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Daily Tech News Show

Rearranging the Alphabet - DTNS 3670

Daily Tech News Show

Tom Merritt

Technology, News

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Tuesday Alphabet announced that Google co-founders Larry page and Sergey Brin will step away from their duties as CEO and President and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take on the additional role of CEO of Alphabet. Is this a sign of rougher waters for Google and Alphabet or just the normal evolution of the company?


Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

A tech demo shows off the usual tech things.

0:03.7

Then I'm going to jump to a link using the usual tech devices.

0:07.0

We have a pointing device called a mouse.

0:09.0

Doing the usual tech productivity tasks.

0:11.4

Now we're connected audio. You can see my work, you can point at it, and I can see

0:15.7

your face and we can talk. Except it's 1968 and it's going to set the computing agenda for the

0:20.5

next half century, then almost immediately be ignored.

0:24.4

The mother of all demos on NOAA Little More.

0:27.6

Get it wherever you get your podcasts.

0:31.6

This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats so you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone

0:46.4

else's.

0:49.4

Trains now on Uber.

0:50.8

Tees and sees apply.

0:51.7

Check the Uber app.

0:52.6

Everyone leaves a legacy.

0:54.9

But a legacy can change over time

0:57.0

as new generations re-examine old reputations.

1:00.3

From Wundery and Goalhanger Podcasts,

1:02.4

I'm Afu Hirsch.

1:03.5

I'm Peter Francopan and in a brand new series we're exploring the lives of some of the biggest characters in history.

1:10.0

From Napoleon to Picasso.

1:12.0

And asking, what does their past tell us about our present?

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