Some corrections: Sony created the CD in collaboration with Philips. I was supposed to say "true era of 3D console gaming" for the PlayStation part.
Correction: I was supposed to say sold for 10% of what Microsoft offered not 1%. Yahoo! was once one of the most valuable companies on earth, recently they've crashed and burned. The big question is what happened?
The second part of the story of Sony is here! Sony has been one of the greatest companies of our time but has recently started declining, what's happening? And Why?
NASA has just announced the discovery of another solar system with 7 earth like planets. Let's explore this topic.
A explanation of virtual and augmented reality. Includes a brief history and description of the differences.
Tesla is now the most valuable car company in the United States, here's a broad look at my take on why this is. I also ask a few other questions about the companies future. Enjoy!
The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look At The Federal Reserve (1994) - G. Edward Griffin
This story was originally from 2016 but is still amazing! The main update was the phase 2 part of the trial with 153 patients.
This is a re-upload of an old classic. It was taken down but I've fixed the copyright issue. In this video, watch and learn all about Nikola Tesla without the common myths. You’ll see that the story of Tesla was a bit of a roller coaster.
In this video we talk about the size and some other interesting facts about the phenomenon that is bitcoin.
In this video we talk about Auto ML by Google brain. Auto ML is one of the first successful automated AI projects.
SpaceX has successfully tested the Falcon Heavy Rocket, proving that large-volume reusable rockets are indeed feasible. This is set to drastically reduce the price of space travel.
In this video we take a look at the history and size of Honda. This video grew a bit more than initially planned but I think it still works.
In this video we'll be taking a look at 6 new competitors to Tesla, the Jaguar I-Pace, Porshe Mission E, Hyundai Kona EV, Aston Martin RapidE, Mercedes EQ and the Audi eTron Quattro
in this video we take a look at Google's Duplex Assistant extension and how it works.
In this video we word's richest company in history, the VOC or Duch East India Company.
In this video we take a look at how Apple makes most of it's money through the iPhone and other means.
In this video we'll take a look at how Open AI taught a robotic (shadow robot) hand, human level dexterity by using interesting artificial intelligence techniques.
In this episode we'll take a look at the unusal history of the Mp3 player. Some people may think it began with the iPod in 2001 but the story begins back in 1979 with Kane Kramer.
In this video we'll check out the story and size of Reliance, from its humble beginings of Dhirubhai Ambani to the fighting of his sons, Mukesh and Anil, and the rise of Jio mobile and ventures into oil and defense.
In this video we take a look at article 13 and also have a discussion about the EU. It's not pretty.
Happy new year! Let's start things off with a look at the surprising new field of biological nanobots.
In this video, we'll take a look at China's recent surveillance state. I'm also trying out an external video editor for this project, so let me know what you think!
It’s clear that a battery revolution is coming, but what are we doing to protect our environment? Here’s a look at the whole picture of lithium ion battery recycling.
Theranos, what seemed like one of the most ground breaking companies of the 21st century ended up being one of Silicon Valley's greatest failures. How did Elizabeth Holmes manage to fool the world? In this video we find out the twisting rollercoaster of a story.
Disclaimer: In no way does this video condone the use of drugs or any other illegal activities on the dark web.
Googles newest product Stadia, is their vision for the future of Gaming. In this video, we'll check it out.
Microsoft has become one of the largest and well known companies on the planet, but how did they start, what's their story and just how big are they today? In this video we'll take a look
There's a new robot out by Boston Dynamics, but what does it all mean?
There’s no question that internet has revolutionised humanity. It is perhaps the greatest tool we have ever built, for better or worse. But how does it work? Who owns it? Where IS the internet? And who makes sure it keeps running? In this video we find out.
Traditionally organ transplants have been a long and painful process, this might be coming to an end with a new breakthrough in bio tech. In this video we’ll take a look. Correction: Text for kidney rejection should read 25% not 20%
A.I. is making its way into gaming, with real-time ray tracing now possible, what other things does A.I. have in store?
A lot of people think that Facebook ended MySpace but in reality, this isn't the case. In this video we'll go back to the 2000's to find out what really ended MySpace.
What's the Zuck up to this time? Note, this video was made before the name libra was revealed.
