Episode 18: Amish Broadband Drones Skynet Malware Furniture Food
Tech Talk Y'all · Edgewise Media
October 2, 201741m 34s
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Show Notes
In this episode we talk about:
- The Amish using computers
- The FCC reclassifying broadband - and surprise, everyone has broadband now!
- Origami drones, drone taxis, and shooting down drones with lasers
- Super accurate GPS chips
- Intel is making chips that think - SkyNet is real
- CCleaner was infected by malware and it has affected a lot of people
- Ikea bought TaskRabbit and, unrelated, put out a virtual reality app
- Walmart wants to have their employees enter your house and stock your fridge
Two fantastic tech recommendations!
Links:
- In Amish Country, the Future Is Calling - The New York Times
- Ajit Pai’s plan to lower broadband standards is “crazy,” FCC Democrat says
- EPFL's Collapsable Delivery Drone Protects Your Package With an Origami Cage - IEEE Spectrum
- Dubai starts testing crewless two-person ‘flying taxis’
- Dubai starts testing flying taxis | VentureBeat
- Lockheed’s Laser Cannon Shoots Drones Out of the Sky, No Fuss
- Superaccurate GPS Chips Coming to Smartphones in 2018
- Loihi is Intel's brainy chip designed to outthink your PC's Core CPU
- CCleaner Infection More Severe Than Thought, Targeted Microsoft, Google, Samsung
- Ikea enters gig economy by buying freelance labour firm TaskRabbit
- Download this: Ikea's AR app lets you preview furniture before you buy