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Amazon Sued the Jam Sep 03, 2021

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Join the jam this week as they talk about China's new video game restrictions, Amazon sues their competition, new Ai recycling methods, robotaxis, shady bait and switch tactics and so much more!

China steps in to regulate brutal '996' work culture. Link

Dumb Tech of the Week

The Windows 11 upgrade situation just got less and more confusing. Link
Samsung Is the Latest SSD Manufacturer Caught Cheating Its Customers. Link
Amazon asked FCC to reject Starlink plan because it can't compete, SpaceX says. Link

Tech News Bytes

Online Trolls Actually Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds. Link
Google's New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping. Link
#AppleToo receives nearly 500 stories of workplace issues in four days. Link
'The future of recycling': Rumpke is using AI-based sorting robots at its St. Bernard facility. Link
China further slashes kids' gaming time to just three hours a week. Link
Here's the robotaxi that will be available on the Lyft app in 2023. Link
South Korea will force Google and Apple to allow third-party payments. Link
Apple says Arizona and Georgia will be first to add state IDs to iPhones. Link

Back To School Jam Aug 27, 2021

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Pat, a teacher, joins us to discuss back to school tech, the hyperloop, Tesla bot, a new insulin delivery device, Amazon's new department stores, and you can take a quiz with us!

Sh%T that will Never Happen

Elon Musk says Tesla is working on humanoid robots- Link

Tech News Bytes

Amazon is reportedly planning to open mini department stores- Link
OnlyFans bans 'sexually explicit conduct,' but nudity is still okay- Link
Facebook is testing Reels in News Feed and Groups in the US- Link
This ingestible robot delivers insulin to your body without external needles- Link
Virgin Hyperloop unveils new pod concept video- Link
Panasonic's wearable speaker will literally blow your mind if I'm seeing this image right- Link

Tech RIP

Google is shutting down the Android Auto phone app- Link

Back to School Tech Discussion

Quiz Show

Drive-In Jam Aug 19, 2021

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This weeks Jam: a new daytime drive-in theater, the largest new autonomous vehicle network in America, T-Mobile has multiple mishaps, 3D printing houses out of moon rocks, batteries powered by sweat and so much more.

Dumb Tech of the Week- Double whammy edition

T-Mobile apparently lied to government to get Sprint merger approval, ruling says- Link
T-Mobile confirms data breach affects over 47 million people- Link

Weekly Discussion

The future of digital payments- Link/Link

Tech News Bytes

Wendy's plans 700 kitchens expressly for food delivery apps- Link
It Sounds Like Google's Find My Network for Android Will Work Just Like Apple's- Link
Samsung Display Announces Polarizer-less OLED With 25% Less Power Used- Link
NASA's latest space station cargo includes a 3D printing system for lunar soil- Link
Nation's largest fleet of autonomous vehicles launches in Golden, Colorado- Link
Tesla Autopilot: US opens official investigation into self-driving tech- Link
Your next smartwatch could be powered by SWEAT- Link
Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Does Gymnastics?- Link
Loco Drive-In, the country's first daytime drive-in movie theater- Link

Resurrected Tech

Local and anonymous social media app Yik Yak is back- Link

Companies All Up in Our Jam Aug 13, 2021

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This week: Fake prototype trucks designed to scam investors, the death of FandangoNow, pay cuts for work from home jobs, companies force you to put a camera in your bedroom, and so much more.

Dumb Tech of the Week

Nikola electric-truck prototypes were faked and it's founder is Currently under Investigation- Link

Discussion of the Week

Big Tech call center workers face pressure to accept home surveillance- Link

Tech News Bytes

Apple announces new iPhone features to detect child sex abuse- Link
Here's everything Samsung announced at its August Unpacked event- Link
AirPods will link with an Apple ID in iOS 15 to enable Find My support- Link
TikTok limits the visibility of teens' videos amid safety push- Link
A Powerful New Deepfake Tool Has Digitally Undressed Thousands Of Women- Link
Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money- Link
UN report says most climate change effects are 'unprecedented' and 'irreversible'- Link
Pepsi, Boston Beer team up to deliver boozy Mountain Dew- Link

Tech RIP

Vudu and FandangoNow merge into a single streaming service- Link

Story Update

Tesla quietly delays Cybertruck to 2022- Link

Viewership Jam Jul 29, 2021

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Tesla extends an olive branch to the electric vehicle industry, robots that are designed to make three point shots, wirelessly charging a car while it drives, Alexa gets a male counterpart, intel builds chips for its competitors, and our ever changing viewing habits!