In this video we'll take a look at quantum computers and they promise they hold for the future.
A deeper explanation on how Quantum Computers work and the principals behind them.
My quick take on WWDC and the iPad in particular.
In this video we'll take a look at why Apple is being sued by customers for potentially billions.
There's been a lot of talk about Thorium lately, but what's it all about? Will it be the future of energy?
In this video we'll take a look at the interesting history of Rockstar Games.
Automation is set to be one of the major issues facing humanity in the future. So how do we solve the problem? Andrew Yang has a decent proposition: Universal basic income or UBI. In this video, we check out the pros and cons of this future.
The internet has had a dramatic effect on the way we communicate and what we do with that information but there are some amazing ways in which the power of the internet has been used. In this video we'll investigate.
Elon Musk's Neuralink project brain machine interface (BMI) has been floating around as an idea for a while now, but recently we've been taken on a detailed inside glimpse of what the technology will entail. Join me as we explore.
With over 200,000 deaths caused by Opioids, it's important to look at how this tragedy took place and who's behind it. In this video we look at the Sackler family, the family that has caused untold damage to the lives of millions for their role in the opioid crisis through their company Purdue Pharma.
In this video we take a look at the Enron story. At over $60 billion being scammed away from the public, they were the biggest fraud in history. Yes, even bigger than Theranos.
Antitrust, billion dollar fines, privacy violations and numerous federal investigations. Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon are feeling the pressure from a wave of government inquiries. Will they be broken up? Or will they survive? In this video we explore the issue.
Today it's just so easy to forget how much of a revolution the original iPhone was. In a world where tech reviews complain about bezels and small details in a new iPhone, it's important to look back and see where it all came from. In this episode we do just that. From the pain and sacrifice, to a revolutionary product. This is how it all began!
Bernie Madoff, once one of the greatest financial minds and chairman of the Nasdaq, to the biggest ponzi scheme the world had ever seen. It's a wild ride.
From $47 Billion, to the verge of bankruptcy in just a matter of weeks. The WeWork disaster is a real roller coaster and it would seem that their erratic CEO Adam Neumann is mostly to blame.
CORRECTION - I stated that Tik Tok was the most valuable private company, that’s incorrect, it’s the most valuable startup. Sorry about that. TikTok has come out of nowhere and may take many people by surprise. In this episode, we'll explore where it came from, it's parent company ByteDance and the controversy surrounding it.
When Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space in his spacecraft, Vostok 1, he was one of the most famous people on earth. The lesser known stories of his demise and the brains behind the technical feat are the subject of this video.
The researchers have taken living cells from frog embryos, and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. So-called Xenobots.
Onecoin promised the world, but only proved to be a trail of destruction.
With the current acceleration of innovation making what was unthinkable just a few years ago possible, it's a little easier to imagine what the future may hold than ever before. But in the past this was a great deal harder. Today we look at the visionaries that saw our modern life.
Stay safe out there! In this episode we learn about covid-19 (otherwise known as the coronavirus), along with some emerging treatments including the controversial chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine drugs.
Part 2 of our look at COVID-19
HTC was an absoloutly influenial smartphone brand, but over the years, they've gone from number one to zero. What exactly happened? In this video we explore the story.
In this video, we explore the story of how Twitter, one of the world's biggest online companies was founded. It's a twisting tale of scandal and betrayal.
The WeWork saga continues..
With trillions of dollars being printed around the world, it's time we take a look into how money is created. (I had to cut the comedy section at the end)
What comes after the iPhone?
This is one of the wildest stories in automotive history, a story of how far a man would go to chase his dream. This is the John Delorean story.
Lets take a look at some of the wild events and bad/ interesting designs in mobile history.
The heavily requested video on the wirecard scandal. How can $2 billion just go missing? This story raises many questions about the regulatory bodies we all trust to keep the business financial system in line.
The strange story about the invention of Wi-Fi technology
In this episode we take a look at Tesla's "battery day" and Elon Musk's plans for a $25,000 car.
Carbon nanotubes sound like something out of science fiction movie, but their slowly starting to find uses in our lives. Today we'll look at how they're being used to fight heart disease.
Where Did Bitcoin Come From? – The True Story
On September 26, 1983, life on planet Earth almost came to an end in a Nuclear war. One man, Stanislav Petrov prevented this outcome. This is the story of how it happened.
Trevor Milton took the phrase "fake it till you make it" to the extreme. Let's take a look at the wild story of Nikola Motors. I've been sitting on this script idea for a year, so here it finally is.
CRISPR Gene editing therapy is used for the first time in living humans with amazing results.
This is the moment I've been waiting for in computing graphics. In this episode, we cover the playable matrix awakens demo as well as some other unreal engine 5 info.
The sanctions on Russia’s financial system were used to deter Putin from further escalation in the war, but what are the risks?
Art takes a unique combination of skill, creativity the very human element of aesthetic taste. But what if the visual arts also fall to AI. In this episode we discuss DallE 2, a powerful text to image generator that's set to shake things up.
How did a $300 million streaming service by one of the biggest media companies collapse in just 3 weeks? In this episode we discuss the failure of CNN+
Netflix has been the king of streaming for a decade, but recently the competition has caught up. Will Netflix survive? It may be too early to tell definitively but it's not looking good.
Do Kwon thought he could rule the crypto world with Terra Luna, instead what followed was the largest failure to occur in the crypto space.
Can an A.I. think and feel? The answer is no, but to two Google engineers think this isn't the case. We're at the point where the Turing test looks like it's been conquered.
Spotify is a massive titan in the music industry, but how did they get so large and how did the company start?
Its no secret that Netflix is in a bit of trouble. What could they do solve it? Well the plan apparently is a pivot to enter gaming but will it work? In this episode we check out how this is going for them.
When it comes to social media, our innocence has been lost. What was once fun and lighthearted has been riddled with scandals ranging from data breaches to depression and social division. What if there was a better way? A new player called BeReal has risen to the top of the app charts. It’s the “anti-social media” social media. But will it last? Let’s take a look.
Apple is ramping up its production of iPhones in India. But why? In this episode we find out.
What happens when you put an A.I. Language model in a physical robot? Lets find out.
Disgraced WeWork founder, Adam Neumann is back! In this episode, we'll see what he's been up to.
There's been turmoil in the markets surrounding the UK pound. In this episode we take a look.
In this episode we take a look at the many problems facing China's economy. How did the country end up in this position and what does it mean for the rest of the world?
In this episode we take a deep dive into Sam Bankman-fried (SBF) and the FTX / Alameda situation.
In this episode we discuss Meta's dramatic fall from the top, and the reasoning behind it.
Imagine being able to have a language conversation about anything with a computer. This is now possible and available to many people for the first time with ChatGPT. In this episode we take a look at the consequences and some interesting insights from Open AI’s CEO Sam Altman.
It’s Time to Pay Attention to A.I. (ChatGPT and Beyond)
The full story of the Elon-Twitter situation. What has happened since it all started and why is Elon now scared of the FBI? In this episode, we'll find out.
Google has called a code red because of ChatGPT but why? Why is ChatGPT such a threat? And what are Google doing about it? In this episode we find out.
In this episode we take a deep dive into the chaos surrounding the new A.I. war between Microsoft and Google.
In this episode we look at the problem of ChatGPT's political bias, solutions and some wild stories of the new Bing AI going off the rails.
In this episode we take a look at the good the bad and the ugly of fusion energy. Is it as promised? And if not, what are the major issues?
In this episode, we take a look at the Adani vs Hindenburg scandal. What happened, and how could a company lose $130 billion in a matter of days over a few tweets? Was what Hindenburg did legal? In this episode we'll cover all of this. PS: I was sick through half of this recording, so ignore the voice change, I'm only human.
How is it possible for an entire country to be scammed into collapse. In this episode we'll see how Albania was scammed by a series of pyramid schemes that led to a civil war.
Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Silvergate bank have all collapsed throwing up a warning signs that something horrible is happening in the economy. But what's the truth here? This is a story of incompetence, a changing economic environment and political lobbying.
In this episode, we take a deep look at the two weeks that changed the world. From GPT-4 to Google Bard, Midjourney v5 and even talk of AGI from Microsoft, it’s all right here.
A continued look at what’s going on in AI. This time we take a look at everything from AutoGPT and a fake AI Drake to AI art and copyright law.
