Tech Talk Y'all

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In this episode: 

• Self-driving Waymo vehicles coming to Atlanta in Uber app in 2025
• FDA approves Apple AirPods as hearing aids
• Craig Wright said he invented bitcoin — lawyers proved him wrong
• Amazon tells employees to return to office five days a week
• Mozilla exits the fediverse and will shutter its Mastodon server in December
• Uber to Verify Riders’ Identities in Driver Safety Push
• Craigslist Founder Pledges $100 Million to Boost U.S. Cybersecurity
• Disney to Stop Using Slack Following Hack That Exposed Company Data

Weird and Wacky: 

• Police Department Spends $150,000 for a Tesla Cybertruck, Faces Instant Backlash

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Onton 
• Adam - sunsama.com

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• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

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In this episode: 

• WhatsApp will send messages to other apps soon — here’s how it will look
• Ford seeks patent for tech that listens to driver conversations to serve ads
• Huawei's first tri-fold phone starts at an eye-watering $2,800
• ​​McDonald’s rolls out self-serve cash kiosks that could make human cashiers obsolete
• AI ruling on jobless claims could make mistakes courts can’t undo, experts warn
• ​​Historic Newspaper Uses Janky AI Newscasters Instead of Human Journalists
• OpenAI Releases o1 Model, With Human-Like Reasoning Capabilities
• OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise at $150B valuation
• Nearly 40 states back surgeon general’s social media warning labels
• Adam Neumann’s Climate Company Is Issuing Refunds After Failing To Launch Crypto Token
• SpaceX performs historic first spacewalk with Polaris Dawn crew

Weird and Wacky: 

• Man Arrested for Creating Fake Bands With AI, Then Making $10 Million by Listening to Their Songs With Bots
• Internet picks “werewolf clawing off its own shirt” as new Michigan “I Voted” sticker
• F1 Racer Lando Norris Just Drove a McLaren P1 Made of Legos
• Teenager builds robot to solve Rubik's Cube 
• Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Nashville bridge

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - WorldChatClock.com 
• Adam - Doodle.com

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!

In this episode: 

• How “personhood credentials” could help prove you’re a human online
• That Chase Bank ‘Glitch’ Was Actually Massive Check Fraud
• Chase warns against using system glitch to filch cash: it’s ‘fraud, plain and simple’
• People trying to access Elon Musk’s X in Brazil face daily fines greater than their annual wage
• Musk’s Starlink Defies Order to Block X in Brazil
• After seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warship
• Bluetooth 6.0 has more security and precision for tracking and finding
• Strange Noises Are Coming from Inside Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft
• Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all
• Apple, Nvidia Are in Talks to Invest in OpenAI
• Ilya Sutskever’s startup, Safe Superintelligence, raises $1B

Weird and Wacky: 

• Did your car witness a crime? Police may be coming for your Tesla
• Russian 'spy whale' found dead off Norway
• Scientists Grew a Mushroom Into This Robot to Act as Its Brain

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Tailscale 
• Adam - Basecamp (features similar to TogetherLetters)

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise Media!

In this episode:

• Mark Zuckerberg regrets not pushing back on Biden’s COVID “pressure” campaign
• Instagram Is Bringing Back Myspace's Profile Music
• ​​Meta is working on mixed-reality glasses, but they’re probably years away
• Justice Department Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Millions of American Renters
• Google Chrome Hit by Yet Another Zero-Day Exploit, Update Now
• Who is Pavel Durov and what is Telegram?
• Australia’s ‘right to disconnect’ laws are here. Does this mean no more work intrusions on personal time?
• Amazon launches annual grocery subscription plan
• Zoom Docs Is Here. Is It Any Good?
• NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
• SpaceX 'go' to launch private Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission on farthest human spaceflight since Apollo
• Bypassing airport security via SQL injection
• Tesla Chargers Are Still Closed to Most Electric Cars
• When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work?

Weird and Wacky: 

• Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming’s capital city
• Study: Air purifier use at daycare centres cut kids' sick days by a third

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - ChartDB
• Adam - Anker USB-C and USB 3.0 SD Card Reader

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!

In this episode: 

• Startup using blockchain to prevent copyright theft by AI is valued over $2 billion after fresh funding
• Exclusive: Apple, Google wallets to carry California driver's licenses
• Epic Games Challenges Apple’s Dominance With New iOS App Store
• Russia tells citizens to switch off home surveillance because the Ukrainians are coming
• X ordered to pay €550,000 to Irish employee fired for not replying to Elon Musk’s yes-or-resign ‘extremely hardcore’ ultimatum
• Instagram is testing vertical profile grids — and knows that might mess up layouts
• Chick-Fil-A Hatches Plans For Streaming Service As Reality TV Comes Home To Roost
• Chick-fil-A to open first restaurant with 'elevated drive-thru': See what it looks like 

Weird and Wacky: 

• No Joke: The Onion Thinks Print Is the Future of Media
• Airbnb Guest Racks Up $1,500 Energy Bill by Mining $100K in Crypto
• Beastie Boys dismantled their ‘Paul’s Boutique’ gold record plaque to find it didn’t contain their own music

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Storj 
• Adam - Bracket Builder App

