Episode 146
2021: The Rise of Skynet?
In this Episode:
- Tony Hsieh, Zappos Luminary Who Revolutionized the Shoe Business, Dies at 46
- A New Zealand Startup Is Using Microbes to Suck Solid Gold Out of E-Waste
- Gut-Wrenching Photos Show Damage at Arecibo Observatory Following Collapse
- Alphabet’s Loon hands the reins of its internet air balloons to self-learning AI
- Salesforce will buy Slack for $28 billion
- Visa Partners With Ethereum Digital-Dollar Startup That Raised $271 Million
- US Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Would Require Stablecoin Issuers to Obtain Bank Charters
- Hulu’s Watch Party feature is now available to all subscribers
- Discovery to launch streaming service in January starting at $4.99 per month, Verizon customers get year free
- Warner Bros. will release all of its new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max
Weird and Wacky:
- Did John McCracken Make That Monolith in Utah?
- That Mysterious Monolith in the Utah Desert? It’s Gone, Officials Say
- Elon Musk wanted to call his new tequila ‘Teslaquila’ but Mexico said no
Tech Rec:
- Sanjay - RODE PSA 1 Swivel Mount Studio Microphone Boom Arm
- Adam - Stamp Ready
