Tech Talk Y'all

Episode 11: Bitcoin Fusion Robots use Firefox for Typing Fired Letters to Facebook

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In this episode we talk about:

  • China trying out crypto-currency in mock transactions
  • NASA funding experimental fusion rocket technology
  • A robot that is going to try to "guard" the Georgia Aquarium
  • Firefox now does real multi-threading - which is a great thing
  • Microsoft releases a new keyboard which looks a lot like their other keyboards - mostly
  • Uber is now CEO-less
  • MailChimp gets going on breaking out of the online inbox and into the real-world mailbox
  • Facebook tries to go telepathic as they pursue their new mission of bringing the world closer together

    • And three (!) app recommendations.

    Special Guest: Kashi Sehgal.

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    Links:

    • China’s Central Bank Has Begun Cautiously Testing a Digital Currency
    • NASA-Funded Startup to Build Fusion-Powered Rockets
    • Robot security guard: first Atlanta job is at Georgia Aquarium
    • Firefox 54 Finally Supports Multithreading, May Beat Chrome on RAM
    • Microsoft’s new Modern Keyboard has a hidden fingerprint reader
    • Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.
    • More than 1,000 Uber employees ask for Travis Kalanick to return - Axios
    • MailChimp Wants To Solve Every Small-Biz Marketing Challenge (Even Snail Mail)
    • How Facebook's Telepathic Texting Is Supposed to Work
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    Tech Talk Y'allBy Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker