Episode 31: (Season 2.5) Pay Homage to the Drone Overloards

In this episode:

• A cyber attack on Atlanta computers (2:48)


• Facebook is all kinds of out-of-whack (6:30)


• Russian court says Telegram must hand over encryption keys (10:45)


• Youtube is introducing your kids to conspiracy theories (13:30)


• HQ trivia lands Warner Brothers for a $3M ad deal (16:48)


• A Chinese space lab is falling to Earth in a fiery demise (21:47)


• Samsung has a patent out for over the air wireless charging (23:40)


• Amazon patent points to a future in which humanity is reduced to screaming at drones (25:55)


• This tiny wearable knows what you've been eating, drinking, and smoking (28:35)

Tech Recommendations (31:50)

Sanjay - SpiderOak ONE

Adam - Contactually

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:

• Cyberattack hits Atlanta computers | 'Everyone who has done business' with city may be at risk
• Facebook stock slides after FTC launches probe of data scandal — Shares of Facebook cratered as much as 6 percent Monday after the Federal Trade Commission announced it is investigating the company's data practices in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica leak of 50 million users' information.
• The Latest: Zuckerberg snubs summons from British Parliament — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is snubbing a summons from a British Parliamentary committee investigating the rise of fake news, offering to send senior executives in his place.
• Facebook to shut off third-party data targeting | The Drum
• Russian Court Says Telegram Must Hand Over Encryption Keys To State Intelligence Service
• YouTube is reportedly introducing your kids to conspiracy theories, too | TechCrunch