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Oct 2023
36m 27s

A biometric smart gun with Kai Kloepfer ...

Guy Raz | Wondery
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Biofire founder and CEO Kai Kloepfer believes there’s at least one way to decrease gun deaths in America. Early next year, his company will begin shipping the world’s first handgun with an electronic firing system that unlocks instantaneously upon fingerprint or facial verification. This week on How I Built This Lab, how Kai spent the past decade designing ... Show More
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