In this episode: Big Tech Will Pay Its Hourly Workers Even as Full-Time Staff Stays Home During Coronavirus Outbreak How to Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer Google ‘aggressively Intervened’ To Block Coronavirus Misinformation Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect. Google’s AI-powered smart glasses help the blind to see Goodyear's Concept Tire Regenerates Burned-Off Rubber Sonos Will End Device-Bricking ‘Recycle Mode’ Tesla produces its 1 millionth electric car...
Mar 16, 2020•34 min
In this Episode: Forget foldable phones. Large rollable displays are the way to go Facebook is suing a domain registrar for selling deceptive web addresses Facebook is giving free ads to the WHO and taking down ‘conspiracy theories’ about coronavirus Coronavirus: How to track the virus spread across the world CDC chart breaks down what mustaches do and don't work with respirator masks Make-A-Wish Foundation gets a fan into 'NBA 2K20' Siri and Google Assistant Hacked With Ultrasonic Waves Robinho...
Mar 09, 2020•39 min
In this episode: The Computer Scientist Responsible for Cut, Copy, and Paste, Has Passed Away Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria 'They lied to us': Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murder Tesla Teardown Scares Competitors: ‘We Cannot Do This’ Hackers can trick a Tesla into accelerating by 50 miles per hour Flywheel owners found out that their bikes were bricked thro...
Mar 02, 2020•36 min
In this Episode: An Indian politician used AI to translate his speech into other languages To catch a thief, go to Google with a geofence warrant – and it will give you all the details Internet's safe-keepers forced to postpone crucial DNSSEC root key signing ceremony – no, not a hacker attack, but because they can't open a safe A Motorola Razr’s screen is reportedly peeling right on the fold Jeff Bezos just made one of the largest charitable gifts ever China's Coronavirus App Is Alerting Citize...
Feb 24, 2020•36 min
In this Episode: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Tesla Remotely Removed Autopilot Features from Used Model S After ‘Audit’ Apple fined $27 million in France for throttling old iPhones without telling users At Long Last, Our Netflix Autoplay Nightmare Is Over Meet the woman who made Netflix get rid of its most annoying feature Google’s Unfinished AirDrop Clone Is Already Hiding on Your Phone A new low-cost iPhone is coming in ...
Feb 17, 2020•29 min
In this Episode: The Company That Botched the Iowa Caucus Was Formed Only Months Ago The wait is over! Twitter to label fake, manipulating tweets from March 5 Alphabet’s Jigsaw unveils a tool to help journalists spot deepfakes and manipulated images Amazon Ring now lets users opt out of receiving police video requests Here's everything you need to know about Seat's new £18,000 Leon - including how the VW Golf rival can TALK to traffic lights Researchers Say ‘Anti-Solar Panels’ Could Generate Pow...
Feb 10, 2020•29 min
In this Episode: Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you — even when you’re not using Facebook Facebook’s Clear History tool is now available to everyone Twitter Direct Messages Get Emoji Reactions Support Saudi Crown Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos’s Phone, Analysis Suggests Coronavirus leads to sales spike of Plague Inc., a game about pandemics Airbnb Claims Its AI Can Predict Whether Guests Are Psychopaths These Fridges Won't Dispense Filtered Water Unless You Pay Extra for 'Official' F...
Feb 03, 2020•29 min
In this Episode: Twitter planning Bitcoin payments as tips on its platform Microsoft CEO says encryption backdoors are a ‘terrible idea’ Jeff Bezos Reveals the Fully Electric Amazon Delivery Auto Rickshaws For India - Watch Video Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 The Myth of the Young Startup Founder Apple may have to abandon Lightning connector cable This Sci-Fi-Inspired Device Could Replace Bulky, Expensive X-Ray Machines Astronomers Detect Second Planet Orbiting Nearest Star Weird and...
Jan 27, 2020•32 min
In this episode: Bluetooth will support hearing aids, sharing, and a better audio codec Japanese billionaire Maezawa in $9 million 'social experiment' giveaway Tesla Motors is now America's most valuable car company About one-in-five Americans use a smart watch or fitness tracker Boeing's New CEO Readies for Bumpy Tenure Best of the best: Our 10 favorite CES 2020 Best of Innovation award winners Visa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other banking apps, in $5.3 billion deal Ring c...
Jan 20, 2020•37 min
In This Episode: This rechargeable lunchbox uses steam to reheat your food CES 2020: Juno 'reverse microwave oven' cools drinks in seconds CES 2020: Manta5's electric bike rides on water Samsung's Sero is a vertical 4K TV perfect for TikTok and Instagram Segway’s latest EV prototype looks like Professor X’s wheelchair For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now a hot commodity DA: Technology links suspect to bloody Cobb County murder Sonos Tries and Fails to Justify ‘Recycle Mode’ T...
