Tech Talk Y'all

Tech Talk Y'all

By Sanjay Parekh & Adam WalkerNewsTech News
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  • Episode 62: Special Episode: Japanese Kit Kat Tasting

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

    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:

    • KITKAT Japan
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    16 min
  • Episode 61: Why are they messing with bikes and scooters?.... Rocket packs!

    In this Episode:

    • Wearables get serious about heart rate (2:42)
    • SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites (5:37)
    • Nine Companies will compete to help NASA astronauts return to the moon (7:40)
    • Bitcoin drops 8% to kick off December (8:48))
    • Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to 'increase lethality' (10:54)
    • 'We have screwed up': Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (15:05)
    • Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge (17:14)
    • Browser Market Share (18:00)
    • Lyft’s pink-wheeled shareable bikes will be available to rent soon (20:40)
    • Marriott data breach: Class-action suit filed; experts ask why it wasn't caught earlier (23:47)
    • Weird & Wacky Tech (26:31):

      • Tesla "Romance Mode" Will Debut Before Cars Become Fully Self-Driving
      • Wing, Alphabets drone delivery business to begin a pilot in Finland in Spring 2019
      • Why the “y’all” line divides the US North from South, not East from West
      • Tech Recommendations (34:43):

        • Sanjay - Google Translate
        • Adam - RoboKiller
        • Shannon - 1-800-Contacts Online Eye Exam
        • Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

          Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

          Next episode is the special KitKat episode, order yours here.

          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:

          • Wearables get serious about heart rate - CNET
          • SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites - Axios
          • Nine companies will compete to help NASA astronauts return to the moon | TechCrunch
          • Bitcoin drops 8% to kick off December 
          • Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to 'increase lethality'
          42 min
        • Episode 60: Spending Bitcoin on an Alexa-Enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass

          In this Episode:

          • Ohio becomes first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments (5:40)
          • Google Employees Protest Company Actions…Again (7:24)
          • Apple Confirms T2 Chip Can Brick Macs After Third-Party Repairs (9:50)
          • Supreme Court may let consumers sue Apple over App Store monopoly claims (12:45)
          • Who's Most Valuable? Apple Is Still the Champ Over Microsoft (14:07)
          • LinkedIn cuts off email address exports with new privacy setting (17:17)
          • Toys and apps often track your kids and collect information about them (22:38)
          • USPS exposed data of 60 million users (24:38)
          • The internet is evolving: HTTP will no longer use TCP (25:42)
          • Weird & Wacky Tech:

            • Hospital in China denies links to world’s first gene-edited babies (27:40)
            • You can preorder an Alexa-enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass for $40(29:29)
            • Silentmode’s PowerMask is a $200 connected relaxation mask(30:55)
            • Holy cow! Giant steer 'Knickers' stands head and shoulders over herd (32:03)
            • Tech Recommendations (32:44):

              • Sanjay - Kanguru USB (with physical read/write switch)
              • Adam - Text Expander
              • Shannon - [The Morning Brew](morningbrew.com/?kid=f04b86)
              • Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

                Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

                PLUS: If you want to eat along to our special Japanese Kit Kat episode, order here.

                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:

                • Ohio becomes first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments
                • Google Employees Protest Company Actions…Again
                • Apple Confirms T2 Chip Can Brick Macs After Third-Party Repairs
                • Supreme Court may let consumers sue Apple over App Store monopoly claims
                • Who's Most Valuable? Apple Is Still the Champ Ove
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                38 min
              • Episode 59: Adam's Dancing in the Nutcracker & Sanjay's Bringing Us Apple Pie

                In this (short) episode, we're sharing our favorite Thanksgiving foods and plans. Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!

