A really, really great time was had by all during episode 182 of our weekly live podcast from the Podcast Detroit studios! It seems like we say that all of the time, but it was especially true this time around. From an app designed to streamline your dining process to save you all kinds of time to a new sparkling water on the market that’s got an amazing taste (with or without adding vodka to it…) to another show on our network keeping you up to speed on the latest in the local Detroit music scene that you probably ought to be listening to…
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And we don’t normally do this…but since most of segment one was taken up by Bob and I ranting, here are the stories we didn’t get to this week:
Proposed doubling of H1B salaries: http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/h-1b-visa-bill-introduced-in-us-minimum-pay-more-than-doubled/ar-AAmrdMz
Crazy new robot from Boston Dynamics: http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/2/1/14468126/boston-dynamics-new-wheeled-robot-handle
Silicon Valley planning to move foreign workers to Vancouver? https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/31/in-silicon-valley-plotting-to-get-foreign-born-workers-to-vancouver/
Lego Dimensions has some cool new additions: http://ew.com/gaming/2017/02/02/lego-dimensions-harry-potter-knight-rider-goonies/
Microsoft heads to downtown Detroit: http://komonews.com/news/local/microsoft-to-move-technology-center-to-downtown-detroit
One guy’s really bad TINDER date: http://komonews.com/news/local/oregon-man-left-naked-at-motel-after-bad-tinder-date
Google cutting Gmail access for deprecated browsers: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/030217/you-wont-be-able-to-use-gmail-from-february-8-confirms-google.html
As if being on unemployment wasn’t bad enough… http://www.wxyz.com/news/state-19-million-residents-at-risk-after-potential-release-of-social-security-numbers
Was Gaga’s halftime show a satanic ritual? http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/lady-gaga-super-bowl-halftime-satan-illuminati-confirmed-alt-right-a7564796.html
Royal Oak guy, local app, and $1 million Superbowl win: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2017/02/06/royal-oak-man-wins-million-super-bowl-bet/97542404/
Tom Brady’s missing jersey: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-06/brady-s-missing-super-bowl-jersey-could-get-500-000-at-auction
Tinder glitch lets you snoop on Facebook friends: http://www.vocativ.com/343872/a-new-tinder-glitch-lets-you-lurk-on-your-facebook-friends/
Vulnerable printers: https://www.hackread.com/printers-hacked-worldwide-with-warning/
Vizio’s smart tv’s are watching…and sending data back home: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/vizio-smart-tvs-tracked-viewers-around-the-clock-without-consent/
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