In this special episode, we taste test different flavored Kit Kats from east and west Japan.

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• KITKAT Japan

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Tech Recommendations (34:43):

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• Wearables get serious about heart rate - CNET
• SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites - Axios
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• Ohio becomes first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments
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• Supreme Court may let consumers sue Apple over App Store monopoly claims
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In this (short) episode, we're sharing our favorite Thanksgiving foods and plans. Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!

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• Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
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In this Episode:

Weird & Wacky Tech:

Tech Recommendations(30:25):

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• Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
• Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!

Links:

• Report: NYC and Arlington Va Win the Contest for Amazon’s Split East Coast Headquarters
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• Disney stock jumps after streaming service news
• Apple’s new T2 security chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone | TechCrunch

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• Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
• Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!

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• Tech Talk Y'all - Tech Recommendations

In this Episode:

Weird & Wacky Tech:

Tech Recommendations (23:50)

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• Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
• Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!

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• IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion | Reuters
• Google employees will walk out on Thursday to protest company’s handling of sexual misconduct
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• Fortnite's Epic Games Now Valued At $15 Billion | Fortnite INTEL
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In this Episode:

Weird & Wacky Tech:

Tech Recommendations (30:10):

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Sponsored By:

• Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
• Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!

Links:

• Facebook investors co-sign plan to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman - Business Insider
• Facebook gets maximum fine for the catastrophic Cambridge Analytica data breach
• It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads
• Apple launched a new privacy website that lets you fin

In This Episode:

Weird and Wacky Tech:

Tech Recommendations (28:32):

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• Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!
• Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.

Links:

• Paul Allen, Co-founder Of Microsoft, Is Dead At 65
• Microsoft Joins the Open Invention Network Community
• Thoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression Pact - Conservancy Blog - Software Freedom Conservancy
• Pro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo hits 30M daily searches, up 50% in a year | TechCrunch
• Secret SEC investigation into ICOs puts startups at risk - Decrypt Media
• Smart Home Surveillance: Governments Tell Google's Nest To Hand Over Data 300 Times

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Weird & Wacky Tech:

Tech Recommendations:

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• Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
• Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!

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• No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data
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• The Super Rich of Silicon Valley Have a Doomsday Escape Plan
• New Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devices
• Exclusive: In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls - sources
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