Future Jam

Informal tech news and commentary for both enthusiasts and casual listeners alike.

Jam to the Center of the Earth 11/05/2021

Jam to the Center of the Earth This week's Jam: there is a proposal to ban private jets, Facebook is removing its facial recognition tech, the earth's inner core is not a solid, Amazon kept driver's tips, and so much more! Discussion: Ban Private Jets - Dumb Tech of the Week Canon's Powershot PX is smart home camera for family moments - 'Squid Game' cryptocurrency, $SQUID, is a scam - Chromecast volume controls are disabled on Android 12 due to a ‘legal issue’ - Tech News Bytes Facebook is shutting down its face recognition system - The McPlant tastes just like any McDonald's burger - Microsoft's Mesh for Teams brings mixed reality to work - 'New hidden world' discovered in Earth's inner core - Instagram is letting people publicly participate in Stories for the first time - More than 140,000 Amazon drivers to be repaid nearly $60 million in alleged withheld tips - Follow Up Story Tesla launches Supercharger pilot program to charge other EVs - /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/21059057

Meta Jam 10/29/2021

Meta Jam This weeks Jam: Apple has new Macs, the Google Pixel series matures, Fisher Price releases a phone for adults, Pinterest learns a thing or two from TikTok and so much more! Dumb Tech of the Week Fisher-Price made a working Chatter telephone for adults - Facebook is rebranding itself as 'Meta' - Mac Event - Pixel Event - Tech News Bytes The Boring Company gets approval for Las Vegas public transportation system - Hertz Announced they Were Buying 100,00 Teslas and 50,000 of which will be rented to Uber Drivers - Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor may let you DJ your own radio show - Pinterest gets more TikTok-like with a ‘Watch’ tab for videos, announces $20M in creator rewards - The new Assassin's Creed educational tour lets you explore the Viking Age - Sinclair Broadcast Group hit by ransomware attack, upending local TV newscasts - /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20978438

Spooky Tech Jam 10/20/2021

Spooky Tech Jam This weeks Jam: You probably have a scary piece of tech lurking in your home right now! Pat, Alex, and Mike expose the horrifying dark side behind some common tech devices and services we use everyday. /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20879585

Fraudulent Jam 10/15/2021

Fraudulent Jam This weeks Jam: Amazon fraud, people's hatred of technology in cars, scooters on sidewalks, and so much more! Dumb Tech of the Week Amazon Fraud Issues- The latest Microsoft Teams update is like something straight out of Black Mirror- This Weeks Discussion Tech in Cars- Tech News Bytes Chevy Bolts are a Fire Hazard and LG has to Pay Out- California could ban gas-powered generators and mowers by 2024- Acer's glasses-free 3D SpatialLabs laptop arrives this winter- Bird will test sensors that prevent riding on sidewalks- Amazon’s new work-from-home policy: let individual teams decide- /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20824634

Super Duper Jam 10/08/2021

Super Duper Jam This weeks jam: Netflix botched the Seinfeld release, scientists held a fat bear contest, GM announced Ultra Cruise, Uber can now track your flight, and a slew of other stories. Dumb Tech of the Week Seinfeld' hits Netflix, but some jokes have been cropped out of view- Lime fights back against QR code snatchers- Is that bear fat or just chonky? Lasers may help scientists find out- Tech News Bytes How and when to upgrade to Windows 11- Tesla is building Model Y bodies with single front and rear castings, a manufacturing first- GM unveils a hands-free driving system that works in nearly all of the US and Canada- Google turns its AI on traffic lights to reduce pollution- European Parliament backs ban on remote biometric surveillance- Uber can now track your flight so a ride home is ready when you land- /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20753180

New Fact Off Podcast: Search "Fact Off" in your Podcast App of Choice 10/08/2021

New Fact Off Podcast: Search "Fact Off" in your Podcast App of Choice Episode 1 is out! Follow the links below to subscribe and listen. Listen and Vote: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: RSS Feed: /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20750267

Amazon and Surface Jam 10/01/2021

Amazon and Surface Jam This weeks jam: the Surface and Amazon announcements, Spotify charging artists extra fees, states are banning fossil fuels and so much more! Dumb Tech of the Week This robotic backpack follows its leader wherever you may wander- Spotify’s New “Marquee” Promotion Feature Is Forcing Artists to Pay to Reach Fans They Already Have — As Much as $0.50 Per Click- Apple finally lets you rate its apps on the App Store- Surface Even Announcements Surface Duo 2- The Surface Laptop Studio- Surface Pro 8- Amazon Announcements Amazon's $250 Echo Show 15 is a giant smart display for your wall- Amazon Astro is an Alexa robot that roams your home- Amazon Glow is a kid-focused video call device with interactive activities- Amazon's Alexa-enabled Smart Thermostat only costs $60- Tech News Bytes Amazon's department store plans reportedly include high-tech dressing rooms- Europe may require all phone manufacturers to use USB-C charging- Illinois becomes 1st Midwestern state to pass a law to phase out fossil fuels- /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20668961

