Geeks Squawk Ep 294

Jeff Sandhu | Matt Armitage

07-Apr-17 13:00

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The Geeks talk about Elon Musk's Neuralink, how technology helped a paralysed man feed himself through the power of the mind, streaming taking over physical albums, the effects of blue light on our phones, endless runways in airports, Amazon's delayed release of their checkout-free physical shop, and Matt's King of the Crowd in this extended version of Geeks Squawk!

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Tags: Tech Talk, Geeks Squawk, Matt Armitage, Kulturpop, Elon Musk, Neuralink, Paralysis, Brain-Controlled Movement, Blue Light, Smartphone, Circular Airport Runways, Amazon, King of the Crowd

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