Five Things Tech: TikTok, Space Junk, Water Batteries, Health Tech, Google Wifi
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Hi and welcome back to Five Things Tech!
The week is over, so grab a coffee, relax and read these five articles about tech that you might have missed during the week.
I didn’t know anything about water batteries, did you?
What do you think about TikTok? Should it be banned? What would my kids do with all the newfound time?
Read on! You might find some answers!
TikTok Stunt Motivates Lawmakers to Take On the App
I doubt that this will happen, but I assume that many lawmakers are fearing that the next campaign could be their last as TikTok could be decisive in this. Biden could also drive his point home about being tough on China. So let’s see how TikTok will react to the pressure and if the EU will also tighten the grip on TikTok.
Fusion startup plans to shoot space junk with lasers
Finally a catchy headline that reminds as all of Luke, Han, Leila and their friends. On Thursday and Friday there was a warning for all of Germany that debris from ISS could fall down here and damage infrastructure or people. So I guess space junk can really pose a problem.
New 'Water Batteries' Are Cheaper, Recyclable, And Won't Explode
I don’t understand any of the underlying tech that this research is based upon, but I have to say that the development in the battery sector has been breathtaking the last decade or so. Amazing stuff.
The Smart Heart: How AI Is Sharpening Cardiovascular Medicine
Health Tech will improve our lives and change the way we deal with illnesses. And while the image still shows a stethoscope, I saw a pitch a few weeks ago for a smartphone app that can act as a digital stethoscope, but obviously with a lot more data.
Google's new office is having some WiFi troubles
They probably used the Google Wifi mesh network, which we also had at home and it didn’t work as advertised.
That’s all for now! Thanks for reading!
— Nico