Tech Talk Y'all

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  • Episode 30: 3D-Printing Robot Taxis Translate Invisible Sunglasses

    In this episode:

    • We are one step closer to robot world domination
    • Flying taxis, worth your trip to New Zealand
    • The SEC is formally charging the founder of Theranos with fraud
    • Bose AR sunglasses
    • Earbuds that translate language in real time
    • The New - Weird and Wacky Tech - segment

    • Links:

      • This cheap 3D-printed home is a start for the 1 billion who lack shelter - The Verge
      • DeepMind's new robots learned how to teach themselves
      • Larry Page’s Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stealth Mode - The New York Times
      • What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Theranos's Fall From Grace
      • Bose sunglasses hands-on: audio AR makes more sense than you think
      • Samsung's new QLED TVs appear almost invisible with Ambient Mode technology — Quartz
      • Waverly Labs Pilot earbuds can translate languages in real time - Business Insider
      • TypingDNA launches Chrome extension that verifies your identity based on typing | TechCrunch
      • Qarnot unveils a cryptocurrency heater for your home | TechCrunch
      • Here Are 911 Transcripts of Some of the Times Apple Employees Walked Directly Into Glass Walls
      • People Are Attacking Driverless Cars
      • Amazon says it's working to fix Alexa's laughing problem
      • This AR Street Fighter II Lets You Brawl in the Real World
      • AirTable
      41 min
    • Episode 29: Doctor Verified Internet Taxes Crypto Flying Doorbell

      In this episode we talk about:

      • Uber wants to get you to your doctor appointment
      • That microchipped e-passport you've got? US border cops still can't verify the data in it
      • Net Neutrality Legal Battle Officially Begins: What You Need To Know
      • Are You a Coinbase User? Your Data Could Be on Its Way to the IRS
      • Someone Stole 7 Bitcoins from Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak
      • Rapper 50 Cent Says He Isn't Actually a Bitcoin Millionaire
      • Sprint, Delta, Airbus work to bring high-speed Internet to the skies
      • Amazon buying video doorbell company Ring
      • This electric jet can take off vertically and travel almost 190 miles per hour — and it's already being prototyped

      • Plus two (plus two bonus!) great tech recommendations.

        Links:

        • Uber wants to get you to your doctor appointment - Axios
        • That microchipped e-passport you've got? US border cops still can't verify the data in it
        • Net Neutrality Legal Battle Officially Begins: What You Need To Know
        • Coinbase to Send Data from 13,000 Users to the IRS | Fortune
        • Cryptocurrency Thief Stole 7 Bitcoins from Steve Wozniak | Fortune
        • Rapper 50 Cent: Actually, I'm Not a Bitcoin Millionaire | Fortune
        • Sprint, Delta, Airbus work to bring high-speed Internet to the skies - Axios
        • Amazon buying video doorbell company Ring - Axios
        • Lilium jet may be the future of urban transportation - Business Insider
        • Woman climbs into x-ray machine because she didn't want to leave bag | Metro News
        • Otter app transcribes any verbal conversation into searchable text
        36 min
      • Episode 28: Unusable Electronics Puzzle Driving Crypto-Aliens with Criminal Passwords

        In this episode we talk about:

        • A script that renders useless the marketing snoop by your ISP
        • Electronics that can self destruct
        • Adam quizzes Sanjay about security products
        • Uber and Lyft are trying to stop you from using your autonomous vehicle in cities
        • Waymo and Uber reach a settlement to end their ongoing legal battles
        • Too much crypto means no aliens for you
        • Instead of a paywall, Salon has rolled out a cryptomining-wall
        • The Georgia Senate thinks they can fix online security with a bad law - a very, very badly worded law

        • Plus two great tech recommendations.

          Links:

          • Vibha Campaigns | Sanjay raising money for kids
          • This simple script renders data collected by your ISP unusable
          • These self-destructing electronics can turn your data to dust on command
          • The security gadgets and apps you need to keep your information safe
          • Uber, Lyft Want to Ban Personal Use of Self-Driving Cars in Urban Areas - ExtremeTech
          • Waymo and Uber reach a surprise settlement - The Verge
          • Waymo and Uber have reached a settlement in their trade secrets battle - MIT Technology Review
          • Crypto-currency craze 'hinders search for alien life' - BBC News
          • Salon Offers To Remove Ads If Visitors Help Mine Cryptocurrency | Techdirt
          • Georgia Senate Thinks It Can Fix Its Election Security Issues By Criminalizing Password Sharing, Security Research | Techdirt
          • LaMetric Time Wi-Fi Clock for Smart Home
          • Habit List

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          43 min
        • Episode 27: (Season 2) Beaming Bitcoin Satellites Running Driverless

          This is the start of our second year of podcasting - yay! In this episode we talk about:

          • The semi-realization of a real life tractor/levitation beam.
          • Lots of talk about Bitcoin from Stripe, Robinhood, and 50 Cent.
          • A disco ball satellite revolving around the Earth.
          • US soldiers giving away their locations because of their addiction to fitness.
          • And driverless cars are going to be careening through the streets of Atlanta!

          • Plus FIVE (yes FIVE!) great tech recommendations.

            Special Guests: Adam Harrell and Kathryn O'Day.

            Links:

            • Forget the Robot Singularity Apocalypse. Let's Talk About the Multiplicity | WIRED
            • Tractor beam breakthrough could lead to levitating humans - CNET
            • MIT Scientists Design Artificial Synapse for Brain-Like Computer Chips | Inverse
            • Artificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance - The Verge
            • Ending Bitcoin support
            • A disco ball-like satellite is orbiting earth. Here's why. - CNN
            • 50 Cent realizes he’s a Bitcoin millionaire thanks to sales of a 2014 album | TechCrunch
            • U.S. soldiers are revealing sensitive and dangerous information by jogging - The Washington Post
            • Fitness tracking app gives away location of secret US army bases | Technology | The Guardian
            • Waymo coming to Atlanta
            • 'Jackpotting' hackers steal over $1 million from ATMs across U.S.: Secret Service

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            50 min
          • Episode 26: Careening Phone Vulnerable Water Sun

            In this episode we talk about:

            • GM's driverless, steering wheel-less, and pedel-less autonomous vehicle.
            • iOS is heading to be bigger than the worldwide movie market.
            • iPhone will soon give you a choice between slowing down or risking an overheated phone.
            • Facebook is launching a home video chat device.
            • Google bought a startup that can make your entire mobile device screen into a giant speaker.
            • Samsung is working on a phone with a screen on both sides.
            • Qualcomm joins the other companies with processor vulnerabilities while a new vulnerability is discovered in AMD processors.
            • A small handheld device can tell you if the water you're about to drink is safe.
            • A new skin sticker will tell you when you have had enough sun.

            • Plus two great tech recommendations.

              Links:

              • Look, Ma, No Steering Wheel Or Pedals In GM's Robo-Taxi, Coming In 2019
              • iOS App Store will be bigger than entire worldwide movie industry sometime this year | 9to5Mac
              • iPhone Battery: Next update will let you disable intentional slowdown - Jan. 18, 2018
              • EXCLUSIVE: Facebook Dives into Home Device Market with Video Chat Product Named "Portal" on Cheddar
              • Google quietly bought a UK startup that turns your screen into a speaker - The Verge
              • Samsung is working on a phone with screens on both sides — here are three futuristic ideas
              • Qualcomm joins Intel, Apple, Arm, AMD in confirming its CPUs suffer hack bugs, too • The Register
              • A new stack-based overflow vulnerability discovered in AMD CPUsSecurity Affairs
              • Lishtot’s TestDrop tells you whether water is safe to drink without even touching it
              • Skin sticker lets you know when you've had enough sun
              43 min
            • Episode 25: Cancer Checkout Computer Charity Compromise Trivia

              In this episode we talk about:

              • California recommending that you don't keep your smartphone anywhere near your body.
              • Kroger is trying to innovate in the retail space to keep ahead of Amazon and Walmart.
              • Google can now create a speaking bot that is indistinguishable from a real human.
              • A Bitcoin multi-millionaire is donating $85m in Bitcoin to charity.
              • Two major flaws have been discovered that affect nearly every computer, smartphone, and computing device in the world.
              • HQ Trivia has built a huge following and it's now available on Android too.
              • Netflix is watching you and is worried about some of your watching habits.

              • Plus two great tech 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:

                • Due to cell phone radiation, California recommends texting instead of talking — Quartz — California says the only safe way to talk on your cell phone is to text
                • Kroger lets customers check out without registers or cashiers - Business Insider — Kroger is taking a direct shot at Amazon and Walmart and making checkout lanes obsolete
                • Google's voice-generating AI is now indistinguishable from humans — Quartz
                • Meet "Pine," the Bitcoin Philanthropist Who Set Up the $85 Million Pineapple Fund
                • Huge Intel CPU Bug Allegedly Causes Kernel Memory Vulnerability With Up To 30% Performance Hit In Windows And Linux | HotHardware
                • Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers
                • Mitigations landing for new class of timing attack
                • What is HQ Trivia, how to play, and how the app could take America by storm
                • Netflix
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                41 min
              • Episode 24: Magic Leap takes security seriously while scheduling meetings and drinking heated coffee

                In this episode:

                • Magic Leap: Founder of Secretive Start-Up Unveils Mixed-Reality Goggles
                • This crazy new system can detect motion anywhere in your home using nothing but Wi-Fi
                • REVIEW: Nest's new $499 home security system is simple to install and made me feel a lot safer
                • Apple: Yes, we're slowing down older iPhones
                • Google Pixel Buds review
                • 5 Excellent Apps to Make This New Year Your Strongest Yet

                • Special Guest: Jeff Hilimire.

                  Links:

                  • Magic Leap One MR Headset May Be As Big As The Internet - InStash
                  • Lightwear: Introducing Magic Leap's Mixed Reality Goggles - Rolling Stone
                  • This crazy new system can detect motion anywhere in your home using nothing but Wi-Fi – BGR
                  • Nest Secure review, details, photos - Business Insider

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                  34 min
                • Episode 23: Cryptocurrency Kittens Spying Artificial Meetings

                  In this episode we talk about:

                  • Five cryptocurrencies that are on the rise
                  • A game of virtual kittens that is crushing Ethereum
                  • How blockchain will impact society outside of cryptocurrencies
                  • Google spying on Android users even when you opt-out
                  • Google's AI that warns you when people are spying on your screen
                  • An AI that played chess by itself and then beat the world's best chess AI
                  • WeWork is expanding out and acquiring Meetup

                  • Plus two great tech 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:

                    • 5 Bitcoin Rivals That Are Rapidly on the Rise | Fortune
                    • Ethereum’s First Killer App Is Here, and It’s a Game Where You Create Digital Cats
                    • 3 Biggest Ways Blockchain Will Change Society | Inc.com
                    • Google collects Android users' locations even when location services are disabled — Quartz
                    • A Lightweight AI Could Stop Strangers from Spying on Your Smartphone
                    • AlphaZero AI beats champion chess program after teaching itself in four hours | Technology | The Guardian
                    • WeWork To Acquire Meetup

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                    42 min
                  • Episode 22: Neutral giant batteries not $88 per month

                    In this episode we talk about:

                    • The Uber hack that lost 57M people's data
                    • The removal of Net Neutrality
                    • Tesla just built the world's largest battery
                    • The startup wanting to do braces for $88 per month
                    • Scientists have used cells as a recording device

                    • Plus two great tech recommendations.

                      Links:

                      • Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People - Bloomberg
                      • Uber's new chief knew about hack months before the public
                      • FCC unveils plan to repeal net neutrality rules - The Washington Post
                      • 1 Million FCC Comments Againt Net Neutrality Were Probably Fake | Fortune
                      • Tesla just built the world's largest battery, thanks to a bet
                      • Candid Co. teeth straightening orthodontics startup raises $15 million - Business Insider
                      • Scientists have used cells as a recording device for the first time - Axios
                      • It’s easy to save energy. | Nest
                      • Quik - GoPro Video Editor on the App Store
                      • Quik – Free Video Editor for photos, clips, music - Android Apps on Google Play

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                      21 min
                    • Episode 21: Balloons Pop Scam Killers Flying Cartoons

                      In this episode we talk about:

                      • Balloons delivering Internet access in Puerto Rico
                      • Amazon is opening up pop-up stores in Whole Foods
                      • AI wasting email scammer's time
                      • AI researchers want to ban killer robots
                      • Uber plans to launch flying cars in Los Angeles by 2020
                      • Disney is launching a streaming service to compete with Netflix (and others)

                      • Plus two great tech recommendations and the return of our hidden reference game. The game is harder than it was last time so give it a try and tweet us with your guess!

                        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:

                        • Balloons deliever basic internet to Porta Rico
                        • Amazon is opening pop-up stores in Whole Foods for the holidays
                        • AI’s latest application: wasting email scammers’ time
                        • AI researchers want governments to ban killer robots, before it's too late
                        • Uber’s ‘flying cars’ could arrive in LA by 2020 — and here’s what it’ll be like to ride one
                        • Disney's new streaming service to be priced "significantly lower" than Netflix
                        • Series of tubes — dump

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                        41 min

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