Tech Talk Y'all

Tech Talk Y'all

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Tech Talk Y'all episodes

  • Episode 20: Browser Krack Phone Clear Power

    In this episode we talk about:

    • How you're (unwittingly) helping people make money on your computer
    • How all your wifi is now vulnerable and what it means for you
    • A new technology that can ruin pictures and videos made from a smartphone
    • See through solar panels that could transform electricity generation
    • Tesla gets going in Puerto Rico to help the kids

    • 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:

      • Cryptocurrency mining affects over 500 million people. And they have no idea it is happening.
      • What Is The Krack WPA2 WiFi Hack And How Can You Protect Yourself?
      • LiShield Can Block Smartphone Cameras for Privacy's Sake
      • See-Through Solar Panels Will Put Untapped Energy to Work
      • Tesla Turns Power Back On At Children's Hospital In Puerto Rico : The Two-Way : NPR

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      19 min
    • Episode 19: Postal Gigs Amazon Forest Chat Corner Spies Default

      In this episode we talk about:

      • The US Postal Service employing autonomous vehicles
      • How you can help make detailed 3D driving maps and get paid
      • Amazon launching a delivery service, delivering to your trunk or in your house, and trying to get the .amazon top-level-domain
      • AOL Instant Messenger is shutting down
      • Researchers have figured out a way to see around corners
      • Israel figured out that U.S. secrets were being leaked to the Russians via Kaspersky
      • An Australia defense contractor lost 30 gigs of classified defense data because they didn't cahnge the default password on their router

      • Two fantastic tech recommendations!

        PLUS there is a game in each episode. Listen closely and if you win you'll get some cool TTY shwag (read: stickers). Details in this episode!

        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:

        • The US Postal Service Is Working on Self-Driving Mail Trucks
        • Your Next Gig: Map the Streets For Self-Driving Cars
        • Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS - Bloomberg
        • Amazon is in talks with Phrame and is working on a smart doorbell
        • The Case of .Amazon and What It Means For ICANN
        • AIM will be discontinued on December 15, 2017 - AOL Help
        • An algorithm for your blind spot
        • How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for U.S. Secrets
        • Sensitive data stolen in Australia defence hack, China hand suspected

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        39 min
      • Episode 18: Amish Broadband Drones Skynet Malware Furniture Food

        In this episode we talk about:

        • The Amish using computers
        • The FCC reclassifying broadband - and surprise, everyone has broadband now!
        • Origami drones, drone taxis, and shooting down drones with lasers
        • Super accurate GPS chips
        • Intel is making chips that think - SkyNet is real
        • CCleaner was infected by malware and it has affected a lot of people
        • Ikea bought TaskRabbit and, unrelated, put out a virtual reality app
        • Walmart wants to have their employees enter your house and stock your fridge

        • Two fantastic tech recommendations!

          Links:

          • In Amish Country, the Future Is Calling - The New York Times
          • Ajit Pai’s plan to lower broadband standards is “crazy,” FCC Democrat says
          • EPFL's Collapsable Delivery Drone Protects Your Package With an Origami Cage - IEEE Spectrum
          • Dubai starts testing crewless two-person ‘flying taxis’
          • Dubai starts testing flying taxis | VentureBeat
          • Lockheed’s Laser Cannon Shoots Drones Out of the Sky, No Fuss
          • Superaccurate GPS Chips Coming to Smartphones in 2018
          • Loihi is Intel's brainy chip designed to outthink your PC's Core CPU
          • CCleaner Infection More Severe Than Thought, Targeted Microsoft, Google, Samsung
          • Ikea enters gig economy by buying freelance labour firm TaskRabbit
          • Download this: Ikea's AR app lets you preview furniture before you buy
          42 min
        • Episode 17: Escaping Electric Breach Suing Bluetooth Matrix Recycling

          In this episode we talk about:

          • Tesla unlocking vehicle range ahead of hurricane Irma
          • China is focusing on only electric vehicles being sold there from 2030
          • Europe following suit and requiring new and remodeled homes in 2019 and beyond to have electric vehicle charging
          • Equifax got breached badly - now what should you do?
          • Hackers can take over your devices if Bluetooth is enabled
          • Using your blood to create electricity - yes, VampirePower
          • Rubicon Global hits unicorn status!

