Tech Talk Y'all

Edgewise Media

Tech Talk Y'all is a weekly technology news show covering what has happened this week in tech, with hosts Sanjay Parekh and Adam Walker. Sanjay and Adam talk about technology, weird and wacky tech news, and make weekly tech recommendations (a fan favorite). Depending on your level of humor, episodes may or may not be funny (but they definitely are).

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432 episodes
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Dec 6, 2021 · 30 min
Maybe the sun needs a break
In this episode: Tesla server outage allegedly leaves owners unable to drive their cars GA Tech student captures once-in-a-century image of lunar eclipse Adele got Spotify to remove the shuffle button from album pages Rolls-Royce claims it has the world's fastest electric airplane Meta Forced To Sell Giphy After U.K. Regulator Pressure Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal will replace Jack Dorsey as CEO AD BREAK UK will require new homes to have EV chargers starting in 2022 ‘Buy the Constitution’ Aftermath: Everyone Very Mad, Confused, Losing Lots of Money, Fighting, Crying, Etc. ConstitutionDAO Is Shutting Down After Unrelenting Chaos Spotify debuts a ‘Netflix Hub’ featuring music and podcasts tied to Netflix shows and movies DuckDuckGo Wants to Stop Apps From Tracking You on Android Weird and Wacky: The Pentagon Forms New Department to Watch and Study UFOs Tesla and Elon Musk mock ‘silly Apple Cloth’ with new $50 Cyberwhistle Tech Rec: Sanjay - Downbeats Adam - Sony ZV-E10 with Sigma 16mm lens --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Nov 22, 2021 · 37 min
Not in puppet news, FBI emails hacked
Netflix Testing TikTok-Like 'Kids Clip' Feature for Younger Viewers Ford and Purdue University Created a Cable That Fully Charges an EV in 5 Minutes Electric vehicles could fully recharge in under 5 minutes with new charging station cable design FBI system hacked to email 'urgent' warning about fake cyberattacks Hoax Email Blast Abused Poor Coding in FBI Website Bitcoin's long-anticipated Taproot upgrade is activated Staples Center goes crypto Google Maps Warns You About Crowded Areas With Updated 'Busyness' Feature The end of “click to subscribe, call to cancel”? One of the news industry’s favorite retention tactics is illegal, FTC says Microsoft Calls Firefox’s Browser Workaround “Improper,” Will Block It Microsoft gaming chief calls for industry-wide game preservation Apple to begin do-it-yourself repair program for iPhones, Macs next year Apple to offer self-repair service for iPhones Spotify’s new Podcast Subscriptions expand to global markets - not sure we should keep this one MoviePass cofounder Stacy Spikes has bought the company back and is planning a relaunch Meta’s sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets New Drug Class Reverses Paralysis in Mice Sanjay - Vida Protective Masks Adam - Vidyard phone app --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Nov 15, 2021 · 31 min
Is boycotting Face ads enough?
Notes to be updated soon. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Nov 2, 2021 · 34 min
Getting punched in the face in the metaverse
Brought to you by TogetherLetters! Taking a break next week In this episode: Five points for anger, one for a ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation Facebook is changing its name to Meta as it focuses on the virtual world FTC Study Confirms ISPs Collect a Scary Amount of Your Personal Data Amazon now delivers more US packages than FedEx Faze Clan to go public through $1 billion SPAC deal PayPal says it is currently not pursuing Pinterest acquisition AD BREAK Tesco opens first “just walk out” store to take on Amazon Paleontologist Jack Horner of Jurassic Park Fame Launches Dinosaur NFTs To Fund Scientific Research Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor may let you DJ your own radio show Adobe brings Photoshop and Illustrator to the web Chipotle cancels in-restaurant Boorito deal for $1 million free burrito giveaway, $5 Halloween meals Weird and Wacky: China's Lipstick King sold an astonishing $1.7 billion in goods in 12 hours — and that was just in a promotion for the country's biggest shopping day Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor. BJ Novac’s photo got put in the public domain, and great endorsements insued Tech Rec: Sanjay - This Sneaker Does Not Exist Adam - Castro Podcast Player --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Oct 25, 2021 · 42 min
Drop it like it’s Facebook
Brought to you by TogetherLetters! In this episode: Tesla officially launches its insurance using ‘real-time driving behavior,’ starting in Texas Governor Wants to Prosecute Journalist Who Clicked ‘View Source’ on Government Site US govt reveals three more ransomware attacks on water treatment plants this year Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name Spotify Adds Virtual Merch Tables for Music Artists in Pact With Shopify Microsoft now lets you test Android apps on Windows 11 PayPal Is Exploring a Purchase of Pinterest AD BREAK Continuous scrolling comes to Search on mobile The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro can make calling customer service less nightmarish Valve bans blockchain games and NFTs on Steam, Epic will try to make it work Bitcoin Hits All-Time High Above $66K on Strength of ProShares ETF Debut Silicon Valley entrepreneur Sam Altman wants to scan your eyes in exchange for free cryptocurrency Weird and Wacky: DIY Airless Bicycle Tires https://duckduckgo.com/tty/ Woman Realizes AirTag Has Been Tracking Her For Hours — But Police Say They Can’t Do Anything Until Stalker Shows Up How the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Helped Make Your Smartphone’s Screen Possible Tech Rec: Sanjay - Hemingway App Adam - Cloudflare family DNS protection --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Oct 18, 2021 · 34 min
