In this episode we talk about:

China trying out crypto-currency in mock transactions
NASA funding experimental fusion rocket technology
A robot that is going to try to "guard" the Georgia Aquarium
Firefox now does real multi-threading - which is a great thing
Microsoft releases a new keyboard which looks a lot like their other keyboards - mostly
Uber is now CEO-less
MailChimp gets going on breaking out of the online inbox and into the real-world mailbox
Facebook tries to go telepathic as they pursue their new mission of bringing the world closer together

And three (!) app recommendations.

Special Guest: Kashi Sehgal.

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Links:

China’s Central Bank Has Begun Cautiously Testing a Digital CurrencyNASA-Funded Startup to Build Fusion-Powered RocketsRobot security guard: first Atlanta job is at Georgia AquariumFirefox 54 Finally Supports Multithreading, May Beat Chrome on RAMMicrosoft’s new Modern Keyboard has a hidden fingerprint readerUber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.More than 1,000 Uber employees ask for Travis Kalanick to return - AxiosMailChimp Wants To Solve Every Small-Biz Marketing Challenge (Even Snail Mail)How Facebook's Telepathic Texting Is Supposed to Work