Tech Talk Y'all

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! 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 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

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  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:  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 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:  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 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:  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 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:  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 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:  OpenAI Drama Timeline: All The Twists And Turns, Starring Sam Altman Sam Altman returns to OpenAI in a bizarre reversal of fortunes Sam Altman joins Microsoft as OpenAI names its third CEO in 3 days Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO Everything You Need to Know About the Ridiculously Chaotic 'Coup,' Implosion, and Counter-Revolution at OpenAI  Tech CEO Drama Overview Airbnb acquires AI startup for just under $200 million Microsoft Teams launches creepy AI webcam trick that cleans up your dirty room Several popular AI products flagged as unsafe for kids by Common Sense Media   Hell freezes over – Apple to support RCS messages from Android phones next year Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024 Amazon will allow auto dealers to sell cars on its site, starting with Hyundai Amazon’s new security robot is kind of cute How to spot a fake data blocker that could hack your computer in seconds Nothing Chats, the Sunbird-based iMessage app, is a privacy nightmare with unencrypted messages and images YouTube is reportedly slowing down videos for Firefox users Joe Biden’s birthday gift to himself is a Threads account  Weird and Wacky:  Ultra-White Ceramic Inspired by Beetle Scales Breaks Reflection Record Astronauts accidentally dropped a tool bag on a spacewalk, and you can see it with binoculars Tech Rec: Sanjay - Twelve South AirFly Duo  Adam - Mario Wonder Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Tuesday: Tech Inspired Holiday Gift IdeasTech 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:  Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages Rivian blames “fat finger” for infotainment-bricking software update Waze will start warning drivers about the most dangerous roads Prime members can now get a One Medical membership for $9/month Aliro could unlock a new future for smart locks and digital keys Former Apple designers launch $700 Humane AI Pin as smartphone replacement Buc-ee’s and Mercedes-Benz are partnering to add high-speed chargers Google will delete millions of Gmail accounts next month - here's what you need to know Google sues scammers that allegedly released a malware-filled Bard knockoff Nothing company brings iMessage blue bubbles to Android Weird and Wacky:  Watch a group of Hot Wheels toy cars zoom down an empty waterslide The hijacking of $339,000 worth of rare Japanese KitKats Wisconsin couple has tens of thousands of old phones — and nobody to buy them Tech Rec: Sanjay - Logitech Z533 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System  Adam - Dive Find us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode:  Surprise Discovery Reveals a Whole New Source of Evaporation An AI just negotiated a contract for the first time ever — and no human was involved WeWork, once valued at $47 billion, files for bankruptcy The WeWork soap opera’s latest episode includes filing for bankruptcy Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tore his ACL while training for a competitive MMA fight Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle for Miami Wall Street Bosses See Financial Dangers Everywhere Weird and Wacky:  NYC exterminators' new weapon has eliminated nearly 100% of rats from over 100 burrows — and they already have their next targets mapped out Robots Are Stealing Your Restaurant Reservations 'Couldn't See Anymore:' Bored Ape Conference Attendees Wake Up With Searing Eye Pain, Vision Loss Tech Rec: Sanjay - Shure 215 Headphones Adam - LISEN for MagSafe Car Mount 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:  Amazon considers offering veterinary telehealth as it looks to compete with Walmart Spotify is changing its royalty model to crush streaming fraud Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography Google Maps is becoming more like Search — thanks to AI Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service Automattic is acquiring Texts and betting big on the future of messaging Threads Software Limited Gives Meta’s Instagram 30 Days to Desist from Using the Service Name Threads Biden issues U.S.' first AI executive order, requiring safety assessments, civil rights guidance, research on labor market impact ChatGPT Plus members can upload and analyze files in the latest beta Weird and Wacky:  Adding Crushed Rock to Farmland Pulls Carbon Out of the Air This 18-year-old built a better computer monitor that doesn't strain your eyes NASA Tech Breathes Life Into Potentially Game-Changing Antenna Design Urban Outfitters is selling 'vintage retro' iPods and millennials' feelings are hurt Tech Rec: Sanjay - Eve Water Guard Adam - HALO Bolt Compact Portable Car Jump Starter 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