Tech on Tap

This week's show looks at the top news stories on WRALTechWire.com, and the team talks about the latest death involving a driverless vehicle, how Slingshot coffee is making a national impact right from our backyard, changes with a former bigwig at Epic Games and the Triangle ranking in the top spots for best cities to start a career and for the best pay.

Jason, Michael, and Laura kick off a new addition to the show where we hear from listeners and friends about different topics in the tech landscape and our first guest is a friend of the show and Director of Big Top, Molly Demarest. Molly gives us some perspective from the startup community concerning Amazon HQ2.

The latest stories from Amazon Watch 2018 bring us to taxes and how the Triangle might have an inroad to HQ2 because of the money Amazon would save in our region.

Our conversation spotlight is with the co-founder of Momentum Learning, Jessica Mitsch and how their fully immersive coding school is changing the landscape on continuing education.

At the end of our show, Jason, Michael and Laura talk about Google IO and if the new technology that Google is releasing will actually help us to unplug.

This week's show looks at the top news stories on WRALTechWire.com, and the team talks about the latest death involving a driverless vehicle, how Slingshot coffee is making a national impact right from our backyard, changes with a former bigwig at Epic Games and the Triangle ranking in the top spots for best cities to start a career and for the best pay.

Jason, Michael, and Laura kick off a new addition to the show where we hear from listeners and friends about different topics in the tech landscape and our first guest is a friend of the show and Director of Big Top, Molly Demarest. Molly gives us some perspective from the startup community concerning Amazon HQ2.

The latest stories from Amazon Watch 2018 bring us to taxes and how the Triangle might have an inroad to HQ2 because of the money Amazon would save in our region.

Our conversation spotlight is with the co-founder of Momentum Learning, Jessica Mitsch and how their fully immersive coding school is changing the landscape on continuing education.

At the end of our show, Jason, Michael and Laura talk about Google IO and if the new technology that Google is releasing will actually help us to unplug.

In the extended cut of our most recent conversation, Jason talks with Joe Milazzo, executive director of the Regional Transportation Alliance. RTA is an advocacy group that sets out to get residents of our region moving more efficiently and effectively.

Coming off of their recent Summit Series, Joe answers the biggest questions surrounding transit in the Triangle. When is 540 going to be finished, creating a faster commute from surrounding towns? Will autonomous transportation ever become the primary mode of transportation? What can we expect in reference to the traffic woes commuters face throughout the Triangle? What did the recent tax hike for public transit go towards?

Towards the end, Jason pitches some novel ideas on how to really get people moving.

In the extended cut of our most recent conversation, Jason talks with Joe Milazzo, executive director of the Regional Transportation Alliance. RTA is an advocacy group that sets out to get residents of our region moving more efficiently and effectively.

Coming off of their recent Summit Series, Joe answers the biggest questions surrounding transit in the Triangle. When is 540 going to be finished, creating a faster commute from surrounding towns? Will autonomous transportation ever become the primary mode of transportation? What can we expect in reference to the traffic woes commuters face throughout the Triangle? What did the recent tax hike for public transit go towards?

Towards the end, Jason pitches some novel ideas on how to really get people moving.

Before getting into our the big topic of the day, Laura runs down the most popular stories of the day and more from WRALTechWire.com. From there, Jason, Michael and Laura talk about the recent official visits to the Triangle by Amazon execs, the leaked information from those visit, and what locations Amazon visited in the area.

The Regional Transportation Alliance's Joe Milazzo is this week's conversation preview and Jason has some big ideas for transit in the Triangle and how we can get people moving faster and better.

The big conversation of the day has to do with the increase in pricing for some of our favorite tech, including mobile apps, social media platforms and Amazon Prime. The team takes on those price hikes and thinks about whether or not they would pay for their favorite free services and how much would they pay for current subscriptions.

Before getting into our the big topic of the day, Laura runs down the most popular stories of the day and more from WRALTechWire.com. From there, Jason, Michael and Laura talk about the recent official visits to the Triangle by Amazon execs, the leaked information from those visit, and what locations Amazon visited in the area.

The Regional Transportation Alliance's Joe Milazzo is this week's conversation preview and Jason has some big ideas for transit in the Triangle and how we can get people moving faster and better.

The big conversation of the day has to do with the increase in pricing for some of our favorite tech, including mobile apps, social media platforms and Amazon Prime. The team takes on those price hikes and thinks about whether or not they would pay for their favorite free services and how much would they pay for current subscriptions.

In a special bonus episode of Tech on Tap, Jason talks to the executive director of the Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA), Joe Milazzo, about the upcoming RTA Summit Series and the exciting things happening with transit in the Triangle.

The RTA has worked for more than 15 years as a voice for the regional business community on transportation.

The RTA Summit Series is a free event happening May 1-3 in Durham, Raleigh and RTP. RSVP at letsgetmoving.org/summitseries to hear from business leaders in the Triangle and share your ideas for how to get the Triangle moving into the future.

In a special bonus episode of Tech on Tap, Jason talks to the executive director of the Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA), Joe Milazzo, about the upcoming RTA Summit Series and the exciting things happening with transit in the Triangle.

The RTA has worked for more than 15 years as a voice for the regional business community on transportation.

The RTA Summit Series is a free event happening May 1-3 in Durham, Raleigh and RTP. RSVP at letsgetmoving.org/summitseries to hear from business leaders in the Triangle and share your ideas for how to get the Triangle moving into the future.

In the extended cut of our most recent interview with WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel, Jason and Greg talk about the current advancements in predictive weather technology as it relates to the recent tornadoes in North Carolina and the upcoming hurricane season. Greg lets the audience in on his favorite features from the new WRAL Weather App and who is to blame if you walk outside without your umbrella. At the end of their conversation, Greg reveals his controversial stance on global warming and what we should do about it.

In the extended cut of our most recent interview with WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel, Jason and Greg talk about the current advancements in predictive weather technology as it relates to the recent tornadoes in North Carolina and the upcoming hurricane season. Greg lets the audience in on his favorite features from the new WRAL Weather App and who is to blame if you walk outside without your umbrella. At the end of their conversation, Greg reveals his controversial stance on global warming and what we should do about it.