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See More HERE! In this episode of Fintech Confidential, host Tedd Huff is joined by CI (Confidential Informant), Robert Musiala, co-leader of the Web3 and Digital Assets team at BakerHostetler, to discuss the significant developments in the crypto and fintech space during April 2025. Robert shares his expertise on blockchain law and compliance, providing insights into the evolving regulatory landscape and its impact on the industry.The conversation covers the mainstream adoption of stablecoins, the implications of the Payment Stablecoin Act, and the integration of crypto with traditional financial systems. They also delve into the expansion of programmable money, the shifting regulatory environment, and the growing security threats in the crypto space.Takeaways:1️⃣ Stablecoins are becoming a viable solution for faster and more transparent payments.2️⃣ The Payment Stablecoin Act is prompting companies to adjust their strategies in anticipation of new regulations.3️⃣ Kraken's expansion demonstrates the blending of crypto and traditional finance.4️⃣ Programmable money is enabling automation in financial processes.5️⃣ Security remains a top concern, with sophisticated attacks targeting the crypto infrastructure.Links:Guest:Robert A. Musiala Jr. BakerHostetler Profile: https://www.bakerlaw.com/professionals/robert-a-musiala-jr/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-a-musiala-jr-esq-cfcs-b6534bb/Company:BakerHostetler: https://www.bakerlaw.com/The Blockchain Monitor: https://www.theblockchainmonitor.com/Fintech Confidential:Podcast: https://fintechconfidential.com/listenNotifications: https://fintechconfidential.com/accessLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fintechconfidentialX: https://x.com/FTconfidentialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fintechconfidentialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/fintechconfidentialSupporters:Bitcoin 2025 - Bringing together digital asset leaders in Las Vegas to explore Bitcoin's role in capital markets, featuring speakers like Michael Saylor, Caitlin Long, and Elizabeth Stark - https://fintechconfidential.com/btc25DFNS - Offering Wallets as a Service with military-grade security and enterprise-grade scalability - https://fintechconfidential.com/dfnsSkyflow - Helping FinTechs build secure experiences without managing customer data directly - https://skyflowsecure.comHawk AI - Providing real-time fraud prevention and AML compliance for FinTechs - https://getHawkai.comAbout:Guest: Robert Musiala has been working in the blockchain and digital assets market since 2012 and has led multiple digital asset investigations, including as the court-appointed receiver over cryptocurrency investment funds used in a major fraud. He advises on various regulatory compliance issues involving digital assets and has drafted/negotiated agreements for a wide range of transactions in the fintech, digital assets, Web3, and NFT markets. He is the inventor of two blockchain patents and co-leader of the Web3 and Digital Assets team at BakerHostetler.Host: Tedd Huff is the Founder of Voalyre and Diamond D3, professional services consulting firms focused on global payments and marketing. He is also a video podcast host and executive producer on the Fintech Confidential network. Over the past 24 years, he has contributed to FinTech startups as an Advisory Board Member, Co-Founder, and Chief Experience Officer, providing strategic and tactical direction for global companies, focusing on growth...
What if you could have custom lights on your house for every single holiday - but you only had to install them once, ever? Valley Trimlight (435-776-5848) offers a permanent solution that's still fully customizable, anytime, from anywhere. Learn how it works, at https://valleytrimlight.com Valley Trimlight City: West Bountiful Address: 871 W 1950 N West Website: https://valleytrimlight.com/ Phone: +18016289735 Email: kristy@valleytrimlight.com
This week my podcast guest is Giovanni Garcea, President of AnDAPT. Giovanni and I discuss the details of AnDAPT's field programmable PMIC and how engineers can take advantage of AnDAPT's programmable power solution that it designed with AI called PMIC.AI. Also this week, I check out a new fluid battery that can take any shape developed by researchers at Linköping University.
Episode SummaryAnton Jackson Smith is a synthetic biologist, Stanford PhD, and founder of b.next—a startup building synthetic cells from scratch to make biology truly programmable. Think of it as rewriting life's codebase, with applications ranging from cancer treatments and diagnostics to lab-grown foods and smart crops.In today's episode, Anton breaks down what synthetic cells actually are (and why they matter), how his open-source platform Nucleus is changing the way biology is engineered, and why the future of medicine, agriculture, and climate tech might be written in DNA.We also dig into his journey, from coding in Queenstown and law school in Otago, to cutting-edge research in Silicon Valley, and how a random article on programmable E. coli changed everything.In this conversation, we cover:• How synthetic cells could power the next generation of therapeutics and diagnostics• Why biology needs its own “AWS moment” and how open source can unlock it• The real business model behind synthetic biology (and why it's not just science)• How Kiwi strengths in agriculture and biotech could shape a global future• What New Zealand needs to do to retain and return its brightest mindsAnton also shares his vision for a safer, more ethical bio-economy, and how we can build powerful new tools without repeating the mistakes of the past.Time Stamps01:21 What is a synthetic cell—and why should you care?06:44 How Anton fell into biology (thanks to an E. coli article in Vietnam)11:12 Why modifying real cells isn't enough—and what BNext is doing differently16:30 The near-term use cases: cancer, diagnostics, and food22:47 How Nucleus is creating the open-source toolkit for biology30:14 Three phases of BNext's business model: Boot → Build → Bazaar37:10 The big vision: programmable biology that saves lives44:18 What New Zealand's biotech future could look like47:30 Returning talent, building bridges, and bringing brains back homeResources
The HP97 Programmable Calculator - Part 2 - With Wlodek Mier-Jedrzejowicz Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Video version of the episode at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DQ3cyp8h373H0lXSJ8yqQ Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics Arcade Shopper FutureVision Research New Acquisitions 1027 print heads - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/271589-revive1027-order-thread/ ABBUC (Atari Bit-Byter Users Club) - https://www.abbuc.de Best Electronics - https://www.best-electronics-ca.com/ inexpensive keyboard available on Amazon (for domes) - https://amzn.to/3FU9ASx “Atari 400/800 Student Pilot Reference Guide” by Atari - https://archive.org/details/atari_pilot-student-guide PortaCoCo - https://portacoco.com/ Tim Halloran video on making an adapter that allows you to run much of your CoCo off of battery - https://youtu.be/6UN1XvJG-bs Ian Mavric's TRS-80 store - https://www.ebay.com/str/trs80universe Upcoming Shows Midwest Gaming Classic - April 4-6 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ VCF East - April 4-6, 2025 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 12-13 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/ The Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - April 26-27 - Burbank VFW Hall, Burbank, CA - https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start The 32nd Annual “Last” Chicago CoCoFEST! - May 2-3, 2025 - Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago-Carol Stream (Wheaton), Carol Stream, Illinois - https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/ VCF Europe - May 3-4 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/ Retrofest 2025 - May 31-June1 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/ Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo - June 14 - New Westminster, BC, Canada - https://www.vancouvergamingexpo.com/index.html VCF Southwest - June 20-22, 2025 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/ Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - June 20-22, 2025 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/ Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 21-22 - Old Rainier Brewery Intraspace, Seattle, WA - https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start KansasFest - July 18-20 - Virtual only - https://www.kansasfest.org/ VCF Midwest - September 13-14, 2025 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ Tandy Assembly - September 26-28 - Courtyard by Marriott Springfield - Springfield, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/ Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 17-19 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/ Chicago TI International World Faire - October 25 - Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - https://www.chicagotiug.org/home Schedule Published on Floppy Days Website - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeLsg4hf5KZKtpxwUQgacCIsqeIdQeZniq3yE881wOCCYskpLVs5OO1PZLqRRF2t5fUUiaKByqQrgA/pub User Groups HP Handheld Conference - annual conference in the US: Website - https://hhuc.us/ YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@hpcalc HHC 2024 USB Drive - https://commerce.hpcalc.org/hhcusb.php Handheld and Portable Computer Club - https://www.hpcc.org/ Magazines/Newsletters HPX Exchange - http://www.hp41.org/LibView.cfm?Command=List&CategoryID=9 Hewlett Packard Journal: journals - http://www.hp41.org/LibView.cfm?Command=List&CategoryID=7 contents - https://www.vcalc.net/hp-jrnl.htm#JOURNAL Hewlett Packard Personal Calculator Digest Vol. 1, 1976 - (contents) - https://www.vcalc.net/hp-jrnl.htm#DIGEST HP KEYNOTES - https://www.vcalc.net/hp-jrnl.htm#KEY PPC Journal - produced by the PPC group: http://www.hp41.org/LibView.cfm?Command=List&CategoryID=14 available on USB drive from Jake Schwartz' PPC Archive - http://www.pahhc.org/ppccdrom.htm Datafile, the HPCC club journal: https://www.hpcc.org/datafile/index.html Back issues, excluding the current volume, are available on USB drive from Jake Schwartz - http://www.pahhc.org/ppccdrom.htm References Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-67/97#67 Museum of HP Calculators (David Hicks) - https://www.hpmuseum.org/hp6797.htm
