Elon Musk Plays Basketball, His Tech Trends Will Bring a Tear to Your Eye

We try every week to bring basketball into the discussion, and this week Wired helps us (despite their AdBlocker policy) with a look a the latest tech trends in the NBA. It was also the week of the Code Conference with plenty of interviews to talk about… Mostly Elon Musk’s philosophical thoughts. See all the show notes below.

Basketball Tech Show Notes

Seth Godin uses the calculator as an example of technology automating jobs and suggests our reaction. Wasting our technology surplus

Messaging platforms rely heavily on the network effect to have success. By having all the different platforms use the same messaging protocol it would flatten the need for networks (think traditional text messaging). This is Google’s plan to get back into the messaging game. Google’s Long Term Messaging Strategy: Standards

During the Code Conference Elon Musk waxed philosophically on the future and humankind. He’s never short on crazy [awesome] ideas. Elon Musk Is Only Worried About One Company Making AIWe’re Living In A Simulation. Probably.We’re Already Cyborgs, We’re Just I/O BoundModel 3: Design For Manufacturability. Pencils Down In 6 WeeksElon Musk doesn’t think Google will compete with Tesla — but Apple couldElon Musk wants people on Mars by 2025

Also at the Code Conference was Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends report. This is the best ones. The Best Meeker 2016 Internet Trends Slides and What They Mean

Boxing was once huge, but is no more, and football feels like it’s on the same path. Ready to replace it in the digital age is basketball. Techies Are Trying to Turn the NBA Into the World’s Largest Sports LeagueThe business of GIFs: then and now

Facebook’s DeepText currently is used to help you call a cab in chat, but eventually it will read everything everyone writes, and turn it into actionable data. Also, There’s a new book about Facebook. The second link is to an excerpt of the new book. Facebook’s New AI Get’s What You’re Talking About How Mark Zuckerberg Led Facebook’s War To Crush Google Plus

Microsoft Windows Holographic is going to be available to all hardware partners. Microsoft You To Use Windows On Your ViveWindows Holographic Will Be Available To Hardware PartnersA Good OS With A Solid UI Is Exactly What VR NeedsUsing The Vive With A Green ScreenMSI’s Backpack Shows The Potential Of Getting Rid Of VR Cables, But The Wrong Way

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