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Radical with Amol RajanEsther Rantzen on the Assisted Dying DebateWhen Dame Esther Rantzen told Amol and Nick that she had joined the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland she helped reignite a debate about assisted dying in the UK. Now MPs are preparing to vote on a bill that would legalise it in England and Wales, so in this episode they catch-up with Dame Esther and speak to two MPs, Preet Kaur Gill and Warinder Singh Juss, about how their religion has influenced their thinking.They also discuss the interview Amol did with the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, whose private members' bill could bring about this colossal social...2024-11-2754 min
techLGTMGuest Episode 8 - Attention Factory by Mathhew Brennan - The Story of TikTok and China's ByteDanceWelcome to a very special episode (#8) of techLGTM.
In this episode we invited an amazing personality as our guest, Matthew Brennan, he is an expert on China Technology space, he has authored multiple books and is one of the most sought-after speakers on anything related to Chinese Technology. His recently released book "Attention Factory - The Story of TikTok & China's ByteDance" is getting rave reviews and is a must read for any entrepreneur.
In this episode Matthew tells us about his background and career, what motivated him to author this book. He also...2020-11-091h 09
techLGTMEpisode 7 techLGTM - Zoom Zapp Zoom! #Zoom #Zapps #Airmeet #HopinWelcome to episode 7 of techLGTM
In this episode we talk about Zoom - the leader in modern enterprise video communications and their announcement of Zapps.
What is Zoom? History of Zoom and its founder - Zoom was founded by Eric Yuan, a former corporate vice president for Cisco Webex. He left Cisco in April 2011 with 40 engineers to start a new company. ~10 year to make it a success and a mature platform.
Effect of COVID-19 on the rise of Zoom - By February 2020, Zoom had gained 2.22 million users in 2020. Daily average users rose from...2020-11-0234 min
techLGTMtechLGTM Episode6 - #Google Search Improvement & #Apple #iPhone EventWelcome to episode 6 of techLGTM
In this episode we discussed:
Improvements in Google search algorithm
huge improvements in search algorithm, now uses more than 680 mm parameters to understand the context of the search query
integration with new data sources which were only part of Google's Open Data commons project, knowledge graph
enhanced video/audio processing (frame by frame) to identity tags and context
Google Lens - now you can take a picture of complex math problems and Google will tell you how to solve it
improved AR in google...2020-10-1733 min
techLGTMEpisode 5 - #techLGTM - Alliance against Google Play Store "Monopoly" in India and Facebook sues two companies for illegal data scraping.Welcome to episode 5 of techLGTM. In this episode we discussed:
Indian startups explore alliance and alternative app store to fight Google’s ‘monopoly’
Google enforcing their in-app payment rules in its play store
New alliances or regulation
Marketplace vs sellers
Facebook sues two companies engaged in data scraping operation
BrandTotal Ltd, Unimania Inc. - sued by Facebook
Data privacy - who owns data?
Can you trade your friend's data?
About techLGTM:
A technology podcast hosted by Shashank Singh, Preet Raj and Amol Sharma...2020-10-0335 min
techLGTMEpisode 4 - #techLGTM - What is SPAC?Welcome to episode 4 of techLGTM - A technology podcast hosted by Shashank Singh, Preet Raj and Amol Sharma.
In this episode we discussed:
What is SPAC?
SPAC vs IPO?
SPAC vs Traditonal Venture Capital model of investing
Why is SPAC becoming popular?
How Chamath Palihapitiya has made SPAC so popular?
Risks of SPAC and future
2020-09-2724 min
techLGTMEpisode 3 - #techLGTM - Unity IPO, Are Apple App Store and Google Play Store monopolies?A technology podcast hosted by Shashank Singh, Preet Raj and Amol Sharma.
In episode 3 following topic were discussed:
1) Unity IPO:
- Unity IPO'ed on Friday (8-Sept 2020) priced $52, stock opened at $75 (i.e. more than 31% pop)
- Unity core product offerings and it's revenue streams
- Some challenges and how it is different than Epic games etc
2) Are Google and Apple - App Stores monopolies?
- With recent events of Google removing India's largest payment system...2020-09-2241 min
techLGTMEpisode 2 - #techLGTM - Technology Looks Good To Me - Apple, Facebook AR VR, Snowflake IPOA technology podcast hosted by Shashank Singh, Preet Raj and Amol Sharma.
In episode 2 following topic were discussed:
1) Facebook’s announcement of AR Glass project – Aria. Facebook shared its vision of future of wearable AR, also announced partnership with Luxottica. Facebook launched new Oculus Quest 2 VR headset with exciting price of $299.
2) In an event on September 15th, Apple announced new watch series 6 with capability to monitor O2 level. Apple launched Fitness+ service for home workout videos competing with very popular Peloton.
3) Snowflake - a data warehouse solution company rais...2020-09-1745 min
techLGTMEpisode 1 - #techLGTM -Technology Looks Good To Me - TikTok, Walmart, Microsoft, Chinese App Ban in IndiaA technology podcast hosted by Shashank Singh, Preet Raj and Amol Sharma.
In episode 1, we talk about how technology is disrupting every sphere of life, we talked about TikTok, Walmart and Microsoft and how social commerce is next big thing.
In later part we touched upon ban of Chinese app in Indian market and how India is becoming the hot bed of new tech startups.
Do let us know what other topics you want us to cover in our upcoming episodes.
Watch the YouTube video of...2020-09-1147 min