In this episode of the Pirate Pod, Keli Callaghan interviews Sergey Gorbunov, CEO of Interop Labs and co-founder of Axelar Protocol, discussing the evolution of blockchain interoperability, the needs of retail (seamless access) and institutions(increasing demand for interoperability), and the role of stablecoins - especially when it comes to the the impact of the regulatory landscape. Sergey explains how Axelar's technology simplifies cross-chain communication and enhances user experiences, while also addressing decentralization and security. Axelar's Interchain Token Service is providing significant value when it comes to multi-chain asset issuance (think improved wallet experiences) and the Axelar virtual machine is bringing new functionality and creating a framework of smart contracts. This episode is a deeper dive on how fragmented experiences that are poised to get worse as the technology stack scales horizontally can be improved with Axelar. The session, which comes on the heels of headlines from the Axelar community including the appointment of Brian Brooks to the foundation board and an ETF for Axelar, highlights upcoming milestones for Axelar and the future of cross-chain applications.For more information on Axelar: https://www.axelar.network/
Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/programmable-12v-outdoor-cafe-lights/overview Cafe-style light strands with edison bulbs are a beautiful way to decorate your patio. They are a fantastic and classy way to light up any outdoor space. Wineries, bistros, and night markets use them to create a cozy, intimately lit space that's warm and inviting to diners, and they look fabulous in backyards of just about any size. These lights are a programmable, addressable version of the cafe market lights you can find at the hardware store. Add arduino or CircuitPython code and you can turn your lights on in party mode, sending warm rainbow animations across your yard. These lights require 12v power, and also need to hold up in an outdoor environment. This guide will focus on how to power 12v lights and also show how to use a waterproof enclosure to keep your lights safe from rain and weather. Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com Erin St Blaine - www.erinstblaine.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
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CarrierX Launches New Channel Program for Agents and Consultants CarrierX is making waves at IT Expo 2025 with the launch of its new channel program for agents and consultants. In this episode of Technology Reseller News, Doug Green sits down with Brandon Klein of CarrierX to discuss how the HD voice solution and aggressive commission structure make this program a game-changer for the industry. What is CarrierX? CarrierX is a CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) provider offering: Voice services SMS services Programmable voice APIs With direct connections to the top three mobile operators, CarrierX delivers high-quality HD voice at a low cost—providing significant benefits for contact centers and enterprises. What Makes the CarrierX Channel Program Different? While many channel programs follow similar structures, CarrierX stands out because of its unique HD voice product. HD Voice with AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband): A high-quality voice solution that enhances clarity and performance. Better audio quality for AI applications: HD voice improves transcription, translation, and AI-driven call analytics. Cost savings for enterprises: Contact centers and Fortune 1000 companies can reduce costs while improving voice quality. Benefits for Agents and Consultants Aggressive commissions: Competitive, performance-based commission structures tailored to the size and scope of deals. Full-service support: Channel managers, account managers, and solution architects to assist throughout the sales cycle. Flexible engagement: CarrierX allows agents to choose their level of involvement—either leading the full sales cycle or receiving hands-on CarrierX support. How to Join the CarrierX Partner Program Becoming a CarrierX partner is simple: Visit CarrierX.com. Go to Partners.CarrierX.com to register. Get onboarded and trained by the CarrierX team. Final Thoughts CarrierX's channel program is live and ready to go, offering a unique HD voice product, competitive commissions, and full support for agents and consultants. Interested in joining? Visit CarrierX.com to learn more. #CarrierX #ITExpo #ChannelProgram #HDVoice #VoIP #CPaaS #Telecom #AI #BusinessGrowth #CloudCommunications
A new startup founded by a former Google DeepMind scientist is exiting stealth with $50 million in funding. Latent Labs is building AI foundation models to “make biology programmable,” and it plans to partner with biotech and pharmaceutical companies to generate and optimize proteins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire sees tokenized money as the key to transforming global commerce, offering faster, cheaper cross-border transactions and the potential to unlock new financial opportunities. In this special Davos edition of CNBC's Beyond the Valley, Allaire joins senior technology correspondent Arjun Kharpal to discuss how stablecoins like USDC are creating a new financial ecosystem, enabling programmable money and disrupting traditional banking systems. Allaire also explores how blockchain infrastructure can empower developers to build decentralized applications and how a future of tokenized assets could reshape industries globally, making global markets more accessible and efficient.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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As online content becomes predominantly AI-driven, intellectual property (IP) rights should not be neglected as (human) creators will heavily rely on them. While the main use cases for blockchains revolve around financial applications, one could argue that our everyday lives constantly intersect IPs in different forms. Although the legal framework is abundant, proper recording, monetization and disputes are often a burden for independent creators. Story Protocol aims to create a decentralised framework for IP management, tokenizing it both through NFTs and fungible tokens, allowing creators to register fully programmable IP, that is also recognized and enforced through the traditional judiciary system. Using smart contracts and programmable metadata, Story Protocol ensures proper monetization for creators whenever their IP is used.Topics covered in this episode:Jason's backgroundCurrent IP pain pointsTokenizing IPStory Protocol blockchainPreventing IP infringementStory Protocol validatorsInteroperabilityOnboarding traditional IP to Story ProtocolStory Protocol's legal frameworkEnforcing IP rights on Story ProtocolHiding or demonetizing on-chain IPGovernance & disputesRoadmapEpisode links:Jason Zhao on XStory Protocol on XSponsors:Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at - gnosis.ioChorus1: Chorus1 is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at - chorus.oneThis episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst.
My conversation with Zooko, Nate Wilcox, and Sean Bowe about the Zcash protocol.Zooko is a cypherpunk who co-founded Zcash along with his brother, Nate Wilcox, and others. Sean Bowe is a cryptographer and engineer who has played a crucial role in the development of Zcash and has made significant contributions to advancements in zero-knowledge proofs, particularly zk-SNARKs, which underpin Zcash's privacy features.Topics we discuss are well captured by the timestamps below.Watch on YouTube or X. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Follow me on X for updates on future episodes.Click here to support my work.Timestamps0:00 - Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn0:04 - Writing the first blog post on Bitcoin ever6:21 - Bitcoin's fundamental privacy flaw9:40 - Unstoppable private money12:19 - Will Zcash compete with Bitcoin as a store of value?14:24 - How many people are using Zcash?16:18 - Good security is good usability20:10 - Social credit systems and ubiquitous surveillance23:43 - Why Monero's privacy tech can't work35:21 - Integrating ZKPs into other blockchains39:51 - Privacy comes from money at rest, not from money in flight47:42 - Why did the price of ZEC fall so drastically in the beginning?51:49 - Zcash stablecoins? 55:50 - Quantum threats to Zcash1:02:50 - Encrypted love notes in the blockchain'1:07:07 - Privacy enabled cultural trends1:12:43 - Nate Wilcox1:14:38 - Why do you need privacy if you have nothing to hide? 1:16:16 - A brief history of Zcash1:22:42 - Why does Zcash have opt-in privacy?1:26:55 - Does Zcash still rely on a trusted setup?1:30:49 - Upgrading the Zcash protocol to Hybrid PoW/PoS1:40:50 - A bug that almost killed Zcash1:52:40 - Zcash's funding model2:09:09 - Why can't privacy be added as an L2?2:14:35 - Scaling Zcash and making it more interoperable2:23:16 - Shielded Labs2:24:39 - Nate's vision for Zcash2:27:53 - Sean Bowe2:32:53 - Censorship resistance is a spectrum2:35:26 - Will privacy coins be banned?2:37:49 - Privacy and scalability2:41:47 - Programmable money2:43:31 - Summary of Sean's contributions to the field of cryptography2:55:17 - Zcash might get privacy against quantum adversaries for free3:00:14 - Halo3:05:34 - What Sean's working on right now3:11:54 - What has influenced Sean's thinking in cryptography the most?3:13:36 - Being a high school dropout working in crypto3:15:08 - Zcash is just getting startedFollow me on X.Follow Zooko on X.Follow Nate on X.Follow Sean on X. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com
Meet Manuel Rendon, certified polymer science inventor and CEO of Timeplast, Inc. My first interview episode of 2025. Manuel joins the ranks of Scott Adams, the late John McAfee and others. 4d matter In the world of plastics, everything pretty much repels water. But what if you could create a plastic that truly dissolves in […] The post Manuel Rendon of Timeplast and 4d programmable matter first appeared on Alchemy For Life.
For today's episode, we were joined by Jason Zhao of Story Protocol to discuss the intersection of IP and AI. The convergence of blockchain, AI, and creative content isn't just reshaping how we think about intellectual property—it's creating the next major frontier in crypto. While others chase the latest DeFi trends, Story has emerged as one of the most strategically positioned projects of this cycle, led by a16z for the third consecutive fundraising round —a distinction shared only with Coinbase in the firm's crypto portfolio. What makes Story particularly compelling is its unique position as the only serious AI chain bet of this cycle. In a landscape where everyone is trying to capture value from the AI revolution, Story stands out by solving a fundamental problem: how to make intellectual property tradable and yield-bearing in a global market. This isn't just another L1—it's the essential infrastructure that could unlock the floodgates for meaningful AI adoption in blockchain. Think about the scale here: Story isn't just building another smart contract platform—it's creating an entirely new market for IP as a yield-bearing asset, with potential value flows that could dwarf traditional L1 metrics. What makes this particularly powerful is how Story transforms IP from a static asset into programmable, yield-generating collateral. While the world grapples with questions about AI training data and content rights, Story Protocol is quietly building the infrastructure that could make legitimate AI training and content monetization not just possible, but seamless and profitable. In this deep dive, we'll explore how Story could fundamentally reshape the intersection of AI and blockchain, creating new possibilities for creators, developers, and investors alike. What we're witnessing isn't just another protocol launch—it's potentially the birth of a new primitive in the digital economy. Join The Rollup Edge: https://members.therollup.co Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd.. Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcast Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupco Follow Rob on X: https://www.x.com/robbie_rollup Follow Andy on X: https://www.x.com/ayyyeandy Join our TG group: https://t.me/+8ARkR_YZixE5YjBh The Rollup Disclosures: https://therollup.co/the-rollup-discl
What brought about the rise of cryptocurrencies, and whats the difference between tokens and money? How are some of these modern concepts of currency much older than people may think, with older and older examples being unearthed in different parts of the world?Rachel O'Dwyer is a writer and lecturer in Digital Cultures in the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. She's also the author of Tokens: The Future of Money in the Age of the Platform. It's all about how more and more traditional mone is being replaced by tokens, but this has been happening in societies for a long time.Greg and Rachel discuss the complex and interdisciplinary nature of tokens and their relationship to money, exploring the history, regulatory implications, and the current cultural significance of token-based economies. They also examine the role of digital tokens in various sectors, from gaming to social media, and their impact on financial activities and personal relationships. Rachel explains the rise of cryptocurrencies, the metaverse, and how these new forms of money shape modern culture and societal norms.*unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Show Links:Recommended Resources:Friedrich HayekKarl PolanyiJohn SearleGuest Profile:RachelODwyer.comFaculty Profile at National College of Art and Design DublinSocial Profile on InstagramSocial Profile on XHer Work:Tokens: The Future of Money in the Age of the PlatformEpisode Quotes:Where do we draw the regulatory line around money?05:09: What I find quite interesting with tokens is that, increasingly, as we're seeing these sort of nonbank entities emerging and issuing money-like things, the token becomes a sort of regulatory sleight of hand. It becomes a way for platforms to issue money-like things, but say, well, hey, because this isn't real money, I'm not really a bank, so I'm doing everything that banks do, but because I don't have a financial license, I'm not processing payments. I'm doing everything that an employer does, but because I'm not handling money, I'm not officially an employer; therefore, I don't have any duty or responsibilities towards these people working or making a living on my platform. So there's all that sort of regulatory uncertainty sort of happening when we're dealing with tokens as opposed to money, but also, I think, as we saw in 2022 with the collapse of so many exchanges and stablecoins as well, there's this regulatory uncertainty around, what is legitimate financial activity and what is like a scam, and where do we draw the lines around those sorts of things?Should tokens be seen as less than money?17:25: When we start thinking about tokens as being less than money, there are all sorts of strings attached—all kinds of prescriptions, all sorts of controls attached to welfare payments, refugee payments—and all kinds of ways in which we can control prescribed behaviors when we issue tokens as opposed to "fungible," I suppose, cash or money.Is scrip a double exploitation of workers?23:29: I guess scrip is kind of a catch-22 because you're potentially being exploited when whoever's employing you is getting a profit—they're earning more than it costs to pay you and to sort of buy maybe the materials that it costs to produce whatever you're making. But scrip is double exploitation because they're paying you in their own special token that you can only redeem, basically, in the company store.Programmable money ties payments to identity, unlike anonymous cash38:56: A lot of what's happening with programmable money is tying the means of payment to your identity or to particular sorts of credentials. And I think with CBDCs, we're seeing more and more proposals for money that can be programmed, as they're saying, at issuance—that when that money is issued, there are potentially various terms and conditions hard-coded into it versus your dumb cash, which is just an anonymous, dumb bearer instrument that doesn't care and doesn't know who's holding it, who's bearing it, so long as it's bared up.
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Our next 2024 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide features picks from Kelly Guimont, Ben Roethig, Kirk McElhearn, and Chuck Joiner, and include games and gaming gear, outdoor-use products, and more. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe today and don't miss a thing. Show Notes: Links: Kelly Guimont's Picks: Cnoc TKO 1L Vesica Collapsible Bottle, 28mmhttps://cnocoutdoors.com/products/tko-1l-28mm-vesica-collapsible-bottle HYDAWAY Collapsible Water Bottle - 17oz I Reusable Water Bottles with Flip Top Lidhttps://amzn.to/4gstCAM Thank Goodness You're Herehttps://thankgoodness.game/ NYXI WIZARD Switch Controller, Wizard switch controller with Hall Effect Joystick, Programmable, Mechanical Trigger, 6-Axis Gyrohttps://amzn.to/3ZMhBAK Ben Roethig's Picks: Logitech MX Anywhere 3S Compact Wireless Mousehttps://amzn.to/4gstCAM Kirk McElhearn's Picks: Logitech MX Master 3S - Wireless Performance Mousehttps://amzn.to/3VyFqcP The Long Darkhttps://www.thelongdark.com/ Chuck Joiner's Picks: ShiftCam SnapGrip - Mobile Phone Camera Grip with Wireless Shutter Buttonhttps://amzn.to/3BeW1vj YOREPEK 2 Layer Golf Trunk Organizer, Waterproof Car Golf Locker with Separate Ventilated Compartment for 2 Pair Shoes, Golf Trunk Storage for Balls, Tees, Clothes, Gloveshttps://amzn.to/4g6L5Pt Guests:Kelly Guimont is a podcaster and friend of the Rebel Alliance. You can also hear her on The Aftershow with Mike Rose, and she still has more to say which she saves for Twitter and Mastodon. Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on Twitter and Mastodon. Kirk McElhearn writes about Macs, iPods, iTunes, books, music and more. He is a regular contributor to TidBITS, as well as several other web sites and magazines. He is an avid podcaster who's shows include The Next Track, The Committed, The Intego Mac Podcast, PhotoActive and The Zen of Everything. You can follow him on Twitter, and visit his personal web site, Kirkville. Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss
Our next 2024 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide features picks from Kelly Guimont, Ben Roethig, Kirk McElhearn, and Chuck Joiner, and include games and gaming gear, outdoor-use products, and more. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe today and don't miss a thing. Show Notes: Links: Kelly Guimont's Picks: Cnoc TKO 1L Vesica Collapsible Bottle, 28mm https://cnocoutdoors.com/products/tko-1l-28mm-vesica-collapsible-bottle HYDAWAY Collapsible Water Bottle - 17oz I Reusable Water Bottles with Flip Top Lid https://amzn.to/4gstCAM Thank Goodness You're Here https://thankgoodness.game/ NYXI WIZARD Switch Controller, Wizard switch controller with Hall Effect Joystick, Programmable, Mechanical Trigger, 6-Axis Gyro https://amzn.to/3ZMhBAK Ben Roethig's Picks: Logitech MX Anywhere 3S Compact Wireless Mouse https://amzn.to/4gstCAM Kirk McElhearn's Picks: Logitech MX Master 3S - Wireless Performance Mouse https://amzn.to/3VyFqcP The Long Dark https://www.thelongdark.com/ Chuck Joiner's Picks: ShiftCam SnapGrip - Mobile Phone Camera Grip with Wireless Shutter Button https://amzn.to/3BeW1vj YOREPEK 2 Layer Golf Trunk Organizer, Waterproof Car Golf Locker with Separate Ventilated Compartment for 2 Pair Shoes, Golf Trunk Storage for Balls, Tees, Clothes, Gloves https://amzn.to/4g6L5Pt Guests: Kelly Guimont is a podcaster and friend of the Rebel Alliance. You can also hear her on The Aftershow with Mike Rose, and she still has more to say which she saves for Twitter and Mastodon. Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on Twitter and Mastodon. Kirk McElhearn writes about Macs, iPods, iTunes, books, music and more. He is a regular contributor to TidBITS, as well as several other web sites and magazines. He is an avid podcaster who's shows include The Next Track, The Committed, The Intego Mac Podcast, PhotoActive and The Zen of Everything. You can follow him on Twitter, and visit his personal web site, Kirkville. Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss
00:45 A potential treatment for pre-eclampsiaResearchers have shown in mice experiments that an mRNA-based therapy can reverse the underlying causes of pre-eclampsia, a deadly complication of pregnancy for which treatment options are limited. Inspired by the success of mRNA vaccines, the team behind the work designed a method to deliver the genomic instructions for a blood-vessel growth factor directly into mouse placentas. This stimulated the production of extra blood vessels reducing the very high-blood pressure associated with the condition. Pre-eclampsia causes 15% of maternal deaths and 25% of foetal and newborn deaths worldwide and although the work is early and human trials will be required, the team hope that this work demonstrates the potential of using this approach to treat pre-eclampsia.Research Article: Swingle et al.11:00 Research HighlightsStacks of, mass-produced bowls suggest that people founded, but then abandoned an ancient Mesopotamian civilization, and analysis of Venus's gases suggests that the planet was always dry.Research Highlight: Ancient stacks of dishes tell tale of society's dissolutionResearch Highlight: Has Venus ever had an ocean? Its volcanoes hint at an answer13:29 Programmable cellular switchesA team of scientists have created cellular switches on the surface of cells, allowing them to control their behaviour. Creating these switches has been a long-term goal for synthetic biologists — especially a group of proteins called G-protein-coupled receptors that already control many cellular processes. However, engineering these proteins has been challenging, as modifications can ruin their function. Instead, the team added another molecular component that blocked the receptors activity, but could be removed in response to specific signals. This allowed the researchers to activate these receptors on command, potentially opening up a myriad of new ways to control cell behaviour, such as controlling when neurons fire.Research Article: Kalogriopoulos et al.19:35 Google reaches a milestone in quantum computingA team at Google has shown it is possible to create a quantum computer that becomes more accurate as it scales up, a goal researchers have been trying to achieve for decades. Quantum computing could potentially open up applications beyond the capabilities of classical computers, but these systems are error-prone, making it difficult to scale them up without introducing errors into calculations. The team showed that by increasing the quality of all the components in a quantum computer they could create a system with fewer errors, and that this trend of improvement continued as the system became larger. This breakthrough could mean that quantum computers are getting very close to realising the useful applications that their proponents have long promised.Nature: ‘A truly remarkable breakthrough': Google's new quantum chip achieves accuracy milestoneSubscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week's EYE ON NPI is Perfect and Looking Cool - We're checking out the Arduino Opta line of programmable PLCs (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/a/arduino/opta-expansions). PLC stands for "programmable logic controller" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_logic_controller) and these devices are used in manufacturing and robotics to automate sensor inputs and robotic control outputs in factories. Because of dependable PLC performance, your food, clothing, medicine and water are affordable and high quality, with repeatable results. Manufacturing engineers have used PLCs since the 80's, and they've been essential for the 3rd Industrial Revolution (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Age). If in the second industrial revolution moved us from individually-manufactured handmade goods (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handicraft) to assembly-line repeatability (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_line), then the information age and PLCs took us from the back-breaking work of doing the same task day-in-day-out to robots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjL_dQ5HAAg). Tasks like: measuring out the exact weight or count of product, applying labels, heating to temperature and holding it there for 45 minutes. While designing the machines that do this automatically is also time-consuming expensive, it's something you only have to do once. The Opta was designed in collaboration with Finder, (https://opta.findernet.com/en/) an Italian company like Arduino, which specializes in PLC design. This is a great team-up because Finder already had a family automation products and tools, so it has the industrial experience whereas Arduino has the IDE, cloud and PCB-design skills to bring in the user experience. The Opta family looks like a classic PLC, with screw terminal inputs and outputs. There are LEDs embedded to the case that can be controlled, as well as analog inputs, digital IO and built in power relays. All of the IO ports have wide voltage ranges like 0-10V and are well protected from under/over-volting, short-circuiting or ESD. Inside is an STM32H747XI (https://www.digikey.com/short/hzr2rnv2), a ultra-powerful Cortex M7 @ 480MHz + Cortex M4 @ 240MHz chip with a ton of SRAM and Flash. It can easily run an entire factory! Some versions have WiFi, Ethernet, or RS-485 for connectivity - however they are all designed to run standalone. Traditional PLCs are completely opaque, to the point where you have to use only the proprietary software that the vendor provides. What's nice about the Opta (https://www.digikey.com/short/jbb74j41) is you get to use the Arduino IDE, which has integrated support with a couple different programming systems. (https://docs.arduino.cc/software/plc-ide/tutorials/plc-programming-introduction/) You can of course use the classic Arduino sketch system (https://opta.findernet.com/en/tutorial/getting-started) and use digitalWrite(), analogRead() and all the other C++ capabilities of the classic IDE. But you can also use the classic "IEC 61131-3 programming languages" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_61131-3), Structured Text ST, Instruction List IL, Ladder Diagram LD, Sequential Function Chart SFC, and Function Block Diagram FBD. These are somewhat archaic languages, but many mechanical engineers are trained in their use, so the Opta is a nice transitionary device. There's also expansion options so if you want more digital input pins and relays, you can plug a port on (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/a/arduino/opta-expansions) which will give you 16 more inputs and 8 more SSR or electromechanial relay outputs. If you've ever been curious about how PLCs work, or if you want to maintain, upgrade or repair factory equiptment, the Arduino + Finder Opta (https://www.digikey.com/short/jbb74j41) is an great product which will let you replicate the microcontroller experience to industrial automation. And best of all, it's in stock right now at DigiKey! Order today and DigiKey will ship your Opta immediately so that you can be manufacturing the future by tomorrow afternoon.
Connor welcomes back old co-host Sami Kassab (now a Partner at OSS Capital) and guest Josh Benaron, founder of Irys, a next-generation data provenance and storage L1. They delved into the evolution of Irys from its origins as Bundlr, an L2 solution for Arweave, to its current status as a programmable data chain. Josh shared his insights on the importance of storytelling and writing for founders, emphasizing how effective communication can significantly impact hiring, fundraising, and overall success. They explored Josh's unique journey, including his decision to drop out of university to pursue his entrepreneurial ambitions in the crypto space. He discussed the vision behind Irys, which aims to unify data services on-chain and support applications that rely heavily on data. Josh also addressed the differences between Irys and other projects like Filecoin, highlighting how Irys enables programmability at the data level, which he believes is crucial for mass adoption. As they wrapped up, they touched on the future of decentralized applications (dApps) and the potential of DePIN networks. Josh expressed his bullish outlook on the DePIN space, noting its significant market fit despite being less hyped compared to other sectors like AI. They also discussed the upcoming token for Irys, with Josh hinting at a thoughtful approach to tokenomics that prioritizes community strength and sustainability. 00:00 - Introduction 01:23 - The Importance of Writing and Storytelling for Founders 04:11 - Josh's Decision to Drop Out of University 06:54 - Transition from Bundler to Irys 10:04 - Irys vs. Filecoin: Differentiating Approaches 14:05 - Incentivizing Builders on Irys 16:57 - The Future of DeFi and Deepin 19:32 - Unified Layer for Permanent and Non-Permanent Data 21:14 - Tokenomics and Future Plans for Irys Disclaimer: The hosts and the firms they represent may hold stakes in the companies mentioned in this podcast. None of this is financial advice.
Mike Matthews talks about the interesting news from the week so far and Mike answers why social media is the worst provider of news. Join Mike as he podcasts live from Café Anyway in podCastro Valley with Chely Shoehart, Floyd the Floorman, and John Deer the Engineer. Next show it's Benita, the Disgruntled Fiddle Player, and the Brewmaster.
Mike Matthews talks about the interesting news from the week so far and Mike answers why social media is the worst provider of news. Join Mike as he podcasts live from Café Anyway in podCastro Valley with Chely Shoehart, Floyd the Floorman, and John Deer the Engineer. Next show it's Benita, the Disgruntled Fiddle Player, and the Brewmaster. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mikesdailypodcast/support
Mike Matthews talks about the interesting news from the week so far and Mike answers why social media is the worst provider of news. Join Mike as he podcasts live from Café Anyway in podCastro Valley with Chely Shoehart, Floyd the Floorman, and John Deer the Engineer. Next show it's Benita, the Disgruntled Fiddle Player, and the Brewmaster.
