Tech Talk Y'all

In this episode: Ukraine Turns to NFTs for War Funding After Raising $46M in Cryptocurrency Teen who tracked Elon Musk’s jet turns his attention to Russian oligarchs Google Turns Off Maps Features in Ukraine That Inadvertently Showed Russia’s Invasion Western allies agree to expel some Russian banks from SWIFT payments system 'Heartbreaking.' Airbnb CEO promises free housing for Ukraine's refugees No need to declare captured Russian tanks, other equipment of invaders as income – NAPC AD BREAK Google will ask employees to spend three days a week in the office starting April 4 Uber's Explore tab aims to create new excuses to go out Amazon opens first Whole Foods equipped with cashierless technology Facebook wants you to hold your next meeting in VR Even in the metaverse, you can’t escape the taxman Weird and Wacky: Gold bars stolen from 1746 shipwreck returned to France from the US after decades-long investigation Tech Rec: Sanjay - GetDex.com Adam - Duolingo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: Russia Could Use Cryptocurrency to Blunt the Force of U.S. Sanctions SEC Probes Trading by Elon Musk and Brother in Wake of Tesla CEO’s Sales Slack is back online after an outage cut many users off Salesforce’s Slack is fixed after 5-hour outage Tuesday Trump's Truth Social tops downloads on Apple App Store; many waitlisted Truth Social already censoring content, bans user who made fun of Trump Media CEO QAnon founder may have been identified thanks to machine learning These crypto enthusiasts are trying to raise $4 billion to buy the Denver Broncos AD BREAK Linux developers patch security holes faster than anyone else, says Google Project Zero Virgin Hyperloop switches focus from passengers to cargo as it lays off half its staff Michelin and GM Working on Airless Tire for Next-Gen Bolt, Report Says Spotify's Car Thing available to all premium users Sports stadium aerial-camera technology is now being used to construct buildings Weird and Wacky: A dad took down a whole town's internet trying to limit kids' screen time Take a look at the most expensive and outrageous RV in the world – Its two-story, costs $3M+, it expands sideways, and has a pop-up nightclub Tech Rec: Sanjay - Bypass Paywalls Clean Adam - Skip Redirect Extension --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: The out-of-control rocket about to hit the moon is not a SpaceX Falcon 9, astronomers now say: report MoviePass 2.0 plans summer relaunch with credits, theater partnerships but no unlimited movies Coinbase’s bouncing QR code Super Bowl ad was so popular it crashed the app Coinbase's Mystery QR Code Super Bowl Ad Is a Security Nightmare A Floating QR Code Was the Best Ad of the Super Bowl. There Was Just 1 Problem Gulfport property sells in historic NFT house auction Revolutionary new solar panels don’t need sunlight to generate energy AD BREAK Israeli camera sees through walls from over 300 feet Hackers Rigged Hundreds of Ecommerce Sites to Steal Payment Info Cisco Made $20 Billion-Plus Takeover Offer for Splunk Mozilla warns Chrome, Firefox ‘100’ user agents may break sites Weird and Wacky: Brain implant can wirelessly translate your thoughts to text with 94% accuracy Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s ‘high five’ photos Growing MANGO Tree From Seed - ONE YEAR Time Lapse Tech Rec: Sanjay - MP02 cell phone from Punkt Adam - Calendly’s share times via email feature --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: Spotify CEO hints HiFi tier delay is related to licensing issues Alfa Romeo unveils new electric-hybrid SUV with NFT, blockchain technology Twitter’s direct DM test is a terrible idea GoPro keeps recording as parrot steals it from tourists and flies off IRS announces transition away from use of third-party verification involving facial recognition America’s Bitcoin Miners See Georgia as the New U.S. Hot Spot Feds arrest married couple, seize $3.6 billion in hacked bitcoin funds New spinal implant gets paralyzed people up and walking A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible   AD BREAK   MIT scientists create a super plastic that’s 2 times stronger than steel Apple announces new Tap to Pay feature that turns iPhones into contactless payment terminals People Are Selling AirTags with Disabled Speakers that Are Totally Not for Stalking Apple Announces AirTag Updates to Address Unwanted Tracking Gopuff stocks its warehouses with items purchased from Instacart, spending tens of thousands per month on the service Stuck in KUOW purgatory: Seattle Mazda drivers can't change the radio dial   Weird and Wacky: Watch robots perform ‘industrial origami’ to fold sheets of steel into an electric scooter Nearly 500-Mile Lightning Bolt Crosses Three States, Sets World Record

In this episode: Why did Meta lose $200B+ in value? Wordle Is Joining The New York Times Games Sony buys Halo-creator Bungie as video game wars go next level Google relents: Legacy G Suite users will be able to migrate to free accounts Tesla recall: ‘Full Self-Driving’ software runs stop signs Regulators Force Tesla to Recall 54,000 Vehicles Because They Are Programmed to Break the Law The gas station of the future will have treadmills, gardens, and solar panels—but no gas A Boeing 747 burns one ton of fuel while taxiing. This electric towing system could help Ember, known for keeping coffee hot, builds a shipping box to keep vaccines cold   AD BREAK   The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to use burner phones. Here's why. Suicide hotline shares data with for-profit spinoff, raising ethical questions SpaceX’s new Starlink Premium tier promises up to 500Mbps for $500 a month Frogs Regrow Limb With New Treatment Sold by Amazon Shut Down After Washington State Investigation Jeff Bezos’s New Superyacht to Force Dismantling of Dutch Bridge North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet MoviePass 2.0 - event coming February 10, 2022   Weird and Wacky: https://github.com/k-wong/nft-to-silly-jpeg

