Tech Talk Y'all

Tech Talk Y'all

By Sanjay Parekh & Adam WalkerNewsTech News
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Tech Talk Y'all episodes

  • Application Screencaster Professional Clipper Do It All For You Now Gadgetry Wiz with Widgets

    In this Episode:

    • Disappearing Tweets? Twitter Now Has a Feature for That
    • Messaging app Go SMS Pro exposed millions of users’ private photos and files
    • Google completes global RCS rollout as Messages starts testing default end-to-end encryption
    • Firefox 83 arrives with HTTPS-Only Mode and faster performance
    • Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent for most developers starting January 1st
    • Dolly Parton, Country Saint, Funded Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine
    • Hulu will increase the price of its live TV service again on December 18th
    • This Device Reads Paralyzed People’s Thoughts Through Their Veins
    • This startup wants to replace the white cane for blind people
    • Not a test anymore: SpaceX, NASA launch 4 astronauts from Cape in historic mission
    • Weird and Wacky:

      • MeowTalk: Alexa developer’s app to translate cat’s miaow
      • Suspect tries to escape FBI agents using underwater "sea scooter" in frigid California lake
      • Tech Recs:

        • Sanjay - Shure SM7B
        • Adam - Evernote Screen Capture Feature



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          34 min
        • I’ll Go Where the Wind Takes Me

          In this episode:

          • Google made an app for creditors to lock you out of your financed phone if you don’t make payments
          • Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021
          • Election 2020: Michigan voters approve Proposal 2, protecting electronic data
          • Uber rolls out a new feature that lets you book a ride 30 days in advance
          • Virgin Hyperloop hits an important milestone: the first human passenger test
          • Stretchable, self-healing, recyclable device could be the future of wearables
          • Many websites will stop working on older Android versions in 2021
          • Biden’s victory was just what tech wanted. Now what?
          • Zoom and other ‘stay-at-home’ stocks got crushed on the positive vaccine news
          • Scientists Develop Nasal Spray That Can Disable Coronavirus
          • Netflix Picks France to Test First Linear Offering
          • Sonos launches a paid, lossless-quality version of its radio service
          • Weird and Wacky:

            • Best Facial Recognition Fail Ever
            • Tech Rec:

              • Sanjay - MaxRewards
              • Adam - Freshbooks
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                42 min
              • Dog Robots & Olive Oil

                In this episode:

                • Apple added a secret button to your iPhone, and you may not have even noticed
                • The Raspberry Pi 400 is a compact keyboard with a built-in computer
                • Massachusetts voters pass right-to-repair expansion opening up car data
                  • Massachusetts Just Passed the World’s Most Advanced Right to Repair Law
                  • WhatsApp Brings Disappearing Messages To Its Platform
                  • Spotify Rolls Out Standalone Streaming On Apple Watch App: TechCrunch
                  • Coronavirus: NHS COVID app failed to record potential exposures due to error
                  • Portland, Maine has voted to ban facial recognition
                  • WeWork employees used an alarmingly insecure printer password
                  • Fortnite to Return to iOS via Nvidia GeForce Now Streaming Servic
                  • Weird and Wacky:

                    • Driverless race car sums up 2020 by swerving into a wall for no reason
                    • Tech Rec:

                      • Sanjay - CopyQ
                      • Adam - Alfred
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                        28 min
                      • Paying More for Netflix? Just What I Wanted to Do!

                        In this episode:

                        • To Encourage Autonomous Vehicles in Your State Create a No-Fault Insurance Pool
                        • How to turn on Zoom’s new end-to-end encryption—and why you may not want to
                        • UK to ban sale of carrier-locked phones from December 2021
                        • Ticketing Tech Company Experience Shutting Down
                        • Netflix is raising the price of its most popular plan to $14 today, premium tier increasing to $18
                        • Fix, or Toss? The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Gains Ground
                        • Alphabet’s Loon sets a new record for longest stratospheric flight
                        • Influencers’ next frontier: their own live shopping channels
                        • Instacart will accept food stamps for grocery delivery
                        • Harley-Davidson unveils a gorgeous new electric bike called Serial 1
                        • Weird and Wacky:

                          • BioVYZR 1.0 - Personal Air Purifying Shield
                          • 7,600 tons of buildings move from Shanghai streets
                          • Tech Recs:

                            • Sanjay - Nite Ize Radiant 3-in-1 LED Mini Flashlight, 80 Lumen Flashlight, Lantern, Signal Light in One
                            • Adam - Copy Clip
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                              45 min
                            • Lord of the Flies Written All Over This

