Future Jam Mike Sandberg
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THE FUTURE JAM! a Podcast designed to ignite curiosity about where humanity is headed— tomorrow, ten years from now, or as far as the mind can wander.
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Jam to the Center of the Earth
This week's Jam: there is a proposal to ban private jets, Facebook is removing its facial recognition tech, the earth's inner core is not a solid, Amazon kept driver's tips, and so much more!
Discussion: Ban Private Jets - Link
Dumb Tech of the Week
Canon's Powershot PX is smart home camera for family moments - Link 'Squid Game' cryptocurrency, $SQUID, is a scam - Link Chromecast volume controls are disabled on Android 12 due to a ‘legal issue’ - Link Tech News Bytes
Facebook is shutting down its face recognition system - Link The McPlant tastes just like any McDonald's burger - Link Microsoft's Mesh for Teams brings mixed reality to work - Link 'New hidden world' discovered in Earth's inner core - Link Instagram is letting people publicly participate in Stories for the first time - Link More than 140,000 Amazon drivers to be repaid nearly $60 million in alleged withheld tips - Link Follow Up Story
Tesla launches Supercharger pilot program to charge other EVs - Link -
Meta Jam
This weeks Jam: Apple has new Macs, the Google Pixel series matures, Fisher Price releases a phone for adults, Pinterest learns a thing or two from TikTok and so much more!
Dumb Tech of the Week
Fisher-Price made a working Chatter telephone for adults - Link Facebook is rebranding itself as 'Meta' - Link Mac Event - Link
Pixel Event - Link
Tech News Bytes
The Boring Company gets approval for Las Vegas public transportation system - Link Hertz Announced they Were Buying 100,00 Teslas and 50,000 of which will be rented to Uber Drivers - Link Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor may let you DJ your own radio show - Link Pinterest gets more TikTok-like with a ‘Watch’ tab for videos, announces $20M in creator rewards - The new Assassin's Creed educational tour lets you explore the Viking Age - Link Sinclair Broadcast Group hit by ransomware attack, upending local TV newscasts - Link -
Spooky Tech Jam
This weeks Jam: You probably have a scary piece of tech lurking in your home right now! Pat, Alex, and Mike expose the horrifying dark side behind some common tech devices and services we use everyday.
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Fraudulent Jam
This weeks Jam: Amazon fraud, people's hatred of technology in cars, scooters on sidewalks, and so much more!
Dumb Tech of the Week
Amazon Fraud Issues- Link The latest Microsoft Teams update is like something straight out of Black Mirror- Link This Weeks Discussion
Tech in Cars- Link Tech News Bytes
Chevy Bolts are a Fire Hazard and LG has to Pay Out- Link California could ban gas-powered generators and mowers by 2024- Link Acer's glasses-free 3D SpatialLabs laptop arrives this winter- Link Bird will test sensors that prevent riding on sidewalks- Link Amazon’s new work-from-home policy: let individual teams decide- Link -
Super Duper Jam
This weeks jam: Netflix botched the Seinfeld release, scientists held a fat bear contest, GM announced Ultra Cruise, Uber can now track your flight, and a slew of other stories.
Dumb Tech of the Week
Seinfeld' hits Netflix, but some jokes have been cropped out of view- Link
Lime fights back against QR code snatchers- Link
Is that bear fat or just chonky? Lasers may help scientists find out- Tech News Bytes
How and when to upgrade to Windows 11- Link
Tesla is building Model Y bodies with single front and rear castings, a manufacturing first- Link GM unveils a hands-free driving system that works in nearly all of the US and Canada- Link
Google turns its AI on traffic lights to reduce pollution- Link European Parliament backs ban on remote biometric surveillance- Link
Uber can now track your flight so a ride home is ready when you land-Link -
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