EPISODE · Jul 6, 2026 · 22 MIN
Solar Overtakes Coal, Saronic's Drone Boats Rescue Pilots, SCOTUS Protects Location Data, Smartphones and the Baby Bust, Teams Tracking, and Free Win10 Patches
from Tech Gumbo · host Haggai Davis
News and Updates: Solar Passes Coal: Solar supplied more U.S. electricity than coal for the first time in May (12.8% vs 12.2%), even as Trump spends $700M boosting coal power plants. Drone Boat Combat Rescue: Saronic's unmanned Corsair vessel pulled two downed aviators from the Strait of Hormuz, marking a first for the Navy's autonomous Task Force 59 unit. SCOTUS Protects Location History: In Chatrie v. United States, the Court ruled 6-3 that police need a warrant meeting probable-cause standards to access Google Location History data. Geofence Warrants Curbed: The ruling builds on 2018's Carpenter decision, rejecting arguments that voluntarily sharing data with companies like Google strips away Fourth Amendment privacy protections. Smartphones and Falling Birth Rates: A new NBER study estimates the iPhone caused up to 52% of the 2007-2011 U.S. birth rate decline via reduced socializing and more porn access. Teams Adds Location Tracking: Microsoft is reviving a delayed Teams feature that shows coworkers your office location via Wi-Fi check-in, reigniting employee monitoring privacy concerns. Free Windows 10 Security Updates: Microsoft quietly extended free Extended Security Updates for Windows 10 through October 2027, avoidable $30 fee via Microsoft account sign-in or Rewards points.
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