                              In this episode:

                              • Google kills off app that let you check in on loved ones during an emergency
                              • Google confirms the Nest Secure has been discontinued
                              • Google Monopoly Case by U.S. Sets Stage for Multi-Pronged Attack
                              • Hulu Gets Sidelined in Disney’s Global Streaming Ambitions
                              • Quibi is shutting down
                                • Quibi apps arrive on Apple TV, Android TV, and Fire TV, but are they too late?
                                • The first AI model that translates 100 languages without relying on English data
                                • Hacked Billboards Can Make Teslas See 'Phantom Objects,' Causing Them to Swerve or Stop Abruptly
                                • The Hummer is back as a 350-mile range ‘electric supertruck’ that can drive diagonally
                                • PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping on its network
                                • Dropbox's family plan offers a shared 2TB for $17 per month
                                • Weird and Wacky:

                                  • Meet the Excel warriors saving the world from spreadsheet disaster
                                  • NASA and Nokia are putting a 4G network on the moon
                                  • An unused Carnival cruise ship could soon become a floating office where techies, YouTube influencers, and 'digital nomads' can live and work remotely
                                  • Japanese theme park lets you work from a Ferris wheel
                                  • Tech Rec:

                                    • Sanjay - Tripp Lite ISOBAR4ULTRA
                                    • Adam - YouTube Audio Library
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                                      42 min
                                    • You Can Find Good People Anywhere

                                      In this Episode:

                                      • Robinhood Users Say Accounts Were Looted, No One to Call
                                      • Google’s Nest announces new smart thermostat with simpler design, lower price
                                      • Kahoot picks up $215M from SoftBank for its user-generated, gamified e-learning platform
                                      • Dropbox is the latest San Francisco tech company to make remote work permanent
                                        • S.F. rent prices plunge as much as 31% — steepest decline in U.S., new report says
                                        • Zoom prepares to roll out end-to-end encryption in 4 phases
                                        • Zoom will start letting people host online events with paid admission
                                        • Airbnb Combats Surge in Party Houses After Covid Shuts Nightclubs
                                        • New Consumer Alert on Yelp Takes Firm Stance Against Racism
                                        • Snapchat among first to leverage iPhone 12 Pro’s LiDAR Scanner for AR
                                        • Meditation App Calm Said to Seek Funds at $2.2 Billion Valuation
                                        • San Diego cuts off all streetlight sensors over privacy concerns
                                        • ‘DeFi’ Replaces ‘Blockchain’ as the Must-Have Crypto Mon
                                        • Scientists Have Discovered a Genuine Room-Temperature Superconductor
                                        • Weird and Wacky Tech: 

                                          • Machu Picchu reopens for a single tourist who's been stranded in Peru for seven months
                                          • Google introduces song matching via humming, whistling or singing
                                          • Tech Recs: 

                                            • Sanjay - Raindrop.io
                                            • Adam - Belkin Desktop Charging

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                                              44 min
                                            • Only One Dad Joke Per Episode

                                              In this episode, we talk about nuclear fusion, SNL, and many more fun things. 


                                              In this Episode:

                                              • Airbnb blocking some rentals over Halloween to halt parties
                                              • G Suite is now Google Workspace
                                              • Android's new Sound Notifications will alert you to 'critical sounds' around you
                                              • Google is giving data to police based on search keywords, court docs show
                                              • House Democrats say Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple enjoy ‘monopoly power’ and recommend big changes
                                              • Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is ‘Very Likely to Work,’ Studies Suggest
                                              • Facebook to defy new Turkish social media law
                                              • AT&T kills DSL, leaves tens of millions of homes without fiber Internet
                                              • Apple’s T2 Security Processor Has an Unpatchable Security Flaw
                                              • Apple officially announces iPhone 12 event for October 13: ‘Hi, Speed’
                                              • An Excel error may have led England to under-report COVID-19 cases
                                              • A follow up to Coinbase being a mission focused company
                                              • Jack Dorsey’s Square purchases $50 million worth of bitcoin
                                              • Waymo is opening its fully driverless service to the general public in Phoenix
                                              • Weird and Wacky:

                                                • ‘S.N.L.’ Had a Live Audience. It Went Home With Paychecks.
                                                • John McAfee arrested after DOJ indicts crypto millionaire for tax evasion
                                                • Tech Rec:

                                                  • Sanjay - Calm
                                                  • Adam - https://www.locast.org
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                                                    40 min
                                                  • Episode 155: Wear Allbirds, Watching Disney+ with Virtual Friends in Your Grand Cenral Station Mancave!

