Tech Talk Y'all

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Tech Talk Y'all is a weekly technology news show covering what has happened this week in tech, with hosts Sanjay Parekh and Adam Walker. Sanjay and Adam talk about technology, weird and wacky tech news, and make weekly tech recommendations (a fan favorite). Depending on your level of humor, episodes may or may not be funny (but they definitely are).

  1. 5D AGO

    Pivot! Pivot! (And Other Tech Disasters)

    Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: AI & AUTOMATIONMicrosoft AI chief gives it 18 months for all white-collar work to be automatedAI backlash becomes a real business riskOpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this timeSpotify launching verification badges for podcasts to help listeners avoid AI slopGemini will use Volvo's external cameras to interpret parking signs CYBERSECURITY & PRIVACYHackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect IranA student with a laptop and a radio stopped four high-speed trainsFour OpenClaw flaws let attackers steal data, escalate privileges, plant backdoorsMozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools BUSINESS & MARKETSSpaceX reveals plan for $1.75tn stock market debut that could make Musk a trillionaireFintech firm Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding round TRANSPORTATION & MOBILITYWaymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods$130 a year for EV drivers? Lawmakers push federal road-use fee CONSUMER TECH & CULTUREWhy 'smart' products have started to look like the dumb choiceAndroid boss reveals the unsurprising reason Google Glass ended up in the tech graveyardSpotify will start reserving concert tickets for fansPhilips' new display has a screen on both sides WEIRD AND WACKYBitcoin trader recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after getting 'stoned' 11 years agoAI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can't be trusted aloneSwatch shuts UK stores after crowds queue for new watchChewing gum restores dad's taste and smell years after Covid Tech Rec: Sanjay - OpenRouter Adam - Lovable’s mobile app Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

    42 min

  2. MAY 15

    Mythos, Manhattan, and a Mountain of Mowers

    Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: AI SECURITY & THE BUG HUNTMythos finds a curl vulnerabilityAnthropic's Mythos is already finding security flaws in Apple softwareHackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation BIG TECH & AI PLATFORMSApple could open up iOS 27 to competing AI modelsIntroducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini IntelligenceLovable just backed a company that's looking to bring vibe coding to hardware DATA CENTERS VS. THE GRIDData centers are cutting power to homes, driving homeowners to solar and batteries'Irresponsible': backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan SURVEILLANCE & THE STATEThe FCC Wants Your ID Before You Get a Phone NumberCalifornia to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws STREAMING, SOCIAL & SCREENSMeta launches Instants, a new iPhone app and Instagram feature for ephemeral sharingSpotify to adopt Apple's new video podcast techYouTube viewers watch 2 billion hours of Shorts on TVs each month WEIRD AND WACKYClawdmeter turns your Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard Tech Rec: Sanjay - Paperclip Adam - https://captions.ai/ Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

    42 min

  3. MAY 8

    GameStop Buys eBay and Other Sentences That Shouldn't Exist

    Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: AI & Big TechAnthropic strikes compute deal with Elon Musk's SpaceXAirbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new codeDisney is reportedly building a unified "super app"Gmail's "Help me write" learns to sound like youMeta will track employee mouse movements and keystrokes — for AI training Privacy & PolicyUtah becomes first US state to target VPN use in age-verification lawMaryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in groceriesInstagram ends end-to-end encryption for DMs on May 8 Business & IndustryGameStop offers to buy eBay for $5.6 billionAsk.com officially shuts down — goodbye, Jeeves Science & InnovationMercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttonsWorld's largest intelligent container ship sets sailEight routine vaccines linked to lower dementia risk Weird and WackyStartup says sound waves can replace fire sprinklersSome kids are beating age-verification checks with a fake mustache Tech Rec: Sanjay - Empty Screenings Adam - Claude Live Artifacts Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

