Futurum Tech Webcast

Apple and Qualcomm are close to setting the record for ongoing litigation in the technology sector, but Qualcomm may have found a way to gain an edge after it convinced the courts in China to enforce Qualcomm's patent claims through a ban on Apple's iPhone. Plus our Fast Five: Facebook and Google's latest data breaches; Apple moves to Austin; Imax shutters its VR business; and a really cool technology to help people with disabilities work remotely. Our Tech Bites Winner: The US Congress, for its comical attempt to hold Google's Sundar Pichai to account during a recent congressional hearing on data privacy. Our Crystal Ball: How does the Apple vs Qualcomm litigation finally get resolved, and when? This episode features: Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV), Fred McClimans (@fredmcclimans), and Olivier Blanchard (@oablanchard). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show you may email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumXYZ on Twitter and feel free to direct inquires through that channel as well. To learn more about Future research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. As a reminder, the Futurum Tech Podcast is intended as an informational newsletter only. No investment advice is offered. While equities are frequently discussed, no investment advice is offered or implied.

Apple and Microsoft are atop the leader board when it comes to both product success and market capitalization, or valuation. We take a look at the pro's and con's of each, and layout our predictions on which we think has the right stuff long-term (and why LinkedIn is more important that you might think). Plus our Fast Five: Trend Micro identifies some major security gaps in Industrial IoT (IIoT) protocols; Qualcomm's new Snapdragon "platform" and 5G; Australia's new "show us the data" anti-encryption legislation; Microsoft's iOS update for Outlook; and the US taps Canada as a "trade" partner, seeking the extradition of the CFO of Chinese firm Huawei. Our Tech Bites Winner: Facebook, with its "let's bypass user consent to gather information" approach to trust and transparency. Our Crystal Ball: When we we see Apple deliver a true 5G iPhone? This episode features: Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV) and Fred McClimans (@fredmcclimans). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show you may email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumXYZ on Twitter and feel free to direct inquires through that channel as well. To learn more about Future research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. As a reminder, the Futurum Tech Podcast is intended as an informational newsletter only. No investment advice is offered. While equities are frequently discussed, no investment advice is offered or implied.

Edge Computing: In this special 'research' edition we take a deep dive into the world of Edge Computing - what it is, why it's so important, and how is it enabling the rise of technologies such as IoT and AI, and why it just might upend the market for cloud services! Plus our Fast Five: The rise and fall of Bitcoin and crypto currencies; an update on HPE's Discover event; Amazon steps into the Blockchain; Microsoft matches Apple's valuation; and the latest on the Commercial Lunar Payload System (to the Moon!). Our Tech Bites Winner: Marriott, and its generosity in sharing personal information on over 500 million guests over a four-year period. Our Crystal Ball: Will we fix bias in AI, and will it take regulation to make it happen? This episode features: Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV), Fred McClimans (@fredmcclimans), and Olivier Blanchard (@oablanchard). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show you may email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumXYZ on Twitter and feel free to direct inquires through that channel as well. To learn more about Future research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. As a reminder, the Futurum Tech Podcast is intended as an informational newsletter only. No investment advice is offered. While equities are frequently discussed, no investment advice is offered or implied.

In this special "call in" issue, we ask is technology all that we think it is? And why does it always seem to get us into trouble? Sure, we have some great times, but what about the lies, the lack of transparency, and all the misinformation? Could it be time to break up (with) high-tech? Plus our Fast Five: iPhone manufacturer Foxconn slices $3b in costs; Using AI, predictive analytics, and connected vehicle data to reduce highway accidents; The US applies political pressure against China and Huawei; and Google enhances geolocation and screen-time monitoring. Our Tech Bites Winner: Facebook, with its use of questionable targeting (eg fake news) of its critics. And our Crystal Ball: Will smart-phone prices increase or decrease in 2019?

While Amazon was out hunting for a second (and third) Headquarter's location, every major city in the US was hunting for Amazon. In the end, it's a split decision, with 25,000 employees being sent to both NYC's Long Island City and Virginia's National Landing, sort of. But was it a good deal for Amazon and the cities selected? Or is there more to this story (and the looming protests) yet to play out? Plus our Fast Five: Blackberry targets AI-powered security; SpaceX launches hundreds of tiny satellites; Looking at a cyber-security moonshot to save critical infrastructure; VW plugs in its electric vehicle plans. Our Tech Bites Winner of the Week: Uber, and the missing $11b dollars. This episode features: Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV), Fred McClimans (@fredmcclimans), and Olivier Blanchard (@oablanchard). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show you may email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumXYZ on Twitter and feel free to direct inquires through that channel as well. To learn more about Future research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. As a reminder, the Futurum Tech Podcast is intended as an informational newsletter only. No investment advice is offered. While equities are frequently discussed, no investment advice is offered or implied.

