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April 13, 2020Episode 130: It's Not Like English Started in England or Anything
In this Episode:
What you should know about Jack Dorsey’s surprising $1 billion commitment to charity
“Even if only 10 percent of the money went to Covid work, though, Dorsey would become the country’s biggest public philanthropist during the crisis.”
28% of his net worth
Getty Images is charging $499 to license the CDC’s public domain coronavirus image
Volvo Valet lets owners get vehicle service without leaving home
Apple Shares Assembly and Use Instructions for New Face Shields, Shipping 1 Million Per Week to Medical Workers
Verizon canceling FiOS installs and telling customers to wait a few months
Facebook's latest app experiment is a 'private space' for couples
WeWork founder misses out on $1 billion as SoftBank cancels share buyout
WeWork suing Softbank
Netflix will allow parents to remove movies and shows, filter by rating in new update
TCL launches self-branded smartphones at $449, $249
YouTube is working on a TikTok competitor called 'Shorts'

Weird and Wacky:
Driver wrecks $750G supercar on New York City street during coronavirus shutdown
A Michigan dad duct-taped tent poles together to make a DIY social-distancing device
UFC getting private island to hold weekly fights amid coronavirus crisis
NASA astronaut's estranged wife charged with lying about space crime allegation

Tech Rec:
Sanjay - Mercury Bank
Adam - Krisp
Shannon - Clockify

TV/Movie Rec:
Sanjay - Kim’s Convenience
Adam - The Expanse
Shannon - Great British Baking Show
Links:
What you should know about Jack Dorsey’s surprising $1 billion commitment to charity
Getty Images is charging $499 to license the CDC’s public domain coronavirus image
Volvo Valet lets owners get vehicle service without leaving home - SlashGear
Apple Shares Assembly and Use Instructions for New Face Shields, Shipping 1 Million Per Week to Medical Workers
Verizon canceling FiOS installs and telling customers to wait a few months | Ars Technica
Facebook's latest app experiment is a 'private space' for couples
WeWork founder misses out on $1 billion as SoftBank cancels share buyout
43 min
April 06, 2020Episode 129: Sharing is Caring
In this Episode:
Google is donating $800 million to help with the coronavirus crisis
Lyft is referring drivers to jobs at Amazon after massive ridership decline
Jeff Bezos sold $3.4bn of Amazon stock just before Covid-19 collapse
Coronavirus: Robots use light beams to zap hospital viruses
How China built facial recognition for people wearing masks
Musk the Virus Skeptic Makes Reluctant Ventilator Offer After GM
Toilet Paper Startup Ramps Up And Rolls In Wake Of Coronavirus Pandemic
HQ Trivia is back less than two months after the app was shut down
Zoom Meetings Aren’t End-to-End Encrypted, Despite Misleading Marketing
Apple acquires popular weather app Dark Sky

Weird and Wacky:
Scientists Are Trying to Grow Buildings from Bacteria—and It Just Might Work
Taking off: Spring-based technology could see Usain Bolt hit 50mph

Tech Rec:
Sanjay - Missile Command
Adam - Peloton App

TV / Movie Recs:
Sanjay - Ozark
Adam - Bless this Mess
Links:
Google is donating $800 million to help with the coronavirus crisis
Lyft is referring drivers to jobs at Amazon after massive ridership decline
Jeff Bezos sold $3.4bn of Amazon stock just before Covid-19 collapse
Coronavirus: Robots use light beams to zap hospital viruses
How China built facial recognition for people wearing masks
Musk the Virus Skeptic Makes Reluctant Ventilator Offer After GM
Toilet Paper Startup Ramps Up And Rolls In Wake Of Coronavirus Pandemic : NPR
HQ Trivia is back less than two months after the app was shut down
Zoom Meetings Do Not Support End-to-End Encryption
Apple acquires popular weather app Dark Sky
40 min
March 30, 2020Episode 128: Special Episode: Work From Home
Basic Tech Setup
High speed Internet
A good headset and microphone
Good camera
Lighting
External monitor
Good wifi router
Go upscale with Ubiquiti (Super up with Meraki)

