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**Tech Talk Y’all**

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). Signup for episode show notes at: http://eepurl.com/cGevHD

Latest Episodes:

Episode 62: Special Episode: Japanese Kit Kat Tasting Dec 17, 2018

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In this special episode, we taste test different flavored Kit Kats from east and west Japan.

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Episode 61: Why are they messing with bikes and scooters?.... Rocket packs! Dec 10, 2018

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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

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Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

Next episode is the special KitKat episode, order yours here.

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Episode 60: Spending Bitcoin on an Alexa-Enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass Dec 03, 2018

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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)

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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.

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Episode 59: Adam's Dancing in the Nutcracker & Sanjay's Bringing Us Apple Pie Nov 26, 2018

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In this (short) episode, we're sharing our favorite Thanksgiving foods and plans. Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!

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Episode 58: Google is the Long Con Nov 19, 2018

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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

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Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

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Episode 57: Special Edition: Best of Tech Recs Nov 12, 2018

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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

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Tech Talk Y'all - Tech Recommendations

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Episode 56: The J Stands for Pavarotti Nov 05, 2018

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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

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Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

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IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion | Reuters
Google employees will walk out on Thursday to protest company’s handling of sexual misconduct
Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns — Bitcoin may cause catastrophic climate change by 2033, study warns
Fortnite's Epic Games Now Valued At $15 Billion | Fortnite INTEL
Coinbase raises Series E round of financin --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message

Episode 55: Facebook Loses Monthly Snickers Budget Oct 29, 2018

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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

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Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

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Episode 54: The Only Thing Scarier Than Terminator Robots.... Oct 22, 2018

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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)

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Episode 53: There's Nothing Faster.... Except Light Oct 15, 2018

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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)

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