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

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April 16, 2018Episode 32: Three Engineers are Saying.... That's Steep!
In this episode:
Theranos has laid off most of its remaining staff (1:43)
ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries (4:56)
Robots are not taking over, says head of UN body on autonomous weapons (9:37)
California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers (12:24)
FTC Warns Companies ‘Warranty Void if Removed’ Stickers Are Flatly Illegal (19:44)
Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service (26:18)
Steve Wozniak drops Facebook (30:21)
A long awaited IOT Crisis is Here, and many devices aren’t ready (34:28)
Weird and Wacky:
The seismic signal of Lionel Messi (39:32)
European grid dispute resolved, lost 6 minutes returned to oven clocks (41:14)
Waze crazy routing over a 32% grade road is driving residents nuts (43:17)
Tech Recommendations (46:05):
Sanjay - Wachete
Jack - Bear
Bonus:
Amazon offers fulfillment center tours
Past tech recommendations are available here
Special Guest: Jack Wells.
Links:
Theranos lays off about 100 employees
ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries
'Robots are not taking over,' says head of UN body on autonomous weapons | Science | The Guardian
California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers
FTC Warns Companies 'Warranty Void if Removed' Stickers Are Flatly Illegal
Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service
How to keep your ISP’s nose out of your browser history with encrypted DNS
Steve Wozniak drops Facebook: “The profits are all based on the user’s info”
A Long-Awaited IoT Crisis Is Here, and Many Devices Aren't Ready
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April 02, 2018Episode 31: (Season 2.5) Pay Homage to the Drone Overloards
In this episode:
A cyber attack on Atlanta computers (2:48)
Facebook is all kinds of out-of-whack (6:30)
Russian court says Telegram must hand over encryption keys (10:45)
Youtube is introducing your kids to conspiracy theories (13:30)
HQ trivia lands Warner Brothers for a $3M ad deal (16:48)
A Chinese space lab is falling to Earth in a fiery demise (21:47)
Samsung has a patent out for over the air wireless charging (23:40)
Amazon patent points to a future in which humanity is reduced to screaming at drones (25:55)
This tiny wearable knows what you've been eating, drinking, and smoking (28:35)
Tech Recommendations (31:50)
Sanjay - SpiderOak ONE
Adam - Contactually
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!
Links:
Cyberattack hits Atlanta computers | 'Everyone who has done business' with city may be at risk
Facebook stock slides after FTC launches probe of data scandal — Shares of Facebook cratered as much as 6 percent Monday after the Federal Trade Commission announced it is investigating the company's data practices in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica leak of 50 million users' information.
The Latest: Zuckerberg snubs summons from British Parliament — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is snubbing a summons from a British Parliamentary committee investigating the rise of fake news, offering to send senior executives in his place.
Facebook to shut off third-party data targeting | The Drum
Russian Court Says Telegram Must Hand Over Encryption Keys To State Intelligence Service
YouTube is reportedly introducing your kids to conspiracy theories, too | TechCrunch
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38min
March 19, 2018Episode 30: 3D-Printing Robot Taxis Translate Invisible Sunglasses
In this episode:
We are one step closer to robot world domination
Flying taxis, worth your trip to New Zealand
The SEC is formally charging the founder of Theranos with fraud
Bose AR sunglasses
Earbuds that translate language in real time
The New - Weird and Wacky Tech - segment
Links:
This cheap 3D-printed home is a start for the 1 billion who lack shelter - The Verge
DeepMind's new robots learned how to teach themselves
Larry Page’s Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stealth Mode - The New York Times
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Theranos's Fall From Grace
Bose sunglasses hands-on: audio AR makes more sense than you think
Samsung's new QLED TVs appear almost invisible with Ambient Mode technology — Quartz
Waverly Labs Pilot earbuds can translate languages in real time - Business Insider
TypingDNA launches Chrome extension that verifies your identity based on typing | TechCrunch
Qarnot unveils a cryptocurrency heater for your home | TechCrunch
Here Are 911 Transcripts of Some of the Times Apple Employees Walked Directly Into Glass Walls
People Are Attacking Driverless Cars
Amazon says it's working to fix Alexa's laughing problem
This AR Street Fighter II Lets You Brawl in the Real World
AirTable
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41min
March 05, 2018Episode 29: Doctor Verified Internet Taxes Crypto Flying Doorbell
In this episode we talk about:
Uber wants to get you to your doctor appointment
That microchipped e-passport you've got? US border cops still can't verify the data in it
Net Neutrality Legal Battle Officially Begins: What You Need To Know
Are You a Coinbase User? Your Data Could Be on Its Way to the IRS
Someone Stole 7 Bitcoins from Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak
Rapper 50 Cent Says He Isn't Actually a Bitcoin Millionaire
Sprint, Delta, Airbus work to bring high-speed Internet to the skies
Amazon buying video doorbell company Ring
This electric jet can take off vertically and travel almost 190 miles per hour — and it's already being prototyped
Plus two (plus two bonus!) great tech recommendations.
