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):
- Adam - Fisher Space Pen
- Sanjay - Startup Cemetery
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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