Episode 239 - Starlink Beams Out Protest Footage From Iran, ChatGPT Shows Ads, $282 Million Crypto Heist, Sister's Wedding or Wife's Graduation

Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  We’ve got four amazing stories this week so sit back, relax, and keep being awesome!  Be sure to stick around for our Dad Joke of the Week. (DJOW)

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Starlink prevails amid Iran internet shutdown

• ​https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/01/13/kill-switch-iran-shuts-down-starlink-internet-for-first-time/

• https://www.npr.org/2026/01/15/nx-s1-5678567/iran-internet-blackout-starlink

 

ChatGPT to start showing ads

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/google-says-gemini-wont-have-ads-as-chatgpt-prepares-to-add-them/ 
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-says-its-new-chatgpt-ads-wont-influence-answers/ 
• https://www.facebook.com/business/news/ads-on-threads-one-year-in 

 

$282 Million crypto heist

• https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/16/hacker-steals-usd282-milion-in-hardware-wallet-social-engineering-attack 
• https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2025/10/30/social-engineering-scams-top-crypto-threats-in-2025-whitebit

 

Sister's Wedding or Wife's Graduation

• https://youtu.be/e_Z067GQg5w?si=W5mnjvNt8oTVs9DV&t=773

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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