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- Episode 52: It's a Cool Idea.... 'Til the AI Kills You
In This Episode:
- Elon Musk settles with SEC over fraud charge
- Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk
- Make Sure MoviePass Didn't Reactivate Your Subscription
- The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
- Bird will deliver scooters to users who want them all day
- Jeff Bezos’ Space Startup to Supply Engines for Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Venture
- Slack Actively Preparing for Early 2019 IPO
Weird & Wacky Tech:
- AI-controlled robotic ceiling furniture creates extra space for tiny homes
- Small tech startup plans to grow cannabis on the International Space Station
Tech Recommendations:
- Adam - Sustainable Palm Oil Shopping
- Sanjay - Travelon Tech Accessory Organizer
- Shannon - Google Fonts
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitSponsored 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:
- Tesla’s Elon Musk settles with SEC, will pay $20 million fine and resign as board chairman - The Washington Post
- You Gave Facebook Your Number For Security. They Used It For Ads. | Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk - The New York Times
- Make Sure MoviePass Didn't Reactivate Your Subscription
- The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
36 min - Episode 51: Leafy Lettuce on the Blockchain
In This Episode:
- Apple delays original shows over mature content (1:24)
- YouTube is replacing textbooks in classrooms across America (4:33)
- Japan successfully lands robot rovers on an asteroid's surface (7:32)
- Lime Scooters Has Its Second Fatality in a Month (9:45)
- Inside Facebook Dating (12:08)
- Twitter may have sent your private DMs to the wrong people -- but probably not (16:03)
- Walmart wants to track lettuce on the blockchain (18:41)
- Google started quietly logging you into Chrome (22:18)
Weird and Wacky Tech:
- An electric implant helps a paralyzed man walk the length of a football field (24:15)
- Original working Apple-I computer fetches $375,000 at auction (26:05)
- This device can charge your phone with wind or water (27:49)
Tech Recommendations (29:25):
- Adam - Chick-fil-A App
- Sanjay - Libby
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitSponsored 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:
- Apple reportedly delays original shows over mature content
- YouTube is replacing textbooks in classrooms across America - Axios
- Japan successfully lands robot rovers on an asteroid's surface - CNN
- Second E-Scooter Company Lime Rider Dies | Fortune
- Inside Facebook Dating, launching today first in Colombia
- Twitter may have sent your private DMs to the wrong people -- but probably not - CNET
- Walmart will be tracking leafy greens on the blockchain
37 min - Episode 50: Could Sanjay hack Adam's Tesla?
In This Episode:
- IBM creates blockchain equivalent of the ‘Yellow Pages’ (2:24)
- AI deepfakes ‘have the potential to disrupt every facet of our society' (4:24)
- Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program (7:40)
- Washington State Electronic Notary Public endorsements (10:50)
- Equifax IT staff had to rerun hackers' queries to see what was nicked (13:05)
- Electric Scooter Company To Go After Dangerous Riders (17:09)
Weird & Wacky:
- Fortnite game addiction cited as cause for divorce (21:05)
- Thief Used Smartphone To Hack Into Tesla Model 3 On Display At Mall (22:18)
- Can you guess which of these paintings was not made by a human? (25:04)
Tech Recommendations: (28:40)
- Adam - The Great Suspender
- Sanjay - Myki
- Shannon - Homelabs Sunrise Alarm Clock
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitSponsored 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 joins efforts to create the blockchain equivalent of the ‘Yellow Pages'
- US lawmakers say AI deepfakes ‘have the potential to disrupt every facet of our society’
- 'A public relations nightmare': Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program | CBC News
- Washington State Electronic Notary Public endorsements
- Equifax IT staff had to rerun hackers' database queries to work out what was nicked – audit • The Register
- Electric Scooter Company Uses Technology To Go After Dangerous Ri
---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message37 min - Episode 49: Going to the Skating Rink? Wear Your LTE Necklace
In This Episode:
- This peanut sensor stops nuts getting in your mouth (2:27)
- Google's 'Touring Bird' Is a Traveler's Dream (5:50)
- Amazon will sell live Christmas trees this holiday season (7:50)
- Samsung's LTE-powered tracker will help you stop misplacing things (9:36)
- The 4 biggest announcements from the Apple September event (12:45)
- Inbox, Google’s playground for email innovation, is going bye-bye (15:07)
- A "Presidential Alert" Text Will Be Sent To Your Phone Next Week (17:13)
Weird & Wacky Tech:
- Mark Zuckerberg wrote an algorithm to beat a teen at Scrabble (19:24)
- A tech startup is asking rich people to spend $1,500 plus monthly fees on a mirror to stream workouts (22:27)
- 'Molar Mic' will let US military make calls from their teeth (24:06)
- Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theories (26:00)
- WeCroak reminds you of your fate 5 times a day (27:49)
Tech Recommendations (30:54):
- Adam - Loom Screen Casting
- Sanjay - Light Camera (20% discount!)