Communication Tools
Slack or Discord
Zoom, Google Meet, Uberconference
Signal / Keybase
Email client

Project Management App
Basecamp
Asana
Teamwork
Trello

Personal Productivity Tools
ToDoist
Pomodoro timer / TomatoTimer (Android)

Fun
Netflix Party
Kindle Paperwhite
Charades/Lunch/Happy Hour over Zoom
Discord Voice Line
Slack or Discord meme channels
Toilet paper calculator

TV/Movie Recs
Sanjay - Perfect Strangers
Adam - West Wing
Links:
Coronavirus: Robots use light beams to zap hospital viruses - BBC News
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44 min
March 23, 2020Episode 127: Social Distancing
In this Episode:
Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments
AMC, Regal, Alamo Drafthouse, and Cinemark Are Closing Theaters Because of the Coronavirus
Amazon to stop accepting all products other than medical supplies and household staples to its warehouses amid coronavirus crisis — read the memo it just sent sellers
CO2-based vodka startup Air Co. fully redirects its tech to making hand sanitizer for donation
LVMH will use its perfume and cosmetics factories to manufacture free hand sanitizer for France
How to Tell if an iPhone Bug Is Eating Up Your Data Plan
Google Translate launches Transcribe for Android in 8 languages
Why are U-2 jet pilots wearing Garmin satellite navigation smartwatches?
SoftBank may not complete $3 billion tender offer for WeWork, sources say

Weird and Wacky:
Bidet sales soar as toilet paper sells out amid coronavirus fears
UK's sewage system in danger of gridlock from toilet paper substitutes
The Wu-Tang Clan Would Like to Remind You to Wash Your Hands and Protect Ya Neck

Tech Rec:
Sanjay - Thunderbird
Adam - Zoom Mobile App
Shannon - TikTok

TV/Movie Recs:
Sanjay - Devs
Adam - Kim’s Convenience
Shannon - Mindhunter
Links:
Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments
AMC, Other Chains Closing Theaters to Combat the Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Amazon suspends all nonessential shipments to warehouses - Business Insider
CO2-based vodka startup Air Co. fully redirects its tech to making hand sanitizer for donation | TechCrunch
LVMH will use its perfume and cosmetics factories to manufacture free hand sanitizer
How to Tell if an iPhone Bug Is Eating Up Your Data Plan
Google Translate launches Transcribe for Android in 8 languages
Why are U-2 jet pilots wearing Garmin satellite navigation smartwatches? | Ars Technica
32 min
March 16, 2020Episode 126: The One About Coronavirus
In this episode:
Big Tech Will Pay Its Hourly Workers Even as Full-Time Staff Stays Home During Coronavirus Outbreak
How to Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer
Google ‘aggressively Intervened’ To Block Coronavirus Misinformation
Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.
Google’s AI-powered smart glasses help the blind to see
Goodyear's Concept Tire Regenerates Burned-Off Rubber
Sonos Will End Device-Bricking ‘Recycle Mode’
Tesla produces its 1 millionth electric car
Amazon offers no-checkout technology to other retailers
Uber rolls out text-to-911 feature across the US

Weird and Wacky:
The Nintendo Playstation sold for $360,000 to the original owner of Pets.com
French mayor defends Smurf rally after outcry over virus

