Tech Talk Y'all

By Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker

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 new... more

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Tech Talk Y'all:

How many episodes does Tech Talk Y'all have?

The podcast currently has 332 episodes available.

Tech Talk Y'all episodes:

July 15, 2019Episode 92: Can We Get Elizabeth Holmes and Mike Tyson to Debate?
In This Episode:
NASA Sends Tiny Atomic Clock to Space (2:28)
Theranos Founder to Face Trial Next Year on Fraud Charges (4:50)
Machine learning has been used to automatically translate long-lost languages (5:57)
Amazon will crash on Prime Day, 60% of surveyed eBay employees say (7:45)
7-Eleven's Bad App Design Let Criminals Steal More Than $500,000 (9:04)
Emojis are increasingly coming up in court cases. Judges are struggling with how to interpret them (12:03)
Yes, your emails are being tracked. Here's how to stop it. (15:03)
Internet group brands Mozilla ‘internet villain’ for supporting DNS privacy feature (17:25)
Apple trolled Google again by giant billboard next to its controversial smart neighborhood (21:10)
Weird & Wacky Tech:
Hate listening to high-fidelity music? Here’s a Bluetooth cassette Walkman. (23:00)
IT'S OK - The World's First Bluetooth 5.0 Cassette Player
The Pentagon has a laser that can identify people from a distance—by their heartbeat (24:47)
This 392-Year-Old Bonsai Tree Survived the Hiroshima Atomic Blast & Still Flourishes Today: The Power of Resilience (27:22)
Windows 1.0 Release Video (28:50)
Apple’s new iPhone software makes it look like you’re making eye contact in video calls even if you aren’t (30:15)
Tech Recommendations (31:42)
Adam - Shortcuts iOS App
Sanjay - Cam Scanner
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit
Links:
NASA Sends Tiny Atomic Clock to Space - ExtremeTech
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to Face Trial Next Year on Fraud Charges - WSJ
Machine learning has been used to automatically translate long-lost languages - MIT Technology Review
Amazon will crash on Prime Day, 60% of surveyed eBay employees say
7-Eleven's Bad App Design Let Criminals Steal More Than $500,000
Emojis are increasingly coming up in court cases. Judges are struggling with how to interpret them
...more
37min
July 04, 2019Episode 91: Special Episode: The Founding Fathers Might Have Loved Tech Talk Y'all
In this episode:
Inventions of the Founding Fathers:
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Happy 4th of July!
We're off next Monday, look for the next episode on July 15th.
Links:
The Founding Fathers, 18th-century tech geeks, would love the March for Science
Thomas Jefferson: Inventions & Accomplishments
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN’S INVENTIONS
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
...more
14min
July 01, 2019Episode 90: Storefronts, Awnings, or Shutters? ... reCAPTCHA Problems
In this Episode:
A new tool detects deepfakes with 96 percent accuracy
Dutch Telephone Outage Takes Out Nation's Emergency Number (4:30)
Curiosity Rover Detects Abnormally High Methane Levels on Mars (
Hackers breach NASA, steal Mars mission data (7:17)
Airbnb’s New Luxe Tier Includes a $1 Million Polynesian Island (9:00)
US power output from renewables exceeds coal for the first time in history (11:32)
‘Reset’ Nest Cams Could Still Send Video to Previous Owners
Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side ()
Google tracks your every move, but a new tool is rolling out that lets you force it to delete where you’ve been
Google Maps can warn you if your ride goes off-route
Goodbye, Chrome: Google’s web browser has become spy software
Is Firefox better than Chrome? It comes down to privacy.
Mozilla launches GeckoView-powered Firefox Preview for Android, pauses Focus development (29:12)
Amazon partners with retailers for new Counter package pickup service, starting with Rite-Aid
Weird and Wacky:
Nearly 100 drivers followed a Google Maps detour -- and ended up stuck in an empty field
Sudan crisis: Internet restored - but only for lawyer
Tech Recs (39:05):
Adam - http://versusutil.com/
Sanjay - RedShift
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit
Monkeytacos1
Links:
A new tool detects deepfakes with 96 percent accuracy
Dutch Telephone Outage Takes Out Nation's Emergency Number - The New York Times
Curiosity Rover Detects Abnormally High Methane Levels on Mars - ExtremeTech
Hackers breach NASA, steal Mars mission data | WeLiveSecurity
