

Tech Talk Y'all
Edgewise Media
Tech Talk Y'all is a weekly technology news show covering what has happened this week in tech, with hosts Sanjay Parekh and Adam Walker. Sanjay and Adam talk about technology, weird and wacky tech news, and make weekly tech recommendations (a fan favorite). Depending on your level of humor, episodes may or may not be funny (but they definitely are).
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Feb 14, 2024 • 38min
Sometimes a robot wants to take a swim too
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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
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Feb 8, 2024 • 39min
Seven Years of Tech Talk Y'all
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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
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Feb 1, 2024 • 32min
AI “Gift Mode” is my new favorite thing
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In this episode:
Nintendo’s Next Switch Coming This Year With LCD, Omdia Says
Games are helping the New York Times thrive amid media chaos
Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are ‘as painful as possible’ for Firefox
26 billion private records leaked in 'mother of all breaches’
Amazon’s Ring will stop allowing police to request doorbell video footage from users
Amazon Drops $1.4 Billion iRobot Deal; Vacuum Maker Cuts Jobs
I gave Telly my data and privacy for a free TV - and I don't regret it
Fake Explicit Taylor Swift Images Swamp Social Media
This AI app can replace anything in a photo and it is terrifying
ElevenLabs reportedly banned the account that deepfaked Biden's voice with its AI tools
Etsy launches ‘Gift Mode,’ a new AI-powered feature that generates 200+ gift guides
Weird and Wacky:
British zoo has new plan to rehabilitate its potty-mouthed parrots
The Future of Sustainable Energy? Scientists Create First-Ever Battery Using Hemoglobin
Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain tech in human patient for the first time
Disney Unveils the HoloTile Floor, Inching Us Closer to a Real-Life Holodeck
Tech Rec:
Sanjay - UGREEN Cat 8 Flat Ethernet Cables
Adam - Custom GPTs
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Jan 24, 2024 • 27min
That battery is going to be dorked up
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In this episode:
Tesla charging woes in the Arctic cold snap blamed on inadequate battery preconditioning
Result of Cybertruck's 'carrot test' is leaving people concerned for their safety
Harvard Claims 'Holy Grail' EV Battery Breakthrough. But When Will We See It?
The US Postal Service’s new EV chargers are here
Kitepower's Wind Energy System Fits in a Shipping Container
Sam Altman was asked what humans would still do better than AI—he didn’t have a convincing answer
Great, AI Can Forge Your Handwriting Now and I'm Concerned!
Scientists use TV tech to test light-powered internet connections that can be 100 times faster than Wi-Fi
Drinking This Carbon Monoxide-Infused Foam Supercharges Cancer Therapy in Mice
Apple might have sold up to 180,000 Vision Pro headsets over pre-order weekend
Weird and Wacky:
Applebee's $200 date night pass sold out in one minute
Study finds bigfoot sightings correlate with black bear populations
Tech Rec:
Sanjay - Spotify Dedup
Adam - Mario Wonder on Nintendo Switch
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Jan 17, 2024 • 27min
Bluetooth, robots, and Mr. Beast
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In this episode:
I demoed Bluetooth's Auracast, and its going to be a big deal. Here’s Why
What if You Never Had to Charge Your Gadgets Again?
Tesla Optimus robot can't build cars yet, but it is folding clothes
Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead robots out here'
John Deere, Meet Elon Musk: SpaceX Satellites to Link Farm Giant’s Equipment
Mr. Beast Drops His First Video On Elon Musk's 'X,' Gets A Whopping 23 Million Views In Just 6 Hours
Weird and Wacky:
Are fingerprints unique? Not really, AI-based study says
A woman bought a vintage dress at an antique store. It had a secret pocket with a mysterious note
Tech Rec:
Sanjay - OREI USB Over Cat5e/6
Adam - Govee Smart Electric Kettle
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Jan 13, 2024 • 31min
Nothing makes me more angry than slow electrons
In this episode:
Chipotle and Strava team up to help fans achieve wellness goals all January
Twilio is killing off the Authy desktop app, but Mac users have a work-around
Meet ‘Link History,’ Facebook’s New Way to Track the Websites You Visit
YouTube demonetizes public domain 'Steamboat Willie' video after copyright claim
SpaceX launches first satellites for cell phone service in dead zones
FCC plans shutdown of Affordable Connectivity Program as GOP withholds funding
U.S. Moves Closer to Filing Sweeping Antitrust Case Against Apple
Apple is sending out payments to iPhone owners impacted by "batterygate." Here's what they are getting.
