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In This Episode: Google Chrome 76 now available, makes it easier to get around paywalls (2:43) Google will donate 100,000 Home Minis because so many people with paralysis rely on them (5:13) Capital One breach also hit other major companies, say researchers (6:27) Amazon Refuses Blame for Capital One Data Breach, Says Its Cloud Services Were 'Not Compromised in Any Way' (6:35) ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC are suing free TV streaming app Locast (10:00) Weird & Wacky Tech (18:00) SpaceX launches Nickelodeon slime and an Adidas soccer ball into space Amputee can feel objects again with prosthetic arm inspired by Luke Skywalker Sony’s wearable AC will arrive too late to save you from this year’s heatwave Chinese vlogger who used filter to look younger caught in live-stream glitch Tech Recommendations (27:05): Adam - CNET Tech Today Sanjay - Downbeats Shannon - Withings Body+ Links:Google Chrome 76 now available, makes it easier to get around paywallsGoogle will donate 100,000 Home Minis because so many people with paralysis rely on themCapital One breach also hit other major companies, say researchers | TechCrunchAmazon Refuses Blame for Capital One Data Breach, Says Its Cloud Services Were 'Not Compromised in Any Way'ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC are suing free TV streaming app Locast - The VergeSpaceX launches Nickelodeon slime and an Adidas soccer ball into spaceAmputee can feel objects again with prosthetic arm inspired by Luke Skywalker - CNNChinese vlogger who used filter to look younger caught in live-stream glitch - BBC NewsSony’s wearable AC will arrive too late to save you from this year’s heatwave --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this Episode: FaceApp Lets You ‘Age’ a Photo by Decades. Does It Also Violate Your Privacy? (1:46) Tinder (MTCH) Bypasses Google Play, Revolt Against App Store Fee (4:08) House passes bill to block robocalls (5:30) Firefox to pile on more native privacy features (8:31) Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in September (10:14) Robinhood stored passwords in plaintext, so change yours now (13:50) Presso is piloting dry cleaning vending machines at midwestern hotels (16:44) Ford-owned Spin is bringing a tougher electric scooter to dozens of cities (19:57) Atlanta mayor: No more electric scooter permits (21:12) Weird and Wacky: Taco festival runs out of 'unlimited' free tacos (23:09) French 'Green Goblin' fails in first attempt to fly from France to England (26:03) Police: Water bottle causes crash into Kentucky Family Dollar store (27:10) Tech Recs (29:20): Sanjay: Otis - withotis.com Adam - Magnet - Mac App Links:FaceApp Lets You ‘Age’ a Photo by Decades. Does It Also Violate Your Privacy? - The New York TimesTinder (MTCH) Bypasses Google Play, Revolt Against App Store Fee - BloombergHouse passes bill to block robocallsFirefox to pile on more native privacy features – Naked SecuritySamsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in SeptemberRobinhood stored passwords in plaintext, so change yours nowPresso is piloting dry cleaning vending machines at midwestern hotelsFord-owned Spin is bringing a tougher electric scooter to dozens of citiesAtlanta Mayor: After two deaths, no more electric permits.

In This Episode: Amazon Prime Day has changed how you shop Jeff Bezos risks angering Trump by acknowledging the US Postal Service gave him a huge helping hand in building Amazon Uber Finally Sets Diversity Inclusion and Equity Goals Facebook’s testimony to Congress: Libra will be regulated by Swiss Waze now shows road toll prices along your driving route Apple Park valued at over $4 billion, making it one of the world’s most expensive buildings A Chinese AI startup is tracking lost dogs using their nose prints I lived like a moon astronaut and have the scars to prove it Weird & Wacky Tech: Road Tripping with the Amazon Nomads 1.2 million want to raid Area 51 to 'see them aliens' A Japanese hotel has built a lifesize flight simulator into one of its rooms Tech Recommendations: Adam - Yelp Quotes Cara - GeoCaching Shannon - Wirecutter Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Special Guest: Cara Kneer.Links:Don’t deny it. Amazon’s Prime Day has changed how you shopJeff Bezos risks angering Trump by acknowledging the US Postal Service gave him a huge helping hand in building AmazonUber Finally Sets Divesity Inclusion and Equity GoalsFacebook’s testimony to Congress: Libra will be regulated by SwissWaze now shows road toll prices along your driving routeApple Park valued at over $4 billion, making it one of the world’s most expensive buildingsA Chinese AI startup is tracking lost dogs using their nose printsI lived like a moon astronaut and have the scars to prove itRoad-tripping with the Amazon nomads1. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In This Episode: NASA Sends Tiny Atomic Clock to Space (2:28) Theranos Founder to Face Trial Next Year on Fraud Charges (4:50) Machine learning has been used to automatically translate long-lost languages (5:57) Amazon will crash on Prime Day, 60% of surveyed eBay employees say (7:45) 7-Eleven's Bad App Design Let Criminals Steal More Than $500,000 (9:04) Emojis are increasingly coming up in court cases. Judges are struggling with how to interpret them (12:03) Yes, your emails are being tracked. Here's how to stop it. (15:03) Internet group brands Mozilla ‘internet villain’ for supporting DNS privacy feature (17:25) Apple trolled Google again by giant billboard next to its controversial smart neighborhood (21:10) Weird & Wacky Tech: Hate listening to high-fidelity music? Here’s a Bluetooth cassette Walkman. (23:00) IT'S OK - The World's First Bluetooth 5.0 Cassette Player The Pentagon has a laser that can identify people from a distance—by their heartbeat (24:47) This 392-Year-Old Bonsai Tree Survived the Hiroshima Atomic Blast & Still Flourishes Today: The Power of Resilience (27:22) Windows 1.0 Release Video (28:50) Apple’s new iPhone software makes it look like you’re making eye contact in video calls even if you aren’t (30:15) Tech Recommendations (31:42) Adam - Shortcuts iOS App Sanjay - Cam Scanner Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:NASA Sends Tiny Atomic Clock to Space - ExtremeTechTheranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to Face Trial Next Year on Fraud Charges - WSJMachine learning has been used to automatically translate long-lost languages - MIT Technology ReviewAmazon will crash on Prime Day, 60% of surveyed eBay employees say7-Eleven's Bad App Design Let Criminals Steal More Than $500,000Emojis are increasingly coming up in court cases. Judges are struggling with how to interpret them

