Tech Talk Y'all

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Nov 12, 2018 • 19min

Episode 57: Special Edition: Best of Tech Recs

In this episode: Adam's Top 5 Tech Recs Todoist Circle by Disney Google Trips Quik App by Go Pro Ember Sanjay's Top 5 Tech Recs Tablo Signal Private Internet Access Data Blocker Belkin Conserve Power Socket Shannon's Top 3 Tech Recs Seconds Bird Scott's Cheap Flights Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of MistakesSponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. 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:Tech Talk Y'all - Tech Recommendations --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Nov 5, 2018 • 30min

Episode 56: The J Stands for Pavarotti

In this Episode: IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion (1:45) Google employees will walk out on Thursday to protest company’s handling of sexual misconduct (3:40) Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns (4:32) Fortnite Creator Epic Games Valued at Nearly $15 Billion (6:52) Coinbase raises Series E to accelerate adoption of cryptocurrencies (7:58) We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook approved all of them (10:17) Will Google’s homepage news feed repeat Facebook’s mistakes? (12:42) Uber introduces an Amazon Prime-style monthly subscription service (14:07) Weird & Wacky Tech: Musk Keeps Testing the Limits That the SEC Put on His Tweeting (16:32) Google AI Listens to 15-years of sea bottom data for Whale songs (18:28) Yes, we flew to Japan to watch someone pour liquid nitrogen on custom Kit Kats (20:19) Tech Recommendations (23:50) Sanjay - Georgia Votes Adam - [Waze (ft. new audio player)](ttps://www.engadget.com/2018/10/29/waze-beta-audio-player/) Shannon - TweetDeck Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. 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:IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion | ReutersGoogle employees will walk out on Thursday to protest company’s handling of sexual misconductBitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns — Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warnsFortnite's Epic Games Now Valued At $15 Billion | Fortnite INTELCoinbase raises Series E round of financin --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Oct 29, 2018 • 36min

Episode 55: Facebook Loses Monthly Snickers Budget

In this Episode: Facebook investors co-sign plan to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman (1:34) Facebook gets maximum fine for the catastrophic Cambridge Analytica data breach (2:25) It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads (3:45) Apple launched a new privacy website that lets you find all the data the company has on you (6:50) How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’ (7:28) Netflix is fueling its ballooning cash burn with $2 billion in new debt (9:25) MoviePass' parent doesn't want it anymore (13:18) YouTube CEO urges creators to protest EU copyright rule (15:40) Musk to buy $20 million in Tesla stock (17:04) Copyright Office Ruling Imposes Sweeping Right to Repair Reforms (18:26) Orkney islands could get first electric plane service (21:00) Weird & Wacky Tech: Banksy says self-destructing painting didn't go as planned (21:54) This Weirdly Geometric Iceberg Is Freaking Us Out (24:33) World’s Longest Sea Bridge Brings China Closer to Hong Kong (24:50) An oil spill you've never heard of could become one of the biggest environmental disasters in the US (26:05) Hubble Telescope’s Broken Gyroscope Seemingly Fixed After Engineers Try Turning It Off and On Again (27:34) Tech Recommendations (30:10): Sanjay - Life360 Adam - Liftmaster Garage Door Shannon - Google Voice Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. 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:Facebook investors co-sign plan to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman - Business InsiderFacebook gets maximum fine for the catastrophic Cambridge Analytica data breachIt turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with adsApple launched a new privacy website that lets you fin --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Oct 22, 2018 • 37min

Episode 54: The Only Thing Scarier Than Terminator Robots....