The future of customer experience will be driven by massive amounts of data used to understand the past, the now, and the next. But making sense of that data requires real-time analytics to engage and anticipate customer needs and demands with real currency. In this Interview Series of the Futurum Tech Podcast, Daniel Newman sits down with Wilson Raj, who heads up global product marketing for SAS' customer intelligence products. They discuss the power and future of real-time analytics in helping drive memorable and personalized experiences. This episode features Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanuv). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show you may email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumXYZ on Twitter and feel free to direct inquires through that channel as well. To learn more about Future research please visit www.futurumresearch.com As a reminder, the Futurum Tech Podcast is intended as an informational newsletter only. No investment advice is offered. While equities are frequently discussed, no investment advice is offered or implied.

Samsung has demonstrated its flexibility once again, this time with flexible screens for its line of mobile phones. But is this really the future of mobile? We dive into the flexible vs foldable debate and discuss the larger market impact and the need for that elusive killer app. Plus our Fast Five: The troubling merger of fake news and deep fakes into #DeepFakeNews; Harley Davidson's Project Livewire and the shift to electric motorcycles; Apple's move to sell iPhones through Amazon; Disney's studio earnings and the Disney + streaming service; and the arrival of the ELPIS Center for IoT Security. Our Tech Bites topic: Net Neutrality and how Sprint is throttling Microsoft's Skype service. Our Crystal Ball: Will anybody actually trust, or even buy, Facebook's new Portal video device (or will it follow the Facebook Home Phone into oblivion)? This episode features: Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV), Fred McClimans (@fredmcclimans), and Olivier Blanchard (@oablanchard). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show you may email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumXYZ on Twitter and feel free to direct inquires through that channel as well. To learn more about Future research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. As a reminder, the Futurum Tech Podcast is intended as an informational newsletter only. No investment advice is offered. While equities are frequently discussed, no investment advice is offered or implied.

IBM has taken the next step in its ongoing transformation with the $34 billion acquisition of Linux, JBoss, and OpenShift provider Red Hat. With a long history of working together, there is no doubt about the synergy. But can this really boost IBM's status as a true cloud provider (and the go-to team for hybrid cloud migrations)? Plus our Fast Five: Earnings from Apple and Spotify; Browser extensions that steal user data; Apple's new iPad, Mini, and MacBook offerings; Cyber thieves love Microsoft Office; and Apple Maps tops Google Maps (sort of). Our Tech Bites Winner this week: Facebook's attempt to vet political advertisers falls short. Completely short. And our Crystal Ball this week takes a look into the realistic chances of the US government forcing social giants like Facebook, Google, Twitter, and YouTube to fix the #fakenews issue. This episode features: Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV), Fred McClimans (@fredmcclimans), and Olivier Blanchard (@oablanchard). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show you may email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumXYZ on Twitter and feel free to direct inquires through that channel as well. To learn more about Future research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. As a reminder, the Futurum Tech Podcast is intended as an informational newsletter only. No investment advice is offered. While equities are frequently discussed, no investment advice is offered or implied.

The promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is high, very high. But can we really trust AI systems today to be reliable, accurate, and free from bias? We take a look at three areas were bias is creeping into AI and automated systems. Plus our Fast Five: Tesla pulls its Level 4 Autonomous driving option from its site, while thieves hack a Tesla key fob; Russia and China really hack the POTUS iPhone; Italy targets Apple and Samsung for throttling performance on older phones; and YouTube lets you watch while you surf. Our Tech Bites winner this week? Google, and it's latest coverup. For our Crystal Ball we ask the question "What can we really expect from 5G within the coming year?" The answer might surprise you. This episode features: Fred McClimans (@fredmcclimans) and Olivier Blanchard (@oablanchard). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show you may email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumXYZ on Twitter and feel free to direct inquires through that channel as well. To learn more about Future research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. As a reminder, the Futurum Tech Podcast is intended as an informational newsletter only. No investment advice is offered. While equities are frequently discussed, no investment advice is offered or implied.

Few brands or businesses have been under fire quite like Facebook. From high-profile data leaks and fake news to experiments on the emotions of its users, Facebook has been a leader in all the wrong ways, but Mark Zuckerberg has remained at the helm. Now it's facing an investor revolt seeking an independent Chairman of the Board. Will Zuckerberg remain as Chairman & CEO? Should he? Plus, our Fast Five: Bio-hackers have the a case of the implants; China launches a space race against Elon Musk's SpaceX, Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin; Apple preps a "mini" Big Event; Facebook's misleading user/ad metrics; and YouTube's move into concert tickets. Our Tech Bites Winner this week? Bloomberg's Businessweek, for its did they/didn't they China hardware story. And we take a cut at the future of autonomous vehicles - when will they really hit the mass market? This episode features: Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanuv), Olivier Blanchard (@oablanchard), and Fred McClimans (@fredmcclimans). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show you may email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumXYZ on Twitter and feel free to direct inquires through that channel as well. To learn more about Future research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. As a reminder, the Futurum Tech Podcast is intended as an informational newsletter only. No investment advice is offered. While equities are frequently discussed, no investment advice is offered or implied.