Summary: <p>In this episode:</p> <ul> <li>Weed killing robots (1:45)</li> <li>Blocking 500M users easier than following rules (4:22)</li> <li>Microsoft buys GitHub (7:00)</li> <li>Jeff Bezos talks moon colony plans (10:32)</li> <li>Airpods get live listen features (14:06)</li> <li>Ripple funding crypto research (17:06) </li> <li>Game-changing car batteries (18:40) </li> <li>Walmart text ordering service (22:30) </li> </ul> <p>Weird and Wacky Tech (24:37): </p> <ul> <li>Research-based caffine algorithm </li> <li>Robotic hose dragon for burning buildings </li> <li>Apple watch checking is distracted driving </li> </ul> <p>Tech Recommendations (33:00): </p> <ul> <li>Sanjay: <a href="https://relaygo.com/" rel="nofollow">Relay</a> </li> <li>Adam: <a href="http://www.realizd.com/" rel="nofollow">RealizD</a> </li> </ul> <p>Ad music from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes. <br> Weird and Wacky theme music from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit.<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRm0NDo1CiY" rel="nofollow">"Developers" Remix </a> by ViciousAloisius, remixed by our producer, Shannon</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul> <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ticketburner.com//">Ticket Burner</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ticketburner.com//">TicketBurner can help your organization deliver the right information, to the right people, at the right time. 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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="Weed-killing robots are threatening giant chemical companies’ business models - MIT Technology Review" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611196/weed-killing-robots-are-threatening-giant-chemical-companies-business-models/?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2018_05_23&utm_campaign=the_download">Weed-killing robots are threatening giant chemical companies’ business models - MIT Technology Review</a></li> <li><a title="Blocking 500 Million Users Is Easier Than Complying With Europe’s New Rules" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-25/blocking-500-million-users-is-easier-than-complying-with-gdpr">Blocking 500 Million Users Is Easier Than Complying With Europe’s New Rules</a></li> <li><a title="Microsoft Buys GitHub for $7.5 Billion, Moving to Grow in Coding’s New Era" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/technology/microsoft-github-cloud-computing.html">Microsoft Buys GitHub for $7.5 Billion, Moving to Grow in Coding’s New Era</a></li> <li><a title=" Jeff Bezos details his moon colony ambitions" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/27/jeff-bezos-details-his-moon-colony-ambitions/"> Jeff Bezos details his moon colony ambitions</a></li> <li><a title="AirPods to get Live Listen feature in iOS 12" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/05/airpods-to-get-live-listen-feature-in-ios-12/">AirPods to get Live Listen feature in iOS 12</a></li> <li><a title="Ripple is giving universities $50M to research cryptocurrency and blockchain" rel="nofollow" href="https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/06/04/ripple-fund-university-blockchain/">Ripple is giving universities $50M to research cryptocurrency and blockchain</a></li> <li><a title="Cell phone battery inventor claims massive breakthrough — possible game-changer on car batteries" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/cell-phone-battery-inventor-claims-massive-breakthrough-possible-game-changer-car-batteries/">Cell phone battery inventor claims massive breakthrough — possible game-changer on car batteries</a></li> <li><a title="Walmart's new text service bypasses app, website to order stuff online" rel="nofollow" href="https://mashable.com/2018/06/03/walmart-jetblack-text-shopping-ai/?utm_campaign=Mash-BD-Synd-Flipboard-All-Full&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Flipboard-All-Full#Zc9Frcst2iqa">Walmart's new text service bypasses app, website to order stuff online</a></li> <li><a title="This Algorithm For How Much Caffeine You Should Consume To Wake Yourself Up Most Effectively Is Research-Based" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bustle.com/p/this-algorithm-for-how-much-caffeine-you-should-consume-to-wake-yourself-up-most-effectively-is-research-based-9291643">This Algorithm For How Much Caffeine You Should Consume To Wake Yourself Up Most Effectively Is Research-Based</a></li> <li><a title=" This robotic hose-dragon could jet its way into burning buildings" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/04/this-robotic-hose-dragon-could-jet-its-way-into-burning-buildings/"> This robotic hose-dragon could jet its way into burning buildings</a></li> <li><a title="Woman Checking Apple Watch Found Guilty Of Distracted Driving" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ubergizmo.com/2018/06/woman-checking-apple-watch-distracted-driving/">Woman Checking Apple Watch Found Guilty Of Distracted Driving</a></li> </ul>
