Episode 32: Three Engineers are Saying.... That's Steep!

16/04/2018 52 min
Episode 32: Three Engineers are Saying.... That's Steep!

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode:


Theranos has laid off most of its remaining staff (1:43)
ACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries (4:56)
Robots are not taking over, says head of UN body on autonomous weapons (9:37)
California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers (12:24)
FTC Warns Companies ‘Warranty Void if Removed’ Stickers Are Flatly Illegal (19:44)
Announcing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service (26:18)
Steve Wozniak drops Facebook (30:21)
A long awaited IOT Crisis is Here, and many devices aren’t ready (34:28)


Weird and Wacky:


The seismic signal of Lionel Messi (39:32)
European grid dispute resolved, lost 6 minutes returned to oven clocks (41:14)
Waze crazy routing over a 32% grade road is driving residents nuts (43:17)


Tech Recommendations (46:05):

Sanjay - Wachete
Jack - Bear

Bonus:


Amazon offers fulfillment center tours
Past tech recommendations are available here
Special Guest: Jack Wells.Links:Theranos lays off about 100 employeesACE Submarine Cable Cut Impacts Ten Countries'Robots are not taking over,' says head of UN body on autonomous weapons | Science | The GuardianCalifornia proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengersFTC Warns Companies 'Warranty Void if Removed' Stickers Are Flatly IllegalAnnouncing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS serviceHow to keep your ISP’s nose out of your browser history with encrypted DNSSteve Wozniak drops Facebook: “The profits are all based on the user’s info”A Long-Awaited IoT Crisis Is Here, and Many Devices Aren't Ready

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