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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Tech Tuesday
  1. 9:04The Smart Start

    Your Car Is Telling On You

    A federal case closed this January over General Motors selling driving data to insurance companies without real consent. How that data actually gets from your dashboard to your premium, what Nevada does and doesn't protect, and the one free thing you can do about it this week.

  2. 9:18The Smart Start

    The Hotel Keycard in Your Pocket: How a Passkey Actually Works

    Passwords are on their way out, replaced by something called a passkey that logs you in with your face or thumbprint. How it actually works under the hood, using a hotel keycard as the model, and why it's already logged in 5 billion times worldwide.

  3. 9:32The Smart Start

    AI Is Supercharging Local Scams, Here's How You Fight Back

    Three scams working Northern Nevada right now: a fake QR code sticker on a parking meter, a spoofed Washoe Sheriff's Office call demanding money for a fake warrant, and an AI-cloned voice on the phone that sounds exactly like family. Every one has a free fix.

  4. 9:46The Smart Start

    The Tech-Forward Shop Is Eating the Slow One's Lunch

    A national restaurant survey found almost nobody thinks they're actually ahead on technology, while a real company just got caught selling small businesses a completely fake version of AI. What separates the real thing from the markup, and how to tell before you sign.

  5. StandbyThe Smart Start

    A Former Amazon Warehouse in Reno Just Became an AI-Server Factory

    Hyve Solutions is converting the shuttered Amazon RNO4 warehouse into a 624,000-square-foot AI-server assembly plant. The company's headline jobs number is company-wide; here's what the state's own filing actually commits the Reno site to.

  6. StandbyThe Smart Start

    Hire the Person or Buy the Tool

    A task-by-task framework for deciding whether to hire or automate, grounded in real Nevada payroll math: FICA, unemployment insurance, and the Modified Business Tax.

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