Episode 73: Parkour, Parkour! - Tech Talk Y'all

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Episode 73: Parkour, Parkour!

In this Episode:

  • Spotify is finally available in India (1:47)
  • FTC creates new task force to investigate tech sector (3:30)
  • Elon Musk has until March 11 to respond to SEC contempt motion (5:06)
  • TikTok puts Facebook on notice with 1 billion downloads (7:36)
  • Doctor uses 5G to direct surgery live from a stage at Mobile World Congress (10:23)
  • FedEx turns to Segway inventor to build delivery robot (15:02)
  • Walmart’s Latest Shift Hurts Some More Than Others (17:38)
  • This is the Stanford thesis presentation that launched Juul (18:47)
  • Y Combinator accidentally let 15,000 people into an exclusive program — and now has decided to do it on purpose (20:50)

Weird & Wacky Tech (22:35:

  • THE TRAUMA FLOOR - The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America (23:07)
  • HoloLens 2 hands-on: This feels like practical magic (27:09)
  • I used a Mercedes-Benz as a Mario Kart controller, and it was amazing (29:19)

Tech Recommendations (30:31):

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