Skip to main content  In this episode: MoviePass to relaunch on Labor Day in beta form with pricing ranging from $10-$30 a month WeWork Cofounder Adam Neumann’s New Real Estate Startup Sounds An Awful Lot Like One He Invested In Two Years Ago Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Twitter’s Former Security Chief Accuses It of ‘Misleading’ Public on Security Practices Instagram's next feature might be a copy of BeReal Meta confirms it’s making a BeReal clone for Instagram How Data Is Changing the College Experience This app beeps every time your computer sends data to Google AI detects Parkinson’s disease by tracking your breathing patterns Inside the World’s Biggest Hacker Rickroll Apple Workers Pound the Table for More Work From Home Options Peloton strikes a deal to sell fitness equipment and apparel on Amazon AD BREAK Does turning the air conditioning off when you're not home actually save energy? Three engineers run the numbers More Than ‘Weird’: Roku Embraces Original Programming Disney Plus users furious over Avatar’s sudden removal ahead of cinema re-release YouTube removes In this episode: WeWork’s former CEO has a new startup, reportedly valued at more than $1 billion A16z is betting big on Adam Neumann's new real estate startup Adam Neumann thinks we want ‘community-driven’ living, but how has that worked out in the past? New TV show from MGM called ‘Ring Nation’ uses surveillance video footage from Ring cameras Did Fortune Favor The Brave? If You Invested $1,000 In Bitcoin When Matt Damon Said, You'd Have This Much Now New technology pulls clean drinking water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input InMotion unveils ‘fastest in the world’ 87 MPH V13 Challenger electric unicycle A New Jailbreak for John Deere Tractors Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave 1 million square feet of L.A. roads are being covered with solar-reflective paint Signal says 1,900 users’ phone numbers exposed by Twilio breach “It’s Potentially Illegal”: As Crypto Crashed, Coinbase Stopped Some Notifications AD BREAK Nearly half of all teens say they use the internet ‘almost constantly,’ survey finds Instagram and Facebook can track anything you do on any website in their in-app browser In this episode: Amazon buying iRobot in a $1.7 billion all-cash deal Elon Musk sells 7.92 million Tesla shares worth $6.88 billion Jeff Bezos' Megayacht Was Quietly Towed From a Dutch Shipyard — Watch the Video California Regulator Accuses Tesla of Falsely Advertising Autopilot DuckDuckGo browser’s stricter privacy protection will also apply to Microsoft scripts now Slack resets passwords after exposing hashes in invitation links AD BREAK Netflix is expanding its push into video games, but few subscribers are playing along Burger King just emailed everyone a blank receipt in a whopper of a mistake Phishers who breached Twilio and targeted Cloudflare could easily get you, too Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes Weird and Wacky: Britney Spears - Toxic (on Devices feat. Epilator) Boeing 737 mysteriously discovered in random field and no one knows how it got there Copy-paste error results in Nevada homebuyer getting 87 properties for the price of one home Tech Rec: Sanjay - GeoGuessr - Siberia or Japan? Expert Google Maps Players Can Tell at a Glimpse. Adam - Spotify Car Thing pRvX5DgMEyTG8efbxkwl In this episode: T-Mobile Is Tracking Users by Default. How to Turn It Off These Companies Know When You're Pregnant—And They're Not Keeping It Secret Secret Service may disable iMessages to avoid repeat of Jan. 6 controversy Elon Musk countersues Twitter over merger, but details aren’t yet public Elon Musk’s antics turn owners and would-be buyers against Tesla: ‘I love my vehicle, but I really wish I didn’t have to respond to my friends and family about his latest tweet’ The Space Force is scrapping the annual fitness test in favor of wearable trackers Spotify wants users to pay for separate ‘Play’ and ‘Shuffle’ buttons Trailblazing Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols dies at 89 AD BREAK Thousands of Solana wallets drained in multimillion-dollar exploit Hackers stole passwords for accessing 140,000 payment terminals Tim Hortons Offers a Free Coffee and Pastry for Spying on People for Over a Year Samsung Repair Mode ensures your data isn’t stolen during phone repair FTC Seeks to Block Virtual Reality Giant Meta’s Acquisition of Popular App Creator Within Anti-aging drugs are being tested as a way to treat covid Weird and Wacky: Creepy AI asked to predict what the last human on Earth will look like – the results suggest a mutant future Researchers repaired cells in damaged pig organs an hour after the animal’s death Have you seen the chairs that automatically return to their origina Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: Google Fires Blake Lemoine, Engineer Who Called Its AI Sentient Google fires engineer who contended its AI technology was sentient Twitter Pares Office Space to Save Cash, Deepen Remote-Work Tilt Senate passes bill to boost U.S. chip production and China competition, sending to House Don’t Look Now, but Congress Might Pass an Actually Good Privacy Bill Google delays when Chrome will phase out third-party cookies to 2024 The Unsolved Mystery Attack on Internet Cables in Paris Hackers scan for vulnerabilities within 15 minutes of disclosure Apple politely explains why iPhone cases are a waste of money AD BREAK Tesla's $1.5 Billion Bet on Bitcoin Went Exactly as You Might Have Expected--Not Good Facebook Parent Meta Platforms Reports First Ever Revenue Drop Spotify Hits 188M Paying Subs, Exceeding Expectations, and Grows Quarterly Ad Revenue Why One Critical Second Can Wreak Havoc on the Internet Google Maps rolls out location sharing notifications, immersive views and better bike navigation Weird and Wacky: 765 Price Canyon Rd, Pismo Beach, CA 93449 It’s Official: Astronomers Have Discovered Another Earth Tech Rec: Sanjay - https://loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.ng/ Adam - Rhodia A5 Webnotebook, Dot, Black In this episode: Judge grants Elon Musk an October court date, in early win for Twitter Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover trial set to start in October Twitter blames Musk and ad market headwinds for declining revenue Mattel to launch SpaceX vehicles as new Matchbox toys and collectibles Tesla gets exclusive lane at a US-Mexico border crossing Instagram’s new payments feature lets users buy products via DMs Fad or frenzy, BeReal is having a real moment right now Amazon makes Prime Video look more like Netflix (and every other streaming app) Microsoft is launching a Facebook rip-off inside Teams Slack is increasing prices and changing the way its free plan works AD BREAK Looking to get your funds out of a collapsed crypto platform? Don’t get your hopes up FCC chair seeks to raise national broadband standard Netflix Tests Another Way to Charge for Password Sharing Meta’s Forced Sale of Giphy Halted as UK Court Orders Review Lawmakers Urge FTC to Reign in Deceptive VPN Advertising Weird and Wacky: How one company has pigeon-proofed all of New York City BMW Wants to Charge for Heated Seats. These Grey Market Hackers Will Fix That. Tech Rec: Sanjay - Raindrop.io Adam - https://snaptik.app In this episode: Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals How Elon’s bizarre Twitter takeover saga could have just been a cover for him to sell $8.5 billion in Tesla stock Japan Wants to Bring Artificial Gravity to the Moon Peloton will stop making its own bikes Spotify Buys Music Trivia Game Heardle AD BREAK Marriott Hotels suffers fresh data breach, 20GB of information leaked Honda Vehicle Vulnerability Allows Remote Unlocking And Starting White House says Americans should be ‘really careful’ about using period tracker apps Amazon says more than 300 million items sold during ‘biggest’ Prime Day event Weird and Wacky: Could Your Old Poop Cure You of Future Diseases? Musician Plays Solo on Enormous 69 String Bass A couple spent $300,000 building a hidden underground home that you can enter by going down a 12-foot spiral slide — tucked inside an unassuming tent Tech Rec: Clara - Daylio Adam - Stream Deck In this episode: The Hummer EV produces more CO2 than a gas-powered sedan Apple expands industry-leading commitment to protect users from highly targeted mercenary spyware FIFA will track players’ bodies using AI to make offside calls at 2022 World Cup Amazon is giving Prime subscribers a free year of Grubhub+ deliveries TikTok is reportedly giving up on its live shopping plans in the US and Europe Facebook Accessed Deleted User Data, Fired Screener Claims Robocalls Are (Finally) Being Shaken Up U.S. adds ‘Cryptoqueen’ to most-wanted list over alleged $4 billion fraud AD BREAK Hacker claims to have stolen 1 bln records of Chinese citizens from police A HackerOne Employee Stole Vulnerability Reports From Security Researchers British Army’s YouTube and Twitter accounts were hacked to promote crypto scams Steve Jobs Posthumously Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom No bids on Chevy’s first NFT, even though it came with a free Corvette Z06 Tesla Is No Longer the World's Biggest Electric Vehicle Producer Tesla EVs can now scan the road for potholes and adjust the suspension height Weird and Wacky: Chinese Company Under Fire Because Its Ice Cream Doesn’t Melt Jeff Bezos’ $500 Million Superyacht Is Now Stuck In Rotterdam Tech Rec: Clara - The Story Graph Adam - Secura 60-Minute Visual Countdown Timer Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: Micron’s new 1.5TB microSD can record video for five years straight Wearable muscles offer an impressive upper-body endurance boost Sleep pods are coming for passengers flying economy U.S. FCC commissioner wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores AD BREAK Tesla Cuts 200 Autopilot Workers as California Site Closes Newly developed algorithm able to predict crime a week in advance with 90% accuracy Avoiding USB-C on iPhones may get harder for Apple as Brazil considers mandate Smart contact lens prototype puts a Micro LED display on top of the eye How to survive the inevitable CD revival Amazon agrees to drop Prime cancellation ‘dark patterns’ in Europe Weird and Wacky: Inside giant flying luxury hotel that can stay in the air for years Engineer Designs Functional Bicycle With Back Wheel Split Into Two Half Wheels Random: "Die-Hard Nintendo Fan" Reportedly Forked Out Over $40K To Ask For A New F-Zero Tech Rec: Clara - Swimply Adam - Airthings Corentium Home Radon Detector In this episode: Ted Sarandos Explains Why Netflix Will Add New Ad-Supported Tier to Streaming Service Microsoft Thinks It Should Be Easier To Interrupt People During Meetings, And It's Kind of Brilliant Twitter tests 'notes' feature with 2,500 word limit Apple Watch becomes ultimate lifeguard after calling 911 for swimmer trapped in cold river The US needs a common charger, Dems say AD BREAK Israel Ministry of Defense to test drone-packing advanced robotic tank Apple Store employees in Maryland vote to unionize When Customers Say Their Money Was Stolen on Zelle, Banks Often Refuse to Pay A NASA rover just found trash on Mars A Single Beaver Caused Internet Outages in Canada Weird and Wacky: Scientists create tiny fish-shaped robot that ‘swims’ around picking up microplastics Amazon's new pitch: let Alexa speak as your relatives from beyond the grave Tech Rec: Clara - https://alar.my/ Adam - EpocCam In this episode: The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life Spotify comes for audiobooks Sony’s new PlayStation Plus launches in US with over 800 games Ready Life, Black-Owned Fintech Aimed at Economic Empowerment Crypto Market Sinks Below $1 Trillion After Latest DeFi Blowup Coinbase’s Hiring Freeze Shatters Crypto Hopefuls’ Career Plans Convicted scammer Anna Sorokin says she is now selling NFTs US releases new driver-assist crash data, and surprise, it’s mostly Tesla MIT researchers uncover ‘unpatchable’ flaw in Apple M1 chips Meta adds voice controls for Horizon Worlds, which defaults to live chat with strangers Google Chrome’s on-device machine learning blocks noisy notification prompts Peacock confirms a test that rewards paid subscribers with $15 movie tickets or $7 rentals Netflix announces games tied to its popular shows Microsoft is working on games for Microsoft Teams Weird and Wacky: Legendary Spanish galleon shipwreck discovered on Oregon coast Tech Rec: Sanjay - Layoffs.fyi Adam - This is a True Story - survival game In this episode: The Jan. 6 Committee Wants Twitter’s Internal Slack Messages. Twitter Is Fighting It Sheryl Sandberg was under investigation at Meta for using corporate resources to plan her wedding, report says iHeartMedia and State Farm Enter the Metaverse All Smartphones Must Use The Same Charger By 2024 Says EU, UK Will Not Follow Yuga Labs Confirms Discord Server Hack; 200 ETH Worth of NFTs Stolen Seth Green's Stolen NFT Ape 'Is Home,' Safe and Digitally Sound Epic Games CEO Bashes Crypto Exchanges Over Fake Fortnite Token Nasa forms independent team to study unexplained UFO sightings NASA: Water Monitor Lakes and Reservoirs Elon Musk’s Bot Problem on Twitter Is Extraordinary Amazon urges consultant to ‘push’ message from minority groups Microsoft to curb use of non-competes, drop NDAs from worker settlements, disclose salary ranges, launch civil rights audit Amazon-Native Brand’s Anker Sales Hit $1B Weird and Wacky: Scientists make ‘slightly sweaty’ robot finger with living skin A surgically implanted, 3D-printed ear marks a medical advance A New Biogel Claims to Repair Heart Attack Damage Sheryl Sandberg leaving Meta after 14 years U.S. charges OpenSea ex-employee in first NFT insider trading case New York state passes first-ever 'right to repair' law for electronics Want to Raise Successful Kids? Science Says This Controversial Habit Makes Them Smarter Amazon is launching an invite-based ordering option, starting with the PS5 and Xbox Series X Dollar General piloting self-checkout-only stores Graduates from Gwinnett high school receive Airbnb stocks from alum Giant Deep Ocean Turbine Trial Offers Hope of Endless Green Power DeLorean Alpha5 Electric Sports Car Tesla Hollywood Drive-In Diner The test run of Netflix’s crackdown on password-sharing is not going well American Girl Launches New Family-Friendly Podcast Network Supreme Court puts Texas social media law on hold while legal battle continues Twitter is building a tool for keyword alerts, in case you need more Twitter notifications Dip in Dots is into cryogenics Spotify Podcasters Are Making $18,000 a Month With Nothing But White Noise Cats Memorize Their Friends' Names, Study Reveals Sanjay - https://nathanfriend.io/inspiral-web/ Adam - https://www.monarchmoney.com/ In this episode: Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down from company's board of directors Twitter jumps after Musk increases commitment in takeover bid to $33.5 billion, in talks for other funding TikTok to launch LIVE creator subscriptions this week Walmart expands its drone-delivery service to reach 4 million households Hawaiian Airlines Plans to Fly Electric Planes That Glide Just Above the Water Ukraine Is Using Quiet Electric Bikes to Haul Anti-Tank Weapons Google’s foldable ‘Pixel Notepad’ has reportedly been postponed AD BREAK Teenager who rejected Elon Musk’s offer to stop tracking his private jet has now stumbled upon Mark Zuckerberg’s new jet Someone Stole Seth Green's Bored Ape, Which Was Supposed To Star In His New Show DuckDuckGo browser allows Microsoft trackers due to search agreement Amazon Opens First Physical Fashion Retail Store NY State is giving out hundreds of robots as companions for the elderly Weird and Wacky: Tom Brady’s hole in one captured by a drone following the ball Tech Rec: Sanjay - Curvy in HTML5 Adam - Use your iPhone to id plants In this episode: Musk says $44 billion Twitter deal on hold over fake account data DeepMind researcher claims new ‘Gato’ AI could lead to AGI, says ‘the game is over!’ Exclusive: John Deere closes in on fully autonomous farming with its latest AI acquisition Tech groups ask Supreme Court to block Texas social media law\ San Francisco Police Are Using Driverless Cars as Mobile Surveillance Cameras Google opens its Bay View HQ, the first campus it designed itself Apple Delays Plan to Have Staff in Office Three Days a Week Apple Executive Who Left Over Return-to-Office Policy Joins Google AI Unit Apple reportedly testing E Ink outer display for upcoming foldable Apple Shows AR/VR Headset to Board in Sign of Progress on Key Project Netflix Exploring Live Streaming For First Time; Plans To Roll Out For Unscripted Series & Stand-Up Specials Google adds project management features to Docs and they're pretty cool Google lets personal users stay on ‘no-cost Legacy G Suite’ with custom Gmail domain Peloton teases new rower at Homecoming event Framework’s new laptop means the promise of modular gadgets might be coming true Report spotlights vast scale of adtech’s ‘biggest data breach’ Weird and Wacky: Pizza on the move In this episode: Google teases smart glasses prototype that translates languages in real time Starlink is coming to Hawaiian Airlines in a bid to try and fix in-flight Wi-Fi The music lives on - iPod touch will be available while supplies last Electrifying: This Startup’s Add-On Turns Trucks Into Hybrids in Minutes Elon Musk may be temporary CEO of Twitter after deal closes, report says Elon Musk Says He’d Allow Trump Back on Twitter, Get Rid of Permanent Bans Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter's permanent Trump ban Elon Musk Warns He May ‘Die Under Mysterious Circumstances’ After Threat From Russian Official Google Play now blocks paid app downloads, updates in Russia How millions of Russians are tearing holes in the Digital Iron Curtain Ad Break Netflix Tells Employees Ads May Come by the End of 2022 The Biden administration is capping the cost of internet for low-income Americans A family of 4 in GA qualifies for this if they are making $55,500 or less in household income. California runs on 100% clean energy for the first time, with solar dominating In 2020, California surpasse In this episode: Researchers find Amazon uses Alexa voice data to target you with ads Bored Ape Yacht Club caused Ethereum fees to soar to astronomical levels Undefined's next-gen "silent" ion propulsion drone: still noisy Your iPhone can alert you to breaking glass, smoke alarms and other dangers Chip shortage threatens mattresses: Sleep Number production suffering Car buyers balk at monthly fees for add-on features BMW took heat, for example, for trying to make heated seats available only by subscription. Musk seeks to use less of his fortune with bid for more Twitter funding Elon Musk Plans to Take Twitter Public a Few Years After Buyout Will the next wildfire be prevented by a 14-year-old’s innovation? Swarming drones autonomously navigate a dense forest (and chase a human) U.S. Army To Test Networked Drone Swarms Lego to expand online ambitions by tripling total of software engineers Mental health apps have terrible privacy protections, report finds This company wants to use carbon dioxide to store renewable power on the grid GitHub users will be required to use two-factor authentication by 2023 Apple, Google, and Microsoft will soon implement passwordless sign-in on all major platforms Disney+ may be next In this episode: Twitter poised to agree $46.5bn takeover with Elon Musk, reports say Twitter says mass deactivations after Musk news were ‘organic’ A quarter of all the electricity in this county is powering Bitcoin mining Bored Ape Instagram account hacked: NFTs worth $2.8 million stolen Facebook Doesn’t Know What It Does With Your Data, Or Where It Goes: Leaked Document AD BREAK Mini Cooper reveals new steel electric bikes with “unlimited range” Google now lets you remove your phone number and email address from search results — here's how The cost of Zoom Airbnb Adopts Work-From-Anywhere Approach, Including Overseas Weird and Wacky: Cops fired for ignoring robbery to catch Snorlax in Pokemon Go denied court review Episode 216 Snap launches a $230 flying camera called Pixy Tech Rec: Sanjay - Netflix Codes Adam - Ride with GPS In this episode: Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down CNN+ Apple Store employees in Atlanta file for union election Etsy sellers eye forming a union after going on strike Ukraine Ramps Up Cyber Defenses to Slow Surge in Attacks SpaceX shut down a Russian electromagnetic warfare attack in Ukraine last month — and the Pentagon is taking notes Tesla says robotaxi is coming in 2024, and it won't have a steering wheel AD BREAK Netflix to introduce ad-supported plans in a major shift Disney+ glitch is causing missing episodes for fan-favorite series US Navy wirelessly beams 1.6 kW of power a kilometer using microwaves Microwave (disaster) | SimCity Muting your mic reportedly doesn’t stop big tech from recording your audio BeReal, an app that focuses on authenticity, is surging Weird and Wacky: Tesla Tequila shows up in official store for $420, sells out immediately MIT engineers introduce the Oreometer Tech Rec: Sanjay - Journey.io Adam - Insight Timer In this episode: The Twitter board is reportedly not interested in Elon’s takeover offer Elon Musk is no longer Twitter's largest shareholder and says he is 'not sure' his takeover bid will be successful Mark Cuban: Elon Musk is ‘f–king with the SEC’ with Twitter buy offer Elon Musk Sued Over Delay in Disclosing Twitter Stake Tesla Has Reportedly Been Using Bots Since 2013 to Manipulate Stock Prices ‘Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet’ NFT Went on Sale for $48M. It Ended With a Top Bid of Just $280 Trump's Truth Social verifies Fox News account, but Fox says it's not theirs AD BREAK Why Your Home Needs Its Own Email Address Wikipedia community votes to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations Ethereum Trader Bought $400K in Tokens on Coinbase Shortlist—Before It Was Public Ethereum’s Highly-Anticipated Upgrade Will Be Later Than June Avatar startup Genies hits $1 billion valuation in latest raise Sony Goes Big On Epic Games With Whopping $1 Billion Investment DuckDuckGo’s Privacy Browser Finally Lands on Desktop DuckDuckGo announces a new privacy-focused Mac web browser Weird and Wacky: More People Are Cloning Their Pets Despite the Cost Can you live forever on a computer? Anti-aging technology is coming. Here’s how you ca In this episode: Why Apple Is Preparing to Let You Subscribe to Your iPhone With Peloton Guide, the Fitness Company Bets Big on Body Tracking Fast's collapse won't be unique DeLorean Will Debut Its New Electric Model on Aug. 18 in Monterey Amazon to Spend Billions on Space Launches as SpaceX Ramps Up Satellite-Internet Service In a stunning victory, Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for a union AD BREAK Oops! Microsoft scraps embarrassing tweet that featured an M1 iMac Fortnite raised $144 million for Ukraine relief Epic’s new RealityScan app can make 3D models from smartphone photos Epic and Lego partner to build a metaverse for kids Elon Musk, Twitter's largest shareholder, asks users if they want an edit button Twitter is dealing with harassment with a 'don't @ me' feature Mailchimp says an internal tool was used to breach hundreds of accounts Google Search’s new highly cited label helps you get to the source of a story Weird and Wacky: National Weather Service faces helium shortage for weather balloons Spot goes to Pompeii: Why a robot dog is patrolling ancient ruins 300 Drones Formed a QR Code That Rick Rolled Dallas on April Fools' Day Tech Rec: Sanjay - skiff.org & occasionalwraps.com Adam - https://typora.io/ In this episode: Exclusive: YouTube's plans for podcasting Samsung is working on a Galaxy self-repair program with iFixit Mojo Vision unveils latest augmented reality contact lens prototype Otter's AI now spares you the pain of summarizing meetings Dyson Zone Is Real: How the Air-Purifying Headphones Work One-Third Of U.S. Netflix Subscribers Share Their Passwords, Survey Finds NFT bloat results in a lot of dead mints, says new blockchain data NFT Collection Failures Begin to Mount in Flashback to ICO Bust AD BREAK Microsoft is finally making it easier to switch default browsers in Windows 11 Epic and Fortnite is now the single biggest corporate donor to Ukraine He Built a $3 Billion Business to Solve Calendar Headaches. Here's His Vision for the Future of Meetings New Google Calendar feature takes the back-and-forth out of scheduling Hackers steal $620M in Ethereum and dollars from Axie Infinity maker Sky Mavis’ Ronin network Weird and Wacky: Demand for Safe Rooms Skyrockets in Los Angeles Chalamet Coughs, Dune Wins: Predicting Best Picture Winners Using Coughs and Sneezes The Internet Story Tale Tech Rec: Sanjay - Ian's Shoelace Site Adam - docs.new In this episode: Epic is donating two weeks of Fortnite proceeds to Ukraine relief Stephen Wilhite, creator of the GIF, has died Uber reaches deal to add all NYC taxi cabs to its app Hyundai's solar car roof isn't as dumb as it sounds Gas and go. Pay later. How some drivers are dealing with higher fuel costs. YouTube to stream free, ad-supported TV shows for the first time Roku OS 11 will let you set your own photos as a screensaver AD BREAK Twitter expands downvote test worldwide Instagram launches chronological and 'favorites' feeds for all users, but they can't be the default These Smart Glasses Want to Replace Your Laptop In a first, brain implant lets man with complete paralysis spell out thoughts: ‘I love my cool son.’ Snap buys mind-controlled headband maker, NextMind If your passwords are less than 8 characters long, change them immediately, a new study says Google routinely hides emails from litigation by CCing attorneys, DOJ alleges Google's Android app will finally let you delete the last 15 minutes of your search history Sick of constant sirens and construction noise? This sleek window gadget could block it out Weird and Wacky: BookTok Book List With 43 Billion Views Has Sent Barnes & Noble Sales Soaring Zoom's new virtual avatars let you show up to your next meeting as a dog The UK May In this episode: Russian agents threaten Google, Apple representatives with prison time: report YouTube blocks any and all content tied to Russian state media Hacked News Channel and Deepfake of Zelenskyy Surrendering Is Causing Chaos Online White House briefed TikTok influencers on Russia's invasion of Ukraine U.S. clears way for truly driverless vehicles without steering wheels The Magic Leap 2 blurs the line between AR and VR — and it’s beautiful AD BREAK Apple Made a Nine-Minute Ad About the Great Resignation and It's Awkwardly Brilliant Facebook’s Parent Company Will Make Employees Do Their Own Laundry Mark Zuckerberg confirms NFTs are coming to Instagram Google's domain name registrar is out of beta after seven years Netflix Will Prompt Subscribers to Pay for Users Outside Their Households in New Test to Address Unauthorized Password Sharing (EXCLUSIVE) Amazon completes $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM Tile launches its anti-stalking safety feature in its mobile app Elon Musk predicts date for first crewed landing on Mars Weird and Wacky: Worms and cockroaches inspired this robot that can unclog any pipe Slack is down... to collaborate on these limited-edition sneakers Tech Rec: Sanjay - Burst Oral Care Adam - https://fast.com In this episode: A new iron curtain is descending across Russia’s Internet Twitter says it’s trying to fully restore service in Russia PayPal shuts down its services in Russia citing Ukraine aggression Visa and Mastercard Suspend Their Operations in Russia Netflix Suspends Service in Russia Amid Invasion of Ukraine Spotify bounces back as Discord hobbles back online after outage Amazon launches a Clubhouse competitor that turns everyone into a DJ Fraud Is Flourishing on Zelle. The Banks Say It’s Not Their Problem. AD BREAK Cloudflare, CrowdStrike and Ping Identity to provide free cybersecurity to vulnerable industries Apple Sets April 11 Return-to-Work Deadline for Corporate Staff Tech Companies Are Reopening Their Offices, but Tech Work Has Changed Forever Washington became the second state to pass the Silenced No More Act Disney+ to launch cheaper ad-supported tier later this year Weird and Wacky: Unique Floating Fire Station to Open on San Francisco Waterfront A Data Hero Organized L.A.’s Taquerías Into a Taco Matrix Based On Cost and Reviews Tech Rec: Sanjay - Heardle Adam - DaisyDisk In this episode: Ukraine Turns to NFTs for War Funding After Raising $46M in Cryptocurrency Teen who tracked Elon Musk’s jet turns his attention to Russian oligarchs Google Turns Off Maps Features in Ukraine That Inadvertently Showed Russia’s Invasion Western allies agree to expel some Russian banks from SWIFT payments system 'Heartbreaking.' Airbnb CEO promises free housing for Ukraine's refugees No need to declare captured Russian tanks, other equipment of invaders as income – NAPC AD BREAK Google will ask employees to spend three days a week in the office starting April 4 Uber's Explore tab aims to create new excuses to go out Amazon opens first Whole Foods equipped with cashierless technology Facebook wants you to hold your next meeting in VR Even in the metaverse, you can’t escape the taxman Weird and Wacky: Gold bars stolen from 1746 shipwreck returned to France from the US after decades-long investigation Tech Rec: Sanjay - GetDex.com Adam - Duolingo In this episode: Russia Could Use Cryptocurrency to Blunt the Force of U.S. Sanctions SEC Probes Trading by Elon Musk and Brother in Wake of Tesla CEO’s Sales Slack is back online after an outage cut many users off Salesforce’s Slack is fixed after 5-hour outage Tuesday Trump's Truth Social tops downloads on Apple App Store; many waitlisted Truth Social already censoring content, bans user who made fun of Trump Media CEO QAnon founder may have been identified thanks to machine learning These crypto enthusiasts are trying to raise $4 billion to buy the Denver Broncos AD BREAK Linux developers patch security holes faster than anyone else, says Google Project Zero Virgin Hyperloop switches focus from passengers to cargo as it lays off half its staff Michelin and GM Working on Airless Tire for Next-Gen Bolt, Report Says Spotify's Car Thing available to all premium users Sports stadium aerial-camera technology is now being used to construct buildings Weird and Wacky: A dad took down a whole town's internet trying to limit kids' screen time Take a look at the most expensive and outrageous RV in the world – Its two-story, costs $3M+, it expands sideways, and has a pop-up nightclub Tech Rec: Sanjay - Bypass Paywalls Clean Adam - Skip Redirect Extension In this episode: The out-of-control rocket about to hit the moon is not a SpaceX Falcon 9, astronomers now say: report MoviePass 2.0 plans summer relaunch with credits, theater partnerships but no unlimited movies Coinbase’s bouncing QR code Super Bowl ad was so popular it crashed the app Coinbase's Mystery QR Code Super Bowl Ad Is a Security Nightmare A Floating QR Code Was the Best Ad of the Super Bowl. There Was Just 1 Problem Gulfport property sells in historic NFT house auction Revolutionary new solar panels don’t need sunlight to generate energy AD BREAK Israeli camera sees through walls from over 300 feet Hackers Rigged Hundreds of Ecommerce Sites to Steal Payment Info Cisco Made $20 Billion-Plus Takeover Offer for Splunk Mozilla warns Chrome, Firefox ‘100’ user agents may break sites Weird and Wacky: Brain implant can wirelessly translate your thoughts to text with 94% accuracy Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s ‘high five’ photos Growing MANGO Tree From Seed - ONE YEAR Time Lapse Tech Rec: Sanjay - MP02 cell phone from Punkt Adam - Calendly’s share times via email feature In this episode: Spotify CEO hints HiFi tier delay is related to licensing issues Alfa Romeo unveils new electric-hybrid SUV with NFT, blockchain technology Twitter’s direct DM test is a terrible idea GoPro keeps recording as parrot steals it from tourists and flies off IRS announces transition away from use of third-party verification involving facial recognition America’s Bitcoin Miners See Georgia as the New U.S. Hot Spot Feds arrest married couple, seize $3.6 billion in hacked bitcoin funds New spinal implant gets paralyzed people up and walking A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible AD BREAK MIT scientists create a super plastic that’s 2 times stronger than steel Apple announces new Tap to Pay feature that turns iPhones into contactless payment terminals People Are Selling AirTags with Disabled Speakers that Are Totally Not for Stalking Apple Announces AirTag Updates to Address Unwanted Tracking Gopuff stocks its warehouses with items purchased from Instacart, spending tens of thousands per month on the service Stuck in KUOW purgatory: Seattle Mazda drivers can't change the radio dial Weird and Wacky: Watch robots perform ‘industrial origami’ to fold sheets of steel into an electric scooter Nearly 500-Mile Lightning Bolt Crosses Three States, Sets World Record In this episode: Why did Meta lose $200B+ in value? Wordle Is Joining The New York Times Games Sony buys Halo-creator Bungie as video game wars go next level Google relents: Legacy G Suite users will be able to migrate to free accounts Tesla recall: ‘Full Self-Driving’ software runs stop signs Regulators Force Tesla to Recall 54,000 Vehicles Because They Are Programmed to Break the Law The gas station of the future will have treadmills, gardens, and solar panels—but no gas A Boeing 747 burns one ton of fuel while taxiing. This electric towing system could help Ember, known for keeping coffee hot, builds a shipping box to keep vaccines cold AD BREAK The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to use burner phones. Here's why. Suicide hotline shares data with for-profit spinoff, raising ethical questions SpaceX’s new Starlink Premium tier promises up to 500Mbps for $500 a month Frogs Regrow Limb With New Treatment Sold by Amazon Shut Down After Washington State Investigation Jeff Bezos’s New Superyacht to Force Dismantling of Dutch Bridge North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet MoviePass 2.0 - event coming February 10, 2022 Weird and Wacky: https://github.com/k-wong/nft-to-silly-jpeg In this episode: Research shows gas stoves leak methane even when turned off Shell CCS Plant Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It's Captured Life360 Says It Will Stop Selling Precise Location Data SpaceX signs a deal to rocket military cargo around the world Out-of-control SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon AD BREAK White House instructs government agencies to beef up cybersecurity, adopt ‘zero trust’ in new memo Biden Formally Backs Right-to-Repair Movement AMD, Nvidia GPU Prices Are Finally Beginning to Drop A Deepfake Phone Call Dupes An Employee Into Giving Away $35 Million Billionaire Mark Cuban launches online pharmacy aimed at lowering generic drug prices “One drug for diabetes patients, metformin, sells for $3.90 for a 30-day supply, compared to a retail price of $20, the pharmacy said. A 30-count of imatinib, which is used to treat leukemia and other cancers, goes for as low as $17.10 at Cuban's pharmacy compared with $2,502.60 at other pharmacies.” Facebook and Instagram may help you create and sell NFTs Unique Beatles and John Lennon Items From Julian Lennon’s Collection Up for NFT Auction Weird and Wacky: Researchers create prototype device that generates electricity from shadows Motorized Coffee Table With a Pinball Machine Inside That ACTUALLY WORKS! She didn't trust her movers. A single Apple AirTag proved she was right Tech Rec: Sanjay - Restore Privacy Adam - https://freezingcam.com/ In this episode: Microsoft Buys Scandal-Tainted Activision in Bet on Metaverse $68.7 billion Walmart is quietly preparing to enter the metaverse Twitter brings NFTs to the timeline as hexagon-shaped profile pictures Major Twitter NFT implementation problem. An NFT restaurant opening in New York will serve up status with a side of seafood Is Tumblr on the road back to relevance? Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he’ll work remotely and stay in a new rental every 2 weeks Twitter thread from CEO Instagram launches early test of creator subscriptions in the US Locket, the #1 app in Apple’s App Store, uses a trick hiding in plain sight AD BREAK Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying for Workspace this year Manslaughter charges follow Tesla driver’s Autopilot red light run Airlines Cancel Some Flights Ahead of U.S. 5G Wireless Launch Winnebago will reveal an electric motorhome at Florida RV super show next week 75 million gallons of paint is wasted each year. This startup turns them into brand new cans Weird and Wacky: NFT Group Buys Copy Of Dune For €2.66 Million, Believing It Gives Them Copyright In this episode: Drone carrying a defibrillator saves its first cardiac arrest patient in Sweden These “invisible headphones” sit on your desktop and beam sound directly (and only) to your ears Panasonic will start offering workers a four-day working week This company just decided to give employees a 4-day workweek permanently PayPal Is 'Exploring' Launching Its Own Stablecoin AP to launch NFT photography marketplace built by Xooa Magic Leap Goes After Medical Customers With Augmented Reality Headset Signal: New year, new CEO AD BREAK Uber driver who got a hotel room for teen passenger after being stuck on I-95 gets offered a new job A Google Street View car spotted a missing criminal and it led to an arrest Airbnb’s new experiment to reduce racism Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta has an ‘assertive’ driving mode that ‘may perform rolling stops’ Teen hacker finds bug that lets him control 25+ Teslas remotely So, I now have full remote control of over 20 Tesla’s in 10 countries and there seems to be no way to find the owners and report it to them… T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private Relay in the US [U] I was able to turn this on. I’m not sure this story is accurate Wordle is tech born of love that asks nothing in return Weird and Wacky: Farmer Makes His Cows Wear VR Goggles to Increase Milk Production Two Los Angeles cops fired for ignoring robbery to chase a Snorlax in Pokémon GO In this episode: TikTok Got More Traffic Than Freakin' Google in 2021 Signal's Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide BMW debuts its new color-changing paint technology at CES: E Ink John Deere breaks new ground with self-driving tractors you can control from a phone DuckDuckGo says new desktop browser will help you ditch Chrome in 2022 Hackers Tried Recycled Passwords on More Than a Million Accounts AD BREAK YouTuber figured out Asus Z690 Hero motherboards melted down due to backward capacitor LastPass users warned their master passwords are compromised How Elon Musk’s Software Focus Helped Tesla Navigate Chip Shortage FCC prevails in 6 GHz court challenge led by AT&T After 50 Years, Scientists Set to Open Sealed Apollo Soil Sample Theranos Weird and Wacky: Scientists can now track animals using only air Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with penny Tesla owner blows up his Model S with dynamite over $22,000 battery replacement Tech Rec: Sanjay - Wordle Adam - https://agoodmovietowatch.com/ Tech Talk Y'all is taking a break until the new year. So stay tuned, don't forget about us, and look for some big tech news early next year! Brought to you by TogetherLetters! In this episode: Parker Solar Probe Touches the Sun for the First Time, Bringing New Discoveries FDA Approves New Eye Drops that Could Replace Glasses for Millions A potential hangup for quantum computing: Cosmic rays CISA warns 'most serious' Log4j vulnerability likely to affect hundreds of millions of devices Adobe launches Creative Cloud Express, an update to Adobe Spark Biden will sign an executive order to move government services online Exclusive: Facebook owner is behind $60 mln deal for Meta name rights Fusion Experiment Reaches Vital Power Generation Milestone AD BREAK Spotify Is Launching Podcast User Ratings, Playing Catch-Up to Apple Amazon Ring patents describe a dystopian future where networks of cameras identify 'suspicious' people by recognizing their faces, retinas, skin texture, gait, voice, and even odor End of Service Notice - Alexa Twitter adds auto captions feature to make videos more accessible Apple now lets you choose contacts who can access your account when you die. Here’s how to set it up Apple launches AirTags and Find My detector app for Android, in effort to boost privacy Weird and Wacky: Reddit-trained artificial intelligence warns researchers about... itself Lifelike Robotic Hand Is a Bit Too Close to Terminator for Our Liking How a $300K Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT accidentally sold for $3K Canon Develops New Sensor That Takes Color Photos in Almost Total Darkness This Inflatable Motor Scooter Can Fit in a Backpack and Transport You Into the Future Tech Rec: Sanjay - Personal Capital Adam - https://www.redditreads.com/ In this episode: The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users Kickstarter Will Move Its Crowdfunding Platform to Blockchain Tesla Cybertruck RV attachment hits $100M in pre-orders Musk Warns SpaceX Possibly Facing Bankruptcy Apple, Adam McKay, Jennifer Lawrence Team on Elizabeth Holmes Movie ‘Bad Blood’ Apple AirTag Linked to Increasing Number of Car Thefts, Canadian Police Report Sony to halt production on yet another camera due to semiconductor shortages AD BREAK Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11’s controversial default browser changes Raising the Standard for Protecting Teens and Supporting Parents Online Zuckerberg, Chan to invest up to $3.4B for science advances AWS launches its second Top Secret region An Amazon server outage caused problems for Alexa, Ring, Disney Plus, and deliveries Weird and Wacky: 5 Apps You Can Use to Create NFTs on Your iPhone, and How to Sell Them The 'Home Alone' house could be yours for one night only Scientists Developed a Questionnaire to Identify Whether Your Cat Is a Psychopath Airtable Valuation to Double to $11.7 Billion in New Funding Tech Rec: Sanjay - Steezy Adam - https://darksitefinder.com/ In this episode: Tesla server outage allegedly leaves owners unable to drive their cars GA Tech student captures once-in-a-century image of lunar eclipse Adele got Spotify to remove the shuffle button from album pages Rolls-Royce claims it has the world's fastest electric airplane Meta Forced To Sell Giphy After U.K. Regulator Pressure Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal will replace Jack Dorsey as CEO AD BREAK UK will require new homes to have EV chargers starting in 2022 ‘Buy the Constitution’ Aftermath: Everyone Very Mad, Confused, Losing Lots of Money, Fighting, Crying, Etc. ConstitutionDAO Is Shutting Down After Unrelenting Chaos Spotify debuts a ‘Netflix Hub’ featuring music and podcasts tied to Netflix shows and movies DuckDuckGo Wants to Stop Apps From Tracking You on Android Weird and Wacky: The Pentagon Forms New Department to Watch and Study UFOs Tesla and Elon Musk mock ‘silly Apple Cloth’ with new $50 Cyberwhistle Tech Rec: Sanjay - Downbeats Adam - Sony ZV-E10 with Sigma 16mm lens Netflix Testing TikTok-Like 'Kids Clip' Feature for Younger Viewers Ford and Purdue University Created a Cable That Fully Charges an EV in 5 Minutes Electric vehicles could fully recharge in under 5 minutes with new charging station cable design FBI system hacked to email 'urgent' warning about fake cyberattacks Hoax Email Blast Abused Poor Coding in FBI Website Bitcoin's long-anticipated Taproot upgrade is activated Staples Center goes crypto Google Maps Warns You About Crowded Areas With Updated 'Busyness' Feature The end of “click to subscribe, call to cancel”? One of the news industry’s favorite retention tactics is illegal, FTC says Microsoft Calls Firefox’s Browser Workaround “Improper,” Will Block It Microsoft gaming chief calls for industry-wide game preservation Apple to begin do-it-yourself repair program for iPhones, Macs next year Apple to offer self-repair service for iPhones Spotify’s new Podcast Subscriptions expand to global markets - not sure we should keep this one MoviePass cofounder Stacy Spikes has bought the company back and is planning a relaunch Meta’s sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets New Drug Class Reverses Paralysis in Mice Sanjay - Vida Protective Masks Adam - Vidyard phone app Brought to you by TogetherLetters! Taking a break next week In this episode: Five points for anger, one for a ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation Facebook is changing its name to Meta as it focuses on the virtual world FTC Study Confirms ISPs Collect a Scary Amount of Your Personal Data Amazon now delivers more US packages than FedEx Faze Clan to go public through $1 billion SPAC deal PayPal says it is currently not pursuing Pinterest acquisition AD BREAK Tesco opens first “just walk out” store to take on Amazon Paleontologist Jack Horner of Jurassic Park Fame Launches Dinosaur NFTs To Fund Scientific Research Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor may let you DJ your own radio show Adobe brings Photoshop and Illustrator to the web Chipotle cancels in-restaurant Boorito deal for $1 million free burrito giveaway, $5 Halloween meals Weird and Wacky: China's Lipstick King sold an astonishing $1.7 billion in goods in 12 hours — and that was just in a promotion for the country's biggest shopping day Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor. BJ Novac’s photo got put in the public domain, and great endorsements insued Tech Rec: Sanjay - This Sneaker Does Not Exist Adam - Castro Podcast Player Brought to you by TogetherLetters! In this episode: Tesla officially launches its insurance using ‘real-time driving behavior,’ starting in Texas Governor Wants to Prosecute Journalist Who Clicked ‘View Source’ on Government Site US govt reveals three more ransomware attacks on water treatment plants this year Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name Spotify Adds Virtual Merch Tables for Music Artists in Pact With Shopify Microsoft now lets you test Android apps on Windows 11 PayPal Is Exploring a Purchase of Pinterest AD BREAK Continuous scrolling comes to Search on mobile The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro can make calling customer service less nightmarish Valve bans blockchain games and NFTs on Steam, Epic will try to make it work Bitcoin Hits All-Time High Above $66K on Strength of ProShares ETF Debut Silicon Valley entrepreneur Sam Altman wants to scan your eyes in exchange for free cryptocurrency Weird and Wacky: DIY Airless Bicycle Tires https://duckduckgo.com/tty/ Woman Realizes AirTag Has Been Tracking Her For Hours — But Police Say They Can’t Do Anything Until Stalker Shows Up How the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Helped Make Your Smartphone’s Screen Possible Tech Rec: Sanjay - Hemingway App Adam - Cloudflare family DNS protection Brought to you by TogetherLetters! In this episode: Amazon will allow many employees to work remotely, indefinitely. Affected businesses react Parents of children called Alexa challenge Amazon Coinbase Pitches Blueprint for Special Crypto Regulator Canva is getting into video Blue Origin successfully sends William Shatner and crew to edge of space and back Seven years after raising $542M at a $2B valuation, Magic Leap raises $500M at a $2B valuation Magic Leap has raised another $500 million, readies new headset Investors Spent Millions on ‘Evolved Apes’ NFTs. Then They Got Scammed. Google Search Wants to Curate Big News. It Could Be a Minefield Twitter's tool for removing unwanted followers arrives for web users Drones can now fly through forests at 40kmph — run and hide, humans Weird and Wacky: Tesla To Sell Beer In Cybertruck-Inspired Bottle At Giga Berlin Mattel Mega lets you build a Tesla Cybertruck out of 3,000-plus bricks Tech Rec: Sanjay - WiFiman, Might Could podcast Adam - new iPhone 13 This week on Tech Talk Y'all we talk about the Facebook outage, Ozy Media, a crypto company giving away millions, Tesla, Amazon, brain implants, and much much more! Read the full show notes with links here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about Apple, Facebook, the CIA, OpenSea, and much more! Find the full show notes with links here. In this week's episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about the MailChimp acquisition, Genius's sale, Canva's huge fundraise, robots that avoid poop, and much more! See the full show notes with links here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all, we talk about Apple's walk back, Amazon paying for college, Facebook's new smart glasses (that will inevitably fail), and much more. View the full show notes with links here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about hackable Hondas, Locast shutting down, more app store changes, high tech wooden floors, and much more! See the full show notes with links here. This is the 200th episode of Tech Talk Y'all! In this episode, we talk about police-controlled drones, Samsung TV that can't be stolen (and still work), AirBnB doing good things, drones delivering 1,200 chickens, and much more! See the full show notes with links here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about Netflix, Yik Yak (you read that right), Facebook, Toyota, T-mobile, a new Tesla bot (an actual humanoid robot), and much much more! Get the full show notes with article links here. In this week's episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about Apple, Google, Space X's billboard in space, a flying motorcycle, and much more! See the full show notes with links here. In this week's episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about LinkedIn, Amazon TV, a CEO in trouble for fraud, tech recs, and weird and wacky! See the full show notes here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about games, games, and more games. Plus Duck Duck Go's new email server, weird and wacky articles, and our weekly tech recs! Get the full show notes with links here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about Bezos going to space, right to repair, an 18-year-old going to space, a Delta pilot suing Delta over an App, and much more! Plus, our weird and wacky articles and tech recs! See the full show notes and links here. In this week's episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about Google Play hacks, remote work (again), Woz supporting right-to-repair, Iceland's 4-day work week, and more! Get the full show notes and links here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about billionaires going to space, Robinhood going public, Netflix's net neutrality, and much more. See the full show notes with links here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about the new Windows 11, the passing of John McAfee, the petition to stop Jeff Bezos from returning to earth and much much more. Get the full show notes with links here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about the new Windows 11, GM's electric vehicles, AT&T whining, new Twitter tools, and a lot more. We also talk about weird and wacky articles and give our tech recs! Get all the links on our episode guide here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about Jeff Bezos going to space, Facetime coming to Andriod, Google as a utility company, a Tesla restaurant, and much more! See the full show notes with links here. In this week's episode of Tech Talk Y'all, we talk about a HUGE number of employees that would rather work from home than make an extra $30K (you read that right). All while, Google is still building a multi-billion dollar new campus, Snap is betting big on augmented reality e-commerce, Tesla is dabbling with lidar, and much much more! See the full show notes with article links here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about the AT&T Discovery merger, TikToks founder quitting the social media company because he's not good at social interactions, the dip in Elon's finances due to his appearance on SNL, and lots more! For the full show notes, click here. In this week's episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about google going nuclear, Netflix playlists (which seems weird), a Florida man, Ebay selling NFT's (cause, why not), plus our weird and wacky and tech recs segments that everyone loves! See the full show notes with links here. In this week's episode, we talk about Yahoo and AOL (hopefully the last time) being sold, Google encouraging two-factor authentication, amazingly funny (and scary) Instagram ads that Facebook won't show you, a boy that ordered $3k of Sponge Bob popsicles, and much much more! See the full show notes with links here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about the fight between Roku and YouTube TV, Telecom companies make some bad PR moves, an app that lets you create NFT's for free, and so much more! See the full show notes (with links) here. In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about iMessage, Topps getting into the NFT game, Spotify's Car Thing (yes, that's its real name), Clubhouse, a casino hacked through a fishtank thermometer, and of course our tech recs! Get the full show notes here. In this episode, we talk about NFTs (again), Twitter, Twitch, Tom Brady, Best Buy's new service to compete with Amazon Prime (and it may be a good deal for a lot of people), and much more. You can see the full show notes and links to all articles here. In this episode: Discord’s new Clubhouse-like feature, Stage Channels, is available now What Biden's infrastructure plan would do for tech It’s game over for Arizona’s controversial App Store bill Google Play limiting Android 11+ apps from seeing what’s installed on devices this May Android sends 20x more data to Google than iOS sends to Apple, study says AD BREAK Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency Netflix lays out plans to slash its greenhouse gas emissions Army moves Microsoft HoloLens-based headset from prototyping to production phase Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship Scientists Collected Human DNA From the Air In a Breakthrough Weird and Wacky: Staples and Office Depot want to help you prove your Covid-19 vaccination VW confirms it will rebrand its U.S. unit as 'Voltswagen' Drone pilot melts his machine for stunning volcano video Goodwill Employee Finds $42,000 Hidden in Donated Sweaters, Returns Money to Owner A Man Found 15,000 Bees in His Car After Grocery Shopping Tech Rec: Sanjay - Ghost.org Adam - https://doodle.com/en/ Loans that hijack your phone are coming to India Jack Dorsey’s first tweet sold as an NFT for an oddly specific $2,915,835.47 Dorsey said previously he would convert the winning bid into bitcoin and donate it to GiveDirectly for its Africa Response, and he tweeted his receipt Monday afternoon. GiveDirectly is a charitable organization which gives money directly to people living in poverty. (205) NFTs Are a Pyramid Scheme and People Are Already Losing Money (280) Trading App Robinhood Says It Files Confidentially for IPO Exclusive: Robinhood aims to allow users to buy into IPOs - sources (347) ‘Browser Isolation’ Takes On Entrenched Web Threats (416) Firefox 87 is out today, adds Smart Block for improved private browsing (470) Discord exploring sale that could be worth more than $10 billion(~525) Slack now lets you DM anyone(~660) Elon Musk says people can now buy a Tesla with bitcoinIn the firm’s refund policy, Tesla cautioned buyers that should they seek to return their electric car and obtain a refund, the company can choose to pay them back in U.S. dollars or bitcoin. Tesla notes that it reserves the right to refund the customer in U.S. dollars at the exact price bitcoin was worth at the time of purchase.(725) Zoom introduces new SDK to help developers tap into video services(777) YouTube experiment will auto-detect products in videos and provide related content links(840) Medium has roughly 725k subscribers and nobody knows what's next(927) Prince Harry lands new job as a tech executiveLike Many Americans, Prince Harry Now Juggling Multiple Jobs to Make Ends Meet Weird and Wacky: Your Vaccination Card Will Score You Free Krispy Kreme Doughnuts All Year(1096) Is That Ship Still Stuck? Tech Rec: Sanjay - Ubiquiti WifiManAdam - https://postaga.com/ In this episode: Twitter plans to let anyone start hosting Twitter Spaces in April Tampa Twitter hacker agrees to three years in prison Dropbox will have a free password manager in April — if you’ve got 50 or fewer passwords Google cuts app store fees for developers on first million in annual sales We finally know how bad for the environment your Netflix habit is Morgan Stanley becomes the first big U.S. bank to offer its wealthy clients access to bitcoin funds Mini will introduce last gas model in 2025, go all-electric by 2030 AD BREAK A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16 Wikipedia Is Finally Asking Big Tech to Pay Up Researchers working on material that could yield 700TB optical discs Scientists developed a clever way to detect Deepfakes by analyzing light reflections in the eyes Stripe closes $600M round at a $95B valuation Boeing Autonomous Drone Piloted by Artificial Intelligence Successfully Completes First Flight Weird and Wacky: How to Defeat Boston Dynamics’ Spot Robot in 1:1 Combat Escape Zoom Meetings by Faking Technical Issues and Crying With This App Fuggit BTTF Knit House Shoes Wannabe Final Fantasy character buys exoskeleton that lets him wield giant sword Tech Rec: Sanjay - MonicaHQ CRM Adam - Hubspot CRM In this episode: Senators Call for 100Mbps Minimum Broadband Standard Bitcoin’s Climate Problem Dropbox to acquire secure document sharing startup DocSend for $165M Gogo delays 5G launch due to chipset shortages Netflix Begins Test to Crack Down on Password Sharing Outside Your Household AD BREAK Made in Tel Aviv and New York: Instagram Lite Russia botches Twitter throttling, cripples anything with t-dot-co in the name – including Reddit, Microsoft Beeple sold an NFT for $69 million Beeple’s 'The First 5000 Days', the 1st purely digital NFT based artwork offered by a major auction house has sold for $69,346,250. Weird and Wacky: Please do not give billionaire Jack Dorsey money for his tweet New Study Proposes Warp Drive That Might Actually Work An Old Macy's Was Turned Into A New High School In Vermont And It Still Looks Like A Store Tech Rec: Sanjay - Corsair HS35 - Stereo Gaming Headset Adam - Reaper 1Password has none, KeePass has none... So why are there seven embedded trackers in the LastPass Android app? Former SolarWinds CEO blames intern for 'solarwinds123' password leak Jack Dorsey's Square to acquire majority stake in Jay-Z's music service Tidal Square acquires majority of Tidal, Jay-Z’s streaming service, in $297 million deal. Kings of Leon Will Be the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT Google says it won’t use new ways of tracking you as it phases out browser cookies for ads Netflix has created a TikTok clone that lets people scroll through funny clips Amazon in Talks to Carry Many NFL Games Exclusively on Prime Video AD BREAK F.C.C. Approves a $50 Monthly High-Speed Internet Subsidy Va. becomes 2nd state with consumer data protection law Twitter users on Android can now join the platform’s Clubhouse-like Spaces Volvo Cars to be fully electric by 2030 Elon Musk moved to Texas and embraced celebrity. Can Tesla run on Autopilot? Weird and Wacky: We Expect 300,000 Fewer Births Than Usual This Year Tech Rec: Sanjay - 2fa.directory Adam - Mercury Bank Spotify to launch HiFi high-quality-audio subscription later this year Latest Firefox release includes Multiple Picture-in-Picture and Total Cookie Protection Fry's Electronics suddenly went out of business The NFT Market Tripled Last Year, and It’s Gaining Even More Momentum in 2021 Why an Animated Flying Cat With a Pop-Tart Body Sold for Almost $600,000 Greg Mike Why France’s New Tech ‘Repairability Index’ Is a Big Deal AD BREAK Facebook strikes last-minute deal with Australia around news content Net neutrality law to take effect in California after judge deals blow to telecom industry Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets The Army Is Building the World's Most Powerful Laser Weapon. Ever. A quantum computer just solved a decades-old problem three million times faster than a classical computer Weird and Wacky: MyHeritage now lets you animate old family photos using deepfakery Tech Rec: Sanjay - Mullvad.net Adam - Google Authenticator App In this episode: Maryland Approves Country’s First Tax on Big Tech’s Ad Revenue Luxury car brand Jaguar to go all-electric by 2025 LastPass will restrict free users to only one type of device starting next month Samsung develops high-bandwidth memory with integrated AI processing AD BREAK Apple Pay can now be used to spend Bitcoin Here’s a first look at Microsoft’s xCloud for the web Changes to Sharing and Viewing News on Facebook in Australia Airbnb Announces Plans to Open Atlanta Technical Hub Weird and Wacky: AT&T scrambles to install fiber for 90-year-old after his viral WSJ ad Got no milk: Nestle creates vegan KitKat bar Tech Rec: Sanjay - Click & Grow Adam - Clubhouse In this episode: The 5-second Reddit Super Bowl ad you probably missed This Google Play Pass app with over 10 million installs has been outed as malware Twitter Considers Subscription Fee for Tweetdeck, Unique Content Epic’s new MetaHuman tool lets you craft realistic faces inside a browser The Internet Is Starting to Turn on MLMs Biden will sign an executive order to fuel the U.S. semiconductor industry US Chip Firms to Biden: We Need More Funding to Remain Competitive AD BREAK Hacker Tried to Poison Florida City's Water Supply, Police Say Hacked Water Plant in Florida Relied on Shared Password, Windows 7 Researcher hacks over 35 tech firms in novel supply chain attack Justice Department drops challenge to California net neutrality rules States leapfrog federal government in restraining tech Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment Weird and Wacky: GoDaddy wins our 2020 award for most evil company email New wearable device turns the body into a battery China Swears It Isn't Building a Time Machine Tech Rec: Sanjay - xBox Series X Adam - Toonly.com In this episode: Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO Apple Greenlights TV Series on WeWork, With Anne Hathaway The iPhone's Face ID Will Soon Work With a Mask—if You Have an Apple Watch Google Explores Alternative to Apple’s New Anti-Tracking Feature Nike’s new Flyease Go shoes snap right onto your feet AD BREAK Kia Motors Shares Jump After Report Apple to Invest $3.6 Billion Tesla Will Recall 134,000+ Vehicles Affected by Inevitable eMMC Failure Elon Musk claims Neuralink created a brain implant that a monkey is using ‘to play video games with his mind’ Samsung Believes the Automotive Chip Shortage Could Impact Phones We Now Know How Much Scalpers Warped PS5, Xbox, Zen 3, Ampere Markets South African government releases its own browser just to re-enable Flash support Weird and Wacky: SpaceX All-Civilian Space Mission Raffle Scientists have taught spinach to send emails and it could warn us about climate change The story behind 'Blue Check Homes': How an SF artist created a fake company that fooled thousands Tech Rec: Sanjay - Freshworks Adam - Substack In this episode: Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation NBCUniversal is bringing its live events to Twitter users globally Robinhood Is Losing Thousands of Traders to a China-Owned Rival AD BREAK Musk Targets Telecom for Next Disruption With Starlink Internet Firefox 85 removes Flash and adds protection against supercookies Walmart is expanding its robot-powered fulfillment centers to ‘dozens of locations’ Weird and Wacky: Lord Of The Rings Lego Build Sets New World Record With 150 Million Pieces Has science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries? Tech Rec: Sanjay - Iubenda Adam - Typeform In this episode: Jack Ma Emerges for First Time Since Crackdown on Ant, Alibaba Bill Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner Virgin Orbit just earned the orbit part of its name AD BREAK WhiteHouse.gov now has dark mode Instacart to Cut 1,900 Jobs, Including Its Only Union Roles Amazon offers Biden resources for COVID-19 vaccine rollout As promised, Twitter made Joe Biden’s @POTUS account start with zero followers Weird and Wacky: Man found living in Chicago airport for three months 'due to fear of Covid' Tech Rec: Sanjay - Polaroid Adam - Brackets In this episode: Roku Acquires Rights to Quibi’s Content Jared Mauch didn’t have good broadband—so he built his own fiber ISP Airbnb, HotelTonight cancel all Washington, DC, metro reservations ahead of Inauguration Parler’s amateur coding could come back to haunt Capitol Hill rioters This is Sony’s Airpeak drone AD BREAK Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes WhatsApp is forcing users to share personal data with Facebook, and Elon Musk is urging people to switch to Signal, a smaller encrypted messaging app The Future of Phone Design: Flexible Screens That Roll Up Ford Halts Focus Car Plant for Full Month Due to Chip Shortage Weird and Wacky: The Pentagon will have to reveal all the information it has about UFOs Refrigerators Are Finally Embracing the Good Ice Tech Rec: Sanjay - Qoins Adam - Everydollar In this episode: Google, Alphabet employees unionize Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business Besides providing login credentials, the former employee also showed Ticketmaster managers how to exploit a flaw in the URL generation scheme the rival used for unpublished ticketing webpages. To prevent the pages from being accessed by outsiders before they were made public, each one had a unique numerical value. The former employee told his new employer that the values were generated sequentially, and outsiders could use this information to view artist pages while they were still in early draft stages. Slack starts 2021 with a massive outage AD BREAK Billionaire Jack Ma Hasn’t Been Seen in 74 Days Jack Ma’s absence from public eye sparks Twitter discussions Alarms about Ma’s whereabouts weren’t set off until he was replaced last week as the lead judge of a talent show for entrepreneurs, Yahoo! Finance reported. His photo was also removed from a list of judges on the show’s website, fueling speculation that the Chinese government may have gone beyond scuttling an IPO to chastise Ma for his speech. Visualized: The terrifying amount of data Facebook Messenger collects compared to Signal, iMessage, and WhatsApp Twitter acquires Breaker podcast app, will integrate its team to Spaces Weird and Wacky: This Company Is Selling Gold-Plated Apple Headphones for an Absurd Price Tech Rec: Sanjay - TheStreamable.com Adam - soapboxhq.com - a service I’m about to try out In this episode: Law banning “rental” fees for customer-owned routers takes effect Sunday Congress (Once Again) Sells Out To Hollywood: Sneaks CASE Act And Felony Streaming Bill Into Government Funding Omnibus Facebook criticizes Apple’s iOS privacy changes with full-page newspaper ads FarmVille Once Took Over Facebook. Now Everything Is FarmVille. Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology Let’s Encrypt comes up with workaround for abandonware Android devices AD BREAK Cyberpunk 2077: how 2020's biggest video game launch turned into a shambles Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Dell join legal battle against hacking company NSO He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition software led to the arrest of the wrong man, lawsuit says Amazon Buys Wondery as Podcasting Race Continues Weird and Wacky: Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work Christmas Day Wonder: Gingerbread Monolith Mysteriously Appears at SF Park Tech Rec: Sanjay - Aegis Adam - memrise In this episode: Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs and other services go down in multiple countries Disney Plus is increasing its price to $8 a month starting in March 2021 Roku and AT&T reach agreement to distribute HBO Max Science Just Confirmed Elon Musk's Favorite Interview Question Is Brilliant (You Should Steal It) U.S. Homeland Security, thousands of businesses scramble after suspected Russian hack Joe Biden warns he will be tough on state sponsors of cyberattacks, as U.S. suffers massive hack Security Researcher: ‘solarwinds123’ Password Left Firm Vulnerable in 2019 GitHub says goodbye to cookie banners Amazon Zoox unveils self-driving robotaxi Weird and Wacky: Googling for ‘Baby Yoda’ will bring him into your living room via augmented reality Guy drops iPhone out of plane, iPhone survives, takes video of entire ordeal Microsoft files patent for a chatbot that 'could' become the 'twin' of a deceased person A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human? | GPT-3 Tech Rec: Sanjay - locast.org Adam - New Silicon MacBook Pro In this Episode: Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves Amazon, Amex to Fund Software Developers in New GitHub Program French army gets ethical go-ahead for bionic soldiers FTC and states sue Facebook on antitrust grounds Adobe to block Flash content from running on January 12, 2021 Disney unveils Star, its Hulu replacement for international Disney Plus subscribers Critical Flaws in Millions of IoT Devices May Never Get Fixed On Trusting Macintosh Hardware Apple announces $549 AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones, coming December 15th Cloudflare and Apple design a new privacy-friendly internet protocol Weather Service faces Internet bandwidth shortage, proposes limiting key data Tech Rec: Sanjay - Warby Parker Adam - Dropbox Vault In this Episode: Tony Hsieh, Zappos Luminary Who Revolutionized the Shoe Business, Dies at 46 Tony Hsieh, key figure in downtown Las Vegas revitalization, dies at age 46 A New Zealand Startup Is Using Microbes to Suck Solid Gold Out of E-Waste Gut-Wrenching Photos Show Damage at Arecibo Observatory Following Collapse Alphabet’s Loon hands the reins of its internet air balloons to self-learning AI Salesforce will buy Slack for $28 billion Visa Partners With Ethereum Digital-Dollar Startup That Raised $271 Million US Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Would Require Stablecoin Issuers to Obtain Bank Charters Hulu’s Watch Party feature is now available to all subscribers Discovery to launch streaming service in January starting at $4.99 per month, Verizon customers get year free Warner Bros. will release all of its new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max Weird and Wacky: Did John McCracken Make That Monolith in Utah? That Mysterious Monolith in the Utah Desert? It’s Gone, Officials Say Elon Musk wanted to call his new tequila ‘Teslaquila’ but Mexico said no Tech Rec: Sanjay - RODE PSA 1 Swivel Mount Studio Microphone Boom Arm Adam - Stamp Ready In this Episode: Microsoft Teams takes on Zoom with free all-day video calling on the web Prolonged AWS outage takes down a big chunk of the internet People Can’t Vacuum Or Use Their Doorbell Because Amazon’s Cloud Servers Are Down Salesforce Is in Advanced Talks to Buy Slack Technologies Twitter to relaunch account verifications in early 2021, asks for feedback on policy Scientists produce rare diamonds in minutes at room temperature Weird and Wacky: Canadian officials warn drivers not to let moose lick their cars A Weird Monolith Is Found in the Utah Desert Fugitive Maryland couple found after 9 months on the lam because of 'Words with Friends' Tech Recs: Sanjay - Shure X2U XLR-to-USB Signal Adapter Adam - Darn Tough Socks In this Episode: Disappearing Tweets? Twitter Now Has a Feature for That Messaging app Go SMS Pro exposed millions of users’ private photos and files Google completes global RCS rollout as Messages starts testing default end-to-end encryption Firefox 83 arrives with HTTPS-Only Mode and faster performance Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent for most developers starting January 1st Dolly Parton, Country Saint, Funded Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Hulu will increase the price of its live TV service again on December 18th This Device Reads Paralyzed People’s Thoughts Through Their Veins This startup wants to replace the white cane for blind people Not a test anymore: SpaceX, NASA launch 4 astronauts from Cape in historic mission Weird and Wacky: MeowTalk: Alexa developer’s app to translate cat’s miaow Suspect tries to escape FBI agents using underwater "sea scooter" in frigid California lake Tech Recs: Sanjay - Shure SM7B Adam - Evernote Screen Capture Feature In this episode: Google made an app for creditors to lock you out of your financed phone if you don’t make payments Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021 Election 2020: Michigan voters approve Proposal 2, protecting electronic data Uber rolls out a new feature that lets you book a ride 30 days in advance Virgin Hyperloop hits an important milestone: the first human passenger test Stretchable, self-healing, recyclable device could be the future of wearables Many websites will stop working on older Android versions in 2021 Biden’s victory was just what tech wanted. Now what? Zoom and other ‘stay-at-home’ stocks got crushed on the positive vaccine news Scientists Develop Nasal Spray That Can Disable Coronavirus Netflix Picks France to Test First Linear Offering Sonos launches a paid, lossless-quality version of its radio service Weird and Wacky: Best Facial Recognition Fail Ever Tech Rec: Sanjay - MaxRewards Adam - Freshbooks In this episode: Apple added a secret button to your iPhone, and you may not have even noticed The Raspberry Pi 400 is a compact keyboard with a built-in computer Massachusetts voters pass right-to-repair expansion opening up car data Massachusetts Just Passed the World’s Most Advanced Right to Repair Law WhatsApp Brings Disappearing Messages To Its Platform Spotify Rolls Out Standalone Streaming On Apple Watch App: TechCrunch Coronavirus: NHS COVID app failed to record potential exposures due to error Portland, Maine has voted to ban facial recognition WeWork employees used an alarmingly insecure printer password Fortnite to Return to iOS via Nvidia GeForce Now Streaming Servic Weird and Wacky: Driverless race car sums up 2020 by swerving into a wall for no reason Tech Rec: Sanjay - CopyQ Adam - Alfred In this episode: To Encourage Autonomous Vehicles in Your State Create a No-Fault Insurance Pool How to turn on Zoom’s new end-to-end encryption—and why you may not want to UK to ban sale of carrier-locked phones from December 2021 Ticketing Tech Company Experience Shutting Down Netflix is raising the price of its most popular plan to $14 today, premium tier increasing to $18 Fix, or Toss? The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Gains Ground Alphabet’s Loon sets a new record for longest stratospheric flight Influencers’ next frontier: their own live shopping channels Instacart will accept food stamps for grocery delivery Harley-Davidson unveils a gorgeous new electric bike called Serial 1 Weird and Wacky: BioVYZR 1.0 - Personal Air Purifying Shield 7,600 tons of buildings move from Shanghai streets Tech Recs: Sanjay - Nite Ize Radiant 3-in-1 LED Mini Flashlight, 80 Lumen Flashlight, Lantern, Signal Light in One Adam - Copy Clip In this episode: Google kills off app that let you check in on loved ones during an emergency Google confirms the Nest Secure has been discontinued Google Monopoly Case by U.S. Sets Stage for Multi-Pronged Attack Hulu Gets Sidelined in Disney’s Global Streaming Ambitions Quibi is shutting down Quibi apps arrive on Apple TV, Android TV, and Fire TV, but are they too late? The first AI model that translates 100 languages without relying on English data Hacked Billboards Can Make Teslas See 'Phantom Objects,' Causing Them to Swerve or Stop Abruptly The Hummer is back as a 350-mile range ‘electric supertruck’ that can drive diagonally PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping on its network Dropbox's family plan offers a shared 2TB for $17 per month Weird and Wacky: Meet the Excel warriors saving the world from spreadsheet disaster NASA and Nokia are putting a 4G network on the moon An unused Carnival cruise ship could soon become a floating office where techies, YouTube influencers, and 'digital nomads' can live and work remotely Japanese theme park lets you work from a Ferris wheel Tech Rec: Sanjay - Tripp Lite ISOBAR4ULTRA Adam - YouTube Audio Library In this Episode: Robinhood Users Say Accounts Were Looted, No One to Call Google’s Nest announces new smart thermostat with simpler design, lower price Kahoot picks up $215M from SoftBank for its user-generated, gamified e-learning platform Dropbox is the latest San Francisco tech company to make remote work permanent S.F. rent prices plunge as much as 31% — steepest decline in U.S., new report says Zoom prepares to roll out end-to-end encryption in 4 phases Zoom will start letting people host online events with paid admission Airbnb Combats Surge in Party Houses After Covid Shuts Nightclubs New Consumer Alert on Yelp Takes Firm Stance Against Racism Snapchat among first to leverage iPhone 12 Pro’s LiDAR Scanner for AR Meditation App Calm Said to Seek Funds at $2.2 Billion Valuation San Diego cuts off all streetlight sensors over privacy concerns ‘DeFi’ Replaces ‘Blockchain’ as the Must-Have Crypto Mon Scientists Have Discovered a Genuine Room-Temperature Superconductor Weird and Wacky Tech: Machu Picchu reopens for a single tourist who's been stranded in Peru for seven months Google introduces song matching via humming, whistling or singing Tech Recs: Sanjay - Raindrop.io Adam - Belkin Desktop Charging In this episode, we talk about nuclear fusion, SNL, and many more fun things. In this Episode: Airbnb blocking some rentals over Halloween to halt parties G Suite is now Google Workspace Android's new Sound Notifications will alert you to 'critical sounds' around you Google is giving data to police based on search keywords, court docs show House Democrats say Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple enjoy ‘monopoly power’ and recommend big changes Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is ‘Very Likely to Work,’ Studies Suggest Facebook to defy new Turkish social media law AT&T kills DSL, leaves tens of millions of homes without fiber Internet Apple’s T2 Security Processor Has an Unpatchable Security Flaw Apple officially announces iPhone 12 event for October 13: ‘Hi, Speed’ An Excel error may have led England to under-report COVID-19 cases A follow up to Coinbase being a mission focused company Jack Dorsey’s Square purchases $50 million worth of bitcoin Waymo is opening its fully driverless service to the general public in Phoenix Weird and Wacky: ‘S.N.L.’ Had a Live Audience. It Went Home With Paychecks. John McAfee arrested after DOJ indicts crypto millionaire for tax evasion Tech Rec: Sanjay - Calm Adam - https://www.locast.org In this episode: Why Allbirds Launched a Proprietary Shopping App When coffee makers are demanding a ransom, you know IoT is screwed New Xbox app on iOS will let you stream games from console to iPhone/iPad This tiny device can scavenge wind energy from the breeze you make when you walk Google launches Nest Audio speaker, successor to Google Home, available Oct. 5 for $99 Sonos sues Google for infringing five more wireless audio patents Walmart’s new store design proves browsing is dead AD BREAK Google’s Epic response: Android 12 will make it easier to install app stores Disney+ now lets you binge watch with friends, even when you're not together Amazon will now let you pay with your palm in its stores Cloudflare’s privacy crusade continues with a challenge to one of Google’s big data source Why Coinbase will struggle to ban politics from the workplace Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortable with its mission Facebook’s billions are backing two tech direct listings on Wednesday: Palantir and Asana Weird and Wacky: Three railroad workers built a 'man cave' under New York's Grand Central Terminal Tech Rec: Sanjay - Leviton AGTR1-W SmartlockPro Dual Function AFCI/GFCI Receptacle Adam - Lenovo Chromebook C330 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop In this episode: Peacock Launches on Roku Across the U.S. CIA’s new tech recruiting pitch: More patents, more profits Google launches a work-tracking tool and Airtable rival, Tables KilledByGoogle.com Google is pulling the plug on paid Chrome extensions over the next year AD BREAK Greenlight Now Valued At $1.2B Following $215M Series C Newsom bans new gas cars — and begs Trump for a fight Ring’s latest security camera is a drone that flies around inside your house Amazon removes the $500 Prime Bike, says it has nothing to do with the Peloton knock-off Weird and Wacky: Man redesigns iPhone home screen in the style of MS Paint, with glorious results Star Wars' Mark Hamill, Star Trek's Patrick Stewart Face Off in Uber Eats Commercial Tech Rec: Sanjay - MonicaHQ CRM Adam - Quizlet App In this episode, we talk about the Duty-Free shop, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and many more fun things. In this episode: Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok in U.S., Beating Microsoft How to blur your house on Google Street View (and why you should) A bug in Joe Biden’s official campaign app exposed a treasure trove of voter information Lyft Offers 50 Percent Off Election Day Rides Here’s everything Apple revealed at its September hardware event Microsoft pulled its underwater data center out of the sea in Scotland Waze launches lane guidance, trip suggestions, traffic alerts, and more Tesla bug allows other electric cars to charge for free at new Superchargers Exclusive: The Billionaire Who Wanted To Die Broke . . . Is Now Officially Broke Weird and Wacky: SIA eyeing 'flights to nowhere' to give a lift to ailing business Scientists May Have Found Evidence of Life in the Clouds of Venus Fighter pilot says UFO he chased in 2004 committed 'act of war' The Freshest Los Angeles Mansion Around Tech Recs: Sanjay - Steelcase Series 1 Adam - Rode Shotgun Mic In this episode: Guy runs 'Doom' on a pregnancy test and wait, what? Xbox Series X launches on November 10th for $499 Epic says Apple's disabling 'Sign in with Apple' for Fortnite soon Epic says that Sign in with Apple for Fortnite will still work after all BLURtooth vulnerability lets attackers overwrite Bluetooth authentication keys Tech’s Next Big Task: Taking the Office Water Cooler Virtual Beyoncé’s Label Sony Music Bets Its Next Big Hit Will Be a Podcast Silicon Valley’s new stock exchange opens for business Dozens of Amazon's own products have been reported as dangerous -- melting, exploding or even bursting into flames. Many are still on the market Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes puts mental state at issue, to be examined by U.S. experts Weird and Wacky: Does ignoring robocalls make them stop? Here’s what we learned from getting 1.5 million calls on 66,000 phone lines Tech Rec: Sanjay - YubiKey 5C NFC, review from The Verge Adam - Automater on Mac In this episode, we talk about jetpacks, boneless wings, and many more fun things. In this Episode: Samsung’s Find My Mobile feature now works with offline devices Netflix Is Offering Free Access to Select Original Movies and Series, Even Without an Account Amazon wins FAA approval for Prime Air drone delivery fleet Zoom stock surges, market value tops Boeing, Starbucks This Tiny Nuclear Reactor Will Change Energy—and Now It's Officially Safe Weird and Wacky: Pilots report mysterious man with jetpack flying near planes Nebraska man's 'boneless chicken wings' rant goes viral. His ideas for a better name include 'wet tenders' or 'saucy nugs'. Tech Recs: Sanjay - Dots, Two Dots, Dots & Co. Adam - Vidyard In this episode: TikTok confirms it will sue the Trump administration TikTok Chief Executive Kevin Mayer Resigns WordPress founder claims Apple cut off updates to his completely free app because it wants 30 percent Microsoft backs Epic against Apple in legal fight over Unreal Engine on iOS Gaming Engine Unity Software Files to Go Public on NYSE Unredacted suit shows Google’s own engineers confused by privacy settings Amazon’s Audible Debuts Cheaper Service With Hollywood Stars Amazon announces Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice Xiaomi will launch a phone with an invisible under-display camera in 2021 Weird and Wacky: Goldman Sachs Has Money. It Has Power. And Now It Has a Font The 50 Craziest Things That Have Happened In Florida In 2020 So Far Tech Rec: Sanjay - Syncthing Adam - Magnet - Mac App In this episode: The company behind Fortnite dared Apple to shutter its game on iPhones. Now Apple has gone ahead and sort of done that. American Express to acquire online lender Kabbage Fitbit Study Suggests Wearables Can Detect Covid-19 Before Symptoms Appear Exclusive: Amazon in talks to invest in cloud services company Rackspace, say sources PadSplit uses the Airbnb model to tackle the country’s affordable housing crisis Lyft will suspend its ride-hailing service in California A New ‘Franchise’ Model Could Help Uber and Lyft — but Not Their Driver The future of Uber and Lyft in California: What you need to know Weird and Wacky: Apple reportedly made a secret iPod with a Geiger counter for the U.S. government Tech Rec: Sanjay - Roadtrippers Adam - Headline Analyzer In this episode we talk about Jio, wireless charging, logo battles, and many more fun things. In this Episode: The Latest U.S. Tool to Fight Election Meddling: Text Messages Wireless Charging Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen Apple Takes Legal Action Against This Small Company’s Pear Logo TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google Mozilla Corporation to Lay Off 250 Staff Amazon and Mall Operator Look at Turning Sears, J.C. Penney Stores Into Fulfillment Centers MTA asks Apple’s help to solve iPhone mask issues Face-recognition respirator masks. Uber and Lyft ordered by California judge to classify drivers as employees Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down temporarily in California if it’s forced to classify drivers as employees Android is becoming a worldwide earthquake detection network Weird and Wacky: Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates What Is Jio, and Why Are Tech’s Biggest Players Suddenly Obsessed With It? Tech Recs: Sanjay - Duplicati Adam - HeyMarket In this episode, we talk about Tik Tok, Reels, Kit Kat shops, and many more fun things. In this Episode: Three people have been charged for Twitter’s huge hack, and a Florida teen is in jail Google to buy stake in ADT in home security push for $450 million Google Will Begin Shutting Down Play Music Next Month Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the United States TikTok announces first data center in Europe Instagram launches Reels, its attempt to keep you off TikTok Virgin Galactic debuts design of future Mach 3 high-speed aircraft, signs deal with Rolls-Royce Weird and Wacky Tech: World’s first make-your-own KitKat shop opening in Tokyo Egypt tells Elon Musk its pyramids were not built by aliens Bill Gates on Elon Musk’s controversial coronavirus comments: Stick with electric cars and rockets The Evolution of Shark Week, Pop-Culture Leviathan Tech Recs: Sanjay - NextDNS Adam - Squoosh.app In this episode, we talk about virtual fans, DJs, photo walls, and many more fun things. In this Episode: Universal’s Theatrical Releases Will Quickly Be Available in Homes Their Businesses Went Virtual. Then Apple Wanted a Cut. U.S. Revises Indictment of Ex-Twitter Workers Over Saudi Spying Spotify Premium users can now host a listening party with up to five friends — even if they live far away Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 5 Charges Your Phone 50 Percent in 5 Minutes How Fox Sports will use virtual fans created in Unreal Engine to fill empty stadiums in MLB broadcasts Target stores to close Thanksgiving amid COVID-19 pandemic, following Walmart's holiday closing announcement The 5 biggest little lies tech CEOs told Congress — and us Weird and Wacky: David Solomon DJs in the Hamptons after reaching $3.9B 1MDB settlement A winning photo from a contest highlighting the best iPhone photography was taken on an iPhone 4 — a phone that's more than 10 years old Tech Recs: Sanjay - Samsung S20 Ultra Adam - iRobot Vacuum In this episode, we talk about delivery robots, UFOs, Gmail redesign, and many more fun things. In this episode: - Coinbase says it prevented over 1,000 customers from sending $280,000 worth of bitcoin to Twitter hackers - Banks Can Now Hold Cryptocurrencies, As a Treat - Gmail is getting a massive redesign to work more like Slack - Amazon is testing its Scout delivery robots in Georgia and Tennessee - How to Add Multiple Profiles on Amazon Prime Video - Google is quietly experimenting with holographic glasses and smart tattoos - Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad revenue drops sharply - Twitter admits hackers accessed DMs of dozens of high-profile accounts - Apple commits to be 100 percent carbon neutral for its supply chain and products by 2030 - Uber acquires Routematch to make public transport ‘more accessible’ - Oppo’s 125W ‘Flash Charge’ Can Completely Recharge a Phone in 20 Minutes - T-Mobile's Scam Shield Is the Carrier's Latest Attempt to Shut Down Phone Spam Weird and Wacky Tech: - GitHub Archive Program: the journey of the world’s open source code to the Arctic - No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon’s U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public Tech Rec: - Sanjay - HTTPS Everywhere and Privacy Badger - Adam - Fortnite on iPad with PS4 controller In this episode, we talk about Wiz Khalifa, tracking rats, clever Gen Z'ers, and many more fun things. In this Episode: - Hackers targeted Twitter employees to hijack accounts of Elon Musk, Joe Biden and others in digital currency scam - Zoom introduces all-in-one home communications appliance for $599 - Amazon’s new smart shopping cart lets you check out without a cashier - Apple allocates more than $400 million toward its $2.5 billion commitment to combat California’s housing crisis - Investing in India's digital future - SiriusXM is buying Stitcher for $325 million - Linux team approves new terminology, bans terms like 'blacklist' and 'slave' - Coinbase is selling blockchain analytics software to the US Secret Service - Supreme Court gives nod for summons and legal notices to be sent via digital platforms Weird and Wacky: - Teenagers are dressing up as mask-wearing grandmas to try to score alcohol - Police Use Drones To Check For Nudity On Twin Cities Beach - Banksy unveils new pandemic-inspired art featuring rats in face masks Tech Recs: - Sanjay - Download Them All! - Adam - Dropbox Paper - Shannon - Rat Information Portal In this episode, we talk about space travel, tech acquisitions, wearables, and many more fun things. In this Episode: Google offers $200 million in ad grants for nonprofits fighting coronavirus pandemic LOOK: NBA players can wear Oura ring to track potential COVID-19 symptoms when season resumes in Orlando Mmhmm turns your boring Zoom call into a Weekend Update-style TV show Tesla's 'jaw-dropping' second-quarter deliveries send shares surging Post Office Delivery Trucks Keep Catching on Fire Walkie, no talkie: Japan city launches pedestrian smartphone ban You may soon be able to ride to the edge of space from Alaska in a Balloon Loon is live in Kenya Weird and Wacky: Minimum Number of Settlers for Survival on Another Planet PULSE is a 3D-printed wearable device that pulses, or vibrates, when a person's hand is nearing their face. Oregon man driving stolen vehicle crashes into woman driving stolen car: police Tech Recs: Sanjay - Ubiquiti Dream Machine Adam - Nike Training Club In this Episode: Microsoft is closing all of its stores Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire the digital skills needed in a COVID-19 economy Microsoft and the city of Atlanta lead coalition of partners to close the digital skills gap and build a more inclusive workforce Apple Just Killed The MacBook As We Know It: ‘Don’t Buy A Mac’ Is Good Advice — MacBook Pro, MacBook Air On Hold Disney's face-swap technology is as impressive as it is unsettling YouTube TV sharply increases monthly subscription to $64.99 Amazon backing Seattle arena climate initiative Weird and Wacky: Tanzanian miner is overnight millionaire with large gem find $300G Lamborghini wrecked 20 minutes after leaving dealership Tech Rec: Sanjay - HomeSoap Adam - Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo True Wireless Earbuds TV/Movie Rec: Sanjay - The Politician on Netflix & Hamilton on Disney+ Adam - The Last Kingdom Links:Microsoft is closing all of its storesMicrosoft launches initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire the digital skills needed in a COVID-19 economyMicrosoft and the city of Atlanta lead coalition of partners to close the digital skills gap and build a more inclusive workforceApple Just Killed The MacBook As We Know It: ‘Don’t Buy A Mac’ Is Good Advice — MacBook Pro, MacBook Air On HoldDisney's face-swap technology is as impressive as it is unsettlingAmazon backing Seattle arena climate initiativeTanzanian miner is overnight millionaire with large gem find$300G Lamborghini wrecked 20 minutes after l In this Episode: Uber, Lyft algorithms charged users more for trips to non-white neighborhoods: study Google says it will no longer save a complete record of every search Google launched a Pinterest competitor called Keen TikTok grabbing clipboard contents continuously Exclusive: Segway, the most hyped invention since the Macintosh, ends production The Segway’s Inventor Has a New Project: Manufacturing Human Organs The 4 most exciting announcements from WWDC 2020 Weird and Wacky: Mark Hamill had a secret cameo in Disney's The Mandalorian A teenager had some hilarious 'additional instructions' for his Amazon delivery woman, and she followed them to a tee The Walmart 'Rona Shopper Old Dude Shoves His Way Past Employee ... LET ME IN, DAMMIT!!! Tech Rec: Sanjay - Samsung Buds+ Adam - Tempered Glass Screen Protectors Shannon - Joe App Links:Uber, Lyft algorithms charged users more for trips to non-white neighborhoods: studyGoogle says it will no longer save a complete record of every searchGoogle launched a Pinterest competitor called KeenTikTok grabbing clipboard contents continuouslyExclusive: Segway, the most hyped invention since the Macintosh, ends productionThe Segway’s Inventor Has a New Project: Manufacturing Human OrgansThe 4 most exciting announcements from WWDC 2020Mark Hamill had a secret cameo in Disney's The MandalorianA teenager had some hilarious 'additional instructions' for his Amazon delivery woman, and she followed them to a tee The Walmart 'Rona Shopper Old Dude Shoves His Way Past Employee ... LET ME IN, DAMMIT!!! In this Episode: ‘Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over’: iPhone feature will record police interaction, send location Ditch These Racist Terms From Your Tech Vocabulary GitHub announced it will change the term “Master repository” to “Main repository” due to the former term’s references to slavery, and will be abandoning the terms “whitelist” and “blacklist” to remove any racial connotations from their use. Other organizations that have made similar pledges include: Android Open Source Project (AOSP), Apple, Drupal, Grammarly, Microsoft, Python The UK Government’s cybersecurity branch Netflix Chief Reed Hastings Donates $120 Million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities T-Mobile hit by phone calling, text message outage You can now pay thousands of dollars to talk to celebrities for 10 minutes. Thanks, Cameo Dog-like robots now on sale for $75,000, with conditions Bose shuts down AR development Lyft vows ‘100 percent’ of its vehicles will be electric by 2030 Twitter starts rolling out audio tweets on iOS Weird and Wacky: What the Cluck? KFC Announces New Video Game Console Tech Rec: Sanjay - Centriq Adam - DEPSTECH TV/Movie Rec: Sanjay - Trancers Adam - Get Smart Links:‘Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over’: iPhone feature will record police interaction, send locationDitch These Racist Terms From Your Tech VocabularyNetflix Chief Reed Hastings Donates $120 Million to Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesT-Mobile hit by phone calling, text message outageYou can now pay thousands of dollars to talk to celebrities for 10 minutes. Thanks, CameoDog-like robots now on sale for $75,000, with conditionsBose shuts down AR developmentLyft vows ‘100 percent’ of its vehicles will be electric by 2030Twitter starts In this Episode: Amazon bans police use of facial recognition technology for one year IBM is exiting the face recognition business This bricklaying robot can construct a house in 48 hours Astronomers have found a planet like Earth orbiting a star like the sun Battery giant CATL ready to make million-mile, 16-year batteries for more than Tesla Twitter Locks Account That Posts Trump’s Tweets Verbatim After Less Than 3 Days Twitter to launch a revamped verification system with publicly documented guidelines SoftBank-backed Lemonade files to go public Elon Musk says Starship is SpaceX's 'top priority' from now on Weird and Wacky: Someone paid $2.6 million in fees to move $134 worth of crypto and oops Man tormented by mystery pizza deliveries to his house for almost a decade A treasure chest hidden in the Rocky Mountains for a decade has finally been found A teen who spent 10 hours cleaning up after a protest is rewarded with a car and a college scholarship Links:Twitter to launch a revamped verification system with publicly documented guidelines | TechCrunchForrest Fenn treasure chest hidden in Rocky Mountains for 10 years has finally been found - CNNIBM is exiting the face recognition business - AxiosBattery giant CATL ready to make million-mile, 16-year batteries for more than TeslaAstronomers have found a planet like Earth orbiting a star like the sun | MIT Technology ReviewAmazon bans police use of facial recognition technology for one year In this Episode: Google has a new Android tool that helps you stay 6 feet away from other people — here’s how to use it Jack Dorsey is giving millions to Colin Kaepernick’s criminal justice group Encrypted Signal app downloads skyrocket amidst nationwide protests Firefox gets picture in picture Snapchat removes Trump account from curated promotional section Lawsuit over online book lending could bankrupt Internet Archive Zoom won’t encrypt free calls because it wants to comply with law enforcement Zoom faces criticism for denying free users e2e encryption Google faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking 'private' internet use Weird and Wacky: Romanian cobbler keeps people apart with size 75 shoes Android: Why this photo is bricking some phones Tech Rec: Sanjay - Plex Adam - WhatsApp TV/Movie Rec: Sanjay - You’ve Got Mail Adam - OJ Simpson Drama on Netflix In this Episode: Switzerland pilots a contact tracing app using Apple and Google's tech SpaceX is about to launch its first astronauts into orbit. Experts say it's a pit stop on a larger quest: 'Get Elon to Mars' Netflix’s Plan to Auto-Cancel Subscriptions Is Radically Sane Magic Leap has apparently raised another $350 million, in spite of itself Trump signs an executive order taking direct aim at social media companies Rivian’s Amazon electric delivery van still on track as factory reopens Weird and Wacky: Glazed or jelly? Doughnuts lure city-roaming bear into trap Audi drops driver for secretly using a ringer to compete in virtual race Tech Recs: Sanjay - Wealthfront Adam - Asana TV/Movie Recs: Sanjay - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Adam - The 100 Links:Switzerland pilots a contact tracing app using Apple and Google's techSpaceX is about to launch its first astronauts into orbit. Experts say it's a pit stop on a larger quest: 'Get Elon to Mars'Netflix’s Plan to Auto-Cancel Subscriptions Is Radically SaneMagic Leap has apparently raised another $350 million, in spite of itselfTrump signs an executive order taking direct aim at social media companiesRivian’s Amazon electric delivery van still on track as factory reopensGlazed or jelly? Doughnuts lure city-roaming bear into trapAudi drops driver for secretly using a ringer to compete in virtual raceWealthfront In this Episode: Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's $800,000 donation to their 8 favorite restaurants is like the median US family giving 13 cents to each Utah has rejected the Apple-Google approach to tracing coronavirus, and is using an app made by a social media start-up instead Utah’s governor’s office spent $2.75 million for the app and other improvements, and will pay $300,000 per month in maintenance fees, according to public records cited by Utahpolicy.com, a website focusing on local politics. Uber drivers will need to take selfies proving they’re wearing a mask This Online Calculator Shows How Likely a Person Is to Die During the Coronavirus Pandemic Lawmakers Demand a Vote to Stop FBI Collecting Web Browser History Without a Warrant The lawmakers go on to say that the internet activity “opens a window into the most sensitive areas of our private life” and that without protection, intelligence officials would have nearly unfettered access “to information such as our personal health, religious practices, and political views.” 