{"id":9212,"date":"2017-07-19T12:27:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T16:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=9212"},"modified":"2017-07-19T12:27:19","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T16:27:19","slug":"this-week-in-tech-623-binders-full-of-ceos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2017\/07\/19\/this-week-in-tech-623-binders-full-of-ceos\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Tech 623: Binders Full of CEOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YLuREms8GuY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Disney will build a Star Wars-themed hotel where each guest gets a story. Uber says they are getting lots of applications for their open CEO post, but nobody big seems interested. Apple iPhone 8 rumors abound. Google is trying to eliminate Zika by releasing 20 million bacteria-infected mosquitos in Fresno, CA. Amazon is creating a new messaging app called Anytime. Prime Day was Amazon&#8217;s biggest sales day ever, and Best Buy stock dropped $1 billion over the rumor that Amazon is developing a Geek Squad competitor. If you don&#8217;t want Homeland Security to scan your face, you shouldn&#8217;t travel. Windows Phone 8.1 is dead. US welcomes Afghan girls robotics team, and the &#8220;world&#8217;s first robot lawyer&#8221; &#8211; meanwhile, Elon Musk warns that we need AI regulation sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Devindra Hardawar is still mad that new iPhones have no headphone jack.<br \/>\n\u2022 Georgia Dow needs a house with two VR rooms.<br \/>\n\u2022 Jill Duffy is learning Romanian on Duolingo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney will build a Star Wars-themed hotel where each guest gets a story. 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