Jan 13, 2020•32 min
In this episode: A bunch of people in tech are setting resolutions to spend less time using tech TikTok app banned by US Army on work mobile phones the sound shirt lets deaf people feel music on their skin Spotify to ‘pause’ running political ads, citing lack of proper review Snopes Raises Money to Weather Upcoming Misinformation Storm Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick peaces out with $2.5 billion GM requests green light to ditch steering wheel in its self-driving cars VW's roving robot concept bri...
Jan 06, 2020•39 min
In this episode: Report: Ring Cameras Leak Location Details in Neighbors App Hackers Openly Peddle Tools to Hack Ring Cameras Yap is the best new chatroom World-first mobile phone detection cameras rolled out in Australia Cops see an encryption problem. Spyware makers see an opportunity. You can now hear Samuel L. Jackson’s voice on your Amazon Echo Lyft is rolling out a car rental service Opinion: A major publisher is denying library users access to new e-books. That’s wrong Of course Facebook ...
Dec 23, 2019•32 min
In this Episode: New airplane seat design will make it easier to sleep in economy Away’s founders sold a vision of travel and inclusion, but former employees say it masked a toxic work environment Brother of drug lord Pablo Escobar launches a $349 foldable smartphone Google Maps prepares to add a “Lighting” layer to highlight brightly lit streets for safer night travel Brookings Institute Suggests Congressional Action for Innovation Sectors AI-enabled assistant robot returning to the Space Stati...
Dec 16, 2019•38 min
In this Episode: WhatsApp Working on a Feature to Self-destruct Messages: Report. Twitter will remove inactive accounts and free up usernames in December Apple Pay works with Salvation Army’s famous red kettles Google Cloud Print will be shut down on December 31, 2020 Stranger hacks into baby monitor, tells child, 'I love you' Watch Tesla Accidentally Smash Cybertruck’s “Bulletproof” Window PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for $4B WeWork lays off 2,400 employees Doctors Are ...
Dec 09, 2019•36 min
In this episode we share our picks for gifts this holiday season. * Stocking Stuffers * Anker USB C Charger, 18W ($25.99) iPhone Charger, [3 Pack] Anker Powerline Lightning Cable (3ft) ($23.99) JETech screen protectors ($5.99 - $11.99) URPOWER Tactical Flashlight Super Bright ($9.98) Amazon Smart Plug ($24.99) * Under $100 * Soundcore Anker Liberty Air True-Wireless Earphones ($79.99) Amazfit Bip Smartwatch ($67.99) Bluetooth Banana Phone ($40) Amazon Kindle ($59.99 ) Amazon Fire TV Stick ($19.9...
Dec 02, 2019•20 min
In this Episode: You can share your Disney+ login with friends without repercussions Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough Elon Musk Just Tweeted a Response to Ford's New Electric Mustang Announcement, and It's Most Excellent Just When I Thought The 2010s Were Over Motorola Came Out With A New Razr Google to offer checking accounts Project Nightingale: Google accesses trove of US patient data Mailchimp launches website builder Nine-year-old child genius to gra...
Nov 25, 2019•35 min
In this Episode: Apple removes Instagram stalking app from App Store Amazon will launch new grocery store as alternative to Whole Foods Roku puts a remote on your wrist with new Apple Watch app Twitter drafts a deepfake policy that would label and warn, but not always remove, manipulated media A ton of people received text messages overnight that were originally sent on Valentine’s Day Self-driving Uber car that hit and killed woman did not recognize that pedestrians jaywalk Users Report Bias in...
Nov 18, 2019•37 min
In this Episode: Amazon Black Friday 2019 and holiday deals have begun Apple is reportedly working with Valve on a totally new type of product like nothing we’ve seen 4 things you should know about the AirPods Pro Google to Buy Fitbit for $2.1 Billion to Boost Hardware Facebook Held Talks to Buy Fitbit Before Google Struck Deal With Garmin Autoland, small planes can land themselves if the pilot becomes incapacitated A Mom Has Gone Viral After Sharing The Heartbreaking Question Asked By Her Autis...
Nov 11, 2019•36 min
In this Episode: Five months after returning rental car, man still has remote control A health care algorithm offered less care to black patients Photo battle between an iPhone 11 Pro and a $7,500 DSLR might surprise you Ford unveils release date for Mustang-inspired electric SUV Twitter admits that it showed more ads to less popular users Facebook and Congress Zuckerberg faces heat in Congress: “It’s almost like you think this is a joke” A false ad claiming Republicans back the Green New Deal t...
Nov 04, 2019•43 min
In this episode: We asked a hacker to try and steal a CNN tech reporter's data. Here's what happened SoftBank reportedly ends WeWork ownership debacle with a $1.7 billion payout to Adam Neumann SoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent company Scoop: Adam Neumann will determine WeWork's fate The Navy Just Patented a Compact Fusion Reactor, but Will It Work? MoviePass CEO says reports of customers still being charged for defunct service are overblown Recommend: privacy....
