Tech Talk

According to experts around the world, Industry 4.0 should be on everyone’s lips at the moment. One report predicted digital disruption would replace nearly 40% of incumbents in a dozen industries by 2020. If you’re still on the old ways of operating and delivering value, you’re already dead. We speak to Ron Beck on how to innovate in the age of Industry 4.0.

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This week on Geek Squawk, we are taking things a little bit more serious, talking about the digital divide and the plan for a "Land Grant for the 21st Century" that aims to build technology institutions at universities in America. Also, we'll be looking at the hail mary plan to restart a hacked US electric grid and wrapping up with sausages and tequila to lighten up the mood!

Part 1: 

0:22.17 - The Geography Gap 

Part 2: 

9:32.598 - Power On

14:10.982 - KOTC: Everyday Calendar 

17:50.819 - Sausage & Teslaquila

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Recorded just before the Facebook and Soros smear story broke, today’s show outlines how a smear campaign can be built and looks at the steps needed to stop them.

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Today people everywhere are trying to understand the implication of blockchain which enables mere mortals to manufacture trust through clever code. This has never happened before - trusted transactions directly between two or more parties, authenticated by mass collaboration and powered by collective self-interests, rather than by large corporations motivated by profit. This may not sound like big deal, but a trustworthy global platform for our transactions is indeed - revolutionary.

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In a world of technology, we continually look ahead to build a connected world but knowing where we came from and how life was in the days of our ancestry is important. My China Roots started out of Huihan’s own interest and curiosity about his ancestry story. We talk about how tracing back lives that go hundreds of years back is done in today’s modern world.

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On this episode, the Geeks talk about ASMR and why does it make Matt feel like murdering someone but Jeff feels relaxed. And they discover the latest location of SpaceX's Starman, also King of the Crowd features a brand new smartphone!

0:08.404 - ASMR and the craze for videos causing ‘head orgasms’

12:43.822 - SpaceX's 'Starman' and Its Tesla Roadster Are Now Beyond Mars

16:00.918 - King of the Crowd: Cosmo Communicator

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Do you know what you’re breathing? Most of the times, we are oblivious to what we inhale. But there are many hazardous substances in the air of our homes and offices that are dangerous to some. We speak to Dustin Jefferson, CEO & co-founder of uHoo, a small coffee bottled shape device that measures the quality of the air around you.

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Ever had a thought of starting your own business but just didn’t know where to begin? On this episode, we speak to two minds in very different fields and background on how their journey started from humble beginnings to servicing clients in a full time basis.

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Sometimes it feels more like an episode of the X-Files or one of Infowars’ crazier moments when you’re talking to Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage. Today, I believe we’re talking about the technology and deceased pop stars. That’s right: it’s the singing dead. It’s time to Mattsplain.

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