Tech's Wild Week: TikTok Bans, Microplastics, and AI Mysteries

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: Everyone’s Downloading a New Chinese Social Media App Before the TikTok Ban​​With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’TikTok users’ attempted migration to Chinese app RedNote isn’t going too well​​Elon Musk could be China’s pick to buy TikTok, report says​​Instagram alternative Pixelfed now has appsOpenAI’s AI reasoning model ‘thinks’ in Chinese sometimes and no one really knows whyUniversity of Waterloo researchers engineer bacteria to eat microplastics. But is it a pipe dream?Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving behavior2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journeyWeird and Wacky: Judge ends man’s 11-year quest to dig up landfill and recover $765M in bitcoinSome Paris Olympic athletes ask for medals to be replaced after quickly deterioratingWalgreens Replaced Fridge Doors With Smart Screens. It’s Now a $200 Million FiascoTech Rec:Sanjay - Sonos Roam 2 Adam - Cube Timer, Gravity Sensor Flip TimerFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.