Future Forward

Ear Buds. They look goofy… but the battle of the ears is mission critical.

Today: The Coming Tech/Washington Collision…

GD And of course, this week - a big shout out to our friends at IEEE Spectrum. IEEE Spectrum is the flagship magazine and website of the IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization devoted to engineering and the applied sciences. And we’re going to start with a story that they reported with great detail.

Chapter #1 The coming conflict between Washington and the Valley

IEEE: Pentagon Warns Silicon Valley About Aiding Chinese Military

The Divide Between Silicon Valley and Washington Is a National-Security Threat

Rebuilding Trust Between Silicon Valley and Washington

Chapter #2: What’s after Web 2.0?

The Next CEO of Stack Overflow

GitHub Sold for $7.5 Billion in Microsoft Stock

Chapter #3 - The Rabbit Hole

YouTube’s Product Chief on Online Radicalization and Algorithmic Rabbit Holes

Down the Rabbit Hole: Exploring Weird YouTube

After New Zealand Massacre, YouTube’s Algorithm Still Promotes Islamophobic Videos

So it’s springtime… and and Apple TV Plus is in full bloom. Then - The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will be full of Human Support Robots - and ieee has the scoop.And - Apple Pay is now in the credit card business I’m Gene DeRose - and this is Future Forward, I’m… Steven Rosenbaum - Let’s Launch!

SR We’re now on Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play! So we need your help, log in, vote, like us, share. You know the drill - give us some social media love!

GD And of course, this week - a big shout out to our friends at IEEE Spectrum. IEEE Spectrum is the flagship magazine and website of the IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization devoted to engineering and the applied sciences.

Apple made its most important announcement in years on Monday, but critical details were strangely absent
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/25/apple-services-announcement-lacking-critical-details.html

Apple announces Apple Card credit card
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/25/18277417/apple-pay-credit-card-announcement-goldman-sachs-event-2019

Here's the Full Rundown on Apple TV and the New Apple TV+
https://gizmodo.com/heres-the-full-rundown-on-apple-tv-and-the-new-apple-tv-1833541652

Apple TV+ Isn’t Trying to Be the New Netflix
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/03/apple-tv-tim-cook-oprah-winfrey-reese-witherspoon-jennifer-aniston/585700/

Apple's Two-Word Plan for the Future of the Internet: Subscribe Now
http://fortune.com/2019/03/24/watch-apple-event-live-stream-television-news-service/

ROBOTS:

Robots. The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo promise to be full of HSR’s and DSR’s. That’s geek speak for Human Support Robots and Delivery Support Robots.

Robots Will Help Spectators at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/tokyo-2020-olympics-helper-robots

Humanoid Robot can do Gymnastics.
Link: https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/ihmc-developing-new-gymnastinspired-humanoid-robot

For tech, it’s time for introspection. Elizabeth Warren used South By Southwest in Austin to take on Big Tech. Then, on the streets of Austin - a plague of scooters. future of urban transport. And wearables have a cool, and unexpected, future. I’m Steven Rosenbaum - and this is Future Forward, I’m Gene DeRose… Let’s Launch!

This week, we Travel to Texas - to the amazing, overwhelming South By Southwest show. We’ll talk Tech, Politics, and BBQ. Then IEEE reports on a new Drone delivery service that could drop in to a neighboohd near you.

This is Future Forward, and I’m Gene DeRose and I’m Steve Rosenbaum, let’s launch -

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And of course, this week - a big shout out to our friends at IEEE Spectrum. IEEE Spectrum is the flagship magazine and website of the IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization devoted to engineering and the applied sciences.  This week, they’ve got a look at some drone tech you won’t want to miss.

‘More about the practicality’: Reality comes to SXSW 2019

https://digiday.com/marketing/practicality-sxsw-2019-attendees-looking-solutions/

SXSW - Technology:

Comcast NBCUniversal premieres first interactive experience at SXSW

http://dailytexanonline.com/2019/03/09/comcast-nbcuniversal-premieres-first-interactive-experience-at-sxsw

Highlights from a frenzied SXSW day two

https://www.mmm-online.com/home/channel/sxsw/highlights-from-a-frenzied-sxsw-day-two/

SXSW - Politics

SXSW Chief Programmer Hugh Forrest on How the Festival Found Politics

https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/sxsw-chief-programmer-hugh-forrest-how-festival-found-politics/

Trendy SXSW festival is a battleground for 2020 Democrats

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sxsw-festival-today-battleground-for-2020-democrats-2019-03-09/

Ocasio-Cortez at SXSW

https://www.axios.com/ocasio-cortez-criticizes-meh-policies-552179259-2ad8ac4d-b741-497c-b60e-52177290d382.html

Senator Elizabeth Warren talks tech giants, grassroots campaign at SXSW

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2019/03/09/senator-elizabeth-warren-talks-tech-giants-grassroots-campaign-at-sxsw

Amy Klobuchar Talks Health Care, Israel and, Yes, That Comb

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/09/us/politics/amy-klobuchar-2020-staff-interview.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Drones: IEEE Reports:

Zipline Emphasizes Safety With Its Delivery Drones in Preparation for U.S Operations

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/drones/zipline-emphasizes-safety-with-its-delivery-drones-in-preparation-for-us-operations