TechTime with Nathan Mumm | 121: Kim Kardashian FAIL on Crypto | Bruce Willis deepfake | Elon Musk | Airdate: 10-4-22

Join us on TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm, the show that makes you go “Hummmm” Technology news of the week for October 2nd – October 8th, 2022.

Today on TechTime with Nathan Mumm, Activision Blizzard illegally withheld raises from unionizing workers, and did Bruce Willis sell his rights to his deepfake face? Elon Musk reveals Optimus, the humanoid robot, as a “fundamental transformation of civilization as we know it.” American inventors Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver were granted US Patent #2,612,994, changing how we price items forever. And a significant “Technology Fail” this week is from a “Kardashian,” specifically Kim Kardashian. In addition, we have our standard features, including “Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment,” “This Week in Technology,” The Technology Fail of the week, and a possible “Nathan Nugget.” Finally, our “Pick of the Day” whiskey tasting and Marc’s Mumble. So, sit back, raise a glass, and welcome to TechTime with Nathan Mumm.

Episode 121: Starts at 1:35
— [Now on Today’s Show]: Starts at 3:04
— [Top Stories in The First Five Minutes]: Starts at 5:02

• Instagram to increase ad load as Meta fights revenue declines – https://tinyurl.com/ykm93jrz
• Bruce Willis’s agent has denied reports that the film star has sold the rights to his face. – https://tinyurl.com/ykdj7wmy
• Tesla boss Elon Musk presents humanoid robot Optimus – https://tinyurl.com/3jmvucbx
• Activision Blizzard illegally withheld raises from unionizing workers, labor board finds. – https://tinyurl.com/2btjkpxu

— [Pick of the Day – Whiskey Tasting Reveal]: Starts at 21:52
Tincup American Whiskey 10 Year  | 84 Proof | $54.95

— [What We Found on the Web]: Starts at 24:23
Messages between Elon Musk and Twitter boss Parag Agrawal have been published in a court filing. They reveal how the pair’s relationship, after a good start, went dramatically south.

— [This Week in Technology]: Starts at 37:45

Barcode Technology Patented – October 7, 1952 – American inventors Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver are granted US Patent #2,612,994 described as “article classification through the medium of identifying patterns.” Of course, today we better know these “identifying patterns” as barcodes. Woodland and Silver eventually sold their patent for only $15,000 but were later inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame.

Barcodes were first used commercially in 1966, there was a requirement to have some sort of industry-standard set for pricing.

— [Marc’s Mumble Whiskey Details]: Starts at 41:21

— [Technology Fail of the Week]: Starts at 43:48
This Weeks Fail comes to us from a Kardashian: Specifically Kim Kardashian.

How do you like losing 95% of your investment money? If you bought EMAX crypto tokens when Kim Kardashian promoted them on Instagram, you have nothing left after she scammed everyone with a Pump and Dump scam. Ethereum max has lost 95% of its value since June 2021, when Kim Kardashian promoted it.

— [Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment brought to us by StoriCoffee®]: Starts at 48:39

— [Pick of the Day]: Starts at 52:55
Tincup American Whiskey 10 Year  | 84 Proof | $54.95

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