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Support for the show comes from Chime. Whether it's vacations, dinners, concerts, or whatever your preferred summer fun activity is—what about swimming holes? Justice for swimming holes. Those expenses can add up fast. So if you're trying to get the most out of your money, Chime can help. Chime is changing the way people bank by offering rewarding fee-free banking. They're not like traditional old banks—sorry guys—that charge you overdraft and monthly fees. And they have thousands of fee-free ATMs because you shouldn't pay to access your own money. You can join the millions who are already banking fee-free with America's number one choice for banking. You can head to chime.com slash explained. That is chime.com slash explained. And you can sign up now. It only takes a few minutes. Here's some fun facts: Chime is a fintech, not a bank. Banking services and Chime card provided by Chime's bank partners. Qualifying direct deposits required. Terms and limits apply. Go to chime.com slash disclosures for details.

The show comes from Delete Me. Delete, delete. A lot of your data right now is just floating around on the internet. Delete, delete. For scammers to get their hands on, delete, delete, and then sell it at a premium. Delete, delete. But the good news is Delete Me can help. Delete Me does all the hard work to wipe your personal information from data broker websites. It was named the top pick for data removal services by Wirecutter. Claire White has tried Delete Me herself. Here's what she thinks. In the past year, Delete Me has removed thousands of listings where my phone number and my email and address could be available online for whoever wanted it. I will say in this last year, I've also noticed a decrease in the number of spam calls I get. So I do think that is related and I appreciate Delete Me for that. You can take control of your data and keep your private life private by signing up for Delete Me now at a special discount for our listeners. You can get 20% off your Delete Me plan when you go to joindeliteme.com slash today and use promo code today at checkout. The only way to get 20% off is to go to joindeliteme.com slash today and enter the code today at checkout. That's joindeliteme.com slash today, code today.

Support for Today Explained comes from ServiceNow. ServiceNow says AI was supposed to handle the parts of the job that you hate. Instead, it just describes them, suggests what to do about them, and then leaves you to do it. What? That's not help. That's homework. ServiceNow's AI specialists are different, they say. They're not a tool. Think of them as digital teammates who actually do the work from start to finish. Cases get resolved. Requests get processed. Loops get closed. And most importantly, they say no extra work for you because when you can truly delegate to AI, you can get back to the work only you can do, the work that requires a person with ideas and judgment and, you know, a pulse. To learn how to put AI to work for people, visit servicenow.com.

Are you a pet owner? Every six seconds, a pet owner in the U.S. gets hit with a vet bill over $1,000. Always an unwelcome surprise. That's where Fetch comes in. Fetch is the most complete pet insurance for dogs and cats, according to consumeradvocate.org. You get paid back up to 90% of vet bills at any vet in the U.S. and Canada, with claims paid back in as little as two days. Go to FetchPet.com slash save right now for your free quote. That's FetchPet.com slash save.

How many third-party vendors does your company use? 20? 200? Thanks to AI, someone on your team probably added three more this week. And your security lead has no idea. Traditional third-party risk management can't keep up. Vanta gives you continuous coverage across every vendor automatically so you actually know what's in your stack and what to do about it. AI on, risk off. Vanta.com slash TPRM