Tech Talk Y'all Episode 86: Guess Who Has the Best Uber Rating!?
Jun 3, 2019
37:47
In this Episode:
- Apple is looking into building foldable iPhones out of glass (2:00)
- Mobile carrier AT&T will now accept payments in crypto (3:48)
- How scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas (5:30)
- LAS VEGAS ORDERS UP A BORING COMPANY LOOP (9:34)
- Sen. Josh Hawley calls out Facebook over ‘encrypted’ messaging plans (13:05)
- VW is working on ways to prevent nausea in self-driving cars (15:47)
- Uber will soon ban passengers with low ratings (18:22)
- Newly Released Amazon Patent Shows Just How Much Creepier Alexa Can Get (20:35)
Weird and Wacky:
- YouTuber hacks fingerprint scanner of OnePlus 7 Pro using hot glue (22:50)
- MAN BITTEN BY RABID BAT HIDING IN HIS IPAD (26:10)
- Open Hatch Nearly Sunk India's New $3 Billion Nuclear Missile Submarine (27:50)
Tech Recs (30:40):
Adam - T-mobile Tuesdays
Sanjay - 23andme
Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit
Sponsored By:
- The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.
Links:
- Apple is looking into building foldable iPhones out of glass
- Mobile carrier AT&T will now accept payments in crypto - The Block
- How scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas - MIT Technology Review
- Las Vegas Orders Up a Boring Company Loop | WIRED
- Sen. Josh Hawley calls out Facebook over ‘encrypted’ messaging plans - The Verge
- VW is working on ways to prevent nausea in self-driving cars