Fact Off Podcast: Pilot Episode Preview 09/30/2021

Fact Off Podcast: Pilot Episode Preview Episode 1 is out! Follow the links below to subscribe and listen. Listen and Vote: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: RSS Feed: /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20659070

Happy Meal Jam 09/23/2021

Happy Meal Jam This weeks Jam: the Mustang Mach-E joins the police force, Lucid Motors handily beats Tesla on range, Alphabet beams internet across the Congo, Microsoft ditches passwords, McDonald's adds a sad meal to the menu, and so much more! Dumb Tech of the Week OpenSea admits insider trading of NFTs it promoted- DoorDash to offer alcohol delivery in 20 states DC, Canada and Australia- Tech News Bytes Michigan State Police to begin testing Ford Mach-E Interceptors- The Lucid Air is the first electric car with a 520-mile EPA-rated range- Alphabet's Project Taara is beaming high-speed internet across the Congo River- Hyundai puts Boston Dynamics Spot robot to work as a factory safety inspector- Tech RIP Microsoft's passwordless plans lets users switch to app-based login- McDonald's begins phasing out plastic toys in Happy Meals- /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20558192

Get your Jam License 09/17/2021

Get your Jam License This weeks Jam: New Apple announcements, Gmail is getting video calls, the Switch had Bluetooth but now it "has" Bluetooth, the end of driver's license tests, and so much more! Dumb Tech of the Week The Gmail app takes calls now, too, because Google wants it to do everything- Nintendo Switch gets Bluetooth audio at last- Apple Announcements- Tech News Bytes Barely anyone is using Apple Pay in stores anymore- Hands-on with Facebook and Ray-Ban’s first pair of smart glasses- Amazon's palm-reading tech is heading to sports stadiums and music venues- Whoop’s new fitness tracker is better thanks to a battery breakthrough- iRobot's latest Roomba can detect pet poop (and if it fails, you'll get a new one)- LG claims its ‘Real Folding Window’ beats folding glass, will ship in 2023- Driver's Test RIP Mississippi nixes road test for new driver’s licenses- Crash-avoidance tech unsurprisingly benefits young drivers the best, data shows- Tesla Autopilot results in decreased driver attention, new study finds- /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20504477

Amazon Sued the Jam 09/03/2021

Amazon Sued the Jam Join the jam this week as they talk about China's new video game restrictions, Amazon sues their competition, new Ai recycling methods, robotaxis, shady bait and switch tactics and so much more! China steps in to regulate brutal '996' work culture. Dumb Tech of the Week The Windows 11 upgrade situation just got less and more confusing. Samsung Is the Latest SSD Manufacturer Caught Cheating Its Customers. Amazon asked FCC to reject Starlink plan because it can’t compete, SpaceX says. Tech News Bytes Online Trolls Actually Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds. Google’s New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping. #AppleToo receives nearly 500 stories of workplace issues in four days. 'The future of recycling': Rumpke is using AI-based sorting robots at its St. Bernard facility. China further slashes kids’ gaming time to just three hours a week. Here’s the robotaxi that will be available on the Lyft app in 2023. South Korea will force Google and Apple to allow third-party payments. Apple says Arizona and Georgia will be first to add state IDs to iPhones. /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20355557

Back To School Jam 08/27/2021

Back To School Jam Pat, a teacher, joins us to discuss back to school tech, the hyperloop, Tesla bot, a new insulin delivery device, Amazon's new department stores, and you can take a quiz with us! Sh%T that will Never Happen Elon Musk says Tesla is working on humanoid robots- Tech News Bytes Amazon is reportedly planning to open mini department stores- OnlyFans bans 'sexually explicit conduct,' but nudity is still okay- Facebook is testing Reels in News Feed and Groups in the US- This ingestible robot delivers insulin to your body without external needles- Virgin Hyperloop unveils new pod concept video- Panasonic’s wearable speaker will literally blow your mind if I’m seeing this image right- Tech RIP Google is shutting down the Android Auto phone app- Back to School Tech Discussion Quiz Show /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20278085

