Tech Talk Y'all

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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

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• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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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

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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: 

• ‘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

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• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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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

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• 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

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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: 

• 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

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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: 

• UChicago Prof. Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion creates world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery – a breakthrough in inexpensive, clean, fast-charging batteries
• NASCAR shows off an EV prototype
• Microsoft’s Notepad gets spellcheck and autocorrect 40 years after launch
• Spotify is going to let you leave comments on podcast episodes
• Google One ‘Dark web reports’ coming to all Google Account holders from late July
• Amazon Claims It Achieved 100% Renewable Energy Target In 2023—Here’s What It Means

• Crew of NASA’s earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
• SpaceX Wins $843 Million Contract to Bring Down Space Station

• OpenAI breach is a reminder that AI companies are treasure troves for hackers
• Evolve Bank says ransomware gang stole personal data on millions of customers
• AT&T says nearly all of its cell customers' call and text records were exposed in massive breach

• Linksys Velop routers send Wi-Fi passwords in plaintext to US servers
• Your Apple Watch or Fitbit may be a breeding ground for E. coli and staph bacteria. Here’s how to clean your fitness tracker
• Scary Google Chrome Access
• Tesla’s Share of U.S. Electric Car Market Falls Below 50%
• Goldman Buying Majority Stake in Taylor Swift Stage Builder TAIT
• CNN to Lay Off 100 Staffers as It Preps Major Revamp of Digital Efforts

Weird and Wacky: 

• Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines
• Cup Noodles adds new s'mores ramen for summer
• Crazy AI generated Volvo Commercial

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - PhoneSoap 
• Adam - Bissel Green Machine

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sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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In this episode: 

• American researchers built world's most precise and sturdy atomic clock ever
• Tech company unveils tiny spheres that outperform solar panels using both sun and artificial light — and the company says they could hit 60 times the current capacity
• Kien, the most-delayed video game in history, released after 22 years
• Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks
• A polyester-dissolving process could make modern clothing recyclable
• Federal judge partially blocks U.S. ban on noncompetes
• Judge blocks Mississippi law that required age verification on social media
• Twilio says hackers identified cell phone numbers of two-factor app Authy users
• Redbox’s owner files for bankruptcy after repeatedly missing payments and payroll

Weird and Wacky: 

• I Accidentally Discovered My Identical Twin on TikTok

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Magnetic Cable Holder 
• Adam - MT-16 Extendable Mini Camera Tripod

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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: 

• Threads finally launches its API for developers
• Gilead Shot Prevents All HIV Cases in Trial of African Women
• AI Develops "Ground-Breaking" New Magnet Free Of Rare Earth Metals
• How the laptop could become the battery — new revolutionary carbon-based material means your laptop chassis could become a power source, eliminating the need for a traditional battery
• A supermarket trip may soon look different, thanks to electronic shelf labels
• Uber will pay you $1,000 to ditch your car for five weeks

• US bans sale of Kaspersky software citing security risk from Russia
• Five Men Convicted of Operating Illegal Streaming Service Jetflicks
• New York governor signs bill regulating social media algorithms, in a US first
• LockBit claims the hack of the US Federal Reserve
• Car dealerships in North America revert to pens and paper after cyberattacks on software provider
• For Tesla’s futuristic new Cybertruck, a fourth recall

Weird and Wacky: 

• Electricity prices in France turn negative as renewable energy floods the grid
• Reflective Monolith In Las Vegas Removed By Police—What We Know About The Strange Structure And Others Like It
• Bamahenge – Elberta, Alabama - Atlas Obscura 

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - otter.ai
• Adam - DistroKid

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: 

• It’s time to BeAcquired for €500 million
• Metallica is headlining Fortnite’s next concert
• China Introduces Photonic Chip Capable of Processing Hundred Billion Pixels in Just 6 Nanoseconds
• Artifact’s DNA Lives on in Yahoo’s Revamped AI-Powered News App
• LinkedIn’s AI job coach can write your cover letters and edit your resumé
• TDK claims insane energy density in solid-state battery breakthrough

• Waymo issues software and mapping recall after robotaxi crashes into a telephone pole
• Tesla in self-drive mode slams into police car in Orange County
• Elon Musk threatens to ban iPhones and Macs at his companies
• EU directive to see 'no caps get left behind' on drink containers from next mont

Weird and Wacky: 

• How long have you been in there?! A popular tourist destination in China has installed toilet timers. Reactions are mixed

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Rise Calendar 
• Adam - CoPilot

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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