The era of simultaneous translation is upon us. In our podcast today, host Olivier Blanchard is joined by fellow analysts Shelly Kramer and Fred McClimans for a discussion about simultaneous translation, exciting new functionality that mobile devices are going to be affording, and what the future of conversations is going to look like — especially on Android devices. THIS WEEK's FAST FIVE > New Features Coming to Android Phones in 2020 are Pretty Cool > Pandora Launches Interactive Voice Ads > Amazon Kicked off Its Celebrity Voice Program for Alexa > Killer Robots Aren't Regulated, Yet > Huawei Sales Soar, Company Now Owns 42% of Chinese Smartphone Market This week's Tech Bites Winner: We explored the news that a thief stole payroll data from someone's car that contained personal information on thousands of Facebook employees. Our Crystal Ball: We circled back to simultaneous translation and talked about when we think we'll see this technology in action. Hint: Not long! INFORMATION: This Futurum Podcast features Olivier Blanchard (@OABlanchard), Shelly Kramer (@ShellyKramer), 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, email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumPodcast on Twitter. To learn more about Futurum Research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. DISCLOSURE: Futurum Research is a research and analysis provider, not an investment advisor. The Futurum Tech Podcast (and all related written notes and materials) is a newsletter/podcast intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Futurum Research does not provide personalized investment advice and no investment advice is offered or implied by this podcast. ###