Episode 32: Three Engineers are Saying.... That's Steep!

In this episode:

• Theranos has laid off most of its remaining staff (1:43)
• ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries (4:56)
• Robots are not taking over, says head of UN body on autonomous weapons (9:37)
• California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers (12:24)
• FTC Warns Companies ‘Warranty Void if Removed’ Stickers Are Flatly Illegal (19:44)
• Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service (26:18)
• Steve Wozniak drops Facebook (30:21)
• A long awaited IOT Crisis is Here, and many devices aren’t ready (34:28)
  

Weird and Wacky:

• The seismic signal of Lionel Messi (39:32)
• European grid dispute resolved, lost 6 minutes returned to oven clocks (41:14)
• Waze crazy routing over a 32% grade road is driving residents nuts (43:17)

Tech Recommendations (46:05):

Sanjay - Wachete
Jack - Bear

Bonus:

• Amazon offers fulfillment center tours
• Past tech recommendations are available here

Special Guest: Jack Wells.

Links:

• Theranos lays off about 100 employees
• ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries
• 'Robots are not taking over,' says head of UN body on autonomous weapons | Science | The Guardian
• California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers
• FTC Warns Companies 'Warranty Void if Removed' Stickers Are Flatly Illegal
• Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service
• How to keep your ISP’s nose out of your browser history with encrypted DNS
• Steve Wozniak drops Facebook: “The profits are all based on the user’s info”
• A Long-Awaited IoT Crisis Is Here, and Many Devices Aren't Ready