Tech Talk Y'all

In This Episode: No About Face for Amazon (3:18) Humans Are Mailing It in (6:05) Android’s Live Transcribe will save the text and show ‘sound events’ (10:26) Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading (12:51) Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist (16:50) Australia Found a Way to Save Water From Plastic Pollution and We Can Start Doing the Same (20:07) Tesla’s trumpeted solar shingles are a flop (22:07) Weird and Wacky Tech: Google’s AI can now translate your speech while keeping your voice (26:40) IT contractor allegedly abused government systems for cryptocurrency mining (27:56) Someone broke into his house. But the burglars didn’t take anything ... they just cleaned every room from top to bottom (29:57) Tech Recommendations: Adam - Rode VideoMic Me-L for my iPhone Sanjay - Privacy.com 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:No About Face for AmazonHumans Are Mailing It inAndroid’s Live Transcribe will save the text and show ‘sound events’ - The VergeTriton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading - MIT Technology ReviewExclusive: Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist - source - ReutersGood News: Australia Found a Way to Save Water From Plastic Pollution and We Can Start Doing the Same

In this Episode: “Alexa Guard” Can Protect Your Home (2:43) All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward (5:44) GPS tracker leaks real-time locations and can remotely activate its microphone (7:07) LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns (10:00) SanDisk’s 1TB microSD card is now available (14:43) Google’s new travel portal will improve the way you plan your trips online (17:24) Facebook defends itself against op-ed calling for its breakup (21:18) After burning through $1 billion, xJawbone’s Hosain Rahman has raised $65 million more (24:42) Japan is running out of phone numbers, so it’s making longer ones (28:27) Weird and Wacky Tech: People are loving the new gender-swapping Snapchat filter, and it's now being used to catfish unsuspecting men on Tinder (31:37) Tech Recs (35:00): Sanjay - Hopper Adam - Mail Chimp (with new CRM) Shannon - NYT Crossword App Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:How Your Echo’s “Alexa Guard” Can Protect Your HomeAll Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward | ZDNetFlaws in a popular GPS tracker leak real-time locations and can remotely activate its microphone – TechCrunchLED light can damage eyes, health authority warnsSanDisk’s 1TB microSD card is now availableGoogle’s new travel portal will improve the way you plan your trips onlineFacebook defends itself against op-ed calling for its breakupAfter burning through $1 billion, Jawbone’s Hosain Rahman has raised $65 million moreJapan is running out of phone numbers, so it’s making longer ones

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In this Episode: Southwest and FAA officials never knew Boeing turned off a safety feature on its 737 Max jets (1:38) United Airlines says it’s now covering those surprise seatback webcam (3:15) Tobii uses PC cameras to keep people from peeking at your screen (updated) (4:44) Speeding tickets by mail? New cameras could soon catch speeders in metro Atlanta (7:19) Surgeons Just Sent a Tiny, Autonomous Bot Into a Heart Valve (11:54) Adidas is making a recyclable shoe (14:28) Blue Origin tweeted a cryptic photo of explorer Shackleton’s ship – here’s what it likely means (17:21) SpaceX’s test of its Crew Dragon Capsule has ended in smoke (19:44) Elon Musk and SEC reach an agreement over tweeting (20:19) Elon Musk Was Right: Cheap Cameras Could Replace Lidar on Self-Driving Cars (24:10) Weird & Wacky: Elon Musk Says an Update on His Brain-Computer Interface Is "Coming Soon" (28:09) Virginia man uses flamethrower to clear driveway of snow (30:00) Tech Recommendations: Sanjay - TabloTV Adam - SuperHuman Shannon - QuickBooks 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:Southwest and FAA officials never knew Boeing turned off a safety feature on its 737 Max jets, and dismissed ideas about grounding themUnited Airlines says it’s now covering those surprise seatback webcam Tobii uses PC cameras to keep people from peeking at your screen (updated)Speeding tickets by mail? New cameras could soon catch speeders in metro AtlantaSurgeons Just Sent a Tiny, Autonomous Bot Into a Heart Valve

In this Episode: Dialect Survey - Flying Insect with Rear Light (1:30) Google's Parent Has a Plan to Eliminate Mosquitos (2:52) Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media Amid Bomb Attacks (5:40) Utah Bans Police From Searching Digital Data Without A Warrant (7:50) Tesla investigates Model S explosion in Shanghai (9:30) Amazon demands selfies from delivery drivers (12:55) What Happens on Wall Street, Stays in San Francisco (15:22) Netflix's random play button is what we've all been waiting for (17:29) Weird & Wacky: Neuroscientists just brought pig brain cells back to life, changing our view of death (20:38) A Genius First-of-Its-Kind Device Has Created Electricity From Snowfall (23:47) Microsoft Has Announced We Can Finally Remove USBs Without Ejecting Them (25:35) Tech Recommendations (26:39): Sanjay - Dell Outlet Adam - Siri Shortcuts Shannon - Google Trends 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:Dialect Survey Results (Lighting Bug is the right answer)How to Kill Mosquitoes? Google and Verily Have a Plan - BloombergSri Lanka Blocks Social Media Amid Bomb AttacksUtah Bans Police From Searching Digital Data Without A Warrant, Closes Fourth Amendment LoopholeTesla investigates Model S explosion in Shanghai - The Washington PostAmazon demands selfies from delivery drivers - Business Insider

In this Episode: Facebook says it 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5 million people's email contacts (1:13) Stratolaunch First Flight Video / World’s biggest airplane takes flight for the first time ever (3:20) We've been warned about AI and music for over 50 years (4:32) Verizon will now charge more money for in-store activations (6:43) Mutiny at HQ Trivia fails to oust CEO (10:35) Digital scan of Notre Dame offers hope for its restoration (14:28) Some Galaxy Fold review phones are breaking after a couple days of use (16:07) Blockchain has been unblocked, unchained and broken (19:27) A government department has shared the contact details of hundreds of journalists (21:52) Weird and Wacky Tech (22:40): Unnerving Footage Shows Boston Dynamics' Robot Dogs Casually Pulling a Truck Instagram Memers Are Unionizing Man receives prison sentence for shooting at fireflies he thought were ‘alien lasers’ Tech Recommendations (27:27): Sanjay - Blue Air 211+ Air Purifier Adam - AAA App Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:Facebook says it 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5 million people's email contacts without their consentStratolaunch First Flight Video, ImagesWE’VE BEEN WARNED ABOUT AI AND MUSIC FOR OVER 50 YEARS, BUT NO ONE’S PREPAREDVerizon will now charge more money for in-store activations of new phonesMutiny at HQ Trivia fails to oust CEO | TechCrunchThis digital scan of Notre Dame offers hope for its restoration after the fire - MIT Technology ReviewSome Galaxy Fold review phones are breaking after a couple days of useSamsung responds to reviewer complaints about its Galaxy Fold phone | TechCrunch

In this episode: The Event Horizon Telescope’s first black hole image, explained in 500 words Watch Samsung fold the crap out of the Galaxy Fold Amazon accused of abandoning 100% renewable energy goal Google’s Wing drones approved to make public deliveries in Australia New privacy assistant Jumbo fixes your Facebook & Twitter settings Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account Reminder: Airbnb lets hosts put cameras inside your rental New app shows you all the e-scooters nearby in one handy map DCMS white paper: UK lays out proposed laws to regulate social media Weird and Wacky: Samsung Made a Flower Vase That’s a Throwable Fire Extinguisher The first research book written by an AI could lead to on-demand papers These Chinese sanitation workers have to wear location-tracking bracelets now Tech Recommendations: Adam - Private Internet Access Showhighlights, Chrome Extension 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:The Event Horizon Telescope’s first black hole image, explained in 500 words - VoxWatch Samsung fold the crap out of the Galaxy Fold | TechCrunchAmazon accused of abandoning 100% renewable energy goal | Technology | The GuardianGoogle’s Wing drones approved to make public deliveries in Australia - The VergeNew privacy assistant Jumbo fixes your Facebook & Twitter settings | TechCrunchFacebook still tracks you after you deactivate account - CNETReminder: Airbnb let --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

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In This Episode: US computer science grads outperforming those in other key nations (2:05) How an 83-year-old found a new lease on life developing mobile apps (4:51) FTC Seeks to Examine the Privacy Practices of Broadband Providers (7:15) Google makes emails more dynamic with AMP for Email Teens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than ever (12:02) Here's everything Apple announced on Monday (15:09) Asus software updates were used to spread malware, security group says Doom Eternal Will Release On Google Stadia, More Games To Be Revealed Later Weird & Wacky Tech: What’s a Quick Detour When You’re Having Fun? Tesla car hacked at Pwn2Own contest Drunken online shopping is big business — especially for Amazon Tech Recommendations: Sanjay - Notes by Mozilla Adam - Google Meet Shannon - CodeAcademy Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:US computer science grads outperforming those in other key nations | Ars TechnicaHow an 83-year-old found a new lease on life developing mobile appsFTC Seeks to Examine the Privacy Practices of Broadband Providers | Federal Trade CommissionGoogle makes emails more dynamic with AMP for Email | TechCrunchTeens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than everHere's everything Apple announced on Monday Asus software updates were used to spread malware, security group says Doom Eternal Will Release On Google Stadia, More Games To Be Revealed LaterTesla car hacked at Pwn2Own contest | ZDNet

In this Episode: Google Stadia puts Xbox One, PlayStation 4 on notice Facebook Did Not Securely Store Passwords. Here’s What You Need to Know Deloitte Digital media trends survey, 13th edition NVIDIA’s AI Can Turn Doodles Into Landscape ‘Photos’ Crash avoidance tech is spreading - Axios Proposed bill would make it illegal for boss to contact employees after hours Nude photos, tax statements and more: Old USB drives contain highly sensitive info Weird & Wacky Tech: Mathematically perfect rings could soundproof the world China’s new social media craze: Paying random people to shower you with over-the-top compliments Armando, the 'Lewis Hamilton of pigeons' sells for record €1.25m - BBC News Scientists create liquid metal that stretches like Terminator Tech Recommendations: Adam - Timeshifter: The Jet Lag App Sanjay - Data Removal: Darik's Boot and Nuke - DBAN 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.Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Google Stadia puts Xbox One, PlayStation 4 on noticeFacebook Did Not Securely Store Passwords. Here’s What You Need to KnowDeloitte Digital media trends survey, 13th editionNVIDIA’s AI Can Turn Doodles Into Landscape ‘Photos’Crash avoidance tech is spreading - Axios