This week on patch: a quick AI update on Google’s “Nano Banana Pro” (thinking partner > pretty pics), then a primer on privacy in 2025 with Canadian lawyer & privacy pro Neil Proudfoot (views expressed on this show are his own).

In this episode, Neil explains what privacy truly means in 2025, how AI systems collect and learn from personal data, and why global regulation is splitting into two competing philosophies: Europe’s rights-first model and America’s innovation-first approach. We also unpack Law 25, Canada’s strongest privacy law to date, and what Canadians should know before trusting any AI tool with their data. Plus Neil's A-D-S checklist: Autonomy, Dignity, Safety. In the lifestyle segment we chat with Neil about how he’s staying grounded as a new dad.

Zoe Seguev did not follow a traditional path into crypto, and that is exactly what makes her perspective so rare. With an MSc in anthropology from the London School of Economics, her career has always focused on understanding people, systems, and the mechanics of trust. That lens carried her through consulting, operations, fintech, and eventually into one of the most demanding areas of modern finance: crypto compliance.

Today she is the Chief Compliance Officer at Tetra Trust, Canada’s first qualified digital asset custodian and the regulated vault responsible for keeping billions in digital assets safe from hacks, loss, or misuse. In this episode Zoe explains what crypto actually means in 2025, why custody sits at the foundation of digital finance, and how stablecoins are quickly becoming the quiet infrastructure behind a new global money system. She brings clarity to a space that often feels chaotic and shows how governance, oversight, and well-designed controls matter far more than hype cycles or price swings.

We also cover what people most misunderstand about regulation, how institutions are driving adoption, and why compliance remains the invisible layer that prevents collapse in an industry defined by speed and risk.

In our lifestyle segment we get Zoe’s take on showing up well at work, including the wardrobe pieces she relies on to stay polished in the C-suite. We also talk about Tetra Digital Group’s recent ten million dollar raise to build a Canadian dollar stablecoin backed by banks, fintechs, and major technology companies. It is a clear signal that stablecoins are moving from the fringe into mainstream financial infrastructure and that Canada is ready to step into the global conversation.

With childhood dreams of becoming an FBI agent, our guest this week, Anuj Soni eventually landed on something just as heroic: fighting cyber threats from behind the screen. He’s a reverse engineer, cybersecurity expert, YouTube creator, and the founder and lead instructor of The Malware Lab at Breakpoint Cybersecurity, where he teaches people how to take apart cyber threats for a living.

We explore how malware actually works, the difference between viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, and phishing, how attacks sneak onto your device, what really happens when systems get hit, and why reverse engineering is one of the most powerful tools in modern defense.

Patches you’ll learn to make you patchperfect:

• Spot red flags of an infected device (and what to do first)
• Understand the major malware types in plain English
• See how phishing turns into real compromise (email, SMS, voice)
• Learn how reverse engineering powers better threat intel and products
• Career patch: how to prove skills without "required experience"

And because we always end on a lifestyle note, Anuj walks us through the reverse engineer’s uniform, from functional work-from-home staples to his go-to Nike sneakers.

Plus, a quick headline on Project Concord, South Korea’s upcoming AI-run data center, and why letting AI manage power, water, and workloads could change how we build and run the world’s digital infrastructure.