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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 - ContactuallySponsored 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! Links: 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 HQ TRIVIA LANDS WARNER BROS. FOR A $3 MILLION AD DEAL AND $250,000 PLAYER JACKPOT — The popular live game show app HQ Trivia has bagged its first sponsor in Warner Bros., which will lead to the biggest prize pool players have seen, according to people familiar with the deal. Chinese space lab to fall to Earth within days in 'fiery demise' — An out-of-control Chinese space lab is expected to fall to Earth within days, according to the latest estimate from the European Space Agency (ESA), which is monitoring its descent. No more wires! Samsung patents ‘over the air’ wireless tech that charges multiple gadgets at the same time — The Samsung patent would allow you to charge your phone no matter where you are in the room. Amazon Patent Points to Future in Which Humanity Is Reduced to Screaming at Drones — A recently published Amazon patent depicts a delivery drone capable of recognizing and responding to human gestures and speech. This tiny wearable knows what you’ve been eating, drinking, and smoking

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 Links: This cheap 3D-printed home is a start for the 1 billion who lack shelter - The Verge DeepMind's new robots learned how to teach themselves Larry Page’s Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stealth Mode - The New York Times What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Theranos's Fall From Grace Bose sunglasses hands-on: audio AR makes more sense than you think Samsung's new QLED TVs appear almost invisible with Ambient Mode technology — Quartz Waverly Labs Pilot earbuds can translate languages in real time - Business Insider TypingDNA launches Chrome extension that verifies your identity based on typing | TechCrunch Qarnot unveils a cryptocurrency heater for your home | TechCrunch Here Are 911 Transcripts of Some of the Times Apple Employees Walked Directly Into Glass Walls People Are Attacking Driverless Cars Amazon says it's working to fix Alexa's laughing problem This AR Street Fighter II Lets You Brawl in the Real World AirTable

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.Links: Uber wants to get you to your doctor appointment - Axios 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 Coinbase to Send Data from 13,000 Users to the IRS | Fortune Cryptocurrency Thief Stole 7 Bitcoins from Steve Wozniak | Fortune Rapper 50 Cent: Actually, I'm Not a Bitcoin Millionaire | Fortune Sprint, Delta, Airbus work to bring high-speed Internet to the skies - Axios Amazon buying video doorbell company Ring - Axios Lilium jet may be the future of urban transportation - Business Insider Woman climbs into x-ray machine because she didn't want to leave bag | Metro News Otter app transcribes any verbal conversation into searchable text Chrome Store Foxified Firefox Snooze Tabs

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.Links: Vibha Campaigns | Sanjay raising money for kids This simple script renders data collected by your ISP unusable These self-destructing electronics can turn your data to dust on command The security gadgets and apps you need to keep your information safe Uber, Lyft Want to Ban Personal Use of Self-Driving Cars in Urban Areas - ExtremeTech Waymo and Uber reach a surprise settlement - The Verge Waymo and Uber have reached a settlement in their trade secrets battle - MIT Technology Review Crypto-currency craze 'hinders search for alien life' - BBC News Salon Offers To Remove Ads If Visitors Help Mine Cryptocurrency | Techdirt Georgia Senate Thinks It Can Fix Its Election Security Issues By Criminalizing Password Sharing, Security Research | Techdirt LaMetric Time Wi-Fi Clock for Smart Home Habit List

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.Links: Forget the Robot Singularity Apocalypse. Let's Talk About the Multiplicity | WIRED Tractor beam breakthrough could lead to levitating humans - CNET MIT Scientists Design Artificial Synapse for Brain-Like Computer Chips | Inverse Artificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance - The Verge Ending Bitcoin support A disco ball-like satellite is orbiting earth. Here's why. - CNN 50 Cent realizes he’s a Bitcoin millionaire thanks to sales of a 2014 album | TechCrunch U.S. soldiers are revealing sensitive and dangerous information by jogging - The Washington Post Fitness tracking app gives away location of secret US army bases | Technology | The Guardian Waymo coming to Atlanta 'Jackpotting' hackers steal over $1 million from ATMs across U.S.: Secret Service