In this episode: Research shows gas stoves leak methane even when turned off Shell CCS Plant Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It's Captured Life360 Says It Will Stop Selling Precise Location Data SpaceX signs a deal to rocket military cargo around the world Out-of-control SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon AD BREAK White House instructs government agencies to beef up cybersecurity, adopt ‘zero trust’ in new memo Biden Formally Backs Right-to-Repair Movement AMD, Nvidia GPU Prices Are Finally Beginning to Drop A Deepfake Phone Call Dupes An Employee Into Giving Away $35 Million Billionaire Mark Cuban launches online pharmacy aimed at lowering generic drug prices “One drug for diabetes patients, metformin, sells for $3.90 for a 30-day supply, compared to a retail price of $20, the pharmacy said. A 30-count of imatinib, which is used to treat leukemia and other cancers, goes for as low as $17.10 at Cuban's pharmacy compared with $2,502.60 at other pharmacies.” Facebook and Instagram may help you create and sell NFTs Unique Beatles and John Lennon Items From Julian Lennon’s Collection Up for NFT Auction Weird and Wacky: Researchers create prototype device that generates electricity from shadows Motorized Coffee Table With a Pinball Machine Inside That ACTUALLY WORKS! ​​She didn't trust her movers. A single Apple AirTag proved she was right Tech Rec: Sanjay - Restore Privacy Adam - https://freezingcam.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: Microsoft Buys Scandal-Tainted Activision in Bet on Metaverse $68.7 billion Walmart is quietly preparing to enter the metaverse Twitter brings NFTs to the timeline as hexagon-shaped profile pictures Major Twitter NFT implementation problem. An NFT restaurant opening in New York will serve up status with a side of seafood Is Tumblr on the road back to relevance? Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he’ll work remotely and stay in a new rental every 2 weeks Twitter thread from CEO Instagram launches early test of creator subscriptions in the US Locket, the #1 app in Apple’s App Store, uses a trick hiding in plain sight   AD BREAK   Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying for Workspace this year Manslaughter charges follow Tesla driver’s Autopilot red light run Airlines Cancel Some Flights Ahead of U.S. 5G Wireless Launch Winnebago will reveal an electric motorhome at Florida RV super show next week 75 million gallons of paint is wasted each year. This startup turns them into brand new cans   Weird and Wacky: NFT Group Buys Copy Of Dune For €2.66 Million, Believing It Gives Them Copyright

In this episode: Drone carrying a defibrillator saves its first cardiac arrest patient in Sweden These “invisible headphones” sit on your desktop and beam sound directly (and only) to your ears Panasonic will start offering workers a four-day working week This company just decided to give employees a 4-day workweek permanently PayPal Is 'Exploring' Launching Its Own Stablecoin AP to launch NFT photography marketplace built by Xooa Magic Leap Goes After Medical Customers With Augmented Reality Headset Signal: New year, new CEO   AD BREAK   Uber driver who got a hotel room for teen passenger after being stuck on I-95 gets offered a new job A Google Street View car spotted a missing criminal and it led to an arrest Airbnb’s new experiment to reduce racism Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta has an ‘assertive’ driving mode that ‘may perform rolling stops’ Teen hacker finds bug that lets him control 25+ Teslas remotely So, I now have full remote control of over 20 Tesla’s in 10 countries and there seems to be no way to find the owners and report it to them… T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private Relay in the US [U] I was able to turn this on. I’m not sure this story is accurate Wordle is tech born of love that asks nothing in return   Weird and Wacky: Farmer Makes His Cows Wear VR Goggles to Increase Milk Production Two Los Angeles cops fired for ignoring robbery to chase a Snorlax in Pokémon GO

In this episode: TikTok Got More Traffic Than Freakin' Google in 2021 Signal's Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide BMW debuts its new color-changing paint technology at CES: E Ink John Deere breaks new ground with self-driving tractors you can control from a phone DuckDuckGo says new desktop browser will help you ditch Chrome in 2022 Hackers Tried Recycled Passwords on More Than a Million Accounts AD BREAK YouTuber figured out Asus Z690 Hero motherboards melted down due to backward capacitor LastPass users warned their master passwords are compromised How Elon Musk’s Software Focus Helped Tesla Navigate Chip Shortage FCC prevails in 6 GHz court challenge led by AT&T After 50 Years, Scientists Set to Open Sealed Apollo Soil Sample Theranos Weird and Wacky: Scientists can now track animals using only air Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with penny Tesla owner blows up his Model S with dynamite over $22,000 battery replacement Tech Rec: Sanjay - Wordle Adam - https://agoodmovietowatch.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Tech Talk Y'all is taking a break until the new year. So stay tuned, don't forget about us, and look for some big tech news early next year! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message