Nov 20th 2025
Tech News Weekly 414
Viral TikTok AI Pen Flunks The Test
Hosted by
Mikah Sargent,
Dan Moren
Hyped AI Smart Pen Flops
Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Guests:
Sabrina Ortiz,
Elissa Welle
Dan Moren of Six Colors joins Mikah Sargent this week! Apple Wallet's mobile driver's license feature is expanding to more users. An AI-powered teddy bear was caught giving explicit and graphic instructions to children. Google unveiled Gemini 3. And can AI-powered smart pens give you an edge in your academics?
- Dan covers the expansion of Apple Wallet's mobile driver's license feature as the state of Illinois is the latest to support this feature.
- Mikah shares how an AI-powered teddy bear, FoloToy, was discovered to be teaching kids unsafe behaviors and discussing adult topics.
- Sabrina Ortiz of ZDNET joins the show to talk about Google's latest iteration of AI model, Gemini 3.
- And Elissa Welle of The Verge stops by to share her experience using an AI pen, and how the pen was less than helpful.
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Links
- Apple Wallet’s mobile driver’s license feature expands to new users - 9to5Mac
- TSA may charge $18 for showing up without a REAL ID or passport
- Cabel Sasser uses new ID at TSA
- OpenAI Blocks Toymaker After Its AI Teddy Bear Is Caught Telling Children Terrible Things
- Google's Gemini 3 is finally here and it's smarter, faster, and free to access | ZDNET
- Nano Banana Pro
- This viral AI pen didn’t help me cheat | The Verge