From ICQ to Hypersonic Jets: Navigating Tech’s Surprises and Missteps

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In this episode: 

• ICQ, One of the Oldest Instant Messengers, Is Shutting Down
• Foursquare just laid off 105 employees
• Spotify offers Car Thing refunds as it faces lawsuit over bricking the streaming device
• Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process

• iPhone users may get AI-generated emoji and more app customization than ever with iOS 18
• Framework now lets you upgrade its Laptop 13 with a drop-in 120Hz screen, better webcam, and Core Ultra chip
• Engineers find new way to make ‘wonder material’ Graphene that could change the world
• NHS patients in England to be offered trials for world-first cancer vaccine
• AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once
• IRS opening free online tax filing program to all states
• Mach 10 Breakthrough: GE’s New Hypersonic Jet Engine Could Transform Air Travel

• Musk's $6 billion AI startup follows OpenAI's game plan
• Every Major Electric Vehicle Brand Ranked Worst To Best
• Ohio man plans to take a 2-person submersible to Titanic depths to show the industry is safe after the OceanGate tragedy
• Adam Neumann gives up on his plan to buy back WeWork
• How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet

Weird and Wacky: 

• A Man Was Ordered to Build a Fence to Hide His Boat. He Asked an Artist to Paint the Boat on the Fence

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Pacsafe Travelsafe 
• Adam - Bark Phone

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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