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitLinks:
- The portable Nima Peanut Sensor stops nuts getting in your mouth
- Google's New Tool 'Touring Bird' Is a Traveler's Dream
- Amazon will sell full-size, live Christmas trees this holiday season
- Samsung is launching an LTE-powered tracker this week to help you stop misplacing things
- The 4 biggest announcements from the Apple September event
- Inbox, Google’s playground for email innovation, is going bye-bye
- A "Presidential Alert" Text Will Be Sent To Your Phone Next Week And No, You Can't Opt Out
- Mark Zuckerberg wrote an algorithm to beat a teen at Scrabble
- Forget $40 fitness classes — now a tech startup is asking rich people to spend
---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message38 min - Episode 48: BONUS: Adam Guesses Meaning of New Merriam-Webster Dictionary Additions
In this bonus minisode, Adam guesses the meaning of 25 of the new words Merriam-Webster is adding to the dictionary in 2018.
In this episode:
- 25 of the New Words Merriam-Webster Is Adding to the Dictionary in 2018
---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message9 min - Episode 47: T-Pain Drives His Bugatti to Steak 'N Shake (Allegedly)
In This Episode:
- Blood-Testing Firm Theranos to Dissolve (3:00)
- Amazon orders 20,000 vans to build delivery fleet (4:05)
- Yahoo email is still spying on you (6:51)
- Robinhood aims at IPO (8:12)
- Open-access plan could spell end to journal subscriptions (10:33)
- Labor Board Backs Engineers Who Were Fired for Unionizing (14:26)
- An IP address isn't enough to identify a pirate (17:02)
- Norway's plan for a fleet of electric planes (20:06)
- Mercedes Unveils First Tesla Rival in $12 Billion Attack (22:18)
Weird & Wacky Tech:
- This LEGO Bugatti actually drives (26:14)
- Man Cycling around the UK in VR (28:13)
- Japan starts space elevator experiments (29:36)
- Who Caused The Mysterious Leak At The International Space Station? (33:13)
- A touch tablet that rolls and scrolls (36:02)
Tech Recommendations (40:00):
- Adam - Duolingo
- Sanjay - Spruce & Co Screen Cleaning Wipes
- Shannon - Updater
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:
- Blood-Testing Firm Theranos to Dissolve - WSJ
- Amazon orders 20,000 vans to build delivery fleet, quadrupling its original purchase
- If you’re still using Yahoo email, it’s still spying on you
- Robinhood aims at IPO as the fintech startup seeks CFO
- Radical open-access plan could spell end to journal subscriptions
- Labor Board Backs Engineers Who Were Fired for Unionizing | WIRED
- US Court of Appeals: An IP address isn't enough to identify a pirate - TechSpot
46 min - Episode 46: Jimmy The Bachelor
In This Episode:
- Apple buys startup focused on lenses for AR glasses (2:14)
- 18% of US Students Now Own Cryptocurrency (4:00)
- Woman Uses Tinder To Prank Dozens Of Men Into Dating Contest (5:40)
- Bitcoin Mining Now Accounts for Almost 1% of the World's Energy Consumption (7:58)
- Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated
- Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users (10:02)
- Walmart patent filings envision customers strapping on headsets to shop (17:22)
Weird and Wacky Tech:
- Robotic sumo wrestling is a thing (19:15)
- Ghost peppers are saving U.S. grasslands (21:20)
- Naked Labs introducing body-scanning mirror (24:22)
- Researchers gave AI curiosity and it played video games all day (26:01)
Tech Recommendations (27:16):
- Adam - Anker battery
- Sanjay - Home Radon Detector
- Shannon - Pablo
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuiSponsored 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:
- Apple buys startup focused on lenses for AR glasses
- Coinbase Survey Shows 18% of US Students Now Own Cryptocurrency
- Woman Uses Tinder To Prank Dozens Of Men Into Dating Contest
- BITCOIN MINING NOW ACCOUNTS FOR ALMOST ONE PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S ENERGY CONSUMPTION
- Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated
- Facebook is rating the trustwor
---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message34 min - Episode 45: At 3 AM Every Echo Dot Plays Rick Astley
In This Episode:
- DeepMind AI Reduces Google Data Centre Cooling Bill by 40% (3:05)
- German Researchers Have Built a Quantum Transistor Using Just a Single Atom (5:01)
- Hackers can seize practically all your online accounts, and it's your voicemail's fault (7:45)