Something a little different for you today.I am speaking at the Battle of Ideas this weekend on three rather different matters:* Immigration and Demographics* Who Is the World's Greatest Comic?* Why Cash Keeps Us FreeDo come. You can get tickets here. With this years Battle in mind, the Academy of Ideas asked me to write one of its Letters on Liberty. Here it is for your reading or listening pleasure. (There is a PDF version here).It begins with this note from the Academy.What are Letters on Liberty?It's not always easy to defend freedom. Public life may have been locked down recently, but it has been in bad health for some time.Open debate has been suffocated by today's censorious climate and there is little cultural support for freedom as a foundational value. What we need is rowdy, good-natured disagreement and people prepared to experiment with what freedom might mean today.We stand on the shoulders of giants, but we shouldn't be complacent. We can't simply rely on the thinkers of the past to work out what liberty means today, and how to argue for it.Drawing on the tradition of radical pamphlets from the seventeenth century onwards - designed to be argued over in the pub as much as parliament - Letters on Liberty promises to make you think twice. Each letter stakes a claim for how to forge a freer society in the here and now.We hope that, armed with these Letters, you take on the challenge of fighting for liberty. Academy of Ideas teamWhy Cash Keeps Us Free by Dominic FrisbyGive most people the choice of living and working anywhere in the world, I bet the large majority would choose the US. For all its many shortcomings, it's still the land of opportunity. It's exciting, it's dynamic. Wonderful things can happen there. In terms of tech, with Silicon Valley and all the ensuing social media and ecommerce, it is very much the world leader. And yet, Americans still use cheques.When was the last time you used a cheque in Europe? Donkey's years ago. As much as 5 per cent of all financial transactions in the US last year were by cheque. For all its modernity, the US is - in terms of fintech - a good 10 years behind Europe or Australia. Not only do they use cheques, but people in the US still go out with cash in their pockets. Bunch of luddites.However, things are slowly changing, and the US is following the rest of the developed word to cashlessness. It is inevitable, I'm afraid. Technology is destiny.It's also a great shame. Cash empowers its usersWhen I pay you in cash, nobody else gets in on the transaction - it's a direct transfer from me to you. No grubby middlemen can cream off their percentage. No prying eyes of the state can monitor what we do. Big Tech can't glean information from the exchange, to be used at some later stage to sell you stuff or, worse, report back to Big Brother, Big Insurance or whichever Big wants in on your data. Nobody can stop you making the transaction. With cash, you can buy and sell and store your wealth outside of the financial system, if you so choose. There are plenty of reasons, both practical and moral, to do this.Cash means control. Just take the recent de-banking scandals from Canada to the UK, where truckers had their fundraised money withheld because of their views on lockdown, and a UK politician was kicked out of Coutts for holding the wrong opinions. Both the Canadian truckers and their families, and Nigel Farage, had one thing in common – they held views outside of the liberal mainstream. And because their money wasn't under their mattresses but in banks and websites, they lost control of their own cash.Indeed, instability is nothing new. We are repeatedly told how, in 2008, we were ‘on the brink', how close the system was to imploding. Surely, then, it makes practical sense to keep money outside of the system? When Cyprus' banks teetered on the cliff of financial disaster in 2011, there were bail-ins. Ordinary people's money, sitting in deposit accounts, was sequestered to save the system. If your life savings were threatened with confiscation to bail out an organisation you considered profligate, I imagine you too would want little part of it.What you do with your money says more about you than what you say - no wonder so many want access to this information.Indeed, the former governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, has admitted that banking is not fixed - and we will see financial panic again. It makes sense to hoard some cash, if only as emergency money.In 2016, the Japanese central bank imposed negative rates to try to goad people into spending rather than saving, as the ageing Japanese are prone to do. The spectre of being charged a fee to keep your money in the bank loomed, and so much cash was then withdrawn that the country sold out of safes. Who can blame the Japanese? In Germany, Denmark and Switzerland, some high-net-worth individuals with more than 100,000 euros were charged for being wealthy. There was plenty of talk of confiscation and bail-ins during the financial panic that came with Covid, though fortunately it proved to only be talk. Nevertheless, when in the bank, your money can become a tool of government. How often do you support what your government is doing? Not that often, I imagine. People don't seem to realise this, but when you deposit money in the bank, you are actually lending it to the bank. The bank, under government orders, can then decide who you can and can't send money to (anyone tried sending money from a UK bank to a bitcoin exchange recently? Most banks won't allow you to). The bank can certainly monitor and then disclose what you do with your money. In times of financial panic, it is within the bank's power to confiscate money, again, on government orders. Cash protects you against all of this. It enables you not to play the game - if you don't want to.What you do with your money says so much about you - no wonder so many want access to this information. From the apparently benign (we can see what books you have bought, and so can suggest other books you might like) to the sinister (we can see what books you have bought, and therefore now have you marked down as a problem). When I was at university, a rumour circulated that various organisations monitored who took which books out of the library. Anyone who borrowed Mein Kampf went on a list as potential spy material - I'm not sure on who's side.These are all, in my view, quite legitimate reasons to want to keep money outside of the system. I'm not saying we should take all of our money out of the bank, but that we should all have the option to do so. It's our money, not the banks'. We need cash because it is private.Privacy - and why it matters‘Who are you? Why do you hide in the darkness and listen to my private thoughts?' - William ShakespeareIt's so obvious why we all need some privacy in the real world that it almost doesn't need explaining. Yet, in the digital world, so many of us don't realise just how much of our privacy we are giving away. On a daily basis, we sacrifice privacy for convenience. Different people know different things about you. You might supply your doctor with information you wouldn't give your taxi driver, but your taxi driver knows where you are going - and your doctor might not. You might supply your lover with information you wouldn't give your lawyer. Then again, you might tell your lawyer something you wouldn't tell your lover. The difference is, information you supply online - what you say, read, watch, share, buy or sell - can be used for purposes beyond those for which it was supplied.Information is taken, without you realising that you are granting permission, and is used to shape your behaviour.How often has this happened to you? I was talking to my daughter on the landing outside my bedroom about a trip I was planning. I said, ‘should I bring my Timberlands or my hiking boots?' She said ‘your Timberlands'. I said that they were a bit old. I got into bed, looked at my phone, and Amazon was flogging me Timberlands. Your phone is listening - accumulating information with which you did not deliberately supply it.It's not all bad - often that information might be used advantageously. I'm a huge Game of Thrones fan but I only discovered the books all those years ago because Amazon recommended them. YouTube frequently suggests videos to me that I'm interested in, which I might not otherwise have found. Nevertheless, information is taken, without you realising that you are granting permission, and is used to shape your behaviour and influence the decisions you make. The same data mining is taking place every time you use your credit card, or Apple Pay. It is used to determine the content you receive, to sell things to you, to make decisions about you - the loan, insurance, job or the opportunities you are offered. It is used to influence the political decisions you make. And all this information could be stolen. In the wrong hands, it could be used against you in some way. It can and is being used to spy on you.With financial transactions in the online world, you have little idea what information about you is being used, how it is being used or by whom. You have little say in its use - no ability to object nor power to amend that information. You have no control. There are no such concerns when using cash.You have nothing to hide‘If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to hide' is the common argument against worrying about privacy. But if you are exploring new ideas - dangerous ideas, ideas that go against the orthodoxy, perhaps investigating the concept that the world might not be flat and is in fact round - do you really want some hidden power knowing what you are up to? The effect of this threat of intrusion is to censor free thought - to censor your inquisitiveness.One solution is to become a drone, to not do anything experimental or anything wrong. Perhaps that's what they - whoever they are - want. Gmail reads the emails you draft but decide not to send. Effectively it knows what you thought, but decided not to say. How dark is that?A better solution is to protect privacy - to limit the scope that others have to use our information beyond the purpose for which it was supplied. It allows us to have greater control over our online reputation and enables us to grow and mature without being shackled by foolish things we might have said or done in the past. It enables us to explore new ideas outside the mainstream, without fear of being watched. Those that know about us have power over us. Protecting privacy limits that power. Cash is key to this.But, of course, protecting privacy costs money. The internet is, mostly, free. Protecting your privacy takes effort. If you protect your privacy, you lose all the benefits that your phone and computer knowing a bit about you brings, from saved passwords to helpful book recommendations.This is the dilemma we all face, and most choose convenience without even realising it. This, above all, is why the world is going cashless. It's more convenient to pay with your phone, or with a card, than it is to carry cash. In the marketplace, convenience always wins.Mobile phones and the naysayersHere's a little story for you. By 2023, some 85 per cent of the global population - 6.8 billion people - had a smart phone. That's more people than have a toilet. Yet, at its peak in 2008, there were 1.3 billion landlines for a global population near 7 billion. Why did the mobile, and then the smartphone, succeed where the landline failed?Yes, superior wireless technology made widespread coverage more possible. But there is another, simpler reason: to get a landline, you need a bank account. When more than half of the world's population is ‘unbanked', as it was in 2008, without access to basic financial services, telecoms companies saw no potential custom. Those companies would have built lines in the Arctic circle if there was profit to be made by it, but there wasn't. Too many people were financially excluded. The infrastructure was never built, and people were left with fewer possibilities to communicate. A mobile, on the other hand, you can buy with cash. You don't need to be banked. The financial system was a barrier to progress for the world's poor. Cash is a facilitator for them - it means total financial inclusion, a luxury the better off take for granted. Without financial inclusion - and there will always be some that, for whatever reason, often some bureaucratic quirk, won't have it - you are trapped in poverty. Beware the war on cash.The irony is that the smartphone now facilitates financial inclusion, whether via traditional finance (banking etc) or modern alternatives - the likes of the African mPesa (a widely used currency based on airtime) or bitcoin and other crypto currencies.Handy cashCash still has its uses for small transactions - a chocolate bar, a newspaper or a pint of milk. It will always be the fastest form of payment there is - think of the change you might put in a busker's hat or the bucket of someone collecting money for charity. It is also the most direct payment there is.For many people not at the top end of the economic scale, cash is still king. For example, I like to tip waiters in cash, knowing they will receive that money without it being syphoned off by some unscrupulous employer. I like to shop in markets, where new businesses often start out. Cash is widespread - it's fast, it's cheap. I can buy directly from the producer knowing they will receive all the money, without middlemen shaving off their percentages. Goodness knows it's hard enough for new, small businesses as it is.A quick look at a recent British Retail Consortium report shows that, surprisingly, cash remains the least costly payment method to process. I want to maximise new businesses profits where I can. Many new businesses starting out need the cash economy. Small businesses need it. The financially excluded need the cash economy. The war on cash is a war on them. Cash also has its uses for private transactions, for which there are many - and by no means are all of them illegal. But if you listen to the scaremongering, you'd start to think that all cash users are either criminals, tax-evaders or terrorists. Sure, some use cash to evade tax, but it's paltry compared to the tax avoidance schemes multi-national corporations employ. Starbucks doesn't use cash to avoid tax, it's all done via legislative means.I have a confession to make - even I, with my highfalutin principles, no longer carry cash, guilty though it may make me feel.A quick poll of my Twitter followers showed that 36 per cent no longer carry any cash when they go out. This is also a generational thing. The number of no-cash-users is much higher among the under-30s. I have four kids between the ages of 18 and 23, none of them carry cash. Nor do their friends. It's the older (wiser?) generation who still carry cash, even if only as emergency money. The problem is, cash is like playing records, when the rest of the world is on Spotify.Use of cash fell quite dramatically with Covid, but it still accounts for 14% of all retail payments in the UK, according to a 2023 House of Commons paper. Projections are that, by 2031, this number will fall to 6%. (Obviously, if you include other payments the proportion is much lower.)In mainland Europe, the use of cash is higher at around 20% of all retail transactions. Germany, Italy and Spain are still at 35-50% cash, while the Nordic countries are below 10 per cent. In the US, the number is in the 20-25% region. But the trend is very much down. But here I have a confession to make - even I, with my highfalutin principles, no longer carry cash, guilty though it may make me feel. The truth is, cash is dying. The convenience of fintech is killing it. Money is now almost entirely digital.Bitcoin and digital cashTech might have doomed cash, but it is also coming to the rescue in the form of bitcoin and other crypto currencies. Bitcoin itself was invented to be a digital replication of the cash process. A can send money directly to B without there having to be any middleman to process the transaction. Bitcoin is cash for the internet.Among the many breakthroughs which got people so excited about this new technology was that Satoshi Nakamoto's blockchain solved the problem of ‘double spending' - making sure you can't spend the same money twice - without having to use third parties such as banks to process the transaction. There is now a plethora of copycat currencies, with many of them focused on privacy in order to make their usage anonymous.At the other end of the scale, we have central bank digital currencies - CBDCs. These have been piloted in various countries around the world and, fortunately, nowhere has really got them to work. They have been met with neither trust nor understanding, and in many cases the tech has fallen short. In Nigeria and the Eastern Caribbean, they went beyond the pilot phase and have been out and out failures. Even in the Bahamas, the one place where a CBDC is said to have worked, adoption has been much lower than hoped. I asked my friend who lives there how successful it had been. He gave me this reply: ‘LOL. I have never seen one person use it.'Fortunately, government incompetence is on our side.Money has always been a bottom-up technology. Users prefer what is convenient. The fiat currency we use in the West today has evolved over many hundreds of years, especially as communication technology has developed. All you are doing when you make a payment is, effectively, sending a promise - the money itself does not exist. There is no gold or anything tangible backing it.Cash is slightly different, because you are handing over something physical. But read what's on that piece of paper - it's just another promise. Once upon a time, you might have been able to swap a 10-pound note for 10 pounds of sterling silver (not quite true as silver was abandoned before paper money became widespread) or 10 gold sovereigns (true). But today, all it says is ‘I promise to pay the bearer the sum of 10 pounds' - it is a promise of nothing. How the whole house of cards doesn't come tumbling down is beyond me, but there you go.Many central banks want to make the transition to CBDCs, despite zero democratic mandate. The planners want it because it then allows for money to become even more of a tool of government policy: whether it be monetary policy, taxation, welfare, surveillance or control. Fortunately, government incompetence is on our side. The history of government IT is so bad, it's unlikely any will succeed, thank goodness, especially not in countries with large populations. Heck, they can't even fix the potholes! But that's not to say they won't try. Always end on a song That's an old show-business maxim. Why don't we do just that?‘Programmable Money', a song I wrote last year about CBDCs, summarises everything there is to be worried about. Enjoy!If you liked this song, you should sign up for my comedy newsletter.Lyrics C - B - D - C. C - B - D - CProgrammable money. Programmable money.We'll monitor every purchase you make,Every transaction or decision you take.If you're not doing wrong, what is there to hide?How you spend money is for us to decide.Your social-credit rating, how do you score?If you're compliant you will get your reward.You may only own what we deem you can own.If you don't register, we'll block your phone.Wait! You'll be late for the expiry date.The state has mandated your money terminatesSo spend, speculate before it's confiscatedThis is what we're going to orchestrateNo more savingProgrammable money. Programmable money.C - B - D - CC - B - D - CYour money's now a tool of policy.You will be living in a smart city.You may only travel in a limited range.Energy and meat rations cos, climate change.We'll take your dough if we think it's owed.No matter if you do not think it's so.Taxes and fines, fares, fees of all kinds.All embedded in the lines of code.Hail Big BrotherProgrammable money. Programmable money.C - B - D - CC - B - D - CTears of the sun, fallen from heaven.Empires fall. Radiant droplets everlasting.We will implant you with a microchip,AI and other forms of censorship.We will decide what is good for you.Total control there's nothing you can do.Bitcoin fixes this!From here.Here's a PDF of today's piece.Finally, here are some videos I made of recent articles, for your viewing pleasure. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe
Despite decades of mitigation efforts, SYN flooding attacks continue to increase in frequency and scale, and adaptive adversaries continue to evolve. In this talk, I will briefly introduce some background on the SYN flooding attack, existing defenses via SYN cookies and challenges to scale them to very high line rate (100Gbps+), and then present our latest work SmartCookie (USENIX Security '24). SmartCookie's innovative split-proxy defense design leverages high-speed programmable switches for fast and secure SYN cookie generation and verification, while implementing a server-side agent using eBPF to enable scalability for serving benign traffic. SmartCookie can defend against attack rate up to 130+ million packet per second with no packet loss, while also achieving 2x-6.5x lower end-to-end latency for benign traffic compared to existing switch-based hardware defenses. About the speaker: Xiaoqi Chen recently joined as an assistant professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University. His research focuses on utilizing algorithm design for high-speed network data planes to improve network measurement and telemetry, implement closed-loop optimization for intelligent resource allocation and congestion control, as well as to enable novel approaches for enhancing network security and privacy.
** Named Best Podcast 3 Consecutive Years! 2022-2024 Apex Awards of Publication Excellence. In this episode, we're doing something a little different. Occasionally, we like to share a guest episode from another great podcast. This episode is from our sister publication Control magazine and its podcast called, “Control Intelligence.” Control magazine's Editor in Chief Mike Bacidore explains the difference between programmable logic controllers and programmable automation controllers, and how PACs evolved from PLCs. “Control Intelligence” is hosted by Control editors, led by Editor in Chief Mike Bacidore, and provides in-depth discussions with industry experts about important topics in the process control and automation field. They explore underlying issues affecting users, system integrators, suppliers and others. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, and get an archive of past episodes at www.controlglobal.com/podcasts. Other resources from this episode: Visit Control magazine online at controlglobal.com. Subscribe to The Journal's 4 print magazines (Feb., May, July and Oct.) by e-mailing Anna Hicks at ahicks@endeavorbusinessmedia.com. Subscribe to The Journal's 4 digital magazines at http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe. And as always, get your family-friendly, silly, Joke of the Day. Automation Chat is brought to you by The Journal From Rockwell Automation and Our PartnerNetwork magazine. Find us on LinkedIn. Find us on Facebook. Find us on X (Twitter). Please follow us and leave us a 5-star rating & review.
In this episode of Control Intelligence, written by contributing editor Jeremy Pollard, editor in chief Mike Bacidore differentiates between programmable automation controllers and programmable logic controllers.
The Vault is a morning show hosted on Twitter Spaces and YouTube Live on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 11:30 am EST. The show focuses on multi-chain communities, emerging protocols, NFTFi, DeFi, Gaming, and, most importantly, collecting digital assets.Adam McBride: https://twitter.com/adamamcbrideJake Gallen: https://twitter.com/jakegallen_Chris Devitte: https://twitter.com/chris_devvEmblem Vault: https://twitter.com/EmblemVault
Josh Benaron is the Founder & CEO of Irys, the first L1 programmable datachain. Seeing firsthand that the existing data infrastructures weren't built for scalability, Josh created Bundlr, an L2 solution on Arweave that gained early success scaling Arweave from 15k transactions per day to 15 million. Bundlr evolved into what is now Irys to become the first truly programmable datachain. As a builder with a background in database architecture, Josh is committed to driving the adoption of programmable data that empower developers to continue building an onchain future. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crypto-hipster-podcast/support
This month we're joined by Ilan Gur, CEO of the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (or ARIA), a government body set up last year to fund ambitious, breakthrough innovations.Before joining Aria, Gur was a programme director at ARPA-E, the US government's Advanced Research Projects Agency, which was established to develop new cutting-edge technologies to generate, store and use energy. He's also been a founder — starting two companies in Silicon ValleyWe discuss what technologies he's most excited about today, covering topics from neuroscience to “programmable plants” to fight climate change.
