Episode 71: That's a Complexifier

In this Episode:

• 17% Of Consumers Believe Personalized Ads Are Ethical
• Hacker Who Stole $5 Million By SIM Swapping Gets 10 Years in Prison (5:40)
• BIOHACKERS ENCODED MALWARE IN A STRAND OF DNA
• Microsoft will expand Xbox Live support to Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS
• SPRINT FILES FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST AT&T FOR ITS 5GE MARKETING
• US military equipped with tiny spy drones
• LinkedIn Debuts LinkedIn live, a live video streaming service
• IBM's AI loses debate to a human, but it's got worlds to conquer
• Microsoft Issues Internet Explorer Upgrade Warning
• Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of blackmailing him — and publishes the details himself
• Daily Crunch: Bezos accuses National Enquirer of blackmail

Weird and Wacky Tech:

• 'Drinkable' potato chips: the products keeping your phone grease-free
• NASA HEAD: “THIS TIME, WHEN WE GO TO THE MOON, WE WILL STAY.”
• DARPA wants smart bandages for wounded warriors
• Smart pills filled with tiny needles could inject medicine directly into your stomach

Tech Recommendations:

• Adam - Zero - the fasting app
• Sanjay - Bonsai

Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

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Links:

• Only 17% Of Consumers Believe Personalized Ads Are Ethical, Survey Says
• Hacker Who Stole $5 Million By SIM Swapping Gets 10 Years in Prison - Motherboard
• Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of DNA | WIRED
• Microsoft will expand Xbox Live support to Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS | VentureBeat