Episode 14: Kabbage Robots Paint Fork Pineapple Podcast Shame Treasure Planets

In this episode we talk about:

• Softbank pours $250m into Atlanta startup Kabbage
  


• iRobot's plans to not sell your house data to others
  


• Microsoft is killing off and then not killing off Paint
  


• Bitcoin is not forking and then did fork - what the heck does that mean?
  


• A guy walks around with 20 wifi scanners and a car battery to see what he could find out
  


• Tubes are now shooting around at 192MPH via Hyperloop
  


• An incubator for podcasts opens up
  


• China takes to shaming debtors
  


• Amazon's Treasure Truck hooks you up with deeply discounted products
  


• Sanjay & Adam are both vying to be the new Planetary Protection Officer for Planet Earth
  

Three fantastic tech recommendations (Adam cheated and gives two instead of one)!

Sponsored By:

• Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded!

Links:

• SoftBank Invests $250 Million in Online Lending Startup Kabbage
• Roomba Home Mapping iRobot Statement Sell Data
• Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years
• Microsoft Paint isn’t dead yet, will live in the Windows Store for free
• What's Next for Bitcoin After Digital Currency Split Is Averted - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin Splits, Rallies as Community Fails to Solve Cryptocurrency's Woes
• This guy hunted Wi-Fi hackers using a giant backpack made out of radios