Tech Talk Y'all

Episode 133: May The 4th Be With You

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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 - Reuters
          • Nextdoor and Walmart partner on a new neighborly assistance program | TechCrunch
          • 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 - CNN
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          Tech Talk Y'allBy Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker