In this episode we talk about:

• California recommending that you don't keep your smartphone anywhere near your body.
• Kroger is trying to innovate in the retail space to keep ahead of Amazon and Walmart.
• Google can now create a speaking bot that is indistinguishable from a real human.
• A Bitcoin multi-millionaire is donating $85m in Bitcoin to charity.
• Two major flaws have been discovered that affect nearly every computer, smartphone, and computing device in the world.
• HQ Trivia has built a huge following and it's now available on Android too.
• Netflix is watching you and is worried about some of your watching habits.

Plus two great tech recommendations.

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Links:

• Due to cell phone radiation, California recommends texting instead of talking — Quartz — California says the only safe way to talk on your cell phone is to text
• Kroger lets customers check out without registers or cashiers - Business Insider — Kroger is taking a direct shot at Amazon and Walmart and making checkout lanes obsolete
• Google's voice-generating AI is now indistinguishable from humans — Quartz
• Meet "Pine," the Bitcoin Philanthropist Who Set Up the $85 Million Pineapple Fund
• Huge Intel CPU Bug Allegedly Causes Kernel Memory Vulnerability With Up To 30% Performance Hit In Windows And Linux | HotHardware
• Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers
• Mitigations landing for new class of timing attack
• What is HQ Trivia, how to play, and how the app could take America by storm
• Netflix --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techtalkyall/message