Summary: <p>In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>China trying out crypto-currency in mock transactions</li> <li>NASA funding experimental fusion rocket technology</li> <li>A robot that is going to try to "guard" the Georgia Aquarium</li> <li>Firefox now does real multi-threading - which is a great thing</li> <li>Microsoft releases a new keyboard which looks a lot like their other keyboards - mostly</li> <li>Uber is now CEO-less</li> <li>MailChimp gets going on breaking out of the online inbox and into the real-world mailbox</li> <li>Facebook tries to go telepathic as they pursue their new mission of bringing the world closer together</li> </ul> <p>And three (!) app recommendations.</p><p>Special Guest: Kashi Sehgal.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.prototypeprime.com">Prototype Prime</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.prototypeprime.com">Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! </a> </li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul> <li><a title="China’s Central Bank Has Begun Cautiously Testing a Digital Currency" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608088/chinas-central-bank-has-begun-cautiously-testing-a-digital-currency/">China’s Central Bank Has Begun Cautiously Testing a Digital Currency</a></li> <li><a title="NASA-Funded Startup to Build Fusion-Powered Rockets" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/250836-nasa-funded-startup-aims-build-fusion-powered-rockets?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=extremetech&utm_medium=title">NASA-Funded Startup to Build Fusion-Powered Rockets</a></li> <li><a title="Robot security guard: first Atlanta job is at Georgia Aquarium" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.myajc.com/business/kempner-robot-guard-will-adorably-patrol-georgia-aquarium/YBykrjWW42IdAfdRpfU35J/">Robot security guard: first Atlanta job is at Georgia Aquarium</a></li> <li><a title="Firefox 54 Finally Supports Multithreading, May Beat Chrome on RAM" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.extremetech.com/internet/250930-firefox-54-finally-supports-multithreading-claims-higher-ram-efficiency-chrome?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=extremetech&utm_medium=title">Firefox 54 Finally Supports Multithreading, May Beat Chrome on RAM</a></li> <li><a title="Microsoft’s new Modern Keyboard has a hidden fingerprint reader" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/16/15815642/microsoft-modern-keyboard-fingerprint-reader-price-availability">Microsoft’s new Modern Keyboard has a hidden fingerprint reader</a></li> <li><a title="Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O." rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/technology/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick.html?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email">Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.</a></li> <li><a title="More than 1,000 Uber employees ask for Travis Kalanick to return - Axios" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.axios.com/over-1-000-uber-employees-ask-for-travis-kalanick-to-return-2446313529.html">More than 1,000 Uber employees ask for Travis Kalanick to return - Axios</a></li> <li><a title="MailChimp Wants To Solve Every Small-Biz Marketing Challenge (Even Snail Mail)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fastcompany.com/40424782/mailchimp-wants-to-solve-every-small-biz-marketing-challenge-even-snail-mail?partner=rss&utm_content=buffer84c39&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer">MailChimp Wants To Solve Every Small-Biz Marketing Challenge (Even Snail Mail)</a></li> <li><a title="How Facebook's Telepathic Texting Is Supposed to Work" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/06/11/how-facebooks-telepathic-texting-is-supposed-to-work.html">How Facebook's Telepathic Texting Is Supposed to Work</a></li> <li><a title="Facebook changes mission statement to ‘bring the world closer together’ | TechCrunch" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/22/bring-the-world-closer-together/">Facebook changes mission statement to ‘bring the world closer together’ | TechCrunch</a></li> </ul>