          • Three (what - there's a bonus one in this episode!) fantastic tech recommendations!

            Special Guest: Cara Kneer.

            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:

            • Tesla's Hurricane Irma Update Taps Into Our Deepest Fears Of 21st Century Driving
            • China Fossil Fuel Deadline Shifts Focus to Electric Car Race
            • Here’s How to Speed Up the Electric-Car Revolution
            • Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever
            • Failure to patch two-month-old bug led to massive Equifax breach
            • Chatbot lets you sue Equifax for up to $25,000 without a lawyer
            • DoNotPay
            • Equifax’s Instructions Are Confusing. Here’s What to Do Now.
            • Hackers Could Silently Hack Your Cellphone And Computers Over Bluetooth
            • We May Soon Charge Devices by Harnessing Electricity from Our Bloodstream
            50 min
          • Episode 16: 16

            In this episode we talk about:

            • How the Docx Games are ruining the youth of the world
            • Initial Coin Offerings
            • burger King (Russia) gets into the crypto-currency craze
            • Sonos cares more about their revenue than your privacy
            • The DOJ backs down from their demands for data
            • Pacemakers that can be hacked to make them (literally) kill
            • Palm (as in Palm Pilot) is making a comeback
            • Internet security problems visualized and exposed
            • A body cam for everyone

            • Two fantastic 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:

              • The Docx games: three days at the Microsoft Office World Championship - The Verge
              • VR Startup Decentraland Raised $25 Million on ICO in 10 Seconds
              • Whoppercoin: Burger King Russia’s Cryptocurrency — Whoppercoin
              • Sonos: Accept Our New Privacy Policy Or We May Brick Your Device - ExtremeTech
              • DOJ Backs Down From Overbroad J20 Warrant. But Problems Still Remain
              • FDA recalls close to half-a-million pacemakers over hacking fears
              • Report: Palm is making a comeback next year
              • The Internet Of Things’ Massive Security Problem, Visualized
              • Shonin Streamcam Wearable Camera by Shonin Inc. — Kickstarter
              • Nest’s Thermostat E has a new design, a cheaper price, and almost all the same features

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              39 min
            • Episode 15: Bus Parents Rock Bitcoin Users Recharging Audio Bot Movies

              In this episode we talk about:

              • A sleep pod bus for long distance travel
              • How new babies can have three parents instead of two
              • A robotic "crib" that keeps you from getting out of bed
              • Bitcoin's meteoric rise in value
              • Dreamhost fighting back against a DOJ subpoena
              • Quick recharging of car batteries
              • Android malware that records what you're saying all the time
              • AI that can go from awful to incredible in two weeks
              • A way to watch movies at the theater every day and only paying $10/month

              • Two fantastic 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:

                • Could A Bus With Sleep Pods Replace Airplanes? : NPR
                • A New Way to Reproduce
                • A robotic crib rocked my baby to sleep for months
                • Bitcoin just passed $4,000
                • We Fight for the Users
                • 'Instantly rechargeable' battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobiles
                • New Android Malware Secretly Records Audio
                • It knew what you were going to do next’: AI learns from pro gamers — then crushes them
                • How The Facebook Chatbots Story Got Overblown: 5 Key Lessons For Marketers
                • Netflix cofounder's MoviePass will now let you see one movie per day in theaters
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                41 min
              • Episode 14: Kabbage Robots Paint Fork Pineapple Podcast Shame Treasure Planets

                In this episode we talk about:

                • Softbank pours $250m into Atlanta startup Kabbage
                • iRobot's plans to not sell your house data to others
                • Microsoft is killing off and then not killing off Paint
                • Bitcoin is not forking and then did fork - what the heck does that mean?
                • A guy walks around with 20 wifi scanners and a car battery to see what he could find out
                • Tubes are now shooting around at 192MPH via Hyperloop
                • An incubator for podcasts opens up
                • China takes to shaming debtors
                • Amazon's Treasure Truck hooks you up with deeply discounted products
                • Sanjay & Adam are both vying to be the new Planetary Protection Officer for Planet Earth

                • Three fantastic tech recommendations (Adam cheated and gives two instead of one)!

