TechFirst with John Koetsier
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Geoship now has an actual prototype built of the 500-year-lifespan geodesic dome home
We desperately need more housing that is affordable, sustainable, and mass producible. Geoship thinks they’ve created exactly that, and have...
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Mojo Vision’s smart contact lens is basically feature complete
Mojo Vision has been working on smart contact lenses since years. Recently the company announced its most advanced prototype ever, which VP Steven...
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Does social media censorship cause extremism?
What if the very things we want big social platforms to do to stop the spread of extremism, racism, propaganda, and lies is actually causing more...
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Netflix vs TikTok vs Disney vs Facebook: battle of juggernauts
Who’s winning in the media and entertainment battles? We are currently seeing an epic battle in the mobile space for consumer time, attention...
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Crypto on native land: special economic zones are the new casinos?
Catawba Indian Nation in Rock Hill, South Carolina has established a new Special Economic Zone where the tribe will provide space and regulatory...
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AI for investing: ultimate cheat code?
Automating the on-demand economy: keeping up with Amazon’s 200,000 robots
Here is a 3-core battery-free stamp-sized computer with an ARM processor that...
A Fitbit for your blood: this infrared spectrometer analyzes your health at home
Programmable matter: MIT building self-assembling robots for space
Building an artificial brain: 86B neurons, 500T synapses, and a neuromorphic...
Rarible: Half of e-commerce ‘doesn’t need to be physical’
DeviantArt finding 40,000 fake NFTs a month
The future of surgery is robotic
Cincinnati Children’s using supercomputer, AI for early mental health and...
Thought to text: brain-computer interface lets you type, move robotic arms with...
Can we save dying coral reefs by 3D printing more?
Drone explosion: Cargo UP, air taxi DOWN
Smart seeds: engineering plants to talk via bioluminescence
Why gaming powerhouse Zynga bought Chartboost … before getting bought by...
Why is livestream shopping such a massive trend right now?
Million-qubit quantum computing … at $300 per qubit
Drone defense: 3 ways to detect and stop drone-based terrorism
Meet the AI-powered Cray X German Bionic exoskeleton
2022 app predictions: TikTok, Facebook, Roblox, NFTs, metaverse, fintech …
Can Coincast make crypto as easy as texting?
Can Unity make metaverse glue to connect millions of games and billions of...
Privacy, consolidation, and context in adtech: Liftoff CEO Mark Ellis
Crypto in the browser? Brave adds crypto wallet, NFTs, and DApps natively in...
Smart homes: making them smart from the very beginning
Why smart buildings are stupid hard (and what Mapped is doing about it)
Why 30% of young workers bypass corporate security on purpose
FarmBot … or BotFarm? When the entire farm becomes a robot …