Tech Rec:
Sanjay - Substack
Adam - MailChimp App
Links:
Big Tech Will Pay Its Hourly Workers Even as Full-Time Staff Stays Home During Coronavirus Outbreak
Make Your Own Homemade Hand Sanitizer
Google ‘aggressively Intervened’ To Block Coronavirus Misinformation
Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.
Google’s AI-powered smart glasses help the blind to see
Goodyear's Concept Tire Regenerates Burned-Off Rubber
Sonos Will End Device-Bricking 'Recycle Mode' - ExtremeTech
Tesla produces its 1 millionth electric car - Electrek
French mayor defends Smurf rally after outcry over virus
Sanjay's Tech Rec - Substack
The Nintendo Playstation sold for $360,000 to the original owner of Pets.com
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34 min
March 09, 2020Episode 125: Don't Be That Guy
In this Episode:
Forget foldable phones. Large rollable displays are the way to go
Facebook is suing a domain registrar for selling deceptive web addresses
Facebook is giving free ads to the WHO and taking down ‘conspiracy theories’ about coronavirus
Coronavirus: How to track the virus spread across the world
CDC chart breaks down what mustaches do and don't work with respirator masks
Make-A-Wish Foundation gets a fan into 'NBA 2K20'
Siri and Google Assistant Hacked With Ultrasonic Waves
Robinhood users miss stock rally as the trading platform seizes up
SETI@home Search for Alien Life Project Shuts Down After 21 Years
Turns out Uber and Lyft rides are not eco-friendly at all: study
'Konami Code' Creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto Dies At 61

Weird and Wacky:
I Illustrated National Parks In America Based On Their Worst Review And I Hope They Will Make You Laugh (16 Pics)
Your smartphone is 7 times dirtier than your toilet. Here's how to clean it.
How a Hacker's Mom Broke Into a Prison—and the Warden's Computer

Tech Rec:
Sanjay - JustWatch
Adam - Love Nudge
Links:
Forget foldable phones. Large rollable displays are the way to go
Facebook is suing a domain registrar for selling deceptive web addresses - The Verge
Facebook is giving free ads to the WHO and taking down ‘conspiracy theories’ about coronavirus
Coronavirus: How to track the virus spread across the world
CDC chart breaks down what mustaches do and don't work with respirator masks
Make-A-Wish Foundation gets a fan into 'NBA 2K20'
Siri and Google Assistant Hacked With Ultrasonic Waves - ExtremeTech
Robinhood users miss stock rally as the trading platform seizes up - Los Angeles Times
39 min
March 02, 2020Episode 124: Finger Guns Are The Best
In this episode:
The Computer Scientist Responsible for Cut, Copy, and Paste, Has Passed Away
Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs
AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria
'They lied to us': Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murder
Tesla Teardown Scares Competitors: ‘We Cannot Do This’
Hackers can trick a Tesla into accelerating by 50 miles per hour
Flywheel owners found out that their bikes were bricked through Peloton
Apple may let people pick alternative default apps on the iPhone, marking a radical change of philosophy
Samsung blasts Galaxy phones worldwide with weird ‘1’ notification
MIT Spinoff WaveSense’s Ground-Penetrating Radar Looks Down for Perfect Self-Driving

Weird and Wacky:
Musician performs while surgeons remove brain tumour
62-year-old former Marine sets Guinness World Record by holding plank for over 8 hours

Tech Rec:
Sanjay - Cloudflare ESNI Checker
Adam - Marco Polo
Links:
The Computer Scientist Responsible for Cut, Copy, and Paste, Has Passed Away
Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs | Ars Technica
AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria
'They lied to us': Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murder
Tesla Teardown Scares Competitors: 'We Cannot Do This' - ExtremeTech
Flywheel owners found out that their bikes were bricked through Peloton - The Verge
Hackers can trick a Tesla into accelerating by 50 miles per hour - MIT Technology Review
Samsung blasts Galaxy phones worldwide with weird ‘1’ notification - The Verge
MIT's Ground-Penetrating Radar Looks Down for Perfect Self-Driving - ExtremeTech
37 min
February 24, 2020Episode 123: My Dogs Eat $200 Worth of Food a Day....
In this Episode:
An Indian politician used AI to translate his speech into other languages
To catch a thief, go to Google with a geofence warrant – and it will give you all the details
Internet's safe-keepers forced to postpone crucial DNSSEC root key signing ceremony – no, not a hacker attack, but because they can't open a safe
A Motorola Razr’s screen is reportedly peeling right on the fold
Jeff Bezos just made one of the largest charitable gifts ever
China's Coronavirus App Is Alerting Citizens When They're in Danger of Being Infected
Facebook cancels global marketing conference due to the coronavirus outbreak
Tech Waste Is a Danger to Us All
Bloomberg memes push Instagram to require sponsorship disclosure
Zuckerberg: Facebook content should be regulated, but under a new model

