In your whirlwind fortnightly wrap-up of what’s going on in the world of future tech, we discuss:
- Goldman Sachs’ strange approach to Bitcoin
- How the big 4 accounting firms are prepping for blockchain
- An attempt to herd sheep with robots
- Two seemingly disconnected bits of AI news from Microsoft
- Apple’s exciting VR acquisition
- Electric transportation breakthroughs
- How your pee could make the universe a better place
…oh, and we called our roving reporter, who shares the latest from the US protests.
Thanks for joining us!
Show Links
- Brain Surgeon — That Mitchell & Webb Look
- Goldman Sachs Trashes Bitcoin
- OG Bitcoin Hodler Calls Craig Wright a Fraud
- Chainalysis
- Blockchain 3D Explorer
- Big 4 Auditors Prepping for Blockchain
- Alibaba Signs Blockchain Deal With Chinese Port Operator
- Amazon Patents Supply Chain Tracking Blockchain System
- Episode 21 • Microsoft Azure Blockchain
- Episode 29 • Walmart Food Chain — Skip to 5m 39s
- Minecraft Plugs in to Enjin Blockchain
- Episode 10 • Enjin Gamecoin Discussion — Skip to 58m 22s
- Watch: Robot Dog Herds Sheep
- Microsoft Launches AI Platform for Industrial Control Systems
- Watch: Ocado’s Grocery Packing Robot Warehouse
- Robot Hands Parcel to Delivery Drone
- Microsoft Builds Supercomputer Exclusively for OpenAI
- Microsoft Lays Off Journalists to Replace Them With AI
- Apple Acquires NextVR
- Unreal Engine 5
- NSA’s Secret Tool for Mapping Your Social Network
- Our Top Privacy Tools & Resources
- Privacy and security tool of the week – Matomo
- Tesla Outselling Honda Civic in California
- Mazda Starts Production of Its First Pure EV
- Massive Electric Oil Tankers are Coming
- World’s Largest Electric Plane Takes Flight
- SpaceX Sends Astronauts to International Space Station
- On the Moon, Astronaut Pee Will Be a Hot Commodity
Show Segments
0:00 “I’m a Brain Surgeon”
1:34 Welcome!
2:40 What We’ll Be Covering
3:50 What We’ve Been Up To
11:38 Cryptocurrency & Blockchain News
12:02 Goldman Trashes Bitcoin
19:09 OG Bitcoin Hodler Calls Craig Wright a Fraud
21:59 Cool Tools: Tracking Blockchain Transactions
24:42 Big 4 Auditing Companies Gear Up for Blockchain
28:16 Alibaba Signs Blockchain Deal With Chinese Port Operator
30:15 Amazon Patents Supply Chain Tracking Blockchain System
33:57 Minecraft Meets Blockchain with Enjin
35:04 Tech News
36:53 Microsoft Launches Robot for Industrial Control Systems
37:44 Watch: Ocado’s Grocery Packing Robot Warehouse
38:37 Robot Hands Parcel to Delivery Drone
39:59 Microsoft Builds Supercomputer Exclusively for OpenAI
43:08 Microsoft Lays Off Journalists to Replace Them With AI
44:10 Apple Acquires NextVR
46:31 Unreal Engine 5
49:08 Jordan Cronje
52:26 Privacy News: The NSA’s Map of Your Life
54:16 Cool Tool: Matomo Website Analytics
56:35 Transport News
56:50 Tesla Outselling Honda Civic in California
58:32 Mazda Starts Production of Its First Pure EV
1:00:16 Massive Electric Oil Tankers are Coming
1:02:56 World’s Largest Electric Plane Takes Flight
1:05:16 SpaceX Sends Astronauts to International Space Station
1:06:16 On the Moon, Astronaut Pee Will Be a Hot Commodity
1:09:27 Wrap Up
1:10:35 Outtakes
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