Episode 15: Bus Parents Rock Bitcoin Users Recharging Audio Bot Movies




Tech Talk Y'all show

Summary: <p>In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>A sleep pod bus for long distance travel</li> <li>How new babies can have three parents instead of two</li> <li>A robotic "crib" that keeps you from getting out of bed</li> <li>Bitcoin's meteoric rise in value</li> <li>Dreamhost fighting back against a DOJ subpoena</li> <li>Quick recharging of car batteries</li> <li>Android malware that records what you're saying all the time</li> <li>AI that can go from awful to incredible in two weeks</li> <li>A way to watch movies at the theater every day and only paying $10/month</li> </ul> <p>Two fantastic tech recommendations!</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="Could A Bus With Sleep Pods Replace Airplanes? : NPR" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.npr.org/2017/08/04/541417748/could-a-bus-with-sleep-pods-replace-airplanes">Could A Bus With Sleep Pods Replace Airplanes? : NPR</a></li> <li><a title="A New Way to Reproduce" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608452/a-new-way-to-reproduce/?utm_source=MIT+Technology+Review&amp;utm_campaign=ca121e8058-The_Download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_997ed6f472-ca121e8058-153784777">A New Way to Reproduce</a></li> <li><a title="A robotic crib rocked my baby to sleep for months" rel="nofollow" href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/10/technology/gadgets/snoo-review/index.html?sr=twCNN081017gadgets1032AMStory">A robotic crib rocked my baby to sleep for months</a></li> <li><a title="Bitcoin just passed $4,000" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/12/bitcoin-just-passed-4000/?utm_source=MIT+Technology+Review&amp;utm_campaign=844ee928cf-The_Download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_997ed6f472-844ee928cf-153784777">Bitcoin just passed $4,000</a></li> <li><a title="We Fight for the Users" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dreamhost.com/blog/we-fight-for-the-users/">We Fight for the Users</a></li> <li><a title="'Instantly rechargeable' battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobiles" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2017/Q2/instantly-rechargeable-battery-could-change-the-future-of-electric-and-hybrid-automobiles.html">'Instantly rechargeable' battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobiles</a></li> <li><a title="New Android Malware Secretly Records Audio" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/254121-new-android-malware-secretly-records-audio">New Android Malware Secretly Records Audio</a></li> <li><a title="It knew what you were going to do next’: AI learns from pro gamers — then crushes them" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/08/15/it-knew-what-you-were-going-to-do-next-ai-learns-from-pro-gamers-then-crushes-them/?utm_term=.bb8dca687f03">It knew what you were going to do next’: AI learns from pro gamers — then crushes them</a></li> <li><a title="How The Facebook Chatbots Story Got Overblown: 5 Key Lessons For Marketers" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysondemers/2017/08/17/how-the-facebook-chatbots-story-got-overblown-5-key-lessons-for-marketers/">How The Facebook Chatbots Story Got Overblown: 5 Key Lessons For Marketers</a></li> <li><a title="Netflix cofounder's MoviePass will now let you see one movie per day in theaters for $10 a month" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/moviepass-lets-you-go-to-all-the-movies-you-want-for-just-10-a-month-2017-8">Netflix cofounder's MoviePass will now let you see one movie per day in theaters for $10 a month</a></li> </ul>