April 02, 2018

Episode 31: (Season 2.5) Pay Homage to the Drone Overloards

37 minutes

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 - Contactually

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Links:

Cyberattack hits Atlanta computers | 'Everyone who has done business' with city may be at risk
Facebook 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 Drum
Russian Court Says Telegram Must Hand Over Encryption Keys To State Intelligence Service
YouTube is reportedly introducing your kids to conspiracy theories, too | TechCrunch

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