TechTime with Nathan Mumm | 111: Uber Files leaked & explained | “Summertime for Kids” Drew Vernon | Airdate: 7-26-22

Join us on TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm, the show that makes you go “Hummmm” Technology news of the week for July 24th – July 30th, 2022. 

Did your Windows printer stop working recently? Do we have a mind-reading combat jet on the horizon? What happened to our Google engineer that said an AI has feelings? TechTime Radio answers these questions and more on today’s episode. First, we have our expert Nick Espinosa on the show to discuss the “Uber Files” leak. Then, we have a special “Summertime for Kids” using screen-free technologies with guest Drew Vernon and launch a new segment called “Technology Fail of the Week.” In addition, we have our standard features, including “This Week in Technology,” | “Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment,” and, of course, our “Pick of the Day” whiskey tasting. We might even have a “Nugget of the Week” if we do not run out of time. So, sit back, raise a glass, and welcome to TechTime with Nathan Mumm.

Episode 111: Starts at 1:38
— [Now on Today’s Show]: Starts at 3:48
— [Technology Fail of the Week]: Starts at 5:24
— [Top Stories in The First Five Minutes]: Starts at 9:02

•  Kobalt Music Removes More Than 700,000 Songs from Facebook and Instagram – https://tinyurl.com/4jch93j2 
•  A mind-reading combat jet for the future – https://tinyurl.com/5f5t4d98 
• Drone lifeguard service saves teenager from drowning in Spanish sea – https://tinyurl.com/4dhv3s6w 
• Blake Lemoine: Google fires engineer who said AI tech has feelings – https://tinyurl.com/54hnyes6 

— [Pick of the Day – Whiskey Tasting Review]: Starts at 20:11
Belle Meade Reserve | 108.3 Proof | $68.99

— [Ask the Expert with Nick Espinosa]: Starts at 22:14
The Uber Files explained by Nick Espinosa, we have thousands of secret documents made public this month by the British newspaper The Guardian. It reveals how the company courted top international politicians and used ruthless tactics to dominate the taxi service market.

— [This Week in Technology]: Starts at 38:29
July 24, 1950 – The first successful rocket launch occurs at Cape Canaveral.

The rocket, Bumper 8, was a captured German V-2 modified rocket. Offshore tracking of the rocket launch was supported by Navy ships. Telemetry and communications support on Cape Canaveral was provided by equipment and personnel housed in temporary trailers or trucks. Support was also provided by impressive towers and antennas erected near, and in some cases on, the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. The maximum range of these Bumper flights was about 150 miles. Although seemingly insignificant by modern standards, the stage was thus set for many milestones, with the range of Cape-launched rockets ultimately extended to send men to the Moon and spacecraft to the solar system’s outer reaches. Today the surface of the pad contains scars from several bygone missile programs. However, the unbelievable outline of the original Bumper firing table is still clearly visible for all to see.

— [Marc’s Mumbles Whiskey Details]: Starts at 41:00

— [Technology Insider (with Drew Vernon)]: Starts at 43:25
“Summertime for Kids” using screen-free technologies. Drew Vernon explains why we should care about actively limiting screen time for our children during the summer break.

— [Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment brought to us by StoriCoffee®]: Starts at 52:55

— [Pick of the Day]: Starts at 54:24
Belle Meade Reserve | 108.3 Proof | $68
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