Episode 41: Internet Satellites are the Levi's of the Space Rush - Tech Talk Y'all

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Episode 41: Internet Satellites are the Levi's of the Space Rush

In This Episode:

  • Uber Drivers Are Committing 'Vomit Fraud' (2:12)
  • Google's new physical keys to secure your account (6:27)
  • Miles gives you rewards for almost everything (8:47)
  • “Waze of Parking” SpotAngels raises 2.3M (11:40)
  • Google owns Duck.com, but it'll give rival DuckDuckGo a shoutout anyhow (13:04)
  • A new digital divide: Young people who can’t use keyboards (16:19)
  • The Allure of Small Towns for Big City Freelancers (18:10)
  • How to Beat LinkedIn: The Game (21:03)
  • Facebook is working on a new internet satellite (23:56)

Weird and Wacky Tech (26:35):

  • Inventor Demonstrates His $443K ‘Iron Man’ Jet Propulsion Suit
  • This robot will draw and erase anything on your walls
  • Why there's finally a drug for smallpox even though the disease no longer exists
  • Pirelli made a tire-shaped Bluetooth speaker that isn’t actually made from tires

Tech Recommendations (34:47):
Sanjay - Here App
Adam - Argus
Shannon - LogiTech Mouse

Plus, an update on Adam's Go Ruck experience.

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Sanjay Parekh

Sanjay (suhn' jey) is a serial technology entrepreneur. Currently, he is Entrepreneur in Residence at United Way of Greater Atlanta, a co-founder of TogetherLetters, a service for groups to share updates without using social media, and Edgewise, a marketing content creation company using podcasts as a content engine. He is also a co-host of Tech Talk Y'all, a tech news comedy podcast.