                  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:

                  • SoftBank Invests $250 Million in Online Lending Startup Kabbage
                  • Roomba Home Mapping iRobot Statement Sell Data
                  • Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years
                  • Microsoft Paint isn’t dead yet, will live in the Windows Store for free
                  • What's Next for Bitcoin After Digital Currency Split Is Averted - Bloomberg
                  • Bitcoin Splits, Rallies as Community Fails to Solve Cryptocurrency's Woes
                  • This guy hunted Wi-Fi hackers using a giant backpack made out of radios
                  38 min
                • Episode 13: Space Terror Drones Fake Drowning Umbrella Startup Cops

                  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:

                  • Google Street View now lets you venture inside the International Space Station [Video] | 9to5Google
                  • Anti-drone radio wave startup SkySafe secures $11.5M from Andreessen
                  • Watch This Video Of Obama–It’s The Future Of Fake News
                  • A security robot just drowned itself, so score one for humans
                  • A Chinese umbrella-sharing startup just lost nearly all of its 300,000 umbrellas
                  • Trump administration officially delays ‘startup visa’ rule
                  • Police body cams will soon use AI to find missing people
                  • PortaPow Fast Charge + Data Block USB Adaptor with SmartCharge Chip
                  • Morning Routine : Daily Habit Timer and Tracker on the App Store

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                  32 min
                • Episode 12: Uber Tipping Drones Fight Bluetooth Fidget Spinners While Google Buys AI

                  In this episode we talk about:

                  • Uber Driver Tipping
                  • This startup helps Uber drivers make extra cash by selling random stuff in their cars
                  • Drone fight club pits two quadcopters against one another for aerial supremacy
                  • Now there's a Bluetooth fidget spinner so you can keep track of all your sick combos
                  • Google's AI investment fund. It's betting on an app store for algorithms
                  • Google To Stop Scanning Inboxes
                  • Not a minimalist? Startups will gladly store, manage and deliver your items

                  • Two fantastic App recommendations!

                    Special Guest: Kashi Sehgal.

                    Links:

                    • Google Will Stop Reading Your Email to Target Ads
                    • You can now tip your Uber driver in the app - The Verge
                    • This startup helps Uber drivers make extra cash by selling random stuff in their cars
                    • Drone fight club pits two quadcopters against one another for aerial supremacy
                    • Now there's a Bluetooth fidget spinner so you can keep track of all your sick combos - The Verge
                    • Google Unveils an AI Investment Fund. It's Betting on an App Store for Algorithms. | WIRED
                    • Crunch Report | Google To Stop Scanning Inboxes | TechCrunch
                    • Not a minimalist? Startups will gladly store, manage and deliver your items | TechCrunch
                    • Trim: An Assistant That Saves You Money
                    • Google Trips

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                    29 min
                  • Episode 11: Bitcoin Fusion Robots use Firefox for Typing Fired Letters to Facebook

                    In this episode we talk about:

                    • China trying out crypto-currency in mock transactions
                    • NASA funding experimental fusion rocket technology
                    • A robot that is going to try to "guard" the Georgia Aquarium
                    • Firefox now does real multi-threading - which is a great thing
                    • Microsoft releases a new keyboard which looks a lot like their other keyboards - mostly
                    • Uber is now CEO-less
                    • MailChimp gets going on breaking out of the online inbox and into the real-world mailbox
                    • Facebook tries to go telepathic as they pursue their new mission of bringing the world closer together

                    • And three (!) app recommendations.

                      Special Guest: Kashi Sehgal.

                      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:

                      • China’s Central Bank Has Begun Cautiously Testing a Digital Currency
                      • NASA-Funded Startup to Build Fusion-Powered Rockets
                      • Robot security guard: first Atlanta job is at Georgia Aquarium
                      • Firefox 54 Finally Supports Multithreading, May Beat Chrome on RAM
                      • Microsoft’s new Modern Keyboard has a hidden fingerprint reader
                      • Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.
                      • More than 1,000 Uber employees ask for Travis Kalanick to return - Axios
                      • MailChimp Wants To Solve Every Small-Biz Marketing Challenge (Even Snail Mail)
                      • How Facebook's Telepathic Texting Is Supposed to Work
                      48 min

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