Brasil 1 x 0 celular roubado; iPhone caro? Foi a IA; ‘Caçador de sinal pirata’; Tesla bate em casa

The percentage of Brazilians afraid of having their cell phones stolen is very close to the number terrified of being killed in a robbery, according to research by the Brazilian Forum of Public Security and Datafolha. There's nothing hypothetical about this concern, since 8.3% of the population, or about 14 million, reported having their smartphone stolen. The numbers indicate an even more bleak scenario: for every five cell phones sold in Brazil, two others are stolen in the country. In the new episode of Deu Tilt, UOL's podcast for humans behind the machines, Helton Simões Gomes and Diogo Cortiz explain how the epidemic of smartphone theft has become a public security problem, and how the federal government has revamped a program to try to contain it. The strategy, created in Piauí and adopted in states like Amazonas and Bahia, is to force buyers to return stolen cell phones, which will gradually lose their functions. Pix, Gov.br, access to social networks. Gradually, the device becomes a brick. Deu Tilt shows how the strategy relies on rare ministerial integration and already promotes unprecedented mass information sharing among state police forces. Although well-intentioned, there are some obstacles, such as the internationalization of the stolen cell phone supply chain. Whether you like artificial intelligence or not, you'll pay more for your next cell phone because of it. And don't think the financial burden will be due to the various AI functions flooding the operating systems of Apple, Google, and others. The problem runs deeper. Deu Tilt explains how AI has intensified the memory chip crisis in the technology industry. To function, the data centers that keep ChatGPT, Gemini, and similar systems running need thousands of GPUs, made by Nvidia, but this arrangement only works with a huge quantity of memory chips, manufactured by South Korean companies SK Hynix and Samsung, and the American company Micron. As a result, the supply of this component becomes scarcer for other electronics, such as smartphones, computers, tablets, and video game consoles. Apple has already increased the prices of Macs and iPads; Soon, iPhones are expected to become more expensive by an estimated US$200. Are you an Android user? Don't celebrate yet. The bad news is that this situation is already affecting all manufacturers, to the point that consulting firms are predicting the end of inexpensive cell phones for 2028 and don't foresee a very long life for entry-level computers. Several countries sent humanitarian aid to Venezuela and to assist in the search efforts after the largest earthquake to hit the country in over a hundred years. One of them was Brazil, which, in addition to firefighters and rescue workers, sent a curious device. Helton Simões Gomes and Diogo Cortiz explain how a device whose function is to identify interference in radio signals was used in Brazilian tragedies and has now been sent to the neighboring country. In action following the heavy rains that hit the northern coast of São Paulo in 2023 and Minas Gerais in early 2026, the ‘pirate signal hunter’ identified 70 bodies buried under mud and rubble from collapsed buildings. The duo explains how technology comes into play to give some hope to families who have already lost so much, in a tragedy that left more than 3,500 dead. A cinematic and fatal accident drew the world's attention to autonomous cars. A Tesla Model 3 collided with a house at very high speed. A woman, who was comfortably seated in her living room, died. And the driver claimed that the vehicle was in automatic driving mode. The catastrophic situation, still under investigation, points to another reality. Deu Tilt explains how American companies, such as Elon Musk's Tesla and Google's Waymo, differ in their strategies for enabling self-driving cars on the streets, while China flies under the radar with over a hundred initiatives already underway. #programascanaluol #HeltonSimões #DiogoCortiz #DeuTilt #T02E75 Follow the complete coverage of the day's main news at https://www.uol.com.br » Subscribe to UOL on YouTube:    / uol   » Subscribe to UOL on Instagram:   / uoloficial   » Subscribe to UOL on TikTok:   / uol