TechTime with Nathan Mumm | 118: Holiday Inn hotels hit by cyber-attack | Musk Popcorn Emoji | Xfinity brings 2 Gbps | Guest Chris Wentz | Airdate: 9-13-22

Join us on TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm, the show that makes you go “Hummmm” Technology news of the week for September 11th – September 17th, 2022.

Today on TechTime with Nathan Mumm, Facebook is trying to copy another company with “CHAT,” Holiday Inn hotels hit by cyber-attack, and Elon Musk appears to be a Popcorn Emoji today. We explain why. Comcast Xfinity will bring 2 Gbps Internet to a few States, and Apple will release another urgent iOS security patch. We have the Founder of EveryKey, Chris Wentz, who will join the show, and we have Gwen Way back with our “Gadgets and Gear” segment. In addition, we have our standard features, including “Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment”; “This Week in Technology”; and a possible “Nathan Nugget,” and, of course, our “Pick of the Day” whiskey tasting. So, sit back, raise a glass, and welcome to TechTime with Nathan Mumm.

Episode 118: Starts at 1:43

— [Now on Today’s Show]: Starts at 4:21
— [Technology Fail of the Week]: Starts at 6:46

Holiday Inn hotels are hit by cyber-attack. IHG, which has some of the world’s largest hotel chains, issued a statement saying it was investigating unauthorized access” to a number of its technology systems.

— [Top Stories in The First Five Minutes]: Starts at 11:02

• Elon Musk appears to have tuned into the Twitter whistleblower Senate hearing on Tuesday – https://tinyurl.com/yp3ykcfn
• Facebook is trying to be Discord with ‘Community Chats’ – https://tinyurl.com/2p86tykw
• Comcast Xfinity Will Bring 2 Gbps Internet to These States – https://tinyurl.com/2p95ce3c
• Apple releases another urgent iOS security patch, This is URGENT. – https://tinyurl.com/ycxwaxwv

— [Pick of the Day – Whiskey Tasting Review]: Starts at 22:58

Ellington Reserve 8 Year Canadian Whisky| $19.00 | 80 Proof

— [Technology Insider Interview Chris Wentz from EveryKey]: Starts at 25:23

EveryKey is the world’s first universal smart key that wirelessly unlocks your phone, computer, or tablet, and automatically logs you into your online accounts when you’re nearby, then locks everything down when you walk away.

— [This Week in Technology]: Starts at 38:45

September 12, 1962 – President John F. Kennedy gave a speech in Houston, Texas, at Rice Stadium.

This 18-minute-long speech was to convince the United States why we should go to the moon. The “We choose to go to the Moon” address was written by both John F. Kennedy and his speech writer, Ted Sorensen.

— [Marc’s Mumbles Whiskey Details]: Starts at 43:07

— Gadgets and Gear with Gwen]: Starts at 44:59

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— [Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment brought to us by StoriCoffee®]: Starts at 50:55

— [Pick of the Day]: Starts at 53:41

Ellington Reserve 8 Year Canadian Whisky| $19.00 | 80 Proof

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