at Hexacon - Hacker News (Oct 24, 2026)
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Samsung TV AI Listens for Dogs and Babies & iPhone Hacked Live at Hexacon - Hacker News (Oct 24, 2026)

B1IntermediateOctober 24, 20266 min
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A hacker cracked open a brand new Samsung TV and found its AI quietly listening for something very specific in his living room. A dog and a baby. And then his open AI account got suspended.

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Stay with me. Welcome to The Automated Daily, Hacker News Edition, the podcast created by Generative AI. I'm Trent Taylor and today is October 24th, 2026.

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We've got a security-heavy lineup, two very different AI releases, some database history, a big OBS update, and a twist on a classic Hollywood party game. Let's get into it. Let's start with that TV.

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