A Robot Named Carol and a Very Lucky Pig

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: Robots & MedicineHumanoid Robots Just Performed Live Surgery for the First Time EverFirst Robotic Single-Port Mastectomy in the U.S. by a Robot Named "Carol"Data, Privacy & SurveillanceScott McNealy: "You Have Zero Privacy Anyway. Get Over It"WNBA Players Scored a Historic Labor Contract — With One Big CaveatNearly a Million Passports and Photo IDs Left Unprotected OnlinePapa Johns Can Predict When Your Fridge Is EmptyPolicy, Platforms & SocietyUK Plans Default Midnight Social Media Curfew for 16- and 17-Year-OldsNetflix May Add Always-On Channels. That's Just Cable.Brown Professor Suspects Most of His Class Used AI to CheatFinland's Last Analogue Landline Phones Go Silent After 150 YearsScience, Space & the FrontierFCC Approves Orbital Space Mirrors; First Test Satellites Launch This YearHard but Lightweight "Bio-Metal" Discovered in Sea Worm JawsHow to Hide from Killer DronesWeird and WackyAutonomous Flying Umbrella Follows and Shields Users from Rain and SunlightThe Uniqlo T-Shirt with an Obfuscated Bash Script on the BackTech Rec:Sanjay - Knockoff Adam - GranolaFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.