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

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In this episode: 

• Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads
• My experience with Google's new 'Add Me' feature: Take a pic of your friends and end up in the group shot
• Waymo robotaxi parking lot is waking neighbors with nightly honking
• AI Trained on Old Scientific Papers Makes Discoveries Humans Missed
• Elon Musk’s X just sued a nonprofit advertising group out of existence
• Judge orders CDC to stop deleting emails of departing staff, calling it ‘likely unlawful’
• We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ Then the campaign confirmed it was hacked.
• Researchers discover potentially catastrophic exploit present in AMD chips for decades
• Intel issues statement on microcode update that addresses CPU instability and crashing errors — claims patch has negligible performance impacts, future processors not impacted

Weird and Wacky: 

• Electric bandages could heal wounds faster
• Chuck E. Cheese targets inflation-weary families with a bargain subscription program

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Anker 575 USB-C Docking Station 
• Adam - Sony WH-CH720N Noise Canceling Wireless Headphones

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!

In this episode: 

• ‘Google Is a Monopolist,’ Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust Case
• The Google TV Streamer might be the Apple TV 4K rival we’ve been waiting for
• After nine years, Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat gets an AI makeover

• Elon Musk’s Neuralink Device Is Implanted in a Second Patient
• Elon Musk revives lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman in federal court
• X files antitrust suit against advertising groups over ‘systematic illegal boycott’

• Colin Kaepernick Pisses Off Comics Industry with AI Comics Deal
• Video game actors are officially on strike over AI
• Automattic launches AI writing tool that aims to make WordPress blogs more readable and succinct
• Nvidia Caught Stealing Mind-Boggling Quantity of YouTube Videos to Train AI

• Apple’s new Safari feature removes distracting items from websites
• Microsoft fires back at Delta after massive outage, says airline declined ‘repeated’ offers for help
• Third-party cookies have got to go
• The Personal Check Is Disappearing. Here's What Comes Next

Weird and Wacky: 

• Saudi Arabia unveils 2034 World Cup stadium on The Line at Neom

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Magic Mirror 
• Adam - Prehab App

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!

In this episode: 

• Google Olympics ad sparks new ire over generative AI

• Delta CEO says CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage cost the airline $500 million
• Cyberattack hits blood-donation nonprofit OneBlood
• There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent
• Intel Will Cut Over 15,000 Jobs Amid Struggles to Turn Itself Around

• ID Scanners Can Change How Your Local Bar Treats You—and Whether It Lets You In
• Amazon is legally responsible for recalling dangerous products sold on its site, agency finds
• US court blocks Biden administration net neutrality rules
• Courts Close the Loophole Letting the Feds Search Your Phone at the Border

• MIT Engineers Create Hydrogen Fuel From Soda Cans, Seawater, and Caffeine
• You can (and should) stop charging your phone when it hits 80 percent

Weird and Wacky: 

• Stop Destroying Videogames
• A Swiss Town Banned Billboards. Zurich, Bern May Soon Follow
• Wear This AI Friend Around Your Neck
• I Regret to Inform You That Elon Musk Has Accepted Nicolas Maduro’s Fight Challenge

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - UCTRONICS Gigabit PoE Splitter 
• Adam - trailseven.com

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!

In this episode: 

• CrowdStrike Explains What Went Wrong Days After Global Tech Outage
• CrowdStrike global outage to cost US Fortune 500 companies $5.4bn
• CrowdStrike broke Debian and Rocky Linux months ago, but no one noticed
• CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage
• After years of uncertainty, Google says it won’t be ‘deprecating third-party cookies’ in Chrome
• Google Chrome is no longer ‘deprecating third-party cookies’
• Elon Musk sets new date for Tesla robotaxi reveal, calls everything beyond autonomy ‘noise’
• Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source
• Netflix has 80 games in development, will release one per month
• Report: Apple beginning serious work on a foldable iPhone
• Ferrari extends cryptocurrency payment system to Europe after US launch
• Wiz walks away from $23 billion deal with Google, will pursue IPO
• Police Drone Nabs Vehicle Burglary Suspect in Santa Monica as ‘Futuristic’ Surveillance Becomes Reality
• Jupiter's Great Red Spot Could Disappear Within 20 Years

Weird and Wacky: 

• Robot Dog Cleans Up Beaches With Foot-Mounted Vacuums

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - TRMNL: The e-ink display for your favorite apps and news 
• Adam - Casely Phone Case

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!

In this episode: 

• Major airlines, medical systems affected by mass IT outage for Windows users
• Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world
• How false nostalgia inspired noplace, a Myspace-like app for Gen Z
• Google near deal to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion
• Firefox privacy issues
• US court temporarily puts net neutrality rules reinstatement on hold

Weird and Wacky: 

• Cave discovered on Moon could be home for humans
• Soft Robot Can Amputate and Reattach Its Own Legs
• Dune-inspired spacesuit recycles astronauts’ urine into drinkable water
• Dune-Inspired Spacesuit Recycles Urine Into Clean Drinking Water
• Talking to a palace guard in Simpsons characters

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Fanttik S1 Pro Electric Screwdriver 
• Adam - NCAA College Football 2025

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.