Tech Talk Y'all

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Dec 20, 2021 • 35min

Terminator hands are here.. Run!

Brought to you by TogetherLetters! In this episode:  Parker Solar Probe Touches the Sun for the First Time, Bringing New Discoveries FDA Approves New Eye Drops that Could Replace Glasses for Millions A potential hangup for quantum computing: Cosmic rays CISA warns 'most serious' Log4j vulnerability likely to affect hundreds of millions of devices Adobe launches Creative Cloud Express, an update to Adobe Spark Biden will sign an executive order to move government services online Exclusive: Facebook owner is behind $60 mln deal for Meta name rights Fusion Experiment Reaches Vital Power Generation Milestone AD BREAK Spotify Is Launching Podcast User Ratings, Playing Catch-Up to Apple Amazon Ring patents describe a dystopian future where networks of cameras identify 'suspicious' people by recognizing their faces, retinas, skin texture, gait, voice, and even odor End of Service Notice - Alexa Twitter adds auto captions feature to make videos more accessible Apple now lets you choose contacts who can access your account when you die. Here’s how to set it up Apple launches AirTags and Find My detector app for Android, in effort to boost privacy Weird and Wacky:  Reddit-trained artificial intelligence warns researchers about... itself Lifelike Robotic Hand Is a Bit Too Close to Terminator for Our Liking How a $300K Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT accidentally sold for $3K Canon Develops New Sensor That Takes Color Photos in Almost Total Darkness This Inflatable Motor Scooter Can Fit in a Backpack and Transport You Into the Future Tech Rec: Sanjay - Personal Capital Adam - https://www.redditreads.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Dec 13, 2021 • 29min

Is it a dark site, or a "dark site" ;) ?

In this episode: The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users Kickstarter Will Move Its Crowdfunding Platform to Blockchain Tesla Cybertruck RV attachment hits $100M in pre-orders Musk Warns SpaceX Possibly Facing Bankruptcy Apple, Adam McKay, Jennifer Lawrence Team on Elizabeth Holmes Movie ‘Bad Blood’ Apple AirTag Linked to Increasing Number of Car Thefts, Canadian Police Report Sony to halt production on yet another camera due to semiconductor shortages AD BREAK Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11’s controversial default browser changes Raising the Standard for Protecting Teens and Supporting Parents Online Zuckerberg, Chan to invest up to $3.4B for science advances AWS launches its second Top Secret region An Amazon server outage caused problems for Alexa, Ring, Disney Plus, and deliveries Weird and Wacky: 5 Apps You Can Use to Create NFTs on Your iPhone, and How to Sell Them The 'Home Alone' house could be yours for one night only Scientists Developed a Questionnaire to Identify Whether Your Cat Is a Psychopath Airtable Valuation to Double to $11.7 Billion in New Funding Tech Rec: Sanjay - Steezy Adam - https://darksitefinder.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Dec 6, 2021 • 30min

Maybe the sun needs a break

In this episode: Tesla server outage allegedly leaves owners unable to drive their cars GA Tech student captures once-in-a-century image of lunar eclipse Adele got Spotify to remove the shuffle button from album pages Rolls-Royce claims it has the world's fastest electric airplane Meta Forced To Sell Giphy After U.K. Regulator Pressure Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal will replace Jack Dorsey as CEO AD BREAK UK will require new homes to have EV chargers starting in 2022 ‘Buy the Constitution’ Aftermath: Everyone Very Mad, Confused, Losing Lots of Money, Fighting, Crying, Etc. ConstitutionDAO Is Shutting Down After Unrelenting Chaos Spotify debuts a ‘Netflix Hub’ featuring music and podcasts tied to Netflix shows and movies DuckDuckGo Wants to Stop Apps From Tracking You on Android Weird and Wacky: The Pentagon Forms New Department to Watch and Study UFOs Tesla and Elon Musk mock ‘silly Apple Cloth’ with new $50 Cyberwhistle Tech Rec: Sanjay - Downbeats Adam - Sony ZV-E10 with Sigma 16mm lens --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Nov 22, 2021 • 38min

Not in puppet news, FBI emails hacked

Netflix Testing TikTok-Like 'Kids Clip' Feature for Younger Viewers Ford and Purdue University Created a Cable That Fully Charges an EV in 5 Minutes Electric vehicles could fully recharge in under 5 minutes with new charging station cable design FBI system hacked to email 'urgent' warning about fake cyberattacks Hoax Email Blast Abused Poor Coding in FBI Website Bitcoin's long-anticipated Taproot upgrade is activated Staples Center goes crypto Google Maps Warns You About Crowded Areas With Updated 'Busyness' Feature The end of “click to subscribe, call to cancel”? One of the news industry’s favorite retention tactics is illegal, FTC says Microsoft Calls Firefox’s Browser Workaround “Improper,” Will Block It Microsoft gaming chief calls for industry-wide game preservation Apple to begin do-it-yourself repair program for iPhones, Macs next year Apple to offer self-repair service for iPhones Spotify’s new Podcast Subscriptions expand to global markets - not sure we should keep this one MoviePass cofounder Stacy Spikes has bought the company back and is planning a relaunch Meta’s sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets New Drug Class Reverses Paralysis in Mice Sanjay - Vida Protective Masks Adam - Vidyard phone app --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Nov 15, 2021 • 32min

Is boycotting Face ads enough?