Weird Tech of the Week

A weird new basketball playing robot: Link Link
Watch Cassie the bipedal robot run a 5K: Link

Tech News Bytes

Elon Musk says Tesla will open its Superchargers to other EVs this year: Link
Researchers are testing concrete that could charge your EV while you drive: Link
Alexa finally gets a new name and voice:
Intel will make Qualcomm chips in new foundry deal: Link
Netflix is reportedly developing a live-action Pokémon series: Link
Lucasfilm hires YouTuber who used deepfake to improve 'The Mandalorian: Link

Summer Series- Has Covid changed our viewing habits?

The Audience For Almost Everything has Evaporated: Link

Chippy Chippy Jam Jam Jul 22, 2021

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This week's Jam: how the Steam Deck could become a sleeper hit, Windows is now in the cloud, drone pilots rescue lost dogs, and the ongoing chip shortage.

Dumb Tech of the Week

Facebook Messenger's new sound emoji let you hear Fast and Furious quotes in your chats: Link
Bird is adding a puzzle to its electric scooters to keep drunk riders off: Link
A robot collision sparked a fire at the UK's top online grocer: Link

Discussion topic

Job-Hunters, Have You Posted Your Résumé on TikTok? Link

Tech News Bytes

Valve Announces the Steam Deck, a $400 Handheld Gaming PC: Link
Microsoft unveils Windows 365, a Windows 10 PC in the cloud: Link
English drone pilot flies heart-driven missions reuniting lost dogs with owners: Link
TurboTax parent company Intuit is exiting the IRS Free File Program: Link
Tesla has Powerwall backlog of 80,000 orders worth over $500 million: Link

Summer Series: the Chip Shortage

Chip Shortage Will Continue To Stymie Muscular Auto Recovery, While Supply Gap Inspires New Ideas: Link
How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts: Link

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The Fleeting Jam Jul 15, 2021

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This week's Jam: how Apple set a new bar for privacy, the future of telehealth post Covid, California will allow mining Lithium in a waste of a space, the danger of wet-bulb temps and the final fleet!

Links

Dumb Criminal's Using Tech of the Week

The FBI's phone for criminals included a custom version of Android- Link

News Story Discussion

Apple and Google Crowd out the Competition with Default Apps- Link

Tech News Bytes

Marvel says Black Widow made $60 million on Disney Plus Premier Access alone- Link
YouTube's TikTok competitor YouTube Shorts is rolling out globally- Link
Apple's iPhone is so good at protecting privacy, advertisers are giving up and switching to Android- Link
Apple is reportedly working on a pay later feature for Apple Pay- Link
Biden's wide-ranging executive order covers Big Tech, net neutrality and more- Link
Scientists Studying Temperature at Which Humans Spontaneously Die With Increasing Urgency- Link
Are electric bikes cheating?- Link
An Incredibly Toxic Lake Will Become One of the US's First Lithium Mines- Link
Cheaper than Uber': Chicago taxi business revamped with new app 'Curb'- Link
MAC AND CHEESE ICE CREAM? KRAFT, VAN LEEUWEN DEBUTS ULTIMATE SUMMER COMFORT TREAT- Link

Summer Series: Telehealth

TECH RIP

Twitter is killing Fleets- Link

Share the Jam Jul 09, 2021

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Dumb Tech of the Week

Facebook test warns users who may have seen 'harmful extremist content'.

Dumb Man in Tech

New Car Buying Concept

Lynk & Co (Volvo) Will Make You Rethink Outdated Ideas of Car Ownership

Tech News Bytes

Summer Series

6 ways the coronavirus pandemic has forever altered the retail landscape

Touch-free shopping
Acceleration of e-commerce
The rise of the 'everything store'
Sharp split between big spenders and penny pinchers
Another blow for malls, department stores
Casualization of clothing

Catch Up Jam Jul 02, 2021

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Dumb Tech of the Week

Windows 11 Announced!

Tech News Bytes

Twitter Poll of the Week

China Just Announced That It's Sending the First Humans to Mars

Summer series

Automation from farm to table: Technology's impact on the food industry

Tech Rasputin (Tech RIP)

Robocalls are out of control. But that could change NOW!

Follow-up Story

Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming service is now available on iOS devices

The Jam's Summer Gadget Spectacular Jun 24, 2021

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Our brief list of "must have" summer gadgets and gizmos plus a few duds to steer clear from. We also give some quick recommendations for your summer trip. Finally, stick around for some bonus shenanigans to close things out.

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