Tech Talk Y'all

Tech Talk Y'all

By Sanjay Parekh & Adam WalkerNewsTech News
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Tech Talk Y'all episodes

  • Episode 22: Neutral giant batteries not $88 per month

    In this episode we talk about:

    • The Uber hack that lost 57M people's data
    • The removal of Net Neutrality
    • Tesla just built the world's largest battery
    • The startup wanting to do braces for $88 per month
    • Scientists have used cells as a recording device
    • Plus two great tech recommendations.

      Links:

      • Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People - Bloomberg
      • Uber's new chief knew about hack months before the public
      • FCC unveils plan to repeal net neutrality rules - The Washington Post
      • 1 Million FCC Comments Againt Net Neutrality Were Probably Fake | Fortune
      • Tesla just built the world's largest battery, thanks to a bet
      • Candid Co. teeth straightening orthodontics startup raises $15 million - Business Insider
      • Scientists have used cells as a recording device for the first time - Axios
      • It’s easy to save energy. | Nest
      • Quik - GoPro Video Editor on the App Store
      • Quik – Free Video Editor for photos, clips, music - Android Apps on Google Play
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      21 min
    • Episode 21: Balloons Pop Scam Killers Flying Cartoons

      In this episode we talk about:

      • Balloons delivering Internet access in Puerto Rico
      • Amazon is opening up pop-up stores in Whole Foods
      • AI wasting email scammer's time
      • AI researchers want to ban killer robots
      • Uber plans to launch flying cars in Los Angeles by 2020
      • Disney is launching a streaming service to compete with Netflix (and others)
      • Plus two great tech recommendations and the return of our hidden reference game. The game is harder than it was last time so give it a try and tweet us with your guess!

        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:

        • Balloons deliever basic internet to Porta Rico
        • Amazon is opening pop-up stores in Whole Foods for the holidays
        • AI’s latest application: wasting email scammers’ time
        • AI researchers want governments to ban killer robots, before it's too late
        • Uber’s ‘flying cars’ could arrive in LA by 2020 — and here’s what it’ll be like to ride one
        • Disney's new streaming service to be priced "significantly lower" than Netflix
        • Series of tubes — dump
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        41 min
      • Episode 20: Browser Krack Phone Clear Power

        In this episode we talk about:

        • How you're (unwittingly) helping people make money on your computer
        • How all your wifi is now vulnerable and what it means for you
        • A new technology that can ruin pictures and videos made from a smartphone
        • See through solar panels that could transform electricity generation
        • Tesla gets going in Puerto Rico to help the kids
        • 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:

          • Cryptocurrency mining affects over 500 million people. And they have no idea it is happening.
          • What Is The Krack WPA2 WiFi Hack And How Can You Protect Yourself?
          • LiShield Can Block Smartphone Cameras for Privacy's Sake
          • See-Through Solar Panels Will Put Untapped Energy to Work
          • Tesla Turns Power Back On At Children's Hospital In Puerto Rico : The Two-Way : NPR
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          18 min
        • Episode 19: Postal Gigs Amazon Forest Chat Corner Spies Default

          In this episode we talk about:

          • The US Postal Service employing autonomous vehicles
          • How you can help make detailed 3D driving maps and get paid
          • Amazon launching a delivery service, delivering to your trunk or in your house, and trying to get the .amazon top-level-domain
          • AOL Instant Messenger is shutting down
          • Researchers have figured out a way to see around corners
          • Israel figured out that U.S. secrets were being leaked to the Russians via Kaspersky
          • An Australia defense contractor lost 30 gigs of classified defense data because they didn't cahnge the default password on their router
          • Two fantastic tech recommendations!

            PLUS there is a game in each episode. Listen closely and if you win you'll get some cool TTY shwag (read: stickers). Details in this episode!

            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:

            • The US Postal Service Is Working on Self-Driving Mail Trucks
            • Your Next Gig: Map the Streets For Self-Driving Cars
            • Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS - Bloomberg
            • Amazon is in talks with Phrame and is working on a smart doorbell
            • The Case of .Amazon and What It Means For ICANN
            • AIM will be discontinued on December 15, 2017 - AOL Help
            • An algorithm for your blind spot
            • How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for U.S. Secrets
            • Sensitive data stolen in Australia defence hack, China hand suspected
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            42 min
          • Episode 18: Amish Broadband Drones Skynet Malware Furniture Food

            In this episode we talk about:

            • The Amish using computers
            • The FCC reclassifying broadband - and surprise, everyone has broadband now!
            • Origami drones, drone taxis, and shooting down drones with lasers
            • Super accurate GPS chips
            • Intel is making chips that think - SkyNet is real
            • CCleaner was infected by malware and it has affected a lot of people
            • Ikea bought TaskRabbit and, unrelated, put out a virtual reality app
            • Walmart wants to have their employees enter your house and stock your fridge
            • Two fantastic tech recommendations!

              Links:

              • In Amish Country, the Future Is Calling - The New York Times
              • Ajit Pai’s plan to lower broadband standards is “crazy,” FCC Democrat says
              • EPFL's Collapsable Delivery Drone Protects Your Package With an Origami Cage - IEEE Spectrum
              • Dubai starts testing crewless two-person ‘flying taxis’
              • Dubai starts testing flying taxis | VentureBeat
              • Lockheed’s Laser Cannon Shoots Drones Out of the Sky, No Fuss
              • Superaccurate GPS Chips Coming to Smartphones in 2018
              • Loihi is Intel's brainy chip designed to outthink your PC's Core CPU
              • CCleaner Infection More Severe Than Thought, Targeted Microsoft, Google, Samsung
              • Ikea enters gig economy by buying freelance labour firm TaskRabbit
              • Download this: Ikea's AR app lets you preview furniture before you buy
              42 min
            • Episode 17: Escaping Electric Breach Suing Bluetooth Matrix Recycling

              In this episode we talk about:

              • Tesla unlocking vehicle range ahead of hurricane Irma
              • China is focusing on only electric vehicles being sold there from 2030
              • Europe following suit and requiring new and remodeled homes in 2019 and beyond to have electric vehicle charging
              • Equifax got breached badly - now what should you do?
              • Hackers can take over your devices if Bluetooth is enabled
              • Using your blood to create electricity - yes, VampirePower
              • Rubicon Global hits unicorn status!
              • Three (what - there's a bonus one in this episode!) fantastic tech recommendations!

                Special Guest: Cara Kneer.

                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:

                • Tesla's Hurricane Irma Update Taps Into Our Deepest Fears Of 21st Century Driving
                • China Fossil Fuel Deadline Shifts Focus to Electric Car Race
                • Here’s How to Speed Up the Electric-Car Revolution
                • Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever
                • Failure to patch two-month-old bug led to massive Equifax breach
                • Chatbot lets you sue Equifax for up to $25,000 without a lawyer
                • DoNotPay
                • Equifax’s Instructions Are Confusing. Here’s What to Do Now.
                • Hackers Could Silently Hack Your Cellphone And Computers Over Bluetooth
                • We May Soon Charge Devices by Harnessing Electricity from Our Bloodstream
                50 min
              • Episode 16: 16

                In this episode we talk about:

                • How the Docx Games are ruining the youth of the world
                • Initial Coin Offerings
                • burger King (Russia) gets into the crypto-currency craze
                • Sonos cares more about their revenue than your privacy
                • The DOJ backs down from their demands for data
                • Pacemakers that can be hacked to make them (literally) kill
                • Palm (as in Palm Pilot) is making a comeback
                • Internet security problems visualized and exposed
                • A body cam for everyone
                • Two fantastic 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:

                  • The Docx games: three days at the Microsoft Office World Championship - The Verge
                  • VR Startup Decentraland Raised $25 Million on ICO in 10 Seconds
                  • Whoppercoin: Burger King Russia’s Cryptocurrency — Whoppercoin
                  • Sonos: Accept Our New Privacy Policy Or We May Brick Your Device - ExtremeTech
                  • DOJ Backs Down From Overbroad J20 Warrant. But Problems Still Remain
                  • FDA recalls close to half-a-million pacemakers over hacking fears
                  • Report: Palm is making a comeback next year
                  • The Internet Of Things’ Massive Security Problem, Visualized
                  • Shonin Streamcam Wearable Camera by Shonin Inc. — Kickstarter
                  • Nest’s Thermostat E has a new design, a cheaper price, and almost all the same features
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                  39 min
                • Episode 15: Bus Parents Rock Bitcoin Users Recharging Audio Bot Movies

                  In this episode we talk about:

                  • A sleep pod bus for long distance travel
                  • How new babies can have three parents instead of two
                  • A robotic "crib" that keeps you from getting out of bed
                  • Bitcoin's meteoric rise in value
                  • Dreamhost fighting back against a DOJ subpoena
                  • Quick recharging of car batteries
                  • Android malware that records what you're saying all the time
                  • AI that can go from awful to incredible in two weeks
                  • A way to watch movies at the theater every day and only paying $10/month
                  • Two fantastic 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:

                    • Could A Bus With Sleep Pods Replace Airplanes? : NPR
                    • A New Way to Reproduce
                    • A robotic crib rocked my baby to sleep for months
                    • Bitcoin just passed $4,000
                    • We Fight for the Users
                    • 'Instantly rechargeable' battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobiles
                    • New Android Malware Secretly Records Audio
                    • It knew what you were going to do next’: AI learns from pro gamers — then crushes them
                    • How The Facebook Chatbots Story Got Overblown: 5 Key Lessons For Marketers
                    • Netflix cofounder's MoviePass will now let you see one movie per day in theaters
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                    41 min
                  • Episode 14: Kabbage Robots Paint Fork Pineapple Podcast Shame Treasure Planets

                    In this episode we talk about:

                    • Softbank pours $250m into Atlanta startup Kabbage
                    • iRobot's plans to not sell your house data to others
                    • Microsoft is killing off and then not killing off Paint
                    • Bitcoin is not forking and then did fork - what the heck does that mean?
                    • A guy walks around with 20 wifi scanners and a car battery to see what he could find out
                    • Tubes are now shooting around at 192MPH via Hyperloop
                    • An incubator for podcasts opens up
                    • China takes to shaming debtors
                    • Amazon's Treasure Truck hooks you up with deeply discounted products
                    • Sanjay & Adam are both vying to be the new Planetary Protection Officer for Planet Earth
                    • Three fantastic tech recommendations (Adam cheated and gives two instead of one)!

                      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:

                      • SoftBank Invests $250 Million in Online Lending Startup Kabbage
                      • Roomba Home Mapping iRobot Statement Sell Data
                      • Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years
                      • Microsoft Paint isn’t dead yet, will live in the Windows Store for free
                      • What's Next for Bitcoin After Digital Currency Split Is Averted - Bloomberg
                      • Bitcoin Splits, Rallies as Community Fails to Solve Cryptocurrency's Woes
                      • This guy hunted Wi-Fi hackers using a giant backpack made out of radios
                      38 min
                    • Episode 13: Space Terror Drones Fake Drowning Umbrella Startup Cops

                      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:

                      • Google Street View now lets you venture inside the International Space Station [Video] | 9to5Google
                      • Anti-drone radio wave startup SkySafe secures $11.5M from Andreessen
                      • Watch This Video Of Obama–It’s The Future Of Fake News
                      • A security robot just drowned itself, so score one for humans
                      • A Chinese umbrella-sharing startup just lost nearly all of its 300,000 umbrellas
                      • Trump administration officially delays ‘startup visa’ rule
                      • Police body cams will soon use AI to find missing people
                      • PortaPow Fast Charge + Data Block USB Adaptor with SmartCharge Chip
                      • Morning Routine : Daily Habit Timer and Tracker on the App Store
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                      32 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…