June 03, 2019

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

37 minutes

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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