We discuss the top Minnesota and other tech stories, but our guest this week is none other than Chuck Olsen, a new media entrepreneur who continues to be involved with cutting edge tech.
This time Chuck’s virtual reality firm, Visual VR, Inc., created an augmented reality character named Rosa, the world’s first virtual activist. She’s a 50ft tall woman “standing up for women everywhere“, and was first delivered publicly so as to “embody every woman who could not participate” and display their messages on Rosa’s sign during the Women’s March in Washington D.C. on January 21st, 2017 (see photos below).
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Restoration by Kubbi (Norway) under a CC by 4.0 License

The Podcast

Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories

* Five States Are Considering Bills to Legalize the ‘Right to Repair’ Electronics
* Target will launch its own mobile payments system this year

* Mention: eBates

* Maplewood-based 3M launches ‘smart’-hearing protection for hunters, civilian shooters
* Broadband competitor US Internet to expand into southwest Minneapolis
* Amazon looks to east metro for a second mega-fulfillment center

Guest: Chuck Olsen
Co-Founder and CEO, Visual VR, Inc.
LinkedIn • About Chuck • I Stand With Rosa • Rosa for Android (iOS coming soon)
Photo gallery of I Stand With Rosa. Taken 1/21/2017 in Washington D.C. Photos from Chuck’s account
(click on any image for a larger view)

Other Top Tech Stories

* Apple joins Amazon, Google and Facebook in AI research group
* Google Recalls Staff to U.S. After Trump Immigration Order
* China’s Plan to Rule the World: Make All the Gadgets

Cool Thing of the Week

* Phil: Curated BuzzFeed Video (My first edited video)
* Tim: Apple Lisa Raspberry Pi Case
* Steve: SendSafely

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