Sam Talks Technology

Sam talked with Benjamin about Governments v GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon). Will governments take back control or will they lose all control?

From the potential new EU tax link & copyright filtering laws, fake news removal, through to the new proposed social media taxes, the GAFA's are under attack for more EU regulation.

The UK parliament even issued a damning verdict today on Facebook and said, "Companies like Facebook should not be allowed to behave like ‘digital gangsters’ in the online world, considering themselves to be ahead of and beyond the law"

We will also discuss Kevin Kelly's new article in Wired called MirrorWorlds 'the dawn of the third internet platform’ which is the one I am most excited about.

Sam talked with Charlie and Thomas about what is a blockchain and why you might need it? We also talked about what apps sit on the blockchain, such as cryptocurrencies, tokens and smart documents.

We talked about what is an ICO and is it a better way for startups to raise money using tokens instead of equity shares? We also talked about the newly announced bank backed STO's. And finally, when will this securely distributed ledger (web 3.0) finally go mainstream?

If you want to learn everything about the blockchain and cryptocurrencies, then this podcast will break it all down for you and piece it altogether to describe how we are going to build the distributed web 3.0 and the dark web in this coming decade.

Sam talked with Raj about Machine Learning (AI). We took a deep dive focus on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the future of home/work. We discussed the differences between narrow, general and super AI.

We also discussed the 'big nine' corporations--Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tencent, Baidu, Alibaba, Microsoft, IBM and Apple--who are the new gods of AI and how they are short-changing our futures to reap immediate financial gain.

Sam talked with Lucy about the changing role of HR, employee activism, speak up culture, social responsibility of companies and corporate ethics and much more about the future of work!

Sam talked with Thomas and Penny about how they were days away from floating on AIM and making the Powers multi-millionaires, to the low of losing their home when it all came to an end after the dot-com market crashed.

The subsequent rollercoaster ride is an amazing story in itself which they tell in this podcast.

They talked about how the lows were low but the subsequent recent highs have been great. Penny has since written a book about her experiences called ‘Business is Personal’

Penny told us in practical terms how she fixed herself and came back to run a successful Mastermind coaching business and was awarded an OBE from the Queen in 2014 for services to business.

This interview is open and very raw with warts and all but you come away feeling invigorated and rooting for Thomas and Penny as they embark on the next chapter of their life journey together.

Steve Karmeinsky is an angel investor and entreprenuer. We talked about the technology hits and misses from 2018 and then Steve gives his predictions for 2019. We discussed wearables, voice assistants, IOT, the future of social media and mobile phones as well as we discussed the future of work now that machine learning is automating work tasks and replacing peoples jobs. Will a 3 day weekend become the new norm?

Sam talks with Katie about the new Cannabis 'Green Rush’. Katie also talked about the launch of her new medicinal cannabis newsletter called ‘The Telegrass’.

We talked about the market opportunity for CBD oil and discussed the hotspots in the world with the UK surprisingly being one of them.

Ninety five tonnes of marijuana were produced in the UK in 2016 for medicinal and scientific use, accounting for 44.9 percent of the world total.

We finally talked about what investors are looking for in new cannabis startups in this new 'green space’?