{"id":1543,"date":"2026-02-25T15:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/podcast-ring-is-just-getting-started\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:19:36","slug":"podcast-ring-is-just-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/podcast-ring-is-just-getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Ring Is Just Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we start with Jason\u2019s follow up to Ring launching its \u2018Search Party\u2019 feature. It turns out, according to a leaked email he got, the feature is only starting with finding lost dogs. After the break, Emanuel explains why we\u2019ve learned nothing about amplification when it comes to the recent looksmaxxing trend. In the subscribers-only section, Sam explains how Grok produced the real name of a sex worker who performs pseudonymously.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the weekly podcast on\u00a0Apple Podcasts,\u00a0Spotify, or\u00a0YouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode&#8217;s bonus content and to power our journalism.\u00a0If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player. 1:11 &#8211;\u00a0\u2060Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand \u2018Search Party\u2019 Surveillance Beyond Dogs\u2060\u206030:26 &#8211;\u00a0\u2060\u2060We Have Learned Nothing About Amplifying Morons\u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060Grok Exposed a Porn Performer\u2019s Legal Name and Birthdate\u2014Without Even Being Asked\u2060\u2060<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>A leaked Ring email; looksmaxxing; and another Grok screwup.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,14],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-1543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ai-and-ml","category-podcast","tag-ai"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Podcast: Ring Is Just Getting Started - Imperative Business Ventures Limited<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/podcast-ring-is-just-getting-started\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Podcast: Ring Is Just Getting Started - Imperative Business Ventures Limited\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A leaked Ring email; 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