Tech Talk Y'all NASA vs. China, Bots vs. Truth, and Lyft’s Swagger Wagons
Sep 13, 2025
Dive into the race for the moon as NASA sets its sights on beating China. Explore the evolution of Tesla's self-driving promises and Lyft's debut of robo-taxis. Discover how AI impacts everything from university admissions to social media authenticity. Tune in for whistleblower revelations about Meta's data practices, alongside Signal's secure communications upgrade. Plus, the tech world buzzes with Netflix and Amazon's ad partnership, and Spotify finally rolls out lossless streaming after years of anticipation!
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Full Self-Driving Is Now Supervised Assist
- Tesla redefined "Full Self-Driving" to mean supervised assistance rather than true autonomy.
- Hosts note this change is effectively moving the goalposts on a long-promised product claim.
Move The Goalposts, Keep The Pay
- The hosts call Musk's $1T pay package a reward for diluted promises and moved definitions.
- They argue rewording goals lets executives claim success without delivering original commitments.
Lyft's Swagger Wagons Hit Atlanta
- Lyft launched robo-taxis in Atlanta initially with a supervising person in the driver's seat.
- Hosts joke about "swagger wagon" minivans and expect drivers to be removed over time.