- Google tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report (11:16)
- NASA finds ice on the surface of the moon (14:36)
Weird & Wacky Tech:
- This company embeds microchips in its employees, and they love it (16:45)
- St. Louis University is putting Amazon Echo Dots into every dorm room this fall (18:32)
- Weird Al Yankovic's new VR film will probably be weird (20:03)
- UFC champ Robert Whittaker uses Excel, gaming to get into shape (21:24)
Tech Recommendations (23:55):
Sanjay - Miniature Pac Man cabinetAdam - Living Wine Labels & Costco travel pantsShannon - SecondsAd 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:
- DeepMind AI Reduces Google Data Centre Cooling Bill by 40% | DeepMind
- Researchers Build Room-Temp Quantum Transistor Using a Single Atom | Fortune — German Researchers Have Built a Quantum Transistor Using Just a Single Atom
- Hackers can use your voicemail to take over your online accounts — Hackers can seize practically all your online accounts, and it's your voicemail's fault
- Google tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report — Google tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report
32 min - Episode 44: Healing Through Netflix
In this Episode:
- Pellion Technologies selling lithium-metal batteries (2:36)
- Common Wifi can detect weapons, bombs and chemicals in bags (4:55)
- Too Much Screen Time Harming Children’s Vision? (8:08)
- IBM-Maersk blockchain alliance cuts oceanic shipping times by 40% (11:00)
- Telegram launched a feature that’s both terrifying and brilliant (13:45)
- An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica state website in minutes (15:34)
- Kroger begins tests of driverless grocery delivery in Arizona (19:05)
- Twitter Explains API Changes to Employees (21:20)
Weird and Wacky:
- World's First Space Mining Program Launches in Colorado (23:32)
- Grabb-It wants to turn your car’s window into a trippy video billboard (25:43)
- MoviePass Limits Movies and Showtimes Each Day in New Plan (28:08)
- Amazon said to consider purchase of movie theater chain (30:14)
Tech Recommendations (32:10):
- Sanjay - TeamViewer
- Adam - Help Scout
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes.
Weird and 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:
- The next major innovation in batteries might be here
- Common Wifi can detect weapons, bombs and chemicals in bags
- Is Too Much Screen Time Harming Children’s Vision? - American Academy of Ophthalmology
- IBM-Maersk blockchain alliance cuts oceanic shipping times by 40%
- Telegram just launched a feature that’s both terrifying and brilliant
- An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica Florida state website in under 10 minutes
38 min - Episode 43: $420 A Share... Snoop Dogg?
In this Episode:
- Testing finds flaws with car electronic car safety systems
- Tesla weighs taking company private, but no decisions made yet
- SEC looking into Tesla after Elon Musk's tweets, reports say
- German start-up trials solar car that can charge as you drive
- Sorry, But Starbucks Will Not Be Accepting Bitcoin
- West Virginia to introduce mobile phone voting for midterm elections
- Pentagon tells troops: Turn off fitness tracker GPS when you head to warzones
Weird and Wacky Tech:
- Piping Botnet - Turning Green Technology into a Water Disaster
- Hacker swipes Snapchat's source code, publishes it on GitHub
- Security flaws let hackers hit in-flight and at sea WiFi
Tech Recommendations:
Sanjay - TinEyeAdam - GrammarlySeth - BobbyShannon - MomentAd music from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes.
Weird and Wacky theme music from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit.Special Guest: Seth Radman.
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:
- Testing finds flaws with car electronic car safety systems
- Tesla weighs taking company private, but no decisions made yet
- SEC looking into Tesla after Elon Musk's tweets, reports say - Roadshow
- German start-up trials solar car that can charge as you drive | Reuters
- Sorry, But Starbucks Will Not Be Accepting Bitcoin - Motherboard
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About Tech Talk Y'all
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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…
news, and make weekly tech recommendations (a fan favorite). Depending on your level of humor, episodes may or may not be funny (but they definitely are). Signup for episode show notes at: http://eepurl.com/cGevHD