In this episode:

• Ethereum completes the “Merge,” which ends mining and cuts energy use by 99.95%
• Coloradans can now pay state tax bills with cryptocurrency
• TikTok just launched a BeReal clone called TikTok Now
• Hilton to design astronaut suites, facilities for Voyager’s private space station Starlab
• Watch out, Zoom - Slack is here to eat your lunch
• Framework’s new Chromebook is upgradable and customizable
• Elon Musk Says the Optimus, Tesla's Human-Like Robot, Will Premiere on September 30 Amid Investor Hesitancy
• Twitter is facing an exodus of hundreds of workers since Elon Musk pitched them on his vision for the company three months ago

AD BREAK

• Uber apparently hacked by teen, employees thought it was a joke

• Uber Investigating Breach of Its Computer Systems

• Google accidentally transferred a quarter of a million dollars to a blogger and took almost a month to ask for it back

• Getty Images bans AI-generated content over fears of legal challenges

Weird and Wacky:

• 3D printed Blizzflosser is the most customized and quickest way to gently floss all your teeth at once
• The last man selling floppy disks says he still receives orders from airlines
• Watch this team of drones 3D-print a tower

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - USB-C to USB-A adapter & Buy Mullvad cards on Amazon! (ep 175)

Adam - Carrot Weather

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