In This Episode: Paul Allen, Co-founder Of Microsoft, Is Dead At 65 (2:00) Thoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression Pact (3:23) Pro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo hits 30M daily searches, up 50% in a year (5:05) Secret SEC investigation into ICOs puts startups at risk (9:45) Governments Tell Google's Nest To Hand Over Data 300 Times (12:29) Palm returns as an ‘ultra-mobile’ smartphone (16:00) Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing them with robots (19:19) Weird and Wacky Tech: Parkour Atlas (21:45) Scientists built a terrifying robot snake that can climb ladders (23:40) Banksy Shows How he Fitted a Shredder Into a Frame for Famed Art Stunt (24:50) Moonmoons (Moons That Orbit Other Moons) Could Exist, Scientists Say (27:50) Tech Recommendations (28:32): Sanjay - [ballotpedia.org](ballotpedia.org) Adam - isidewith.com/ Shannon [vote.org](vote.org) Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By: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! Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. Links:Paul Allen, Co-founder Of Microsoft, Is Dead At 65Microsoft Joins the Open Invention Network CommunityThoughts on Microsoft Joining OIN's Patent Non-Aggression Pact - Conservancy Blog - Software Freedom ConservancyPro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo hits 30M daily searches, up 50% in a year | TechCrunchSecret SEC investigation into ICOs puts startups at risk - Decrypt MediaSmart Home Surveillance: Governments Tell Google's Nest To Hand Over Data 300 Times
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Oct 15, 2018 • 35min

Episode 53: There's Nothing Faster.... Except Light

In This Episode: No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data (2:34) Pushing the limits of streaming technology (4:13) Wealthy Americans have stepped up investment in New Zealand (6:12) New Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devices (8:30) In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls (11:34) Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Could Increase Computer Speed, Memory (13:45) Bulletproof privacy makes price of iPhone worth it (16:54) Apple is using proprietary software to lock MacBook Pros and iMac Pros from third-party repairs (18:03) Weird & Wacky Tech: Police Use Fitbit Data to Charge 90-Year-Old Man in Stepdaughter’s Killing (21:29) There are now vending machines in London that dry-clean your laundry (25:17) Tech Recommendations: Sanjay - BlackVue Dashcam Adam - Voice to Text Shannon - Google Fonts Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. 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:No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal DataPushing the limits of streaming technologyThe Super Rich of Silicon Valley Have a Doomsday Escape PlanNew Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devicesExclusive: In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls - sourcesTransition Metal Dichalcogenides Could Increase Computer Speed, Memory
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Oct 8, 2018 • 36min

Episode 52: It's a Cool Idea.... 'Til the AI Kills You

In This Episode: Elon Musk settles with SEC over fraud charge Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk Make Sure MoviePass Didn't Reactivate Your Subscription The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies Bird will deliver scooters to users who want them all day Jeff Bezos’ Space Startup to Supply Engines for Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Venture Slack Actively Preparing for Early 2019 IPO Weird & Wacky Tech: AI-controlled robotic ceiling furniture creates extra space for tiny homes Small tech startup plans to grow cannabis on the International Space Station Tech Recommendations: Adam - Sustainable Palm Oil Shopping Sanjay - Travelon Tech Accessory Organizer Shannon - Google Fonts Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. 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:Tesla’s Elon Musk settles with SEC, will pay $20 million fine and resign as board chairman - The Washington PostYou Gave Facebook Your Number For Security. They Used It For Ads. | Electronic Frontier FoundationFacebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk - The New York TimesMake Sure MoviePass Didn't Reactivate Your SubscriptionThe Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
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Oct 1, 2018 • 37min

Episode 51: Leafy Lettuce on the Blockchain

In This Episode: Apple delays original shows over mature content (1:24) YouTube is replacing textbooks in classrooms across America (4:33) Japan successfully lands robot rovers on an asteroid's surface (7:32) Lime Scooters Has Its Second Fatality in a Month (9:45) Inside Facebook Dating (12:08) Twitter may have sent your private DMs to the wrong people -- but probably not (16:03) Walmart wants to track lettuce on the blockchain (18:41) Google started quietly logging you into Chrome (22:18) Weird and Wacky Tech: An electric implant helps a paralyzed man walk the length of a football field (24:15) Original working Apple-I computer fetches $375,000 at auction (26:05) This device can charge your phone with wind or water (27:49) Tech Recommendations (29:25): Adam - Chick-fil-A App Sanjay - Libby Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. 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:Apple reportedly delays original shows over mature contentYouTube is replacing textbooks in classrooms across America - AxiosJapan successfully lands robot rovers on an asteroid's surface - CNNSecond E-Scooter Company Lime Rider Dies | FortuneInside Facebook Dating, launching today first in ColombiaTwitter may have sent your private DMs to the wrong people -- but probably not - CNETWalmart will be tracking leafy greens on the blockchain
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Sep 24, 2018 • 37min

Episode 50: Could Sanjay hack Adam's Tesla?

