Episode 127: Social Distancing

In this Episode:

• Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments


• AMC, Regal, Alamo Drafthouse, and Cinemark Are Closing Theaters Because of the Coronavirus


• Amazon to stop accepting all products other than medical supplies and household staples to its warehouses amid coronavirus crisis — read the memo it just sent sellers


• CO2-based vodka startup Air Co. fully redirects its tech to making hand sanitizer for donation


• LVMH will use its perfume and cosmetics factories to manufacture free hand sanitizer for France


• How to Tell if an iPhone Bug Is Eating Up Your Data Plan


• Google Translate launches Transcribe for Android in 8 languages


• Why are U-2 jet pilots wearing Garmin satellite navigation smartwatches?


• SoftBank may not complete $3 billion tender offer for WeWork, sources say

Weird and Wacky:

• Bidet sales soar as toilet paper sells out amid coronavirus fears


• UK's sewage system in danger of gridlock from toilet paper substitutes


• The Wu-Tang Clan Would Like to Remind You to Wash Your Hands and Protect Ya Neck

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Thunderbird


• Adam - Zoom Mobile App


• Shannon - TikTok

TV/Movie Recs:

Sanjay - Devs

Adam - Kim’s Convenience

Shannon - Mindhunter

Links:

• Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments
• AMC, Other Chains Closing Theaters to Combat the Coronavirus
• Coronavirus: Amazon suspends all nonessential shipments to warehouses - Business Insider
• CO2-based vodka startup Air Co. fully redirects its tech to making hand sanitizer for donation | TechCrunch
• LVMH will use its perfume and cosmetics factories to manufacture free hand sanitizer
• How to Tell if an iPhone Bug Is Eating Up Your Data Plan
• Google Translate launches Transcribe for Android in 8 languages
• Why are U-2 jet pilots wearing Garmin satellite navigation smartwatches? | Ars Technica