Trends With Benefits

Amazon announced some major hardware upgrades, but what’s going on with underlying technology? The push toward more efficient AI and the Amazon Sidewalk network has us debating where the future is headed. Are you ready for everything under one umbrella?

With the ever changing stance on TikTok and WeChat, we’ll take a look at what has been happening, but more importantly, what it means for going forward. What will it mean for 100 million users in the US alone, if a major social media site gets banned? Should it be banned? We’ll give our analysis.

Can tech prevent Forest Fires? Wildfires are the worst they’ve ever been in the Western US. On this episode we take a look at how tech has changed the way we fight them, and how the tech on the horizon could prevent this kind of devastation in the future.

Would you still attend a regular convention? This would normally be the time for IFA which is one of the world’s largest tech conventions. But that’s not really happening and neither is anything else. Do we need conventions? How can we gather when we can’t actually gather? We’ll talk about tech that could make it happen.

Can robots save us all? Robotic development and adaptation has seen a huge increase during the pandemic, from Dr. Spot, to the companion named Pepper. We’ll take a look at whether the increase in robots in our lives can help save us all, or if this is the start of the fall….of Humanity...to the robots.

Can Fortnite force Apple to change the App Store? Epic Games laid down the gauntlet against both Apple and Google by baiting them into removing Fortnite from their respective app stores. But what now? Can Epic win? Or are the two tech giants too big to change?

Fun Times for Facebook. Despite an antitrust hearing, an advertising backlash, and concern of election meddling via it’s platform, Facebook continues to seemingly be….just fine! Should it be broken up? Could it even be broken up? We’ll discuss the pros and cons on this episode.

Should Amazon be broken up? It’s a question the antitrust hearings are trying to answer. However, with their record profits and control in so many industries, the correct question may be; Can Amazon be broken up?

Do you want to live on Mars? The Mars 2020 Perseverance launch is coming up soon, and on today's episode we'll talk about what they hope to accomplish. Will we find evidence of life on Mars? Also there is now a space race to get there. We'll discuss what this means for the future of Mars habitation.

On today's podcast we'll go in depth with how schools are utilizing technology to facilitate education, what is working, and what isn’t working. Will these be permanent changes? Can tech save education?