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Tech Talk Y'all
Hosted by Edgewise Media · EN
Tech Talk Y'all is a weekly technology news show covering what has happened this week in tech, with hosts Sanjay Parekh and Adam Walker. Sanjay and Adam talk about technology, weird and wacky tech news, and make weekly tech recommendations (a fan favorite). Depending on your level of humor, episodes may or may not be funny (but they definitely are).
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We Asked AI to Run a City and It Killed Everyone
5d ago00:41:02Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: AI's Money & PowerAnthropic leapfrogs OpenAI as the most valuable AI startupAnthropic releases new model, Opus 4.8AI sticker shock hits corporate AmericaAI model simulation: Claude vs. ChatGPT vs. Grok vs. GeminiGoogle hates youAI Agents Take ActionYour AI agent can now trade for you on RobinhoodRobinhood lets customers use AI to trade stocks, make credit card purchasesThe Vatican vs. The AlgorithmI Read the Pope's 240-Page Encyclical. I'm Astounded by What He Wrote.Did the Pope use AI to write about the dangers of AI?Big Business ShakeupsDropbox CEO Drew Houston to step down after 19 yearsIntroducing Ford EnergyScreens, Streams & Self-DrivingSpotify is narrating magazine articles nowRoku Is Revamping Its Homescreen for the First Time in Over a DecadeBlind Waymo Users Revel in the Joy of Riding AloneWeird and WackyMark Zuckerberg's mega yacht docks in Seattle in the wake of Meta layoffsF.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His HomeGoogle employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading betI vibe-coded a billionaire jet tracker to warn people about a possible apocalypseMicrosoft open-sources "the earliest DOS source code discovered to date"Tech Rec:Sanjay - OpenTools / OpenPrinter Adam - Gibson Guitar AppFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
Transcribe →Pivot! Pivot! (And Other Tech Disasters)
2w ago00:41:42Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: AI & AUTOMATIONMicrosoft AI chief gives it 18 months for all white-collar work to be automatedAI backlash becomes a real business riskOpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this timeSpotify launching verification badges for podcasts to help listeners avoid AI slopGemini will use Volvo's external cameras to interpret parking signsCYBERSECURITY & PRIVACYHackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect IranA student with a laptop and a radio stopped four high-speed trainsFour OpenClaw flaws let attackers steal data, escalate privileges, plant backdoorsMozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security toolsBUSINESS & MARKETSSpaceX reveals plan for $1.75tn stock market debut that could make Musk a trillionaireFintech firm Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding roundTRANSPORTATION & MOBILITYWaymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods$130 a year for EV drivers? Lawmakers push federal road-use feeCONSUMER TECH & CULTUREWhy 'smart' products have started to look like the dumb choiceAndroid boss reveals the unsurprising reason Google Glass ended up in the tech graveyardSpotify will start reserving concert tickets for fansPhilips' new display has a screen on both sidesWEIRD AND WACKYBitcoin trader recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after getting 'stoned' 11 years agoAI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can't be trusted aloneSwatch shuts UK stores after crowds queue for new watchChewing gum restores dad's taste and smell years after CovidTech Rec:Sanjay - OpenRouter Adam - Lovable’s mobile appFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
Transcribe →Mythos, Manhattan, and a Mountain of Mowers
3w ago00:42:21Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: AI SECURITY & THE BUG HUNTMythos finds a curl vulnerabilityAnthropic's Mythos is already finding security flaws in Apple softwareHackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass ExploitationBIG TECH & AI PLATFORMSApple could open up iOS 27 to competing AI modelsIntroducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini IntelligenceLovable just backed a company that's looking to bring vibe coding to hardwareDATA CENTERS VS. THE GRIDData centers are cutting power to homes, driving homeowners to solar and batteries'Irresponsible': backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of ManhattanSURVEILLANCE & THE STATEThe FCC Wants Your ID Before You Get a Phone NumberCalifornia to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic lawsSTREAMING, SOCIAL & SCREENSMeta launches Instants, a new iPhone app and Instagram feature for ephemeral sharingSpotify to adopt Apple's new video podcast techYouTube viewers watch 2 billion hours of Shorts on TVs each monthWEIRD AND WACKYClawdmeter turns your Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboardTech Rec:Sanjay - Paperclip Adam - https://captions.ai/Find us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
Transcribe →GameStop Buys eBay and Other Sentences That Shouldn't Exist
