Episode 118: It's Heartwarming, like a Hallmark Movie

In this episode:
Bluetooth will support hearing aids, sharing, and a better audio codec
Japanese billionaire Maezawa in $9 million 'social experiment' giveaway
Tesla Motors is now America's most valuable car company
About one-in-five Americans use a smart watch or fitness tracker
Boeing's New CEO Readies for Bumpy Tenure
Best of the best: Our 10 favorite CES 2020 Best of Innovation award winners
Visa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other banking apps, in $5.3 billion deal
Ring confirms it fired four employees for watching customer videos
Scientists Made a Nearly Invincible Lithium-Ion Battery

Weird and Wacky:
The African cocoa farmers who are taking on Big Chocolate
New York teen discovers new planet while interning with NASA
Kids with lazy eye can be treated just by letting them watch TV on this special screen

Tech Rec:
Adam - Joby JB01325 GripTight GorillaPod Stand for Large Phones
Sanjay - Samsung Watch Active2

Links:

• Bluetooth will support hearing aids, sharing, and a better audio codec - The Verge
• Japanese billionaire Maezawa in $9 million 'social experiment' giveaway
• Tesla Motors is now America's most valuable car company
• About one-in-five Americans use a smart watch or fitness tracker
• Boeing's New CEO Readies for Bumpy Tenure
• Best of the best: Our 10 favorite CES 2020 Best of Innovation awa
• Visa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other banki
• Ring confirms it fired four employees for watching customer video
• Scientists Made a Nearly Invincible Lithium-Ion Battery
• The African cocoa farmers who are taking on Big Chocolate