Future Jam

Jam in the Wind Mar 25, 2021

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Bizarre and Dumb tech of the Week

Coca-Cola is launching vending machine subscriptions in Japan

Listener submitted- Read the Pentagon's 20-Page Report on Its Own Meme

YOUNG FEMALE TWITTER STAR TURNS OUT TO BE 50-YEAR-OLD MAN USING DEEPFAKES

Tech News Bytes

Next-Gen PSVR Controllers Revealed+Facebook envisions wristband controllers for future augmented reality systems

YouTube can now warn creators about copyright issues before videos are posted

Yandex's autonomous cars have driven over six million miles in 'challenging conditions'

The Battery That Will Finally Unlock Massless Energy Storage

E-bike tax credit 'has a high chance of passing'

News Stories

Good vibrations: bladeless turbines could bring wind power to your home

American Airlines just revealed the future

Drone photos violate couple's privacy, rules Michigan court

Twitter Poll: Should the government have a right to photograph your personal property from the air?

Without a warrant

Never be allowed

Yes (I have nothing to hide)

Tech RIP

Apple discontinues original HomePod, will focus on mini

LG may shut down its smartphone business since it can't find a buyer

PS3, PS Vita stores will close for good this summer

Buy a Jam NFT Mar 18, 2021

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The Jam talks deepfakes, NFTs, teddy bears strapped to cars for science, Tinder background checks and so much more. Added bonus: new 2 minute timer rule for the tech byte stories.

Dumb and Bizarre Tech of the Week

Woman allegedly made deepfakes to kick rivals off daughter's cheerleading squad

A YouTuber crammed 'Tenet' onto Game Boy Advance cartridges out of spite

Tech Bites

Amazon's warehouse 'mini-games' for workers are expanding across 20 states

22-Year-Old Bitcoin Entrepreneur Announces 'Free Speech' Phone

Netflix tests feature that could limit password sharing

Google will face lawsuit over Incognito mode tracking

Idaho ends Powerball participation amid lawmaker concern that Australia could use lottery revenue for anti-gun measures

Google will let you upload photos and add missing roads in Maps

News Stories

Tinder will soon let you run a background check on a potential date

Andrew Yang's 'People's Bank' to Help Distribute Basic Income to Half a Million New Yorkers

NFTs, explained: what they are, and why they're suddenly worth millions (Beeple sold an NFT for $69 million/People Are Stealing Art and Turning It Into NFTs )

Federal investigators blast Tesla, call for stricter safety standards

Strapping a giant teddy bear to a car in the name of highway safety

Worse Jam Parents Mar 11, 2021

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Is the 4 day work week on the horizon or will you be able to visit a space hotel first? Maybe people having less kids is causing you anxiety over earth's future? Cheer up, we may have solved the mask waste issue by building roads out of recycled masks. Enjoy these stories plus some additional nonsense for you to ponder.

Dumb tech of the week

https://nogglenation.com/

Bizarre News of the week

Recycling face masks into roads to tackle COVID-generated waste

Tech News Bites

Chromecast with Google TV is getting kids profiles

Netflix's Fast Laughs is a TikTok-style comedy feed for your phone

Tesla is building a 100MW energy storage project in Texas Additional reading: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-03-08/tesla-is-plugging-a-secret-mega-battery-into-the-texas-grid

Brave is developing its own privacy-focused search engine

Main Stories

Senators ask the FCC to change the definition of high-speed broadband

World's first space hotel scheduled to open in 2027

A 4-day work week might be edging closer — here's why

Parenting Story

Experts sound the alarm on declining birth rates among younger generations: "It's a crisis"

Sweating Jam Mar 04, 2021

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New Nerf guns, defending satellites, new age dine and dash and so much more!!!

Dumb tech of the week:

Gatorade's new Gx Sweat Patch tests your sweat for smarter hydration

Tech News Bytes

'Next-gen' USPS vehicles can use gas or electric motors

Nerf reveals Hyper, its next-gen high capacity blasters with the fastest reloads ever

Google TV will include a new 'Basic' mode to make your smart TV, dumb

ZTE shows off an under-display facial recognition system

Twitter's Clubhouse-style audio chat rooms land on Android

Stories

L.A. restaurants struggle with a new form of dine-and-dash

Schools Are Abandoning Invasive Proctoring Software After Student Backlash

A California city moves to ban all new gas stations

Mining for electric car batteries 'hundreds of times' better than petrol car emission cycles

