Tech Talk Y'all

Episode 127: Social Distancing

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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 treatments
        • AMC, Other Chains Closing Theaters to Combat the Coronavirus
        • Coronavirus: Amazon suspends all nonessential shipments to warehouses - Business Insider
        • CO2-based vodka startup Air Co. fully redirects its tech to making hand sanitizer for donation | TechCrunch
        • LVMH will use its perfume and cosmetics factories to manufacture free hand sanitizer
        • 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? | Ars Technica
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        Tech Talk Y'allBy Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker