Future Break Podcast

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Forget the flying car dreams from the 60's. In today's episode, we talk about what cities are doing to become smarter - and how this may affect our convenience and privacy.

Things We Discussed

• What LA and Mecca are doing to become smarter with their infrastructure
• Saudi Arabia's NEOM Project - the city of the future?
• Egypt wants to build a new capital city
• Sensors everywhere

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We live in a world where advertising is pervasive. You just can't escape from it. So how did we get here and what does the future hold? Check out our conversation.

Things We Discussed

• Current state of advertising
• Methods used in advertising
• How platforms use "free" offerings to get your data
• Can we escape an ad-filled world?

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Music by: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

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So Electronic Voting.... what does that look like?

Serge and I did into this from two different perspectives. We discuss the pros and cons.

Find out more in this week's episode.

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We're proud to be sponsored by Discord and we'd love to connect with you there. To continue the conversation, join our server on Discord by going to https://discord.gg/futurebreak

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Music by: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

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You've probably seen the unbelievable videos of Boston Dynamics' robots running, jumping, and even doing back flips! But what does this mean for humanity? Will these robots doom us as a species or help us in unimaginable ways? 

Find out more in this week's episode.

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Elon Musk is probably the most interesting man in the world. The number of ideas, dreams, and visions that he has is staggering – and hard to keep up with. Follow along as we talk about who he is and why he's so important for our time.

Things we discussed:

• Elon's beginnings in South Africa
• Zip2, his first internet company
• X.com and Paypal
• SpaceX and the crazy Russian ICBM story
• Tesla Motors
• The Boring Company

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Photo by Todd Anderson/The New York Times/Redux/Vanity Fair

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Hey Future breakers! In today's episode we revisit China's social credit scoring system and the details of what is currently known about it.

Just imagine if your behavior of playing video games to buying diapers affected your "score" in society.

Well it does for many people today. Be sure to listen to this episode... it will probably make your head spin a little.

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We're proud to be sponsored by Discord and we'd love to connect with you there. To continue the conversation, join our server on Discord by going to https://discord.gg/futurebreak

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Hey Future breakers! We've got a bonus episode out today. In our first-ever interview, we chat with Sarah Kessler about the Gig Economy. Check out our conversation.

Also, Sarah is releasing her book "Gigged: The end of the Job and the Future of Work" is coming out on June 12: Get it on Amazon

You can follow Sarah on Twitter at: twitter.com/SarahFKessler

We're excited to be a part of The Podglomerate network. Find your next favorite show.

We're proud to be sponsored by Discord and we'd love to connect with you there. To continue the conversation, join our server on Discord by going to https://discord.gg/futurebreak

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Every apple fan's favorite day has come and gone and we're here to give you a recap of the awesome new things announced.

Things We Discussed

• iOS 12 features
• This WWDC felt different - in a good way
• Dark Mode on Mac OS
• Screen time controls
• WatchOS features

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We are prepping for some new content and spending some time celebrating Memorial Day here in the states, but we wanted to republish this episode as we will be building off of it on our next podcast.

Cheers!

Peder & Serge

Imagine living in a world where the government monitors everything you do online and offline, and ranks how "trustworthy" you are. If China has it's way, this will soon be reality...

Things We Discussed

• China wants to give all its citizens a Social Credit System
• They will monitor what you do, who you're with, and how hard you work
• A Wisconsin company let employees implant a microchip to buy snacks and open doors

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