Episode 25: Cancer Checkout Computer Charity Compromise Trivia

In this episode we talk about: California recommending that you don't keep your smartphone anywhere near your body. Kroger is trying to innovate in the retail space to keep ahead of Amazon and Walmart. Google can now create a speaking bot that is indistinguishable from a real human. A Bitcoin multi-millionaire is donating $85m in Bitcoin to charity. Two major flaws have been discovered that affect nearly every computer, smartphone, and computing device in the world. HQ Trivia has built a huge following and it's now available on Android too. Netflix is watching you and is worried about some of your watching habits. Plus two great tech recommendations.Sponsored By:Prototype Prime: Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! Links:Due to cell phone radiation, California recommends texting instead of talking — Quartz — California says the only safe way to talk on your cell phone is to textKroger lets customers check out without registers or cashiers - Business Insider — Kroger is taking a direct shot at Amazon and Walmart and making checkout lanes obsoleteGoogle's voice-generating AI is now indistinguishable from humans — QuartzMeet "Pine," the Bitcoin Philanthropist Who Set Up the $85 Million Pineapple FundHuge Intel CPU Bug Allegedly Causes Kernel Memory Vulnerability With Up To 30% Performance Hit In Windows And Linux | HotHardwareResearchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s ComputersMitigations landing for new class of timing attackWhat is HQ Trivia, how to play, and how the app could take America by stormNetflix --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message