Nothing Profound Here
Brought to you by TogetherLetters! In this episode: Amazon will allow many employees to work remotely, indefinitely. Affected businesses react Parents of children called Alexa challenge Amazon Coinbase Pitches Blueprint for Special Crypto Regulator Canva is getting into video Blue Origin successfully sends William Shatner and crew to edge of space and back Seven years after raising $542M at a $2B valuation, Magic Leap raises $500M at a $2B valuation Magic Leap has raised another $500 million, readies new headset Investors Spent Millions on ‘Evolved Apes’ NFTs. Then They Got Scammed. Google Search Wants to Curate Big News. It Could Be a Minefield Twitter's tool for removing unwanted followers arrives for web users Drones can now fly through forests at 40kmph — run and hide, humans Weird and Wacky: Tesla To Sell Beer In Cybertruck-Inspired Bottle At Giga Berlin Mattel Mega lets you build a Tesla Cybertruck out of 3,000-plus bricks Tech Rec: Sanjay - WiFiman, Might Could podcast Adam - new iPhone 13 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Oct 11, 2021 · 35 min
Radio is audio Twitter
This week on Tech Talk Y'all we talk about the Facebook outage, Ozy Media, a crypto company giving away millions, Tesla, Amazon, brain implants, and much much more! Read the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Oct 4, 2021 · 32 min
If you have offensive users in your group, we can’t help you
In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about new Twitter features, Amazon's new gadgets, a crypto trader hampster, and much more! Get the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Sep 27, 2021 · 32 min
When the stars align, go to Krispy Kreme
In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about Apple, Facebook, the CIA, OpenSea, and much more! Find the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Sep 20, 2021 · 34 min
Welcome to the Ghost Penguin Overlords
In this week's episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about the MailChimp acquisition, Genius's sale, Canva's huge fundraise, robots that avoid poop, and much more! See the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Sep 14, 2021 · 34 min
Just like that, but better
In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all, we talk about Apple's walk back, Amazon paying for college, Facebook's new smart glasses (that will inevitably fail), and much more. View the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Sep 8, 2021 · 37 min
Reverse engineering the McFlurry
In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about hackable Hondas, Locast shutting down, more app store changes, high tech wooden floors, and much more! See the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Aug 30, 2021 · 37 min
Lukewarm coffee kills
This is the 200th episode of Tech Talk Y'all! In this episode, we talk about police-controlled drones, Samsung TV that can't be stolen (and still work), AirBnB doing good things, drones delivering 1,200 chickens, and much more! See the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Aug 23, 2021 · 42 min
Hey bot, help me dunk
In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about Netflix, Yik Yak (you read that right), Facebook, Toyota, T-mobile, a new Tesla bot (an actual humanoid robot), and much much more! Get the full show notes with article links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Aug 16, 2021 · 34 min
They’re gonna nerdify everybody
In this week's episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about Apple, Google, Space X's billboard in space, a flying motorcycle, and much more! See the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Aug 9, 2021 · 31 min
The pandemic has it’s own streaming service!
In this week's episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about LinkedIn, Amazon TV, a CEO in trouble for fraud, tech recs, and weird and wacky! See the full show notes here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Jul 26, 2021 · 30 min
Issues of scale are negligible
In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about games, games, and more games. Plus Duck Duck Go's new email server, weird and wacky articles, and our weekly tech recs! Get the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Jul 19, 2021 · 36 min
If you wanna be professional, use a blow torch
In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about Bezos going to space, right to repair, an 18-year-old going to space, a Delta pilot suing Delta over an App, and much more! Plus, our weird and wacky articles and tech recs! See the full show notes and links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Jul 12, 2021 · 30 min
Remote work, right-to-repair, and TikTok job interviews
In this week's episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about Google Play hacks, remote work (again), Woz supporting right-to-repair, Iceland's 4-day work week, and more! Get the full show notes and links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message
Jul 5, 2021 · 38 min
All I do it win win win
In this episode of Tech Talk Y'all we talk about billionaires going to space, Robinhood going public, Netflix's net neutrality, and much more. See the full show notes with links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message