                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!
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                9 min
              • Episode 58: Google is the Long Con

                In this Episode:

                • NYC and Arlington Va Win the Contest for Amazon’s Split East Coast Headquarters (2:22)
                • Lime recalls some scooters due to fire concerns (4:02)
                • Disney stock jumps after streaming service news (5:02)
                • Apple’s new T2 security chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone (6:36)
                • Signal's new privacy feature making it tougher to know a sender’s identity (8:56)
                • Alibaba eclipsed Amazon's estimated Prime Day sales in less than 10 minutes (10:04)
                • Prison time, hefty fines for data privacy violations: draft U.S. Senate bill (14:00)
                • Using Wi-Fi to “see” behind closed doors is easier than anyone thought (15:57)
                • Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We Read? (18:23)
                • Weird & Wacky Tech:

                  • iPhones are Allergic to Helium (20:10)
                  • A Poison-Detecting Watch for Gas and Oil Workers (22:15)
                  • Netflix Developed Truly Eye-Opening Technology That Could Change Everything (23:38)
                  • Samsung Electronics to release first foldable smartphone in March: sources (26:09)
                  • An AI Lie Detector to Start Questioning Travelers in the EU (27:41)
                  • Google wants to improve your smart home with iRobot’s room maps (29:20)
                  • Tech Recommendations(30:25):

                    • Sanjay - Better Tweetdeck
                    • Adam - Google Maps
                    • Shannon - iOS 12 (12.1) Facetime with up to 32 people
                    • Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

                      Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

                      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:

                      • Report: NYC and Arlington Va Win the Contest for Amazon’s Split East Coast Headquarters
                      • Lime recalls some scooters due to fire concerns | TechCrunch
                      • Disney stock jumps after streaming service news
                      • Apple’s new T2 security chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone | TechCrunch
                      40 min
                    • Episode 57: Special Edition: Best of Tech Recs

                      In this episode:

                      • Adam's Top 5 Tech Recs

                        • Todoist
                        • Circle by Disney
                        • Google Trips
                        • Quik App by Go Pro
                        • Ember
                        • Sanjay's Top 5 Tech Recs

                          • Tablo
                          • Signal
                          • Private Internet Access
                          • Data Blocker
                          • Belkin Conserve Power Socket
                          • Shannon's Top 3 Tech Recs

                            • Seconds
                            • Bird
                            • Scott's Cheap Flights
                            • Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

                              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:

                              • Tech Talk Y'all - Tech Recommendations
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                              19 min
                            • Episode 56: The J Stands for Pavarotti

                              In this Episode:

                              • IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion (1:45)
                              • Google employees will walk out on Thursday to protest company’s handling of sexual misconduct (3:40)
                              • Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns (4:32)
                              • Fortnite Creator Epic Games Valued at Nearly $15 Billion (6:52)
                              • Coinbase raises Series E to accelerate adoption of cryptocurrencies (7:58)
                              • We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook approved all of them (10:17)
                              • Will Google’s homepage news feed repeat Facebook’s mistakes? (12:42)
                              • Uber introduces an Amazon Prime-style monthly subscription service (14:07)
                              • Weird & Wacky Tech:

                                • Musk Keeps Testing the Limits That the SEC Put on His Tweeting (16:32)
                                • Google AI Listens to 15-years of sea bottom data for Whale songs (18:28)
                                • Yes, we flew to Japan to watch someone pour liquid nitrogen on custom Kit Kats (20:19)
                                • Tech Recommendations (23:50)

                                  • Sanjay - Georgia Votes
                                  • Adam - [Waze (ft. new audio player)](ttps://www.engadget.com/2018/10/29/waze-beta-audio-player/)
                                  • Shannon - TweetDeck
                                  • Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

                                    Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

                                    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:

                                    • 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
                                    • Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns — Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns
                                    • Fortnite's Epic Games Now Valued At $15 Billion | Fortnite INTEL
                                    • Coinbase raises Series E round of financin
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                                    31 min
                                  • Episode 55: Facebook Loses Monthly Snickers Budget

                                    In this Episode:

                                    • Facebook investors co-sign plan to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman (1:34)
                                    • Facebook gets maximum fine for the catastrophic Cambridge Analytica data breach (2:25)
                                    • It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads (3:45)
                                    • Apple launched a new privacy website that lets you find all the data the company has on you (6:50)
                                    • How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’ (7:28)
                                    • Netflix is fueling its ballooning cash burn with $2 billion in new debt (9:25)
                                    • MoviePass' parent doesn't want it anymore (13:18)
                                    • YouTube CEO urges creators to protest EU copyright rule (15:40)
                                    • Musk to buy $20 million in Tesla stock (17:04)
                                    • Copyright Office Ruling Imposes Sweeping Right to Repair Reforms (18:26)
                                    • Orkney islands could get first electric plane service (21:00)
                                    • Weird & Wacky Tech:

                                      • Banksy says self-destructing painting didn't go as planned (21:54)
                                      • This Weirdly Geometric Iceberg Is Freaking Us Out (24:33)
                                      • World’s Longest Sea Bridge Brings China Closer to Hong Kong (24:50)
                                      • An oil spill you've never heard of could become one of the biggest environmental disasters in the US (26:05)
                                      • Hubble Telescope’s Broken Gyroscope Seemingly Fixed After Engineers Try Turning It Off and On Again (27:34)
                                      • Tech Recommendations (30:10):

                                        Sanjay - Life360
                                        Adam - Liftmaster Garage Door
                                        Shannon - Google Voice

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

                                        Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

                                        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
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                                        37 min
                                      • Episode 54: The Only Thing Scarier Than Terminator Robots....

                                        In This Episode:

                                        • Paul Allen, Co-founder Of Microsoft, Is Dead At 65 (2:00)
                                        • Thoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression Pact (3:23)
                                        • Pro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo hits 30M daily searches, up 50% in a year (5:05)
                                        • Secret SEC investigation into ICOs puts startups at risk (9:45)
                                        • Governments Tell Google's Nest To Hand Over Data 300 Times (12:29)
                                        • Palm returns as an ‘ultra-mobile’ smartphone (16:00)
                                        • Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing them with robots (19:19)
                                        • Weird and Wacky Tech:

                                          • Parkour Atlas (21:45)
                                          • Scientists built a terrifying robot snake that can climb ladders (23:40)
                                          • Banksy Shows How he Fitted a Shredder Into a Frame for Famed Art Stunt (24:50)
                                          • Moonmoons (Moons That Orbit Other Moons) Could Exist, Scientists Say (27:50)
                                          • Tech Recommendations (28:32):

                                            • Sanjay - [ballotpedia.org](ballotpedia.org)
                                            • Adam - isidewith.com/
                                            • Shannon [vote.org](vote.org)
                                            • Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

                                              Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

                                              Sponsored By:

                                              • 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
                                              38 min
                                            • Episode 53: There's Nothing Faster.... Except Light

                                              In This Episode:

                                              • No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data (2:34)
                                              • Pushing the limits of streaming technology (4:13)
                                              • Wealthy Americans have stepped up investment in New Zealand (6:12)
                                              • New Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devices (8:30)
                                              • In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls (11:34)
                                              • Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Could Increase Computer Speed, Memory (13:45)
                                              • Bulletproof privacy makes price of iPhone worth it (16:54)
                                              • Apple is using proprietary software to lock MacBook Pros and iMac Pros from third-party repairs (18:03)
                                              • Weird & Wacky Tech:

                                                • Police Use Fitbit Data to Charge 90-Year-Old Man in Stepdaughter’s Killing (21:29)
                                                • There are now vending machines in London that dry-clean your laundry (25:17)
                                                • Tech Recommendations:

                                                  • Sanjay - BlackVue Dashcam
                                                  • Adam - Voice to Text
                                                  • Shannon - Google Fonts
                                                  • Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

                                                    Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

                                                    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:

                                                    • No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data
                                                    • Pushing the limits of streaming technology
                                                    • 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
                                                    • Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Could Increase Computer Speed, Memory
                                                    35 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…