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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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GameStop Buys eBay and Other Sentences That Shouldn't Exist
May 800:32:08Tap 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.
Transcribe →AI Builders, Battery Breakthroughs, and the Death of SaaS
Mar 500:36:43Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: Several Meta employees have started calling themselves 'AI builders'Lovable-hosted app littered with basic flaws exposed 18K users, researcher claimsForget solid-state batteries – researchers have made a lithium-ion breakthrough that could boost range and drastically lower costsUber acquiring parking app SpotHero as it moves beyond ride-hailing and food deliveryHow a doomsday AI blog post wiped out billionsThis App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses NearbyHands on: I’m super impressed with the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s new Privacy DisplayTesla touts California robotaxis but does nothing to get permitsFedEx will refund customers for Trump’s tariffs — if there ever are any refundsAndroid’s Find Hub adds iPhone-like luggage tracking linksAnother Oracle outage is messing up US TikTokTech Rec:Sanjay - TogetherLettersAdam - Wisper FlowFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
Transcribe →No Calories in Tiny Reese’s Cups
Feb 2000:27:29Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of themWordPress.com adds an AI Assistant that can edit, adjust styles, create images, and moreOpenClaw founder Steinberger joins OpenAI, open-source bot becomes foundationExclusive: Pentagon threatens to cut off Anthropic in AI safeguards dispute'If someone can inject instructions or spurious facts into your AI’s memory, they gain persistent influence over your future interactions': Microsoft warns AI recommendations are being "poisoned" to serve up malicious resultsNew nickel-iron battery charges in seconds, survives 12,000 cycles Weird and Wacky: This 14-Year-Old Is Using Origami to Imagine Emergency Shelters That Are Sturdy, Cost-Efficient and Easy to Deploy Kévin: "Q: I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?" In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mudTech Rec:Sanjay - Nextmug Plus Adam - https://eventpromokit.enablegood.io/Find us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
Transcribe →You DoorDashed the Door
Feb 1400:31:47Tap to summarizeBrought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newslettersAmazon Ring’s lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillanceHow did the FBI get Nancy Guthrie's Google Nest camera footage if it was disabled — and what does it mean for your privacy?Ring and Flock Safety cancel partnership amidst surveillance criticismWaymo admits that its autopilot is often just guys from the PhilippinesWaymo is asking DoorDash drivers to shut the doors of its self-driving carsAmazon delivery drone strikes North Texas apartment, causing minor damageGoogle is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’Google says attackers used 100,000+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot GeminiIt took two years, but Google released a YouTube app on Vision ProAnthropic raises another $30B in Series G, with a new value of $380BWeird and Wacky: Watch: YouTuber-built ‘world’s most efficient’ drone flies for 3.5 hours straightThe Most Expensive Party Balloon in HistoryFor $1M, you can pay Bryan Johnson (or BryanAI?) to teach you how to live longerTech Rec:Sanjay - Pdfwithlove Adam - Anker USB C Charger with Foldable Plug, 20W USB C Charger BlockFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.
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