Tech Talk Y'all

Episode 86: Guess Who Has the Best Uber Rating!?


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In this Episode:

  • Apple is looking into building foldable iPhones out of glass (2:00)
  • Mobile carrier AT&T will now accept payments in crypto (3:48)
  • How scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas (5:30)
  • LAS VEGAS ORDERS UP A BORING COMPANY LOOP (9:34)
  • Sen. Josh Hawley calls out Facebook over ‘encrypted’ messaging plans (13:05)
  • VW is working on ways to prevent nausea in self-driving cars (15:47)
  • Uber will soon ban passengers with low ratings (18:22)
  • Newly Released Amazon Patent Shows Just How Much Creepier Alexa Can Get (20:35)

  • Weird and Wacky:

    • YouTuber hacks fingerprint scanner of OnePlus 7 Pro using hot glue (22:50)
    • MAN BITTEN BY RABID BAT HIDING IN HIS IPAD (26:10)
    • Open Hatch Nearly Sunk India's New $3 Billion Nuclear Missile Submarine (27:50)

    • Tech Recs (30:40):

      Adam - T-mobile Tuesdays
      Sanjay - 23andme

      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:

      • Apple is looking into building foldable iPhones out of glass
      • Mobile carrier AT&T will now accept payments in crypto - The Block
      • How scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas - MIT Technology Review
      • Las Vegas Orders Up a Boring Company Loop | WIRED
      • Sen. Josh Hawley calls out Facebook over ‘encrypted’ messaging plans - The Verge
      • VW is working on ways to prevent nausea in self-driving cars
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