In which Cory & David spin through a recap of noise or news, depending on how you see it in the tech world. From Web5 to sentient Google AIs and more. Then we dive deep into the Hospital of the Future and look at some trends which are affecting patient experience. And our round-up of TV and leisure…
Bookmarks & Notes
Tech News Round- up
- 4:00 – Jack Dorsey babbles on about what he calls Web5. Nothing to see here.
- 4:23 – Dave solves the ‘weaponised personal data‘ problem
- 4:43 – A Google employee is reprimanded for claiming that a Google AI is sentient.
- 8:10 – Elon babbles about the future of Twitter and talks about turning it into a Super-App, which we predicted in an earlier podcast.
- 9:42 – Walled Garden versus Open Source. What happened to AWS? Are they suffering because they are no longer the challenger brand and now the incumbent?
- 12:55 – Publicis can do PR. Viral noise story about a lion. Nothing to see here.
- 13:10 – Time Square in the Sandbox. What happened to decentralisation?
- 14:11 – The naivety of Web3 is baffling.
- 16:23 – Facebook (sorry Meta) tries their hand at avatars and it doesn’t look good.
- 17:24 – Dave’s Great Reassessment – Is this really the best use of our talent and resources? The pandemic forced innovation in vaccines and public health and remote working. And there are other things we could be spending our time and thinking on… like too much plastic in our environment or our reliance on oil. In comparison, Web3 looks a bit petty.. Like a technology looking for a purpose.
- 19:43 – Cory’s thoughts on remote working.
The Hospital of the Future
- 24:40 – The Hospital of the Future needs to consider the patient of the future.
What Are We Up To?
- 42:24 – Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind ride at Disney World.
- 46:49 – Slow Horses series by Apple TV with Gary Oldman
- 48:04 – The Ipcress File Mini Series based on a book by Len Deighton
- 49:08 – The Old Man with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow
