Tech Talk Y'all

Episode 61: Why are they messing with bikes and scooters?.... Rocket packs!

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In this Episode:

  • Wearables get serious about heart rate (2:42)
  • SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites (5:37)
  • Nine Companies will compete to help NASA astronauts return to the moon (7:40)
  • Bitcoin drops 8% to kick off December (8:48))
  • Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to 'increase lethality' (10:54)
  • 'We have screwed up': Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (15:05)
  • Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge (17:14)
  • Browser Market Share (18:00)
  • Lyft’s pink-wheeled shareable bikes will be available to rent soon (20:40)
  • Marriott data breach: Class-action suit filed; experts ask why it wasn't caught earlier (23:47)

    • Weird & Wacky Tech (26:31):

    • Tesla "Romance Mode" Will Debut Before Cars Become Fully Self-Driving
    • Wing, Alphabets drone delivery business to begin a pilot in Finland in Spring 2019
    • Why the “y’all” line divides the US North from South, not East from West

      • Tech Recommendations (34:43):

      • Sanjay - Google Translate
      • Adam - RoboKiller
      • Shannon - 1-800-Contacts Online Eye Exam

        • 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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        Links:

        • Wearables get serious about heart rate - CNET
        • SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites - Axios
        • Nine companies will compete to help NASA astronauts return to the moon | TechCrunch
        • Bitcoin drops 8% to kick off December 
        • Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to 'increase lethality'
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        Tech Talk Y'allBy Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker