Intel bets big on self-driving cars, esports might go Olympic and some myths about the death of Flash busted.
With Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt
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Show Notes
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- News You Should Know
- More Top Stories
- (03:40) Tencent and Amazon invested in Essential PH-1 Phone
- (04:40) Disney plans to launch ESPN, Disney/Pixar streaming services
- (10:10) Intel will build fleet of 100 level 4 autonomous cars
- (11:05) 2024 Olympics may include competitive video games
- (13:55) Sony developed educational record blockchain
- Discussion
- (16:00) Animation and Flash in this golden age of televised animated
- Message of the Day
- (27:25) Joe the Pilot – pilot shortage
- (29:00) Mike – organ donation
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