4w ago00:32:08Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: AI & Big TechAnthropic strikes compute deal with Elon Musk's SpaceXAirbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new codeDisney is reportedly building a unified "super app"Gmail's "Help me write" learns to sound like youMeta will track employee mouse movements and keystrokes — for AI trainingPrivacy & PolicyUtah becomes first US state to target VPN use in age-verification lawMaryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in groceriesInstagram ends end-to-end encryption for DMs on May 8Business & IndustryGameStop offers to buy eBay for $5.6 billionAsk.com officially shuts down — goodbye, JeevesScience & InnovationMercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttonsWorld's largest intelligent container ship sets sailEight routine vaccines linked to lower dementia riskWeird and WackyStartup says sound waves can replace fire sprinklersSome kids are beating age-verification checks with a fake mustacheTech Rec:Sanjay - Empty Screenings Adam - Claude Live ArtifactsFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
Transcribe →The $900 Billion Underdog
May 300:51:41Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: AI FrontierAnthropic's New Mythos A.I. Model Sets Off Global AlarmsMozilla Used Anthropic's Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in FirefoxSam Altman compares Mythos to dropping a bomb while selling a $100B bomb shelterAnthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900BOpenAI releases GPT-5.57-0 wipeout: ChatGPT-5.5 vs Claude 4.7 in 7 impossible testsChina orders Meta to unwind $2B Manus acquisitionHe Built a $1.8 Billion Company Alone with AITech Layoffs & Big MovesJohn Ternus named Apple CEO to replace Tim CookNearly 40,000 tech jobs lost in April 202620,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise AI labor crisis concernNetflix plans vertical video feed and AI recommendationsPrivacy, Security & Age ChecksUS Bill Mandates On-Device Age VerificationBrussels age-checking app hacked in 2 minutes$5 Bluetooth tracker in a postcard exposes Dutch warshipHardware, Science & EngineeringNIST creates 'any wavelength' lasers in tiny circuitsNASA shuts off instrument on Voyager 1Anker made its own AI chip (Thus)YouTuber builds working DRAM in backyardLinux begins dropping Intel 486 supportPancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting resultsBMW one step closer to a color-changing carAlberta startup sells "no-tech" tractors for half priceRobots Take the FieldChinese android beats human half-marathon recordJapan Airlines pilots humanoid robots at HanedaTable tennis robot defeats top human playersWeird & WackyChinese carmaker patents voice-controlled in-vehicle toiletAir New Zealand adds economy bunk beds (with rules)Hairdryer allegedly used to trick weather sensor for $34K Polymarket betDOJ arrests soldier who made $400K betting on Maduro's removalI bought Friendster for $30K — here's what I'm doing with itNZ DOC: remote tech begins a "new era" for conservationTech Rec:Sanjay - Citymapper Adam - Claude DesignFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
Transcribe →A Live Audience Watched Us Talk About Allbirds Buying GPUs
Apr 1600:32:31Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: AI and the WorkplaceAs AI Use Increases at Work, Many Employees Still Choose Not to Use ItLinkedIn Data Shows AI Isn't to Blame for Hiring Decline... YetUber CTO Says AI Spending Plans Fall ShortAllbirds Pivots to Become AI Services CompanySecurity and CryptographyHong Kong Police Can Force You to Reveal Your Encryption Keys$4.8M in Crypto Stolen After Korean Tax Agency Exposes Wallet SeedAI Security Worries Force Company to Abandon Open SourceBitcoin Gets New Expiration Date Thanks to Google ResearchersBig Tech and BusinessAmazon to Buy Globalstar for $11.57BOpenAI Slams Anthropic in Memo to ShareholdersGoogle Rolls Out a Native Gemini App for MacSpotify Launches Physical Book PurchasesPolicy and Digital RightsSouth Korea Introduces Universal Basic Mobile Data AccessMissouri Town Fires Half Its City Council Over Data Center DealEurope Rolls Out Online Age Verification AppThe Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in PerilEnergy and ClimateSeven Countries Now Generate 100% Renewable ElectricityHow Denmark Soured on SolarWeird and WackyA Sleek, Wearable Airbag for Cyclists Is Nearly HereHow Filming Your Chores Could Train the Android Butlers of the FutureThe Hottest Apple Product Right Now Isn't What You ThinkTech Rec:Sanjay - Hermes Agent Adam - Lovable (don’t judge me)Find us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
Transcribe →Copilot Is a Toy, Mythos Is Classified, Everything's Fine
Apr 1000:31:52Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEOpenAI Raises Record $122B at $852B Valuation as IPO Buzz IntensifiesAnthropic Says Its Latest AI Model Is Too Powerful for Public ReleaseAnthropic Debuts Preview of Powerful New AI Model Mythos in New Cybersecurity InitiativeMicrosoft Says Copilot Is for Entertainment Purposes Only, Not Serious UseUtah Lets an AI Chatbot Renew Some Psychiatric Prescriptions in New PilotGoogle Quietly Launched an AI Dictation App That Works OfflinePRIVACY & SECURITYLinkedIn Is Secretly Scanning Your Browser for 6,000+ ExtensionsRIGHT TO REPAIRDeere Settles US Right-to-Repair Lawsuit with $99 Million Fund and Repair CommitmentsTech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado's Landmark Right-to-Repair LawCULTURE & LIFESTYLEPhone-Free Bars and Restaurants Are on the Rise Across the U.S.WEIRD AND WACKYNASA Sends Outlook Around the Moon — Immediately Needs IT HelpThe Most Bizarre Tech Announced at CES 2026April Fool's 2026: The Most Ridiculous Tech Pranks We Saw This YearCambodia unveils a statue of famous landmine-sniffing rat Magawa Tech Rec:Sanjay - Split View in FirefoxAdam - Spark MailJoin TTY Live! Find us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
Transcribe →Manuals Are for Bots and We're Not Sorry
Apr 200:35:28Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: AI Models & Big MoneyAnthropic Is Testing 'Mythos,' Its Most Powerful AI Model YetAnthropic Leaked 500,000 Lines of Its Own Source CodeOpenAI Raises Record $122B at $852B ValuationGoogle Employees Have a New AI Tool Called 'Agent Smith'Meta Is Running Intensive AI Training Weeks for EmployeesAI Policy & National SecurityTrump Administration Unveils National AI Policy FrameworkSuper Micro Computer Co-Founder Charged With Diverting $2.5B in Nvidia AI Chips to ChinaPhiladelphia Courts Will Ban All Smart EyeglassesAI and Bots Have Officially Taken Over the InternetTech & InnovationFannie Mae to Accept Crypto-Backed Mortgages for the First TimeOrder Sunlight Whenever and Wherever You Want on DemandHumanoid Robotics Maker Sunday Reaches $1.15B ValuationWeird and WackyA Man Used AI to Call 3,000 Irish Bartenders to Track the Cost of GuinnessYouTuber Resolves Fraternal Disagreement With Excavator and Hilariously Large SwordHigh-Tech Olaf Animatronic Collapses Mid-Performance at Disneyland ParisApril Fool's 2026: The Most Ridiculous Tech Pranks of the YearTech Rec:Sanjay - ParachordAdam - CoPilot budgeting app
Transcribe →Laser Beams to the Face
Mar 2700:29:39Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: PRODUCTS AND PLATFORMSOpenAI Is Shutting Down Its Sora Video App Just Months After LaunchNew Ways to Create Faster with Gemini in Docs, Sheets, Slides and DriveMozilla to Launch Free Built-In VPN in Upcoming Firefox 149BUSINESS AND MARKETSSpaceX to File for US IPO as Soon as This WeekClaude AI Maker Anthropic Said to Weigh IPO as Soon as OctoberGoogle AI Breakthrough TurboQuant Is Pressuring Memory Chip StocksTECH IN THE COURTROOMJury Finds Meta and YouTube Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction TrialJudge Dismisses X Corp Lawsuit Accusing Advertisers of Illegal BoycottNEXT-GEN ENERGYIs DC Power the Future of AI Data Centers?Sodium-Ion EV Battery Delivers 11-Minute Charging and 450 km RangeWEIRD AND WACKY'StravaLeaks': France's Aircraft Carrier Located in Real Time by Fitness AppMeta Buys Moltbook, a 'Social Media Network for AI'Tech Rec:Sanjay - Unfolded Circle Remote 3Adam - Claude Code to build appsFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
Transcribe →Claude Did It in 20 Minutes, Grammarly Did It Without Permission
Mar 2100:45:40Tap to summarizeIn this episode: AI, Military & PoliticsUS military reportedly used Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump calling Anthropic a 'Radical Left AI company' — The GuardianHundreds of Google and OpenAI employees sign open letter urging limits on military AI — TechRadarChatGPT Uninstalls Surge 295% After OpenAI Accepts Pentagon Contract — eWeekAI Industry & WorkforceBlock CFO confirms AI caused mass layoffs: What to know — Yahoo FinanceSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff: Software industry is going to radically expand in capability and scale — CNBCSam Altman says AI isn't very popular in the US right now — Business InsiderMusk's latest interview: AI has entered a self-evolutionary cycle — MEXCNetflix is buying Ben Affleck's AI startup — The VergeVal Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in 'As Deep as the Grave' — VarietyVenture dollars to female founders doubled to a record $73 billion — FortunePrivacy, Ethics & TrustGrammarly is using our identities without permission — The VergeGrammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission — The VergeAI error jails innocent grandmother for months in North Dakota fraud case — Grand Forks HeraldWorkers report watching Ray-Ban Meta-shot footage of people using the bathroom — Ars TechnicaFBI Is Buying Data to Track People — PoliticoTech & ProductsGorilla Glass Ceramic 3 is designed to hold up to years of drops, debuts on Razr Fold — 9to5GoogleApple launches $599 MacBook Neo powered by an iPhone chip — The VergeAnthropic's Claude AI can respond with charts, diagrams, and other visuals — The VergeDigg's open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bots — The VergeDigg — Thanks for being part of our beta. Stay tuned for what comes next. — DiggNASA's DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun — NASAWeird & WackyGermany Built AI-Powered Cyborg Cockroaches and NATO Is Testing Them — TechNowDJI will pay $30K to the man who accidentally hacked 7,000 Romo robots — The VergeHow Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world — MIT Technology ReviewSuperheat — Redefining Energy Infrastructure — SuperheatUnited Airlines can permanently ban passengers who don't wear headphones — The VergeTech Rec:Sanjay - DoNotNotifyAdam - Claude CoworkFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
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