July 30, 2018

Episode 41: Internet Satellites are the Levi's of the Space Rush

41 minutes

In This Episode:

Uber Drivers Are Committing 'Vomit Fraud' (2:12)

Google's new physical keys to secure your account (6:27)

Miles gives you rewards for almost everything (8:47)

“Waze of Parking” SpotAngels raises 2.3M (11:40)

Google owns Duck.com, but it'll give rival DuckDuckGo a shoutout anyhow (13:04)

A new digital divide: Young people who can’t use keyboards (16:19)

The Allure of Small Towns for Big City Freelancers (18:10)

How to Beat LinkedIn: The Game (21:03)

Facebook is working on a new internet satellite (23:56)

Weird and Wacky Tech (26:35):

Inventor Demonstrates His $443K ‘Iron Man’ Jet Propulsion Suit

This robot will draw and erase anything on your walls

Why there's finally a drug for smallpox even though the disease no longer exists

Pirelli made a tire-shaped Bluetooth speaker that isn’t actually made from tires

Tech Recommendations (34:47):

Sanjay - Here App

Adam - Argus

Shannon - LogiTech Mouse

Plus, an update on Adam's Go Ruck experience.

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

Weird and Wacky theme music from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit.

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