Episode 71: That's a Complexifier

In this Episode:

• 17% Of Consumers Believe Personalized Ads Are Ethical


• Hacker Who Stole $5 Million By SIM Swapping Gets 10 Years in Prison (5:40)


• BIOHACKERS ENCODED MALWARE IN A STRAND OF DNA


• Microsoft will expand Xbox Live support to Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS


• SPRINT FILES FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST AT&T FOR ITS 5GE MARKETING


• US military equipped with tiny spy drones


• LinkedIn Debuts LinkedIn live, a live video streaming service


• IBM's AI loses debate to a human, but it's got worlds to conquer


• Microsoft Issues Internet Explorer Upgrade Warning


• Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of blackmailing him — and publishes the details himself


• Daily Crunch: Bezos accuses National Enquirer of blackmail

Weird and Wacky Tech:

• 'Drinkable' potato chips: the products keeping your phone grease-free


• NASA HEAD: “THIS TIME, WHEN WE GO TO THE MOON, WE WILL STAY.”


• DARPA wants smart bandages for wounded warriors


• Smart pills filled with tiny needles could inject medicine directly into your stomach

Tech Recommendations:

• Adam - Zero - the fasting app


• Sanjay - Bonsai

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:

• Only 17% Of Consumers Believe Personalized Ads Are Ethical, Survey Says
• Hacker Who Stole $5 Million By SIM Swapping Gets 10 Years in Prison - Motherboard
• Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of DNA | WIRED
• Microsoft will expand Xbox Live support to Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS | VentureBeat