Tech Talk Y'all

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode:  Proton has acquired the encrypted note-taking app Standard Notes Early Reviewers of Humane AI Pin Aren’t Impressed Meta will auto-blur nudity in Instagram DMs in latest teen safety step Substack now allows podcasters to sync and distribute their episodes to Spotify Ubisoft is deleting The Crew from players' libraries, reminding us we own nothing College Football 25: EA's Biggest Success or EA's Biggest Disaster? Elon Claims Twitter’s Traffic Is At An All-Time High Because He Can’t Be Bothered To Understand The Misleading Data People Show Him Google’s next foldable may be the ‘Pixel 9 Pro Fold’ Weird and Wacky:  Costco now sells up to $200 million a month in gold and silver Trump Media shares plunge more than 14%, after company says Truth Social to launch TV streaming Police arrested four people over $300,000 of stolen Lego kits Tech Rec: Adam - Capcut Mickey - ProtonMail Find us here: mickmel.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this episode:  Yahoo is buying Artifact, the AI news app from the Instagram co-founders Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores Apple’s new AI: 3 ways Siri could beat ChatGPT Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators Exclusive: Google parent Alphabet weighs offer for HubSpot EXCLUSIVE: Xbox President Sarah Bond has set up a new team dedicated to game preservation and forward compatibility Spotify’s latest AI feature builds playlists based on text descriptions ‘We have reached the limit.’ Clash with Elon Musk prompts calls for social media controls in Brazil Elon Musk announces Tesla will unveil a ‘robotaxi’ on August 8 Meta is accused of censoring a non-profit newspaper and an independent journalist who criticized the company New Disney animatronics breathe convincing life into its 2D characters ISPs roll out mandatory broadband 'nutrition' labels that show speeds, fees and data allowances Weird and Wacky:  Terraform Industries converts electricity and air into synthetic natural gas for the first time NYC Chicken Shop Replaces Cashier With Woman in Philippines On Zoom Tech Rec: Sanjay - BLINGSTING Glammer Safety Hammer  Adam - Gottman Cards Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode:  Generative AI develops potential new drugs for antibiotic-resistant bacteria NYC AI Chatbot Touted by Adams Tells Businesses to Break the Law ChatGPT no longer requires an account — but there’s a catch Instagram co-founders’ AI-powered news app Artifact may not be shutting down after all The AltStore, an alternative app store coming to the EU, will offer Patreon-backed apps ​​AT&T resets account passcodes after millions of customer records leak online Google Pledges to Destroy Browsing Data to Settle ‘Incognito’ Lawsuit Gmail Launched 20 Years Ago on April Fools’ Day Google Podcasts shuts down tomorrow, April 2 Weird and Wacky:  SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket photobombs the moon in incredible award-winning shot Taco Bell, Pizza Hut going 'AI-first' with fast-food innovations Tech Rec: Sanjay - Secretlab Magnus Pro Adam - Apple Magsafe Wallet Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

n this episode:  Reddit pops 48% in NYSE debut after selling shares at top of range Reddit sinks below opening price in second day of trading LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like video feed in its app The US Department of Justice is suing Apple — read the full lawsuit here U.S. Sues Apple, Alleges Tech Giant Exploits Illegal Monopoly US DOJ’s blockbuster lawsuit against Apple is headline grabber but poses limited near-term impact Feds Ordered Google To Unmask Certain YouTube Users. Critics Say It’s ‘Terrifying.’ Florida governor signs law restricting social media access for children DeSantis Approves Social Media Ban For Kids Under 14 In Florida: What To Know Millions of Americans could soon lose home internet access if lawmakers don’t act Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans ‘parts pairing’ DoorDash begins piloting drone deliveries in the US Adam Neumann makes a $500 million bid for WeWork that could hit $900 million if financing and diligence firm up Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux hacked at Pwn2Own Vancouver Vulnerability found in Apple's Silicon M-series chips – and it can't be patched SAG-AFTRA ratifies TV animation contracts that establish AI protections for voice actors Tennessee becomes first state to pass a law protecting musicians against AI Sora: first impressions Weird and Wacky:  “Game Changer” – This Liquid Can Stop Tooth Decay in Young Children Climate change is altering Earth’s rotation enough to mess with our clocks South Carolina has $1.8 billion in a bank account — and doesn't know where the money came from Prankster tricks a GM chatbot into agreeing to sell him a $76,000 Chevy Tahoe for $1 Tech Rec: Sanjay - ProtoArc EM03 Wireless Bluetooth Trackball Mouse  Adam - BORUIT V10 Small Powerful Pocket Flashlight Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode:  Apple Is in Talks to Let Google Gemini Power iPhone AI Features MrBeast Strikes Amazon Deal For Biggest Competition Series in TV History Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotions: Report Coca-Cola unveils all-new bottles — sort of Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent Reddit prices IPO at $34 per share in first major social media offering since 2019 Biden announces $8.5 billion microchip grant to Intel as he sells economic wins to Arizona amid climate worries Weird and Wacky:  Google used AI to accurately predict floods up to 7 days in advance Monopoly Go Spent More on Marketing Than Sony Spent to Make Spider-Man 2 Tech Rec: Sanjay - RSHTECH 7-Port Powered USB 3.2/USB C Hub  Adam - ecollar.com Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode:  