Things Have Changed
Hey, we're Things Have Changed. We unpack stories about technology and the ever-changing digital economy. Specifically, the things that will matter in the coming years, and the things that have evolved from the past.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 176
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
How the U.S. Dollar has Become a 'Wrecking Ball' for the Global Economy
In early 2021 the dollar was near its lowest level in more than five years against a broad basket of currencies
Fast forward to July of 2022, the dollar reached parity with the euro for …
How This Robot Will Make Your Dinner - with Rajagopal Natarajan
During the pandemic, the way you’ve eaten has likely changed. Either you ate out less, you cooked more, or you wholeheartedly embraced food delivery such as DoorDash, Deliveroo, Grab, S…
How Sustainable Data Centers Can Help Us Achieve Our Climate Goals - with Dr. Bharath Ramakrishnan
One of the highest consumers of electric power are data centers. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the data center industry, accounts for approximately 4% of global el…
How Data Centers Are Guzzling up the World’s Electricity - with Dr. Bharath Ramakrishnan
Whether you’re streaming "House of the Dragon" on HBO or just chatting with your friends on Whatsapp, both cause a chain reaction and use energy. Today nearly all the world's Internet t…
What Is Moore’s Law and Are We Coming to the End of It?
As of 2022, approximately 95% of organizations are using cloud computing for their work and nearly 85% of companies have deployed their workload on cloud in 2021. Furthermore, with the …
👋🏽 Hey It's Jed & Shikher.
Hey THC Listeners! Jed has had a family emergency come up and had to fly to the Philippines to take care of family.
As a result we at THC are taking a short break and we'll have an impre…
Amazon AWS vs Microsoft Azure vs Google Cloud
It’s happening. AWS is no longer the only cloud heavyweight doing business with the US Government. Azure has recently signed a $10 Billion deal with the DoD.
Gartner reports that AWS is …
How Cloud Computing Changed Business & Technology Forever
IBM, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are all taking the helm for the cloud renaissance. Gartner says that in 2021, spending on public cloud services could go over $330B. All types of indu…
Why Batteries Are Extremely Important for the Renewable Energy Transition?
We're revisiting some of our favorite deep dives with industry experts from past episodes.
A global transition to clean energy is underway. What technologies will be essential to this z…
Gaming Is Bigger Than You Think.. And Its Growing!
Happy Labor Day Weekend for our American listeners! We hope you have a long and restful weekend!
We're revisiting some of our episode favorites - and for this week - we're doing the gami…
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How TikTok Is Eating up All of Social Media
Since the start of the pandemic, there has been one app that has taken over Social Media. Tiktok is the most downloaded app in the App store & despite being the new kid on the block, th…
From Feast to Famine: Why Tech Is Preparing For Hiring Freezes And Layoffs
With a historically tight labor market, why are some tech companies laying people off?
With Inflation not slowing down and the economy showing signs of a possible recession, companies ar…
Why Are Thousands of Flights Being Cancelled Right Now?
Airlines globally have cancelled hundreds of flights, citing labor shortages. They blame COVID-19, uncertainty, and the tight labor market for leading causes for flight cancellations an…
Summer Break.. See You Soon!
Hey THC Listeners! Jed and Shikher will be taking a super short summer break to build the next pipeline of guests for Things Have Changed. Stay tuned on our coverage of the labor market…
Why Are So Many Leaving Their Jobs Right Now?
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 47 million Americans quit their jobs in 2021. So.. During the Pandemic, the definition of “work” drastically changed. Million…
How to be More Efficient at Imposing Sanctions with Professor Seth Benzell
32 years ago, Mcdonalds opened a restaurant in Moscow. Many people interpretted it as a soft integration to the west. In 1990, 30,000 people lined up for the opening at Pushkin Square, …
How Effective are Western Sanctions with Professor Seth Benzell
As one of the worlds most televised conflict rages on in Ukraine, western countries, not directly involved, look to utilize a weapon that is forged by economists..
The sanctions imposed …
Is the Global Housing Market Heading for a Downturn?
The Great Deceleration in housing might just be bigger than a seasonal cooldown.
The economic shock of higher mortgage rates means borrowers are getting stretched thin to a degree unseen…
How Can We Solve the Nation’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
Nearly three-quarters of Americans say owning a home is a higher measure of achievement than having a successful career, raising a family or earning a college degree, according to a new…