Tech Talk Y'all

Episode 45: At 3 AM Every Echo Dot Plays Rick Astley

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In This Episode:

  • DeepMind AI Reduces Google Data Centre Cooling Bill by 40% (3:05)
  • German Researchers Have Built a Quantum Transistor Using Just a Single Atom (5:01)
  • Hackers can seize practically all your online accounts, and it's your voicemail's fault (7:45)
  • Google tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report (11:16)
  • NASA finds ice on the surface of the moon (14:36)

    • Weird & Wacky Tech:

    • This company embeds microchips in its employees, and they love it (16:45)
    • St. Louis University is putting Amazon Echo Dots into every dorm room this fall (18:32)
    • Weird Al Yankovic's new VR film will probably be weird (20:03)
    • UFC champ Robert Whittaker uses Excel, gaming to get into shape (21:24)

      • Tech Recommendations (23:55):

      Sanjay - Miniature Pac Man cabinet
      Adam - Living Wine Labels & Costco travel pants
      Shannon - Seconds

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      Links:

      • DeepMind AI Reduces Google Data Centre Cooling Bill by 40% | DeepMind
      • Researchers Build Room-Temp Quantum Transistor Using a Single Atom | Fortune — German Researchers Have Built a Quantum Transistor Using Just a Single Atom
      • Hackers can use your voicemail to take over your online accounts — Hackers can seize practically all your online accounts, and it's your voicemail's fault
      • Google tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report — Google tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report
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      Tech Talk Y'allBy Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker