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In this episode: Amazon buying iRobot in a $1.7 billion all-cash deal Elon Musk sells 7.92 million Tesla shares worth $6.88 billion Jeff Bezos' Megayacht Was Quietly Towed From a Dutch Shipyard — Watch the Video California Regulator Accuses Tesla of Falsely Advertising Autopilot DuckDuckGo browser’s stricter privacy protection will also apply to Microsoft scripts now Slack resets passwords after exposing hashes in invitation links AD BREAK Netflix is expanding its push into video games, but few subscribers are playing along Burger King just emailed everyone a blank receipt in a whopper of a mistake Phishers who breached Twilio and targeted Cloudflare could easily get you, too Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes Weird and Wacky: Britney Spears - Toxic (on Devices feat. Epilator) Boeing 737 mysteriously discovered in random field and no one knows how it got there Copy-paste error results in Nevada homebuyer getting 87 properties for the price of one home Tech Rec: Sanjay - GeoGuessr  - Siberia or Japan? Expert Google Maps Players Can Tell at a Glimpse. Adam - Spotify Car Thing pRvX5DgMEyTG8efbxkwl --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode:  T-Mobile Is Tracking Users by Default. How to Turn It Off These Companies Know When You're Pregnant—And They're Not Keeping It Secret Secret Service may disable iMessages to avoid repeat of Jan. 6 controversy Elon Musk countersues Twitter over merger, but details aren’t yet public Elon Musk’s antics turn owners and would-be buyers against Tesla: ‘I love my vehicle, but I really wish I didn’t have to respond to my friends and family about his latest tweet’ The Space Force is scrapping the annual fitness test in favor of wearable trackers Spotify wants users to pay for separate ‘Play’ and ‘Shuffle’ buttons Trailblazing Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols dies at 89 AD BREAK Thousands of Solana wallets drained in multimillion-dollar exploit Hackers stole passwords for accessing 140,000 payment terminals Tim Hortons Offers a Free Coffee and Pastry for Spying on People for Over a Year Samsung Repair Mode ensures your data isn’t stolen during phone repair FTC Seeks to Block Virtual Reality Giant Meta’s Acquisition of Popular App Creator Within Anti-aging drugs are being tested as a way to treat covid Weird and Wacky:  Creepy AI asked to predict what the last human on Earth will look like – the results suggest a mutant future Researchers repaired cells in damaged pig organs an hour after the animal’s death Have you seen the chairs that automatically return to their origina --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: Google Fires Blake Lemoine, Engineer Who Called Its AI Sentient Google fires engineer who contended its AI technology was sentient Twitter Pares Office Space to Save Cash, Deepen Remote-Work Tilt Senate passes bill to boost U.S. chip production and China competition, sending to House Don’t Look Now, but Congress Might Pass an Actually Good Privacy Bill Google delays when Chrome will phase out third-party cookies to 2024 The Unsolved Mystery Attack on Internet Cables in Paris Hackers scan for vulnerabilities within 15 minutes of disclosure Apple politely explains why iPhone cases are a waste of money AD BREAK Tesla's $1.5 Billion Bet on Bitcoin Went Exactly as You Might Have Expected--Not Good Facebook Parent Meta Platforms Reports First Ever Revenue Drop Spotify Hits 188M Paying Subs, Exceeding Expectations, and Grows Quarterly Ad Revenue Why One Critical Second Can Wreak Havoc on the Internet Google Maps rolls out location sharing notifications, immersive views and better bike navigation Weird and Wacky: 765 Price Canyon Rd, Pismo Beach, CA 93449 It’s Official: Astronomers Have Discovered Another Earth Tech Rec: Sanjay - https://loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.ng/ Adam - Rhodia A5 Webnotebook, Dot, Black --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: Judge grants Elon Musk an October court date, in early win for Twitter Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover trial set to start in October Twitter blames Musk and ad market headwinds for declining revenue Mattel to launch SpaceX vehicles as new Matchbox toys and collectibles Tesla gets exclusive lane at a US-Mexico border crossing Instagram’s new payments feature lets users buy products via DMs Fad or frenzy, BeReal is having a real moment right now Amazon makes Prime Video look more like Netflix (and every other streaming app) Microsoft is launching a Facebook rip-off inside Teams Slack is increasing prices and changing the way its free plan works AD BREAK Looking to get your funds out of a collapsed crypto platform? Don’t get your hopes up FCC chair seeks to raise national broadband standard Netflix Tests Another Way to Charge for Password Sharing Meta’s Forced Sale of Giphy Halted as UK Court Orders Review Lawmakers Urge FTC to Reign in Deceptive VPN Advertising Weird and Wacky: How one company has pigeon-proofed all of New York City BMW Wants to Charge for Heated Seats. These Grey Market Hackers Will Fix That. Tech Rec: Sanjay - Raindrop.io Adam - https://snaptik.app --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals How Elon’s bizarre Twitter takeover saga could have just been a cover for him to sell $8.5 billion in Tesla stock Japan Wants to Bring Artificial Gravity to the Moon  Peloton will stop making its own bikes Spotify Buys Music Trivia Game Heardle AD BREAK Marriott Hotels suffers fresh data breach, 20GB of information leaked Honda Vehicle Vulnerability Allows Remote Unlocking And Starting  White House says Americans should be ‘really careful’ about using period tracker apps Amazon says more than 300 million items sold during ‘biggest’ Prime Day event Weird and Wacky: Could Your