Links:
Uber wants to get you to your doctor appointment - Axios
That microchipped e-passport you've got? US border cops still can't verify the data in it
Net Neutrality Legal Battle Officially Begins: What You Need To Know
Coinbase to Send Data from 13,000 Users to the IRS | Fortune
Cryptocurrency Thief Stole 7 Bitcoins from Steve Wozniak | Fortune
Rapper 50 Cent: Actually, I'm Not a Bitcoin Millionaire | Fortune
Sprint, Delta, Airbus work to bring high-speed Internet to the skies - Axios
Amazon buying video doorbell company Ring - Axios
Lilium jet may be the future of urban transportation - Business Insider
Woman climbs into x-ray machine because she didn't want to leave bag | Metro News
Otter app transcribes any verbal conversation into searchable text
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36min
February 19, 2018Episode 28: Unusable Electronics Puzzle Driving Crypto-Aliens with Criminal Passwords
In this episode we talk about:
A script that renders useless the marketing snoop by your ISP
Electronics that can self destruct
Adam quizzes Sanjay about security products
Uber and Lyft are trying to stop you from using your autonomous vehicle in cities
Waymo and Uber reach a settlement to end their ongoing legal battles
Too much crypto means no aliens for you
Instead of a paywall, Salon has rolled out a cryptomining-wall
The Georgia Senate thinks they can fix online security with a bad law - a very, very badly worded law
Plus two great tech recommendations.
Links:
Vibha Campaigns | Sanjay raising money for kids
This simple script renders data collected by your ISP unusable
These self-destructing electronics can turn your data to dust on command
The security gadgets and apps you need to keep your information safe
Uber, Lyft Want to Ban Personal Use of Self-Driving Cars in Urban Areas - ExtremeTech
Waymo and Uber reach a surprise settlement - The Verge
Waymo and Uber have reached a settlement in their trade secrets battle - MIT Technology Review
Crypto-currency craze 'hinders search for alien life' - BBC News
Salon Offers To Remove Ads If Visitors Help Mine Cryptocurrency | Techdirt
Georgia Senate Thinks It Can Fix Its Election Security Issues By Criminalizing Password Sharing, Security Research | Techdirt
LaMetric Time Wi-Fi Clock for Smart Home
Habit List
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February 06, 2018Episode 27: (Season 2) Beaming Bitcoin Satellites Running Driverless
This is the start of our second year of podcasting - yay! In this episode we talk about:
The semi-realization of a real life tractor/levitation beam.
Lots of talk about Bitcoin from Stripe, Robinhood, and 50 Cent.
A disco ball satellite revolving around the Earth.
US soldiers giving away their locations because of their addiction to fitness.
And driverless cars are going to be careening through the streets of Atlanta!
Plus FIVE (yes FIVE!) great tech recommendations.
Special Guests: Adam Harrell and Kathryn O'Day.
Links:
Forget the Robot Singularity Apocalypse. Let's Talk About the Multiplicity | WIRED
Tractor beam breakthrough could lead to levitating humans - CNET
MIT Scientists Design Artificial Synapse for Brain-Like Computer Chips | Inverse
Artificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance - The Verge
Ending Bitcoin support
A disco ball-like satellite is orbiting earth. Here's why. - CNN
50 Cent realizes he’s a Bitcoin millionaire thanks to sales of a 2014 album | TechCrunch
U.S. soldiers are revealing sensitive and dangerous information by jogging - The Washington Post
Fitness tracking app gives away location of secret US army bases | Technology | The Guardian
Waymo coming to Atlanta
'Jackpotting' hackers steal over $1 million from ATMs across U.S.: Secret Service
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January 22, 2018Episode 26: Careening Phone Vulnerable Water Sun
In this episode we talk about:
GM's driverless, steering wheel-less, and pedel-less autonomous vehicle.
iOS is heading to be bigger than the worldwide movie market.
iPhone will soon give you a choice between slowing down or risking an overheated phone.
Facebook is launching a home video chat device.
Google bought a startup that can make your entire mobile device screen into a giant speaker.
