Dec 5th 2019
Tech News Weekly 110
Now Composed by AI
Hosted by
Jason Howell,
Mikah Sargent
Amazon's Ring, Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon processor, Away's work culture, and an AI keyboard from Amazon.
Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Guests:
Caroline Haskins,
Mishaal Rahman
- Caroline Haskins, formerly of Vice and now of BuzzFeed, joins us to talk about Amazon's Ring. The company, which makes video doorbells and a neighborhood watch app, has made headlines for its close partnership with the police.
- Mishaal Ruh-mawn from XDA Developers gives us a tour of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 765, an SoC with support for 5G connectivity, 120Hz displays, and loads of RAM.
- Jason and Mikah discuss Zoe Schiffer's report, published on The Verge, regarding luggage-maker Away and the company's reportedly toxic work environment.
- Jason tells Mikah about Amazon's new AI-powered keyboard, which can improvise a background track while a musician plays live.
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Links
- Emotional Baggage
- How Ring Went From ‘Shark Tank’ Reject to America’s Scariest Surveillance Company
- ‘F___ CRIME:’ Inside Ring’s Quest to Become Law Enforcement’s Best Friend
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 865’s SPU has integrated Dual SIM, Dual Standby and supports saving driver’s licenses in Android 11
- Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 765 with the Snapdragon X52 5G modem and support for 120Hz displays and 192MP cameras
- Amazon’s new ‘AI keyboard’ is confusing everyone
- Announcing AWS DeepComposer with Jonathan Coulton!
- Break Free - Song Composed with AI | Taryn Southern (Official Music Video)