Drive-In Jam 08/19/2021

Drive-In Jam This weeks Jam: a new daytime drive-in theater, the largest new autonomous vehicle network in America, T-Mobile has multiple mishaps, 3D printing houses out of moon rocks, batteries powered by sweat and so much more. Dumb Tech of the Week- Double whammy edition T-Mobile apparently lied to government to get Sprint merger approval, ruling says- T-Mobile confirms data breach affects over 47 million people- Weekly Discussion The future of digital payments- / Tech News Bytes Wendy's plans 700 kitchens expressly for food delivery apps- It Sounds Like Google's Find My Network for Android Will Work Just Like Apple's- Samsung Display Announces Polarizer-less OLED With 25% Less Power Used- NASA's latest space station cargo includes a 3D printing system for lunar soil- Nation's largest fleet of autonomous vehicles launches in Golden, Colorado- Tesla Autopilot: US opens official investigation into self-driving tech- Your next smartwatch could be powered by SWEAT- Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Does Gymnastics?- Loco Drive-In, the country's first daytime drive-in movie theater- Resurrected Tech Local and anonymous social media app Yik Yak is back- /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20190647

Companies All Up in Our Jam 08/13/2021

Companies All Up in Our Jam This week: Fake prototype trucks designed to scam investors, the death of FandangoNow, pay cuts for work from home jobs, companies force you to put a camera in your bedroom, and so much more. Dumb Tech of the Week Nikola electric-truck prototypes were faked and it's founder is Currently under Investigation- Discussion of the Week Big Tech call center workers face pressure to accept home surveillance- Tech News Bytes Apple announces new iPhone features to detect child sex abuse- Here's everything Samsung announced at its August Unpacked event- AirPods will link with an Apple ID in iOS 15 to enable Find My support- TikTok limits the visibility of teens' videos amid safety push- A Powerful New Deepfake Tool Has Digitally Undressed Thousands Of Women- Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money- UN report says most climate change effects are 'unprecedented' and 'irreversible'- Pepsi, Boston Beer team up to deliver boozy Mountain Dew- Tech RIP Vudu and FandangoNow merge into a single streaming service- Story Update Tesla quietly delays Cybertruck to 2022- /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/20127905

Viewership Jam 07/29/2021

Viewership Jam Tesla extends an olive branch to the electric vehicle industry, robots that are designed to make three point shots, wirelessly charging a car while it drives, Alexa gets a male counterpart, intel builds chips for its competitors, and our ever changing viewing habits! Weird Tech of the Week A weird new basketball playing robot: Watch Cassie the bipedal robot run a 5K: Tech News Bytes Elon Musk says Tesla will open its Superchargers to other EVs this year: Researchers are testing concrete that could charge your EV while you drive: Alexa finally gets a new name and voice: Intel will make Qualcomm chips in new foundry deal: Netflix is reportedly developing a live-action Pokémon series: Lucasfilm hires YouTuber who used deepfake to improve 'The Mandalorian: Summer Series- Has Covid changed our viewing habits? The Audience For Almost Everything has Evaporated: /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/19964651

Chippy Chippy Jam Jam 07/22/2021

Chippy Chippy Jam Jam This week's Jam: how the Steam Deck could become a sleeper hit, Windows is now in the cloud, drone pilots rescue lost dogs, and the ongoing chip shortage. Dumb Tech of the Week Facebook Messenger’s new sound emoji let you hear Fast and Furious quotes in your chats: Bird is adding a puzzle to its electric scooters to keep drunk riders off: A robot collision sparked a fire at the UK's top online grocer: Discussion topic Job-Hunters, Have You Posted Your Résumé on TikTok? Tech News Bytes Valve Announces the Steam Deck, a $400 Handheld Gaming PC: Microsoft unveils Windows 365, a Windows 10 PC in the cloud: English drone pilot flies heart-driven missions reuniting lost dogs with owners: TurboTax parent company Intuit is exiting the IRS Free File Program: Tesla has Powerwall backlog of 80,000 orders worth over $500 million: Summer Series: the Chip Shortage Chip Shortage Will Continue To Stymie Muscular Auto Recovery, While Supply Gap Inspires New Ideas: How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts: @thefuturejam (Twitter/Instagram/Facebook) /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/19887455

The Fleeting Jam 07/15/2021

The Fleeting Jam This week's Jam: how Apple set a new bar for privacy, the future of telehealth post Covid, California will allow mining Lithium in a waste of a space, the danger of wet-bulb temps and the final fleet! Links Dumb Criminal’s Using Tech of the Week The FBI's phone for criminals included a custom version of Android- News Story Discussion Apple and Google Crowd out the Competition with Default Apps- Tech News Bytes Marvel says Black Widow made $60 million on Disney Plus Premier Access alone- YouTube’s TikTok competitor YouTube Shorts is rolling out globally- Apple’s iPhone is so good at protecting privacy, advertisers are giving up and switching to Android- Apple is reportedly working on a pay later feature for Apple Pay- Biden's wide-ranging executive order covers Big Tech, net neutrality and more- Scientists Studying Temperature at Which Humans Spontaneously Die With Increasing Urgency- Are electric bikes cheating?- An Incredibly Toxic Lake Will Become One of the US's First Lithium Mines- Cheaper than Uber': Chicago taxi business revamped with new app 'Curb'- MAC AND CHEESE ICE CREAM? KRAFT, VAN LEEUWEN DEBUTS ULTIMATE SUMMER COMFORT TREAT- Summer Series: Telehealth TECH RIP Twitter is killing Fleets- /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/19816103

Share the Jam 07/09/2021

Share the Jam Dumb Tech of the Week Dumb Man in Tech New Car Buying Concept Tech News Bytes Summer Series Touch-free shopping Acceleration of e-commerce The rise of the ‘everything store’ Sharp split between big spenders and penny pinchers Another blow for malls, department stores Casualization of clothing /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/19753832

Catch Up Jam 07/02/2021

Catch Up Jam Dumb Tech of the Week Windows 11 Announced! Tech News Bytes Twitter Poll of the Week Summer series Tech Rasputin (Tech RIP) Follow-up Story /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/19681406

The Jam's Summer Gadget Spectacular 06/24/2021

The Jam's Summer Gadget Spectacular Our brief list of "must have" summer gadgets and gizmos plus a few duds to steer clear from. We also give some quick recommendations for your summer trip. Finally, stick around for some bonus shenanigans to close things out. /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/19587803

Privacy Jam 06/17/2021

Privacy Jam We are back from a week off and we are playing a little bit of catch-up. Creepy Tech of the Week Tech News Bites Summer Series Tech Sent to the Retirement Home Where to find us: @thefuturejam on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter and /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/19501967

Top Five Sci-Fi Summer Blockbusters 06/03/2021

Top Five Sci-Fi Summer Blockbusters Alex and Mike are joined by a special guest to reminisce about their favorite summer sci-fi movie going experiences. Stick around for a summer quiz at the end with our beloved gameshow segment, "Which Came First". *copyright pending -Episode Spoilers Below- Nate 5. Back to the Future 4. The Mummy 3. Mission Impossible 3 2. Independence Day 1. Spiderman Alex 5. X-Men: Days of Future Past 4. Jurassic Park 3. Armageddon 2. Star Wars- A New Hope 1. Independence Day Mike 5. Arrival 4. Minority Report 3. Terminator 2 2. Aliens 1. Jurassic Park /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/19337816

Jamming with Robots 05/27/2021

Jamming with Robots Dumb Tech of the Week Creepy tech of the Week Tech News Bytes Summer Spotlight Series: How has the Pandemic accelerated technology? Tech RIP /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/19257203

Jam Oxygen up your Arse 05/20/2021

Jam Oxygen up your Arse Dumb Tech of the Week Alex's cool new product he found Tech News Bytes News Stories Tech RIP /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/19172756

The Follow-up Jam 05/14/2021

The Follow-up Jam Dumb Tech of the Week Smart Idea of the Week Tech News Bytes Follow Up Stories Tech RIP: Good Riddance Edition Follow us @thefuturejam on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook Voicemail: 513-Bot Cola /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/19102445

The Jam Drones on and On 05/06/2021

The Jam Drones on and On Dumb Tech of the Week Tech News Bytes () Story of the Week Tech on LifeSupport @thefuturejam on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook Voicemail: 513-Bot-Cola /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/18998702

Rent or Buy this Jam 04/29/2021

Rent or Buy this Jam The Jam boys investigate disappearing digital content. the dark truths about working from home, and uncover how we could breath on Mars. Don't miss this weeks podcast episode, "Rent or Buy this Jam". Dumb Tech of the Week Tech News Bytes Main Topic Tech from the Dead /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/18904823

Jam on the Moon 04/22/2021

Jam on the Moon Find out about the difficulties of living on the moon, new solar powered headphones, robotic grocers, and planes that fly themselves. Dumb Tech of the Week Tech News Bytes Main News Stories Back From the Dead Tech of the Week /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/18817838

Dumb Jam 04/15/2021

Dumb Jam Dumb Tech of the Week Tech News Bytes Main Stories Tech Rip /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/18732782

Byte of Jam 04/01/2021

Byte of Jam Slightly shorter, just as Jam packed! Will it be Voltswagen or Volkswagen? Is this another marketing stunt like ihob? The Jam lads also take Amazon to task over their delivery driver policies, reveal how Wi-Fi could be better, & are too old to use Discord. Dumb tech of the week Tech News Bytes Tech Rip Follow-Up /episode/index/show/thefuturejam/id/18562160

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