    32 min

  4. MAY 3

    The $900 Billion Underdog

    Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: AI FrontierAnthropic's New Mythos A.I. Model Sets Off Global AlarmsMozilla Used Anthropic's Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in FirefoxSam Altman compares Mythos to dropping a bomb while selling a $100B bomb shelterAnthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900BOpenAI releases GPT-5.57-0 wipeout: ChatGPT-5.5 vs Claude 4.7 in 7 impossible testsChina orders Meta to unwind $2B Manus acquisitionHe Built a $1.8 Billion Company Alone with AI Tech Layoffs & Big MovesJohn Ternus named Apple CEO to replace Tim CookNearly 40,000 tech jobs lost in April 202620,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise AI labor crisis concernNetflix plans vertical video feed and AI recommendations Privacy, Security & Age ChecksUS Bill Mandates On-Device Age VerificationBrussels age-checking app hacked in 2 minutes$5 Bluetooth tracker in a postcard exposes Dutch warship Hardware, Science & EngineeringNIST creates 'any wavelength' lasers in tiny circuitsNASA shuts off instrument on Voyager 1Anker made its own AI chip (Thus)YouTuber builds working DRAM in backyardLinux begins dropping Intel 486 supportPancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting resultsBMW one step closer to a color-changing carAlberta startup sells "no-tech" tractors for half price Robots Take the FieldChinese android beats human half-marathon recordJapan Airlines pilots humanoid robots at HanedaTable tennis robot defeats top human players Weird & WackyChinese carmaker patents voice-controlled in-vehicle toiletAir New Zealand adds economy bunk beds (with rules)Hairdryer allegedly used to trick weather sensor for $34K Polymarket betDOJ arrests soldier who made $400K betting on Maduro's removalI bought Friendster for $30K — here's what I'm doing with itNZ DOC: remote tech begins a "new era" for conservation Tech Rec: Sanjay - Citymapper Adam - Claude Design Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

    52 min

  5. APR 16

    A Live Audience Watched Us Talk About Allbirds Buying GPUs

    Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: AI and the WorkplaceAs AI Use Increases at Work, Many Employees Still Choose Not to Use ItLinkedIn Data Shows AI Isn't to Blame for Hiring Decline... YetUber CTO Says AI Spending Plans Fall ShortAllbirds Pivots to Become AI Services Company Security and CryptographyHong Kong Police Can Force You to Reveal Your Encryption Keys$4.8M in Crypto Stolen After Korean Tax Agency Exposes Wallet SeedAI Security Worries Force Company to Abandon Open SourceBitcoin Gets New Expiration Date Thanks to Google Researchers Big Tech and BusinessAmazon to Buy Globalstar for $11.57BOpenAI Slams Anthropic in Memo to ShareholdersGoogle Rolls Out a Native Gemini App for MacSpotify Launches Physical Book Purchases Policy and Digital RightsSouth Korea Introduces Universal Basic Mobile Data AccessMissouri Town Fires Half Its City Council Over Data Center DealEurope Rolls Out Online Age Verification AppThe Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril Energy and ClimateSeven Countries Now Generate 100% Renewable ElectricityHow Denmark Soured on Solar Weird and WackyA Sleek, Wearable Airbag for Cyclists Is Nearly HereHow Filming Your Chores Could Train the Android Butlers of the FutureThe Hottest Apple Product Right Now Isn't What You Think Tech Rec: Sanjay - Hermes Agent Adam - Lovable (don’t judge me) Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

