Episode 45: At 3 AM Every Echo Dot Plays Rick Astley

In This Episode:

• DeepMind AI Reduces Google Data Centre Cooling Bill by 40% (3:05)


• German Researchers Have Built a Quantum Transistor Using Just a Single Atom (5:01)


• Hackers can seize practically all your online accounts, and it's your voicemail's fault (7:45)


• Google tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report (11:16)


• NASA finds ice on the surface of the moon (14:36)

Weird & Wacky Tech:

• This company embeds microchips in its employees, and they love it (16:45)


• St. Louis University is putting Amazon Echo Dots into every dorm room this fall (18:32)


• Weird Al Yankovic's new VR film will probably be weird (20:03)


• UFC champ Robert Whittaker uses Excel, gaming to get into shape (21:24)

Tech Recommendations (23:55):

Sanjay - Miniature Pac Man cabinet

Adam - Living Wine Labels & Costco travel pants

Shannon - Seconds

Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

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Links:

• DeepMind AI Reduces Google Data Centre Cooling Bill by 40% | DeepMind
• Researchers Build Room-Temp Quantum Transistor Using a Single Atom | Fortune — German Researchers Have Built a Quantum Transistor Using Just a Single Atom
• Hackers can use your voicemail to take over your online accounts — Hackers can seize practically all your online accounts, and it's your voicemail's fault
• Google tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report — Google tracks you even if you turn off 'location history': report