Airbnb Luxe Now Renting Luxury Villas, Private Islands, Mansions - Bloomberg
US power output from renewables exceeds coal for first time in history - The Verge
'Reset' Nest Cams Could Still Send Video to Previous Owners - ExtremeTech
How Google's new tool lets you auto-delete your location history
...more
44min
June 24, 2019Episode 89: Never Let the Internet Name Anything
In this Episode:
Shock Samsung Confession Risks Galaxy Smartphone Cancellation (1:48)
Spies may have used an AI-generated face to infiltrate US politics (3:50)
“Amazon’s Choice” Does Not Necessarily Mean A Product Is Good (6:30)
Hackers, farmers, and doctors unite! Support for Right to Repair laws slowly grows (8:10)
Samsung Deletes Tweet Warning Users to Virus-Scan Their Smart TVs (10:22)
How to replace Google’s Trips app (13:40)
Google turns to retro cryptography to keep data sets private (16:10)
Firefox zero-day was used in attack against Coinbase employees, not its users (18:10)
Weird and Wacky (20:05):
Boaty McBoatface mission gives new insight into warming ocean abyss
The flying saddle: Would you give it a try?
Genius hid a Morse code message in song lyrics to prove Google was copying them
Lyrics Site Accuses Google of Lifting Its Content
Tech Recs (24:57)
Adam - Skitch
Sanjay - https://catalogchoice.org/
Links:
Shock Samsung Confession Risks Galaxy Smartphone Cancellation
Spies may have used an AI-generated face to infiltrate US politics
“Amazon’s Choice” Recommends Some Obviously Crappy Products. Blame The Algorithm.
Hackers, farmers, and doctors unite! Support for Right to Repair laws slowly grows | Ars Technica
Samsung Deletes Tweet Warning Users to Virus-Scan Their Smart TVs
How to replace Google’s Trips app - The Verge
Google Turns to Retro Cryptography to Keep Datasets Private
Firefox zero-day was used in attack against Coinbase employees, not its users | ZDNet
Boaty McBoatface mission gives new insight into warming ocean abyss -- ScienceDaily
...more
29min
June 17, 2019Episode 88: Are Your Applications in Cloud? Are They in the Sentient Cloud?
In this episode:
Maine Governor Signs Strictest Internet Protections in the U.S.
FCC votes on action and legal framework to fight robocalls
Cryptocurrency startup hacks itself before hacker gets a chance to steal users funds
More Than 25% Of U.S. Adults Almost Always Online
Ring puts suspected thief in Facebook sponsored ads
Laser Destroys Cancer Cells Circulating in the Blood
Autonomous Lawn Mower Startup Greenzie Closes Half A Million Investment From Strategic VCs, Angels
AI deepfakes are now as simple as typing whatever you want your subject to say
Weird and Wacky:
Florida safari park mourns 'tragic loss' of 2 giraffes killed by lightning
Atlanta to transform 7 acres of vacant property into country's largest food forest for public
High-flying ladybug swarm shows up on National Weather Service radar
Many experts tried to open a safe locked for 40 years. A tourist's lucky guess cracked the code on his first try
Israeli start-up is working to develop a flying electric, autonomous car
Tech Recs:
Adam - waking up
Sanjay - 1.1.1.1
Links:
Maine Governor Signs Strictest Internet Protections in the U.S.
FCC votes to put an end to robocalls
Cryptocurrency startup hacks itself before hacker gets a chance to steal users funds
More Than 25% Of U.S. Adults Almost Always Online: Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends Report
Ring puts suspected thief in Facebook sponsored ads - CNET
Laser Destroys Cancer Cells Circulating in the Blood - IEEE Spectrum
Autonomous Lawn Mower Startup Greenzie Closes Half A Million Investment From Strategic VCs, Angels - Hypepotamus
AI deepfakes are now as simple as typing whatever you want your subject to say - The Verge
Florida safari park mourns 'tragic loss' of 2 giraffes killed by lightning
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
...more
40min
June 10, 2019Episode 87: Are You Tier 1 Tech Support?
In this Episode:
Flipboard data breach – what users should do now
Michelin and GM bringing airless tires to the road in 2024
Hertz launches monthly car rental subscription starting at $999
House starts antitrust probe of Facebook, Google, other tech giants
The SEC Is Suing Kik for Its 2017 ICO
Lyft reveals it's given 50,000 self-driving rides in the last year to become the largest semi-automated ride-hailer in America
Amazon's helping police build a surveillance network with Ring doorbells
Weird and Wacky:
This is what it's like to control an autonomous car from miles away
