Cory visits an Oil and Gas Offshore Technology conference in Texas while Dave flies to Dubai for the Arabian Travel Market and the Future Innovation Summit.
Show Notes & Bookmarks
- 00:07 – See Dave’s hat on his Instagram feed.
- 00:59 – Cory visited The Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2022 and finds that Data is not the new Oil, in fact, oil is still the new oil.
- 09:18 – Aramco actually became the most valuable traded company in the world just after publishing this episode. Due to the Apple share price dropping and the increased price of oil.
- 11:27 – Dave keeps talking about World Travel Market, but actually meant to say Arabian Travel Market
- 14:27 – Oil is a dangerous business. Many accidents and deaths go unreported.
- 18:38 – UAE Solar power is growing including a 2GW plant in Abu Dhabi and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park which will grow to provide 5GW. (Dubai doesn’t have any oil!)
- 19:13 – Clear solar panels are here
- 20:02 – Innovative buildings that house giant windmills.
- 22:09 – Cory recalls some questionable TV show concepts like Bum Fights!
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- 23:29 – Rant. Why do Emirates park the plane so far from the terminal and make you get a bus?
- 26:15 – Rant 2. Why can’t I top up my Du phone using their app, but I can do it on Careem?
- 29:54 – Saudia Airlines targeted my Twitter feed with a B2B ad, relating specifically to their stand at Arabian Travel Market. They may have used MeMob which allows for geofenced targeting.
- 33:10 – The Dubai Future Innovation Summit … not forum as Dave calls it in the podcast. No script for us!
- 34:35 – Digital Triplets is an interesting concept which we will return to. Lots of application for manufacturing and CX and systems design.
- 36:50 – Using VR for pain relief using VR distractions.
- 39:41 – Do we need AI assistants in the metaverse? Sounds helpful. But do we want those AIs interacting on our behalf in a social context? Not sure about that. Hoory.com is thinking about these things.
- 42:54 – Cory’s reaction to Everything Everywhere All at Once, a multiverse film.
- 43:09 – What was the film during the pandemic that was hard to describe without giving away the big idea? Anyway, it wasn’t the movie that Cory saw last week.
- 45:47 – Cory’s reaction to the latest Dr Strange Movie, another multiverse film. Good idea to watch Wandavision before you see it…
