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Episode 51 – Oracle, I don’t Like Your Stupid Cloud ANYWAY!

Published 5 years ago in AI , Amazon , Bitcoin , China , Hack , Microsoft , Storage , Virtual Reality - 0 Comments
Amazon will Spend 60 Million dollars this year with Oracle.  But that won’t stop Ellison from dissing the Hyper Juggernaut.  Amazon can’t do without Oracle, he claims.
Nonetheless, Ellison will sit at the Kids table and he will like it.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/02/oracle_amazon_shift_from_database_2020/
We also discuss:
Never…ever taunt the hackers….ever.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/01/unhackable_bitfi_wallet/
Microsoft fiddles with the storage bits.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/01/onedrive_storage/
Solid state heaven for Netapp & Pure:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/27/gartner_solid_state_array_magic_quadrant_2018/
Gaming…VR Gaming….YES!
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/6/17434432/dave-busters-arcade-virtual-reality-htc-vive
We cover China Ban list… Yes, The Tech Fugitives are on it.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/1/17638480/google-china-search-engine-censored-report
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websites_blocked_in_mainland_China

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Episode 50 – AI Breakdowns and Red Mercury…mmmmmm.

Published 5 years ago in Amazon , Bitcoin , China , Cybercrime , Hack , Microsoft , Oracle , Virtual Reality - 0 Comments
Artificial Intelligence is obviously getting better, smarter, faster.  But there are some … uh… glitches.
Amazon Rekognition “accidentally” matched 28 lawmakers to mugshots…Heh!  AND……Watson also given a black eye by the haters.  Watson AI fed bad data….C’mon people!!
We also discuss:
Amazon rolls out LOTR spinoff…. We can’t WAIT!
https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/28/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-show-writers/
Python’s awesome…blah, blah, blah
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/07/26/python-is-becoming-the-worlds-most-popular-coding-language
https://www.wired.com/story/china-blocks-qualcomms-attempt-to-buy-a-dutch-chipmaker
More Kickass ways that Crypto fails
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/hackers-find-creative-way-to-steal-7-7-million-without-being-detected/
This just in…The Russians may not be our friends
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/16/extradition-has-been-tough-for-accused-russian-hackers.html
Facebook plunge
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-26/facebook-growth-prospects-stalled-by-scandal-regulation?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews
Prime Day
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/19/amazon-internal-documents-what-caused-prime-day-crash-company-scramble.html
Bombs in the cloud
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/26/pentagon-takes-step-closer-to-awarding-10-billion-cloud-contract.html
IBM launches BlockChain trial for financials
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/30/ibm-trials-blockchain-platform-aimed-at-banks.html

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Episode 32 – Interview with Anamita Guha, IBM Product Manager for Watson Developer Labs & AR/VR Labs

Published 6 years ago in Augmented Reality , Virtual Reality - 0 Comments

Welcome back to the Tech Fugitives podcast.   Get your Virtual AND Augmented Reality adjusted by this VERY smart industry expert, IBM’s Anamita Guha.

Listen to Anamita deal with the reality of The Tech Fugitives while we discuss the key differences between augmented and virtual reality, as well as the key applications for each.

Anamita holds a degree in Cognitive Science from UC Berkley, but she still seems normal….on the outside 🙂  It was great to hear about all the incredible ways AR and VR can change the world in the future.  Kyle and I were both intrigued by the learning/education applications!  You will be impressed by Anamita, she is a powerhouse technologist!

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