CTP Ep. 101 – Jan. 22, 2017: Controls in the Back
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Hosts & Guests
- Stuart Clark
- Derek Silva
Topics
- Derek and son and the North American International Auto Show
- Major trends: touchscreens, carbon fibre, connected cars, manufacturers promoting self-driving fleets (a la Uber)
- Edward Snowden criticizes BlackBerry for its stance on privacy
- Amazon and Kobo can now offer Canadian ebook discounts from 3 major publishers
- Internal document raises possibility of taxing Netflix and other digital services
- Tim Hortons and Burger King to launch mobile order and pay feature this Spring
- Western team’s app will pay users to visit their favourite business, post about it on social media
- Newly discovered Mac malware found in the wild also works well on Linux
- Uber has been built directly into Google Maps
- http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/01/uber-has-been-built-directly-into-google-maps/
- Works in Canada; Derek already saw it a few days ago in app
Stuff We Like
- Stuart – Open Broadcaster Software
- Derek – Nothing!
What are you up to lately?
- Stuart – Playing around with some video broadcast recording software. Looking at mic booms for podcasting.
- Derek – Went to the North American International Auto Show, getting to the gym on a more regular basis, and looking forward to picking up a new phone and carrier tomorrow.
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Music Credit:
“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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