Episode 69: The Great Playstation Fruit Heist

In this Episode:

• Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them (2:02)
• Apple left huge FaceTime privacy bug unaddressed for 6 days (5:46)
• Japanese government plans to hack into citizens' IoT devices (7:53)
• Report: Bill Gates promises to add billions if Congress helps with his nuclear power push (9:48)
• It's time to pay serious attention to TikTok (12:09)
• Study Reveals The Types of Twitter Users Most Likely to Spread Fake News (13:46)
• Save the kids! Majority of motorists want autonomous cars to prioritise lives of children ahead of their own (16:33)
• Scientists Invent a Flexible Device That Converts Wi-Fi Signals Into Electricity (19:10)
• Robot valets may soon park your car at this London airport (21:10)
• Roomba Terra autonomous robot lawnmower unveiled (23:57)

Weird and Wacky Tech:

• Swarm Technologies raises $25M to deploy its own 150-satellite constellation (27:10)
• French Man Sentenced To Four Months In Prison For Replacing PS4 Price Tag With $10 Fruit Sticker (28:55)
• Not Answering Phone Is Best Way To Stop Getting Robo-Calls, Experts Say (31:10)

Tech Recommendations: (33:00)
Adam - Every Dollar
Sanjay - Airtable
Shannon - https://www.techtalkyall.com/techrecommendations

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Links:

• Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them | TechCrunch
• Apple reportedly left huge FaceTime privacy bug unaddressed for 6 days | VentureBeat
• Japanese government plans to hack into citizens' IoT devices | ZDNet