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Be a CallerTechTime with Nathan Mumm | E77[1] Microsoft Edge is in trouble | Living robots made in lab | 12/04 – 12/10/21
Join us on TechTime with Nathan Mumm this week on the show; Microsoft Edge is in trouble with nasty messages to a buy now pay later scheme. Square changes its name to Block, Twitter removes 3,400 accounts used in government propaganda campaigns, and living robots made in a lab have found a new way to self-replicate. Finally, we have our Pick of the Day Whiskey Tastings, and Marc’s Mumbles brought to us by Stori-Coffee®. All of this on hour one of our two-hour show.
“Welcome to TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm, the show that makes you go “Hummmm” Technology news of the week for December 4th – 10th, 2021.
Episode 77: Hour 1
— [Now on Today’s Show]: Starts at 5:10
— [Top Stories in 5 Minutes]: Starts at 9:09
- FTC sues to block Nvidia deal to buy British chipmaker Arm – https://tinyurl.com/2p9hex45
- Microsoft Edge now bashes Google Chrome when you download it – https://tinyurl.com/4edz93cf
- Twitter Bans Sharing of Private People’s Photos, Videos Without Consent – https://tinyurl.com/ye6hrpkb
- Microsoft Edge buy now pay later scheme met with criticism – https://tinyurl.com/2hv2prst
- Jack Dorsey’s Square changes its name to Block – https://tinyurl.com/3rp3w9un
— [Pick of the Day – Whiskey Tasting Review]: Starts at 19:40
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— [What We Found on the Web]: Starts at 21:38
- Twitter removes 3,400 accounts used in govt propaganda campaigns – https://tinyurl.com/57dmbp9s
- US government agencies bought Chinese surveillance tech despite federal ban – https://tinyurl.com/5n8x63up
— [Technology Insider]: Starts at 35:19
- US Rejects “Killer Robots” Agreement; Proposes Code Of Conduct At UN – https://tinyurl.com/2p9ynrx6
- Living robots made in a lab have found a new way to self-replicate, researchers say – https://tinyurl.com/w6t3y548
— [Marc’s Mumbles brought to us by StoriCoffee®]: Starts at 47:41
— [Pick of the Day]: Starts at 51:18
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