In this Episode:

  • Pellion Technologies selling lithium-metal batteries (2:36)
  • Common Wifi can detect weapons, bombs and chemicals in bags (4:55)
  • Too Much Screen Time Harming Children’s Vision? (8:08)
  • IBM-Maersk blockchain alliance cuts oceanic shipping times by 40% (11:00)
  • Telegram launched a feature that’s both terrifying and brilliant (13:45)
  • An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica state website in minutes (15:34)
  • Kroger begins tests of driverless grocery delivery in Arizona (19:05)
  • Twitter Explains API Changes to Employees (21:20)

Weird and Wacky:

  • World's First Space Mining Program Launches in Colorado (23:32)
  • Grabb-It wants to turn your car’s window into a trippy video billboard (25:43)
  • MoviePass Limits Movies and Showtimes Each Day in New Plan (28:08)
  • Amazon said to consider purchase of movie theater chain (30:14)

Tech Recommendations (32:10):

  • Sanjay - TeamViewer
  • Adam - Help Scout

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Weird and Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit.

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Links:

  • The next major innovation in batteries might be here
  • Common Wifi can detect weapons, bombs and chemicals in bags
  • Is Too Much Screen Time Harming Children’s Vision? - American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • IBM-Maersk blockchain alliance cuts oceanic shipping times by 40%
  • Telegram just launched a feature that’s both terrifying and brilliant
  • An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica Florida state website in under 10 minutes