Oct 28, 2019•37 min
In this Episode: Why each Libra member’s mutiny hurts Facebook SoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent company Lawsuit: “Fortnite” Is as Addictive as Cocaine, Ruins Lives Instacart shoppers are organizing a nationwide protest Porsche and Boeing are partnering to develop ‘premium’ electric flying cars Donald Trump joins Amazon's video game streaming platform Twitch Elon Musk says that NASA is free to share all SpaceX IP with ‘anyone it wants’ Waymo to customers: ‘Comp...
Oct 21, 2019•34 min
Support Tech Talk Y'all on Patreon and get access to our Discord channel! In this Episode: A paralyzed man walked with a brain-controlled exoskeleton Barr Pushes Facebook for Access to WhatsApp Messages Tesla Smart Summon and Curious Owners: What Could Go Wrong? Senator proposes mandatory labeling for products with mics, cameras Twitter admits it used two-factor phone numbers and emails for serving targeted ads With a possible Apple tag waiting in the wings, Tile unveils Sticker, an adhesive dev...
Oct 14, 2019•30 min
In this Episode: WeWork IPO Filing Withdrawn as Roadshow Leads to a Dead End Blade helicopter-sharing app to speed transplant organs Cops Abandon High-Speed Chase When Their Tesla Battery Runs Down EOS Maker Block.One Settles With SEC Over Unregistered Securities Sale Elon Musk Unveils His Starship, Plans to Fly It in a Matter of Months FCC's revoking of net neutrality largely backed by appeals court See Microsoft's new foldable smartphone Turns Out Typing on a Keyboard Isn't That Much Faster Th...
Oct 07, 2019•37 min
In this Episode: Peloton’s IPO Is in the Zone Walgreens and Alphabet’s Wing Launch Drone Delivery Pilot Program NYSE Owner Launches Long-Awaited Bitcoin Futures Facebook buys startup building neural monitoring armband Coca-Cola installs first 'Litter Gitter,' 'Bandalong' system in southwest Atlanta Smart TVs send user data to tech heavyweights including Facebook, Google, Netflix Nerf’s new Ultra blasters shoot farther than ever before — but there’s a catch New AI cameras catching texting drivers...
Sep 30, 2019•35 min
In This Episode: MoviePass is shutting down September 14th MIT Creates Light-Sensitive ‘Reprogrammable’ Ink MIT unveils new 'blackest black' material and makes a diamond disappear States led by Texas target Google in new antitrust probe Beekeeper raises $45M Series B to become the ‘Slack for non-desk employees’ India Spacecraft Located, Condition Unknown Update: Six Flags article on fingerprint sensors (Rob Kischuk) Weird and Wacky Tech: CIA's Cold War pigeon spying program disclosed in newly de...
Sep 23, 2019•32 min
In this Episode: Redesigned Galaxy Fold fixes past mistakes: What's different about Samsung's foldable phone WeWork mulls slashing IPO valuation as skepticism rises over business model: sources India Spacecraft Located, Condition Unknown The Apple Card can double as an extremely sneaky knife The Apple Card was made to be defaced Facebook Dating launches in the United States today How Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Account Was Hacked Google, YouTube To Pay $170 Million Penalty Over Collecting Kids' Pe...
Sep 16, 2019•35 min
Links: Operation indiscriminately infects iPhones with spyware Asteroid news: 100% chance of impact expert alerts in life or death warning | Science | News | Express.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message...
Sep 09, 2019•22 min
In this Episode: Billionaires Jack Ma and Elon Musk debate good, evil and AI at conference in China After seven roof fires, Walmart sues Tesla over solar panel flaws NASA has officially attached a helicopter to the Mars 2020 Rover Two airlines ban all MacBook Pros from checked luggage T-Mobile is giving away free hot spots so people can test-drive its network for 30 days Bluetooth Security Flaw Leaves Millions Of Devices Vulnerable To Data Attack Ford says its autonomous cars will last just four...
Sep 02, 2019•32 min
This robotic tail gives humans key abilities that evolution took away These contact lenses get dark in the sun -- here's what it's like to wear them He tried to prank the DMV. Then his vanity license plate backfired big time. The fashion line designed to trick surveillance cameras Tesla Model 3 owner implants RFID chip to turn her arm into a key Someone left old TVs outside 50 homes in Virginia while wearing a TV on his head. No one knows why. Links: This robotic tail gives humans key abilities ...
Aug 26, 2019•16 min
In This Episode: Apple: Break Safari's privacy rules and we'll treat you like malware (4:34) Huawei employees reportedly caught helping African governments spy on opposition (7:13) Automattic’s bargain-bin Tumblr deal plugs right into the WordPress business model (8:49) These Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Computer He got 2 million people to say they’d storm Area 51. Now he’s planning an alien festival. The US Navy will replace its touchscreen controls with mechanical one...
Aug 19, 2019•29 min
