Tech Talk Y'all

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In this episode: 

• Signal Opposes UK Proposal
• New York passes legislation to ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids
• FCC’s $8 Billion Phone Subsidy Survives Supreme Court Challenge

• Tokyo hopes new Tinder-like match making app will curb population decline
• Nokia CEO makes world's first 'immersive' phone call
• Humane warns AI Pin owners to ‘immediately’ stop using its charging case

• Apple blocks PC emulator from being available in iOS App Store and third-party app stores
• Forget LastPass: Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024
• Introducing Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that puts powerful generative models at the core of iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Weird and Wacky: 

• University Suspends Students for AI Tool It Gave Them $10,000 Prize to Make

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - HOTO Laser Measuring Tool 
• Adam - Facebook Unfollow Button

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• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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In this episode: 

• ICQ, One of the Oldest Instant Messengers, Is Shutting Down
• Foursquare just laid off 105 employees
• Spotify offers Car Thing refunds as it faces lawsuit over bricking the streaming device
• Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process

• iPhone users may get AI-generated emoji and more app customization than ever with iOS 18
• Framework now lets you upgrade its Laptop 13 with a drop-in 120Hz screen, better webcam, and Core Ultra chip
• Engineers find new way to make ‘wonder material’ Graphene that could change the world
• NHS patients in England to be offered trials for world-first cancer vaccine
• AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once
• IRS opening free online tax filing program to all states
• Mach 10 Breakthrough: GE’s New Hypersonic Jet Engine Could Transform Air Travel

• Musk's $6 billion AI startup follows OpenAI's game plan
• Every Major Electric Vehicle Brand Ranked Worst To Best
• Ohio man plans to take a 2-person submersible to Titanic depths to show the industry is safe after the OceanGate tragedy
• Adam Neumann gives up on his plan to buy back WeWork
• How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet

Weird and Wacky: 

• A Man Was Ordered to Build a Fence to Hide His Boat. He Asked an Artist to Paint the Boat on the Fence

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Pacsafe Travelsafe 
• Adam - Bark Phone

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• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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In this episode: 

• Revolutionary New Google Feature Hidden Under 'More' Tab Shows Links to Web Pages
• Microsoft announces new PCs with AI chips from Qualcomm
• Android will be able to detect if your phone has been snatched
• Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks To Local Governments

• Scarlett Johansson says she is 'shocked, angered' over new ChatGPT voice
• OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show
• OpenAI’s Moonshot: Solving the AI Alignment Problem
• “I lost trust”: Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded
• Humane is looking for a buyer after the AI Pin’s underwhelming debut
• “CSAM generated by AI is still CSAM,” DOJ says after rare arrest
• Amazon plans to give Alexa an AI overhaul — and a monthly subscription price
• Google says the wild mistakes in AI Overviews are just ‘isolated examples’

• Neuralink’s First User Is ‘Constantly Multitasking’ With His Brain Implant
• Elon Musk’s Neuralink Gets FDA Green Light for Second Patient, as First Describes His Emotional Journey

• Trump’s Social Media Company Posts Q1 Revenue of $770,500 and Net Loss of $327.6 Million
• Microsoft outage affects Bing, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT internet search
• The Internet Is Not Forever: 38% of Web Pages From 2013 No Longer Exist

Weird and Wacky: 

• 706 people named Kyle got together in Texas. It wasn’t enough for a world record
• Startup claims they have created AI head transplant system, plans to perform first procedure within decade
• French post office releases scratch-and-sniff baguette stamp

Tech Rec:

• Mickey - Anki
• Adam - Read.ai

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mickmel.com & adamjwalker.com

In this episode, Adam and Mickey dive into the latest and most intriguing tech news. They discuss the advancements and concerns surrounding ChatGPT’s new capabilities, Google’s AI vision, and controversial moves by major tech companies like Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX. They also cover fascinating stories about AI music creation, TikTok’s legal battles, and bizarre incidents like a Cybertruck accident and a hacking group with a unique identity. The episode concludes with tech recommendations and some light-hearted banter.

In this episode: 

• ChatGPT will soon be able to see everything happening on your screen
• After Microsoft invested $10 billion, OpenAI snubs Windows 11 as it releases ChatGPT app first on Mac. “We’re just prioritizing where our users are.”
• Google shows off astonishing vision for how AI will work with Gmail, Photos and more
• The train has left the station: AI music platform Udio is already spitting out 10 songs a SECOND
• Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone

• TikTok sues U.S. government, saying potential ban violates First Amendment
• Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence reduced again
• FTX says most customers will get all their money back
• X now treats the term cisgender as a slur

• Apple faces backlash for 'destructive' iPad ad featuring machine crushing books and instruments
• Google Responds To The Verge Mocking Its Search Rankings For Best Printer
• Neuralink’s first in-human brain implant has experienced a problem, company says
• Trump pledges to scrap offshore wind projects on ‘day one’ of presidency
• Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away

Weird and Wacky: 

• Gay Furry Hackers Attack Alt-Right Media Platform
• Cybertruck Owner Breaks His Finger Trying to Show Vehicle Is Safe
• Always-on video portal lets people in NYC and Dublin interact in real time
• Dublin to New York City Portal Temporarily Shut Down Due to Inappropriate Behavior

Tech Rec:

• Mickey - Readwise
• Adam - I Want Watermelon by Lazycell

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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: 

• Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production
• World's 1st 'tooth regrowth medicine' to be tested in Japan from Sept. 2024
• Washed Out’s new music video was created with AI. Is it a watershed moment for Sora?
• Florida Becomes First State to Ban the Sale of Lab-Grown Meat
• Frontier buyers sign $58.3M in offtake agreements with Vaulted Deep
• Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel
• Officials describe telltale ‘buzz’ that led to last-minute scrub of Boeing Starliner’s crewed launch

Weird and Wacky: 

• Ancient Egyptian Pyramids, Sphinx Close to Public for Tech Billionaire’s Lavish Wedding

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Safing Portmaster 
• Adam - Cooler Shock Reusable Ice Packs for Cooler

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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: 

• Claiming high user satisfaction, IRS will decide on renewing free tax site
• FCC fines AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data
• Supreme Court gives SEC a win over Elon Musk
• In surprise move, Musk axes the team building Tesla’s EV charging network
• Tesla jumps 15% after passing key hurdle to roll out advanced driver-assistance tech in China
• Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free system under investigation after fatal crashes
• Amazon says more packages are arriving in a day or less after hefty investment in speedy fulfillment
• LinkedIn launches gaming: 3 logic puzzles aimed at extending time spent on its networking platform
• A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed

Weird and Wacky: 

• How AI Will Change the Way You Cook

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Logitech MX Keys Wireless Keyboard 
• Adam - Udio

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• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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In this episode: 

• All New Atlas | Boston Dynamics
• The Next Android Update May Add a New Way to Charge Wirelessly
• Elon Musk’s X Launches TV App as It Pushes Video Ambitions
• Amazon launches a new grocery delivery subscription in the US
• After 6-year hiatus, Stripe to start taking crypto payments, starting with USDC stablecoin
• A First Look at the New High-Speed Train That Will Connect Los Angeles and Las Vegas

• Exclusive: Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that don't come with a requirement that drivers watch the road
• Tesla Driver Charged With Killing Motorcyclist After Turning on Autopilot and Browsing His Phone
• Tesla recalls Cybertruck over ‘trapped pedal’ issue seen in owner’s viral TikTok video
• Tesla announces Cybertruck recall at the worst possible time for Elon Musk

• I Used AI To Plan My Wedding: Here's How It Went
• ​​What is the Meta AI tool? Can you turn it off? New feature rolls out on Facebook, Instagram
• Teacher arrested, accused of using AI to falsely paint boss as racist and antisemitic

• Samsung tells its executives to work a 6-day week to ‘inject a sense of crisis’ after posting its worst financial year in over a decade
• The House Passes a TikTok Ban Bill That’s on the Fast Track

• Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak
• Roku Says 576K Accounts Compromised in Data Breach

• Google One VPN will be discontinued, Pixel VPN remains with upgrade coming
• Google delays third-party cookie demise yet again

• WordPress.com Owner Buys Beeper, App That Enabled iMessage on Android
• Majority of Americans now use ad blockers
• FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes
• Well, hello, Voyager 1! The venerable spacecraft is once again making sense

Weird and Wacky: 

• Relief as San Francisco public toilet finally opens – and not for $1.7m after all
• Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts
• Utahns reunited with pet cat they accidentally shipped with Amazon return
• Meet Thermonator, a flame-throwing robot dog with 30-foot range being sold by Ohio company

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Flic Twist 
• Adam - Momentum Dash

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• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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