Notes to be updated soon. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Nov 2, 2021 • 34min

Getting punched in the face in the metaverse

Brought to you by TogetherLetters! Taking a break next week In this episode: Five points for anger, one for a ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation Facebook is changing its name to Meta as it focuses on the virtual world FTC Study Confirms ISPs Collect a Scary Amount of Your Personal Data Amazon now delivers more US packages than FedEx Faze Clan to go public through $1 billion SPAC deal PayPal says it is currently not pursuing Pinterest acquisition AD BREAK Tesco opens first “just walk out” store to take on Amazon Paleontologist Jack Horner of Jurassic Park Fame Launches Dinosaur NFTs To Fund Scientific Research Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor may let you DJ your own radio show Adobe brings Photoshop and Illustrator to the web Chipotle cancels in-restaurant Boorito deal for $1 million free burrito giveaway, $5 Halloween meals Weird and Wacky: China's Lipstick King sold an astonishing $1.7 billion in goods in 12 hours — and that was just in a promotion for the country's biggest shopping day Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor. BJ Novac’s photo got put in the public domain, and great endorsements insued Tech Rec: Sanjay - This Sneaker Does Not Exist Adam - Castro Podcast Player --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Oct 25, 2021 • 42min

Drop it like it’s Facebook

Brought to you by TogetherLetters! In this episode: Tesla officially launches its insurance using ‘real-time driving behavior,’ starting in Texas Governor Wants to Prosecute Journalist Who Clicked ‘View Source’ on Government Site US govt reveals three more ransomware attacks on water treatment plants this year Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name Spotify Adds Virtual Merch Tables for Music Artists in Pact With Shopify Microsoft now lets you test Android apps on Windows 11 PayPal Is Exploring a Purchase of Pinterest AD BREAK Continuous scrolling comes to Search on mobile The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro can make calling customer service less nightmarish Valve bans blockchain games and NFTs on Steam, Epic will try to make it work Bitcoin Hits All-Time High Above $66K on Strength of ProShares ETF Debut Silicon Valley entrepreneur Sam Altman wants to scan your eyes in exchange for free cryptocurrency Weird and Wacky: DIY Airless Bicycle Tires https://duckduckgo.com/tty/ Woman Realizes AirTag Has Been Tracking Her For Hours — But Police Say They Can’t Do Anything Until Stalker Shows Up How the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Helped Make Your Smartphone’s Screen Possible Tech Rec: Sanjay - Hemingway App Adam - Cloudflare family DNS protection --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Oct 18, 2021 • 34min

Nothing Profound Here

Brought to you by TogetherLetters! In this episode: Amazon will allow many employees to work remotely, indefinitely. Affected businesses react Parents of children called Alexa challenge Amazon Coinbase Pitches Blueprint for Special Crypto Regulator Canva is getting into video Blue Origin successfully sends William Shatner and crew to edge of space and back Seven years after raising $542M at a $2B valuation, Magic Leap raises $500M at a $2B valuation Magic Leap has raised another $500 million, readies new headset Investors Spent Millions on ‘Evolved Apes’ NFTs. Then They Got Scammed. Google Search Wants to Curate Big News. It Could Be a Minefield Twitter's tool for removing unwanted followers arrives for web users Drones can now fly through forests at 40kmph — run and hide, humans Weird and Wacky: Tesla To Sell Beer In Cybertruck-Inspired Bottle At Giga Berlin Mattel Mega lets you build a Tesla Cybertruck out of 3,000-plus bricks Tech Rec: Sanjay - WiFiman, Might Could podcast Adam - new iPhone 13 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Oct 11, 2021 • 35min

Radio is audio Twitter

This week on Tech Talk Y'all we talk about the Facebook outage, Ozy Media, a crypto company giving away millions, Tesla, Amazon, brain implants, and much much more! Read the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Oct 4, 2021 • 33min

If you have offensive users in your group, we can’t help you

In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about new Twitter features, Amazon's new gadgets, a crypto trader hampster, and much more! Get the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

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