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.Links: Look, Ma, No Steering Wheel Or Pedals In GM's Robo-Taxi, Coming In 2019 iOS App Store will be bigger than entire worldwide movie industry sometime this year | 9to5Mac iPhone Battery: Next update will let you disable intentional slowdown - Jan. 18, 2018 EXCLUSIVE: Facebook Dives into Home Device Market with Video Chat Product Named "Portal" on Cheddar Google quietly bought a UK startup that turns your screen into a speaker - The Verge Samsung is working on a phone with screens on both sides — here are three futuristic ideas Qualcomm joins Intel, Apple, Arm, AMD in confirming its CPUs suffer hack bugs, too • The Register A new stack-based overflow vulnerability discovered in AMD CPUsSecurity Affairs Lishtot’s TestDrop tells you whether water is safe to drink without even touching it Skin sticker lets you know when you've had enough sun 6 Apps That Save Your Money While You Barely Lift A Finger | HuffPost Monica - personal relationship manager

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.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! Links: Due to cell phone radiation, California recommends texting instead of talking — Quartz — California says the only safe way to talk on your cell phone is to text Kroger lets customers check out without registers or cashiers - Business Insider — Kroger is taking a direct shot at Amazon and Walmart and making checkout lanes obsolete Google's voice-generating AI is now indistinguishable from humans — Quartz Meet "Pine," the Bitcoin Philanthropist Who Set Up the $85 Million Pineapple Fund Huge Intel CPU Bug Allegedly Causes Kernel Memory Vulnerability With Up To 30% Performance Hit In Windows And Linux | HotHardware Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers Mitigations landing for new class of timing attack What is HQ Trivia, how to play, and how the app could take America by storm Netflix exposes their data analysis in a tweet Call Protect T-Mobile Call Protection Light | Home

In this episode: Magic Leap: Founder of Secretive Start-Up Unveils Mixed-Reality Goggles This crazy new system can detect motion anywhere in your home using nothing but Wi-Fi REVIEW: Nest's new $499 home security system is simple to install and made me feel a lot safer Apple: Yes, we're slowing down older iPhones Google Pixel Buds review 5 Excellent Apps to Make This New Year Your Strongest Yet Special Guest: Jeff Hilimire.Links: Magic Leap One MR Headset May Be As Big As The Internet - InStash Lightwear: Introducing Magic Leap's Mixed Reality Goggles - Rolling Stone This crazy new system can detect motion anywhere in your home using nothing but Wi-Fi – BGR Nest Secure review, details, photos - Business Insider

In this episode we talk about: Five cryptocurrencies that are on the rise A game of virtual kittens that is crushing Ethereum How blockchain will impact society outside of cryptocurrencies Google spying on Android users even when you opt-out Google's AI that warns you when people are spying on your screen An AI that played chess by itself and then beat the world's best chess AI WeWork is expanding out and acquiring Meetup Plus two great tech recommendations.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! Links: 5 Bitcoin Rivals That Are Rapidly on the Rise | Fortune Ethereum’s First Killer App Is Here, and It’s a Game Where You Create Digital Cats 3 Biggest Ways Blockchain Will Change Society | Inc.com Google collects Android users' locations even when location services are disabled — Quartz A Lightweight AI Could Stop Strangers from Spying on Your Smartphone AlphaZero AI beats champion chess program after teaching itself in four hours | Technology | The Guardian WeWork To Acquire Meetup

In this episode we talk about: The Uber hack that lost 57M people's data The removal of Net Neutrality Tesla just built the world's largest battery The startup wanting to do braces for $88 per month Scientists have used cells as a recording device Plus two great tech recommendations.Links: Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People - Bloomberg Uber's new chief knew about hack months before the public FCC unveils plan to repeal net neutrality rules - The Washington Post 1 Million FCC Comments Againt Net Neutrality Were Probably Fake | Fortune Tesla just built the world's largest battery, thanks to a bet Candid Co. teeth straightening orthodontics startup raises $15 million - Business Insider Scientists have used cells as a recording device for the first time - Axios It’s easy to save energy. | Nest Quik - GoPro Video Editor on the App Store Quik – Free Video Editor for photos, clips, music - Android Apps on Google Play

In this episode we talk about: Balloons delivering Internet access in Puerto Rico Amazon is opening up pop-up stores in Whole Foods AI wasting email scammer's time AI researchers want to ban killer robots Uber plans to launch flying cars in Los Angeles by 2020 Disney is launching a streaming service to compete with Netflix (and others) Plus two great tech recommendations and the return of our hidden reference game. The game is harder than it was last time so give it a try and tweet us with your guess!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! Links: Balloons deliever basic internet to Porta Rico Amazon is opening pop-up stores in Whole Foods for the holidays AI’s latest application: wasting email scammers’ time AI researchers want governments to ban killer robots, before it's too late Uber’s ‘flying cars’ could arrive in LA by 2020 — and here’s what it’ll be like to ride one Disney's new streaming service to be priced "significantly lower" than Netflix Series of tubes — dump

In this episode we talk about: How you're (unwittingly) helping people make money on your computer How all your wifi is now vulnerable and what it means for you A new technology that can ruin pictures and videos made from a smartphone See through solar panels that could transform electricity generation Tesla gets going in Puerto Rico to help the kids 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! Links: Cryptocurrency mining affects over 500 million people. And they have no idea it is happening. What Is The Krack WPA2 WiFi Hack And How Can You Protect Yourself? LiShield Can Block Smartphone Cameras for Privacy's Sake See-Through Solar Panels Will Put Untapped Energy to Work Tesla Turns Power Back On At Children's Hospital In Puerto Rico : The Two-Way : NPR

In this episode we talk about: The US Postal Service employing autonomous vehicles How you can help make detailed 3D driving maps and get paid Amazon launching a delivery service, delivering to your trunk or in your house, and trying to get the .amazon top-level-domain AOL Instant Messenger is shutting down Researchers have figured out a way to see around corners Israel figured out that U.S. secrets were being leaked to the Russians via Kaspersky An Australia defense contractor lost 30 gigs of classified defense data because they didn't cahnge the default password on their router Two fantastic tech recommendations! PLUS there is a game in each episode. Listen closely and if you win you'll get some cool TTY shwag (read: stickers). Details in this episode!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! Links: The US Postal Service Is Working on Self-Driving Mail Trucks Your Next Gig: Map the Streets For Self-Driving Cars Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS - Bloomberg Amazon is in talks with Phrame and is working on a smart doorbell The Case of .Amazon and What It Means For ICANN AIM will be discontinued on December 15, 2017 - AOL Help An algorithm for your blind spot How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for U.S. Secrets Sensitive data stolen in Australia defence hack, China hand suspected

In this episode we talk about: The Amish using computers The FCC reclassifying broadband - and surprise, everyone has broadband now! Origami drones, drone taxis, and shooting down drones with lasers Super accurate GPS chips Intel is making chips that think - SkyNet is real CCleaner was infected by malware and it has affected a lot of people Ikea bought TaskRabbit and, unrelated, put out a virtual reality app Walmart wants to have their employees enter your house and stock your fridge Two fantastic tech recommendations!Links: In Amish Country, the Future Is Calling - The New York Times Ajit Pai’s plan to lower broadband standards is “crazy,” FCC Democrat says EPFL's Collapsable Delivery Drone Protects Your Package With an Origami Cage - IEEE Spectrum Dubai starts testing crewless two-person ‘flying taxis’ Dubai starts testing flying taxis | VentureBeat Lockheed’s Laser Cannon Shoots Drones Out of the Sky, No Fuss Superaccurate GPS Chips Coming to Smartphones in 2018 Loihi is Intel's brainy chip designed to outthink your PC's Core CPU CCleaner Infection More Severe Than Thought, Targeted Microsoft, Google, Samsung Ikea enters gig economy by buying freelance labour firm TaskRabbit Download this: Ikea's AR app lets you preview furniture before you buy Walmart is teaming with a smart lock startup to deliver food straight to your fridge Rocketbook Everlast Smart Notebook: Amazon Launchpad

In this episode we talk about: Tesla unlocking vehicle range ahead of hurricane Irma China is focusing on only electric vehicles being sold there from 2030 Europe following suit and requiring new and remodeled homes in 2019 and beyond to have electric vehicle charging Equifax got breached badly - now what should you do? Hackers can take over your devices if Bluetooth is enabled Using your blood to create electricity - yes, VampirePower Rubicon Global hits unicorn status! Three (what - there's a bonus one in this episode!) fantastic tech recommendations!Special Guest: Cara Kneer.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! Links: Tesla's Hurricane Irma Update Taps Into Our Deepest Fears Of 21st Century Driving China Fossil Fuel Deadline Shifts Focus to Electric Car Race Here’s How to Speed Up the Electric-Car Revolution Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever Failure to patch two-month-old bug led to massive Equifax breach Chatbot lets you sue Equifax for up to $25,000 without a lawyer DoNotPay Equifax’s Instructions Are Confusing. Here’s What to Do Now. Hackers Could Silently Hack Your Cellphone And Computers Over Bluetooth We May Soon Charge Devices by Harnessing Electricity from Our Bloodstream Amazon.com: In Time: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde: Amazon Digital Services LLC Trash Unicorn: Waste Startup Rubicon Global Hits $1B Valuation With $50M Raise Term Sheet -- Wednesday, September 13 USPS Informed Delivery VAYANDO Connecting Curious Travelers with Local Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies Around the World