                                                    In this episode:

                                                    • Why Allbirds Launched a Proprietary Shopping App
                                                    • When coffee makers are demanding a ransom, you know IoT is screwed
                                                    • New Xbox app on iOS will let you stream games from console to iPhone/iPad
                                                    • This tiny device can scavenge wind energy from the breeze you make when you walk
                                                    • Google launches Nest Audio speaker, successor to Google Home, available Oct. 5 for $99
                                                      • Sonos sues Google for infringing five more wireless audio patents
                                                      • Walmart’s new store design proves browsing is dead
                                                      • AD BREAK

                                                        • Google’s Epic response: Android 12 will make it easier to install app stores
                                                        • Disney+ now lets you binge watch with friends, even when you're not together
                                                        • Amazon will now let you pay with your palm in its stores
                                                        • Cloudflare’s privacy crusade continues with a challenge to one of Google’s big data source
                                                        • Why Coinbase will struggle to ban politics from the workplace
                                                          • Coinbase offers exit package for employees not comfortable with its mission
                                                          • Facebook’s billions are backing two tech direct listings on Wednesday: Palantir and Asana
                                                          • Weird and Wacky:

                                                            • Three railroad workers built a 'man cave' under New York's Grand Central Terminal
                                                            • Tech Rec:

                                                              • Sanjay - Leviton AGTR1-W SmartlockPro Dual Function AFCI/GFCI Receptacle
                                                              • Adam - Lenovo Chromebook C330 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop

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                                                                34 min
                                                              • Episode 154: Gandolf gets the Greenlight

                                                                In this episode:

                                                                • Peacock Launches on Roku Across the U.S.
                                                                • CIA’s new tech recruiting pitch: More patents, more profits
                                                                • Google launches a work-tracking tool and Airtable rival, Tables
                                                                  • KilledByGoogle.com
                                                                  • Google is pulling the plug on paid Chrome extensions over the next year
                                                                  • AD BREAK

                                                                    • Greenlight Now Valued At $1.2B Following $215M Series C
                                                                    • Newsom bans new gas cars — and begs Trump for a fight
                                                                    • Ring’s latest security camera is a drone that flies around inside your house
                                                                    • Amazon removes the $500 Prime Bike, says it has nothing to do with the Peloton knock-off
                                                                    • Weird and Wacky:

                                                                      • Man redesigns iPhone home screen in the style of MS Paint, with glorious results
                                                                      • Star Wars' Mark Hamill, Star Trek's Patrick Stewart Face Off in Uber Eats Commercial
                                                                      • Tech Rec:

                                                                        • Sanjay - MonicaHQ CRM
                                                                        • Adam - Quizlet App
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                                                                          38 min
                                                                        • Episode 153: Smell Ya Later

                                                                          In this episode, we talk about the Duty-Free shop, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and many more fun things. 

                                                                          In this episode:

                                                                          • Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok in U.S., Beating Microsoft
                                                                          • How to blur your house on Google Street View (and why you should)
                                                                          • A bug in Joe Biden’s official campaign app exposed a treasure trove of voter information
                                                                          • Lyft Offers 50 Percent Off Election Day Rides
                                                                          • Here’s everything Apple revealed at its September hardware event
                                                                          • Microsoft pulled its underwater data center out of the sea in Scotland
                                                                          • Waze launches lane guidance, trip suggestions, traffic alerts, and more
                                                                          • Tesla bug allows other electric cars to charge for free at new Superchargers
                                                                          • Exclusive: The Billionaire Who Wanted To Die Broke . . . Is Now Officially Broke
                                                                          • Weird and Wacky:

                                                                            • SIA eyeing 'flights to nowhere' to give a lift to ailing business
                                                                            • Scientists May Have Found Evidence of Life in the Clouds of Venus
                                                                            • Fighter pilot says UFO he chased in 2004 committed 'act of war'
                                                                            • The Freshest Los Angeles Mansion Around
                                                                            • Tech Recs:

                                                                              • Sanjay - Steelcase Series 1
                                                                              • Adam - Rode Shotgun Mic
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                                                                                41 min

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                                                                              Tech Talk Y'all is a weekly technology news show covering what has happened this week in tech, with hosts Sanjay Parekh and Adam Walker. Sanjay and Adam talk about technology, weird and wacky tech…