In this episode: * Spotify CEO hints HiFi tier delay is related to licensing issues * Alfa Romeo unveils new electric-hybrid SUV with NFT, blockchain technology * Twitter’s direct DM test is a terrible idea * GoPro keeps recording as parrot steals it from tourists and flies off * IRS announces transition away from use of third-party verification involving facial recognition * America’s Bitcoin Miners See Georgia as the New U.S. Hot Spot * Feds arrest married couple, seize $3.6 billion in hacked bitcoin funds * New spinal implant gets paralyzed people up and walking * A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible

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• MIT scientists create a super plastic that’s 2 times stronger than steel
• Apple announces new Tap to Pay feature that turns iPhones into contactless payment terminals
• People Are Selling AirTags with Disabled Speakers that Are Totally Not for Stalking
  • Apple Announces AirTag Updates to Address Unwanted Tracking
• Gopuff stocks its warehouses with items purchased from Instacart, spending tens of thousands per month on the service
• Stuck in KUOW purgatory: Seattle Mazda drivers can't change the radio dial

Weird and Wacky: * Watch robots perform ‘industrial origami’ to fold sheets of steel into an electric scooter * Nearly 500-Mile Lightning Bolt Crosses Three States, Sets World Record