TechTime with Nathan Mumm | E85: Technology in China for the Winter Olympics | Car Shopping Online | Airdate: 1-25-22

“Welcome to TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm, the show that makes you go “Hummmm” Technology news of the week for January 24th  –  30th, 2022.

Today on the show, Google is being sued in the US over accusations it deceived people about how to control location tracking. Next, Twitter is all about the NFT’s, debuting Hexagon-Shaped NFT Profile Pictures. In our segment Technology Insider, we investigate the technology problem countries face with the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China. We have our favorite features including, “This Week in Technology,” of course, “Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment,” along with “Ask the Experts” as guest Phil Hennessy joins the show talking about online car purchasing. We have a few “Nathan Nuggets” and, of course, our “Pick of the Day” whiskey tasting. Sit back, raise a glass, and Welcome to TechTime with Nathan Mumm

Episode 85:  Starts at 3:24

— [Now on Today’s Show]: Starts at 6:48
— [Top Stories In The First Five Minutes]: Starts at 10:02

• Google sued over ‘deceptive’ location tracking – Google is being sued in the US over accusations it deceived people about how to control location tracking. – https://tinyurl.com/mazte4rn
• Twitter Debuts Hexagon-Shaped NFT Profile Pictures – https://tinyurl.com/5n8rjj5f
• Elon Musk’s Neuralink plans to implant chips in human brains to treat neural disorders. – https://tinyurl.com/2p8skezz

— [Pick of the Day – Whiskey Tasting Review]: Starts at 22:00

Southshot Bourbon | 80 Proof | $9.19

— [Ask the Expert]: Starts at 24:23

Our guest, Phil Hennessy, has researched online car purchasing and shares his expertise.

 — [This Week in Technology]: Starts at 38:07

January 22, 1984 – Apple Computer broadcasts their now-famous “1984” commercial introducing the Macintosh.

January 24, 1984 – Apple Computer, Inc. launches the Macintosh computer with a demonstration of the computer in front of 3,000 people.

— [Technology Insider]: Starts at 45:13

The Winter Olympics could highlight China’s innovative — and troubling — efforts to control the weather and your data.

— [Nathan Nugget of the Week]: Starts at 52:21

— [Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment brought to us by StoriCoffee®]: Starts at 53:38

— [Pick of the Day]: Starts at 55:00

Southshot Bourbon | 80 Proof | $9.19
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