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- NEXT with John Koetsier
9 things we lost when Google canceled its smart cities project in Toronto
Three years ago Google subsidiary Sidewalk Labs floated visions of smart self-driving cars and smarter technology making Toronto, Canada, a leader among smart…
- NEXT with John Koetsier
Using phones ... as phones again: voice up 36% during quarantine
Texting is nice. Zoom is great for work and birthday parties. And Facebook works for our wider circle of friends. But there's something about good…
- NEXT with John Koetsier
Re-Opening America? Massages, pedicures, and restaurants are big business again in Georgia
Haircuts, pedicures and massages are big business in Georgia again. Restaurants, too. The state started re-opening businesses on April 24 and dropped its…
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Getting robots, drones, self-driving vehicles, and smart machines to work together
We know how to get people to work together. How do you get robots, drones, autonomous vehicles, and smart systems to collaborate? Welcome to TechFirst with…
- NEXT with John Koetsier
Will your next home be a bioceramic geodesic dome? Geoship CEO Morgan Bierschenk says yes ...
Will your next home be a bioceramic dome? They last 500 years, are bugproof, don't rot, mold, or rust ... and they're carbon-neutral. They're also much…
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Fake news: the truth about lies
Fake news: the truth about lies .... what is fake news? How can you spot it? And what can we do about it? In this edition of TechFirst with John Koetsier, we…
- NEXT with John Koetsier
The science of sleep: putting WiFi, Bluetooth, speakers, massagers, and more in a bed
Are WiFi, Bluetooth, massage, adjustable positions, and built-in speakers essential for a good night’s sleep? For the past few weeks, I've been sleeping in a…
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Backing up the planet: How scientists are recreating the entire globe in virtual reality
Today we're stuck at home. Wouldn't it be great to virtually wander the world in virtual reality? (At least until we can go out for real again!) In this…
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Vonage: 2000% increase in telehealth video usage thanks to Coronavirus
Just one health-care startup had 139,000 new doctors join and 1.35 million patients use telemedicine last week. Is this temporary or the evolution of a trend…
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Vonage Founder Jeff Pulver on the next evolution of blockchain-based internet communication
Jeff Pulver created VOIP and founded the $3B Vonage. Now he's reinventing video, voice, and text communications online to fix security issues with Zoom and…
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Is Coronavirus good for the mobile app economy?
Mobile app spend in Q1 2020 was the highest in history. And mobile app use was up 20%. In this episode of TechFirst with John Koetsier, I talk about a story I…
- NEXT with John Koetsier
Tech to connect with quarantined elders in a COVID-19 world with photographer and technologist George Krieger
Coronavirus is leaving our elders alone, lonely, and frightened. In this episode of TechFirst, we dive into the tech you need to stay connected. I talk to…
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COVID-19 and the app economy: crisis & opportunity
Instacart is getting record downloads. Uber and Lyft are seeing record lows. How is Coronavirus impacting the app economy? Will Coronavirus be the death -- or…
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Digital obesity: 2000-person study shows how tech increases loneliness, social isolation, stress
Is technology making us lonely, stressed out, insecure, and narcissistic? In this TechFirst with John Koetsier we dive into a 2,000-person study on the impact…
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Zoho launches Remotely, a free virtual collaboration productivity suite, in response to Coronavirus
Coronavirus is changing how we work ... most tech companies are now telling their employees to work from home. Well, if you work from home, you need tools to…
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Living & working with coronavirus in Beijing, China
What is it like to be living and working in China right now, during the coronavirus epidemic? What's different? We chat with James Ren, who’s currently living…
- NEXT with John Koetsier
Where billions go to die: a deep dive into ad fraud
Ad fraud costs billions each year. Why does that matter to you … and how can we stop it? Welcome to Tech First Draft, with John Koetsier Ad fraud is huge …
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Digital 2020: a state of the union with Hootsuite
We now have almost 8 billion people on the planet ... what kind of digital growth are we seeing from those billions on social, mobile, and the internet as a…
- NEXT with John Koetsier
TFD11: Killing fake reviews, with TrustRadius CEO Vinay Bhagat
Fake reviews are killing our ability to google for the truth Two of the top 9 google suggestions for “fake reviews” are “fake reviews generator” and “fake…
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TFD10: How to make your headphones better … with software
Are your headphones not providing the quality sound that they might actually be capable of? Can you get audiophile quality sound with hardware that doesn’t…
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TFD9: Future proofing, digital transformation, and more ... what brands need to do in 2020
Why is technology so important for the next decade of business? Why is every company a tech company? And how are expectations changing over the next decade? I…
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TFD8: Is TikTok digital crack cocaine? Speaking with Dr. Julie Albright, author of Left To Their Own Devices
Let’s start with TikTok. It gained over 500 million new users just last year. Why is it growing so quickly? When you’re on TikTok -- and other, similar social…
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TFD7: Is indoor air in your house killing you? Chatting with OneLife CEO Christoph Burkhardt
Intro to guest Christoph Burkhardt is the CEO of OneLife They’ve developed a revolutionary new air purifier that they’re releasing at CES 2020 We’re getting a…
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Top 100 apps of 2019: Netflix, Uber, Spotify, Google Pay, Wish, and more
We’re chatting with Apptopia’s VP of Insights Adam Blacker about the top 100 apps of 2019. Which made the cut … what surprised us … what this means for tech…
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Full self-driving cars within 3 years? Expert says yes ...
We’re talking about autonomous driving ... specifically … how soon we can expect self-driving cars? And what changes will they bring in our economy and our…
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iOS spellcheck's massive failure: a symptom of Apple's bad AI?
We talk to Robert Scoble about iOS spellcheck: is it really that bad (yes), why it's that bad (privacy?), and how this will impact Apple's competitiveness…
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Tesla Cybertruck: Automotive designer Fede Ponce on why he ordered
You either love Cybertruck or you hate it. Designer Fede Ponce has worked for Nissan and BMW. He's currently consulting with Mercedes, and won awards for his…
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Amazon's smart home VP on the future of smart home (and what he has in his smart house)
chat with Amazon VP of smart home Daniel Rausch about: what’s in HIS smart home what drives consumer adoption why voice is better than phones for a smart phone…
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Are we wasting billions on smart home tech?
Are we wasting billion on smart home technology? 70% of smart home tech that gets returned ... has nothing wrong with it. TechSee CEO Eiten Cohen surveyed…