Episode 133: May The 4th Be With You - a podcast by Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker

from 2020-05-04T11:00

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In this Episode:




  • Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing

  • Nextdoor and Walmart partner on a new neighborly assistance program

  • Live Nation stock surges as Saudia Arabia buys $500M stake

  • Tesla vehicles recognize and respond to traffic lights, stop signs with latest software update

  • MIT Develops Wearable Sensors Sewn into Clothes That Monitor Vital Signs

  • Facebook’s Messenger Rooms take on Zoom and Houseparty

  • Zoom update now lets you transcribe calls in real time

  • Amazon revealed to be behind mystery $310,000 donation to bookshops

  • Magic Leap reportedly slashes 1,000 jobs and steps away from consumer plans



Weird and Wacky:




  • Pentagon declassifies and officially releases three UFO videos - including the infamous 'Tic Tac' clip - taken by US Navy pilots and confirms the aircraft are 'unidentified'

  • The Pentagon Has Officially Released Three Videos Showing UFOs

  • Prom 2020: Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 4

  • $500K bet on rock paper scissors ruled invalid by Quebec court

  • This cartoon explains why Elon Musk thinks we’re characters in a computer simulation. He might be right.



Tech Recs:




  • Sanjay - stacks.rocks

  • Adam - Giphy App



TV/Movie Recs:




  • Sanjay - Altered Carbon

  • Adam - Time Trap on Netflix

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