Google plans to stop targeting ads based on your browsing history

A solar panel in space is collecting energy that could one day be beamed to anywhere on Earth

The US Needs To Build More Space Weapons

Follow ups

Europeans get 'right to repair' for some electrical goods

Cinemark Won't Be Playing Disney's 'Raya And The Last Dragon': Here's Why

Cloning the Jam Back to Life Feb 25, 2021

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Dumb tech of the week

Entire California School Board Resigns After Chewing Out Parents on Accidental Zoom Broadcast

Quick tech bytes

Thanks to a new update, Samsung watches are first in the world to offer blood pressure monitoring

Spotify HiFi is a lossless streaming tier coming later this year

Sony Confirms Next Generation PlayStation VR Is in the Works for PS5

his Weeks Stories

House Republicans propose nationwide ban on municipal broadband networks

Study Finds Key Flaws in Twitter's Fact-Checking Program Birdwatch

Scientists Unearth a Consequence of Solar Panels in the Sahara

Facebook Accused of Knowingly Inflating its Ad Audience

John Carmack Proposes GPU and Console Auctions to Beat Scalpers

Follow Up Stories

WhatsApp explains what happens if you don't accept its new privacy policy

Google has now patched Journey to the Savage Planet, though its studio is no more

Twitter Poll of the Week

Scientists clone the first U.S. endangered species

What should we clone?

Humans

Dinosaurs

Recently Extinct/Endangered animals

Pets

The Sad Jam Feb 18, 2021

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This weeks stories.

Get Ready for a Facebook Watch

Bitcoin Uses More Energy than Argentina

Beverly Hills Cops Play Copyrighted Music to Flag Instagram/YouTube Filters

Scientists accidentally found life under 3,000 feet of ice in Antarctica.

Zillow CEO Warns that the Future Work of Work will Create a Two Class System

GoFundMe CEO Urges Congress for Some Covid Relief

Maryland Becomes First State in Country to Place a Tax on Digital Advertising

-Additional reading

Pay for Parking and Public Transportation in Google Maps

Google Will Pay Over 76m to French News Sites

Australia News Outlets Strike a Deal

Twitter Poll of the Week

Amazon Build Lets Consumers Pick Next Tech Device they Create

-Smart sticky note printer.

-Smart nutrition scale.

-Smart cuckoo clock.

Snowed in Jam Feb 11, 2021

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Dumb Tech of the Week Nominations

Apple Patent for a Fray Free Cable

Instagram will no longer promote TikTok

News of the Week

First 3d House for Sale on Zillow

Nano Factories

Police Get Location Data from Phones to Catch Rioters

Proposed Idea to allow Tech Companies to Create Local Governments

Tesla Invests 1.5 Billion into Bitcoin

Hyundai Ultimate Mobility Vehicle

Twitter Considers a Subscription Cost to Rely Less on Ads

Super Jam (Bowl) 2021 Feb 04, 2021

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Super Bowl Jam Special featuring the fall of Stadia, Android gambling apps, Nike Go Fly Ease futuristic shoes, SB commercial debacle, camera innovation, & how the NFL beat a pandemic. Stick around for a quiz & our prop bets for the big game.

Links

Google is shutting down its in-house Stadia game development studios - The Verge

Google Will allow Gambling Apps in the Play Store

Nike Go FlyEase shoes of the future

Budweiser Coke and Pepsi will not air commercials

Innovative camera angles

Verizon Offers multiple camera angles for the iPhone 12

From Smart Footballs to Contact tracing: How NFL players are preparing for the big game

Invisible Solar Panels / Google May Leave Australia / Beeper, the universal Chat App / Sundance Film Festival in VR / Xbox Live Price Debacle / StoreDot 5 Minute Rechargeable Car Batteries / iPhone 12 Could Stop Hearts / Hyundai Dale-e robot / SpaceX Smal Jan 28, 2021

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Dumb Tech of the Week

iphone 12 will stop your heart

Xbox Live price debacle

Hyundai rolls out adorable dal-e robot

Story 1: Google could leave Australia?

In depth on how Google hurts the news media

Story 2: Sundance Film Festival in VR

Story 3: Car battery that charges in 5 minutes

Story 4: Beeper, the universal chat app

Story 5: Scientists Make First 'Invisible Solar Panels' You Can Integrate Into Smartphones

Story Update: SpaceX record number of Satellites