    33 min

  6. APR 10

    Copilot Is a Toy, Mythos Is Classified, Everything's Fine

    Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEOpenAI Raises Record $122B at $852B Valuation as IPO Buzz IntensifiesAnthropic Says Its Latest AI Model Is Too Powerful for Public ReleaseAnthropic Debuts Preview of Powerful New AI Model Mythos in New Cybersecurity InitiativeMicrosoft Says Copilot Is for Entertainment Purposes Only, Not Serious UseUtah Lets an AI Chatbot Renew Some Psychiatric Prescriptions in New PilotGoogle Quietly Launched an AI Dictation App That Works Offline PRIVACY & SECURITYLinkedIn Is Secretly Scanning Your Browser for 6,000+ Extensions RIGHT TO REPAIRDeere Settles US Right-to-Repair Lawsuit with $99 Million Fund and Repair CommitmentsTech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado's Landmark Right-to-Repair Law CULTURE & LIFESTYLEPhone-Free Bars and Restaurants Are on the Rise Across the U.S. WEIRD AND WACKYNASA Sends Outlook Around the Moon — Immediately Needs IT HelpThe Most Bizarre Tech Announced at CES 2026April Fool's 2026: The Most Ridiculous Tech Pranks We Saw This YearCambodia unveils a statue of famous landmine-sniffing rat Magawa Tech Rec: Sanjay - Split View in FirefoxAdam - Spark Mail Join TTY Live! Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

    32 min

  7. APR 2

    Manuals Are for Bots and We're Not Sorry

    Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: AI Models & Big MoneyAnthropic Is Testing 'Mythos,' Its Most Powerful AI Model YetAnthropic Leaked 500,000 Lines of Its Own Source CodeOpenAI Raises Record $122B at $852B ValuationGoogle Employees Have a New AI Tool Called 'Agent Smith'Meta Is Running Intensive AI Training Weeks for Employees AI Policy & National SecurityTrump Administration Unveils National AI Policy FrameworkSuper Micro Computer Co-Founder Charged With Diverting $2.5B in Nvidia AI Chips to ChinaPhiladelphia Courts Will Ban All Smart EyeglassesAI and Bots Have Officially Taken Over the Internet Tech & InnovationFannie Mae to Accept Crypto-Backed Mortgages for the First TimeOrder Sunlight Whenever and Wherever You Want on DemandHumanoid Robotics Maker Sunday Reaches $1.15B Valuation Weird and WackyA Man Used AI to Call 3,000 Irish Bartenders to Track the Cost of GuinnessYouTuber Resolves Fraternal Disagreement With Excavator and Hilariously Large SwordHigh-Tech Olaf Animatronic Collapses Mid-Performance at Disneyland ParisApril Fool's 2026: The Most Ridiculous Tech Pranks of the Year Tech Rec: Sanjay - ParachordAdam - CoPilot budgeting app

    35 min

  8. MAR 27

    Laser Beams to the Face

    Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: PRODUCTS AND PLATFORMSOpenAI Is Shutting Down Its Sora Video App Just Months After LaunchNew Ways to Create Faster with Gemini in Docs, Sheets, Slides and DriveMozilla to Launch Free Built-In VPN in Upcoming Firefox 149 BUSINESS AND MARKETSSpaceX to File for US IPO as Soon as This WeekClaude AI Maker Anthropic Said to Weigh IPO as Soon as OctoberGoogle AI Breakthrough TurboQuant Is Pressuring Memory Chip Stocks TECH IN THE COURTROOMJury Finds Meta and YouTube Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction TrialJudge Dismisses X Corp Lawsuit Accusing Advertisers of Illegal Boycott NEXT-GEN ENERGYIs DC Power the Future of AI Data Centers?Sodium-Ion EV Battery Delivers 11-Minute Charging and 450 km Range WEIRD AND WACKY'StravaLeaks': France's Aircraft Carrier Located in Real Time by Fitness AppMeta Buys Moltbook, a 'Social Media Network for AI' Tech Rec: Sanjay - Unfolded Circle Remote 3Adam - Claude Code to build apps Find us here: sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com Tech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

    30 min
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Tech Talk Y'all is a weekly technology news show covering what has happened this week in tech, with hosts Sanjay Parekh and Adam Walker. Sanjay and Adam talk about technology, weird and wacky tech news, and make weekly tech recommendations (a fan favorite). Depending on your level of humor, episodes may or may not be funny (but they definitely are).

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  • Creator
    Edgewise Media
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    425
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