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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 32: Three Engineers are Saying.... That's Steep! Apr 16, 2018

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In this episode:

Theranos has laid off most of its remaining staff (1:43)
ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries (4:56)
Robots are not taking over, says head of UN body on autonomous weapons (9:37)
California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers (12:24)
FTC Warns Companies ‘Warranty Void if Removed’ Stickers Are Flatly Illegal (19:44)
Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service (26:18)
Steve Wozniak drops Facebook (30:21)
A long awaited IOT Crisis is Here, and many devices aren’t ready (34:28)

Weird and Wacky:

The seismic signal of Lionel Messi (39:32)
European grid dispute resolved, lost 6 minutes returned to oven clocks (41:14)
Waze crazy routing over a 32% grade road is driving residents nuts (43:17)

Tech Recommendations (46:05):

Sanjay - Wachete
Jack - Bear

Bonus:

Amazon offers fulfillment center tours
Past tech recommendations are available here

Special Guest: Jack Wells.

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Episode 31: (Season 2.5) Pay Homage to the Drone Overloards Apr 02, 2018

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In this episode:

A cyber attack on Atlanta computers (2:48)
Facebook is all kinds of out-of-whack (6:30)
Russian court says Telegram must hand over encryption keys (10:45)
Youtube is introducing your kids to conspiracy theories (13:30)
HQ trivia lands Warner Brothers for a $3M ad deal (16:48)
A Chinese space lab is falling to Earth in a fiery demise (21:47)
Samsung has a patent out for over the air wireless charging (23:40)
Amazon patent points to a future in which humanity is reduced to screaming at drones (25:55)
This tiny wearable knows what you've been eating, drinking, and smoking (28:35)

Tech Recommendations (31:50)
Sanjay - SpiderOak ONE
Adam - Contactually

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Cyberattack hits Atlanta computers | 'Everyone who has done business' with city may be at risk
Facebook stock slides after FTC launches probe of data scandal — Shares of Facebook cratered as much as 6 percent Monday after the Federal Trade Commission announced it is investigating the company's data practices in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica leak of 50 million users' information.
The Latest: Zuckerberg snubs summons from British Parliament — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is snubbing a summons from a British Parliamentary committee investigating the rise of fake news, offering to send senior executives in his place.
Facebook to shut off third-party data targeting | The Drum
Russian Court Says Telegram Must Hand Over Encryption Keys To State Intelligence Service
YouTube is reportedly introducing your kids to conspiracy theories, too | TechCrunch

Episode 30: 3D-Printing Robot Taxis Translate Invisible Sunglasses Mar 19, 2018

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In this episode:

We are one step closer to robot world domination
Flying taxis, worth your trip to New Zealand
The SEC is formally charging the founder of Theranos with fraud
Bose AR sunglasses
Earbuds that translate language in real time
The New - Weird and Wacky Tech - segment

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Episode 29: Doctor Verified Internet Taxes Crypto Flying Doorbell Mar 05, 2018

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In this episode we talk about:

Uber wants to get you to your doctor appointment
That microchipped e-passport you've got? US border cops still can't verify the data in it
Net Neutrality Legal Battle Officially Begins: What You Need To Know
Are You a Coinbase User? Your Data Could Be on Its Way to the IRS
Someone Stole 7 Bitcoins from Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak
Rapper 50 Cent Says He Isn't Actually a Bitcoin Millionaire
Sprint, Delta, Airbus work to bring high-speed Internet to the skies
Amazon buying video doorbell company Ring
This electric jet can take off vertically and travel almost 190 miles per hour — and it's already being prototyped

Plus two (plus two bonus!) great tech recommendations.

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Episode 28: Unusable Electronics Puzzle Driving Crypto-Aliens with Criminal Passwords Feb 19, 2018

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In this episode we talk about:

A script that renders useless the marketing snoop by your ISP
Electronics that can self destruct
Adam quizzes Sanjay about security products
Uber and Lyft are trying to stop you from using your autonomous vehicle in cities
Waymo and Uber reach a settlement to end their ongoing legal battles
Too much crypto means no aliens for you
Instead of a paywall, Salon has rolled out a cryptomining-wall
The Georgia Senate thinks they can fix online security with a bad law - a very, very badly worded law

Plus two great tech recommendations.

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Episode 27: (Season 2) Beaming Bitcoin Satellites Running Driverless Feb 06, 2018

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This is the start of our second year of podcasting - yay! In this episode we talk about:

The semi-realization of a real life tractor/levitation beam.
Lots of talk about Bitcoin from Stripe, Robinhood, and 50 Cent.
A disco ball satellite revolving around the Earth.
US soldiers giving away their locations because of their addiction to fitness.
And driverless cars are going to be careening through the streets of Atlanta!

Plus FIVE (yes FIVE!) great tech recommendations.

Special Guests: Adam Harrell and Kathryn O'Day.

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Episode 26: Careening Phone Vulnerable Water Sun Jan 22, 2018

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In this episode we talk about:

GM's driverless, steering wheel-less, and pedel-less autonomous vehicle.
iOS is heading to be bigger than the worldwide movie market.
iPhone will soon give you a choice between slowing down or risking an overheated phone.
Facebook is launching a home video chat device.
Google bought a startup that can make your entire mobile device screen into a giant speaker.
Samsung is working on a phone with a screen on both sides.
Qualcomm joins the other companies with processor vulnerabilities while a new vulnerability is discovered in AMD processors.
A small handheld device can tell you if the water you're about to drink is safe.
A new skin sticker will tell you when you have had enough sun.

Plus two great tech recommendations.

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Episode 25: Cancer Checkout Computer Charity Compromise Trivia Jan 08, 2018

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In this episode we talk about:

California recommending that you don't keep your smartphone anywhere near your body.
Kroger is trying to innovate in the retail space to keep ahead of Amazon and Walmart.
Google can now create a speaking bot that is indistinguishable from a real human.
A Bitcoin multi-millionaire is donating $85m in Bitcoin to charity.
Two major flaws have been discovered that affect nearly every computer, smartphone, and computing device in the world.
HQ Trivia has built a huge following and it's now available on Android too.
Netflix is watching you and is worried about some of your watching habits.

Plus two great tech recommendations.

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