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In This Episode:

Weird and Wacky Tech:

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Links:

• MoviePass is shutting down September 14th - The Verge
• MIT Creates Light-Sensitive 'Reprogrammable' Ink - ExtremeTech
• MIT unveils new 'blackest black' material and makes a diamond disappear
• States led by Texas target Google in new antitrust probe
• Beekeeper raises $45M Series B to become the ‘Slack for non-desk employees’
• India Spacecraft Located, Condition Unknown
• Lawsuit Claims Whole Foods Violates Employees' Privacy Rights By Collecting Fingerprints
• CIA's Cold War pigeon spying program disclosed in newly declassified docs: report
• British Authorities Scramble To Find Stolen Solid Gold Toilet

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Weird and Wacky:

Tech Recommendations:

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Links:

• Amazon testing payment system that uses hands as ID
• Mozilla flips the default switch on Firefox tracker cookie blocking | TechCrunch
• DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators - VICE
• Firefox Private Network

Links:

• Operation indiscriminately infects iPhones with spyware
• Asteroid news: 100% chance of impact expert alerts in life or death warning | Science | News | Express.co.uk

In this Episode:

Weird and Wacky:

Tech Recs:

Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

Links:

• Billionaires Jack Ma and Elon Musk debate good, evil and AI at conference in China
• After seven roof fires, Walmart sues Tesla over solar panel flaws | Ars Technica
• NASA has officially attached a helicopter to the Mars 2020 Rover
• Two airlines ban all MacBook Pros from checked luggage
• T-Mobile is giving away free hot spots so people can test-drive its network for 30 days
• Bluetooth Security Flaw Leaves Millions Of Devices Vulnerable To Data Attack | Tech Times
• Ford says its autonomous cars will last just four years
• Honda's New Airbag Catches Your Head to Save Your Brain
• A top secret government agency is in immediate need of an underground lair. Like, by today

Links:

• This robotic tail gives humans key abilities that evolution took away
• These contact lenses get dark in the sun -- here's what it's like to wear them
• He tried to prank the DMV. Then his vanity license plate backfired big time.
• The fashion line designed to trick surveillance cameras | World news | The Guardian
• Tesla Model 3 owner implants RFID chip to turn her arm into a key
• Someone left old TVs outside 50 homes in Virginia while wearing a TV on his head. No one knows why.

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Tech Recommendations (28:00):

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Links:

• Apple: Break Safari's privacy rules and we'll treat you like malware
• Huawei employees reportedly caught helping African governments spy on opposition
• Automattic’s bargain-bin Tumblr deal plugs right into the WordPress business model
• These Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Computer
• He got 2 million people to say they’d storm Area 51. Now he’s planning an alien festival.
• The US Navy will replace its touchscreen controls with mechanical ones on its destroyers - The Verge
• 8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service - The Verge

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Weird and Wacky:

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Special Guest: Jeff Hilimire.

Links:

• Using AI to give doctors a 48-hour head start on life-threatening illness | DeepMind
• LightSail 2 Spacecraft Successfully Demonstrates Flight by Light | The Planetary Society
• Satellites are becoming real-time spies in the sky - CNET
• The Federal Reserve announces plans for a real-time payments system that will be available to all banks
• Apple's flashy new credit card is now available (to some)
• Disney finally unveils Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu bundle for $12.99 monthly
• Forget touchscreens: This case controls a smartphone with buttons and dials
• Scientists Create Contact Lenses That Zoom with Blinks and Looks
• French 'Green Goblin' crosses English Channel on hoverboard

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Weird & Wacky Tech (18:00)

Tech Recommendations (27:05):

Links:

• Google Chrome 76 now available, makes it easier to get around paywalls
• Google will donate 100,000 Home Minis because so many people with paralysis rely on them
• Capital One breach also hit other major companies, say researchers | TechCrunch
• Amazon Refuses Blame for Capital One Data Breach, Says Its Cloud Services Were 'Not Compromised in Any Way'
• ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC are suing free TV streaming app Locast - The Verge
• SpaceX launches Nickelodeon slime and an Adidas soccer ball into space
• Amputee can feel objects again with prosthetic arm inspired by Luke Skywalker - CNN
• Chinese vlogger who used filter to look younger caught in live-stream glitch - BBC News
• Sony’s wearable AC will arrive too late to save you from this year’s heatwave

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Tech Recs (29:20):

Links:

• FaceApp Lets You ‘Age’ a Photo by Decades. Does It Also Violate Your Privacy? - The New York Times
• Tinder (MTCH) Bypasses Google Play, Revolt Against App Store Fee - Bloomberg
• House passes bill to block robocalls
• Firefox to pile on more native privacy features – Naked Security
• Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in September
• Robinhood stored passwords in plaintext, so change yours now
• Presso is piloting dry cleaning vending machines at midwestern hotels
• Ford-owned Spin is bringing a tougher electric scooter to dozens of cities
• Atlanta Mayor: After two deaths, no more electric permits.

In This Episode:

Weird & Wacky Tech:

Tech Recommendations:

Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

Special Guest: Cara Kneer.

Links:

• Don’t deny it. Amazon’s Prime Day has changed how you shop
• Jeff Bezos risks angering Trump by acknowledging the US Postal Service gave him a huge helping hand in building Amazon
• Uber Finally Sets Divesity Inclusion and Equity Goals
• Facebook’s testimony to Congress: Libra will be regulated by Swiss
• Waze now shows road toll prices along your driving route
• Apple Park valued at over $4 billion, making it one of the world’s most expensive buildings
• A Chinese AI startup is tracking lost dogs using their nose prints
• I lived like a moon astronaut and have the scars to prove it
• Road-tripping with the Amazon nomads
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