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Brought to you by TogetherLetters &amp; Edgewise!In this episode:&nbsp;Hurricane Helene devastates quartz mines critical for worldwide semiconductor manufacturingHurricane Helene takes out 370 cell towers; 103 on backup powerThree Mile Island Nuclear Plant Will Restart to Power Microsoft AIYou can get an at-home flu ‘shot’ starting next yearCards Against Humanity sues SpaceX, alleging trespassing near Texas borderUber Caught Overcharging? How Having Credits in Your Account Might Be Costing YouBiden proposes banning Chinese vehicles, 'connected car' technology from US roads​​California governor vetoes bill requiring speeding alerts in new cars"That's crazy" - Fans react as tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee launches $50 per year wallpaper app for iOS and AndroidHere’s how much Disney Plus will charge to share your passwordDisney+ Is Cracking Down on Password Sharing, but Here’s How to Do It Anyway​​Your mom can now set you Fortnite time limitsEpic is suing Google — again — and now Samsung, tooOpenAI Raises $6.6 Billion in Funding at $157 Billion ValuationMeta acquires the Threads.com domain name<a...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters &amp; Edgewise!In this episode:&nbsp;Self-driving Waymo vehicles coming to Atlanta in Uber app in 2025FDA approves Apple AirPods as hearing aidsCraig Wright said he invented bitcoin — lawyers proved him wrongAmazon tells employees to return to office five days a weekMozilla exits the fediverse and will shutter its Mastodon server in DecemberUber to Verify Riders’ Identities in Driver Safety PushCraigslist Founder Pledges $100 Million to Boost U.S. CybersecurityDisney to Stop Using Slack Following Hack That Exposed Company DataWeird and Wacky:&nbsp;Police Department Spends $150,000 for a Tesla Cybertruck, Faces Instant BacklashTech Rec:Sanjay - Onton&nbsp;Adam - sunsama.comFind us here:sanjayparekh.com &amp; adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters &amp; Edgewise!In this episode:&nbsp;WhatsApp will send messages to other apps soon — here’s how it will lookFord seeks patent for tech that listens to driver conversations to serve adsHuawei's first tri-fold phone starts at an eye-watering $2,800​​McDonald’s rolls out self-serve cash kiosks that could make human cashiers obsoleteAI ruling on jobless claims could make mistakes courts can’t undo, experts warn​​Historic Newspaper Uses Janky AI Newscasters Instead of Human JournalistsOpenAI Releases o1 Model, With Human-Like Reasoning CapabilitiesOpenAI reportedly in talks to raise at $150B valuationNearly 40 states back surgeon general’s social media warning labelsAdam Neumann’s Climate Company Is Issuing Refunds After Failing To Launch Crypto TokenSpaceX performs historic first spacewalk with Polaris Dawn crewWeird and Wacky:&nbsp;Man Arrested for Creating Fake Bands With AI, Then Making $10 Million by Listening to Their Songs With BotsInternet picks “werewolf clawing off its own shirt” as new Michigan “I Voted” stickerF1 Racer Lando Norris Just Drove a McLaren P1 Made of LegosTeenager builds robot to solve Rubik's Cube&nbsp;<a...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters &amp; Edgewise!In this episode:&nbsp;How “personhood credentials” could help prove you’re a human onlineThat Chase Bank ‘Glitch’ Was Actually Massive Check FraudChase warns against using system glitch to filch cash: it’s ‘fraud, plain and simple’People trying to access Elon Musk’s X in Brazil face daily fines greater than their annual wageMusk’s Starlink Defies Order to Block X in BrazilAfter seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warshipBluetooth 6.0 has more security and precision for tracking and findingStrange Noises Are Coming from Inside Boeing’s Starliner SpacecraftMicrosoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after allApple, Nvidia Are in Talks to Invest in OpenAIIlya Sutskever’s startup, Safe Superintelligence, raises $1BWeird and Wacky:&nbsp;Did your car witness a crime? Police may be coming for your TeslaRussian 'spy whale' found dead off NorwayScientists Grew a Mushroom Into This Robot to Act as Its BrainTech Rec:Sanjay - Tailscale&nbsp;Adam - Basecamp (features similar to TogetherLetters)Find us here:sanjayparekh.com &amp; adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters &amp; Edgewise Media!In this episode:Mark Zuckerberg regrets not pushing back on Biden’s COVID “pressure” campaignInstagram Is Bringing Back Myspace's Profile Music​​Meta is working on mixed-reality glasses, but they’re probably years awayJustice Department Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Millions of American RentersGoogle Chrome Hit by Yet Another Zero-Day Exploit, Update NowWho is Pavel Durov and what is Telegram?Australia’s ‘right to disconnect’ laws are here. Does this mean no more work intrusions on personal time?Amazon launches annual grocery subscription planZoom Docs Is Here. Is It Any Good?NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsuleSpaceX 'go' to launch private Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission on farthest human spaceflight since ApolloBypassing airport security via SQL injectionTesla Chargers Are Still Closed to Most Electric CarsWhen EV startups shut down, will their cars still work?Weird and Wacky:&nbsp;Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming’s capital cityStudy: Air purifier use at daycare centres cut kids' sick days by a thirdTech Rec:Sanjay - ChartDBAdam - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VDWFSSX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1"...