How can UK insurtech companies successfully enter the complex US insurance market? In this episode, we explore the CT-UK Insurtech Corridor through the journey of Programmable.AI, showcasing how this initiative creates pathways for international growth and innovation. Host Joshua R. Hollander brings together John Blamire, CEO and co-founder of Programmable.AI; Mike Hendy from the UK Office of Business and Trade; and Gene Goddard from MetroHartford Alliance and the CT IFS. They discuss how the Corridor is bridging the insurance technology landscapes of Connecticut and the UK, fostering transatlantic opportunities for insurtech companies. Key Insights: Programmable.AI's journey from the UK to Connecticut's insurance hub Focus on the Insurtech Corridor as a strategic initiative for innovation and growth The role of the CT-UK InsurTech Corridor in facilitating market entry Challenges faced by UK companies entering the US insurance market, including regulatory complexities Support provided by MetroHartford Alliance, CT IFS and the UK Office of Business and Trade Importance of tailored strategies and partnerships for successful market entry. How Connecticut-based companies can leverage the Corridor for UK expansion Discussion of risk analytics and fraud detection technology in the insurance industry. Emphasis on the significance of collaboration among startups, established companies, and government entities. Key Topics Covered: [01:57] Programmable.AI's risk analytics and fraud detection technology [05:41] Challenges in insurance industry [10:16] MetroHartford Alliance's role in supporting incoming companies [12:06] Insurtech Corridor strategy [14:00] UK Trade Office's assistance for UK companies expanding to the US [16:24] Benefits of the InsurTech Corridor for companies [19:13] Regulatory environment challenges [20:17] John's firsthand experience navigating the US market entry [25:38] Bespoke services provided by MetroHartford Alliance [26:25] CT IFS initiative [29:06] Regulatory advantages in Connecticut for insurtech companies [31:00] Opportunities for Connecticut insurers in the UK market [33:24] Programmable.AI's progress and future plans in the US Notable Quotes: “As a small British company, entering the US is not for the faint-hearted, and if you don't prepare properly, you prepare to fail. The InsurTech Corridor provided us with invaluable support and connections.” - [19:28] - John Blamire “Our partnership with the companies that are in the IFS space, in the tech space, is to help attract new talent into our great state and into the Hartford region.”[13:26] ] - Gene Goddard “The Insurtech Corridor was a very logical agreement between the UK and Hartford, Connecticut, because Hartford is the self-styled capital of the US insurance industry, and London is the capital of the insurance world.” - [14:57] - Michael Hendy “I think they're very lucky to have Gene and Susan in MetroHartford Alliance and all of their members. It's a really interesting partnership and I think it's very, very successful.” - [19:48] Michael Hendy “We want to see more Insurtech startups coming into the corridor because the more startups that come, the more the ecosystem builds, the more power it has, and the better we can actually help each other.” - [34:00] - John Blamire About Our Guests: John Blamire: CEO and co-founder of Programmable.AI, a company specializing in risk analytics and fraud detection in the insurance sector. Mike Hendy: Senior Trade and Investment Officer for the UK Office of Business and Trade, focusing on supporting UK companies' expansion into the US market. Gene Goddard: Chief Business Investment Officer for MetroHartford Alliance, dedicated to promoting economic development in the Hartford region. Resources: InsurTech Corridor https://www.insurtechcorridor.com/ John Blamire https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-blamire/ https://www.fraudgraph.ai/ Gene Goddard https://www.linkedin.com/in/genegoddard/ https://metrohartford.com/ https://connecticutifs.com/ Michael Hendy https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikehendy/ https://www.flowcode.com/page/ukinboston Josh Hollander https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuarhollander/ https://www.horton-usa.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/insurtech-leadership-show/?viewAsMember=true https://www.insurtechassociation.org/ https://innsure.org/
Welcome to episode 059 of Life Sciences 360.In this episode of Life Sciences 360, Harsh Thakkar is joined by John Finn, Chief Scientific Officer at Tome Biosciences. John shares his inspiring journey of overcoming challenges, like his stutter, while making groundbreaking strides in gene therapy. They dive deep into Tome's unique technology, PGI (Programmable Genomic Integration), which is revolutionizing how large-scale gene insertions are done with pinpoint accuracy. Learn how Tome Biosciences is leading the charge in curing genetic disorders and advancing cell therapy with cutting-edge science.Chapters:00:00 - Introduction to the Episode00:29 - The Vision Behind Gene Therapy01:13 - John's Journey and Challenges with Stuttering03:14 - How Stuttering Shaped John's Career in Science05:43 - Introduction to Tome Biosciences07:02 - The Origins of Tome and Founding Vision09:49 - Why Large-Scale Gene Editing Matters14:12 - How Tome's PGI Technology Works20:29 - What Sets Tome Apart in Gene Therapy24:31 - Future Milestones for Tome Biosciences30:49 - Overcoming Challenges in Genomic Integration36:47 - The Power of Team Culture at Tome Biosciences40:20 - Advice for Aspiring Scientists and Entrepreneurs42:52 - Where to Connect with John Finn and Learn More About Tome- Follow John Finn: *Linkedin - ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-john-finn-8b3bb23/ ) *Tome Bio Linkedin - ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/tome-biosciences/ ) * Tome Bio Website- ( https://tome.bio/ )---Links:*Harsh Thakkar LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshvthakkar/ )*Listen to this episode on the go!
Luke Youngblood, founding contributor to Moonwell (https://moonwell.fi/), joins the Pirate Pod for a deep dive on the lending protocol. A permissionless, decentralized protocol run by a DAO, Moonwell is one of the largest initiatives on Base, with a market size of over $400M. Luke brings a unique perspective, including his experience at Coinbase and involvement in the early days of DeFi, and shares how Moonwell is building powerful onchain financial tools accessible to everyone in the world no matter what their technical ability.With a vision to create a world where finance and governance are powered by Web3, Luke walks us through how he is helping to "normalize" being onchain through empowering money markets by letting anyone that has a digital asset lend or borrow against it, democratizing access to borrow and lend opportunities. One of the first applications on Coinbase's Layer 2, Base, and a day one launch partner for the Coinbase Smart Wallet, Luke goes in depth on the impressiveness of the infrastructure that was ready to go from Base on day one and the potential that he sees in the Base ecosystem as it expands to millions of users. Topics covered:- Benefits of isolated markets. - Programmable smart contract wallets.- Removing points of friction for borrow / lend.- USDC and EURC adoption and use cases.- Web2 and Web3 security measures for Web3 founders.- The future of Base and what it means to bring $350 billion worth of crypto assets on-chain.Disclaimer: The views discussed in this conversation are the views of the individuals, and not of Arrington Capital. This podcast is provided solely for informational purposes and is not financial, legal, tax or investment advice.The participants of this podcast are not recommending any particular security, protocol, token, financial instrument, or other tradable asset or any investment strategy and is not offering to sell or soliciting to buy any security or asset.
Summary In this week's episode, Anna (https://x.com/AnnaRRose) and Guille (https://x.com/GuilleAngeris) chat with Ying Tong Lai (https://x.com/therealyingtong) from Geometry Research (https://geometry.dev/) and Bryan Gillespie (https://x.com/bryan_gillespie) from Inversed Tech (https://inversed.tech/) about their latest research and works to date. They dive into the pair's recent work ‘SoK: Programmable Privacy in Distributed Systems (https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/982)', exploring the classifications and frameworks being introduced. Here's some additional links for this episode: SoK: Programmable Privacy in Distributed Systems by Benarroch, Gillespie, Lai and Miller (https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/982) Private Programmability in Zcash - Research Results and Community Discussion (https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/48016) Zcash Halo2 GitHub (https://github.com/zcash/halo2) Zk0x02 - An intro to Zcash and zkSNARKs - Ariel Gabizon (Zcash) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx4cIkCY2EA) Moving SNARKs from the generic to algebraic group model by Ariel Gabizon (https://medium.com/@arielgabizon/moving-snarks-from-the-generic-to-algebraic-group-model-56549d60b90d) Explaining SNARKs Part I: Homomorphic Hidings by Ariel Gabizon (https://electriccoin.co/blog/snark-explain/) Differential Privacy in Constant Function Market Makers by Chitra, Angeris and Evans (https://fc22.ifca.ai/preproceedings/30.pdf) A Note on Privacy in Constant Function Market Makers by Angeris, Evans and Chitra (https://angeris.github.io/papers/cfmm-privacy.pdf) On Privacy Notions in Anonymous Communication by Kuhn, Beck, Schiffner, Jorswieck, and Strufe (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1812.05638) ZK Hack Montreal has been announced for Aug 9 - 11! Apply to join the hackathon here (https://zk-hack-montreal.devfolio.co/). Episode Sponsors Aleo (http://aleo.org/) is a new Layer-1 blockchain that achieves the programmability of Ethereum, the privacy of Zcash, and the scalability of a rollup. As Aleo is gearing up for their mainnet launch in Q1, this is an invitation to be part of a transformational ZK journey. Dive deeper and discover more about Aleo at http://aleo.org/ (http://aleo.org/). If you like what we do: * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge) * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter (https://zeroknowledge.substack.com) * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) * Join us on Telegram (https://zeroknowledge.fm/telegram) * Catch us on YouTube (www.youtube.com/channel/UCYWsYz5cKw4wZ9Mpe4kuM_g)
Sukasana. Listen to what your body needs, and then give your body what it needs ~ Programmable Soda (10 October 2011 - Hamburg, GER)
Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Brandon Lucia, CEO & Co-Founder at Efficient Computer, a chip startup that has raised $16 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Academic Origins: Brandon's journey into Efficient Computer began in academia, where he was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. His research into energy-efficient computing systems laid the groundwork for what would become Efficient Computer. Energy Efficiency Focus: The core idea behind Efficient Computer was to radically improve the energy efficiency of processors, focusing not on incremental gains but on rethinking architecture to prioritize efficiency from the ground up. Startup Genesis: The decision to transition from academic research to a startup was spurred by the development of a new chip architecture that promised substantial improvements in energy efficiency over existing technologies. Challenges of Starting Up: Brandon discussed the initial challenges of starting a business, from incorporating a company to understanding the commercial aspects of technology entrepreneurship. Market Education and Adoption: One of the key hurdles they face is educating the market about their revolutionary chip architecture, especially explaining the tangible benefits of their energy-efficient chips to potential customers. Future Vision: Looking forward, Brandon is focused on expanding their technology's applications, scaling up production, and exploring high-performance uses for their chips, including potential applications in aerospace and other energy-constrained environments. // Sponsors: Front Lines — We help B2B tech companies launch, manage, and grow podcasts that drive demand, awareness, and thought leadership. www.FrontLines.io The Global Talent Co. — We help tech startups find, vet, hire, pay, and retain amazing marketing talent that costs 50-70% less than the US & Europe. www.GlobalTalent.co
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message.Strand Therapeutics' CEO and Co-Founder Jake Becraft joins Erin Harris to discuss genetic regulation and how the company's programmable mRNA constructs combine genes for self-replication derived from RNA viruses with genetically programmed logic circuits that control the location, timing, and intensity of expression of therapeutic proteins within the patient's body, enabling precise and controlled delivery. They also cover the role synthetic biology plays to genetically program mRNA to deliver therapies.
