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- Episode 60: Spending Bitcoin on an Alexa-Enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass
In this Episode:
- Ohio becomes first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments (5:40)
- Google Employees Protest Company Actions…Again (7:24)
- Apple Confirms T2 Chip Can Brick Macs After Third-Party Repairs (9:50)
- Supreme Court may let consumers sue Apple over App Store monopoly claims (12:45)
- Who's Most Valuable? Apple Is Still the Champ Over Microsoft (14:07)
- LinkedIn cuts off email address exports with new privacy setting (17:17)
- Toys and apps often track your kids and collect information about them (22:38)
- USPS exposed data of 60 million users (24:38)
- The internet is evolving: HTTP will no longer use TCP (25:42)
Weird & Wacky Tech:
- Hospital in China denies links to world’s first gene-edited babies (27:40)
- You can preorder an Alexa-enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass for $40(29:29)
- Silentmode’s PowerMask is a $200 connected relaxation mask(30:55)
- Holy cow! Giant steer 'Knickers' stands head and shoulders over herd (32:03)
Tech Recommendations (32:44):
- Sanjay - Kanguru USB (with physical read/write switch)
- Adam - Text Expander
- Shannon - [The Morning Brew](morningbrew.com/?kid=f04b86)
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitPLUS: If you want to eat along to our special Japanese Kit Kat episode, order here.
Sponsored By:
- Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
- Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!
Links:
- Ohio becomes first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments
- Google Employees Protest Company Actions…Again
- Apple Confirms T2 Chip Can Brick Macs After Third-Party Repairs
- Supreme Court may let consumers sue Apple over App Store monopoly claims
- Who's Most Valuable? Apple Is Still the Champ Ove
---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message38 min - Episode 59: Adam's Dancing in the Nutcracker & Sanjay's Bringing Us Apple Pie
In this (short) episode, we're sharing our favorite Thanksgiving foods and plans. Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!
Sponsored By:
- Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
- Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!
---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message9 min - Episode 58: Google is the Long Con
In this Episode:
- NYC and Arlington Va Win the Contest for Amazon’s Split East Coast Headquarters (2:22)
- Lime recalls some scooters due to fire concerns (4:02)
- Disney stock jumps after streaming service news (5:02)
- Apple’s new T2 security chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone (6:36)
- Signal's new privacy feature making it tougher to know a sender’s identity (8:56)
- Alibaba eclipsed Amazon's estimated Prime Day sales in less than 10 minutes (10:04)
- Prison time, hefty fines for data privacy violations: draft U.S. Senate bill (14:00)
- Using Wi-Fi to “see” behind closed doors is easier than anyone thought (15:57)
- Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We Read? (18:23)
Weird & Wacky Tech:
- iPhones are Allergic to Helium (20:10)
- A Poison-Detecting Watch for Gas and Oil Workers (22:15)
- Netflix Developed Truly Eye-Opening Technology That Could Change Everything (23:38)
- Samsung Electronics to release first foldable smartphone in March: sources (26:09)
- An AI Lie Detector to Start Questioning Travelers in the EU (27:41)
- Google wants to improve your smart home with iRobot’s room maps (29:20)
Tech Recommendations(30:25):
- Sanjay - Better Tweetdeck
- Adam - Google Maps
- Shannon - iOS 12 (12.1) Facetime with up to 32 people
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitSponsored By:
- Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
- Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!
Links:
- Report: NYC and Arlington Va Win the Contest for Amazon’s Split East Coast Headquarters
- Lime recalls some scooters due to fire concerns | TechCrunch
- Disney stock jumps after streaming service news
- Apple’s new T2 security chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone | TechCrunch
40 min - Episode 57: Special Edition: Best of Tech Recs
In this episode:
Adam's Top 5 Tech Recs
- Todoist
- Circle by Disney
- Google Trips
- Quik App by Go Pro
- Ember
Sanjay's Top 5 Tech Recs
- Tablo
- Signal
- Private Internet Access
- Data Blocker
- Belkin Conserve Power Socket
Shannon's Top 3 Tech Recs
- Seconds
- Bird
- Scott's Cheap Flights
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Sponsored By:
- Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
- Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!
Links:
- Tech Talk Y'all - Tech Recommendations
---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message19 min - Episode 56: The J Stands for Pavarotti
In this Episode:
- IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion (1:45)
- Google employees will walk out on Thursday to protest company’s handling of sexual misconduct (3:40)
- Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns (4:32)
- Fortnite Creator Epic Games Valued at Nearly $15 Billion (6:52)
- Coinbase raises Series E to accelerate adoption of cryptocurrencies (7:58)
- We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook approved all of them (10:17)
- Will Google’s homepage news feed repeat Facebook’s mistakes? (12:42)
- Uber introduces an Amazon Prime-style monthly subscription service (14:07)
Weird & Wacky Tech:
- Musk Keeps Testing the Limits That the SEC Put on His Tweeting (16:32)
- Google AI Listens to 15-years of sea bottom data for Whale songs (18:28)
- Yes, we flew to Japan to watch someone pour liquid nitrogen on custom Kit Kats (20:19)
Tech Recommendations (23:50)
- Sanjay - Georgia Votes
- Adam - [Waze (ft. new audio player)](ttps://www.engadget.com/2018/10/29/waze-beta-audio-player/)
- Shannon - TweetDeck
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitSponsored By:
- Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
- Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!
Links:
- IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion | Reuters
- Google employees will walk out on Thursday to protest company’s handling of sexual misconduct
- Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns — Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns
- Fortnite's Epic Games Now Valued At $15 Billion | Fortnite INTEL
- Coinbase raises Series E round of financin
---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message31 min - Episode 55: Facebook Loses Monthly Snickers Budget
In this Episode:
- Facebook investors co-sign plan to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman (1:34)
- Facebook gets maximum fine for the catastrophic Cambridge Analytica data breach (2:25)
- It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads (3:45)
- Apple launched a new privacy website that lets you find all the data the company has on you (6:50)
- How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’ (7:28)
- Netflix is fueling its ballooning cash burn with $2 billion in new debt (9:25)
- MoviePass' parent doesn't want it anymore (13:18)
- YouTube CEO urges creators to protest EU copyright rule (15:40)
- Musk to buy $20 million in Tesla stock (17:04)
- Copyright Office Ruling Imposes Sweeping Right to Repair Reforms (18:26)
- Orkney islands could get first electric plane service (21:00)
Weird & Wacky Tech:
- Banksy says self-destructing painting didn't go as planned (21:54)
- This Weirdly Geometric Iceberg Is Freaking Us Out (24:33)
- World’s Longest Sea Bridge Brings China Closer to Hong Kong (24:50)
- An oil spill you've never heard of could become one of the biggest environmental disasters in the US (26:05)
- Hubble Telescope’s Broken Gyroscope Seemingly Fixed After Engineers Try Turning It Off and On Again (27:34)
Tech Recommendations (30:10):
Sanjay - Life360Adam - Liftmaster Garage DoorShannon - Google VoiceAd music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitSponsored By:
- Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
- Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!
Links:
- Facebook investors co-sign plan to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman - Business Insider
- Facebook gets maximum fine for the catastrophic Cambridge Analytica data breach
- It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads
- Apple launched a new privacy website that lets you fin
---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message37 min - Episode 54: The Only Thing Scarier Than Terminator Robots....
In This Episode:
- Paul Allen, Co-founder Of Microsoft, Is Dead At 65 (2:00)
- Thoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression Pact (3:23)
- Pro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo hits 30M daily searches, up 50% in a year (5:05)
- Secret SEC investigation into ICOs puts startups at risk (9:45)
- Governments Tell Google's Nest To Hand Over Data 300 Times (12:29)
- Palm returns as an ‘ultra-mobile’ smartphone (16:00)
- Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing them with robots (19:19)
Weird and Wacky Tech:
- Parkour Atlas (21:45)
- Scientists built a terrifying robot snake that can climb ladders (23:40)
- Banksy Shows How he Fitted a Shredder Into a Frame for Famed Art Stunt (24:50)
- Moonmoons (Moons That Orbit Other Moons) Could Exist, Scientists Say (27:50)
Tech Recommendations (28:32):
- Sanjay - [ballotpedia.org](ballotpedia.org)
- Adam - isidewith.com/
- Shannon [vote.org](vote.org)
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitSponsored By:
- Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!
- Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
Links:
- Paul Allen, Co-founder Of Microsoft, Is Dead At 65
- Microsoft Joins the Open Invention Network Community
- Thoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression Pact - Conservancy Blog - Software Freedom Conservancy
- Pro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo hits 30M daily searches, up 50% in a year | TechCrunch
- Secret SEC investigation into ICOs puts startups at risk - Decrypt Media
- Smart Home Surveillance: Governments Tell Google's Nest To Hand Over Data 300 Times
38 min - Episode 53: There's Nothing Faster.... Except Light
In This Episode:
- No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data (2:34)
- Pushing the limits of streaming technology (4:13)
- Wealthy Americans have stepped up investment in New Zealand (6:12)
- New Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devices (8:30)
- In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls (11:34)
- Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Could Increase Computer Speed, Memory (13:45)
- Bulletproof privacy makes price of iPhone worth it (16:54)
- Apple is using proprietary software to lock MacBook Pros and iMac Pros from third-party repairs (18:03)
Weird & Wacky Tech:
- Police Use Fitbit Data to Charge 90-Year-Old Man in Stepdaughter’s Killing (21:29)
- There are now vending machines in London that dry-clean your laundry (25:17)
Tech Recommendations:
- Sanjay - BlackVue Dashcam
- Adam - Voice to Text
- Shannon - Google Fonts
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitSponsored By:
- Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
- Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!
Links:
- No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data
- Pushing the limits of streaming technology
- The Super Rich of Silicon Valley Have a Doomsday Escape Plan
- New Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devices
- Exclusive: In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls - sources
- Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Could Increase Computer Speed, Memory
35 min - Episode 52: It's a Cool Idea.... 'Til the AI Kills You
In This Episode:
- Elon Musk settles with SEC over fraud charge
- Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk
- Make Sure MoviePass Didn't Reactivate Your Subscription
- The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
- Bird will deliver scooters to users who want them all day
- Jeff Bezos’ Space Startup to Supply Engines for Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Venture
- Slack Actively Preparing for Early 2019 IPO
Weird & Wacky Tech:
- AI-controlled robotic ceiling furniture creates extra space for tiny homes
- Small tech startup plans to grow cannabis on the International Space Station
Tech Recommendations:
- Adam - Sustainable Palm Oil Shopping
- Sanjay - Travelon Tech Accessory Organizer
- Shannon - Google Fonts
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitSponsored By:
- Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
- Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!
Links:
- Tesla’s Elon Musk settles with SEC, will pay $20 million fine and resign as board chairman - The Washington Post
- You Gave Facebook Your Number For Security. They Used It For Ads. | Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk - The New York Times
- Make Sure MoviePass Didn't Reactivate Your Subscription
- The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
36 min - Episode 51: Leafy Lettuce on the Blockchain
In This Episode:
- Apple delays original shows over mature content (1:24)
- YouTube is replacing textbooks in classrooms across America (4:33)
- Japan successfully lands robot rovers on an asteroid's surface (7:32)
- Lime Scooters Has Its Second Fatality in a Month (9:45)
- Inside Facebook Dating (12:08)
- Twitter may have sent your private DMs to the wrong people -- but probably not (16:03)
- Walmart wants to track lettuce on the blockchain (18:41)
- Google started quietly logging you into Chrome (22:18)
Weird and Wacky Tech:
- An electric implant helps a paralyzed man walk the length of a football field (24:15)
- Original working Apple-I computer fetches $375,000 at auction (26:05)
- This device can charge your phone with wind or water (27:49)
Tech Recommendations (29:25):
- Adam - Chick-fil-A App
- Sanjay - Libby
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong SuitSponsored By:
- Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating.
- Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!
Links:
- Apple reportedly delays original shows over mature content
- YouTube is replacing textbooks in classrooms across America - Axios
- Japan successfully lands robot rovers on an asteroid's surface - CNN
- Second E-Scooter Company Lime Rider Dies | Fortune
- Inside Facebook Dating, launching today first in Colombia
- Twitter may have sent your private DMs to the wrong people -- but probably not - CNET
- Walmart will be tracking leafy greens on the blockchain
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About Tech Talk Y'all
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Tech Talk Y'all is a weekly technology news show covering what has happened this week in tech, with hosts Sanjay Parekh and Adam Walker. Sanjay and Adam talk about technology, weird and wacky tech…
news, and make weekly tech recommendations (a fan favorite). Depending on your level of humor, episodes may or may not be funny (but they definitely are).
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