Beards of Tech

Topics for Discussion

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/21/16010766/verizon-netflix-throttling-statement-net-neutrality-title-ii

Said it was a “test”

https://qz.com/1038442/a-teenager-told-the-budapest-transport-authority-its-website-had-a-security-flaw-so-the-agency-had-him-arrested/

Arrested for responsibly reporting a hack

https://twitter.com/vista_df/status/885799046912364546/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fqz.com%2F1038442%2Fa-teenager-told-the-budapest-transport-authority-its-website-had-a-security-flaw-so-the-agency-had-him-arrested%2F

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/24/amazon-jacked-up-prime-day-prices-misleading-consumers-says-vendor.html

Good to note to make use of a chrome extension called “The Camelizer”, which plots price over time on amazon for any item.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-camelizer/ghnomdcacenbmilgjigehppbamfndblo?hl=en

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https://electrek.co/2017/07/20/elon-musk-boring-company-build-new-york-washington-dc-underground-hyperloop/

Topic that quickly became a hot topic, especially along the Eastern Corridor.

https://jalopnik.com/heres-a-running-list-of-comments-from-public-agencies-o-1797094244

Room for discussion on the future of public transit

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/24/microsoft-paint-kill-off-after-32-years-graphics-editing-program?CMP=fb_gu

Article is a bit sensationalized. It’s only ending support.

Paint-Based illustrated novel: https://qz.com/983188/this-stunning-graphic-novel-was-entirely-illustrated-using-microsoft-paint/

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/07/25/1615220/adobe-anounces-that-in-2020-flash-player-will-reach-its-end-of-life-in-light-of-newer-technologies

Flash will be officially killed off in 2020

Listen in to hear about recent developments in the world of Technology. In this episode of Industry 4.0, we cover a nice variety of subjects including the Ethereum market, a giant production bug in the OnePlus 5, hacking Hoverboards, building a better artificial mind, saving SoundCloud, Pay to Play News on Facebook, and the future of Bluetooth.

Topics and Source Links:

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Welcome to Episode 10! In this episode we discuss the importance of the Internet Day of Action and Net Neutrality talks/protests that occurred this past Wednesday, and the steps you can take to ensure your voice is heard.

We also go into some more information on the latest news on Net Neu-[CHARACTER LIMIT REACHED. PLEASE PURCHASE PREMIUM SHOW NOTES PLAN TO CONTINUE]

Beats by Jeff Budzinski - https://soundcloud.com/freh

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Be sure to also check out Kyle's wrestling podcast,  On Air With Keenan & Kyle!

http://onairwithkeenan.podomatic.com/

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Join us today as Matt, Kyle, and Ryan discuss the future of Tesla and its factories, and Apple's defining moment in their past, and the legacy the iPhone has had on the industry and world as we move past the 10 year anniversary of the iPhone last Wednesday.

Topics for discussion

Model 3 goes on sale on Friday
https://apnews.com/9e7afbbfbc234b688032f7c4b37d5bbd/Tesla-says-its-Model-3-car-will-go-on-sale-on-Friday

Volvo to completely phase out combustion engines by 2019
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-05/volvo-cars-joins-electric-race-with-plan-for-five-battery-models

10 new Gigafactories proposed in the last 6 months
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/10-battery-gigafactories-are-now-in-progress-and-musk-may-add-4-more

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Apple’s 10 year anniversary of the iPhone

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/29/15894520/iphone-anniversary-10-year-look-back

https://www.recode.net/2017/6/26/15821652/iphone-apple-10-year-anniversary-launch-mobile-stats-smart-phone-steve-job

https://www.imore.com/history-iphone-original

If you wanna watch this moment again, unveiling of the original iphone:

https://youtu.be/-3gw1XddJuc?t=1391

Beats by Jeff Budzinski - https://soundcloud.com/freh

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Be sure to also check out Kyle's wrestling podcast,  On Air With Keenan & Kyle!

http://onairwithkeenan.podomatic.com/

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Welcome to Episode 8!! A bit late this week, but that doesn't take away from the great topics we've got in store.

Topics for discussion

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/28/15887496/petya-virus-not-actually-ransomware-analysis-shows

“But Comae saw that code had been specifically modified to change it from a virus that encrypts a disk and demands a ransom into a virus that simply destroys the disk.”

https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/27/facebook-2-billion-users/

Fb at 2 billion monthly active users

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Location based information (Snap Maps or w/e its called, Twitter in general)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/23/snapchat-maps-privacy-safety-concerns

SpaceX - 2 rockets, 1 weekend

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/25/15870934/spacex-second-launch-weekend-rocket-landing-success-falcon-9-landing

Beats by Jeff Budzinski - https://soundcloud.com/freh

Be sure to also check out Kyle's wrestling podcast,  On Air With Keenan & Kyle!

http://onairwithkeenan.podomatic.com/

EPISODE LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN. Thanks for joining us on another wild ride. Making the best of a slower week in tech news with some great back and forth banter.

Media companies investing getting original shows on Snapchat

https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/19/time-warner-will-spend-100m-on-snapchat-original-shows-and-ads/

Facebook AI accidentally creates its own language

https://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2017/06/19/facebooks-ai-accidentally-created-its-own-language/#.tnw_HpBi1MwZ

Euro MPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40326544

42:00 - Second half begins, break ends

Amazon buys Whole Foods for 13.4 Billion

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/dealbook/amazon-whole-foods.html

Uber saga cont.

CEO Officially out for good

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/technology/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick.html?_r=0

Positive news!! Tipping is now available in select cities (Seattle, Minneapolis and Houston) with a full rollout by the end of July

http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/20/technology/business/uber-adds-tipping/index.html

*** Small PSA about HP printer vulnerability ***

Major security flaw in HP printers (all of them basically, so assume this impacts you if you own one) which allows hackers and bots to get into your network through your printer. A FIX HAS BEEN DONE, SO UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE using your printer software

Beats by Jeff Budzinski - https://soundcloud.com/freh

Be sure to also check out Kyle's wrestling podcast,  On Air With Keenan & Kyle!

http://onairwithkeenan.podomatic.com/

Welcome to Episode 6! Join us after the fact as we live test facebook live (no pun intended) and cover some of the more entertaining topics this past week!

Xbox One X

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/12/15779866/microsoft-xbox-one-x-4k-price-vs-ps4-pro

https://www.cnet.com/news/xbox-one-x-vs-ps4-pro/

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/12/15779156/apple-new-ipad-pro-review-2017-10-5-tablet-ios

Uber CEO on the chopping block (Travis been said chopped, show notes are laggin)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/11/technology/uber-holder-report.html

New bill introduced to make it illegal for the president to delete tweets by making it part of the presidential record

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/337416-covefe-act-would-make-social-media-a-presidential-record

58:30 - Break

Talk about android/iOS beta as daily driver

Lyft Stuff:

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/6/15742274/lyft-nutonomy-self-driving-car-partnership-boston-pilot

OVI/DUI Lyft/Uber in Sentence:

https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/14/ohio-drunk-drivers-uber-lyft/

Netflix has more American subscribers than cable TV:

https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/14/netflix-subscribers-top-cable-tv-in-us/

For funsies:

Microsoft’s AI first player to get perfect Ms. Pacman score:

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/14/15801700/microsoft-ai-perfect-ms-pac-man-score

E3 game stuff

http://www.ign.com/wikis/e3/Games_at_E3_2017

Beats by Jeff Budzinski - https://soundcloud.com/freh

Be sure to also check out Kyle's wrestling podcast,  On Air With Keenan & Kyle!

http://onairwithkeenan.podomatic.com/

Episode 5! In this one we talk a little bit about what got us into podcasting, and have some friendly banter about Apple's WWDC. Thanks for listening!

Intro About ourselves:

What we do (not necessarily career, but hobbies, major, etc)

57:50 - Break

OneLogin data breach. Discuss trusting password managers with all this data

https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/onelogin-data-breach-compromised-decrypted/

AppleFS doesn't work with non english languages

https://eclecticlight.co/2017/04/06/apfs-is-currently-unusable-with-most-non-english-languages/

Beats by Jeff Budzinski - https://soundcloud.com/freh

Be sure to also check out Kyle's wrestling podcast,  On Air With Keenan & Kyle!

http://onairwithkeenan.podomatic.com/

Episode 4! This is a bit different than our prior format. Much more opinion based and less influenced by articles. Thanks for joining us this week!

Cool article about potential uses of AI (some probably already in effect)

http://www.businessinsider.com/researchers-predictions-future-artificial-intelligence-2015-10/#pieter-abbeel-says-robots-will-keep-us-safer-especially-from-disasters-1

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Beats by Jeff Budzinski

Be sure to also check out Kyle's wrestling podcast, Keenan & Kyle!

It's that time of the week again! episode 3! We finally manage to get the whole gang together for this one. 

Topics for discussion

Google I/O - First Half

Everything to know about Google I/O

Bluetooth support for home

Remove obstructions from pics

http://www.androidcentral.com/google-io-2017

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http://abc13.com/news/report-reveals-uber-charges-riders-more-in-wealthier-areas/2022921/

Switched ride cost algorithm, but kept driver payment algorithm the same.

Living in a richer neighborhood could cost you more money for ubers, or going from wealthier area to wealthier area

Uber is allegedly using a new technology to use location-based data to upcharge you.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/05/volvo-says-no-more-diesel-engines-the-future-is-electric/

Volvo to ditch diesel engines in favor of electric; To follow Tesla’s lead.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/theresa-may-internet-conservatives-government-a7744176.html

Theresa May wants to create her own British internet

Beats by Jeff Budzinski

Be sure to also check out Kyle's wrestling podcast, Keenan & Kyle!