In This Episode: IBM creates blockchain equivalent of the ‘Yellow Pages’ (2:24) AI deepfakes ‘have the potential to disrupt every facet of our society' (4:24) Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program (7:40) Washington State Electronic Notary Public endorsements (10:50) Equifax IT staff had to rerun hackers' queries to see what was nicked (13:05) Electric Scooter Company To Go After Dangerous Riders (17:09) Weird & Wacky: Fortnite game addiction cited as cause for divorce (21:05) Thief Used Smartphone To Hack Into Tesla Model 3 On Display At Mall (22:18) Can you guess which of these paintings was not made by a human? (25:04) Tech Recommendations: (28:40) Adam - The Great Suspender Sanjay - Myki Shannon - Homelabs Sunrise Alarm Clock Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Sponsored By:Ten Rocket: Plan, build, and launch your app with speed and confidence. The ten rocket team works in ten day sprints - because building an app doesn't have to be frustrating. 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:IBM joins efforts to create the blockchain equivalent of the ‘Yellow Pages'US lawmakers say AI deepfakes ‘have the potential to disrupt every facet of our society’'A public relations nightmare': Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program | CBC NewsWashington State Electronic Notary Public endorsementsEquifax IT staff had to rerun hackers' database queries to work out what was nicked – audit • The RegisterElectric Scooter Company Uses Technology To Go After Dangerous Ri --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Sep 17, 2018 • 37min

Episode 49: Going to the Skating Rink? Wear Your LTE Necklace

In This Episode: This peanut sensor stops nuts getting in your mouth (2:27) Google's 'Touring Bird' Is a Traveler's Dream (5:50) Amazon will sell live Christmas trees this holiday season (7:50) Samsung's LTE-powered tracker will help you stop misplacing things (9:36) The 4 biggest announcements from the Apple September event (12:45) Inbox, Google’s playground for email innovation, is going bye-bye (15:07) A "Presidential Alert" Text Will Be Sent To Your Phone Next Week (17:13) Weird & Wacky Tech: Mark Zuckerberg wrote an algorithm to beat a teen at Scrabble (19:24) A tech startup is asking rich people to spend $1,500 plus monthly fees on a mirror to stream workouts (22:27) 'Molar Mic' will let US military make calls from their teeth (24:06) Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theories (26:00) WeCroak reminds you of your fate 5 times a day (27:49) Tech Recommendations (30:54): Adam - Loom Screen Casting Sanjay - Light Camera (20% discount!) Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Links:The portable Nima Peanut Sensor stops nuts getting in your mouthGoogle's New Tool 'Touring Bird' Is a Traveler's DreamAmazon will sell full-size, live Christmas trees this holiday seasonSamsung is launching an LTE-powered tracker this week to help you stop misplacing thingsThe 4 biggest announcements from the Apple September eventInbox, Google’s playground for email innovation, is going bye-byeA "Presidential Alert" Text Will Be Sent To Your Phone Next Week And No, You Can't Opt OutMark Zuckerberg wrote an algorithm to beat a teen at ScrabbleForget $40 fitness classes — now a tech startup is asking rich people to spend --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
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Sep 12, 2018 • 9min

Episode 48: BONUS: Adam Guesses Meaning of New Merriam-Webster Dictionary Additions

In this bonus minisode, Adam guesses the meaning of 25 of the new words Merriam-Webster is adding to the dictionary in 2018. In this episode: 25 of the New Words Merriam-Webster Is Adding to the Dictionary in 2018 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

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