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• New ’Off-Facebook Activity’ tool shows exactly how much the social network tracks your life - The Washington Post
• Twitter Direct Messages Get Emoji Reactions Support | Technology News
• Jeff Bezos Phone Hacked by Saudi Prince via WhatsApp: Analysis - Bloomberg
• Coronavirus leads to sales spike of Plague Inc., a game about pandemics
• Airbnb Claims Its AI Can Predict Whether Guests Are Psychopaths
• These Fridges Won't Dispense Filtered Water Unless You Pay Extra for 'Official' Filters With RFID Chips - VICE
• Heathrow Airport (LHR) Gets Anti-Drone System to Detect Threats - Bloomberg
• Google reportedly launching another messaging app, but this time might be different

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• Twitter planning Bitcoin payments as tips on its platform
• Microsoft CEO says encryption backdoors are a ‘terrible idea’ - The Verge
• Jeff Bezos Reveals the Fully Electric Amazon Delivery Auto Rickshaws For India - Watch Video - News18
• Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 - The Official Microsoft Blog
• Apple may have to abandon Lightning connector cable - BBC News
• This Sci-Fi-Inspired Device Could Replace Bulky, Expensive X-Ray Machines - ExtremeTech
• Meet the Chinese robot worm that could crawl into your brain | South China Morning Post
• Astronomers Detect Second Planet Orbiting Nearest Star - ExtremeTech
• Spotify launches playlists for dogs left home alone - Reuters
• Amazon.com: Synology 6 Bay NAS DiskStation - DS1618+ (Diskless)
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• Bluetooth will support hearing aids, sharing, and a better audio codec - The Verge
• Japanese billionaire Maezawa in $9 million 'social experiment' giveaway
• Tesla Motors is now America's most valuable car company
• About one-in-five Americans use a smart watch or fitness tracker
• Boeing's New CEO Readies for Bumpy Tenure
• Best of the best: Our 10 favorite CES 2020 Best of Innovation awa
• Visa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other banki
• Ring confirms it fired four employees for watching customer video
• Scientists Made a Nearly Invincible Lithium-Ion Battery
• The African cocoa farmers who are taking on Big Chocolate

In This Episode:

Weird and Wacky:

Tech Recommendations:

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• This rechargeable lunchbox uses steam to reheat your food
• CES 2020: Juno 'reverse microwave oven' cools drinks in seconds
• CES 2020: Manta5's electric bike rides on water
• Samsung's Sero is a vertical 4K TV perfect for TikTok and Instagram
• Segway’s latest EV prototype looks like Professor X’s wheelchair
• For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now a hot commodity - StarTribune.com
• DA: Technology links suspect to bloody Cobb County murder | FOX 5 Atlanta
• Astrophysicist Says He Knows How to Build a Time Machine
• Sonos Tries and Fails to Justify 'Recycle Mode' That Bricks Speakers - ExtremeTech
• Y2K-type glitch is causing NYC parking meters to reject credit cards | Engadget

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• A bunch of people in tech are setting resolutions to spend less time using tech
• TikTok app banned by US Army on work mobile phones
• the sound shirt lets deaf people feel music on their skin
• Spotify to ‘pause’ running political ads, citing lack of proper review
• Snopes Raises Money to Weather Upcoming Misinformation Storm
• Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick peaces out with $2.5 billion
• GM requests green light to ditch steering wheel in its self-driving cars
• VW's roving robot concept brings "battery wagons" to electric vehicles
• Motorola delays foldable Razr because too many people want one
• Unbanked, credit card-less riders can now rent scooters with cash

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• Report: Ring Cameras Leak Location Details in Neighbors App - ExtremeTech
• Hackers Openly Peddle Tools to Hack Ring Cameras - ExtremeTech
• Yap is the best new chatroom - The Verge
• World-first mobile phone detection cameras rolled out in Australia | World news | The Guardian
• Cops see an encryption problem. Spyware makers see an opportunity. - MIT Technology Review
• You can now hear Samuel L. Jackson’s voice on your Amazon Echo
• Lyft is rolling out a car rental service
• Opinion: No e-book access for library users? That's wrong - Los Angeles Times
• Of course Facebook can see your location even when you tell it not to
• College student rescued after using ‘He

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• New airplane seat design will make it easier to sleep in economy
• Away’s founders sold a vision of travel and inclusion, but former employees say it masked a toxic work environment
• Brother of drug lord Pablo Escobar launches a $349 foldable smartphone - Neowin
• Google Maps prepares to add a "Lighting" layer to highlight brightly lit streets for safer night travel
• Brookings Institute Suggests Congressional Action for Innovation Sectors
• AI-enabled assistant robot returning to the Space Station with improved emotional intelligence
• Interstellar Comet Borisov Makes Closest Approach to the Sun
• Algeria blocks internet to prevent students cheating during exams | World news | The Guardian

In this Episode:

Weird and Wacky:

Tech Recs:

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• WhatsApp Working on a Feature to Self-destruct Messages: Report.
• Twitter will remove inactive accounts and free up usernames in December - The Verge
• Apple Pay works with Salvation Army’s famous red kettles
• Google Cloud Print will be shut down on December 31, 2020
• Stranger hacks into baby monitor, tells child, 'I love you'
• Watch Tesla Accidentally Smash Cybertruck’s “Bulletproof” Window
• PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for $4B
• WeWork lays off 2,400 employees
• Doctors Are Testing Human Suspended Animation for the First Time - ExtremeTech
• Ed Sheeran Apparently Hasn’t Had A Phone In Four Years

In this episode we share our picks for gifts this holiday season.

*Stocking Stuffers *

*Under $100 *

*Splurges ($100+) *

In this Episode:

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• You can share your Disney+ login with friends without repercussions
• Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough
• Elon Musk Just Tweeted a Response to Ford's New Electric Mustang Announcement, and It's Most Excellent
• Just When I Thought The 2010s Were Over Motorola Came Out With A New Razr
• Google to offer checking accounts
• Project Nightingale: Google accesses trove of US patient data
• Mailchimp launches website builder
• Nine-year-old child genius to graduate university
• The world’s first Gattaca baby tests are finally here - MIT Technology Review