Tech Talk Y'all

Episode 32: Three Engineers are Saying.... That's Steep!

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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 employees
        • ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries
        • 'Robots are not taking over,' says head of UN body on autonomous weapons | Science | The Guardian
        • California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers
        • FTC Warns Companies 'Warranty Void if Removed' Stickers Are Flatly Illegal
        • Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service
        • How to keep your ISP’s nose out of your browser history with encrypted DNS
        • Steve 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
        ...more
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        Tech Talk Y'allBy Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker