Tech Talk -Jan 17, 2026

Tech Talk with Alan Perry

Alan Perry

Technology

5.0 • 6 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2026

⏱️ 92 minutes

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On this episode of Tech Talk, Alan Perry (Host and Technology Tutor) is joined by Charles Martin (Co-host, Victoria Mac and iOS Users Group Program Director and London Drugs In-Home Tech) and producer Kathryn Abbott They cover important security and privacy news, including CRA text scams and Facebook Marketplace frauds, break down standout announcements from CES 2026, and highlight smart tech deals and gadgets worth watching. Plus, updates on Apple TV, AI basics and whether you should be using it, and answers to your tech questions.

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0:00.0	Now, Tech Talk with Alan Perry on the IHeart Radio Talk Network.
0:09.6	Welcome aboard. A beautiful sunny weekends for Tech Talk, January 17th and 18th of 2026.
0:17.5	We are live with you on Saturday morning the 17th on C-ax 1070 in Victoria on Colonna's AM 1150 across the Okanagan Valley.
0:26.5	Across Canada on the IHeart Radio Talk Network and on radio streaming apps.
0:31.7	Sunday afternoon rebroadcast on Cfax 1070 and then a podcast will be available for you anywhere you get your podcast.
0:39.5	We this weekend is myself, Alan Perry.
0:41.7	Kyle Wilson.
0:42.9	And?
0:43.5	And Catherine Abbott, the Dinosaur Lady.
0:46.0	Welcome, everyone. Glad to have you here.
0:47.9	We have lots to talk about.
0:49.2	We have a very eclectic show for you this weekend.
0:52.6	We have scams to warn you about. We have tech deals.
0:55.7	We have some new technology news and we have something that once you hear it, you will not be
1:00.5	able to unhear it. We also have some homework videos for you as well. I guess a couple big ones that
1:06.9	are in the news, Kyle, is first of all, and this is all in the show notes.
1:11.3	There's tons of stuff on there, about 40 different items this weekend.
1:14.5	At tech-h-talk.ca, click on the notes for the 17th and the 18th.
1:19.5	And this is the latest on the Grock Chatbot and the Deep Fake Nudes.
1:26.3	Elon says his chatbot has now been banned, Kyle, from undressing images of people.
1:32.3	But only in places where that's illegal.
1:35.0	Which, fortunately, is most places, but there's a few more there.
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