Episode 133: May The 4th Be With You

In this Episode:

• Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing
• Nextdoor and Walmart partner on a new neighborly assistance program
• Live Nation stock surges as Saudia Arabia buys $500M stake
• Tesla vehicles recognize and respond to traffic lights, stop signs with latest software update
• MIT Develops Wearable Sensors Sewn into Clothes That Monitor Vital Signs
• Facebook’s Messenger Rooms take on Zoom and Houseparty
• Zoom update now lets you transcribe calls in real time
• Amazon revealed to be behind mystery $310,000 donation to bookshops
• Magic Leap reportedly slashes 1,000 jobs and steps away from consumer plans

Weird and Wacky:

• Pentagon declassifies and officially releases three UFO videos - including the infamous 'Tic Tac' clip - taken by US Navy pilots and confirms the aircraft are 'unidentified'
• The Pentagon Has Officially Released Three Videos Showing UFOs
• Prom 2020: Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 4
• $500K bet on rock paper scissors ruled invalid by Quebec court
• This cartoon explains why Elon Musk thinks we’re characters in a computer simulation. He might be right.

Tech Recs:

• Sanjay - stacks.rocks
• Adam - Giphy App

TV/Movie Recs:

• Sanjay - Altered Carbon
• Adam - Time Trap on Netflix

Links:

• Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing - Reuters
• Nextdoor and Walmart partner on a new neighborly assistance program | TechCrunch
• Live Nation stock surges as Saudia Arabia buys $500M stake
• Tesla vehicles recognize and respond to traffic lights, stop signs with latest software update
• MIT Develops Wearable Sensors Sewn into Clothes That Monitor Vital Signs
• Facebook's Messenger Rooms take on Zoom and Houseparty
• Zoom update now lets you transcribe calls in real time
• Amazon revealed to be behind mystery $310,000 donation to bookshops - CNN