Episode 61: Why are they messing with bikes and scooters?.... Rocket packs! - a podcast by Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker

from 2018-12-10T11:00

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In this Episode:




  • Wearables get serious about heart rate (2:42)

  • SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites (5:37)

  • Nine Companies will compete to help NASA astronauts return to the moon (7:40)

  • Bitcoin drops 8% to kick off December (8:48))

  • Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to 'increase lethality' (10:54)

  • 'We have screwed up': Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (15:05)

  • Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge (17:14)

  • Browser Market Share (18:00)

  • Lyft’s pink-wheeled shareable bikes will be available to rent soon (20:40)

  • Marriott data breach: Class-action suit filed; experts ask why it wasn't caught earlier (23:47)



Weird & Wacky Tech (26:31):




  • Tesla "Romance Mode" Will Debut Before Cars Become Fully Self-Driving

  • Wing, Alphabets drone delivery business to begin a pilot in Finland in Spring 2019

  • Why the “y’all” line divides the US North from South, not East from West



Tech Recommendations (34:43):




  • Sanjay - Google Translate

  • Adam - RoboKiller

  • Shannon - 1-800-Contacts Online Eye Exam



Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit



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