Episode 47: T-Pain Drives His Bugatti to Steak 'N Shake (Allegedly)

In This Episode:

• Blood-Testing Firm Theranos to Dissolve (3:00)
• Amazon orders 20,000 vans to build delivery fleet (4:05)
• Yahoo email is still spying on you (6:51)
• Robinhood aims at IPO (8:12)
• Open-access plan could spell end to journal subscriptions (10:33)
• Labor Board Backs Engineers Who Were Fired for Unionizing (14:26)
• An IP address isn't enough to identify a pirate (17:02)
• Norway's plan for a fleet of electric planes (20:06)
• Mercedes Unveils First Tesla Rival in $12 Billion Attack (22:18)

Weird & Wacky Tech:

• This LEGO Bugatti actually drives (26:14)
• Man Cycling around the UK in VR (28:13)
• Japan starts space elevator experiments (29:36)
• Who Caused The Mysterious Leak At The International Space Station? (33:13)
• A touch tablet that rolls and scrolls (36:02)

Tech Recommendations (40:00):

• Adam - Duolingo
• Sanjay - Spruce & Co Screen Cleaning Wipes
• Shannon - Updater

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Links:

• Blood-Testing Firm Theranos to Dissolve - WSJ
• Amazon orders 20,000 vans to build delivery fleet, quadrupling its original purchase
• If you’re still using Yahoo email, it’s still spying on you
• Robinhood aims at IPO as the fintech startup seeks CFO
• Radical open-access plan could spell end to journal subscriptions
• Labor Board Backs Engineers Who Were Fired for Unionizing | WIRED
• US Court of Appeals: An IP address isn't enough to identify a pirate - TechSpot