Tech Talk Y'all

In this Episode: Wearables get serious about heart rate (2:42) SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites (5:37) Nine Companies will compete to help NASA astronauts return to the moon (7:40) Bitcoin drops 8% to kick off December (8:48)) Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to 'increase lethality' (10:54) 'We have screwed up': Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (15:05) Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge (17:14) Browser Market Share (18:00) Lyft’s pink-wheeled shareable bikes will be available to rent soon (20:40) Marriott data breach: Class-action suit filed; experts ask why it wasn't caught earlier (23:47) Weird & Wacky Tech (26:31): Tesla "Romance Mode" Will Debut Before Cars Become Fully Self-Driving Wing, Alphabets drone delivery business to begin a pilot in Finland in Spring 2019 Why the “y’all” line divides the US North from South, not East from West Tech Recommendations (34:43): Sanjay - Google Translate Adam - RoboKiller Shannon - 1-800-Contacts Online Eye Exam Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit Next episode is the special KitKat episode, order yours here. 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:Wearables get serious about heart rate - CNETSpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites - AxiosNine companies will compete to help NASA astronauts return to the moon | TechCrunchBitcoin drops 8% to kick off December Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to 'increase lethality'

In this Episode: Ohio becomes first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments (5:40) Google Employees Protest Company Actions…Again (7:24) Apple Confirms T2 Chip Can Brick Macs After Third-Party Repairs (9:50) Supreme Court may let consumers sue Apple over App Store monopoly claims (12:45) Who's Most Valuable? Apple Is Still the Champ Over Microsoft (14:07) LinkedIn cuts off email address exports with new privacy setting (17:17) Toys and apps often track your kids and collect information about them (22:38) USPS exposed data of 60 million users (24:38) The internet is evolving: HTTP will no longer use TCP (25:42) Weird & Wacky Tech: Hospital in China denies links to world’s first gene-edited babies (27:40) You can preorder an Alexa-enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass for $40(29:29) Silentmode’s PowerMask is a $200 connected relaxation mask(30:55) Holy cow! Giant steer 'Knickers' stands head and shoulders over herd (32:03) Tech Recommendations (32:44): Sanjay - Kanguru USB (with physical read/write switch) Adam - Text Expander Shannon - [The Morning Brew](morningbrew.com/?kid=f04b86) Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit PLUS: If you want to eat along to our special Japanese Kit Kat episode, order here. 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:Ohio becomes first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments Google Employees Protest Company Actions…AgainApple Confirms T2 Chip Can Brick Macs After Third-Party RepairsSupreme Court may let consumers sue Apple over App Store monopoly claimsWho's Most Valuable? Apple Is Still the Champ Ove --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this (short) episode, we're sharing our favorite Thanksgiving foods and plans. Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! 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! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

In this Episode: NYC and Arlington Va Win the Contest for Amazon’s Split East Coast Headquarters (2:22) Lime recalls some scooters due to fire concerns (4:02) Disney stock jumps after streaming service news (5:02) Apple’s new T2 security chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone (6:36) Signal's new privacy feature making it tougher to know a sender’s identity (8:56) Alibaba eclipsed Amazon's estimated Prime Day sales in less than 10 minutes (10:04) Prison time, hefty fines for data privacy violations: draft U.S. Senate bill (14:00) Using Wi-Fi to “see” behind closed doors is easier than anyone thought (15:57) Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We Read? (18:23) Weird & Wacky Tech: iPhones are Allergic to Helium (20:10) A Poison-Detecting Watch for Gas and Oil Workers (22:15) Netflix Developed Truly Eye-Opening Technology That Could Change Everything (23:38) Samsung Electronics to release first foldable smartphone in March: sources (26:09) An AI Lie Detector to Start Questioning Travelers in the EU (27:41) Google wants to improve your smart home with iRobot’s room maps (29:20) Tech Recommendations(30:25): Sanjay - Better Tweetdeck Adam - Google Maps Shannon - iOS 12 (12.1) Facetime with up to 32 people 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:Report: NYC and Arlington Va Win the Contest for Amazon’s Split East Coast Headquarters Lime recalls some scooters due to fire concerns | TechCrunchDisney stock jumps after streaming service newsApple’s new T2 security chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone | TechCrunch

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

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

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

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

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

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