Tech Talk Y'all Episode 133: May The 4th Be With You
May 4, 2020
47:41
In this Episode:
- Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing
- Nextdoor and Walmart partner on a new neighborly assistance program
- Live Nation stock surges as Saudia Arabia buys $500M stake
- Tesla vehicles recognize and respond to traffic lights, stop signs with latest software update
- MIT Develops Wearable Sensors Sewn into Clothes That Monitor Vital Signs
- Facebook’s Messenger Rooms take on Zoom and Houseparty
- Zoom update now lets you transcribe calls in real time
- Amazon revealed to be behind mystery $310,000 donation to bookshops
- Magic Leap reportedly slashes 1,000 jobs and steps away from consumer plans
Weird and Wacky:
- Pentagon declassifies and officially releases three UFO videos - including the infamous 'Tic Tac' clip - taken by US Navy pilots and confirms the aircraft are 'unidentified'
- The Pentagon Has Officially Released Three Videos Showing UFOs
- Prom 2020: Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 4
- $500K bet on rock paper scissors ruled invalid by Quebec court
- This cartoon explains why Elon Musk thinks we’re characters in a computer simulation. He might be right.
Tech Recs:
- Sanjay - stacks.rocks
- Adam - Giphy App
TV/Movie Recs:
- Sanjay - Altered Carbon
- Adam - Time Trap on Netflix
Links:
- Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing - Reuters
- Nextdoor and Walmart partner on a new neighborly assistance program | TechCrunch
- Live Nation stock surges as Saudia Arabia buys $500M stake
- Tesla vehicles recognize and respond to traffic lights, stop signs with latest software update
- MIT Develops Wearable Sensors Sewn into Clothes That Monitor Vital Signs
- Facebook's Messenger Rooms take on Zoom and Houseparty
- Zoom update now lets you transcribe calls in real time
- Amazon revealed to be behind mystery $310,000 donation to bookshops - CNN