Behind the digital curtain

What’s a “data broker”? A data broker is a company that buys, sells, and rents information about you. That’s it. They’re basically in the business of harvesting everything you do, then selling it to the highest bidder.

Now, let me paint you a picture, because I’m gonna explain this in a way that everyone gets:

Imagine in your neighborhood, there was this guy whose job was to watch all the residents. He sees when you shop, sees what y...

Last year, the cybersecurity firm Imperva published their 2025 Bad Bot Report, and they found something that should keep you up at night. In 2024, for the very first time in internet history, more than half of all web traffic, 51% to be exact, was not generated by human beings.

Machines. Talking to machines. While we watch.

It's like pulling up to a 7-Eleven at 3 AM and realizing every customer is a robot. The cashier is a robot....

Today I'm not here to talk about tech news. Today I'm here to talk about a book. My book. It's called "The God's Prompt." And before you say "oh great, another tech guy writing fiction to feel important"... let me tell you that after it went out, several readers texted me at 1 in the morning to say they couldn't sleep.

I took that as the greatest compliment of my life.

Let's start from the...

Does anyone know who actually invented artificial intelligence? Anyone? No? Perfect. Same situation as ketchup. Everyone uses it. Nobody knows who invented it. And there are serious historians who think it was an accident.

Today we're talking about something that recently everyone talks about, almost everyone uses and almost nobody knows where it came from. We're talking about Artificial Intelligence.

You know it, right? Of c...

Saturday, February 28th, 2026. The United States and Israel launched a joint military operation.

The Pentagon called it Operation Epic Fury. Israel called it Roaring Lion.

People, the U.S. military is no longer naming operations. They're naming heavy metal albums.

The result: Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after nearly four decades in power, was killed in the strikes. Iran's internet dropped to just 4 perce...

There's a girl. We'll call her Kaley. She started using YouTube when she was 6 years old. Six. The same age kids are learning to read. By 9, she was on Instagram. And by her early teens, there were days she spent 16 straight hours on that app. Sixteen hours. More than she slept. More than school. More than any human interaction in the real world. The result? Anxiety, body dysmorphia, suicidal thoughts, bullying, and sextort...

Relationships with artificial intelligence aren't new, but they've exploded in the last two years thanks to applications like Replika, Character.AI, and Chai. These apps use advanced language models, cousins of ChatGPT, to create virtual companions that converse, provide emotional support and yes, also flirt.

According to a 2023 Stanford University study, 23% of users of these applications use them more than two hours daily....

Today we’re going to talk about the largest criminal industry you’ve probably never heard of. An industry that in 2024 stole $10 billion dollars from Americans. An industry with training manuals more sophisticated than any 7-Eleven employee handbook. An industry where hundreds of thousands of people are literally enslaved.

And the most disturbing part of all: this industry is texting you right now.

Picture this. It’s 3 AM in a compou...

Today we're going to talk about something that sounds more mysterious than what's actually inside a gas station hot dog: quantum computing.

Let me guess. When you hear "quantum computing," you think of some tech wizardry that only scientists who never left their basement understand, right? It's like when your uncle says his phone "has quantum" because sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

We...

Imagine you’re walking through Central Park on a peaceful Sunday afternoon. Suddenly, you see a group of teenagers hanging out by a bench. They look normal enough, right? But instead of selling candy bars for their school fundraiser or washing cars, they’re recruiting for something far darker. They’re like Jehovah’s Witnesses, except instead of wanting to save your soul, they want to completely destroy it.

That’s the internet in 202...

In the very early the morning of January 2nd, the United States decided that Venezuela needed an “administration change.” And when I say “administration change,” I mean they sent 150 aircraft, a carrier, 3 Delta Force teams and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and basically said: “We’re running this country now.”

Now, you might be wondering: “Dr. Qubit, what does this have to do with cybersecurity? I came here to lear...

Today we have an EXPLOSIVE episode.

Because it turns out that over 100 CISOs, the top cybersecurity chiefs from companies like Google, Microsoft, Netflix, LinkedIn, and even the US government, just published an open letter with one powerful message: “Stop scaring people with fake advice!”

And boy, are they right. Today we’re going to destroy six security myths you’ve probably heard a thousand times, we’re going to laugh at ourselves ...

Today we’re talking about something that keeps all parents up at night: how do we protect our kids in the digital age without becoming the Tech Gestapo?

Look, I’m going to be straight with you. According to a 2024 study by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, American kids spend an average of 7.5 hours daily in front of screens. SEVEN AND A HALF HOURS! That’s more time than they spend at school. It’s more time than their parents spe...

It was January 1st, 2025. The world woke up with hangovers, regrets about midnight texts, and absolutely no idea that technology would surprise us more than the price of Bitcoin surprises anyone.

They promised us flying cars. They gave us chatbots that write better than our college essays. They promised us virtual reality. They gave us brands selling digital sneakers more expensive than real ones. And they promised us artificial int...

TODAY we'll learn:

• How to tell if the "Santa" writing to you is real or a Russian scammer.

• Why you should NEVER give your card to "verify Christmas deliveries."

• And how to protect your Christmas bonus from digital Grinches.

Today we’re talking about online shopping, scams, fake websites, and how to not end up crying at your bank. All with real examples, true data, and zero jargon that makes you feel like ...

My toaster, which used to be a noble and honest appliance that only burned bread, now has WiFi. WiFi! A toaster! Why does a toaster need internet? Is it going to check its email? "Dear Toaster: Your bread has been successfully processed. Sincerely, Wonder Bread."

And the worst part, the absolute worst part, is that these devices listen. ALL. THE. TIME. My Alexa knows more about my life than my therapist. And she charges less, but at...

Today we're going to talk about something both fascinating and terrifying. Why do people believe things that are OBVIOUSLY false? And more importantly, how is Artificial Intelligence turning those beliefs into digital weapons?

I'm Dr. Sergio Sánchez, a.k.a. Dr. Qubit, and I promise that after this episode, you'll look at your social media feeds differently. Buckle up, because what I'm about to tell you might make you...