'Apple Glass' Rumored to Start at $499, Support Prescription Lenses, and More Scoop: Facebook to buy Giphy for $400 million Elon Musk’s Boring Company finishes digging Las Vegas tunnels The Loop is supposed to be able to move more than 4,000 people per hour through the tunnels in a variety of Tesla vehicles, taking a cross-campus walk that normally takes at least 15 minutes and turning it into a ride that lasts less than two minutes. Weird and Wacky: Man makes money buying his own pizza on DoorDash app Tech Recs: Sanjay - JoinStream.io Adam - Apple Calendar (forget Outlook)o Shannon - Libre Office TV / Movie Recs: Sanjay - Princess Bride Adam - Lost in Space Shannon - Knives Out Links:Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's $800,000 donation to their 8 favorite restaurants is like the median US family giving 13 cents to eachUtah has rejected the Apple-Google approach to tracing coronavirus, and is using an app made by a social media start-up insteadUber drivers will need to take selfies proving they’re wearing a maskThis Online Calculator Shows How Likely a Person Is to Die During the Coronavirus PandemicLawmakers Demand a Vote to Stop FBI Collecting Web Browser History Without a Warrant'Apple Glass' Rumored to Start at $499, Support Prescription Lenses, and More In this Episode: India’s contact-tracing app tops 100 million users in 41 days Democrats try to ban Internet shutoffs until pandemic is over Elon Musk says Tesla HQ 'will move to Texas or Nevada immediately' after California county health official says factory CAN'T reopen - despite Gov Gavin Newsom giving it green light Twitter Will Allow Employees To Work At Home Forever Spotify launches a new party mode called Group Session Google's New 'Read Along' App Can Help Elementary School Kids Improve Their Reading Skills Google Lens can now copy and paste handwritten notes to your computer Weird and Wacky: AR contact lenses are the holy grail of sci-fi tech. Mojo is making them real Microsoft now blocks reply-all email storms to end our inbox nightmares As the use of facial recognition rises, so do privacy concerns. These glasses are designed to block the technology. Tech Recs: Sanjay - Obsidian.md Adam - Nest Secure TV/Movie Recs: Sanjay - King of Queens Adam - The RookieLinks:India’s contact-tracing app tops 100 million users in 41 days | TechCrunchDemocrats try to ban Internet shutoffs until pandemic is over | Ars TechnicaElon Musk says Tesla HQ 'will move to Texas or Nevada immediately' after California county health official says factory CAN'T reopen - despite Gov Gavin Newsom giving it green lightTwitter Will Allow Employees To Work At Home ForeverSpotify launches a new party mode called Group Session - CNETGoogle's New 'Read Along' App Can Help Elementary School Kids Improve Their Reading SkillsGoogle Lens can now copy and paste handwritten notes to your computerAR contact lenses are the holy grail of sci-fi tech. Mojo is making them realMicrosoft now blocks reply-all email storms to end our inbox nightmares In this Episode: Managers turn to surveillance software, always-on webcams to ensure employees are (really) working from home Verizon says collaboration tools use up 1,200% during coronavirus Researchers control a game of Tetris using a breathable wearable sleeve Truly, what is up with Elon Musk - Elon Musk declared he’s selling all his possessions, and Tesla’s stock price dropped 10% in a matter of minutes. TikTok Crosses 2 Billion Downloads After Best Quarter For Any App Ever UPS and CVS will use drones to deliver prescriptions in Florida Weird and Wacky: Elon Musk’s newborn might have the strangest name you’ve ever heard A 5-year-old boy was pulled over in Utah on his way to California to try to buy a Lamborghini Invasive giant hornets have been spotted in the US for the first time Nickname 60ish people a year die from stings from these things A Boston nurse set out to spell 'Boston Strong' in a run to commemorate the Boston Marathon — but she spelled 'Boston Strog' instead Tech Rec: Sanjay - TiddlyRoam (Roam Research competitor) Adam - gulp - Outlook on IOS Shannon - Asana TV/Movie Rec: Sanjay - 10 Items or Less / Quick Draw Adam - SuperStore Shannon - Waco Links:Managers turn to surveillance software, always-on webcams to ensure employees are (really) working from homeVerizon says collaboration tools use up 1,200% during coronavirusResearchers control a game of Tetris using a breathable wearable sleeveTruly, what is up with Elon Musk - Elon Musk declared he’s selling all his possessions, and Tesla’s stock price dropped 10% in a matter of minutes.TikTok Crosses 2 Billion Downloads After Best Quarter For Any App EverUPS and CVS will use drones to deliver prescriptions in FloridaElon Musk’s newborn might have the strangest name you’ve ever heardA 5-year-old boy was pulled over in Utah on his way to California to try to buy a Lamborghini In this Episode: Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing Nextdoor and Walmart partner on a new neighborly assistance program Live Nation stock surges as Saudia Arabia buys $500M stake Tesla vehicles recognize and respond to traffic lights, stop signs with latest software update MIT Develops Wearable Sensors Sewn into Clothes That Monitor Vital Signs Facebook’s Messenger Rooms take on Zoom and Houseparty Zoom update now lets you transcribe calls in real time Amazon revealed to be behind mystery $310,000 donation to bookshops Magic Leap reportedly slashes 1,000 jobs and steps away from consumer plans Weird and Wacky: Pentagon declassifies and officially releases three UFO videos - including the infamous 'Tic Tac' clip - taken by US Navy pilots and confirms the aircraft are 'unidentified' The Pentagon Has Officially Released Three Videos Showing UFOs Prom 2020: Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 4 $500K bet on rock paper scissors ruled invalid by Quebec court This cartoon explains why Elon Musk thinks we’re characters in a computer simulation. He might be right. Tech Recs: Sanjay - stacks.rocks Adam - Giphy App TV/Movie Recs: Sanjay - Altered Carbon Adam - Time Trap on Netflix Links:Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing - ReutersNextdoor and Walmart partner on a new neighborly assistance program | TechCrunchLive Nation stock surges as Saudia Arabia buys $500M stakeTesla vehicles recognize and respond to traffic lights, stop signs with latest software updateMIT Develops Wearable Sensors Sewn into Clothes That Monitor Vital SignsFacebook's Messenger Rooms take on Zoom and HousepartyZoom update now lets you transcribe calls in real timeAmazon revealed to be behind mystery $310,000 donation to bookshops - CNN In this Episode: NBA announces new multiyear partnership with Microsoft to redefine and personalize the fan experience Leaked pics reveal Google smart debit card to rival Apple’s Scoop: Google readies its own chip for future Pixels, Chromebooks Facebook invests $5.7B in India’s Reliance Jio Fortnite creator Epic Games just caved by putting its game on the Google Play Store for the first time ever – but it's not too happy about it Ticketmaster Refunds Postponed Concerts Events After Backlash from Customers and Lawmakers Google slashing international interns salary Weird and Wacky: Heroes of the pandemic: Former CEO of RadioShack now an ER doctor on frontlines of COVID-19 fight Put On A Shirt For Video Hearings, Judge Tells Attys Police department reminds residents to wear pants while checking mailbox Florida Gov. DeSantis declared WWE an “essential service.” His explanation doesn’t make much sense. Tech Rec: Sanjay - Guard Your ID Adam - Apple’s COVID-19 Shannon - Libby Links:Police department reminds residents to wear pants while checking mailboxLeaked pics reveal Google smart debit card to rival Apple’s | TechCrunchPut On A Shirt For Video Hearings, Judge Tells Attys - Law360Guard Your ID Advanced 2.0 Roller Identity Theft Protection for Confidential Security Stamp (Regular 3-Pack, Mixed Color: Turquoise, Green, White) : Office ProductsFlorida declares WWE pro wrestling an “essential service” in coronavirus pandemic - VoxHeroes of the pandemic: Former CEO of RadioShack now an ER doctor on frontlines of COVID-19 fight | National PostGoogle readies its own chip for future Pixels and Chromebooks - AxiosNBA announces new multiyear partnership with Microsoft to redefine and personalize the fan experience - Stories In this Episode: These new vending machines in Hong Kong offer free medical-grade masks to people in need Porsche Auctioning Off The Final 911 (991) For Covid-19 Relief Efforts Apple and Google detail bold and ambitious plan to track COVID-19 at scale Google and Apple Are Jointly Developing Contact Tracing Software Android phones will get the COVID-19 tracking updates via Google Play Zoom will let paying customers pick which data center their calls are routed from Weird and Wacky: Chinese Professional Baseball League team will have robot mannequins fill in as fans at games It's a zonkey! Zebra gives birth to rare baby after mating with a donkey NASA is showing you the picture the Hubble Space Telescope took on your birthday This Man Owns The World's Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets Tech Recs: Sanjay - Logitech Brio Ultra Webcam Adam - Dashlane Shannon - Lendio TV/Movie Recs: Sanjay - Blade Runner The Final Cut Adam - Good Girls Shannon - Parenthood Links:These new vending machines in Hong Kong offer free medical-grade masks to people in needPorsche Auctioning Off The Final 911 (991) For Covid-19 Relief EffortsApple and Google detail bold and ambitious plan to track COVID-19 at scaleGoogle and Apple Are Jointly Developing Contact Tracing Software Android phones will get the COVID-19 tracking updates via Google Play - The VergeZoom will let paying customers pick which data center their calls are routed from - The VergeChinese Professional Baseball League team will have robot mannequins fill in as fans at gamesIt's a zonkey! Zebra gives birth to rare baby after mating with a donkey In this Episode: What you should know about Jack Dorsey’s surprising $1 billion commitment to charity “Even if only 10 percent of the money went to Covid work, though, Dorsey would become the country’s biggest public philanthropist during the crisis.” 28% of his net worth Getty Images is charging $499 to license the CDC’s public domain coronavirus image Volvo Valet lets owners get vehicle service without leaving home Apple Shares Assembly and Use Instructions for New Face Shields, Shipping 1 Million Per Week to Medical Workers Verizon canceling FiOS installs and telling customers to wait a few months Facebook's latest app experiment is a 'private space' for couples WeWork founder misses out on $1 billion as SoftBank cancels share buyout WeWork suing Softbank Netflix will allow parents to remove movies and shows, filter by rating in new update TCL launches self-branded smartphones at $449, $249 YouTube is working on a TikTok competitor called 'Shorts' Weird and Wacky: Driver wrecks $750G supercar on New York City street during coronavirus shutdown A Michigan dad duct-taped tent poles together to make a DIY social-distancing device UFC getting private island to hold weekly fights amid coronavirus crisis NASA astronaut's estranged wife charged with lying about space crime allegation Tech Rec: Sanjay - Mercury Bank Adam - Krisp Shannon - Clockify TV/Movie Rec: Sanjay - Kim’s Convenience Adam - The Expanse Shannon - Great British Baking Show Links:What you should know about Jack Dorsey’s surprising $1 billion commitment to charityGetty Images is charging $499 to license the CDC’s public domain coronavirus imageVolvo Valet lets owners get vehicle service without leaving home - SlashGearApple Shares Assembly and Use Instructions for New Face Shields, Shipping 1 Million Per Week to Medical WorkersVerizon canceling FiOS installs and telling customers to wait a few months | Ars TechnicaFacebook's latest app experiment is a 'private space' for couplesWeWork founder misses out on $1 billion as SoftBank cancels share buyout In this Episode: Google is donating $800 million to help with the coronavirus crisis Lyft is referring drivers to jobs at Amazon after massive ridership decline Jeff Bezos sold $3.4bn of Amazon stock just before Covid-19 collapse Coronavirus: Robots use light beams to zap hospital viruses How China built facial recognition for people wearing masks Musk the Virus Skeptic Makes Reluctant Ventilator Offer After GM Toilet Paper Startup Ramps Up And Rolls In Wake Of Coronavirus Pandemic HQ Trivia is back less than two months after the app was shut down Zoom Meetings Aren’t End-to-End Encrypted, Despite Misleading Marketing Apple acquires popular weather app Dark Sky Weird and Wacky: Scientists Are Trying to Grow Buildings from Bacteria—and It Just Might Work Taking off: Spring-based technology could see Usain Bolt hit 50mph Tech Rec: Sanjay - Missile Command Adam - Peloton App TV / Movie Recs: Sanjay - Ozark Adam - Bless this MessLinks:Google is donating $800 million to help with the coronavirus crisisLyft is referring drivers to jobs at Amazon after massive ridership declineJeff Bezos sold $3.4bn of Amazon stock just before Covid-19 collapseCoronavirus: Robots use light beams to zap hospital virusesHow China built facial recognition for people wearing masksMusk the Virus Skeptic Makes Reluctant Ventilator Offer After GMToilet Paper Startup Ramps Up And Rolls In Wake Of Coronavirus Pandemic : NPRHQ Trivia is back less than two months after the app was shut downZoom Meetings Do Not Support End-to-End EncryptionApple acquires popular weather app Dark Sky Basic Tech Setup High speed Internet A good headset and microphone Good camera Lighting External monitor Good wifi router Go upscale with Ubiquiti (Super up with Meraki) Communication Tools Slack or Discord Zoom, Google Meet, Uberconference Signal / Keybase Email client Project Management App Basecamp Asana Teamwork Trello Personal Productivity Tools ToDoist Pomodoro timer / TomatoTimer (Android) Fun Netflix Party Kindle Paperwhite Charades/Lunch/Happy Hour over Zoom Discord Voice Line Slack or Discord meme channels Toilet paper calculator TV/Movie Recs Sanjay - Perfect Strangers Adam - West Wing Links:Coronavirus: Robots use light beams to zap hospital viruses - BBC News In this Episode: Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments AMC, Regal, Alamo Drafthouse, and Cinemark Are Closing Theaters Because of the Coronavirus Amazon to stop accepting all products other than medical supplies and household staples to its warehouses amid coronavirus crisis — read the memo it just sent sellers CO2-based vodka startup Air Co. fully redirects its tech to making hand sanitizer for donation LVMH will use its perfume and cosmetics factories to manufacture free hand sanitizer for France How to Tell if an iPhone Bug Is Eating Up Your Data Plan Google Translate launches Transcribe for Android in 8 languages Why are U-2 jet pilots wearing Garmin satellite navigation smartwatches? SoftBank may not complete $3 billion tender offer for WeWork, sources say Weird and Wacky: Bidet sales soar as toilet paper sells out amid coronavirus fears UK's sewage system in danger of gridlock from toilet paper substitutes The Wu-Tang Clan Would Like to Remind You to Wash Your Hands and Protect Ya Neck Tech Rec: Sanjay - Thunderbird Adam - Zoom Mobile App Shannon - TikTok TV/Movie Recs: Sanjay - Devs Adam - Kim’s Convenience Shannon - Mindhunter Links:Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatmentsAMC, Other Chains Closing Theaters to Combat the CoronavirusCoronavirus: Amazon suspends all nonessential shipments to warehouses - Business InsiderCO2-based vodka startup Air Co. fully redirects its tech to making hand sanitizer for donation | TechCrunchLVMH will use its perfume and cosmetics factories to manufacture free hand sanitizerHow to Tell if an iPhone Bug Is Eating Up Your Data PlanGoogle Translate launches Transcribe for Android in 8 languagesWhy are U-2 jet pilots wearing Garmin satellite navigation smartwatches? | Ars Technica In this episode: Big Tech Will Pay Its Hourly Workers Even as Full-Time Staff Stays Home During Coronavirus Outbreak How to Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer Google ‘aggressively Intervened’ To Block Coronavirus Misinformation Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect. Google’s AI-powered smart glasses help the blind to see Goodyear's Concept Tire Regenerates Burned-Off Rubber Sonos Will End Device-Bricking ‘Recycle Mode’ Tesla produces its 1 millionth electric car Amazon offers no-checkout technology to other retailers Uber rolls out text-to-911 feature across the US Weird and Wacky: The Nintendo Playstation sold for $360,000 to the original owner of Pets.com French mayor defends Smurf rally after outcry over virus Tech Rec: Sanjay - Substack Adam - MailChimp App Links:Big Tech Will Pay Its Hourly Workers Even as Full-Time Staff Stays Home During Coronavirus OutbreakMake Your Own Homemade Hand SanitizerGoogle ‘aggressively Intervened’ To Block Coronavirus MisinformationGoogle tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.Google’s AI-powered smart glasses help the blind to seeGoodyear's Concept Tire Regenerates Burned-Off RubberSonos Will End Device-Bricking 'Recycle Mode' - ExtremeTechTesla produces its 1 millionth electric car - ElectrekFrench mayor defends Smurf rally after outcry over virusSanjay's Tech Rec - SubstackThe Nintendo Playstation sold for $360,000 to the original owner of Pets.com In this Episode: Forget foldable phones. Large rollable displays are the way to go Facebook is suing a domain registrar for selling deceptive web addresses Facebook is giving free ads to the WHO and taking down ‘conspiracy theories’ about coronavirus Coronavirus: How to track the virus spread across the world CDC chart breaks down what mustaches do and don't work with respirator masks Make-A-Wish Foundation gets a fan into 'NBA 2K20' Siri and Google Assistant Hacked With Ultrasonic Waves Robinhood users miss stock rally as the trading platform seizes up SETI@home Search for Alien Life Project Shuts Down After 21 Years Turns out Uber and Lyft rides are not eco-friendly at all: study 'Konami Code' Creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto Dies At 61 Weird and Wacky: I Illustrated National Parks In America Based On Their Worst Review And I Hope They Will Make You Laugh (16 Pics) Your smartphone is 7 times dirtier than your toilet. Here's how to clean it. How a Hacker's Mom Broke Into a Prison—and the Warden's Computer Tech Rec: Sanjay - JustWatch Adam - Love Nudge Links:Forget foldable phones. Large rollable displays are the way to goFacebook is suing a domain registrar for selling deceptive web addresses - The VergeFacebook is giving free ads to the WHO and taking down ‘conspiracy theories’ about coronavirusCoronavirus: How to track the virus spread across the worldCDC chart breaks down what mustaches do and don't work with respirator masksMake-A-Wish Foundation gets a fan into 'NBA 2K20'Siri and Google Assistant Hacked With Ultrasonic Waves - ExtremeTechRobinhood users miss stock rally as the trading platform seizes up - Los Angeles Times In this episode: The Computer Scientist Responsible for Cut, Copy, and Paste, Has Passed Away Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria 'They lied to us': Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murder Tesla Teardown Scares Competitors: ‘We Cannot Do This’ Hackers can trick a Tesla into accelerating by 50 miles per hour Flywheel owners found out that their bikes were bricked through Peloton Apple may let people pick alternative default apps on the iPhone, marking a radical change of philosophy Samsung blasts Galaxy phones worldwide with weird ‘1’ notification MIT Spinoff WaveSense’s Ground-Penetrating Radar Looks Down for Perfect Self-Driving Weird and Wacky: Musician performs while surgeons remove brain tumour 62-year-old former Marine sets Guinness World Record by holding plank for over 8 hours Tech Rec: Sanjay - Cloudflare ESNI Checker Adam - Marco Polo Links:The Computer Scientist Responsible for Cut, Copy, and Paste, Has Passed AwayFirefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs | Ars TechnicaAI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria'They lied to us': Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murderTesla Teardown Scares Competitors: 'We Cannot Do This' - ExtremeTechFlywheel owners found out that their bikes were bricked through Peloton - The VergeHackers can trick a Tesla into accelerating by 50 miles per hour - MIT Technology ReviewSamsung blasts Galaxy phones worldwide with weird ‘1’ notification - The VergeMIT's Ground-Penetrating Radar Looks Down for Perfect Self-Driving - ExtremeTech In this Episode: An Indian politician used AI to translate his speech into other languages To catch a thief, go to Google with a geofence warrant – and it will give you all the details Internet's safe-keepers forced to postpone crucial DNSSEC root key signing ceremony – no, not a hacker attack, but because they can't open a safe A Motorola Razr’s screen is reportedly peeling right on the fold Jeff Bezos just made one of the largest charitable gifts ever China's Coronavirus App Is Alerting Citizens When They're in Danger of Being Infected Facebook cancels global marketing conference due to the coronavirus outbreak Tech Waste Is a Danger to Us All Bloomberg memes push Instagram to require sponsorship disclosure Zuckerberg: Facebook content should be regulated, but under a new model Weird and Wacky: Rotary Cellphone Concept Blind Woman Plays Video Game Thanks to Implant That Jacks Directly into the Brain The drunken HQ Trivia finale before it shut down was insane NYC Parks Are Using a Designer’s ‘Tree Font’ to Plant Secret Messages with Real Trees Tech Rec: Sanjay - Fabriq Adam - Pocket Links:An Indian politician used AI to translate his speech into other languagesTo catch a thief, go to Google with a geofence warrant – and it will give you all the details • The RegisterInternet's safe-keepers forced to postpone crucial DNSSEC root key signing ceremony – no, not a hacker attack, but because they can't open a safe • The RegisterA Motorola Razr’s screen is reportedly peeling right on the foldJeff Bezos just made one of the largest charitable gifts everChina's Coronavirus App Is Alerting Citizens When They're in Danger of Being InfectedFacebook cancels global marketing conference due to the coronavirus outbreakTech Waste Is a Danger to Us AllBloomberg memes push Instagram to require sponsorship disclosure In this Episode: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Tesla Remotely Removed Autopilot Features from Used Model S After ‘Audit’ Apple fined $27 million in France for throttling old iPhones without telling users At Long Last, Our Netflix Autoplay Nightmare Is Over Meet the woman who made Netflix get rid of its most annoying feature Google’s Unfinished AirDrop Clone Is Already Hiding on Your Phone A new low-cost iPhone is coming in March—and it’s a smart move for Apple Weird and Wacky: Iranian Government Official Posts 'Space Suit' on Twitter That Turns Out to Be Kids Costume Tech Rec: Sanjay - Raise.com Adam - Gouletpens.com Links:ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money - Namecheap BlogProposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - ICANNTesla Remotely Removed Autopilot Features from Used Model S After 'Audit' - ExtremeTechApple fined $27 million in France for throttling old iPhones without telling usersAt Long Last, Our Netflix Autoplay Nightmare Is OverNetflix is finally letting you turn off its autoplay feature - VoxGoogle's Unfinished AirDrop Clone Is Already Hiding on Your Phone - ExtremeTechA new low-cost iPhone is coming in March—and it’s a smart move for AppleIranian Government Official Posts 'Space Suit' on Twitter That Turns Out to Be Kids CostumeBuy & Sell Discounted Gift Cards - Save Today! | RaiseGouletpens.com In this Episode: The Company That Botched the Iowa Caucus Was Formed Only Months Ago The wait is over! Twitter to label fake, manipulating tweets from March 5 Alphabet’s Jigsaw unveils a tool to help journalists spot deepfakes and manipulated images Amazon Ring now lets users opt out of receiving police video requests Here's everything you need to know about Seat's new £18,000 Leon - including how the VW Golf rival can TALK to traffic lights Researchers Say ‘Anti-Solar Panels’ Could Generate Power at Night Apple Abandoned Encrypted iCloud Backups After FBI Intervened Weird and Wacky: Artist creates virtual traffic jam on Google Maps with 99 cellphones and a wagon Tech Recs: Sanjay - Wufoo Adam - Sway Links:Apple Abandoned Encrypted iCloud Backups After FBI Intervened - ExtremeTechResearchers Say 'Anti-Solar Panels' Could Generate Power at Night - ExtremeTechBerlin artist Simon Weckert causes virtual traffic jam on Google Maps - The Washington Post In this Episode: Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you — even when you’re not using Facebook Facebook’s Clear History tool is now available to everyone Twitter Direct Messages Get Emoji Reactions Support Saudi Crown Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos’s Phone, Analysis Suggests Coronavirus leads to sales spike of Plague Inc., a game about pandemics Airbnb Claims Its AI Can Predict Whether Guests Are Psychopaths These Fridges Won't Dispense Filtered Water Unless You Pay Extra for 'Official' Filters With RFID Chips Heathrow Airport Installs Anti-Drone System to Detect Threats Google reportedly launching another messaging app, but this time might be different Weird and Wacky: Philip Pullman calls for boycott of Brexit 50p coin over 'missing' Oxford comma US court rules being muted doesn’t violate civil rights K-9 bites cow, SC deputy tases K-9, cow kicks deputy Tech Rec: Sanjay - Libby Adam - MileIQ Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:New ’Off-Facebook Activity’ tool shows exactly how much the social network tracks your life - The Washington PostTwitter Direct Messages Get Emoji Reactions Support | Technology NewsJeff Bezos Phone Hacked by Saudi Prince via WhatsApp: Analysis - BloombergCoronavirus leads to sales spike of Plague Inc., a game about pandemicsAirbnb Claims Its AI Can Predict Whether Guests Are PsychopathsThese Fridges Won't Dispense Filtered Water Unless You Pay Extra for 'Official' Filters With RFID Chips - VICEHeathrow Airport (LHR) Gets Anti-Drone System to Detect Threats - BloombergGoogle reportedly launching another messaging app, but this time might be different In this Episode: Twitter planning Bitcoin payments as tips on its platform Microsoft CEO says encryption backdoors are a ‘terrible idea’ Jeff Bezos Reveals the Fully Electric Amazon Delivery Auto Rickshaws For India - Watch Video Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 The Myth of the Young Startup Founder Apple may have to abandon Lightning connector cable This Sci-Fi-Inspired Device Could Replace Bulky, Expensive X-Ray Machines Astronomers Detect Second Planet Orbiting Nearest Star Weird and Wacky: Meet the Chinese robot worm that could crawl into your brain Spotify launches playlists for dogs left home alone Tech Rec: Sanjay - Synology 6 Bay NAS DiskStation - DS1618+ Adam - Squoosh Links:Twitter planning Bitcoin payments as tips on its platformMicrosoft CEO says encryption backdoors are a ‘terrible idea’ - The VergeJeff Bezos Reveals the Fully Electric Amazon Delivery Auto Rickshaws For India - Watch Video - News18Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 - The Official Microsoft BlogApple may have to abandon Lightning connector cable - BBC NewsThis Sci-Fi-Inspired Device Could Replace Bulky, Expensive X-Ray Machines - ExtremeTechMeet the Chinese robot worm that could crawl into your brain | South China Morning PostAstronomers Detect Second Planet Orbiting Nearest Star - ExtremeTechSpotify launches playlists for dogs left home alone - ReutersAmazon.com: Synology 6 Bay NAS DiskStation - DS1618+ (Diskless)Squoosh In this episode: Bluetooth will support hearing aids, sharing, and a better audio codec Japanese billionaire Maezawa in $9 million 'social experiment' giveaway Tesla Motors is now America's most valuable car company About one-in-five Americans use a smart watch or fitness tracker Boeing's New CEO Readies for Bumpy Tenure Best of the best: Our 10 favorite CES 2020 Best of Innovation award winners Visa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other banking apps, in $5.3 billion deal Ring confirms it fired four employees for watching customer videos Scientists Made a Nearly Invincible Lithium-Ion Battery Weird and Wacky: The African cocoa farmers who are taking on Big Chocolate New York teen discovers new planet while interning with NASA Kids with lazy eye can be treated just by letting them watch TV on this special screen Tech Rec: Adam - Joby JB01325 GripTight GorillaPod Stand for Large Phones Sanjay - Samsung Watch Active2Links:Bluetooth will support hearing aids, sharing, and a better audio codec - The VergeJapanese billionaire Maezawa in $9 million 'social experiment' giveawayTesla Motors is now America's most valuable car companyAbout one-in-five Americans use a smart watch or fitness trackerBoeing's New CEO Readies for Bumpy TenureBest of the best: Our 10 favorite CES 2020 Best of Innovation awaVisa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other bankiRing confirms it fired four employees for watching customer videoScientists Made a Nearly Invincible Lithium-Ion BatteryThe African cocoa farmers who are taking on Big Chocolate In This Episode: This rechargeable lunchbox uses steam to reheat your food CES 2020: Juno 'reverse microwave oven' cools drinks in seconds CES 2020: Manta5's electric bike rides on water Samsung's Sero is a vertical 4K TV perfect for TikTok and Instagram Segway’s latest EV prototype looks like Professor X’s wheelchair For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now a hot commodity DA: Technology links suspect to bloody Cobb County murder Sonos Tries and Fails to Justify ‘Recycle Mode’ That Bricks Speakers Weird and Wacky: Astrophysicist Says He Knows How to Build a Time Machine Y2K-type glitch is causing NYC parking meters to reject credit cards Tech Recommendations: Sanjay - APC Notebook Surge Protector Adam - Medium Links:This rechargeable lunchbox uses steam to reheat your foodCES 2020: Juno 'reverse microwave oven' cools drinks in secondsCES 2020: Manta5's electric bike rides on waterSamsung's Sero is a vertical 4K TV perfect for TikTok and InstagramSegway’s latest EV prototype looks like Professor X’s wheelchairFor tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now a hot commodity - StarTribune.comDA: Technology links suspect to bloody Cobb County murder | FOX 5 AtlantaAstrophysicist Says He Knows How to Build a Time MachineSonos Tries and Fails to Justify 'Recycle Mode' That Bricks Speakers - ExtremeTechY2K-type glitch is causing NYC parking meters to reject credit cards | Engadget In this episode: A bunch of people in tech are setting resolutions to spend less time using tech TikTok app banned by US Army on work mobile phones the sound shirt lets deaf people feel music on their skin Spotify to ‘pause’ running political ads, citing lack of proper review Snopes Raises Money to Weather Upcoming Misinformation Storm Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick peaces out with $2.5 billion GM requests green light to ditch steering wheel in its self-driving cars VW's roving robot concept brings "battery wagons" to electric vehicles Motorola delays foldable Razr because too many people want one Unbanked, credit card-less riders can now rent scooters with cash Weird and Wacky: Electric DeLorean pushes the limits of self-driving tech with flawless drifting A true Christmas story for Lamborghini’s Real Lover Snoop Dogg Announces Lullaby Album Adapting His Greatest Hits For Babies Tech Rec: Adam - Peteme - Smart LED Light Bulb Sanjay - Corsair Flash Survivor Stealth 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Links:A bunch of people in tech are setting resolutions to spend less time using techTikTok app banned by US Army on work mobile phonesthe sound shirt lets deaf people feel music on their skinSpotify to ‘pause’ running political ads, citing lack of proper reviewSnopes Raises Money to Weather Upcoming Misinformation StormUber cofounder Travis Kalanick peaces out with $2.5 billionGM requests green light to ditch steering wheel in its self-driving carsVW's roving robot concept brings "battery wagons" to electric vehiclesMotorola delays foldable Razr because too many people want oneUnbanked, credit card-less riders can now rent scooters with cash In this episode: Report: Ring Cameras Leak Location Details in Neighbors App Hackers Openly Peddle Tools to Hack Ring Cameras Yap is the best new chatroom World-first mobile phone detection cameras rolled out in Australia Cops see an encryption problem. Spyware makers see an opportunity. You can now hear Samuel L. Jackson’s voice on your Amazon Echo Lyft is rolling out a car rental service Opinion: A major publisher is denying library users access to new e-books. That’s wrong Of course Facebook can see your location even when you tell it not to Weird and Wacky: College student rescued after using ‘Hey Siri’ to call 911 from a sinking car A new way to make quadratic equations easy Mediocre Headphones on Wall Passenger Duct-taped to Seat After Allegedly Trying to Break Into Cockpit (Video) Tech Rec: Sanjay - Arcadia Power Adam - Magnetic Car Phone MountLinks:Report: Ring Cameras Leak Location Details in Neighbors App - ExtremeTechHackers Openly Peddle Tools to Hack Ring Cameras - ExtremeTechYap is the best new chatroom - The VergeWorld-first mobile phone detection cameras rolled out in Australia | World news | The GuardianCops see an encryption problem. Spyware makers see an opportunity. - MIT Technology ReviewYou can now hear Samuel L. Jackson’s voice on your Amazon EchoLyft is rolling out a car rental serviceOpinion: No e-book access for library users? That's wrong - Los Angeles TimesOf course Facebook can see your location even when you tell it not toCollege student rescued after using ‘He In this Episode: New airplane seat design will make it easier to sleep in economy Away’s founders sold a vision of travel and inclusion, but former employees say it masked a toxic work environment Brother of drug lord Pablo Escobar launches a $349 foldable smartphone Google Maps prepares to add a “Lighting” layer to highlight brightly lit streets for safer night travel Brookings Institute Suggests Congressional Action for Innovation Sectors AI-enabled assistant robot returning to the Space Station with improved emotional intelligence Interstellar Comet Borisov Makes Closest Approach to the Sun Algeria blocks internet to prevent students cheating during exams | World news | The Guardian Google Fiber drops its 100Mbps tier in favor of gigabit-only service Suspected Internet Cable Spy Ship Operating In Americas For Over A Month Weird and Wacky: A man ate $120,000 duct-taped banana art: 'I really love this installation. It's very delicious' Instagram influencer sentenced to 14 years for violent plot to steal domain name Tech Rec: Sanjay - Huskee Cup Adam - Truebill Links:New airplane seat design will make it easier to sleep in economyAway’s founders sold a vision of travel and inclusion, but former employees say it masked a toxic work environmentBrother of drug lord Pablo Escobar launches a $349 foldable smartphone - NeowinGoogle Maps prepares to add a "Lighting" layer to highlight brightly lit streets for safer night travelBrookings Institute Suggests Congressional Action for Innovation SectorsAI-enabled assistant robot returning to the Space Station with improved emotional intelligenceInterstellar Comet Borisov Makes Closest Approach to the SunAlgeria blocks internet to prevent students cheating during exams | World news | The Guardian In this Episode: WhatsApp Working on a Feature to Self-destruct Messages: Report. Twitter will remove inactive accounts and free up usernames in December Apple Pay works with Salvation Army’s famous red kettles Google Cloud Print will be shut down on December 31, 2020 Stranger hacks into baby monitor, tells child, 'I love you' Watch Tesla Accidentally Smash Cybertruck’s “Bulletproof” Window PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for $4B WeWork lays off 2,400 employees Doctors Are Testing Human Suspended Animation for the First Time Weird and Wacky: Would You Pay Someone $40 to Keep You Focused on Work? Ed Sheeran Apparently Hasn’t Had A Phone In Four Years Guy makes dating app that features just one guy -- himself Stay in a Japanese hotel room for $1 per night — as long as you're OK being livestreamed Fresh air for sale: The New Delhi oxygen bar offering respite from smog Tech Recs: Sanjay - MakerPad Adam - Focusmate Links:WhatsApp Working on a Feature to Self-destruct Messages: Report.Twitter will remove inactive accounts and free up usernames in December - The VergeApple Pay works with Salvation Army’s famous red kettlesGoogle Cloud Print will be shut down on December 31, 2020Stranger hacks into baby monitor, tells child, 'I love you'Watch Tesla Accidentally Smash Cybertruck’s “Bulletproof” WindowPayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for $4BWeWork lays off 2,400 employeesDoctors Are Testing Human Suspended Animation for the First Time - ExtremeTechEd Sheeran Apparently Hasn’t Had A Phone In Four Years In this episode we share our picks for gifts this holiday season. *Stocking Stuffers * Anker USB C Charger, 18W ($25.99) iPhone Charger, [3 Pack] Anker Powerline Lightning Cable (3ft) ($23.99) JETech screen protectors ($5.99 - $11.99) URPOWER Tactical Flashlight Super Bright ($9.98) Amazon Smart Plug ($24.99) *Under $100 * Soundcore Anker Liberty Air True-Wireless Earphones ($79.99) Amazfit Bip Smartwatch ($67.99) Bluetooth Banana Phone ($40) Amazon Kindle ($59.99 ) Amazon Fire TV Stick ($19.99) Roku Premiere ($29.99) Lair: Radical Homes and Hideouts of Movie Villains ($54.95) * Smartphone Sanitizer ($80) *Splurges ($100+) * Halo Bolt 58830 mWh Portable Phone Laptop Charger Car Jump Starter with AC Outlet and Car Charger ($119.97 with $30 coupon on amazon) TCL 55S425 55 inch 4K Smart LED Roku TV ($279.99) In this Episode: You can share your Disney+ login with friends without repercussions Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough Elon Musk Just Tweeted a Response to Ford's New Electric Mustang Announcement, and It's Most Excellent Just When I Thought The 2010s Were Over Motorola Came Out With A New Razr Google to offer checking accounts Project Nightingale: Google accesses trove of US patient data Mailchimp launches website builder Nine-year-old child genius to graduate university The world’s first Gattaca baby tests are finally here Uber plans to start audio-recording rides in the U.S. for safety EasyJet to Begin Offsetting Fuel Emissions Weird and Wacky Tech: Thousands flock to Wikipedia founder's 'Facebook rival' You got LUCK if your ATM catch this Virus! Bolivia's Morales a dictator? Apple's Siri says so (in Spanish) Tech Recs: Adam - Mpow 071 USB Headset Sanjay - [PopSockets PopMount: Car Dash and Windshield Mount](PopSockets PopMount: Car Dash and Windshield Mount) Shannon - TIJN Blue Light Blocking Glasses Links:You can share your Disney+ login with friends without repercussionsSecretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthroughElon Musk Just Tweeted a Response to Ford's New Electric Mustang Announcement, and It's Most ExcellentJust When I Thought The 2010s Were Over Motorola Came Out With A New RazrGoogle to offer checking accountsProject Nightingale: Google accesses trove of US patient dataMailchimp launches website builderNine-year-old child genius to graduate universityThe world’s first Gattaca baby tests are finally here - MIT Technology Review In this Episode: Apple removes Instagram stalking app from App Store Amazon will launch new grocery store as alternative to Whole Foods Roku puts a remote on your wrist with new Apple Watch app Twitter drafts a deepfake policy that would label and warn, but not always remove, manipulated media A ton of people received text messages overnight that were originally sent on Valentine’s Day Self-driving Uber car that hit and killed woman did not recognize that pedestrians jaywalk Users Report Bias in Apple Card Application Algorithms Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional Weird and Wacky Tech: Florida man sues Madonna, saying her 10:30 p.m. concert start is too late T-Mobile says it owns exclusive rights to the color magenta Tech Recs: Sanjay - Lively HSA Adam - Disney+ Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:Apple removes Instagram stalking app from App StoreAmazon will launch new grocery store as alternative to Whole FoodsRoku puts a remote on your wrist with new Apple Watch appTwitter drafts a deepfake policy that would label and warn, but not always remove, manipulated mediaText messages delayed from February were mysteriously sent overnight - The VergeSelf-driving Uber car that hit and killed woman did not recognize that pedestrians jaywalkUsers Report Bias in Apple Card Application AlgorithmsFederal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional In this Episode: Amazon Black Friday 2019 and holiday deals have begun Apple is reportedly working with Valve on a totally new type of product like nothing we’ve seen 4 things you should know about the AirPods Pro Google to Buy Fitbit for $2.1 Billion to Boost Hardware Facebook Held Talks to Buy Fitbit Before Google Struck Deal With Garmin Autoland, small planes can land themselves if the pilot becomes incapacitated A Mom Has Gone Viral After Sharing The Heartbreaking Question Asked By Her Autistic Son Watch these robot blocks cluster together with a hive mind Genealogy Sites Have Helped Identify Suspects. Now They’ve Helped Convict One. Teen girl invents simple, yet innovative way to remove blind spots in cars A Lone Bitcoin Whale Likely Fueled 2017 Surge, Study Finds Weird and Wacky: Researchers Hack Smart Speakers with Lasers James Dean Reborn in CGI for Vietnam War Action-Drama (Exclusive) Tech Recs: Adam - Calendly Sanjay - CamelCamelCamel Shannon - Bubble.io Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/techtalkyall Links:Amazon Black Friday 2019 and holiday deals have begunApple is reportedly working with Valve on a totally new type of product like nothing we’ve seen4 things you should know about the AirPods ProGoogle to Buy Fitbit for $2.1 Billion to Boost HardwareWith Garmin Autoland, small planes can land themselves if the pilot becomes incapacitatedA Mom Has Gone Viral After Sharing The Heartbreaking Question Asked By Her Autistic SonWatch these robot blocks cluster together with a hive mindGenealogy Sites Have Helped Identify Suspects. Now They’ve Helped Convict One.Teen girl invents simple, yet innovative way to remove blind spots in cars In this Episode: Five months after returning rental car, man still has remote control A health care algorithm offered less care to black patients Photo battle between an iPhone 11 Pro and a $7,500 DSLR might surprise you Ford unveils release date for Mustang-inspired electric SUV Twitter admits that it showed more ads to less popular users Facebook and Congress Zuckerberg faces heat in Congress: “It’s almost like you think this is a joke” A false ad claiming Republicans back the Green New Deal tests Facebook's policy on lies This man is running for governor of California so he can run false Facebook ads Facebook launches a test run of its news service Man sues AT&T after fraudulent SIM swap led to $1.8M cryptocurrency theft Starbucks Will Accept Bitcoin in 2020, Thanks to Wall Street’s Bakkt Exclusive: Google owner Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit Google will replace Home devices bricked due to latest firmware update America’s nuclear forces finally drop ancient 8-inch floppy disk system Discovery and Amazon Serve Up New Cooking App Weird and Wacky: Rats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levels Using your smartphone too much can make you go ‘temporarily blind’ Tech Recs: Adam - Google Calendar integration in Slack Sanjay - Firefox 70 Shannon - Nike Run Club Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:Five months after returning rental car, man still has remote controlA health care algorithm offered less care to black patientsPhoto battle between an iPhone 11 Pro and a $7,500 DSLR might surprise youFord unveils release date for Mustang-inspired electric SUVTwitter admits that it showed more ads to less popular usersZuckerberg faces heat in Congress: “It’s almost like you think this is a joke”A false ad claiming Republicans back the Green New Deal tests Facebook's policy on liesThis man is running for governor of California so he can run false Facebook ads In this episode: We asked a hacker to try and steal a CNN tech reporter's data. Here's what happened SoftBank reportedly ends WeWork ownership debacle with a $1.7 billion payout to Adam Neumann SoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent company Scoop: Adam Neumann will determine WeWork's fate The Navy Just Patented a Compact Fusion Reactor, but Will It Work? MoviePass CEO says reports of customers still being charged for defunct service are overblown Recommend: privacy.com Snapchat soars in Q3, adding 7M users & revenue up 50% Elon Musk tweets using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet Weird and Wacky Tech: I Just Took the World’s First 20-Hour Flight. Here’s What It Did to Me Traffic lights worldwide set to change after Swedish engineer saw red over getting a ticket Navy ‘Doomsday’ plane built to withstand nuclear attack grounded after striking single bird Tech Recs: Adam - iPad as a second monitor for my laptop Sanjay - Dia - http://dia-installer.de/ Shannon - Headliner Join patreon! Links:We asked a hacker to try and steal a CNN tech reporter's data. Here's what happenedGetting started with security keys — PaulStamatiou.comSoftBank reportedly ends WeWork ownership debacle with a $1.7 billion payout to Adam NeumannScoop: Adam Neumann will determine WeWork's fate - AxiosThe Navy Just Patented a Compact Fusion Reactor, but Will It Work? - ExtremeTechMoviePass still charging some ex-customers' credit cards | Fox BusinessSnapchat soars in Q3, adding 7M users & revenue up 50%Elon Musk tweets using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internetI Just Took the World’s First 20-Hour Flight. Here’s What It Did to Me In this Episode: Why each Libra member’s mutiny hurts Facebook SoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent company Lawsuit: “Fortnite” Is as Addictive as Cocaine, Ruins Lives Instacart shoppers are organizing a nationwide protest Porsche and Boeing are partnering to develop ‘premium’ electric flying cars Donald Trump joins Amazon's video game streaming platform Twitch Elon Musk says that NASA is free to share all SpaceX IP with ‘anyone it wants’ Waymo to customers: ‘Completely driverless Waymo cars are on the way’ SF to establish Office of Emerging Technology Weird and Wacky: How I prepped the Rolls-Royce Cullinan for 7 days of off-road competition Cooler than a polar bear's toenails: Big Boi has his own Budweiser tall boy Japan ninja student gets top marks for writing essay in invisible ink Tech Recs: Adam - Clash Royale Sanjay - SensorPush Shannon - Temi Links:Why each Libra member’s mutiny hurts FacebookSoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent companyLawsuit: “Fortnite” Is as Addictive as Cocaine, Ruins LivesInstacart shoppers are organizing a nationwide protestPorsche and Boeing are partnering to develop ‘premium’ electric flying carsDonald Trump joins Amazon's video game streaming platform TwitchElon Musk says that NASA is free to share all SpaceX IP with ‘anyone it wants’Waymo to customers: ‘Completely driverless Waymo cars are on the way’SF to establish Office of Emerging Technology – The San Francisco ExaminerHow I prepped the Rolls-Royce Cullinan for 7 days of off-road competition Support Tech Talk Y'all on Patreon and get access to our Discord channel! In this Episode: A paralyzed man walked with a brain-controlled exoskeleton Barr Pushes Facebook for Access to WhatsApp Messages Tesla Smart Summon and Curious Owners: What Could Go Wrong? Senator proposes mandatory labeling for products with mics, cameras Twitter admits it used two-factor phone numbers and emails for serving targeted ads With a possible Apple tag waiting in the wings, Tile unveils Sticker, an adhesive device for tracking objects Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency Is Losing Friends Fast Boeing to invest $20 million in Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Weird and Wacky: Fitness guru created 369 fake Instagram accounts to harass rivals, stage kidnapping Chinese woman opens plane's emergency exit for some fresh air Links:A paralyzed man walked with a brain-controlled exoskeletonBarr Pushes Facebook for Access to WhatsApp Messages - The New York TimesTesla Smart Summon and Curious Owners: What Could Go Wrong? - ExtremeTechSenator proposes mandatory labeling for products with mics, camerasTwitter admits it used two-factor phone numbers and emails for serving targeted adsWith a possible Apple tag waiting in the wings, Tile unveils Sticker, an adhesive device for tracking objectsFacebook's Libra Cryptocurrency Is Losing Friends FastBoeing to invest $20 million in Richard Branson’s Virgin GalacticFitness guru created 369 fake Instagram accounts to harass rivals, stage kidnapping In this Episode: WeWork IPO Filing Withdrawn as Roadshow Leads to a Dead End Blade helicopter-sharing app to speed transplant organs Cops Abandon High-Speed Chase When Their Tesla Battery Runs Down EOS Maker Block.One Settles With SEC Over Unregistered Securities Sale Elon Musk Unveils His Starship, Plans to Fly It in a Matter of Months FCC's revoking of net neutrality largely backed by appeals court See Microsoft's new foldable smartphone Turns Out Typing on a Keyboard Isn't That Much Faster Than Texting These Days UPS just won FAA approval to fly as many delivery drones as it wants Weird and Wacky: Boston Dynamics Atlas robot twists and somersaults Gymnastic robot elegantly twists and somersaults All the new features coming to Alexa, including a new voice, frustration mode, and Samuel L. Jackson Florida man arrested for cutting the brake lines of over 100 e-scooters McDonald's register hacked to run classic video game 'Doom' Tech Recs tech recs time to get your tech recs! Sanjay - Ameritrade Adam - Firefox Send Shannon - [Data Detox Kit ](ttps://datadetoxkit.org/en/about ) Links:WeWork IPO Filing Withdrawn as Roadshow Leads to a Dead EndBlade helicopter-sharing app to speed transplant organsCops Abandon High-Speed Chase When Their Tesla Battery Runs Down - ExtremeTechEOS Maker Block.One Settles With SEC Over Unregistered Securities Sale - CoinDeskElon Musk Unveils His Starship, Plans to Fly It in a Matter of Months - ExtremeTechFCC's revoking of net neutrality largely backed by appeals court - The Washington PostSee Microsoft's new foldable smartphoneTurns Out Typing on a Keyboard Isn't That Much Faster Than Texting These Days In this Episode: Peloton’s IPO Is in the Zone Walgreens and Alphabet’s Wing Launch Drone Delivery Pilot Program NYSE Owner Launches Long-Awaited Bitcoin Futures Facebook buys startup building neural monitoring armband Coca-Cola installs first 'Litter Gitter,' 'Bandalong' system in southwest Atlanta Smart TVs send user data to tech heavyweights including Facebook, Google, Netflix Nerf’s new Ultra blasters shoot farther than ever before — but there’s a catch New AI cameras catching texting drivers behind the wheel WeWork CEO Adam Neumann Is Out After Disastrous IPO Attempt Vanished Google Paper Claims Company Has Achieved ‘Quantum Supremacy’ Weird and Wacky: Georgia Tech's turnover social media white board is... weird A walrus defending her cubs sank a Russian Navy boat in the Arctic Ocean Campaign launched to find an emoji for forgiveness Woman who mistook wasabi for avocado hospitalized with 'broken heart syndrome,' report says Tech Recs: Adam - 100,000 Faces Generated by AI Sanjay - Keybase Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:Peloton’s IPO Is in the ZoneWalgreens and Alphabet’s Wing Launch Drone Delivery Pilot ProgramNYSE Owner Launches Long-Awaited Bitcoin FuturesFacebook buys startup building neural monitoring armbandCoca-Cola installs first litter trap system in southwest Atlanta - Atlanta Business ChronicleSmart TVs send user data to tech heavyweights including Facebook, Google, Netflix | ZDNetNerf’s new Ultra blasters shoot farther than ever before — but there’s a catchNew AI cameras catching texting drivers behind the wheelWeWork C In This Episode: MoviePass is shutting down September 14th MIT Creates Light-Sensitive ‘Reprogrammable’ Ink MIT unveils new 'blackest black' material and makes a diamond disappear States led by Texas target Google in new antitrust probe Beekeeper raises $45M Series B to become the ‘Slack for non-desk employees’ India Spacecraft Located, Condition Unknown Update: Six Flags article on fingerprint sensors (Rob Kischuk) Weird and Wacky Tech: CIA's Cold War pigeon spying program disclosed in newly declassified docs: report British Authorities Scramble To Find Stolen Solid Gold Toilet Tech Recs: Sanjay - Anker Soundsync A3341 Bluetooth 2-in-1 Transmitter and Receiver, with Bluetooth 5 Adam - Hubspot CRM Shannon - Canva Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:MoviePass is shutting down September 14th - The VergeMIT Creates Light-Sensitive 'Reprogrammable' Ink - ExtremeTechMIT unveils new 'blackest black' material and makes a diamond disappearStates led by Texas target Google in new antitrust probe Beekeeper raises $45M Series B to become the ‘Slack for non-desk employees’India Spacecraft Located, Condition UnknownLawsuit Claims Whole Foods Violates Employees' Privacy Rights By Collecting FingerprintsCIA's Cold War pigeon spying program disclosed in newly declassified docs: reportBritish Authorities Scramble To Find Stolen Solid Gold Toilet In this Episode: Redesigned Galaxy Fold fixes past mistakes: What's different about Samsung's foldable phone WeWork mulls slashing IPO valuation as skepticism rises over business model: sources India Spacecraft Located, Condition Unknown The Apple Card can double as an extremely sneaky knife The Apple Card was made to be defaced Facebook Dating launches in the United States today How Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Account Was Hacked Google, YouTube To Pay $170 Million Penalty Over Collecting Kids' Personal Info Another convincing deepfake app goes viral prompting immediate privacy backlash Mozilla flips the default switch on Firefox tracker cookie blocking DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators Weird and Wacky: Passengers were in for a long flight delay. Then one of them stepped up to fly the plane. Amazon tests Whole Foods payment system that uses hands as ID Tech Recommendations: Adam - Tasty Sanjay - Firefox Private Network Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:Amazon testing payment system that uses hands as IDMozilla flips the default switch on Firefox tracker cookie blocking | TechCrunchDMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators - VICEFirefox Private Network Links:Operation indiscriminately infects iPhones with spywareAsteroid news: 100% chance of impact expert alerts in life or death warning | Science | News | Express.co.uk In this Episode: Billionaires Jack Ma and Elon Musk debate good, evil and AI at conference in China After seven roof fires, Walmart sues Tesla over solar panel flaws NASA has officially attached a helicopter to the Mars 2020 Rover Two airlines ban all MacBook Pros from checked luggage T-Mobile is giving away free hot spots so people can test-drive its network for 30 days Bluetooth Security Flaw Leaves Millions Of Devices Vulnerable To Data Attack Ford says its autonomous cars will last just four years Honda's New Airbag Catches Your Head to Save Your Brain Weird and Wacky: A top secret government agency is in immediate need of an underground lair. Like, by today Elon Musk is once again on a quest to ‘nuke Mars’ Tech Recs: Adam - Plantsnap Sanjay - mobile app 1.1.1.1 Shannon - Rode caster pro Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:Billionaires Jack Ma and Elon Musk debate good, evil and AI at conference in ChinaAfter seven roof fires, Walmart sues Tesla over solar panel flaws | Ars TechnicaNASA has officially attached a helicopter to the Mars 2020 RoverTwo airlines ban all MacBook Pros from checked luggageT-Mobile is giving away free hot spots so people can test-drive its network for 30 daysBluetooth Security Flaw Leaves Millions Of Devices Vulnerable To Data Attack | Tech TimesFord says its autonomous cars will last just four years Honda's New Airbag Catches Your Head to Save Your BrainA top secret government agency is in immediate need of an underground lair. Like, by today This robotic tail gives humans key abilities that evolution took away These contact lenses get dark in the sun -- here's what it's like to wear them He tried to prank the DMV. Then his vanity license plate backfired big time. The fashion line designed to trick surveillance cameras Tesla Model 3 owner implants RFID chip to turn her arm into a key Someone left old TVs outside 50 homes in Virginia while wearing a TV on his head. No one knows why. Links:This robotic tail gives humans key abilities that evolution took awayThese contact lenses get dark in the sun -- here's what it's like to wear themHe tried to prank the DMV. Then his vanity license plate backfired big time.The fashion line designed to trick surveillance cameras | World news | The GuardianTesla Model 3 owner implants RFID chip to turn her arm into a keySomeone left old TVs outside 50 homes in Virginia while wearing a TV on his head. No one knows why. In This Episode: Apple: Break Safari's privacy rules and we'll treat you like malware (4:34) Huawei employees reportedly caught helping African governments spy on opposition (7:13) Automattic’s bargain-bin Tumblr deal plugs right into the WordPress business model (8:49) These Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Computer He got 2 million people to say they’d storm Area 51. Now he’s planning an alien festival. The US Navy will replace its touchscreen controls with mechanical ones on its destroyers 8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service NYC fire department loses hard drive with over 10,000 medical record (19:05) New Analysis of Kepler Data Finds Hundreds of New Exoplanets Tech Recommendations (28:00): Adam - DDS 2 Go Sanjay - Wealthfront This episode was recorded on the rooftop of Dragon Army. Want us to record at your workplace, restaurant, etc? Fill out this form: https://grokventures.wufoo.com/forms/z6k3qtd0uzlfxc/ Links:Apple: Break Safari's privacy rules and we'll treat you like malware Huawei employees reportedly caught helping African governments spy on oppositionAutomattic’s bargain-bin Tumblr deal plugs right into the WordPress business modelThese Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your ComputerHe got 2 million people to say they’d storm Area 51. Now he’s planning an alien festival.The US Navy will replace its touchscreen controls with mechanical ones on its destroyers - The Verge8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service - The Verge In this Episode: Using AI to give doctors a 48-hour head start on life-threatening illness LightSail 2 Spacecraft Successfully Demonstrates Flight by Light Satellites are becoming real-time spies in the sky The Federal Reserve announces plans for a real-time payments system that will be available to all banks Apple's flashy new credit card is now available (to some) Apple Card can’t be used to buy crypto Disney finally unveils Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu bundle for $12.99 monthly Weird and Wacky: Forget touchscreens: This case controls a smartphone with buttons and dials Scientists Create Contact Lenses That Zoom with Blinks and Looks French 'Green Goblin' crosses English Channel on hoverboard Scientists Create a Tiny, Creepy Robot That Survives Stomping, Just Like a Cockroach Tech Recs: Sanjay - WifiMan Adam - Apple’s Screentime to lock down kid’s phone Jeff - Apple Pencil Shannon - UserBuddy Special Guest: Jeff Hilimire.Links:Using AI to give doctors a 48-hour head start on life-threatening illness | DeepMindLightSail 2 Spacecraft Successfully Demonstrates Flight by Light | The Planetary SocietySatellites are becoming real-time spies in the sky - CNETThe Federal Reserve announces plans for a real-time payments system that will be available to all banksApple's flashy new credit card is now available (to some)Disney finally unveils Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu bundle for $12.99 monthlyForget touchscreens: This case controls a smartphone with buttons and dialsScientists Create Contact Lenses That Zoom with Blinks and LooksFrench 'Green Goblin' crosses English Channel on hoverboard In This Episode: Google Chrome 76 now available, makes it easier to get around paywalls (2:43) Google will donate 100,000 Home Minis because so many people with paralysis rely on them (5:13) Capital One breach also hit other major companies, say researchers (6:27) Amazon Refuses Blame for Capital One Data Breach, Says Its Cloud Services Were 'Not Compromised in Any Way' (6:35) ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC are suing free TV streaming app Locast (10:00) Weird & Wacky Tech (18:00) SpaceX launches Nickelodeon slime and an Adidas soccer ball into space Amputee can feel objects again with prosthetic arm inspired by Luke Skywalker Sony’s wearable AC will arrive too late to save you from this year’s heatwave Chinese vlogger who used filter to look younger caught in live-stream glitch Tech Recommendations (27:05): Adam - CNET Tech Today Sanjay - Downbeats Shannon - Withings Body+ Links:Google Chrome 76 now available, makes it easier to get around paywallsGoogle will donate 100,000 Home Minis because so many people with paralysis rely on themCapital One breach also hit other major companies, say researchers | TechCrunchAmazon Refuses Blame for Capital One Data Breach, Says Its Cloud Services Were 'Not Compromised in Any Way'ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC are suing free TV streaming app Locast - The VergeSpaceX launches Nickelodeon slime and an Adidas soccer ball into spaceAmputee can feel objects again with prosthetic arm inspired by Luke Skywalker - CNNChinese vlogger who used filter to look younger caught in live-stream glitch - BBC NewsSony’s wearable AC will arrive too late to save you from this year’s heatwave In this Episode: FaceApp Lets You ‘Age’ a Photo by Decades. Does It Also Violate Your Privacy? (1:46) Tinder (MTCH) Bypasses Google Play, Revolt Against App Store Fee (4:08) House passes bill to block robocalls (5:30) Firefox to pile on more native privacy features (8:31) Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in September (10:14) Robinhood stored passwords in plaintext, so change yours now (13:50) Presso is piloting dry cleaning vending machines at midwestern hotels (16:44) Ford-owned Spin is bringing a tougher electric scooter to dozens of cities (19:57) Atlanta mayor: No more electric scooter permits (21:12) Weird and Wacky: Taco festival runs out of 'unlimited' free tacos (23:09) French 'Green Goblin' fails in first attempt to fly from France to England (26:03) Police: Water bottle causes crash into Kentucky Family Dollar store (27:10) Tech Recs (29:20): Sanjay: Otis - withotis.com Adam - Magnet - Mac App Links:FaceApp Lets You ‘Age’ a Photo by Decades. Does It Also Violate Your Privacy? - The New York TimesTinder (MTCH) Bypasses Google Play, Revolt Against App Store Fee - BloombergHouse passes bill to block robocallsFirefox to pile on more native privacy features – Naked SecuritySamsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in SeptemberRobinhood stored passwords in plaintext, so change yours nowPresso is piloting dry cleaning vending machines at midwestern hotelsFord-owned Spin is bringing a tougher electric scooter to dozens of citiesAtlanta Mayor: After two deaths, no more electric permits. In This Episode: Amazon Prime Day has changed how you shop Jeff Bezos risks angering Trump by acknowledging the US Postal Service gave him a huge helping hand in building Amazon Uber Finally Sets Diversity Inclusion and Equity Goals Facebook’s testimony to Congress: Libra will be regulated by Swiss Waze now shows road toll prices along your driving route Apple Park valued at over $4 billion, making it one of the world’s most expensive buildings A Chinese AI startup is tracking lost dogs using their nose prints I lived like a moon astronaut and have the scars to prove it Weird & Wacky Tech: Road Tripping with the Amazon Nomads 1.2 million want to raid Area 51 to 'see them aliens' A Japanese hotel has built a lifesize flight simulator into one of its rooms Tech Recommendations: Adam - Yelp Quotes Cara - GeoCaching Shannon - Wirecutter Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Special Guest: Cara Kneer.Links:Don’t deny it. Amazon’s Prime Day has changed how you shopJeff Bezos risks angering Trump by acknowledging the US Postal Service gave him a huge helping hand in building AmazonUber Finally Sets Divesity Inclusion and Equity GoalsFacebook’s testimony to Congress: Libra will be regulated by SwissWaze now shows road toll prices along your driving routeApple Park valued at over $4 billion, making it one of the world’s most expensive buildingsA Chinese AI startup is tracking lost dogs using their nose printsI lived like a moon astronaut and have the scars to prove itRoad-tripping with the Amazon nomads1. In This Episode: NASA Sends Tiny Atomic Clock to Space (2:28) Theranos Founder to Face Trial Next Year on Fraud Charges (4:50) Machine learning has been used to automatically translate long-lost languages (5:57) Amazon will crash on Prime Day, 60% of surveyed eBay employees say (7:45) 7-Eleven's Bad App Design Let Criminals Steal More Than $500,000 (9:04) Emojis are increasingly coming up in court cases. Judges are struggling with how to interpret them (12:03) Yes, your emails are being tracked. Here's how to stop it. (15:03) Internet group brands Mozilla ‘internet villain’ for supporting DNS privacy feature (17:25) Apple trolled Google again by giant billboard next to its controversial smart neighborhood (21:10) Weird & Wacky Tech: Hate listening to high-fidelity music? Here’s a Bluetooth cassette Walkman. (23:00) IT'S OK - The World's First Bluetooth 5.0 Cassette Player The Pentagon has a laser that can identify people from a distance—by their heartbeat (24:47) This 392-Year-Old Bonsai Tree Survived the Hiroshima Atomic Blast & Still Flourishes Today: The Power of Resilience (27:22) Windows 1.0 Release Video (28:50) Apple’s new iPhone software makes it look like you’re making eye contact in video calls even if you aren’t (30:15) Tech Recommendations (31:42) Adam - Shortcuts iOS App Sanjay - Cam Scanner Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:NASA Sends Tiny Atomic Clock to Space - ExtremeTechTheranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to Face Trial Next Year on Fraud Charges - WSJMachine learning has been used to automatically translate long-lost languages - MIT Technology ReviewAmazon will crash on Prime Day, 60% of surveyed eBay employees say7-Eleven's Bad App Design Let Criminals Steal More Than $500,000Emojis are increasingly coming up in court cases. Judges are struggling with how to interpret them In this episode: Inventions of the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin George Washington Happy 4th of July! We're off next Monday, look for the next episode on July 15th. Links:The Founding Fathers, 18th-century tech geeks, would love the March for ScienceThomas Jefferson: Inventions & AccomplishmentsBENJAMIN FRANKLIN’S INVENTIONS In this Episode: A new tool detects deepfakes with 96 percent accuracy Dutch Telephone Outage Takes Out Nation's Emergency Number (4:30) Curiosity Rover Detects Abnormally High Methane Levels on Mars ( Hackers breach NASA, steal Mars mission data (7:17) Airbnb’s New Luxe Tier Includes a $1 Million Polynesian Island (9:00) US power output from renewables exceeds coal for the first time in history (11:32) ‘Reset’ Nest Cams Could Still Send Video to Previous Owners Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side () Google tracks your every move, but a new tool is rolling out that lets you force it to delete where you’ve been Google Maps can warn you if your ride goes off-route Goodbye, Chrome: Google’s web browser has become spy software Is Firefox better than Chrome? It comes down to privacy. Mozilla launches GeckoView-powered Firefox Preview for Android, pauses Focus development (29:12) Amazon partners with retailers for new Counter package pickup service, starting with Rite-Aid Weird and Wacky: Nearly 100 drivers followed a Google Maps detour -- and ended up stuck in an empty field Sudan crisis: Internet restored - but only for lawyer Tech Recs (39:05): Adam - http://versusutil.com/ Sanjay - RedShift Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Monkeytacos1Links:A new tool detects deepfakes with 96 percent accuracyDutch Telephone Outage Takes Out Nation's Emergency Number - The New York TimesCuriosity Rover Detects Abnormally High Methane Levels on Mars - ExtremeTechHackers breach NASA, steal Mars mission data | WeLiveSecurityAirbnb Luxe Now Renting Luxury Villas, Private Islands, Mansions - BloombergUS power output from renewables exceeds coal for first time in history - The Verge'Reset' Nest Cams Could Still Send Video to Previous Owners - ExtremeTechHow Google's new tool lets you auto-delete your location history In this Episode: Shock Samsung Confession Risks Galaxy Smartphone Cancellation (1:48) Spies may have used an AI-generated face to infiltrate US politics (3:50) “Amazon’s Choice” Does Not Necessarily Mean A Product Is Good (6:30) Hackers, farmers, and doctors unite! Support for Right to Repair laws slowly grows (8:10) Samsung Deletes Tweet Warning Users to Virus-Scan Their Smart TVs (10:22) How to replace Google’s Trips app (13:40) Google turns to retro cryptography to keep data sets private (16:10) Firefox zero-day was used in attack against Coinbase employees, not its users (18:10) Weird and Wacky (20:05): Boaty McBoatface mission gives new insight into warming ocean abyss The flying saddle: Would you give it a try? Genius hid a Morse code message in song lyrics to prove Google was copying them Lyrics Site Accuses Google of Lifting Its Content Tech Recs (24:57) Adam - Skitch Sanjay - https://catalogchoice.org/Links:Shock Samsung Confession Risks Galaxy Smartphone CancellationSpies may have used an AI-generated face to infiltrate US politics“Amazon’s Choice” Recommends Some Obviously Crappy Products. Blame The Algorithm.Hackers, farmers, and doctors unite! Support for Right to Repair laws slowly grows | Ars TechnicaSamsung Deletes Tweet Warning Users to Virus-Scan Their Smart TVsHow to replace Google’s Trips app - The VergeGoogle Turns to Retro Cryptography to Keep Datasets PrivateFirefox zero-day was used in attack against Coinbase employees, not its users | ZDNetBoaty McBoatface mission gives new insight into warming ocean abyss -- ScienceDaily In this episode: Maine Governor Signs Strictest Internet Protections in the U.S. FCC votes on action and legal framework to fight robocalls Cryptocurrency startup hacks itself before hacker gets a chance to steal users funds More Than 25% Of U.S. Adults Almost Always Online Ring puts suspected thief in Facebook sponsored ads Laser Destroys Cancer Cells Circulating in the Blood Autonomous Lawn Mower Startup Greenzie Closes Half A Million Investment From Strategic VCs, Angels AI deepfakes are now as simple as typing whatever you want your subject to say Weird and Wacky: Florida safari park mourns 'tragic loss' of 2 giraffes killed by lightning Atlanta to transform 7 acres of vacant property into country's largest food forest for public High-flying ladybug swarm shows up on National Weather Service radar Many experts tried to open a safe locked for 40 years. A tourist's lucky guess cracked the code on his first try Israeli start-up is working to develop a flying electric, autonomous car Tech Recs: Adam - waking up Sanjay - 1.1.1.1 Links:Maine Governor Signs Strictest Internet Protections in the U.S.FCC votes to put an end to robocallsCryptocurrency startup hacks itself before hacker gets a chance to steal users fundsMore Than 25% Of U.S. Adults Almost Always Online: Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends ReportRing puts suspected thief in Facebook sponsored ads - CNETLaser Destroys Cancer Cells Circulating in the Blood - IEEE SpectrumAutonomous Lawn Mower Startup Greenzie Closes Half A Million Investment From Strategic VCs, Angels - HypepotamusAI deepfakes are now as simple as typing whatever you want your subject to say - The VergeFlorida safari park mourns 'tragic loss' of 2 giraffes killed by lightning In this Episode: Flipboard data breach – what users should do now Michelin and GM bringing airless tires to the road in 2024 Hertz launches monthly car rental subscription starting at $999 House starts antitrust probe of Facebook, Google, other tech giants The SEC Is Suing Kik for Its 2017 ICO Lyft reveals it's given 50,000 self-driving rides in the last year to become the largest semi-automated ride-hailer in America Amazon's helping police build a surveillance network with Ring doorbells Weird and Wacky: This is what it's like to control an