Two-Wheeled, Self-Balancing Gyro-X vehicle from 1967 in action & driving scenes!
Tech Recs:
Adam - Pimsleur
Sanjay - White Noise Machine
Shannon - Google Docs finally lets you adjust margins per section and add section breaks
Links:
Flipboard data breach – what users should do now
Michelin and GM bringing airless tires to the road in 2024
Hertz launches monthly car rental subscription starting at $999
House starts antitrust probe of Facebook, Google, other tech giants
The SEC Is Suing Kik for Its 2017 ICO
Lyft reveals it's given 50,000 self-driving rides in the last year to become the largest semi-automated ride-hailer in America
Amazon's helping police build a surveillance network with Ring doorbells
This is what it's like to control an autonomous car from miles away
Two-Wheeled, Self-Balancing Gyro-X vehicle from 1967 in action & driving scenes!
...more
42min
June 03, 2019Episode 86: Guess Who Has the Best Uber Rating!?
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
Sponsored By:
The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.
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
...more
38min
May 27, 2019Episode 85: Words for Things That Are Not The Words For Things
In This Episode:
No About Face for Amazon (3:18)
Humans Are Mailing It in (6:05)
Android’s Live Transcribe will save the text and show ‘sound events’ (10:26)
Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading (12:51)
Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist (16:50)
Australia Found a Way to Save Water From Plastic Pollution and We Can Start Doing the Same (20:07)
Tesla’s trumpeted solar shingles are a flop (22:07)
Weird and Wacky Tech:
Google’s AI can now translate your speech while keeping your voice (26:40)
IT contractor allegedly abused government systems for cryptocurrency mining (27:56)
Someone broke into his house. But the burglars didn’t take anything ... they just cleaned every room from top to bottom (29:57)
Tech Recommendations:
Adam - Rode VideoMic Me-L for my iPhone
Sanjay - Privacy.com
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit
Sponsored By:
The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.
Links:
No About Face for Amazon
Humans Are Mailing It in
Android’s Live Transcribe will save the text and show ‘sound events’ - The Verge
Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading - MIT Technology Review
Exclusive: Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist - source - Reuters
Good News: Australia Found a Way to Save Water From Plastic Pollution and We Can Start Doing the Same
...more
41min
May 20, 2019Episode 84: (Season 4) A New Season... Because We Can
In this Episode:
“Alexa Guard” Can Protect Your Home (2:43)
All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward (5:44)
GPS tracker leaks real-time locations and can remotely activate its microphone (7:07)
LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns (10:00)
SanDisk’s 1TB microSD card is now available (14:43)
Google’s new travel portal will improve the way you plan your trips online (17:24)
Facebook defends itself against op-ed calling for its breakup (21:18)
After burning through $1 billion, xJawbone’s Hosain Rahman has raised $65 million more (24:42)
Japan is running out of phone numbers, so it’s making longer ones (28:27)
Weird and Wacky Tech:
People are loving the new gender-swapping Snapchat filter, and it's now being used to catfish unsuspecting men on Tinder (31:37)
Tech Recs (35:00):
Sanjay - Hopper
Adam - Mail Chimp (with new CRM)
Shannon - NYT Crossword App
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit
Links:
How Your Echo’s “Alexa Guard” Can Protect Your Home
All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward | ZDNet
Flaws in a popular GPS tracker leak real-time locations and can remotely activate its microphone – TechCrunch
LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns
SanDisk’s 1TB microSD card is now available
Google’s new travel portal will improve the way you plan your trips online
Facebook defends itself against op-ed calling for its breakup
After burning through $1 billion, Jawbone’s Hosain Rahman has raised $65 million more
Japan is running out of phone numbers, so it’s making longer ones
...more
43min
May 13, 2019Episode 83: Special Episode: The Origin of Tech Talk Y'all
Sponsored By:
The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
...more
31min

FAQs about Tech Talk Y'all:

How many episodes does Tech Talk Y'all have?

The podcast currently has 332 episodes available.