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters &amp; Edgewise!In this episode:&nbsp;Startup using blockchain to prevent copyright theft by AI is valued over $2 billion after fresh fundingExclusive: Apple, Google wallets to carry California driver's licensesEpic Games Challenges Apple’s Dominance With New iOS App StoreRussia tells citizens to switch off home surveillance because the Ukrainians are comingX ordered to pay €550,000 to Irish employee fired for not replying to Elon Musk’s yes-or-resign ‘extremely hardcore’ ultimatumInstagram is testing vertical profile grids — and knows that might mess up layoutsChick-Fil-A Hatches Plans For Streaming Service As Reality TV Comes Home To RoostChick-fil-A to open first restaurant with 'elevated drive-thru': See what it looks like&nbsp;Weird and Wacky:&nbsp;No Joke: The Onion Thinks Print Is the Future of MediaAirbnb Guest Racks Up $1,500 Energy Bill by Mining $100K in CryptoBeastie Boys dismantled their ‘Paul’s Boutique’ gold record plaque to find it didn’t contain their own musicTech Rec:Sanjay - Storj&nbsp;Adam - Bracket Builder AppFind us here:sanjayparekh.com &amp; adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters &amp; Edgewise Media!In this episode:&nbsp;Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive adsMy experience with Google's new 'Add Me' feature: Take a pic of your friends and end up in the group shotWaymo robotaxi parking lot is waking neighbors with nightly honkingAI Trained on Old Scientific Papers Makes Discoveries Humans MissedElon Musk’s X just sued a nonprofit advertising group out of existenceJudge orders CDC to stop deleting emails of departing staff, calling it ‘likely unlawful’We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ Then the campaign confirmed it was hacked.Researchers discover potentially catastrophic exploit present in AMD chips for decadesIntel issues statement on microcode update that addresses CPU instability and crashing errors — claims patch has negligible performance impacts, future processors not impactedWeird and Wacky:&nbsp;Electric bandages could heal wounds fasterChuck E. Cheese targets inflation-weary families with a bargain subscription programTech Rec:Sanjay - Anker 575 USB-C Docking Station&nbsp;Adam - Sony WH-CH720N Noise Canceling Wireless HeadphonesFind us here:sanjayparekh.com &amp; adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters &amp; Edgewise!In this episode:&nbsp;‘Google Is a Monopolist,’ Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust CaseThe Google TV Streamer might be the Apple TV 4K rival we’ve been waiting forAfter nine years, Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat gets an AI makeoverElon Musk’s Neuralink Device Is Implanted in a Second PatientElon Musk revives lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman in federal courtX files antitrust suit against advertising groups over ‘systematic illegal boycott’Colin Kaepernick Pisses Off Comics Industry with AI Comics DealVideo game actors are officially on strike over AIAutomattic launches AI writing tool that aims to make WordPress blogs more readable and succinctNvidia Caught Stealing Mind-Boggling Quantity of YouTube Videos to Train AIApple’s new Safari feature removes distracting items from websitesMicrosoft fires back at Delta after massive outage, says airline declined ‘repeated’ offers for helpThird-party cookies have got to goThe Personal Check Is Disappearing. Here's What Comes NextWeird and Wacky:&nbsp;Saudi Arabia unveils 2034 World Cup stadium on The Line at NeomTech Rec:Sanjay - Magic Mirror&nbsp;Adam - <a href="https://theprehabguys.com/" rel="noopener...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters &amp; Edgewise!In this episode:&nbsp;Google Olympics ad sparks new ire over generative AIDelta CEO says CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage cost the airline $500 millionCyberattack hits blood-donation nonprofit OneBloodThere is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanentIntel Will Cut Over 15,000 Jobs Amid Struggles to Turn Itself AroundID Scanners Can Change How Your Local Bar Treats You—and Whether It Lets You InAmazon is legally responsible for recalling dangerous products sold on its site, agency findsUS court blocks Biden administration net neutrality rulesCourts Close the Loophole Letting the Feds Search Your Phone at the BorderMIT Engineers Create Hydrogen Fuel From Soda Cans, Seawater, and CaffeineYou can (and should) stop charging your phone when it hits 80 percentWeird and Wacky:&nbsp;Stop Destroying VideogamesA Swiss Town Banned Billboards. Zurich, Bern May Soon FollowWear This AI Friend Around Your NeckI Regret to Inform You That Elon Musk Has Accepted Nicolas Maduro’s Fight...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters &amp; Edgewise!In this episode:&nbsp;CrowdStrike Explains What Went Wrong Days After Global Tech OutageCrowdStrike global outage to cost US Fortune 500 companies $5.4bnCrowdStrike broke Debian and Rocky Linux months ago, but no one noticedCrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outageAfter years of uncertainty, Google says it won’t be ‘deprecating third-party cookies’ in ChromeGoogle Chrome is no longer ‘deprecating third-party cookies’Elon Musk sets new date for Tesla robotaxi reveal, calls everything beyond autonomy ‘noise’Switzerland now requires all government software to be open sourceNetflix has 80 games in development, will release one per monthReport: Apple beginning serious work on a foldable iPhoneFerrari extends cryptocurrency payment system to Europe after US launchWiz walks away from $23 billion deal with Google, will pursue IPOPolice Drone Nabs Vehicle Burglary Suspect in Santa Monica as ‘Futuristic’ Surveillance Becomes RealityJupiter's Great Red Spot Could Disappear Within 20 YearsWeird and Wacky:&nbsp;Robot Dog Cleans Up Beaches With Foot-Mounted VacuumsTech Rec:Sanjay - TRMNL: The e-ink display for your favorite apps and news&nbsp;Adam - Casely Phone...