autonomous car from miles away Two-Wheeled, Self-Balancing Gyro-X vehicle from 1967 in action & driving scenes! Tech Recs: Adam - Pimsleur Sanjay - White Noise Machine Shannon - Google Docs finally lets you adjust margins per section and add section breaks Links:Flipboard data breach – what users should do nowMichelin and GM bringing airless tires to the road in 2024Hertz launches monthly car rental subscription starting at $999House starts antitrust probe of Facebook, Google, other tech giantsThe SEC Is Suing Kik for Its 2017 ICOLyft reveals it's given 50,000 self-driving rides in the last year to become the largest semi-automated ride-hailer in AmericaAmazon's helping police build a surveillance network with Ring doorbellsThis is what it's like to control an autonomous car from miles awayTwo-Wheeled, Self-Balancing Gyro-X vehicle from 1967 in action & driving scenes! In this Episode: Apple is looking into building foldable iPhones out of glass (2:00) Mobile carrier AT&T will now accept payments in crypto (3:48) How scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas (5:30) LAS VEGAS ORDERS UP A BORING COMPANY LOOP (9:34) Sen. Josh Hawley calls out Facebook over ‘encrypted’ messaging plans (13:05) VW is working on ways to prevent nausea in self-driving cars (15:47) Uber will soon ban passengers with low ratings (18:22) Newly Released Amazon Patent Shows Just How Much Creepier Alexa Can Get (20:35) Weird and Wacky: YouTuber hacks fingerprint scanner of OnePlus 7 Pro using hot glue (22:50) MAN BITTEN BY RABID BAT HIDING IN HIS IPAD (26:10) Open Hatch Nearly Sunk India's New $3 Billion Nuclear Missile Submarine (27:50) Tech Recs (30:40): Adam - T-mobile Tuesdays Sanjay - 23andme Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Links:Apple is looking into building foldable iPhones out of glassMobile carrier AT&T will now accept payments in crypto - The BlockHow scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas - MIT Technology ReviewLas Vegas Orders Up a Boring Company Loop | WIREDSen. Josh Hawley calls out Facebook over ‘encrypted’ messaging plans - The VergeVW is working on ways to prevent nausea in self-driving cars In This Episode: No About Face for Amazon (3:18) Humans Are Mailing It in (6:05) Android’s Live Transcribe will save the text and show ‘sound events’ (10:26) Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading (12:51) Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist (16:50) Australia Found a Way to Save Water From Plastic Pollution and We Can Start Doing the Same (20:07) Tesla’s trumpeted solar shingles are a flop (22:07) Weird and Wacky Tech: Google’s AI can now translate your speech while keeping your voice (26:40) IT contractor allegedly abused government systems for cryptocurrency mining (27:56) Someone broke into his house. But the burglars didn’t take anything ... they just cleaned every room from top to bottom (29:57) Tech Recommendations: Adam - Rode VideoMic Me-L for my iPhone Sanjay - Privacy.com Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Links:No About Face for AmazonHumans Are Mailing It inAndroid’s Live Transcribe will save the text and show ‘sound events’ - The VergeTriton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading - MIT Technology ReviewExclusive: Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist - source - ReutersGood News: Australia Found a Way to Save Water From Plastic Pollution and We Can Start Doing the Same In this Episode: “Alexa Guard” Can Protect Your Home (2:43) All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward (5:44) GPS tracker leaks real-time locations and can remotely activate its microphone (7:07) LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns (10:00) SanDisk’s 1TB microSD card is now available (14:43) Google’s new travel portal will improve the way you plan your trips online (17:24) Facebook defends itself against op-ed calling for its breakup (21:18) After burning through $1 billion, xJawbone’s Hosain Rahman has raised $65 million more (24:42) Japan is running out of phone numbers, so it’s making longer ones (28:27) Weird and Wacky Tech: People are loving the new gender-swapping Snapchat filter, and it's now being used to catfish unsuspecting men on Tinder (31:37) Tech Recs (35:00): Sanjay - Hopper Adam - Mail Chimp (with new CRM) Shannon - NYT Crossword App Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:How Your Echo’s “Alexa Guard” Can Protect Your HomeAll Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward | ZDNetFlaws in a popular GPS tracker leak real-time locations and can remotely activate its microphone – TechCrunchLED light can damage eyes, health authority warnsSanDisk’s 1TB microSD card is now availableGoogle’s new travel portal will improve the way you plan your trips onlineFacebook defends itself against op-ed calling for its breakupAfter burning through $1 billion, Jawbone’s Hosain Rahman has raised $65 million moreJapan is running out of phone numbers, so it’s making longer ones Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org. In this Episode: Southwest and FAA officials never knew Boeing turned off a safety feature on its 737 Max jets (1:38) United Airlines says it’s now covering those surprise seatback webcam (3:15) Tobii uses PC cameras to keep people from peeking at your screen (updated) (4:44) Speeding tickets by mail? New cameras could soon catch speeders in metro Atlanta (7:19) Surgeons Just Sent a Tiny, Autonomous Bot Into a Heart Valve (11:54) Adidas is making a recyclable shoe (14:28) Blue Origin tweeted a cryptic photo of explorer Shackleton’s ship – here’s what it likely means (17:21) SpaceX’s test of its Crew Dragon Capsule has ended in smoke (19:44) Elon Musk and SEC reach an agreement over tweeting (20:19) Elon Musk Was Right: Cheap Cameras Could Replace Lidar on Self-Driving Cars (24:10) Weird & Wacky: Elon Musk Says an Update on His Brain-Computer Interface Is "Coming Soon" (28:09) Virginia man uses flamethrower to clear driveway of snow (30:00) Tech Recommendations: Sanjay - TabloTV Adam - SuperHuman Shannon - QuickBooks Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Links:Southwest and FAA officials never knew Boeing turned off a safety feature on its 737 Max jets, and dismissed ideas about grounding themUnited Airlines says it’s now covering those surprise seatback webcam Tobii uses PC cameras to keep people from peeking at your screen (updated)Speeding tickets by mail? New cameras could soon catch speeders in metro AtlantaSurgeons Just Sent a Tiny, Autonomous Bot Into a Heart Valve In this Episode: Dialect Survey - Flying Insect with Rear Light (1:30) Google's Parent Has a Plan to Eliminate Mosquitos (2:52) Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media Amid Bomb Attacks (5:40) Utah Bans Police From Searching Digital Data Without A Warrant (7:50) Tesla investigates Model S explosion in Shanghai (9:30) Amazon demands selfies from delivery drivers (12:55) What Happens on Wall Street, Stays in San Francisco (15:22) Netflix's random play button is what we've all been waiting for (17:29) Weird & Wacky: Neuroscientists just brought pig brain cells back to life, changing our view of death (20:38) A Genius First-of-Its-Kind Device Has Created Electricity From Snowfall (23:47) Microsoft Has Announced We Can Finally Remove USBs Without Ejecting Them (25:35) Tech Recommendations (26:39): Sanjay - Dell Outlet Adam - Siri Shortcuts Shannon - Google Trends Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Links:Dialect Survey Results (Lighting Bug is the right answer)How to Kill Mosquitoes? Google and Verily Have a Plan - BloombergSri Lanka Blocks Social Media Amid Bomb AttacksUtah Bans Police From Searching Digital Data Without A Warrant, Closes Fourth Amendment LoopholeTesla investigates Model S explosion in Shanghai - The Washington PostAmazon demands selfies from delivery drivers - Business Insider In this Episode: Facebook says it 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5 million people's email contacts (1:13) Stratolaunch First Flight Video / World’s biggest airplane takes flight for the first time ever (3:20) We've been warned about AI and music for over 50 years (4:32) Verizon will now charge more money for in-store activations (6:43) Mutiny at HQ Trivia fails to oust CEO (10:35) Digital scan of Notre Dame offers hope for its restoration (14:28) Some Galaxy Fold review phones are breaking after a couple days of use (16:07) Blockchain has been unblocked, unchained and broken (19:27) A government department has shared the contact details of hundreds of journalists (21:52) Weird and Wacky Tech (22:40): Unnerving Footage Shows Boston Dynamics' Robot Dogs Casually Pulling a Truck Instagram Memers Are Unionizing Man receives prison sentence for shooting at fireflies he thought were ‘alien lasers’ Tech Recommendations (27:27): Sanjay - Blue Air 211+ Air Purifier Adam - AAA App Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:Facebook says it 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5 million people's email contacts without their consentStratolaunch First Flight Video, ImagesWE’VE BEEN WARNED ABOUT AI AND MUSIC FOR OVER 50 YEARS, BUT NO ONE’S PREPAREDVerizon will now charge more money for in-store activations of new phonesMutiny at HQ Trivia fails to oust CEO | TechCrunchThis digital scan of Notre Dame offers hope for its restoration after the fire - MIT Technology ReviewSome Galaxy Fold review phones are breaking after a couple days of useSamsung responds to reviewer complaints about its Galaxy Fold phone | TechCrunch In this episode: The Event Horizon Telescope’s first black hole image, explained in 500 words Watch Samsung fold the crap out of the Galaxy Fold Amazon accused of abandoning 100% renewable energy goal Google’s Wing drones approved to make public deliveries in Australia New privacy assistant Jumbo fixes your Facebook & Twitter settings Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account Reminder: Airbnb lets hosts put cameras inside your rental New app shows you all the e-scooters nearby in one handy map DCMS white paper: UK lays out proposed laws to regulate social media Weird and Wacky: Samsung Made a Flower Vase That’s a Throwable Fire Extinguisher The first research book written by an AI could lead to on-demand papers These Chinese sanitation workers have to wear location-tracking bracelets now Tech Recommendations: Adam - Private Internet Access Showhighlights, Chrome Extension Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Links:The Event Horizon Telescope’s first black hole image, explained in 500 words - VoxWatch Samsung fold the crap out of the Galaxy Fold | TechCrunchAmazon accused of abandoning 100% renewable energy goal | Technology | The GuardianGoogle’s Wing drones approved to make public deliveries in Australia - The VergeNew privacy assistant Jumbo fixes your Facebook & Twitter settings | TechCrunchFacebook still tracks you after you deactivate account - CNETReminder: Airbnb let Adam’s Top 5: Apple Ecosystem Google Docs Slack Audible Podcast App Sanjay’s Top 5: Android Auto Entertainment (Harmony Remote / Roku / Tablo / Hulu / Netflix) Duck Duck Go Amazon Web Services Security (Bonsai Shredder / Private Internet Access / Authy / Yubikey) Shannon’s Top 5: Navigation Online Finance / Banking Amazon Google Spotify Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit In This Episode: US computer science grads outperforming those in other key nations (2:05) How an 83-year-old found a new lease on life developing mobile apps (4:51) FTC Seeks to Examine the Privacy Practices of Broadband Providers (7:15) Google makes emails more dynamic with AMP for Email Teens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than ever (12:02) Here's everything Apple announced on Monday (15:09) Asus software updates were used to spread malware, security group says Doom Eternal Will Release On Google Stadia, More Games To Be Revealed Later Weird & Wacky Tech: What’s a Quick Detour When You’re Having Fun? Tesla car hacked at Pwn2Own contest Drunken online shopping is big business — especially for Amazon Tech Recommendations: Sanjay - Notes by Mozilla Adam - Google Meet Shannon - CodeAcademy Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:US computer science grads outperforming those in other key nations | Ars TechnicaHow an 83-year-old found a new lease on life developing mobile appsFTC Seeks to Examine the Privacy Practices of Broadband Providers | Federal Trade CommissionGoogle makes emails more dynamic with AMP for Email | TechCrunchTeens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than everHere's everything Apple announced on Monday Asus software updates were used to spread malware, security group says Doom Eternal Will Release On Google Stadia, More Games To Be Revealed LaterTesla car hacked at Pwn2Own contest | ZDNet In this Episode: Google Stadia puts Xbox One, PlayStation 4 on notice Facebook Did Not Securely Store Passwords. Here’s What You Need to Know Deloitte Digital media trends survey, 13th edition NVIDIA’s AI Can Turn Doodles Into Landscape ‘Photos’ Crash avoidance tech is spreading - Axios Proposed bill would make it illegal for boss to contact employees after hours Nude photos, tax statements and more: Old USB drives contain highly sensitive info Weird & Wacky Tech: Mathematically perfect rings could soundproof the world China’s new social media craze: Paying random people to shower you with over-the-top compliments Armando, the 'Lewis Hamilton of pigeons' sells for record €1.25m - BBC News Scientists create liquid metal that stretches like Terminator Tech Recommendations: Adam - Timeshifter: The Jet Lag App Sanjay - Data Removal: Darik's Boot and Nuke - DBAN Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Google Stadia puts Xbox One, PlayStation 4 on noticeFacebook Did Not Securely Store Passwords. Here’s What You Need to KnowDeloitte Digital media trends survey, 13th editionNVIDIA’s AI Can Turn Doodles Into Landscape ‘Photos’Crash avoidance tech is spreading - Axios In this Episode: Philadelphia becomes first US city to ban 'cashless' stores, report says Myequifax.com has yet another security disaster A ‘Creepy’ Assignment: Pay Attention to What Strangers Reveal in Public Scientists Say They Can Recreate Living Dinosaurs Within the Next 5 Years The US Air Force’s jet-powered robotic wingman is like something out of a video game A doctor in California appeared via video link to tell a patient he was going to die. The man's family is upset MoviePass Changing Business Model Yet Again, Will Now Focus On Their Own Films Google has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in ~ 60 markets Usain Bolt backs latest e-scooter company taking a run at New York City Weird and Wacky Tech: Mark Zuckerberg reportedly has an escape hatch in his office in case of emergency China completes world’s first 5G remote surgery in test on animal A Google employee broke the world record for calculating pi Tech Recommendations: Adam - Door Dash Jess - My Fitness Pal Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Special Guest: Jess Walker.Links:Philadelphia becomes first US city to ban 'cashless' stores, report saysMyequifax.com has yet another security disasterA ‘Creepy’ Assignment: Pay Attention to What Strangers Reveal in PublicScientists Say They Can Recreate Living Dinosaurs Within the Next 5 YearsThe US Air Force’s jet-powered robotic wingman is like something out of a video gameA doctor in California appeared via video link to tell a patient he was going to die. The man's family is upsetMoviePass Changing To Focus On MoviePass Films – /FilmGoogle has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in ~60 markets | TechCrunch In this Episode: Your iPhone Has a Hidden List of Every Location You’ve Been Facebook exploit – Confirm website visitor identities Facebook might launch a cryptocurrency in the first half of 2019 Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says he’ll reorient the company toward encryption and privacy Amazon is shutting down all of its US kiosks in favor of expanding its physical stores Amazon's culture is reportedly so hard on working parents that some people don't mention their kids or display family pictures Using the Mate X made me a foldable phone believer Meet the inventive Uber driver that gives his passengers a menu of different ride types The Spielberg vs. Netflix Battle Could Mean Collateral Damage for Indies at the Oscars Smart lightbulbs could be exporting your personal data to China Lyft’s financials show a $911 million loss ahead of its IPO Weird & Wacky Tech: Apple Watch’s GPS helps track down burglars Middle School Teacher Fired for Playing Fortnite with his Students A German family couldn't pay its bills, so the city took their dog and sold it on eBay Tech Recommendations: Adam - Apple News App Sanjay - Paste Enabler Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Your iPhone Has A Hidden List of Every Location You’ve BeenFacebook Information Leak - Webpages can confirm a user's IDFacebook might launch a cryptocurrency in the first half of 2019Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says he’ll reorient the company toward encryption and privacy - The Washington Post In this Episode: Spotify is finally available in India (1:47) FTC creates new task force to investigate tech sector (3:30) Elon Musk has until March 11 to respond to SEC contempt motion (5:06) TikTok puts Facebook on notice with 1 billion downloads (7:36) Doctor uses 5G to direct surgery live from a stage at Mobile World Congress (10:23) FedEx turns to Segway inventor to build delivery robot (15:02) Walmart’s Latest Shift Hurts Some More Than Others (17:38) This is the Stanford thesis presentation that launched Juul (18:47) Y Combinator accidentally let 15,000 people into an exclusive program — and now has decided to do it on purpose (20:50) Weird & Wacky Tech (22:35: THE TRAUMA FLOOR - The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America (23:07) HoloLens 2 hands-on: This feels like practical magic (27:09) I used a Mercedes-Benz as a Mario Kart controller, and it was amazing (29:19) Tech Recommendations (30:31): Adam - Fisher Space Pen Sanjay - Startup Cemetery Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Spotify is finally available in IndiaFTC creates new task force to investigate tech sectorElon Musk has until March 11 to respond to SEC contempt motionTikTok puts Facebook on notice with 1 billion downloadsDoctor uses 5G to direct surgery live from a stage at Mobile World Congress In this Episode: Samsung’s foldable phone is the Galaxy Fold, available April 26th starting at $1,980 (2:45) TCL is working on a foldable phone that bends into a smartwatch (5:02) Google says Nest’s secret microphone was “never intended to be a secret” (6:26) Southwest cancels more than 400 flights amid fight with mechanics (8:20) Lyft Is Planning to List Shares on Nasdaq (9:30) US Digital Ad Spending Will Surpass Traditional in 2019 (12:31) JPMorgan is creating its own cryptocurrency (15:15) Audi helps you avoid red lights by suggesting speeds (17:35) China Is Reportedly Building a Solar Po wer Station in Space (20:05) Weird & Wacky Tech: Super Mario Bros. cartridge sells for $100,150 (22:30) ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com uses AI to generate endless fake faces (24:30) The best new Twitter bot is an endless game of Jeopardy where the winners are good at puns (26:13) Scientists have made an AI that they think is too dangerous to release (26:53) Tech Recommendations (29:24): Adam - Vidyard GoVideo Sanjay - Logitech Harmony Remote Shannon - Splitwise Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Samsung’s foldable phone is the Galaxy Fold, available April 26th starting at $1,980TCL is working on a foldable phone that bends into a smartwatchNest Secure had a secret microphone, can now be a Google Assistant | CSO OnlineSouthwest cancels more than 400 flights amid fight with mechanicsLyft Is Planning to List Shares on Nasdaq In this Episode: 17% Of Consumers Believe Personalized Ads Are Ethical Hacker Who Stole $5 Million By SIM Swapping Gets 10 Years in Prison (5:40) BIOHACKERS ENCODED MALWARE IN A STRAND OF DNA Microsoft will expand Xbox Live support to Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS SPRINT FILES FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST AT&T FOR ITS 5GE MARKETING US military equipped with tiny spy drones LinkedIn Debuts LinkedIn live, a live video streaming service IBM's AI loses debate to a human, but it's got worlds to conquer Microsoft Issues Internet Explorer Upgrade Warning Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of blackmailing him — and publishes the details himself Daily Crunch: Bezos accuses National Enquirer of blackmail Weird and Wacky Tech: 'Drinkable' potato chips: the products keeping your phone grease-free NASA HEAD: “THIS TIME, WHEN WE GO TO THE MOON, WE WILL STAY.” DARPA wants smart bandages for wounded warriors Smart pills filled with tiny needles could inject medicine directly into your stomach Tech Recommendations: Adam - Zero - the fasting app Sanjay - Bonsai Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Only 17% Of Consumers Believe Personalized Ads Are Ethical, Survey SaysHacker Who Stole $5 Million By SIM Swapping Gets 10 Years in Prison - MotherboardBiohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of DNA | WIREDMicrosoft will expand Xbox Live support to Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS | VentureBeat In This Episode: Slack confidentially files to go public (3:23) Why Gimlet Sold to Spotify (7:13) Apple has banned Google from running internal iOS apps after certificate misuse (9:10) Google's new Chrome extension warns you about stolen passwords (11:17) Upcoming Version of Google Chrome Will Make It Harder to Block Ads (11:57) Lowe’s is killing off and bricking its Iris smart home products at the end of March (13:00) A new net neutrality bill is headed to Congress (16:25) This guy holds the world record for collecting spreadsheets (17:50) Founder of crypto exchange dies, taking only password (and $190M) with him (20:13) Weird and Wacky Tech: Study reveals wildlife is abundant in Chernobyl M&M's 3 new peanut-based flavors are here: Toffee, jalapeno, coconut (26:06) Tyra Banks is creating a tech-driven attraction called Modelland (27:11) Intuit Super Bowl 2019 introduces #robochild scares world (29:30) Tech Recommendations: Adam - This Marie Kondo-inspired Twitter tool will help you declutter your timeline so it again ‘sparks joy’ Sanjay - Shure SRH750DJ Professional Quality DJ Headphones Shannon - https://www.airbnb.com/ SPECIAL GIVEAWAY: Two: “Goodnight, Tyler” tickets at the Alliance Theater, brought to you by The Woodruff Arts Center. Tweet @techtalkyall and @thewoodruff to enter. Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Slack confidentially files to go publicWhy Gimlet Sold to Spotify Apple has banned Google from running internal In this Episode: Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them (2:02) Apple left huge FaceTime privacy bug unaddressed for 6 days (5:46) Japanese government plans to hack into citizens' IoT devices (7:53) Report: Bill Gates promises to add billions if Congress helps with his nuclear power push (9:48) It's time to pay serious attention to TikTok (12:09) Study Reveals The Types of Twitter Users Most Likely to Spread Fake News (13:46) Save the kids! Majority of motorists want autonomous cars to prioritise lives of children ahead of their own (16:33) Scientists Invent a Flexible Device That Converts Wi-Fi Signals Into Electricity (19:10) Robot valets may soon park your car at this London airport (21:10) Roomba Terra autonomous robot lawnmower unveiled (23:57) Weird and Wacky Tech: Swarm Technologies raises $25M to deploy its own 150-satellite constellation (27:10) French Man Sentenced To Four Months In Prison For Replacing PS4 Price Tag With $10 Fruit Sticker (28:55) Not Answering Phone Is Best Way To Stop Getting Robo-Calls, Experts Say (31:10) Tech Recommendations: (33:00) Adam - Every Dollar Sanjay - Airtable Shannon - https://www.techtalkyall.com/techrecommendations Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them | TechCrunchApple reportedly left huge FaceTime privacy bug unaddressed for 6 days | VentureBeatJapanese government plans to hack into citizens' IoT devices | ZDNet In this episode: Hulu ups price for live-TV service, cuts basic package price (1:40) Google, Amazon, and Facebook spent record amounts lobbying the government (3:38) Amazon Starts Testing ‘Scout’ Delivery Robots Near Seattle (5:37) Hotel fires half its robot staff for sucking at their jobs (7:13) SpaceX’s new test rocket topples over thanks to strong Texas winds (9:58) Boeing’s electric autonomous passenger air vehicle just had its first flight (11:02) Google Maps now helps you dodge speeding tickets while driving (12:16) LEGO - The Toy of Smart Investors (15:17) Google Buys Part of Fossil’s Smartwatch Team for $40 Million (16:05) This $350 mini-smartphone helped cure my digital distraction (17:19) THE Ohio State University now has THE silliest campus amenity yet: THE Pizza ATM (19:56) Weird and Wacky Tech: HOT DOG! Oscar Mayer hiring drivers for the Wienermobile (22:34) To Save the Sound of a Stradivarius, a Whole City Must Keep Quiet (23:31) We Can’t Correct for Magnetic Pole Shifts Thanks to the Government Shutdown (26:33) Tech Recommendations (27:57): Adam - Lyft App Sanjay - Twitter Sparkle Shannon - Apple Measure App GIVEAWAY: The Woodruff Arts Center (home to the High Museum, Alliance Theater, and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) is our new sponsor. We're giving away a pair of tickets to the High Museum! To win tweet @TheWoodruff and @techtalkyall. Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Also remember to rate our podcast - 5 stars, 5 stars!Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Hulu ups price for live-TV service, cuts basic package priceGoogle, Amazon, and Facebook all spent record amounts last year lobbying th In this episode: Netflix raises prices on all streaming plans in US (1:52) Netflix's price hike will boost your bill as much as $2 a month Government shutdown: TLS certificates not renewed, many websites are down (3:30) Jeff Bezos, World’s Richest Person, Announces Divorce After 25 Years Of Marriage (4:30) Vanguard Announces The Passing Of Founder John C. Bogle (5:20) DuckDuckGo debuts map search results using Apple Maps (7:13) Microsoft Pledges $500 Million for Affordable Housing in Seattle Area (8:08) If True, This Could Be One of the Greatest Discoveries in Human History (10:00) Motorola’s iconic flip phone ‘Razr’ set to make comeback with ‘foldable’ design (14:13) Return of the Razr—With a Foldable Screen and $1,500 Price You're running out of reasons not to get smart lights (20:06) It’s official: Ikea’s smart blinds are coming to the U.S. this spring (21:53) The Apple Car Is Coming – Here Are Eight Things You Need to Know (23:20) WHAT IS LIDAR, WHY DO SELF-DRIVING CARS NEED IT, AND CAN IT SEE NERF BULLETS? (25:50) A popular WordPress plugin leaked twitter account access tokens (28:30) Another huge database exposed millions of call logs and sms text messages (31:20) I Gave a Bounty Hunter $300. Then He Located Our Phone (32:36) Weird and Wacky Tech: Steve Carell to Star in Netflix Comedy Based on Trump's 'Space Force' (35:38) How the new VR screen could end the smartphone (35:55) Massive spinning ice disc forms in US river (38:08) Tech Recommendations (39:00): Adam - YouTube Kids & Ink and Volt Planner Sanjay - Consumer Reports Shannon - Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking GIVEAWAY: The Woodruff Arts Center (home to the High Museum, Alliance Theater, and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) is our new sponsor. We're giving away a pair of tickets to the ASO with Jim Brickman on January 25th at 8pm. To win tweet @TheWoodruff and @techtalkyall with why you love us both. Winner will be chosen this Wednesday, January 23rd. Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Also remember to rate our podcast - 5 stars, 5 stars!Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams In this Episode: Facebook knows how to track you using the dust on your camera lens (2:00) CES 2019: The 2020 Harley-Davidson Livewire is up for preorder, and it's pricey (4:32) Toyota is developing fighter-jet inspired safety features for cars and wants to share it (6:42) AT&T is lying to customers with 5G marketing (11:13) How AT&T predicted new technology 25 years ago and what it expects now (13:46) Toyota reveals finalists in $4 million quest to reinvent wheelchairs (17:31) Weird and Wacky Tech: Fiji water girl: I’ve been photo bombing since I was a kid (19:53) Rolls Royce’s Autonomous ship gives us a peak into the future of sea transport (21:18) Robot delivery dogs deployed by self-driving cars are coming (23:20) Tech Recommendations (25:18): Adam - SpotHero Sanjay - Kill A Watt Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Facebook Knows How to Track You Using the Dust on Your Camera LensCES 2019: what to expect from the biggest tech show of the year - The VergeToyota is developing fighter-jet inspired safety features for cars and wants to share it AT&T is lying to customers with 5G marketingHow AT&T predicted new technology 25 years ago and what it expects nowToyota reveals finalists in $4 million quest to reinvent wheelchairs Fiji Water Girl: 'I've been photobombing since I was a kid'Rolls Royce’s Autonomous ship gives us a peak into the future of sea transport In This Episode: Google wins U.S. approval for new radar-based motion sensor (2:36) Netflix pulls Hasan Minhaj episode critical of Saudi Arabia government (5:15) Netflix stops paying the ‘Apple tax’ on its $853M in annual iOS revenue (6:50) Bakkt scores $182.5M in funding to drive institutional and merchant adoption in crypto (10:02) Wielding Rocks and Knives, Arizonans Attack Self-Driving Cars (12:44) Gatwick Airport: Drones ground flights (15:45) The GPS Wars Have Begun (17:34) Artificial Intelligence Is Starting To Smart (19:53) Wifi 6 Explained (22:49) Weird and Wacky Tech: Hackers use a fake wax hand to fool vein authentication security (24:13) MIT researchers are now 3D printing glass (26:00) Tech Recommendations: (26:54) Adam - Focus Keeper Pomodoro timer Sanjay - MagicMirror.builders Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Google wins U.S. approval for new radar-based motion sensorNetflix pulls Hasan Minhaj episode critical of Saudi Arabia governmentNetflix stops paying the ‘Apple tax’ on its $853M in annual iOS revenue | TechCrunchBakkt scores $182.5M in funding to drive institutional and merchant adoption in crypto - The BlockWielding Rocks and Knives, Arizonans Attack Self-Driving Cars - The New York TimesGatwick Airport: Drones ground flights - BBC News In this Episode: Mashable's Best Tech of 2018 Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Mashable's Best Tech of 2018 In This Episode: As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants Not just Facebook: Twitter and Snapchat store unposted photos, too, and there's a specific reason Facebook Filed A Patent To Calculate Your Future Location This site will show you the highest-rated movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime How Google Will Destroy Uber Self-driving dirt rally vehicle offers crash course in autonomous car safety Ex-Uber engineer claims to travel 3,099 miles in a self-driving car Ars takes a first tour of the length of The Boring Company’s test tunnel Israeli company claims it has created new technology that can destroy cancerous tumors Robinhood launches checking and savings with an almost unheard-of 3% interest rate TROLL PATROL FINDINGS California Requires New City Buses to Be Electric by 2029 Weird & Wacky Tech: This 13-Year-Old Invented a Genius, Prize-Winning Way to Improve Solar Panel MIT Scientists Have Announced They Can Shrink Objects Down to The Nanoscale Tat tunes? Soundwave tattoos allow people to play songs through app Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody becomes most streamed song from 20th century Tech Recommendations: Sanjay - Price Wise by Firefox Adam - Way Back Machine Shannon - Audacity Ad and Tech Rec theme music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants - The New York TimesNot just Facebook: Twitter and Snapchat store unposted photos, too, and there's a specific reason - ABC NewsFacebook Filed A Patent To Predict Your LocationThis site will show you the highest-rated movies on Netflix & Amazon PrimeSelf-driving dirt rally car offers crash course in autonomous safety In this special episode, we taste test different flavored Kit Kats from east and west Japan. Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:KITKAT Japan In this Episode: Wearables get serious about heart rate (2:42) SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites (5:37) Nine Companies will compete to help NASA astronauts return to the moon (7:40) Bitcoin drops 8% to kick off December (8:48)) Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to 'increase lethality' (10:54) 'We have screwed up': Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (15:05) Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge (17:14) Browser Market Share (18:00) Lyft’s pink-wheeled shareable bikes will be available to rent soon (20:40) Marriott data breach: Class-action suit filed; experts ask why it wasn't caught earlier (23:47) Weird & Wacky Tech (26:31): Tesla "Romance Mode" Will Debut Before Cars Become Fully Self-Driving Wing, Alphabets drone delivery business to begin a pilot in Finland in Spring 2019 Why the “y’all” line divides the US North from South, not East from West Tech Recommendations (34:43): Sanjay - Google Translate Adam - RoboKiller Shannon - 1-800-Contacts Online Eye Exam Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Next episode is the special KitKat episode, order yours here. Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Wearables get serious about heart rate - CNETSpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites - AxiosNine companies will compete to help NASA astronauts return to the moon | TechCrunchBitcoin drops 8% to kick off December Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to 'increase lethality' In this Episode: Ohio becomes first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments (5:40) Google Employees Protest Company Actions…Again (7:24) Apple Confirms T2 Chip Can Brick Macs After Third-Party Repairs (9:50) Supreme Court may let consumers sue Apple over App Store monopoly claims (12:45) Who's Most Valuable? Apple Is Still the Champ Over Microsoft (14:07) LinkedIn cuts off email address exports with new privacy setting (17:17) Toys and apps often track your kids and collect information about them (22:38) USPS exposed data of 60 million users (24:38) The internet is evolving: HTTP will no longer use TCP (25:42) Weird & Wacky Tech: Hospital in China denies links to world’s first gene-edited babies (27:40) You can preorder an Alexa-enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass for $40(29:29) Silentmode’s PowerMask is a $200 connected relaxation mask(30:55) Holy cow! Giant steer 'Knickers' stands head and shoulders over herd (32:03) Tech Recommendations (32:44): Sanjay - Kanguru USB (with physical read/write switch) Adam - Text Expander Shannon - [The Morning Brew](morningbrew.com/?kid=f04b86) Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit PLUS: If you want to eat along to our special Japanese Kit Kat episode, order here. Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Ohio becomes first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments Google Employees Protest Company Actions…AgainApple Confirms T2 Chip Can Brick Macs After Third-Party RepairsSupreme Court may let consumers sue Apple over App Store monopoly claimsWho's Most Valuable? Apple Is Still the Champ Ove In this (short) episode, we're sharing our favorite Thanksgiving foods and plans. Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! In this Episode: NYC and Arlington Va Win the Contest for Amazon’s Split East Coast Headquarters (2:22) Lime recalls some scooters due to fire concerns (4:02) Disney stock jumps after streaming service news (5:02) Apple’s new T2 security chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone (6:36) Signal's new privacy feature making it tougher to know a sender’s identity (8:56) Alibaba eclipsed Amazon's estimated Prime Day sales in less than 10 minutes (10:04) Prison time, hefty fines for data privacy violations: draft U.S. Senate bill (14:00) Using Wi-Fi to “see” behind closed doors is easier than anyone thought (15:57) Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We Read? (18:23) Weird & Wacky Tech: iPhones are Allergic to Helium (20:10) A Poison-Detecting Watch for Gas and Oil Workers (22:15) Netflix Developed Truly Eye-Opening Technology That Could Change Everything (23:38) Samsung Electronics to release first foldable smartphone in March: sources (26:09) An AI Lie Detector to Start Questioning Travelers in the EU (27:41) Google wants to improve your smart home with iRobot’s room maps (29:20) Tech Recommendations(30:25): Sanjay - Better Tweetdeck Adam - Google Maps Shannon - iOS 12 (12.1) Facetime with up to 32 people Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Report: NYC and Arlington Va Win the Contest for Amazon’s Split East Coast Headquarters Lime recalls some scooters due to fire concerns | TechCrunchDisney stock jumps after streaming service newsApple’s new T2 security chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone | TechCrunch In this episode: Adam's Top 5 Tech Recs Todoist Circle by Disney Google Trips Quik App by Go Pro Ember Sanjay's Top 5 Tech Recs Tablo Signal Private Internet Access Data Blocker Belkin Conserve Power Socket Shannon's Top 3 Tech Recs Seconds Bird Scott's Cheap Flights Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of MistakesSponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Tech Talk Y'all - Tech Recommendations In this Episode: IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion (1:45) Google employees will walk out on Thursday to protest company’s handling of sexual misconduct (3:40) Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns (4:32) Fortnite Creator Epic Games Valued at Nearly $15 Billion (6:52) Coinbase raises Series E to accelerate adoption of cryptocurrencies (7:58) We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook approved all of them (10:17) Will Google’s homepage news feed repeat Facebook’s mistakes? (12:42) Uber introduces an Amazon Prime-style monthly subscription service (14:07) Weird & Wacky Tech: Musk Keeps Testing the Limits That the SEC Put on His Tweeting (16:32) Google AI Listens to 15-years of sea bottom data for Whale songs (18:28) Yes, we flew to Japan to watch someone pour liquid nitrogen on custom Kit Kats (20:19) Tech Recommendations (23:50) Sanjay - Georgia Votes Adam - [Waze (ft. new audio player)](ttps://www.engadget.com/2018/10/29/waze-beta-audio-player/) Shannon - TweetDeck Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion | ReutersGoogle employees will walk out on Thursday to protest company’s handling of sexual misconductBitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns — Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warnsFortnite's Epic Games Now Valued At $15 Billion | Fortnite INTELCoinbase raises Series E round of financin In this Episode: Facebook investors co-sign plan to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman (1:34) Facebook gets maximum fine for the catastrophic Cambridge Analytica data breach (2:25) It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads (3:45) Apple launched a new privacy website that lets you find all the data the company has on you (6:50) How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’ (7:28) Netflix is fueling its ballooning cash burn with $2 billion in new debt (9:25) MoviePass' parent doesn't want it anymore (13:18) YouTube CEO urges creators to protest EU copyright rule (15:40) Musk to buy $20 million in Tesla stock (17:04) Copyright Office Ruling Imposes Sweeping Right to Repair Reforms (18:26) Orkney islands could get first electric plane service (21:00) Weird & Wacky Tech: Banksy says self-destructing painting didn't go as planned (21:54) This Weirdly Geometric Iceberg Is Freaking Us Out (24:33) World’s Longest Sea Bridge Brings China Closer to Hong Kong (24:50) An oil spill you've never heard of could become one of the biggest environmental disasters in the US (26:05) Hubble Telescope’s Broken Gyroscope Seemingly Fixed After Engineers Try Turning It Off and On Again (27:34) Tech Recommendations (30:10): Sanjay - Life360 Adam - Liftmaster Garage Door Shannon - Google Voice Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Facebook investors co-sign plan to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman - Business InsiderFacebook gets maximum fine for the catastrophic Cambridge Analytica data breachIt turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with adsApple launched a new privacy website that lets you fin In This Episode: Paul Allen, Co-founder Of Microsoft, Is Dead At 65 (2:00) Thoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression Pact (3:23) Pro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo hits 30M daily searches, up 50% in a year (5:05) Secret SEC investigation into ICOs puts startups at risk (9:45) Governments Tell Google's Nest To Hand Over Data 300 Times (12:29) Palm returns as an ‘ultra-mobile’ smartphone (16:00) Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing them with robots (19:19) Weird and Wacky Tech: Parkour Atlas (21:45) Scientists built a terrifying robot snake that can climb ladders (23:40) Banksy Shows How he Fitted a Shredder Into a Frame for Famed Art Stunt (24:50) Moonmoons (Moons That Orbit Other Moons) Could Exist, Scientists Say (27:50) Tech Recommendations (28:32): Sanjay - [ballotpedia.org](ballotpedia.org) Adam - isidewith.com/ Shannon [vote.org](vote.org) Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Links:Paul Allen, Co-founder Of Microsoft, Is Dead At 65Microsoft Joins the Open Invention Network CommunityThoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression Pact - Conservancy Blog - Software Freedom ConservancyPro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo hits 30M daily searches, up 50% in a year | TechCrunchSecret SEC investigation into ICOs puts startups at risk - Decrypt MediaSmart Home Surveillance: Governments Tell Google's Nest To Hand Over Data 300 Times In This Episode: No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data (2:34) Pushing the limits of streaming technology (4:13) Wealthy Americans have stepped up investment in New Zealand (6:12) New Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devices (8:30) In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls (11:34) Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Could Increase Computer Speed, Memory (13:45) Bulletproof privacy makes price of iPhone worth it (16:54) Apple is using proprietary software to lock MacBook Pros and iMac Pros from third-party repairs (18:03) Weird & Wacky Tech: Police Use Fitbit Data to Charge 90-Year-Old Man in Stepdaughter’s Killing (21:29) There are now vending machines in London that dry-clean your laundry (25:17) Tech Recommendations: Sanjay - BlackVue Dashcam Adam - Voice to Text Shannon - Google Fonts Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal DataPushing the limits of streaming technologyThe Super Rich of Silicon Valley Have a Doomsday Escape PlanNew Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devicesExclusive: In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls - sourcesTransition Metal Dichalcogenides Could Increase Computer Speed, Memory In This Episode: Elon Musk settles with SEC over fraud charge Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk Make Sure MoviePass Didn't Reactivate Your Subscription The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies Bird will deliver scooters to users who want them all day Jeff Bezos’ Space Startup to Supply Engines for Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Venture Slack Actively Preparing for Early 2019 IPO Weird & Wacky Tech: AI-controlled robotic ceiling furniture creates extra space for tiny homes Small tech startup plans to grow cannabis on the International Space Station Tech Recommendations: Adam - Sustainable Palm Oil Shopping Sanjay - Travelon Tech Accessory Organizer Shannon - Google Fonts Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Tesla’s Elon Musk settles with SEC, will pay $20 million fine and resign as board chairman - The Washington PostYou Gave Facebook Your Number For Security. They Used It For Ads. | Electronic Frontier FoundationFacebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk - The New York TimesMake Sure MoviePass Didn't Reactivate Your SubscriptionThe Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies In This Episode: Apple delays original shows over mature content (1:24) YouTube is replacing textbooks in classrooms across America (4:33) Japan successfully lands robot rovers on an asteroid's surface (7:32) Lime Scooters Has Its Second Fatality in a Month (9:45) Inside Facebook Dating (12:08) Twitter may have sent your private DMs to the wrong people -- but probably not (16:03) Walmart wants to track lettuce on the blockchain (18:41) Google started quietly logging you into Chrome (22:18) Weird and Wacky Tech: An electric implant helps a paralyzed man walk the length of a football field (24:15) Original working Apple-I computer fetches $375,000 at auction (26:05) This device can charge your phone with wind or water (27:49) Tech Recommendations (29:25): Adam - Chick-fil-A App Sanjay - Libby Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Apple reportedly delays original shows over mature contentYouTube is replacing textbooks in classrooms across America - AxiosJapan successfully lands robot rovers on an asteroid's surface - CNNSecond E-Scooter Company Lime Rider Dies | FortuneInside Facebook Dating, launching today first in ColombiaTwitter may have sent your private DMs to the wrong people -- but probably not - CNETWalmart will be tracking leafy greens on the blockchain In This Episode: IBM creates blockchain equivalent of the ‘Yellow Pages’ (2:24) AI deepfakes ‘have the potential to disrupt every facet of our society' (4:24) Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program (7:40) Washington State Electronic Notary Public endorsements (10:50) Equifax IT staff had to rerun hackers' queries to see what was nicked (13:05) Electric Scooter Company To Go After Dangerous Riders (17:09) Weird & Wacky: Fortnite game addiction cited as cause for divorce (21:05) Thief Used Smartphone To Hack Into Tesla Model 3 On Display At Mall (22:18) Can you guess which of these paintings was not made by a human? (25:04) Tech Recommendations: (28:40) Adam - The Great Suspender Sanjay - Myki Shannon - Homelabs Sunrise Alarm Clock Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:IBM joins efforts to create the blockchain equivalent of the ‘Yellow Pages'US lawmakers say AI deepfakes ‘have the potential to disrupt every facet of our society’'A public relations nightmare': Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program | CBC NewsWashington State Electronic Notary Public endorsementsEquifax IT staff had to rerun hackers' database queries to work out what was nicked – audit • The RegisterElectric Scooter Company Uses Technology To Go After Dangerous Ri In This Episode: This peanut sensor stops nuts getting in your mouth (2:27) Google's 'Touring Bird' Is a Traveler's Dream (5:50) Amazon will sell live Christmas trees this holiday season (7:50) Samsung's LTE-powered tracker will help you stop misplacing things (9:36) The 4 biggest announcements from the Apple September event (12:45) Inbox, Google’s playground for email innovation, is going bye-bye (15:07) A "Presidential Alert" Text Will Be Sent To Your Phone Next Week (17:13) Weird & Wacky Tech: Mark Zuckerberg wrote an algorithm to beat a teen at Scrabble (19:24) A tech startup is asking rich people to spend $1,500 plus monthly fees on a mirror to stream workouts (22:27) 'Molar Mic' will let US military make calls from their teeth (24:06) Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theories (26:00) WeCroak reminds you of your fate 5 times a day (27:49) Tech Recommendations (30:54): Adam - Loom Screen Casting Sanjay - Light Camera (20% discount!) Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:The portable Nima Peanut Sensor stops nuts getting in your mouthGoogle's New Tool 'Touring Bird' Is a Traveler's DreamAmazon will sell full-size, live Christmas trees this holiday seasonSamsung is launching an LTE-powered tracker this week to help you stop misplacing thingsThe 4 biggest announcements from the Apple September eventInbox, Google’s playground for email innovation, is going bye-byeA "Presidential Alert" Text Will Be Sent To Your Phone Next Week And No, You Can't Opt OutMark Zuckerberg wrote an algorithm to beat a teen at ScrabbleForget $40 fitness classes — now a tech startup is asking rich people to spend In This Episode: Blood-Testing Firm Theranos to Dissolve (3:00) Amazon orders 20,000 vans to build delivery fleet (4:05) Yahoo email is still spying on you (6:51) Robinhood aims at IPO (8:12) Open-access plan could spell end to journal subscriptions (10:33) Labor Board Backs Engineers Who Were Fired for Unionizing (14:26) An IP address isn't enough to identify a pirate (17:02) Norway's plan for a fleet of electric planes (20:06) Mercedes Unveils First Tesla Rival in $12 Billion Attack (22:18) Weird & Wacky Tech: This LEGO Bugatti actually drives (26:14) Man Cycling around the UK in VR (28:13) Japan starts space elevator experiments (29:36) Who Caused The Mysterious Leak At The International Space Station? (33:13) A touch tablet that rolls and scrolls (36:02) Tech Recommendations (40:00): Adam - Duolingo Sanjay - Spruce & Co Screen Cleaning Wipes Shannon - Updater Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Blood-Testing Firm Theranos to Dissolve - WSJAmazon orders 20,000 vans to build delivery fleet, quadrupling its original purchaseIf you’re still using Yahoo email, it’s still spying on youRobinhood aims at IPO as the fintech startup seeks CFORadical open-access plan could spell end to journal subscriptionsLabor Board Backs Engineers Who Were Fired for Unionizing | WIREDUS Court of Appeals: An IP address isn't enough to identify a pirate - TechSpot In This Episode: Apple buys startup focused on lenses for AR glasses (2:14) 18% of US Students Now Own Cryptocurrency (4:00) Woman Uses Tinder To Prank Dozens Of Men Into Dating Contest (5:40) Bitcoin Mining Now Accounts for Almost 1% of the World's Energy Consumption (7:58) Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users (10:02) Walmart patent filings envision customers strapping on headsets to shop (17:22) Weird and Wacky Tech: Robotic sumo wrestling is a thing (19:15) Ghost peppers are saving U.S. grasslands (21:20) Naked Labs introducing body-scanning mirror (24:22) Researchers gave AI curiosity and it played video games all day (26:01) Tech Recommendations (27:16): Adam - Anker battery Sanjay - Home Radon Detector Shannon - Pablo Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuiSponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Apple buys startup focused on lenses for AR glassesCoinbase Survey Shows 18% of US Students Now Own CryptocurrencyWoman Uses Tinder To Prank Dozens Of Men Into Dating ContestBITCOIN MINING NOW ACCOUNTS FOR ALMOST ONE PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S ENERGY CONSUMPTIONTrump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulatedFacebook is rating the trustwor In This Episode: DeepMind AI Reduces Google Data Centre Cooling Bill by 40% (3:05) German Researchers Have Built a Quantum Transistor Using Just a Single Atom (5:01) Hackers can seize practically all your online accounts, and it's your voicemail's fault (7:45) Google tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report (11:16) NASA finds ice on the surface of the moon (14:36) Weird & Wacky Tech: This company embeds microchips in its employees, and they love it (16:45) St. Louis University is putting Amazon Echo Dots into every dorm room this fall (18:32) Weird Al Yankovic's new VR film will probably be weird (20:03) UFC champ Robert Whittaker uses Excel, gaming to get into shape (21:24) Tech Recommendations (23:55): Sanjay - Miniature Pac Man cabinet Adam - Living Wine Labels & Costco travel pants Shannon - Seconds Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:DeepMind AI Reduces Google Data Centre Cooling Bill by 40% | DeepMindResearchers Build Room-Temp Quantum Transistor Using a Single Atom | Fortune — German Researchers Have Built a Quantum Transistor Using Just a Single AtomHackers can use your voicemail to take over your online accounts — Hackers can seize practically all your online accounts, and it's your voicemail's faultGoogle tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report — Google tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report In this Episode: Pellion Technologies selling lithium-metal batteries (2:36) Common Wifi can detect weapons, bombs and chemicals in bags (4:55) Too Much Screen Time Harming Children’s Vision? (8:08) IBM-Maersk blockchain alliance cuts oceanic shipping times by 40% (11:00) Telegram launched a feature that’s both terrifying and brilliant (13:45) An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica state website in minutes (15:34) Kroger begins tests of driverless grocery delivery in Arizona (19:05) Twitter Explains API Changes to Employees (21:20) Weird and Wacky: World's First Space Mining Program Launches in Colorado (23:32) Grabb-It wants to turn your car’s window into a trippy video billboard (25:43) MoviePass Limits Movies and Showtimes Each Day in New Plan (28:08) Amazon said to consider purchase of movie theater chain (30:14) Tech Recommendations (32:10): Sanjay - TeamViewer Adam - Help Scout Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes. Weird and Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit.Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:The next major innovation in batteries might be hereCommon Wifi can detect weapons, bombs and chemicals in bags Is Too Much Screen Time Harming Children’s Vision? - American Academy of OphthalmologyIBM-Maersk blockchain alliance cuts oceanic shipping times by 40%Telegram just launched a feature that’s both terrifying and brilliantAn 11-year-old changed election results on a replica Florida state website in under 10 minutes In this Episode: Testing finds flaws with car electronic car safety systems Tesla weighs taking company private, but no decisions made yet SEC looking into Tesla after Elon Musk's tweets, reports say German start-up trials solar car that can charge as you drive Sorry, But Starbucks Will Not Be Accepting Bitcoin West Virginia to introduce mobile phone voting for midterm elections Pentagon tells troops: Turn off fitness tracker GPS when you head to warzones Weird and Wacky Tech: Piping Botnet - Turning Green Technology into a Water Disaster Hacker swipes Snapchat's source code, publishes it on GitHub Security flaws let hackers hit in-flight and at sea WiFi Tech Recommendations: Sanjay - TinEye Adam - Grammarly Seth - Bobby Shannon - Moment Ad music from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes. Weird and Wacky theme music from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit.Special Guest: Seth Radman.Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Testing finds flaws with car electronic car safety systemsTesla weighs taking company private, but no decisions made yetSEC looking into Tesla after Elon Musk's tweets, reports say - RoadshowGerman start-up trials solar car that can charge as you drive | ReutersSorry, But Starbucks Will Not Be Accepting Bitcoin - Motherboard In this Episode: Apple hangs onto its historic $1 trillion market cap (2:15) Huawei wants to release the world's first foldable phone in 2019 before Samsung does (5:00) The London startup that solved one of the most annoying things about flying is now branching out into trains (8:44) Five of the scariest predictions about artificial intelligence (13:15) Weird and Wacky Tech: China launches high-tech bird drones to watch over its citizens (24:07) I used Apple's AirDrop to troll strangers with photos of space sloths (26:30) Tech Recommendations (31:14): Sanjay - IFTTT Adam - Adobe Fill & Sign Ad music from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes. Weird and Wacky theme music from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit.Sponsored By:Ticket Burner: TicketBurner can help your organization deliver the right information, to the right people, at the right time. Try it free for 30 days!Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Apple hangs onto its historic $1 trillion market capThe London startup that solved one of the most annoying things about flying is now branching out into trainsHuawei wants to release the world's first foldable phone in 2019 before Samsung doesFive of the scariest predictions about artificial intelligenceChina launches high-tech bird drones to watch over its citizensI used Apple's AirDrop to troll strangers with photos of space sloths In This Episode: Uber Drivers Are Committing 'Vomit Fraud' (2:12) Google's new physical keys to secure your account (6:27) Miles gives you rewards for almost everything (8:47) “Waze of Parking” SpotAngels raises 2.3M (11:40) Google owns Duck.com, but it'll give rival DuckDuckGo a shoutout anyhow (13:04) A new digital divide: Young people who can’t use keyboards (16:19) The Allure of Small Towns for Big City Freelancers (18:10) How to Beat LinkedIn: The Game (21:03) Facebook is working on a new internet satellite (23:56) Weird and Wacky Tech (26:35): Inventor Demonstrates His $443K ‘Iron Man’ Jet Propulsion Suit This robot will draw and erase anything on your walls Why there's finally a drug for smallpox even though the disease no longer exists Pirelli made a tire-shaped Bluetooth speaker that isn’t actually made from tires Tech Recommendations (34:47): Sanjay - Here App Adam - Argus Shannon - LogiTech Mouse Plus, an update on Adam's Go Ruck experience. Ad music from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes. Weird and Wacky theme music from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit.Sponsored By:Ticket Burner: TicketBurner can help your organization deliver the right information, to the right people, at the right time. Try it free for 30 days!Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Uber Drivers Are Committing 'Vomit Fraud' to Pocket Cleanup FeeGoogle wants you to use its new physical keys to secure your account Miles gives you reward miles for almost everything“Waze of Parking” SpotAngels raises 2.3M In this episode: 12 new moons discovered around Jupiter (2:41) Blue Origin lands booster and crew capsule after test launch (4:00) Amazon is helping you find weird screws (6:40) Uber's next big thing is Lime scooters (8:42) California malls are sharing license plate tracking data with ICE (13:44) HTC’s blockchain phone is real (17:11) Three Breakthroughs That Will Disrupt The Tech World In 2019 (18:23) EU hits Google with record $5 billion fine (24:27) Weird and Wacky (26:35): This concept gill garment will turn you into a mermaid Study links frequent gadget use to increased ADHD symptoms in teens Surprise! Top sites still fail at encouraging non-terrible passwords Aston Martin reveals flying car that could hit 200 mph Tech Recommendations (40:43): Adam - Stockpile Sanjay - Uber Conference Shannon - Bird Sponsored By:Ticket Burner: TicketBurner can help your organization deliver the right information, to the right people, at the right time. Try it free for 30 days!Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:12 new moons discovered around JupiterBlue Origin successfully lands both booster and crew capsule after test launchAmazon's Part Finder helps you find those weird screws you needUber's next big thing is Lime scooters to get around townCalifornia malls are sharing license plate tracking data with ICEHTC’s blockchain phone is real, and it’s arriving later this year In this episode: Building blocks of life found on Mars NASA aims to "touch the sun" with new probe Device Seeks Axions, Proposed Dark Matter Particles 1st Satellite Built to Harpoon Space Junk Begins Test Flight Boeing's Hypersonic Vision: Hit Mach 5 Fighter Jet Is Testing 'Quiet' Supersonic Booms Why Do We Need a Space Nation Ad music from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes. Weird and Wacky theme music from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit.Sponsored By:Ticket Burner: TicketBurner can help your organization deliver the right information, to the right people, at the right time. Try it free for 30 days!Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Building Blocks of Life Found on MarsNASA readies probe to touch the sun with 'cutting-edge heat shield'Super-Sensitive Device Seeks Axions, Proposed Dark Matter Particles1st Satellite Built to Harpoon Space Junk for Disposal Begins Test FlightBoeing's Hypersonic Vision: A Sleek Passenger Plane That Can Hit Mach 5Why a Fighter Jet Is Testing 'Quiet' Supersonic Booms Over Texas for NASAWhy Do We Need a Space Nation? Welcome to Season 3! In this episode: Facebook gives up on building its own internet drone Bitcoin Bloodbath Nears Dot-Com Levels as Many Tokens Go to Zero Blockchain Voting Notches Another Success—This Time in Switzerland Google Duplex really works and testing begins this summer Wireless speaker maker Sonos files for IPO Crypto Visa card company Monaco just spent millions to buy Crypto.com California’s new online cancellation law benefits many disgruntled subscribers in other places, too Kim Dotcom loses latest legal bid to avoid US extradition Weird and Wacky: Scientists develop thermal camouflage that can fool infrared cameras ADcase is a high-tech 'mobile airbag' for your falling smartphone Tech Recommendations: Adam - Daily Yoga Sanjay - AmpMe Shannon - Quik - GoPro Editor Sponsored By:Ticket Burner: TicketBurner can help your organization deliver the right information, to the right people, at the right time. Try it free for 30 days!Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Facebook gives up on building its own internet droneBitcoin Bloodbath Nears Dot-Com Levels as Many Tokens Go to ZeroBlockchain Voting Notches Another Success—This Time in SwitzerlandGoogle Duplex really works and testing begins this summerWireless speaker maker Sonos files for IPOCrypto Visa card company Monaco just spent millions to buy Crypto.com In this episode: Back on the air with Jamie Dupree 2.0 (1:47) The Damage from Atlanta’s Cyber Attack is even worse than the city first thought (4:12) Scientists Have Invented a Software That Can 'See' Several Minutes Into The Future (8:04) New technology can see your body through walls (10:26) Robo-cones could speed up roadworks and spell the end for traffic jams (13:30) Airbnb Is Testing a New Service That Lets Hosts Offer Their Homes During Emergencies (17:29) This DNA Genetic Scan Lets Parents Know if Their Child has an Incurable Disease (19:55) US Armed Forces is getting a Space Force (22:38) Weird and Wacky Tech (27:02): Tesla Roadster may offer SpaceX package with actual rockets This handheld self-defense device is like having your dad protect you “Gaming Disorder” if officially recognized by the World Health Organization Facebook can use AI to open your eyes in blinking selfies Tech Recommendations (37:40): Adam - Blinkist Nicola - Alto's Odyssey & Monument Valley Ad music from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes. Weird and Wacky theme music from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit.Special Guest: Nicola Smith.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Ticket Burner: TicketBurner can help your organization deliver the right information, to the right people, at the right time. Try it free for 30 days!Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Links:Back on the air with Jamie Dupree 2.0The Damage from Atlanta’s Cyber Attack is even worse than the city first thoughtScientists Have Invented a Software That Can 'See' Several Minutes Into The FutureNew technology can see your body through wallsRobo-cones could speed up roadworks and spell the end for traffic jams In this episode: Weed killing robots (1:45) Blocking 500M users easier than following rules (4:22) Microsoft buys GitHub (7:00) Jeff Bezos talks moon colony plans (10:32) Airpods get live listen features (14:06) Ripple funding crypto research (17:06) Game-changing car batteries (18:40) Walmart text ordering service (22:30) Weird and Wacky Tech (24:37): Research-based caffine algorithm Robotic hose dragon for burning buildings Apple watch checking is distracted driving Tech Recommendations (33:00): Sanjay: Relay Adam: RealizD Ad music from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes. Weird and Wacky theme music from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit. "Developers" Remix by ViciousAloisius, remixed by our producer, ShannonSponsored By:Ticket Burner: TicketBurner can help your organization deliver the right information, to the right people, at the right time. Try it free for 30 days!Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Weed-killing robots are threatening giant chemical companies’ business models - MIT Technology ReviewBlocking 500 Million Users Is Easier Than Complying With Europe’s New RulesMicrosoft Buys GitHub for $7.5 Billion, Moving to Grow in Coding’s New Era Jeff Bezos details his moon colony ambitionsAirPods to get Live Listen feature in iOS 12Ripple is giving universities $50M to research cryptocurrency and blockchain In this Episode: EFF Wins Over Podcasting Patent (2:18) Facebook to Create Its Own Crypto (4:07) ‘Almost Irresponsible’ to Not Invest in Bitcoin (6:17) New Variant on Spectre, Meltdown Security Flaws (12:00) Not So Pretty: E-Fail and the PGP Flaw (13:54) Blockchain as `Next Frontier' for Logistics (16:00) 3D Audio Headphones Startup Ossic Disappears (18:33) Weird and Wacky (21:30): Tesla Washed Their Cars With This Waterless Car Wash Microsoft acquires conversational AI startup Sony’s 10-inch digital paper tablet Hiding Information in Plain Text Tech Recommendations (32:22): Adam - Gorillapod Sanjay - Firefox Focus Ad music from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes. Weird and Wacky theme music from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit.Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Tenrocket helps entrepreneurs and non-technical founders validate their idea with speed and confidence. They work in 10 day sprints to keep your vision on track and moving forward. Join the hundreds of entrepreneurs trusting their ideas with the team at Tenrocket. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:EFF Wins Final Victory Over Podcasting Patent | Electronic Frontier FoundationFacebook Plans to Create Its Own Cryptocurrency‘Almost Irresponsible’ to Not Invest in Bitcoin: Billionaire Mike NovogratzNot So Pretty: What You Need to Know About E-Fail and the PGP Flaw | Electronic Frontier FoundationIntel discloses new variant on Spectre, Meltdown security flawsFedEx's Smith Sees Blockchain as `Next Frontier' for Logistics - BloombergAfter tens In this episode: Wall Street Warms to Crypto (2:43) MoviePass brings back movie-a-day subscription (5:01) Cambridge Analytica shuts down post Facebook scandal (8:43) Firefox is adding ads, because only insults are free (12:18) Self-driving minivan crashes in Arizona (18:08) One atom thick light paving the way for tiny switches and sensors (23:40) Weird and Wacky Tech: Bose Soundwear companion neck speaker (26:55) Stick-On Tags Attach Laser Beams to Eyeballs (31:22) Researchers create a cloaking device (33:13) Tech Recommendations (34:49): Sanjay: AtariVCS Adam: Oak Meditation Shannon: Scott's Cheap Flights Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Tenrocket helps entrepreneurs and non-technical founders validate their idea with speed and confidence. They work in 10 day sprints to keep your vision on track and moving forward. Join the hundreds of entrepreneurs trusting their ideas with the team at Tenrocket. Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Bitcoin Sees Wall Street Warm to Trading Virtual CurrencyMoviePass brings back movie-a-day subscription for newcomersCambridge Analytica and British parent shut down after Facebook scandalFirefox is adding ads, because only insults are freeWaymo self-driving minivan involved in crash in ArizonaScientists use graphene to squeeze light to just one atom thick paving the way for tiny switches and sensorsFlexible, Stick-On Tags Attach Laser Beams to Eyeballs In this episode: Movie Pass is struggling (2:15) Netflix may buy a movie theater (2:42) Bill Gates is spying from space (3:50) Samsung's latest phone can't connect to the internet. On purpose. (5:39) Elon Musk pours 100M into Boring Company (7:43) Hackers build master key for hotel rooms (10:55) Amazon delivering packages to a trunk near you (13:50) A new Alexa skill can spy on you (17:38) Weird and Wacky Tech: Transition contact lenses are here (21:36) Google search tool will answer questions from thousands of books (23:50) Self-destructing emails (23:10) Tech Recommendations: Sanjay: Camscanner Adam: Mobile Passport Shannon: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Links:MoviePass Is Struggling, So Use It While You CanNetflix and Byron Allen Could Be Getting Into the Movie Theater BusinessBill Gates Backs Plan to Surveil the Entire Planet From SpaceSamsung Galaxy J2 Pro smartphone can't connect to the internetElon Musk’s Boring Company raises $113M for tunnels, with Musk investing the mostHackers built a 'master key' for millions of hotel roomsAmazon Starts Delivering Goods to the Trunk of Your GM or Volvo - BloombergSecurity Researchers Created a 'Skill' that Allows Alexa to Spy on YouContact Lenses That Darken In Bright Light Have Been Approved And Could Go On Sale Soon"Talk to Boo In this episode: Theranos has laid off most of its remaining staff (1:43) ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries (4:56) Robots are not taking over, says head of UN body on autonomous weapons (9:37) California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers (12:24) FTC Warns Companies ‘Warranty Void if Removed’ Stickers Are Flatly Illegal (19:44) Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service (26:18) Steve Wozniak drops Facebook (30:21) A long awaited IOT Crisis is Here, and many devices aren’t ready (34:28) Weird and Wacky: The seismic signal of Lionel Messi (39:32) European grid dispute resolved, lost 6 minutes returned to oven clocks (41:14) Waze crazy routing over a 32% grade road is driving residents nuts (43:17) Tech Recommendations (46:05): Sanjay - Wachete Jack - Bear Bonus: Amazon offers fulfillment center tours Past tech recommendations are available here Special Guest: Jack Wells.Links:Theranos lays off about 100 employeesACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries'Robots are not taking over,' says head of UN body on autonomous weapons | Science | The GuardianCalifornia proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengersFTC Warns Companies 'Warranty Void if Removed' Stickers Are Flatly IllegalAnnouncing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS serviceHow to keep your ISP’s nose out of your browser history with encrypted DNSSteve Wozniak drops Facebook: “The profits are all based on the user’s info”A Long-Awaited IoT Crisis Is Here, and Many Devices Aren't Ready In this episode: A cyber attack on Atlanta computers (2:48) Facebook is all kinds of out-of-whack (6:30) Russian court says Telegram must hand over encryption keys (10:45) Youtube is introducing your kids to conspiracy theories (13:30) HQ trivia lands Warner Brothers for a $3M ad deal (16:48) A Chinese space lab is falling to Earth in a fiery demise (21:47) Samsung has a patent out for over the air wireless charging (23:40) Amazon patent points to a future in which humanity is reduced to screaming at drones (25:55) This tiny wearable knows what you've been eating, drinking, and smoking (28:35) Tech Recommendations (31:50) Sanjay - SpiderOak ONE Adam - ContactuallySponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Cyberattack hits Atlanta computers | 'Everyone who has done business' with city may be at riskFacebook stock slides after FTC launches probe of data scandal — Shares of Facebook cratered as much as 6 percent Monday after the Federal Trade Commission announced it is investigating the company's data practices in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica leak of 50 million users' information.The Latest: Zuckerberg snubs summons from British Parliament — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is snubbing a summons from a British Parliamentary committee investigating the rise of fake news, offering to send senior executives in his place.Facebook to shut off third-party data targeting | The DrumRussian Court Says Telegram Must Hand Over Encryption Keys To State Intelligence ServiceYouTube is reportedly introducing your kids to conspiracy theories, too | TechCrunch In this episode: We are one step closer to robot world domination Flying taxis, worth your trip to New Zealand The SEC is formally charging the founder of Theranos with fraud Bose AR sunglasses Earbuds that translate language in real time The New - Weird and Wacky Tech - segment Links:This cheap 3D-printed home is a start for the 1 billion who lack shelter - The VergeDeepMind's new robots learned how to teach themselvesLarry Page’s Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stealth Mode - The New York TimesWhat Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Theranos's Fall From GraceBose sunglasses hands-on: audio AR makes more sense than you thinkSamsung's new QLED TVs appear almost invisible with Ambient Mode technology — QuartzWaverly Labs Pilot earbuds can translate languages in real time - Business InsiderTypingDNA launches Chrome extension that verifies your identity based on typing | TechCrunchQarnot unveils a cryptocurrency heater for your home | TechCrunchHere Are 911 Transcripts of Some of the Times Apple Employees Walked Directly Into Glass WallsPeople Are Attacking Driverless CarsAmazon says it's working to fix Alexa's laughing problemThis AR Street Fighter II Lets You Brawl in the Real WorldAirTable In this episode we talk about: Uber wants to get you to your doctor appointment That microchipped e-passport you've got? US border cops still can't verify the data in it Net Neutrality Legal Battle Officially Begins: What You Need To Know Are You a Coinbase User? Your Data Could Be on Its Way to the IRS Someone Stole 7 Bitcoins from Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Rapper 50 Cent Says He Isn't Actually a Bitcoin Millionaire Sprint, Delta, Airbus work to bring high-speed Internet to the skies Amazon buying video doorbell company Ring This electric jet can take off vertically and travel almost 190 miles per hour — and it's already being prototyped Plus two (plus two bonus!) great tech recommendations.Links:Uber wants to get you to your doctor appointment - AxiosThat microchipped e-passport you've got? US border cops still can't verify the data in itNet Neutrality Legal Battle Officially Begins: What You Need To KnowCoinbase to Send Data from 13,000 Users to the IRS | FortuneCryptocurrency Thief Stole 7 Bitcoins from Steve Wozniak | FortuneRapper 50 Cent: Actually, I'm Not a Bitcoin Millionaire | FortuneSprint, Delta, Airbus work to bring high-speed Internet to the skies - AxiosAmazon buying video doorbell company Ring - AxiosLilium jet may be the future of urban transportation - Business InsiderWoman climbs into x-ray machine because she didn't want to leave bag | Metro NewsOtter app transcribes any verbal conversation into searchable text In this episode we talk about: A script that renders useless the marketing snoop by your ISP Electronics that can self destruct Adam quizzes Sanjay about security products Uber and Lyft are trying to stop you from using your autonomous vehicle in cities Waymo and Uber reach a settlement to end their ongoing legal battles Too much crypto means no aliens for you Instead of a paywall, Salon has rolled out a cryptomining-wall The Georgia Senate thinks they can fix online security with a bad law - a very, very badly worded law Plus two great tech recommendations.Links:Vibha Campaigns | Sanjay raising money for kidsThis simple script renders data collected by your ISP unusableThese self-destructing electronics can turn your data to dust on commandThe security gadgets and apps you need to keep your information safeUber, Lyft Want to Ban Personal Use of Self-Driving Cars in Urban Areas - ExtremeTechWaymo and Uber reach a surprise settlement - The VergeWaymo and Uber have reached a settlement in their trade secrets battle - MIT Technology ReviewCrypto-currency craze 'hinders search for alien life' - BBC NewsSalon Offers To Remove Ads If Visitors Help Mine Cryptocurrency | TechdirtGeorgia Senate Thinks It Can Fix Its Election Security Issues By Criminalizing Password Sharing, Security Research | TechdirtLaMetric Time Wi-Fi Clock for Smart HomeHabit List This is the start of our second year of podcasting - yay! In this episode we talk about: The semi-realization of a real life tractor/levitation beam. Lots of talk about Bitcoin from Stripe, Robinhood, and 50 Cent. A disco ball satellite revolving around the Earth. US soldiers giving away their locations because of their addiction to fitness. And driverless cars are going to be careening through the streets of Atlanta! Plus FIVE (yes FIVE!) great tech recommendations.Special Guests: Adam Harrell and Kathryn O'Day.Links:Forget the Robot Singularity Apocalypse. Let's Talk About the Multiplicity | WIREDTractor beam breakthrough could lead to levitating humans - CNETMIT Scientists Design Artificial Synapse for Brain-Like Computer Chips | InverseArtificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance - The VergeEnding Bitcoin supportA disco ball-like satellite is orbiting earth. Here's why. - CNN50 Cent realizes he’s a Bitcoin millionaire thanks to sales of a 2014 album | TechCrunchU.S. soldiers are revealing sensitive and dangerous information by jogging - The Washington PostFitness tracking app gives away location of secret US army bases | Technology | The GuardianWaymo coming to Atlanta'Jackpotting' hackers steal over $1 million from ATMs across U.S.: Secret Service In this episode we talk about: GM's driverless, steering wheel-less, and pedel-less autonomous vehicle. iOS is heading to be bigger than the worldwide movie market. iPhone will soon give you a choice between slowing down or risking an overheated phone. Facebook is launching a home video chat device. Google bought a startup that can make your entire mobile device screen into a giant speaker. Samsung is working on a phone with a screen on both sides. Qualcomm joins the other companies with processor vulnerabilities while a new vulnerability is discovered in AMD processors. A small handheld device can tell you if the water you're about to drink is safe. A new skin sticker will tell you when you have had enough sun. Plus two great tech recommendations.Links:Look, Ma, No Steering Wheel Or Pedals In GM's Robo-Taxi, Coming In 2019iOS App Store will be bigger than entire worldwide movie industry sometime this year | 9to5MaciPhone Battery: Next update will let you disable intentional slowdown - Jan. 18, 2018EXCLUSIVE: Facebook Dives into Home Device Market with Video Chat Product Named "Portal" on CheddarGoogle quietly bought a UK startup that turns your screen into a speaker - The VergeSamsung is working on a phone with screens on both sides — here are three futuristic ideasQualcomm joins Intel, Apple, Arm, AMD in confirming its CPUs suffer hack bugs, too • The RegisterA new stack-based overflow vulnerability discovered in AMD CPUsSecurity AffairsLishtot’s TestDrop tells you whether water is safe to drink without even touching itSkin sticker lets you know when you've had enough sun In this episode we talk about: California recommending that you don't keep your smartphone anywhere near your body. Kroger is trying to innovate in the retail space to keep ahead of Amazon and Walmart. Google can now create a speaking bot that is indistinguishable from a real human. A Bitcoin multi-millionaire is donating $85m in Bitcoin to charity. Two major flaws have been discovered that affect nearly every computer, smartphone, and computing device in the world. HQ Trivia has built a huge following and it's now available on Android too. Netflix is watching you and is worried about some of your watching habits. Plus two great tech recommendations.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Due to cell phone radiation, California recommends texting instead of talking — Quartz — California says the only safe way to talk on your cell phone is to textKroger lets customers check out without registers or cashiers - Business Insider — Kroger is taking a direct shot at Amazon and Walmart and making checkout lanes obsoleteGoogle's voice-generating AI is now indistinguishable from humans — QuartzMeet "Pine," the Bitcoin Philanthropist Who Set Up the $85 Million Pineapple FundHuge Intel CPU Bug Allegedly Causes Kernel Memory Vulnerability With Up To 30% Performance Hit In Windows And Linux | HotHardwareResearchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s ComputersMitigations landing for new class of timing attackWhat is HQ Trivia, how to play, and how the app could take America by stormNetflix In this episode: Magic Leap: Founder of Secretive Start-Up Unveils Mixed-Reality Goggles This crazy new system can detect motion anywhere in your home using nothing but Wi-Fi REVIEW: Nest's new $499 home security system is simple to install and made me feel a lot safer Apple: Yes, we're slowing down older iPhones Google Pixel Buds review 5 Excellent Apps to Make This New Year Your Strongest Yet Special Guest: Jeff Hilimire.Links:Magic Leap One MR Headset May Be As Big As The Internet - InStashLightwear: Introducing Magic Leap's Mixed Reality Goggles - Rolling StoneThis crazy new system can detect motion anywhere in your home using nothing but Wi-Fi – BGRNest Secure review, details, photos - Business Insider In this episode we talk about: Five cryptocurrencies that are on the rise A game of virtual kittens that is crushing Ethereum How blockchain will impact society outside of cryptocurrencies Google spying on Android users even when you opt-out Google's AI that warns you when people are spying on your screen An AI that played chess by itself and then beat the world's best chess AI WeWork is expanding out and acquiring Meetup Plus two great tech recommendations.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:5 Bitcoin Rivals That Are Rapidly on the Rise | FortuneEthereum’s First Killer App Is Here, and It’s a Game Where You Create Digital Cats3 Biggest Ways Blockchain Will Change Society | Inc.comGoogle collects Android users' locations even when location services are disabled — QuartzA Lightweight AI Could Stop Strangers from Spying on Your SmartphoneAlphaZero AI beats champion chess program after teaching itself in four hours | Technology | The GuardianWeWork To Acquire Meetup In this episode we talk about: The Uber hack that lost 57M people's data The removal of Net Neutrality Tesla just built the world's largest battery The startup wanting to do braces for $88 per month Scientists have used cells as a recording device Plus two great tech recommendations.Links:Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People - BloombergUber's new chief knew about hack months before the publicFCC unveils plan to repeal net neutrality rules - The Washington Post1 Million FCC Comments Againt Net Neutrality Were Probably Fake | FortuneTesla just built the world's largest battery, thanks to a betCandid Co. teeth straightening orthodontics startup raises $15 million - Business InsiderScientists have used cells as a recording device for the first time - AxiosIt’s easy to save energy. | NestQuik - GoPro Video Editor on the App StoreQuik – Free Video Editor for photos, clips, music - Android Apps on Google Play In this episode we talk about: Balloons delivering Internet access in Puerto Rico Amazon is opening up pop-up stores in Whole Foods AI wasting email scammer's time AI researchers want to ban killer robots Uber plans to launch flying cars in Los Angeles by 2020 Disney is launching a streaming service to compete with Netflix (and others) Plus two great tech recommendations and the return of our hidden reference game. The game is harder than it was last time so give it a try and tweet us with your guess!Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Balloons deliever basic internet to Porta RicoAmazon is opening pop-up stores in Whole Foods for the holidaysAI’s latest application: wasting email scammers’ timeAI researchers want governments to ban killer robots, before it's too lateUber’s ‘flying cars’ could arrive in LA by 2020 — and here’s what it’ll be like to ride oneDisney's new streaming service to be priced "significantly lower" than NetflixSeries of tubes — dump In this episode we talk about: How you're (unwittingly) helping people make money on your computer How all your wifi is now vulnerable and what it means for you A new technology that can ruin pictures and videos made from a smartphone See through solar panels that could transform electricity generation Tesla gets going in Puerto Rico to help the kids Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Cryptocurrency mining affects over 500 million people. And they have no idea it is happening.What Is The Krack WPA2 WiFi Hack And How Can You Protect Yourself?LiShield Can Block Smartphone Cameras for Privacy's SakeSee-Through Solar Panels Will Put Untapped Energy to WorkTesla Turns Power Back On At Children's Hospital In Puerto Rico : The Two-Way : NPR In this episode we talk about: The US Postal Service employing autonomous vehicles How you can help make detailed 3D driving maps and get paid Amazon launching a delivery service, delivering to your trunk or in your house, and trying to get the .amazon top-level-domain AOL Instant Messenger is shutting down Researchers have figured out a way to see around corners Israel figured out that U.S. secrets were being leaked to the Russians via Kaspersky An Australia defense contractor lost 30 gigs of classified defense data because they didn't cahnge the default password on their router Two fantastic tech recommendations! PLUS there is a game in each episode. Listen closely and if you win you'll get some cool TTY shwag (read: stickers). Details in this episode!Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:The US Postal Service Is Working on Self-Driving Mail TrucksYour Next Gig: Map the Streets For Self-Driving CarsAmazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS - BloombergAmazon is in talks with Phrame and is working on a smart doorbellThe Case of .Amazon and What It Means For ICANNAIM will be discontinued on December 15, 2017 - AOL HelpAn algorithm for your blind spotHow Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for U.S. SecretsSensitive data stolen in Australia defence hack, China hand suspected In this episode we talk about: The Amish using computers The FCC reclassifying broadband - and surprise, everyone has broadband now! Origami drones, drone taxis, and shooting down drones with lasers Super accurate GPS chips Intel is making chips that think - SkyNet is real CCleaner was infected by malware and it has affected a lot of people Ikea bought TaskRabbit and, unrelated, put out a virtual reality app Walmart wants to have their employees enter your house and stock your fridge Two fantastic tech recommendations!Links:In Amish Country, the Future Is Calling - The New York TimesAjit Pai’s plan to lower broadband standards is “crazy,” FCC Democrat saysEPFL's Collapsable Delivery Drone Protects Your Package With an Origami Cage - IEEE SpectrumDubai starts testing crewless two-person ‘flying taxis’Dubai starts testing flying taxis | VentureBeatLockheed’s Laser Cannon Shoots Drones Out of the Sky, No FussSuperaccurate GPS Chips Coming to Smartphones in 2018Loihi is Intel's brainy chip designed to outthink your PC's Core CPUCCleaner Infection More Severe Than Thought, Targeted Microsoft, Google, SamsungIkea enters gig economy by buying freelance labour firm TaskRabbitDownload this: Ikea's AR app lets you preview furniture before you buy In this episode we talk about: Tesla unlocking vehicle range ahead of hurricane Irma China is focusing on only electric vehicles being sold there from 2030 Europe following suit and requiring new and remodeled homes in 2019 and beyond to have electric vehicle charging Equifax got breached badly - now what should you do? Hackers can take over your devices if Bluetooth is enabled Using your blood to create electricity - yes, VampirePower Rubicon Global hits unicorn status! Three (what - there's a bonus one in this episode!) fantastic tech recommendations!Special Guest: Cara Kneer.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Tesla's Hurricane Irma Update Taps Into Our Deepest Fears Of 21st Century DrivingChina Fossil Fuel Deadline Shifts Focus to Electric Car RaceHere’s How to Speed Up the Electric-Car RevolutionWhy the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info everFailure to patch two-month-old bug led to massive Equifax breachChatbot lets you sue Equifax for up to $25,000 without a lawyerDoNotPayEquifax’s Instructions Are Confusing. Here’s What to Do Now.Hackers Could Silently Hack Your Cellphone And Computers Over BluetoothWe May Soon Charge Devices by Harnessing Electricity from Our Bloodstream In this episode we talk about: How the Docx Games are ruining the youth of the world Initial Coin Offerings burger King (Russia) gets into the crypto-currency craze Sonos cares more about their revenue than your privacy The DOJ backs down from their demands for data Pacemakers that can be hacked to make them (literally) kill Palm (as in Palm Pilot) is making a comeback Internet security problems visualized and exposed A body cam for everyone Two fantastic tech recommendations!Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:The Docx games: three days at the Microsoft Office World Championship - The VergeVR Startup Decentraland Raised $25 Million on ICO in 10 SecondsWhoppercoin: Burger King Russia’s Cryptocurrency — WhoppercoinSonos: Accept Our New Privacy Policy Or We May Brick Your Device - ExtremeTechDOJ Backs Down From Overbroad J20 Warrant. But Problems Still RemainFDA recalls close to half-a-million pacemakers over hacking fearsReport: Palm is making a comeback next yearThe Internet Of Things’ Massive Security Problem, VisualizedShonin Streamcam Wearable Camera by Shonin Inc. — KickstarterNest’s Thermostat E has a new design, a cheaper price, and almost all the same features In this episode we talk about: A sleep pod bus for long distance travel How new babies can have three parents instead of two A robotic "crib" that keeps you from getting out of bed Bitcoin's meteoric rise in value Dreamhost fighting back against a DOJ subpoena Quick recharging of car batteries Android malware that records what you're saying all the time AI that can go from awful to incredible in two weeks A way to watch movies at the theater every day and only paying $10/month Two fantastic tech recommendations!Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Could A Bus With Sleep Pods Replace Airplanes? : NPRA New Way to ReproduceA robotic crib rocked my baby to sleep for monthsBitcoin just passed $4,000We Fight for the Users'Instantly rechargeable' battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobilesNew Android Malware Secretly Records AudioIt knew what you were going to do next’: AI learns from pro gamers — then crushes themHow The Facebook Chatbots Story Got Overblown: 5 Key Lessons For MarketersNetflix cofounder's MoviePass will now let you see one movie per day in theaters In this episode we talk about: Softbank pours $250m into Atlanta startup Kabbage iRobot's plans to not sell your house data to others Microsoft is killing off and then not killing off Paint Bitcoin is not forking and then did fork - what the heck does that mean? A guy walks around with 20 wifi scanners and a car battery to see what he could find out Tubes are now shooting around at 192MPH via Hyperloop An incubator for podcasts opens up China takes to shaming debtors Amazon's Treasure Truck hooks you up with deeply discounted products Sanjay & Adam are both vying to be the new Planetary Protection Officer for Planet Earth Three fantastic tech recommendations (Adam cheated and gives two instead of one)! Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:SoftBank Invests $250 Million in Online Lending Startup KabbageRoomba Home Mapping iRobot Statement Sell DataMicrosoft Paint to be killed off after 32 yearsMicrosoft Paint isn’t dead yet, will live in the Windows Store for freeWhat's Next for Bitcoin After Digital Currency Split Is Averted - BloombergBitcoin Splits, Rallies as Community Fails to Solve Cryptocurrency's WoesThis guy hunted Wi-Fi hackers using a giant backpack made out of radios Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Google Street View now lets you venture inside the International Space Station [Video] | 9to5GoogleAnti-drone radio wave startup SkySafe secures $11.5M from AndreessenWatch This Video Of Obama–It’s The Future Of Fake NewsA security robot just drowned itself, so score one for humansA Chinese umbrella-sharing startup just lost nearly all of its 300,000 umbrellasTrump administration officially delays ‘startup visa’ rulePolice body cams will soon use AI to find missing peoplePortaPow Fast Charge + Data Block USB Adaptor with SmartCharge ChipMorning Routine : Daily Habit Timer and Tracker on the App Store In this episode we talk about: Uber Driver Tipping This startup helps Uber drivers make extra cash by selling random stuff in their cars Drone fight club pits two quadcopters against one another for aerial supremacy Now there's a Bluetooth fidget spinner so you can keep track of all your sick combos Google's AI investment fund. It's betting on an app store for algorithms Google To Stop Scanning Inboxes Not a minimalist? Startups will gladly store, manage and deliver your items Two fantastic App recommendations!Special Guest: Kashi Sehgal.Links:Google Will Stop Reading Your Email to Target AdsYou can now tip your Uber driver in the app - The VergeThis startup helps Uber drivers make extra cash by selling random stuff in their carsDrone fight club pits two quadcopters against one another for aerial supremacyNow there's a Bluetooth fidget spinner so you can keep track of all your sick combos - The VergeGoogle Unveils an AI Investment Fund. It's Betting on an App Store for Algorithms. | WIREDCrunch Report | Google To Stop Scanning Inboxes | TechCrunchNot a minimalist? Startups will gladly store, manage and deliver your items | TechCrunchTrim: An Assistant That Saves You MoneyGoogle Trips In this episode we talk about: China trying out crypto-currency in mock transactions NASA funding experimental fusion rocket technology A robot that is going to try to "guard" the Georgia Aquarium Firefox now does real multi-threading - which is a great thing Microsoft releases a new keyboard which looks a lot like their other keyboards - mostly Uber is now CEO-less MailChimp gets going on breaking out of the online inbox and into the real-world mailbox Facebook tries to go telepathic as they pursue their new mission of bringing the world closer together And three (!) app recommendations.Special Guest: Kashi Sehgal.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:China’s Central Bank Has Begun Cautiously Testing a Digital CurrencyNASA-Funded Startup to Build Fusion-Powered RocketsRobot security guard: first Atlanta job is at Georgia AquariumFirefox 54 Finally Supports Multithreading, May Beat Chrome on RAMMicrosoft’s new Modern Keyboard has a hidden fingerprint readerUber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.More than 1,000 Uber employees ask for Travis Kalanick to return - AxiosMailChimp Wants To Solve Every Small-Biz Marketing Challenge (Even Snail Mail)How Facebook's Telepathic Texting Is Supposed to Work In this episode we talk about: AI that makes your camera do all the things you can't make it do A dynamic card to rule all your credit cards, etc. A phone that is only a phone A phone that is the next generation of phone Warby Parker lays out the facts on Adam Apple moves to make you safer while driving Your color printer is talking about you Blood is flying through the sky And two app recommendations. A big thanks to Lee Al-Taquan for the new intro and outro music. Find out more about him at al-taquan.com.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Arsenal, the intelligent camera assistant by Ryan Stout — KickstarterFuze Card, all-in-one smart cardThe Light PhoneAndroid creator Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone looks stunning and will cost $699 | TechCrunchiOS 11 adds 'Do Not Disturb while driving' to mute notifications on the goThis Secret Printer Code Could Have ID-ed Reality WinnerI would spend $10K to furnish my apartment with MIT’s robot furnitureBlood from the Sky: Zipline’s Ambitious Medical Drone Delivery in AfricaFree Small Business Software - Invoicing Accounting Software from Wave plus Credit Card Processing and Payroll In this episode we talk about: Tires that make parking a joy Doomsday vaults that fail before doomsday events Senators can now Signal it up Save money and play a lottery for free, kind of Diversify your retirement investments with Bitcoins - not for the faint of heart Check your eyesight at home with Warby Parker Reserve a parking spot for yourself with Park Mobile And a discussion of productivity apps that you should try.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Fear not, these omnidirectional tires will parallel park for youNorway's 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Flooded by Melting PermafrostIn encryption push, Senate staff can now use Signal for secure messagingLong Game raises $6.6 million for a savings account that doubles as a lottery ticket | TechCrunchIs bitcoin a good idea for retirement savings accounts like an IRA or 401(k)? — QuartzWarby Parker has an app that checks your eyes at homeWith Reservations Rollout, Parkmobile Looks Toward Parking Domination - HypepotamusTo do list and task manager. Free, easy, online and mobile: TodoistBasecamp: Project Management & Team Communication SoftwareTeamwork.com - Project Management, Help Desk & Chat SoftwareUse Asana to track your team’s work & manage projects · AsanaBoards | TrelloLearn how IFTTT works - IFTTT Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Atlanta I-85 bridge: Freeway set to reopen by May 15Soylent Closes $50 Million round of fundingSoylent Green (1973)Major Intel Security Flaw Is More Serious Than First ThoughtHow Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and PowerfulAmazon invested millions in the startup Nucleus — then cloned its product for the new EchoBash on Windows 10 goes beyond Ubuntu and gets support for Fedora and SuSE, tooThis Scientist Discovered A New Blue–And Now Crayola Is Making It Into A CrayonLighthouse tells you what happens in your home when you’re not there | TechCrunchCanary - A complete security system in a single device.Anki - powerful, intelligent flashcardsRainMachine - Forecast Smart WiFi Irrigation Controllers In this episode we talk about: Delta offering a lot of money for you to give up your seat Disney's room filling power that auto charges phones Samsung Galaxy S8 Square getting Yik Yaks engineers Apple's self-driving cars Plastc got $9 million and vanished Edible water blob A $400 wifi enables juicer that squeezes bags of juice Special Guest: Jeff Hilimire.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Airline overbookings: Delta can now offer up to $9,950 to volunteersDisney reveals room-filling, wireless-charging breakthroughSamsung Galaxy S8 review: The best phone ever made, only smaller | PCWorldGalaxy S8+ review: The future of Android is now | GreenbotSquare reportedly paid less than $3 million for Yik Yak's engineers | VentureBeat | Commerce | by Ken YeungCoca-Cola to cut 1,200 jobs as sales slump - Apr. 25, 2017Plastc swiped $9 million from backers and just completely vanished - The VergeCheck Out the Lexus That Apple's Using to Test Self-Driving Car Technology - BloombergI Just Love This Juicero Story So MuchThis Blob Is An Edible Water Bottle, And It Could Change EverythingAI personal assistant who schedules meetings for you | x.ai In this episode we talk about: The impending bot army invasion Thrill rides that make sure you get scared How to get in and out of SunTrust park quickly Pressuring countries to stop shutting off the Internet Getting water from the air Burger King hacking your home Live TV streaming over the Internet We wrap up with some tech recommendations.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:The bot invasion is on, powered by $24B in fundingWhat happened when a professor built a chatbot to be his teaching assistantGuy builds a thrill ride that spins faster if you aren't scared enoughBurger King’s new ad forces Google Home to advertise the WhopperAmazon’s Alexa started ordering people dollhouses after hearing its name on TV - The Verge3 things to know about getting to SunTrust ParkNo more IP addresses for countries that shut down internet accessDevice pulls water from dry air, powered only by the sunHulu’s Live TV service to cost $39.99 per month, sources say | TechCrunchAnonymous VPN Service From The Leaders | Private Internet AccessDark Sky In this episode we talk about: Mark DiCristina at MailChimp scoring an award Farmers hacking their tractors LastPass (possibly) losing control of your passwords Congress voting to allow ISPs to sell your data without your consent CES gadgets that Adam now pines for Octane Coffee has been bought And why you can't sleep at night We wrap up with some app recommendations. For this episode we're joined by our in-studio guest Jeff Hilimire.Special Guest: Jeff Hilimire.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Mark DiCristina named to Ad Age's 2017 40 Under 40Why American Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors With Ukrainian FirmwareLastPass password manager fixes serious password leak vulnerabilities in Chrome, Firefox, Edge extensionsLastPass is scrambling to fix another serious vulnerabilitySenate votes to kill FCC's broadband privacy rulesFor sale: Your private browsing historyCongress has sold off your privacy—and U.S. security NOTE: The first story in this podcast makes fleeting mentions of things that aren't necessarily appropriate for children. Use your own discretion. In this episode we talk about: Georgia HB 509 taking down the Internet with a typo how startup unicorns are delaying or avoiding going public how the CIA is spying on you with your TV how a shipping company is increasing security and reliability while reducing cost with blockchain and the new way to get a (not always cheap) ride around Austin We wrap up with a couple of app recommendations.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Tech Talk Y'all Episode Announcement ListHB 509 2017-2018 Regular SessionElectonic Frontier Foundation event @ Prototype Prime on Georgia HB 509Amazon Finds the Cause of Its AWS Outage: A TypoAirbnb Closes $1 Billion Round To Keep Delaying IPOStationary Bike Startup Peloton Seeks Unicorn Valuation - BloombergWikiLeaks’ CIA document dump shows agency can compromise Android and smart TVsThe World’s Largest Shipping Company Trials Blockchain to Track CargoHailing a Different Ride in Austin - MIT Technology ReviewTo do list and task m Four(ish) stories (and a couple of tech product/service recommendations) for your listening pleasure. We cover autonomous big rigs (and why Sanjay has dumped Uber), underwater data centers, the house of cards of a startup, and the location of the impending intergalactic alien invasion.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Embark’s self-driving truck is ready to assist human drivers | TechCrunchReflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber — Susan J. FowlerWant an Energy-Efficient Data Center? Build It Underwater - IEEE SpectrumTheranos: The House of Cards That Elizabeth Holmes BuiltAstronomers discover 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby star - CNN.com MailChimp and Home Depot earn spots in Fast Company's list of most innovative companies Greenlight helps control your kid's (or maybe your spouse's!) spending - greenlightcard.com A hardware level chip flaw leaves us all vulnerable to hacks - wired.com The Braves have partnered with Waze and Uber to make traffic easier to manage - bravesupdate.com Weekly (maybe?) rant App recommendations Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! 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