Google, Apple, and Firefox release new Speedometer 3.0 browser benchmark Google says Chrome can now protect you better while preserving your privacy Tor’s new WebTunnel bridges mimic HTTPS traffic to evade censorship The Tor Project introduces WebTunnel to help you bypass Tor network censorship Apple to allow iOS app downloads direct from websites in the EU EU parliament adopts 'historic' rules to govern Artificial Intelligence House passes TikTok bill. Are TikTok's days numbered? What you need to know. Italy regulator fines TikTok $11 million over content checks Google won’t let you use its Gemini AI to answer questions about an upcoming election in your country Amazon plans 'Big Spring Sale' that's not just for Prime members starting March 20 US health department opens probe into UnitedHealth hack Deadly brain cancer shrinks after CAR-T therapy — but for how long is unclear  FCC Officially Raises Minimum Broadband Metric From 25Mbps to 100Mbps Weird and Wacky:  Google's newest office has AI designers toiling in a Wi-Fi desert ‘Polio Paul,’ who spent most of the past 70 years in an iron lung, dies at 78 Tech Rec: Sanjay - Small Mini WiFi Bluetooth RP-SMA Antenna  Adam - DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode:  Facebook, Instagram, and Threads were all down Red Sea cables have been damaged, disrupting internet traffic Google Pauses Gemini’s Image Generator After It Was Accused of Being Racist Against White People Impressive Capacity and Extended Lifespan – Scientists Have Invented Recyclable “Water Batteries” That Won’t Catch Fire Peering through Lenovo’s transparent laptop into a sci-fi future Moon Lander Is Lying on Its Side but Still Functional, Officials Say Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion on Hold After Seeing OpenAI’s Sora: “Jobs Are Going to Be Lost” Spotify HiFi is still MIA after three years, and now so is my subscription Google cut a deal with Reddit for AI training data Reddit files to list IPO on NYSE under the ticker RDDT Weird and Wacky:  Lawyers who voided Elon Musk's pay as excessive want $6 billion fee A former Gizmodo writer changed his name to ‘Slackbot’ and stayed undetected for months Tech Rec: Sanjay - Prompter by Elgato  Adam - Elgato Key Light Air Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode:  Bitcoin regains $1 trillion market cap as the cryptocurrency hits over two-year high $13M and 3 years later, Superlist hopes to become a decacorn. But will it? DuckDuckGo’s privacy browser adds built-in password syncing Signal Finally Rolls Out Usernames, So You Can Keep Your Phone Number Private Wyze outage led to the cameras of 13,000 customers being shown to other users Feds Want to Ban the World’s Cutest Hacking Device. Experts Say It's a ‘Scapegoat’ OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model How companies are using AI to spy on Slack Airbnb plans to use AI, including its GamePlanner acquisition, to create the ‘ultimate concierge’ ChatGPT Went Berserk, Giving Nonsensical Responses All Night Disney Outsourcing Blu-Ray, DVD Business to Sony Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in move to grow its ad business Weird and Wacky:  Elon Musk Says Neuralink's First Patient Can Move a Computer Mouse With Their Thoughts Lab-grown ‘beef rice’ could offer more sustainable protein source, say creators Tech Rec: Sanjay - Compressed-air-Duster-100000RPM-Keyboard-Cleaner  Adam - Session Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode:  Snap shares drop 30% after company's revenue miss and weak guidance Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say Waymo driverless car set on fire, destroyed by San Francisco crowd Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire Exclusive: Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo Notion acquires privacy-focused productivity platform Skiff OpenAI-buddy Brilliant Labs unveils eyeglasses with ‘AI superpowers’ Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new content Microsoft prepares to take Xbox everywhere Just 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumption Reddit beats film industry again, won’t have to reveal pirates’ IP addresses Elon Musk started buying Twitter shares soon after Parag Agrawal refused to ban an account tracking his private jet, book says Apple Is Lobbying Against Right to Repair Six Months After Supporting Right to Repair Weird and Wacky:  Fighting the smartphone ‘invasion’: the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public New York has ended its trial of a 400-pound security robot in the Times Square subway station Wilson Airless Gen1 Basketball Tech Rec: Sanjay - Anker 647 Charging Station  Adam - Speks - Crags Magnetic Putty Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode:  Snap shares drop 30% after company's revenue miss and weak guidance Google Maps is getting a major AI upgrade — what you need to know Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ Mozilla Monitor’s new service removes your personal info from data broker sites automatically Researchers achieve super-safe, ultrafast Li-ion battery charging Apple Is Forcing Users Who Forgot the Password to Their $3,500 Vision Pro to Reset It In-Store Don't wear an Apple Vision Pro while driving, Pete Buttigieg says  Sorting recycling is hard. AI could help. Meta says you better disclose your AI fakes or it might just pull them Bluesky is ditching its waitlist and is now open to everyone Amazon’s new AWS charge for using IPv4 is expected to rake in up to $1B per year — change should speed IPv6 adoption Weird and Wacky:  Adam Neumann is trying to buy back WeWork Your Phone Is Not Listening to You Tech Rec: Sanjay - 4K HDMI Extender Over IP CAT6 by OREI  Adam - KIWI design Comfort Battery Head Strap 6400mAh Compatible with Meta Quest 3 Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message