Tech Talk Y'all

Episode 53: There's Nothing Faster.... Except Light


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In This Episode:

  • No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data (2:34)
  • Pushing the limits of streaming technology (4:13)
  • Wealthy Americans have stepped up investment in New Zealand (6:12)
  • New Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devices (8:30)
  • In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls (11:34)
  • Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Could Increase Computer Speed, Memory (13:45)
  • Bulletproof privacy makes price of iPhone worth it (16:54)
  • Apple is using proprietary software to lock MacBook Pros and iMac Pros from third-party repairs (18:03)
  • Weird & Wacky Tech:

    • Police Use Fitbit Data to Charge 90-Year-Old Man in Stepdaughter’s Killing (21:29)
    • There are now vending machines in London that dry-clean your laundry (25:17)
    • Tech Recommendations:

      • Sanjay - BlackVue Dashcam
      • Adam - Voice to Text
      • Shannon - Google Fonts
      • Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

        Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

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        • No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data
        • Pushing the limits of streaming technology
        • The Super Rich of Silicon Valley Have a Doomsday Escape Plan
        • New Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devices
        • Exclusive: In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls - sources
        • Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Could Increase Computer Speed, Memory
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        Tech Talk Y'allBy Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker