Malcolm Turnbull announces his grand ‘innovation’ plan to bring Australia into the 21st century, Dropbox kills Mailbox and Carousel apps, and we discuss our favourite films and TV shows for the year – as we start to reflect on a massive 2015 in the world of technology and pop culture.
Episode 42. Recorded Wednesday 9 December 2015.
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Intro:
- We love the Surface Pro 4 but not the NFL | Geekwire
- ‘Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice’ official 3 minute trailer #3 | youtube
- An open letter to my parents – by Maxima Chan Zuckerberg | Medium
- Michele Hanson’s critique of the Zuckerberg’s supposed $45bn donation | The Guardian
Feature #1: Australia’s innovation problem
- Turnbull unveils $1bn package to drive ‘ideas boom’ | SBS
- Innovation statement: Turnbull’s $1bn vision for Australia’s future | ABC News
- Australia’s innovation problem explained in 10 charts | The Conversation
News:
- Dropbox is shutting down its Mailbox and Carousel apps | The Verge
- Gmail ending? Google starts migrating users to Inbox | Forbes
- What it was like to let Google answer my emails for a week | Fast Company
- Facebook shuts down Creative Labs | cnet
- Sony has bought Toshiba’s image sensor division for $155m | Gizmodo
- Apple may remove the headphone jack from the next iPhone | Pueblo Chieftain
Feature #2: Our favourite films & shows of 2015
- Geoff’s favourite films – Mad Max: Fury Road | Ex Machina | Inside Out | Straight Outta Compton
- Kelvin’s favourite films – Kingsman: The Secret Service | Mad Max: Fury Road | Trainwreck
- 2015’s top grossing films | Box Office Mojo
- Kelvin’s favourite TV shows – Daredevil | Sense8 | Archer
- Geoff’s favourite TV shows – Mr Robot | Sense8 | Daredevil
- List of renewed and cancelled TV shows for 14-15 season | metacritic
What’s that sound?
- Sense8 opening credits | youtube