From ICQ to Hypersonic Jets: Navigating Tech’s Surprises and Missteps

04/06/2024 33 min Episodio 336
From ICQ to Hypersonic Jets: Navigating Tech’s Surprises and Missteps

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Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: ICQ, One of the Oldest Instant Messengers, Is Shutting DownFoursquare just laid off 105 employeesSpotify offers Car Thing refunds as it faces lawsuit over bricking the streaming deviceSpotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund processiPhone users may get AI-generated emoji and more app customization than ever with iOS 18Framework now lets you upgrade its Laptop 13 with a drop-in 120Hz screen, better webcam, and Core Ultra chipEngineers find new way to make ‘wonder material’ Graphene that could change the worldNHS patients in England to be offered trials for world-first cancer vaccineAI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just onceIRS opening free online tax filing program to all statesMach 10 Breakthrough: GE’s New Hypersonic Jet Engine Could Transform Air TravelMusk's $6 billion AI startup follows OpenAI's game planEvery Major Electric Vehicle Brand Ranked Worst To BestOhio man plans to take a 2-person submersible to Titanic depths to show the industry is safe after the OceanGate tragedyAdam Neumann gives up on his plan to buy back WeWork

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