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Geeks Squawk Ep 322

Matt Armitage, Kulturpop

17-Nov-17 10:00

Geeks Squawk Ep 322

On this episode, the geeks talk about Ex-Google executive is founding a church for people to worship an AI god, Netflix discovered strange things about their audiences, scientist attempt at gene editing, Amazon's cashierless store is almost ready and people have been losing their verified status on Twitter. Also, King Of The Crowd for this week is Bose noise-masking sleepbuds.

 

0:13 - Ex-Google Executive Anthony Levandowski Is Founding A Church Where People Worship An Artificial Intelligence God

3:31 - Netflix Knows Some Very Strange Things About Public Viewing Habits

6:42 - Scientists Have Made Their First Attempt At Gene Editing Inside A Human Patient

12:07 - KOTC: Bose Noise-masking Sleepbuds

15:51 - Amazon’s Cashierless Store Is Almost Ready For Prime Time

20:05 - Richard Spencer And Others Lose Twitter Verified Status Under New Guidelines

Produced by: Jeff Sandhu


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Tags:  GoogleAnthony Levandowskiartificial intelligence godNetflixStangePublic HabitsGene EditingScientistHuman Patientgene therapyIndiegogoBoseSleepbudsAmazon GoCashierless StoreTwitterverified status





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