Weird and Wacky:
Rotary Cellphone Concept
Blind Woman Plays Video Game Thanks to Implant That Jacks Directly into the Brain
The drunken HQ Trivia finale before it shut down was insane
NYC Parks Are Using a Designer’s ‘Tree Font’ to Plant Secret Messages with Real Trees

Tech Rec:
Sanjay - Fabriq
Adam - Pocket
Links:
An Indian politician used AI to translate his speech into other languages
To catch a thief, go to Google with a geofence warrant – and it will give you all the details • The Register
Internet's safe-keepers forced to postpone crucial DNSSEC root key signing ceremony – no, not a hacker attack, but because they can't open a safe • The Register
A Motorola Razr’s screen is reportedly peeling right on the fold
Jeff Bezos just made one of the largest charitable gifts ever
China's Coronavirus App Is Alerting Citizens When They're in Danger of Being Infected
Facebook cancels global marketing conference due to the coronavirus outbreak
Tech Waste Is a Danger to Us All
Bloomberg memes push Instagram to require sponsorship disclosure
36 min
February 17, 2020Episode 122: How Exactly Many is a Plethora?
In this Episode:
ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money
Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
Tesla Remotely Removed Autopilot Features from Used Model S After ‘Audit’
Apple fined $27 million in France for throttling old iPhones without telling users
At Long Last, Our Netflix Autoplay Nightmare Is Over
Meet the woman who made Netflix get rid of its most annoying feature
Google’s Unfinished AirDrop Clone Is Already Hiding on Your Phone
A new low-cost iPhone is coming in March—and it’s a smart move for Apple

Weird and Wacky:
Iranian Government Official Posts 'Space Suit' on Twitter That Turns Out to Be Kids Costume

Tech Rec:
Sanjay - Raise.com
Adam - Gouletpens.com
Links:
ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money - Namecheap Blog
Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - ICANN
Tesla Remotely Removed Autopilot Features from Used Model S After 'Audit' - ExtremeTech
Apple fined $27 million in France for throttling old iPhones without telling users
At Long Last, Our Netflix Autoplay Nightmare Is Over
Netflix is finally letting you turn off its autoplay feature - Vox
Google's Unfinished AirDrop Clone Is Already Hiding on Your Phone - ExtremeTech
A new low-cost iPhone is coming in March—and it’s a smart move for Apple
Iranian Government Official Posts 'Space Suit' on Twitter That Turns Out to Be Kids Costume
Buy & Sell Discounted Gift Cards - Save Today! | Raise
Gouletpens.com
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30 min
February 10, 2020Episode 121: Honking the Lights and Flashing the Horn
In this Episode:
The Company That Botched the Iowa Caucus Was Formed Only Months Ago
The wait is over! Twitter to label fake, manipulating tweets from March 5
Alphabet’s Jigsaw unveils a tool to help journalists spot deepfakes and manipulated images
Amazon Ring now lets users opt out of receiving police video requests
Here's everything you need to know about Seat's new £18,000 Leon - including how the VW Golf rival can TALK to traffic lights
Researchers Say ‘Anti-Solar Panels’ Could Generate Power at Night
Apple Abandoned Encrypted iCloud Backups After FBI Intervened

Weird and Wacky:
Artist creates virtual traffic jam on Google Maps with 99 cellphones and a wagon

Tech Recs:
Sanjay - Wufoo
Adam - Sway
Links:
Apple Abandoned Encrypted iCloud Backups After FBI Intervened - ExtremeTech
Researchers Say 'Anti-Solar Panels' Could Generate Power at Night - ExtremeTech
Berlin artist Simon Weckert causes virtual traffic jam on Google Maps - The Washington Post
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