Tech Talk Y'all

In this episode: Law banning “rental” fees for customer-owned routers takes effect Sunday Congress (Once Again) Sells Out To Hollywood: Sneaks CASE Act And Felony Streaming Bill Into Government Funding Omnibus Facebook criticizes Apple’s iOS privacy changes with full-page newspaper ads FarmVille Once Took Over Facebook. Now Everything Is FarmVille. Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology Let’s Encrypt comes up with workaround for abandonware Android devices AD BREAK Cyberpunk 2077: how 2020's biggest video game launch turned into a shambles Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Dell join legal battle against hacking company NSO He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition software led to the arrest of the wrong man, lawsuit says Amazon Buys Wondery as Podcasting Race Continues Weird and Wacky: Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work Christmas Day Wonder: Gingerbread Monolith Mysteriously Appears at SF Park Tech Rec: Sanjay - Aegis Adam - memrise --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs and other services go down in multiple countries Disney Plus is increasing its price to $8 a month starting in March 2021 Roku and AT&T reach agreement to distribute HBO Max Science Just Confirmed Elon Musk's Favorite Interview Question Is Brilliant (You Should Steal It) U.S. Homeland Security, thousands of businesses scramble after suspected Russian hack Joe Biden warns he will be tough on state sponsors of cyberattacks, as U.S. suffers massive hack Security Researcher: ‘solarwinds123’ Password Left Firm Vulnerable in 2019 GitHub says goodbye to cookie banners Amazon Zoox unveils self-driving robotaxi Weird and Wacky: Googling for ‘Baby Yoda’ will bring him into your living room via augmented reality Guy drops iPhone out of plane, iPhone survives, takes video of entire ordeal Microsoft files patent for a chatbot that 'could' become the 'twin' of a deceased person A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human? | GPT-3 Tech Rec: Sanjay - locast.org Adam - New Silicon MacBook Pro --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this Episode:  Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves Amazon, Amex to Fund Software Developers in New GitHub Program French army gets ethical go-ahead for bionic soldiers FTC and states sue Facebook on antitrust grounds Adobe to block Flash content from running on January 12, 2021 Disney unveils Star, its Hulu replacement for international Disney Plus subscribers Critical Flaws in Millions of IoT Devices May Never Get Fixed On Trusting Macintosh Hardware Apple announces $549 AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones, coming December 15th Cloudflare and Apple design a new privacy-friendly internet protocol Weather Service faces Internet bandwidth shortage, proposes limiting key data Tech Rec: Sanjay - Warby Parker Adam - Dropbox Vault --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this Episode: Tony Hsieh, Zappos Luminary Who Revolutionized the Shoe Business, Dies at 46 Tony Hsieh, key figure in downtown Las Vegas revitalization, dies at age 46 A New Zealand Startup Is Using Microbes to Suck Solid Gold Out of E-Waste Gut-Wrenching Photos Show Damage at Arecibo Observatory Following Collapse Alphabet’s Loon hands the reins of its internet air balloons to self-learning AI Salesforce will buy Slack for $28 billion Visa Partners With Ethereum Digital-Dollar Startup That Raised $271 Million US Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Would Require Stablecoin Issuers to Obtain Bank Charters Hulu’s Watch Party feature is now available to all subscribers Discovery to launch streaming service in January starting at $4.99 per month, Verizon customers get year free Warner Bros. will release all of its new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max Weird and Wacky: Did John McCracken Make That Monolith in Utah? That Mysterious Monolith in the Utah Desert? It’s Gone, Officials Say Elon Musk wanted to call his new tequila ‘Teslaquila’ but Mexico said no Tech Rec: Sanjay - RODE PSA 1 Swivel Mount Studio Microphone Boom Arm Adam -  Stamp Ready --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this Episode: Microsoft Teams takes on Zoom with free all-day video calling on the web Prolonged AWS outage takes down a big chunk of the internet People Can’t Vacuum Or Use Their Doorbell Because Amazon’s Cloud Servers Are Down Salesforce Is in Advanced Talks to Buy Slack Technologies Twitter to relaunch account verifications in early 2021, asks for feedback on policy Scientists produce rare diamonds in minutes at room temperature Weird and Wacky: Canadian officials warn drivers not to let moose lick their cars A Weird Monolith Is Found in the Utah Desert Fugitive Maryland couple found after 9 months on the lam because of 'Words with Friends' Tech Recs: Sanjay - Shure X2U XLR-to-USB Signal Adapter Adam - Darn Tough Socks --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this Episode: Disappearing Tweets? Twitter Now Has a Feature for That Messaging app Go SMS Pro exposed millions of users’ private photos and files Google completes global RCS rollout as Messages starts testing default end-to-end encryption Firefox 83 arrives with HTTPS-Only Mode and faster performance Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent for most developers starting January 1st Dolly Parton, Country Saint, Funded Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Hulu will increase the price of its live TV service again on December 18th This Device Reads Paralyzed People’s Thoughts Through Their Veins This startup wants to replace the white cane for blind people Not a test anymore: SpaceX, NASA launch 4 astronauts from Cape in historic mission Weird and Wacky: MeowTalk: Alexa developer’s app to translate cat’s miaow Suspect tries to escape FBI agents using underwater "sea scooter" in frigid California lake Tech Recs: Sanjay - Shure SM7B Adam - Evernote Screen Capture Feature --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: Google made an app for creditors to lock you out of your financed phone if you don’t make payments Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021 Election 2020: Michigan voters approve Proposal 2, protecting electronic data Uber rolls out a new feature that lets you book a ride 30 days in advance Virgin Hyperloop hits an important milestone: the first human passenger test Stretchable, self-healing, recyclable device could be the future of wearables Many websites will stop working on older Android versions in 2021 Biden’s victory was just what tech wanted. Now what? Zoom and other ‘stay-at-home’ stocks got crushed on the positive vaccine news Scientists Develop Nasal Spray That Can Disable Coronavirus Netflix Picks France to Test First Linear Offering Sonos launches a paid, lossless-quality version of its radio service Weird and Wacky: Best Facial Recognition Fail Ever Tech Rec: Sanjay - MaxRewards Adam - Freshbooks --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: Apple added a secret button to your iPhone, and you may not have even noticed The Raspberry Pi 400 is a compact keyboard with a built-in computer Massachusetts voters pass right-to-repair expansion opening up car data Massachusetts Just Passed the World’s Most Advanced Right to Repair Law WhatsApp Brings Disappearing Messages To Its Platform Spotify Rolls Out Standalone Streaming On Apple Watch App: TechCrunch Coronavirus: NHS COVID app failed to record potential exposures due to error Portland, Maine has voted to ban facial recognition WeWork employees used an alarmingly insecure printer password Fortnite to Return to iOS via Nvidia GeForce Now Streaming Servic Weird and Wacky: Driverless race car sums up 2020 by swerving into a wall for no reason Tech Rec: Sanjay - CopyQ Adam - Alfred --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: To Encourage Autonomous Vehicles in Your State Create a No-Fault Insurance Pool How to turn on Zoom’s new end-to-end encryption—and why you may not want to UK to ban sale of carrier-locked phones from December 2021 Ticketing Tech Company Experience Shutting Down Netflix is raising the price of its most popular plan to $14 today, premium tier increasing to $18 Fix, or Toss? The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Gains Ground Alphabet’s Loon sets a new record for longest stratospheric flight Influencers’ next frontier: their own live shopping channels Instacart will accept food stamps for grocery delivery Harley-Davidson unveils a gorgeous new electric bike called Serial 1 Weird and Wacky: BioVYZR 1.0 - Personal Air Purifying Shield 7,600 tons of buildings move from Shanghai streets Tech Recs: Sanjay - Nite Ize Radiant 3-in-1 LED Mini Flashlight, 80 Lumen Flashlight, Lantern, Signal Light in One Adam - Copy Clip --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode: Google kills off app that let you check in on loved ones during an emergency Google confirms the Nest Secure has been discontinued Google Monopoly Case by U.S. Sets Stage for Multi-Pronged Attack Hulu Gets Sidelined in Disney’s Global Streaming Ambitions Quibi is shutting down Quibi apps arrive on Apple TV, Android TV, and Fire TV, but are they too late? The first AI model that translates 100 languages without relying on English data Hacked Billboards Can Make Teslas See 'Phantom Objects,' Causing Them to Swerve or Stop Abruptly The Hummer is back as a 350-mile range ‘electric supertruck’ that can drive diagonally PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping on its network Dropbox's family plan offers a shared 2TB for $17 per month Weird and Wacky: Meet the Excel warriors saving the world from spreadsheet disaster NASA and Nokia are putting a 4G network on the moon An unused Carnival cruise ship could soon become a floating office where techies, YouTube influencers, and 'digital nomads' can live and work remotely Japanese theme park lets you work from a Ferris wheel Tech Rec: Sanjay - Tripp Lite ISOBAR4ULTRA Adam - YouTube Audio Library --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message