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Minnov8 Gang 393 – Advisor to President Trump

February 11, 2017

Tim and Steve could only imagine what it would be like if Phil Wilson was an advisor to Donald Trump. Would we all have healthcare? Would he build a wall around Lakeville where Tim lives? We can only speculate, but let’s not, and instead go on and talk about technology!
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: I Am A Pilgrim by Walker Winn under a CC by 4.0 License

The Podcast

Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories

* Futurists worry the Twin Cities are falling behind on self-driving tech
* Best Buy To Remove Oculus Rift Demo Stations From 200 Stores
* SPS Commerce shares fall after revenue forecast signals slower growth
* Target launches new mini-accelerator for health-related start-ups
* Minnesota’s ‘right to repair’ bill would upend tech giants’ monopoly on fixing your stuff

Other Top Tech Stories

* Apple returns to revenue growth in Q1 2017 with $17.8 billion profit
* What’s Apple to Do with $246 Billion in Cash?
* Twitter’s stock is tanking after the company warned its revenue growth would continue to ‘lag’ its recent spike in users

* Mention of movie The Circle

* Hashtags in Super Bowl ads slip to 30% in 2017, overtaken by URL use in 39%
* Ignorance is Bliss? An Enormous WordPress Zero-Day has Been Secretly Fixed

* WordPress powers 27.4% of websites whose content management systems are known

* Comcast Xfinity App on Roku Will Carry Additional Monthly Fee, Unless It’s Your Primary TV Outlet
* How Trump Plans To Slow Our Internet To A Crawl

Cool Thing of the Week

* Phil: Love Turntable
* Tim: WELT : The World’s First Smart Belt for Wellness
* Steve: Chrome Digital Signage

* Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort engages guests with Chrome signage

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