The future of intellectual property. In it we cover programmable IP, the new economy of ideas, convergence of fan and creator, tackling LLM data attribution, blockchain's gift to AI, and the future of human creativity. Jason Zhao is co-founder of Story Protocol, who are building a programmable intellectual property infrastructure for the internet. Built on the blockchain, Story provides a neutral source to track IP origins, enable remixing of IP with multiple stakeholders receiving attribution, and delivers an economic framework for everyone to participate in revenue that is created. Born out of South Korea, a global cultural innovator, the startup has raised over $50M from the likes of A16Z Crypto, Endeavor, and Samsung to become the leading contender to reimagine how intellectual property is managed for our modern age. Prior to founding Story Jason was at Google's Deepmind focusing on putting novel AI research into production. He is an investment Scout at Sequoia, a computer science graduate from Stanford and can be seen lecturing about his passion in philosophy at Oxford University. Subscribe for the latest episodes. Email me on danieldarling@focal.vcSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/programmable-12v-outdoor-cafe-lights/overview Cafe-style light strands with edison bulbs are a beautiful way to decorate your patio. They are a fantastic and classy way to light up any outdoor space. Wineries, bistros, and night markets use them to create a cozy, intimately lit space that's warm and inviting to diners, and they look fabulous in backyards of just about any size. These lights are a programmable, addressable version of the cafe market lights you can find at the hardware store. Add arduino or CircuitPython code and you can turn your lights on in party mode, sending warm rainbow animations across your yard. These lights require 12v power, and also need to hold up in an outdoor environment. This guide will focus on how to power a 5v microcontroller and 12v lights from the same setup, and also show how to use a waterproof enclosure to keep your lights safe from rain and weather. Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com Erin St Blaine - www.erinstblaine.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------
Bob Baxley is a Core Contributor at Maverick Protocol. In this episode, we cover the upcoming launch of Maverick V2's Liquidity Operating System and AI-DEX. We explore how this next generation AMM enables powerful turnkey solutions such as their veToken factory, directional fees, dynamic fees, and their new AI-DEX customizable pool logic. ------
Jason Zhao is the Co-Founder & Head of Product @ Story Protocol. Backed by a16z crypto, Endeavor, Hashed, Samsung Next, dao5, Insignia Venture Partners, Alliance DAO, Balaji Srinivasan, and more. Story Protocol is building the Programmable IP layer that is democratizing IP creation through a global and extensible IP repository. In this episode, Jason discusses his background and journey into Crypto, his vision for what Story Protocol is creating, challenges the team has faced, and the opportunities that excite him moving forward.
Today on the Ether we have Zeeve RaaS hosting a chat on programmable interoperability taking you beyond bridges with Axelar Network. You'll hear from James Friel, Ravi Chamria, and more! Recorded on May 23rd 2024. Make sure to check out the newest tracks from Finn and the RAC FM gang over at ImaginetheSmell.org! The majority of the music at the end of these spaces can be found streaming over on Spotify, and the rest of the streaming platforms. Thank you to everyone in the community who supports TerraSpaces.
Adel Djellouli holds a Ph.D. in applied physics and works in the Bertoldi Lab at Harvard. His work revolves around fascinating concepts, including fluid mechanics, applied physics, nanotechnology, and metamaterials. Adel Djellouli's most recent endeavor involves the development of a revolutionary 'intelligent fluid'—a metafluid that can be precisely programmed to exhibit specific responses. This cutting-edge innovation holds immense potential for a wide array of applications and marks a significant advancement in the field. Tune in to explore: The difference between a metamaterial and metafluid How tiny rubber spheres are used to make programmable fluid How ultrasound—the same tool used in medicine—can be used to stimulate movement of programmable fluids Changeable parameters to create specific properties in metafluid Applications of this technology in helmets, smartphones, and more Interested in learning more? Press play and check out nature_adel.pdf (harvard.edu). Take advantage of a 5% discount on Ekster accessories by using the code FINDINGGENIUS. Enhance your style and functionality with premium accessories. Visit bit.ly/3uiVX9R to explore latest collection. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9
On today's episode: Programmable fluids that can help pick blueberries without making a mess. And I talk about math and games with our very own math nerd; Bobby Frankenberger! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com
Joe Allen has written for Chronicles, The Federalist, Human Events, The National Pulse, Parabola, Salvo, and Protocol: The Journal of the Entertainment Technology Industry. He holds a master's degree from Boston University, where he studied cognitive science and human evolution as they pertain to religion. As an arena rigger, he's toured the world for rock n' roll, country, rap, classical, and cage-fighting productions. He now serves as the transhumanism editor for Bannon's War Room.TO WATCH ALL FLYOVER CONTENT: www.flyover.liveTO WATCH ALL FULL INTERVIEWS -https://subsplash.com/flyoverconservatives/media/ms/+g6yhgjx Joe AllenWEBSITE: www.joebot.xyzBOOK: https://a.co/d/4wbQFeb TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JOEBOTxyz Article - Coming Soon: A Programmable Army of Humanoid Robotshttps://www.axios.com/2024/03/14/humanoid-robot-army-agility-digit-amazon-warehouseFULL Interview: https://rumble.com/v3wxr64-foc-show-joe-allen.html -------------------------------------------
In this episode of the Tech Talks Daily Podcast, I welcome Dr. Allen Yang, the Co-Founder of Hitch Interactive on the show, to discuss the innovative intersection of AI, blockchain, and culinary arts through the lens of the new NFT project, Yami Hamo. Hitch Interactive, known for combining advanced technology with education, has ventured into uncharted territory with Yami Hamo, representing a unique fusion of gourmet dishes and NFT technology. Dr. Yang, with his extensive background as a serial entrepreneur and an 18-year tenure as a UC Berkeley faculty member, delves into the creation of Hitch Interactive in 2019. His journey in AR and VR technologies since 2015 has culminated in this groundbreaking project. Yami Hamo, Hitch Interactive's first NFT collection, showcases 1000 gourmet dishes, each depicted in an NFT with intricate artwork and embedded data designed to educate about culinary culture. This NFT collection is not just a visual feast but also serves as a tool to train a private AI assistant in the nuances of global cuisines. The discussion explores the broader implications of the Yami Hamo project for the future of NFTs and Web3. Dr. Yang highlights the need for NFTs to have more tangible, real-world utility and describes how Hitch Mint, their new platform, will empower creators to craft their own decentralized miniverses powered by AI. These miniverses, self-contained within each NFT, represent a significant leap in how NFTs can be utilized beyond just digital art, extending into education and interactive experiences. Dr. Yang discusses how the Yami Hamo project challenges the conventional perceptions of NFTs, integrating them into everyday life in meaningful and educational ways. This episode is a must-listen for those intrigued by the evolving world of NFTs, AI, blockchain, and their application in unconventional domains like the culinary arts.
The temperature outside is plummeting, but the number of cold opens in this episode is skyrocketing! We convene once again this week for our sort-of-semi-annual block of short segments about everything from video game Yule logs to neighbors waging holiday decoration warfare, keeping your CPU from (almost) melting, neglecting your cast iron, maximizing your Panda Express order, and more.Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, a monthly bonus episode, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod
Smart energy grids. Voice-first companion apps. Programmable medicines. AI tools for kids. We asked over 40 partners across a16z to preview one big ideathey believe will drive innovation in 2024.Here in our 3-part series, you'll hear directly from partners across all our verticals, as we dive even more deeply into these ideas. What's the why now? Who is already building in these spaces? What opportunities and challenges are on the horizon? And how can you get involved?View all 40+ big ideas: https://a16z.com/bigideas2024 Stay Updated: Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16zFind a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16zSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithioPlease note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.
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