In this episode we talk about:

We wrap up with some app recommendations. For this episode we're joined by our in-studio guest Jeff Hilimire.

Special Guest: Jeff Hilimire.

Sponsored 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!

Links:

• Mark DiCristina named to Ad Age's 2017 40 Under 40
• Why American Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors With Ukrainian Firmware
• LastPass password manager fixes serious password leak vulnerabilities in Chrome, Firefox, Edge extensions
• LastPass is scrambling to fix another serious vulnerability
• Senate votes to kill FCC's broadband privacy rules
• For sale: Your private browsing history
• Congress has sold off your privacy—and U.S. security

NOTE: The first story in this podcast makes fleeting mentions of things that aren't necessarily appropriate for children. Use your own discretion.

In this episode we talk about:

We wrap up with a couple of app recommendations.

Sponsored 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!

Links:

• Tech Talk Y'all Episode Announcement List
• HB 509 2017-2018 Regular Session
• Electonic Frontier Foundation event @ Prototype Prime on Georgia HB 509
• Amazon Finds the Cause of Its AWS Outage: A Typo
• Airbnb Closes $1 Billion Round To Keep Delaying IPO
• Stationary Bike Startup Peloton Seeks Unicorn Valuation - Bloomberg
• WikiLeaks’ CIA document dump shows agency can compromise Android and smart TVs
• The World’s Largest Shipping Company Trials Blockchain to Track Cargo
• Hailing a Different Ride in Austin - MIT Technology Review
• To do list and task m

Four(ish) stories (and a couple of tech product/service recommendations) for your listening pleasure. We cover autonomous big rigs (and why Sanjay has dumped Uber), underwater data centers, the house of cards of a startup, and the location of the impending intergalactic alien invasion.

Sponsored 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!

Links:

• Embark’s self-driving truck is ready to assist human drivers | TechCrunch
• Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber — Susan J. Fowler
• Want an Energy-Efficient Data Center? Build It Underwater - IEEE Spectrum
• Theranos: The House of Cards That Elizabeth Holmes Built
• Astronomers discover 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby star - CNN.com

Sponsored 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!