In this episode: Inventions of the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin George Washington Happy 4th of July! We're off next Monday, look for the next episode on July 15th. Links:The Founding Fathers, 18th-century tech geeks, would love the March for ScienceThomas Jefferson: Inventions & AccomplishmentsBENJAMIN FRANKLIN’S INVENTIONS --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this Episode: A new tool detects deepfakes with 96 percent accuracy Dutch Telephone Outage Takes Out Nation's Emergency Number (4:30) Curiosity Rover Detects Abnormally High Methane Levels on Mars ( Hackers breach NASA, steal Mars mission data (7:17) Airbnb’s New Luxe Tier Includes a $1 Million Polynesian Island (9:00) US power output from renewables exceeds coal for the first time in history (11:32) ‘Reset’ Nest Cams Could Still Send Video to Previous Owners Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side () Google tracks your every move, but a new tool is rolling out that lets you force it to delete where you’ve been Google Maps can warn you if your ride goes off-route Goodbye, Chrome: Google’s web browser has become spy software Is Firefox better than Chrome? It comes down to privacy. Mozilla launches GeckoView-powered Firefox Preview for Android, pauses Focus development (29:12) Amazon partners with retailers for new Counter package pickup service, starting with Rite-Aid Weird and Wacky: Nearly 100 drivers followed a Google Maps detour -- and ended up stuck in an empty field Sudan crisis: Internet restored - but only for lawyer Tech Recs (39:05): Adam - http://versusutil.com/ Sanjay - RedShift Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Monkeytacos1Links:A new tool detects deepfakes with 96 percent accuracyDutch Telephone Outage Takes Out Nation's Emergency Number - The New York TimesCuriosity Rover Detects Abnormally High Methane Levels on Mars - ExtremeTechHackers breach NASA, steal Mars mission data | WeLiveSecurityAirbnb Luxe Now Renting Luxury Villas, Private Islands, Mansions - BloombergUS power output from renewables exceeds coal for first time in history - The Verge'Reset' Nest Cams Could Still Send Video to Previous Owners - ExtremeTechHow Google's new tool lets you auto-delete your location history

In this Episode: Shock Samsung Confession Risks Galaxy Smartphone Cancellation (1:48) Spies may have used an AI-generated face to infiltrate US politics (3:50) “Amazon’s Choice” Does Not Necessarily Mean A Product Is Good (6:30) Hackers, farmers, and doctors unite! Support for Right to Repair laws slowly grows (8:10) Samsung Deletes Tweet Warning Users to Virus-Scan Their Smart TVs (10:22) How to replace Google’s Trips app (13:40) Google turns to retro cryptography to keep data sets private (16:10) Firefox zero-day was used in attack against Coinbase employees, not its users (18:10) Weird and Wacky (20:05): Boaty McBoatface mission gives new insight into warming ocean abyss The flying saddle: Would you give it a try? Genius hid a Morse code message in song lyrics to prove Google was copying them Lyrics Site Accuses Google of Lifting Its Content Tech Recs (24:57) Adam - Skitch Sanjay - https://catalogchoice.org/Links:Shock Samsung Confession Risks Galaxy Smartphone CancellationSpies may have used an AI-generated face to infiltrate US politics“Amazon’s Choice” Recommends Some Obviously Crappy Products. Blame The Algorithm.Hackers, farmers, and doctors unite! Support for Right to Repair laws slowly grows | Ars TechnicaSamsung Deletes Tweet Warning Users to Virus-Scan Their Smart TVsHow to replace Google’s Trips app - The VergeGoogle Turns to Retro Cryptography to Keep Datasets PrivateFirefox zero-day was used in attack against Coinbase employees, not its users | ZDNetBoaty McBoatface mission gives new insight into warming ocean abyss -- ScienceDaily

In this episode: Maine Governor Signs Strictest Internet Protections in the U.S. FCC votes on action and legal framework to fight robocalls Cryptocurrency startup hacks itself before hacker gets a chance to steal users funds More Than 25% Of U.S. Adults Almost Always Online Ring puts suspected thief in Facebook sponsored ads Laser Destroys Cancer Cells Circulating in the Blood Autonomous Lawn Mower Startup Greenzie Closes Half A Million Investment From Strategic VCs, Angels AI deepfakes are now as simple as typing whatever you want your subject to say Weird and Wacky: Florida safari park mourns 'tragic loss' of 2 giraffes killed by lightning Atlanta to transform 7 acres of vacant property into country's largest food forest for public High-flying ladybug swarm shows up on National Weather Service radar Many experts tried to open a safe locked for 40 years. A tourist's lucky guess cracked the code on his first try Israeli start-up is working to develop a flying electric, autonomous car Tech Recs: Adam - waking up Sanjay - 1.1.1.1 Links:Maine Governor Signs Strictest Internet Protections in the U.S.FCC votes to put an end to robocallsCryptocurrency startup hacks itself before hacker gets a chance to steal users fundsMore Than 25% Of U.S. Adults Almost Always Online: Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends ReportRing puts suspected thief in Facebook sponsored ads - CNETLaser Destroys Cancer Cells Circulating in the Blood - IEEE SpectrumAutonomous Lawn Mower Startup Greenzie Closes Half A Million Investment From Strategic VCs, Angels - HypepotamusAI deepfakes are now as simple as typing whatever you want your subject to say - The VergeFlorida safari park mourns 'tragic loss' of 2 giraffes killed by lightning --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this Episode: Flipboard data breach – what users should do now Michelin and GM bringing airless tires to the road in 2024 Hertz launches monthly car rental subscription starting at $999 House starts antitrust probe of Facebook, Google, other tech giants The SEC Is Suing Kik for Its 2017 ICO Lyft reveals it's given 50,000 self-driving rides in the last year to become the largest semi-automated ride-hailer in America Amazon's helping police build a surveillance network with Ring doorbells Weird and Wacky: This is what it's like to control an autonomous car from miles away Two-Wheeled, Self-Balancing Gyro-X vehicle from 1967 in action & driving scenes! Tech Recs: Adam - Pimsleur Sanjay - White Noise Machine Shannon - Google Docs finally lets you adjust margins per section and add section breaks Links:Flipboard data breach – what users should do nowMichelin and GM bringing airless tires to the road in 2024Hertz launches monthly car rental subscription starting at $999House starts antitrust probe of Facebook, Google, other tech giantsThe SEC Is Suing Kik for Its 2017 ICOLyft reveals it's given 50,000 self-driving rides in the last year to become the largest semi-automated ride-hailer in AmericaAmazon's helping police build a surveillance network with Ring doorbellsThis is what it's like to control an autonomous car from miles awayTwo-Wheeled, Self-Balancing Gyro-X vehicle from 1967 in action & driving scenes!

In this Episode: Apple is looking into building foldable iPhones out of glass (2:00) Mobile carrier AT&T will now accept payments in crypto (3:48) How scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas (5:30) LAS VEGAS ORDERS UP A BORING COMPANY LOOP (9:34) Sen. Josh Hawley calls out Facebook over ‘encrypted’ messaging plans (13:05) VW is working on ways to prevent nausea in self-driving cars (15:47) Uber will soon ban passengers with low ratings (18:22) Newly Released Amazon Patent Shows Just How Much Creepier Alexa Can Get (20:35) Weird and Wacky: YouTuber hacks fingerprint scanner of OnePlus 7 Pro using hot glue (22:50) MAN BITTEN BY RABID BAT HIDING IN HIS IPAD (26:10) Open Hatch Nearly Sunk India's New $3 Billion Nuclear Missile Submarine (27:50) Tech Recs (30:40): Adam - T-mobile Tuesdays Sanjay - 23andme Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:The Woodruff Arts Center: The Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the country, is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. The Woodruff knows how to blend contemporary digital technology with artistic excellence. Just check out their new Coca-Cola stage, their live simulcasts that allow visitors to watch sold-out Atlanta Symphony Orchestra shows or their use of ArtClix, a program that features image-recognition technology to identify the art at the High Museum. Learn more at www.woodruffcenter.org.Links:Apple is looking into building foldable iPhones out of glassMobile carrier AT&T will now accept payments in crypto - The BlockHow scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas - MIT Technology ReviewLas Vegas Orders Up a Boring Company Loop | WIREDSen. Josh Hawley calls out Facebook over ‘encrypted’ messaging plans - The VergeVW is working on ways to prevent nausea in self-driving cars