Episode 336
From ICQ to Hypersonic Jets: Navigating Tech’s Surprises and Missteps
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In this episode:
- ICQ, One of the Oldest Instant Messengers, Is Shutting Down
- Foursquare just laid off 105 employees
- Spotify offers Car Thing refunds as it faces lawsuit over bricking the streaming device
- Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process
- iPhone users may get AI-generated emoji and more app customization than ever with iOS 18
- Framework now lets you upgrade its Laptop 13 with a drop-in 120Hz screen, better webcam, and Core Ultra chip
- Engineers find new way to make ‘wonder material’ Graphene that could change the world
- NHS patients in England to be offered trials for world-first cancer vaccine
- AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once
- IRS opening free online tax filing program to all states
- Mach 10 Breakthrough: GE’s New Hypersonic Jet Engine Could Transform Air Travel
- Musk's $6 billion AI startup follows OpenAI's game plan
- Every Major Electric Vehicle Brand Ranked Worst To Best
- Ohio man plans to take a 2-person submersible to Titanic depths to show the industry is safe after the OceanGate tragedy
- Adam Neumann gives up on his plan to buy back WeWork
- How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet
Weird and Wacky:
Tech Rec:
- Sanjay - Pacsafe Travelsafe
- Adam - Bark Phone
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