Episode 61: Why are they messing with bikes and scooters?.... Rocket packs!

In this Episode:

• Wearables get serious about heart rate (2:42)


• SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites (5:37)


• Nine Companies will compete to help NASA astronauts return to the moon (7:40)


• Bitcoin drops 8% to kick off December (8:48))


• Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to 'increase lethality' (10:54)


• 'We have screwed up': Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (15:05)


• Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge (17:14)


• Browser Market Share (18:00)


• Lyft’s pink-wheeled shareable bikes will be available to rent soon (20:40)


• Marriott data breach: Class-action suit filed; experts ask why it wasn't caught earlier (23:47)

Weird & Wacky Tech (26:31):

• Tesla "Romance Mode" Will Debut Before Cars Become Fully Self-Driving


• Wing, Alphabets drone delivery business to begin a pilot in Finland in Spring 2019


• Why the “y’all” line divides the US North from South, not East from West

Tech Recommendations (34:43):

• Sanjay - Google Translate


• Adam - RoboKiller


• Shannon - 1-800-Contacts Online Eye Exam

Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes

Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit

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Links:

• Wearables get serious about heart rate - CNET
• SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket booster to launch record 64 satellites - Axios
• Nine companies will compete to help NASA astronauts return to the moon | TechCrunch
• Bitcoin drops 8% to kick off December 
• Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to 'increase lethality'