Old Poop Cure You of Future Diseases? Musician Plays Solo on Enormous 69 String Bass A couple spent $300,000 building a hidden underground home that you can enter by going down a 12-foot spiral slide — tucked inside an unassuming tent Tech Rec: Clara - Daylio Adam - Stream Deck --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: The Hummer EV produces more CO2 than a gas-powered sedan Apple expands industry-leading commitment to protect users from highly targeted mercenary spyware FIFA will track players’ bodies using AI to make offside calls at 2022 World Cup Amazon is giving Prime subscribers a free year of Grubhub+ deliveries TikTok is reportedly giving up on its live shopping plans in the US and Europe Facebook Accessed Deleted User Data, Fired Screener Claims Robocalls Are (Finally) Being Shaken Up U.S. adds ‘Cryptoqueen’ to most-wanted list over alleged $4 billion fraud AD BREAK Hacker claims to have stolen 1 bln records of Chinese citizens from police A HackerOne Employee Stole Vulnerability Reports From Security Researchers British Army’s YouTube and Twitter accounts were hacked to promote crypto scams Steve Jobs Posthumously Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom No bids on Chevy’s first NFT, even though it came with a free Corvette Z06 Tesla Is No Longer the World's Biggest Electric Vehicle Producer Tesla EVs can now scan the road for potholes and adjust the suspension height Weird and Wacky: Chinese Company Under Fire Because Its Ice Cream Doesn’t Melt Jeff Bezos’ $500 Million Superyacht Is Now Stuck In Rotterdam Tech Rec: Clara - The Story Graph Adam - Secura 60-Minute Visual Countdown Timer --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: Micron’s new 1.5TB microSD can record video for five years straight Wearable muscles offer an impressive upper-body endurance boost Sleep pods are coming for passengers flying economy U.S. FCC commissioner wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores AD BREAK Tesla Cuts 200 Autopilot Workers as California Site Closes Newly developed algorithm able to predict crime a week in advance with 90% accuracy Avoiding USB-C on iPhones may get harder for Apple as Brazil considers mandate Smart contact lens prototype puts a Micro LED display on top of the eye How to survive the inevitable CD revival Amazon agrees to drop Prime cancellation ‘dark patterns’ in Europe Weird and Wacky: Inside giant flying luxury hotel that can stay in the air for years Engineer Designs Functional Bicycle With Back Wheel Split Into Two Half Wheels Random: "Die-Hard Nintendo Fan" Reportedly Forked Out Over $40K To Ask For A New F-Zero Tech Rec: Clara - Swimply Adam - Airthings Corentium Home Radon Detector --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: Ted Sarandos Explains Why Netflix Will Add New Ad-Supported Tier to Streaming Service Microsoft Thinks It Should Be Easier To Interrupt People During Meetings, And It's Kind of Brilliant Twitter tests 'notes' feature with 2,500 word limit Apple Watch becomes ultimate lifeguard after calling 911 for swimmer trapped in cold river The US needs a common charger, Dems say AD BREAK Israel Ministry of Defense to test drone-packing advanced robotic tank Apple Store employees in Maryland vote to unionize When Customers Say Their Money Was Stolen on Zelle, Banks Often Refuse to Pay A NASA rover just found trash on Mars A Single Beaver Caused Internet Outages in Canada Weird and Wacky: Scientists create tiny fish-shaped robot that ‘swims’ around picking up microplastics Amazon's new pitch: let Alexa speak as your relatives from beyond the grave Tech Rec: Clara - https://alar.my/ Adam - EpocCam --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life Spotify comes for audiobooks Sony’s new PlayStation Plus launches in US with over 800 games Ready Life, Black-Owned Fintech Aimed at Economic Empowerment Crypto Market Sinks Below $1 Trillion After Latest DeFi Blowup Coinbase’s Hiring Freeze Shatters Crypto Hopefuls’ Career Plans Convicted scammer Anna Sorokin says she is now selling NFTs US releases new driver-assist crash data, and surprise, it’s mostly Tesla MIT researchers uncover ‘unpatchable’ flaw in Apple M1 chips Meta adds voice controls for Horizon Worlds, which defaults to live chat with strangers Google Chrome’s on-device machine learning blocks noisy notification prompts Peacock confirms a test that rewards paid subscribers with $15 movie tickets or $7 rentals Netflix announces games tied to its popular shows Microsoft is working on games for Microsoft Teams Weird and Wacky: Legendary Spanish galleon shipwreck discovered on Oregon coast Tech Rec: Sanjay - Layoffs.fyi Adam - This is a True Story - survival game --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: The Jan. 6 Committee Wants Twitter’s Internal Slack Messages. Twitter Is Fighting It Sheryl Sandberg was under investigation at Meta for using corporate resources to plan her wedding, report says iHeartMedia and State Farm Enter the Metaverse All Smartphones Must Use The Same Charger By 2024 Says EU, UK Will Not Follow Yuga Labs Confirms Discord Server Hack; 200 ETH Worth of NFTs Stolen Seth Green's Stolen NFT Ape 'Is Home,' Safe and Digitally Sound Epic Games CEO Bashes Crypto Exchanges Over Fake Fortnite Token Nasa forms independent team to study unexplained UFO sightings NASA: Water Monitor Lakes and Reservoirs Elon Musk’s Bot Problem on Twitter Is Extraordinary Amazon urges consultant to ‘push’ message from minority groups Microsoft to curb use of non-competes, drop NDAs from worker settlements, disclose salary ranges, launch civil rights audit Amazon-Native Brand’s Anker Sales Hit $1B   Weird and Wacky: Scientists make ‘slightly sweaty’ robot finger with living skin A surgically implanted, 3D-printed ear marks a medical advance A New Biogel Claims to Repair Heart Attack Damage