This news podcast covers three main areas: the failure of Humane's AI Pin wearable, the rise of a private security app called Protector, and a scientific breakthrough linking a specific protein variant (NOVA1) to human speech development. The Humane AI Pin's failure highlights challenges in ambient computing, while Protector's success reflects a growing demand for private security services, particularly among women. The NOVA1 discovery suggests a potential genetic basis for human speech capabilities and offers avenues for gene therapy research into communication disorders. The podcast concludes with a brief promotion of the Perplexity app's new deep research feature.