Fake or News • Feb 3, 2026

Fake or News: Translating Dog Barks, Notepad Gets an Upgrade and Michelin-Star Robots - Paul Tregoing

Paul Tregoing

Hosted by Chris Heilmann, Daniel Cranney

Paul Tregoing proves modern tech breakthroughs sound completely absurd. Can you spot genuine innovation from plausible internet fabrications? Test your radar in this rapid-fire headline quiz.

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#1 about 1 min

Reviewing news about package managers and reconstructed dinosaur DNA

Reviewing news stories about a bragging thief, the Aptify package manager establishing default binary deployments, and reconstructed dinosaur DNA.

#2 about 1 min

Evaluating claims about dog translation applications and Notepad upgrades

Verifying the authenticity of a dog translation application, Gemini-powered exams, and security updates related to Windows 11 Notepad features.

#3 about 1 min

Judging the validity of robot chefs and internet voting

Validating headlines covering a Michelin-level robot chef, leaked personal data, and the inherent security vulnerabilities within internet voting systems.

#4 about 1 min

Assessing smart glasses predictions and concluding the trivia quiz

Assessing predictions about the future integration of smart glasses before wrapping up the conference technology quiz.

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Testing technology knowledge with real and generated headlines

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8:28 min

Testing tech headlines in fake or news

Krzysztof Cieślak

Krzysztof Cieślak +2 · LIVE

4:07 min

Evaluating tech journalism headlines in a trivia game segment

Tim Cadenbach

Tim Cadenbach +2 · LIVE

4:42 min

Analyzing technology trends through a fake news quiz

Colleen Lake

Colleen Lake +2 · LIVE

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