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Dec 2020
17m 32s

Tue. 12/15 – Europe’s Big New Rules for ...

Brian McCullough
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Europe’s big new regulatory regime for big tech. More fallout from what looks like the biggest hack our government has ever seen. The FTC asks basically everyone in tech how they get their data. A ‘faraday fabric’ that can serve as an invisibility cloak for radio waves. An interesting raise to make exoskeletons. And a review of the new all electric Ford Must ... Show More
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