Future Jam
Informal tech news and commentary for both enthusiasts and casual listeners alike.
Episodes
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
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
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.
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 generat...
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
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This weeks jam: the Surface and Amazon announcements, Spotify charging artists extra fees, states are banning fossil fuels and so much more!
Dumb Tech of the Week
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This weeks Jam: the Mustang Mach-E joins the police force, Lucid Motors handily beats Tesla on range, Alphabet beams internet across the Congo, Microsoft ditches passwords, McDonald's adds a sad meal to the menu, and so much more!
Dumb Tech of the Week
- OpenSea admits insider trading of NFTs it promoted- Link
- DoorDash to offer alcohol delivery in 20 states DC, Canada and Australia- Link
Tech News Bytes
This weeks Jam: New Apple announcements, Gmail is getting video calls, the Switch had Bluetooth but now it "has" Bluetooth, the end of driver's license tests, and so much more!
Dumb Tech of the Week
- The Gmail app takes calls now, too, because Google wants it to do everything- Link
- Nintendo Switch gets Bluetooth audio at last- Link
Apple Announcements- Link
Tech News Bytes
Join the jam this week as they talk about China's new video game restrictions, Amazon sues their competition, new Ai recycling methods, robotaxis, shady bait and switch tactics and so much more!
- China steps in to regulate brutal '996' work culture. Link
Dumb Tech of the Week
- The Windows 11 upgrade situation just got less and more confusing. Link
- Samsung Is the Latest SSD Manufacturer Caught Cheating Its Customers....
Pat, a teacher, joins us to discuss back to school tech, the hyperloop, Tesla bot, a new insulin delivery device, Amazon's new department stores, and you can take a quiz with us!
Sh%T that will Never Happen
- Elon Musk says Tesla is working on humanoid robots- Link
Tech News Bytes
This weeks Jam: a new daytime drive-in theater, the largest new autonomous vehicle network in America, T-Mobile has multiple mishaps, 3D printing houses out of moon rocks, batteries powered by sweat and so much more.
Dumb Tech of the Week- Double whammy edition
- T-Mobile apparently lied to government to get Sprint merger approval, ruling says- Link
- T-Mobile confirms data breach affects over 47 million people- Link
Weekl...
This week: Fake prototype trucks designed to scam investors, the death of FandangoNow, pay cuts for work from home jobs, companies force you to put a camera in your bedroom, and so much more.
Dumb Tech of the Week
- Nikola electric-truck prototypes were faked and it's founder is Currently under Investigation- Link
Discussion of the Week
- Big Tech call center workers face pressure to accept home surveillance- Link
Tesla extends an olive branch to the electric vehicle industry, robots that are designed to make three point shots, wirelessly charging a car while it drives, Alexa gets a male counterpart, intel builds chips for its competitors, and our ever changing viewing habits!
Weird Tech of the Week
Tech News Bytes
- Elon Musk says ...
This week's Jam: how the Steam Deck could become a sleeper hit, Windows is now in the cloud, drone pilots rescue lost dogs, and the ongoing chip shortage.
Dumb Tech of the Week
- Facebook Messenger’s new sound emoji let you hear Fast and Furious quotes in your chats: Link
- Bird is adding a puzzle to its electric scooters to keep drunk riders off: Link
- A robot collision sparked a fire at the UK's top online grocer: Link
D...
This week's Jam: how Apple set a new bar for privacy, the future of telehealth post Covid, California will allow mining Lithium in a waste of a space, the danger of wet-bulb temps and the final fleet!
Links
Dumb Criminal’s Using Tech of the Week
- The FBI's phone for criminals included a custom version of Android- Link
News Story Discussion
- Apple and Google Crowd out the Competition with Default Apps- Link
Te...
Dumb Tech of the Week
Dumb Man in Tech
- TEAM TRUMP’S SOCIAL MEDIA SITE HACKED AND FLOODED WITH SONIC THE HEDGEHOG PORN HOURS AFTER GOING LIVE
- Trump says he will sue social media giants over ‘censorship’
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