The Apple Vision Pro will launch in February
Samsung Music Frame hands-on: A speaker to match your Frame TV
Scientists develop world’s first graphene semiconductor in revolutionary computing breakthrough
New battery material that uses less lithium found in AI-powered search
Solid-state battery retains 95% capacity over 1,000 charge cycles in VW tests that could resurrect the used EV market
Rental giant Hertz dumps EVs, including Teslas, for gas cars
Rabbit’s Little Walkie-Talkie Learns Tasks That Stump Siri and Alexa
Volkswagen says it’s putting ChatGPT in its cars for ‘enriching conversations’
ChatGPT will lie, cheat and use insider trading when under pressure to make money, research shows
Weird and Wacky:
Mouse secretly filmed tidying man’s shed every night
The internet is convinced aliens appeared at a mall in Miami
When will you die? Meet the 'doom calculator,' an artificial intelligence algorithm
Tech Rec:
Sanjay - Kasa Smart Plug Power Strip KP303 & update on Eve Water Guard
Adam - Meta Quest 3
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Jan 3, 2024 • 43min
All the tech news you missed in the last two weeks
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In this episode:
Google Maps is ditching cloud-based location history for a more private solution
Google Just Killed Warrants That Give Police Access To Location Data
Intel’s Core Ultra CPUs are here — and they all come with silicon dedicated to AI
Apple announces new 'contingent pricing' feature for App Store subscriptions
First 150 kWh semi solid-state battery range test clocks 653 miles on a charge as it streamed live from NIO ET7
These hot rocks can glow brighter than the sun. They could also help spell the end of fossil fuels
New technology can rejuvenate and extend the life of old solar panels
What Would Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Merger Mean for Cable TV? Some Networks Would Likely Be Sold Off
Atlanta suburb becomes first to test underground consumer delivery system
Bird, an Electric Scooter Company, Files for Bankruptcy
Rite Aid’s ‘reckless’ use of facial recognition got it banned from using the technology in stores for five years
Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream
How to stop Dropbox from sharing your personal files with OpenAI
Apple has halted Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 online sales
Electro-Cooling Material Makes Solid-State Fridge Viable
Nasa mission lines up to 'touch the Sun'
AI Discovers First New Antibiotic in Over 60 Years
Wi-Fi 7 Signals the Industry’s New Priority: Stability
YouTuber MrBeast Says NO To Elon Musk’s Invite To Post On X: ‘My Videos Cost millions...'
Weird and Wacky:
The McCallisters Are One Percenters; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Determines Wealth of ‘Home Alone’ Family
Early Mickey Mouse Now Belongs To Everyone—So Of Course There's a Meme Token
Japan scientists create world's 1st mental images with AI tech
Scientists say they conversed with a whale. It may be practice for aliens
34 years later, a 13-year-old hits the NES Tetris “kill screen”
Tech Rec:
Sanjay - Trakt
Adam - Hidrate Spark Water Bottle
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Dec 13, 2023 • 37min
New stuff is coming, just not to you
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In this episode:
How Mark Cuban forced the biggest US pharmacy to upend its business
Engineers Shatter Fiber Optic Speed Record at 22.9 Petabits Per Second
Google Fiber is offering early access to $250 per month 20-gig service
OLED breakthrough could mean cheaper TVs
Bose discontinues its Frames line of smart glasses.
Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine
There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works
Apple cuts off Beeper Mini's access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android
Some Android phones can automatically send medical data during 911 calls
Google launches Gemini, the AI model it hopes will take down GPT-4
Google’s best Gemini AI demo video was fabricated
Federal jury says Google’s app store violated antitrust law
Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight
The lucky break behind the first CRISPR treatment
Quick as a Fox: Firefox keeps getting faster
Spotify to lay off 17 percent of its workforce in latest round of job cuts
UK accuses Meta of empowering child sexual abusers with encryption rollout
PreCheck Members Can Soon Breeze Through TSA Security Lines at Self-Service Screening in Las Vegas
Weird and Wacky:
Lost in space no more: missing tomato found in space station after eight months
Here’s what intentionally crashing a plane for YouTube clicks gets you
Steve Jobs Signed 'Apple Computer Company' Check to RadioShack
Tech Rec:
Sanjay - Eve Motion (Matter) 3-Pack - Smart Motion and Light Sensor
Adam - Bymore Fabric Shaver, Lint Remover, Lint Shaver Defuzzer Sweater Shaver
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Dec 7, 2023 • 33min
Shut downs, predicted shut downs, geothermal energy, and more
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In this episode:
Mailchimp is shutting down TinyLetter
Google’s new geothermal energy project is up and running
It's official: Evernote will restrict free users to 50 notes
Google Agrees To Pay Canadian News Outlets $100M Annually in Rare Win for Media Industry
Microsoft secures nonvoting board seat at OpenAI
Why I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger
Trader Joe’s Wants All Profits in Trademark Lawsuit Against Trader Trader Joe DeFi Platform
The US's First EV-Charging Road Powers on in Detroit
Weird and Wacky:
Brazilian city enacts an ordinance that was secretly written by ChatGPT
Woman bakes cheeky curse word pies for her grandma and it becomes a quirky holiday tradition
Pumpkin and apple pie dominate Thanksgiving. See what pie your state searches for most
Tech Rec:
Sanjay - DarkHotels
Adam - Govee Smart Outlets
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Nov 29, 2023 • 32min
Don’t be the beta tester - or go on a cruise
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In this episode:
It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox
NVIDIA sued for stealing trade secrets after screensharing blunder showed rival company's code
‘This is insane.’ Swedish workers are getting under Elon Musk’s skin
Apple Pulls Plug on Goldman Credit-Card Partnership
Amazon turns Fire TV Cube into a thin client for enterprises
33 states accuse Meta of having a big 'open secret' — millions of underage users
Weird and Wacky:
Director YOLO’d $4M of Netflix budget into Dogecoin, made $27M: Report
One of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters after it was grounded for 3 decades
The three-year cruise is canceled
Tech Rec:
Sanjay - COLORCORAL Cleaning Gel Universal Dust Cleaner
Adam - Shark AI Ultra 2in1 Robot Vacuum & Mop with Sonic Mopping, Matrix Clean, Home Mapping, HEPA Bagless Self Empty Base, CleanEdge Technology, for Pet Hair, Wifi, Works with Alexa
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