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Geek Squawk - Ep 326

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22-Dec-17 10:00

Geek Squawk - Ep 326

On this episode, the geeks talk about 'Oumuamua’ the mysterious space object, slowing down ageing batteries of older iPhones, Alibaba selling cars in gigantic vending machines, the discovery of self-healing glass, and Facebook’s new facial recognition features.

 

0:28 - Oumuamua Probably Isn't A Spaceship- But It Could Have Passengers

6:11 - Apple Admits Slowing Older IPhones Because Of Ageing Batteries

12:50 - Alibaba Will Soon Begin Selling Cars Using These Gigantic Vending Machines

15:59 - End Of The Smashed Phone Screen? Self-healing Glass Discovered By Accident

19:20 - Facebook Wants Your Face And You'll Probably Let Them Have It

Produced by: Jeff Sandhu


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Tags:  Oumuamua,  space,  Apple,  iphone,  ageing batteries,  Alibaba,  vending machines,  self-healing glass,  Facebook,  facial recognition,  tech talk,  Matt Armitage,  kulturpop


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