Samsung is working on a phone with a screen on both sides.
Qualcomm joins the other companies with processor vulnerabilities while a new vulnerability is discovered in AMD processors.
A small handheld device can tell you if the water you're about to drink is safe.
A new skin sticker will tell you when you have had enough sun.
Plus two great tech recommendations.
Links:
Look, Ma, No Steering Wheel Or Pedals In GM's Robo-Taxi, Coming In 2019
iOS App Store will be bigger than entire worldwide movie industry sometime this year | 9to5Mac
iPhone Battery: Next update will let you disable intentional slowdown - Jan. 18, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Facebook Dives into Home Device Market with Video Chat Product Named "Portal" on Cheddar
Google quietly bought a UK startup that turns your screen into a speaker - The Verge
Samsung is working on a phone with screens on both sides — here are three futuristic ideas
Qualcomm joins Intel, Apple, Arm, AMD in confirming its CPUs suffer hack bugs, too • The Register
A new stack-based overflow vulnerability discovered in AMD CPUsSecurity Affairs
Lishtot’s TestDrop tells you whether water is safe to drink without even touching it
Skin sticker lets you know when you've had enough sun
...more
43min
January 08, 2018Episode 25: Cancer Checkout Computer Charity Compromise Trivia
In this episode we talk about:
California recommending that you don't keep your smartphone anywhere near your body.
Kroger is trying to innovate in the retail space to keep ahead of Amazon and Walmart.
Google can now create a speaking bot that is indistinguishable from a real human.
A Bitcoin multi-millionaire is donating $85m in Bitcoin to charity.
Two major flaws have been discovered that affect nearly every computer, smartphone, and computing device in the world.
HQ Trivia has built a huge following and it's now available on Android too.
Netflix is watching you and is worried about some of your watching habits.
Plus two great tech recommendations.
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!
Links:
Due to cell phone radiation, California recommends texting instead of talking — Quartz — California says the only safe way to talk on your cell phone is to text
Kroger lets customers check out without registers or cashiers - Business Insider — Kroger is taking a direct shot at Amazon and Walmart and making checkout lanes obsolete
Google's voice-generating AI is now indistinguishable from humans — Quartz
Meet "Pine," the Bitcoin Philanthropist Who Set Up the $85 Million Pineapple Fund
Huge Intel CPU Bug Allegedly Causes Kernel Memory Vulnerability With Up To 30% Performance Hit In Windows And Linux | HotHardware
Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers
Mitigations landing for new class of timing attack
What is HQ Trivia, how to play, and how the app could take America by storm
Netflix
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41min
December 25, 2017Episode 24: Magic Leap takes security seriously while scheduling meetings and drinking heated coffee
In this episode:
Magic Leap: Founder of Secretive Start-Up Unveils Mixed-Reality Goggles
This crazy new system can detect motion anywhere in your home using nothing but Wi-Fi
REVIEW: Nest's new $499 home security system is simple to install and made me feel a lot safer
Apple: Yes, we're slowing down older iPhones
Google Pixel Buds review
5 Excellent Apps to Make This New Year Your Strongest Yet
Special Guest: Jeff Hilimire.
Links:
Magic Leap One MR Headset May Be As Big As The Internet - InStash
Lightwear: Introducing Magic Leap's Mixed Reality Goggles - Rolling Stone
This crazy new system can detect motion anywhere in your home using nothing but Wi-Fi – BGR
Nest Secure review, details, photos - Business Insider
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34min
December 11, 2017Episode 23: Cryptocurrency Kittens Spying Artificial Meetings
In this episode we talk about:
Five cryptocurrencies that are on the rise
A game of virtual kittens that is crushing Ethereum
How blockchain will impact society outside of cryptocurrencies
Google spying on Android users even when you opt-out
Google's AI that warns you when people are spying on your screen
An AI that played chess by itself and then beat the world's best chess AI
WeWork is expanding out and acquiring Meetup
Plus two great tech recommendations.
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!
Links:
5 Bitcoin Rivals That Are Rapidly on the Rise | Fortune
Ethereum’s First Killer App Is Here, and It’s a Game Where You Create Digital Cats
3 Biggest Ways Blockchain Will Change Society | Inc.com
Google collects Android users' locations even when location services are disabled — Quartz
A Lightweight AI Could Stop Strangers from Spying on Your Smartphone
AlphaZero AI beats champion chess program after teaching itself in four hours | Technology | The Guardian
WeWork To Acquire Meetup
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How many episodes does Tech Talk Y'all have?

The podcast currently has 332 episodes available.