Episode 17: Escaping Electric Breach Suing Bluetooth Matrix Recycling




Tech Talk Y'all show

Summary: <p>In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>Tesla unlocking vehicle range ahead of hurricane Irma</li> <li>China is focusing on only electric vehicles being sold there from 2030</li> <li>Europe following suit and requiring new and remodeled homes in 2019 and beyond to have electric vehicle charging</li> <li>Equifax got breached badly - now what should you do?</li> <li>Hackers can take over your devices if Bluetooth is enabled</li> <li>Using your blood to create electricity - yes, VampirePower</li> <li>Rubicon Global hits unicorn status!</li> </ul> <p>Three (what - there's a bonus one in this episode!) fantastic tech recommendations!</p><p>Special Guest: Cara Kneer.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.prototypeprime.com">Prototype Prime</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.prototypeprime.com">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! </a> </li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul> <li><a title="Tesla's Hurricane Irma Update Taps Into Our Deepest Fears Of 21st Century Driving" rel="nofollow" href="https://jalopnik.com/teslas-hurricane-irma-update-taps-into-our-deepest-fear-1803081731">Tesla's Hurricane Irma Update Taps Into Our Deepest Fears Of 21st Century Driving</a></li> <li><a title="China Fossil Fuel Deadline Shifts Focus to Electric Car Race" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-10/china-s-fossil-fuel-deadline-shifts-focus-to-electric-car-race-j7fktx9z">China Fossil Fuel Deadline Shifts Focus to Electric Car Race</a></li> <li><a title="Here’s How to Speed Up the Electric-Car Revolution" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602613/heres-how-to-speed-up-the-electric-car-revolution/">Here’s How to Speed Up the Electric-Car Revolution</a></li> <li><a title="Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/why-the-equifax-breach-is-very-possibly-the-worst-leak-of-personal-info-ever/">Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever</a></li> <li><a title="Failure to patch two-month-old bug led to massive Equifax breach" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/massive-equifax-breach-caused-by-failure-to-patch-two-month-old-bug/">Failure to patch two-month-old bug led to massive Equifax breach</a></li> <li><a title="Chatbot lets you sue Equifax for up to $25,000 without a lawyer" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/11/16290730/equifax-chatbots-ai-joshua-browder-security-breach">Chatbot lets you sue Equifax for up to $25,000 without a lawyer</a></li> <li><a title="DoNotPay" rel="nofollow" href="https://donotpay-search-master.herokuapp.com/">DoNotPay</a></li> <li><a title="Equifax’s Instructions Are Confusing. Here’s What to Do Now." rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/your-money/identity-theft/equifaxs-instructions-are-confusing-heres-what-to-do-now.html">Equifax’s Instructions Are Confusing. Here’s What to Do Now.</a></li> <li><a title="Hackers Could Silently Hack Your Cellphone And Computers Over Bluetooth" rel="nofollow" href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nee8gz/hackers-could-silently-hack-your-cellphone-and-computers-over-bluetooth">Hackers Could Silently Hack Your Cellphone And Computers Over Bluetooth</a></li> <li><a title="We May Soon Charge Devices by Harnessing Electricity from Our Bloodstream" rel="nofollow" href="https://futurism.com/we-may-soon-charge-devices-by-harnessing-electricity-from-our-bloodstream/">We May Soon Charge Devices by Harnessing Electricity from Our Bloodstream</a></li> <li><a title="Amazon.com: In Time: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde: Amazon Digital Services LLC" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0073PZIYI/techtalkyall-20">Amazon.com: In Time: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde: Amazon Digital Services LLC</a></li> <li><a title="Trash Unicorn: Waste Startup Rubicon Global Hits $1B Valuation With $50M Raise" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2017/09/12/rubicon-global-raises-50-million/#3b41d70512c0">Trash Unicorn: Waste Startup Rubicon Global Hits $1B Valuation With $50M Raise</a></li> <li><a title="Term Sheet -- Wednesday, September 13" rel="nofollow" href="http://fortune.com/2017/09/13/term-sheet-wednesday-september-13/">Term Sheet -- Wednesday, September 13</a></li> <li><a title="USPS Informed Delivery" rel="nofollow" href="https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action">USPS Informed Delivery</a></li> <li><a title="VAYANDO Connecting Curious Travelers with Local Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies Around the World" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.vayando.com/">VAYANDO Connecting Curious Travelers with Local Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies Around the World</a></li> </ul>