In this episode we'll take a look at the rise and fall of Credit Suisse. From secret spies to money laundering, fraud and a mysterious death. The firm could be considered one of the worst banks in the world.
In this episode, we take a look at the story of Charlie Javice. A young entrepreneur who lied her way into a deal with the largest bank in America, JP Morgan. The bank quickly found out about the fraud and she could now be facing 100 years in jail.
Google finally responds to the market pressures from Microsoft and OpenAI. In this episode we take a look at how their AI plans were unveiled during the Google I/O developer conference.
In today's episode, we look at the life, philosophy and legacy of Sam Altman, the man behind OpenAI. I started covering OpenAI back in 2017. Even back then, right out of the gate, they were achieving breakthroughs. Only time will tell if Sam ends up being a hero or villan, but one thing is for sure: his company has certainly shaken things up.
In today's episode, we take a deeper look into what Apple's Vision Pro could mean for the industry. Since iPhone apps work with it, in a way, the headset is a 3D version of the iPhone.
Lebanon is currently going through the worst economic crisis the world has seen in 150 years according to the World Bank. Citizens are locked out of their own bank accounts, the currency is collapsing, inflation is soaring and fuel an electricity is hard to come by. But how did this all start? and what is the possible solution to this disaster? In this episode we take a deep dive into the story of the fall of Lebanon.
The internet is ever changing, but over the past couple of years things have started to change. The proportion of bots in increasing. A theory dubbed “The Dead Internet Theory” that states that most of the internet is in fact AI bots. These bots have been unleashed to control the populous and rake in profits. But is it true? And if so, how much of it is true? In this episode we’ll find out.
Threads, a Twitter clone is officially the most rapidly downloaded app in history, gaining 100 million users in 5 days. Yes, using instagram to populate the app played a large part in it's growth, but what's more interesting in the protocol Meta plans to use. Who will come out on top? What about privacy issues? In this episode, we look at the boiling feud between two billionaires.
Starbucks is known for their coffee but many don't know about their secretive finance operations. In a clever scheme, the company uses the deposits of customer rewards card as a massive interest free loan to fund business operations. Is this simply a smart business move? or are customers getting ripped off? In this episode we take a look.
This is the story of Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb. A brilliant man marred by pain and suffering. As tragic as some parts are, his life can teach us some valuable lessons.
In this episode we take a look at the company Lightyear. Their car, the Lightyear Zero was set to be the world's first solar production car. It could drive for months without needing to be re-charged. It seemed like a dream come true but the journey was fraught with financial trouble. In this episode we take a look.
A new EU law will require all mobile devices to have user-replaceable batteries by 2027. In this episode we take a look at the law, it's consequences and right to repair.
The iPod marked a change for Apple. It was the product that transformed it from the floundering tech company into the trendy giant it is today. But this story behind it's creation is filled with a mix of pressure, personal loss, luck and talent.
In the world of startups the phrase "fake it till you make it" is well known. But what happens when you take this concept too far. Abraham Shafi was the founder of the social media site IRL. Him and his company is accused of faking 95% of their users after raking in $1.5 billion in investments. In this episode, we take a look.
Michael Woodford was working at the Olympus corporation when he became suspicious of some shady transactions. Little did he know that his discovery was about to snowball into an almost $5 billion fraud, the largest in Japan's history. In this episode we take out the twisting story of the Olympus fraud.
In this episode we take a look at why the iPhone 12 was banned from sale in France. Why did it happen? and how much radiation do phones give off anyway?
Sam Bankman-Fried and his company FTX were once the stars of the crypto space but all was not as it seemed. After his fraud was uncovered, he was held up as everything wrong with the financial world. In this episode we cover the court case of SBF, where the money went and how his ex-girlfriend Caroline Ellison told all.
In this episode we dive into the how Qualcomm is looking to be a new challenger to both Apple and Intel. This was thanks in part to a purchase of the firm Nuvia in 2021 made from ex-Apple engineers.
Imagine if our brains could be scanned and the contents of our thoughts could be read. A team of researchers and also Meta have just achieved this feat by using AI. In this episode, we take a look.
Last week featured one of the most bizarre shakeups in the tech landscape. OpenAI fired their CEO Sam Altman, before taking him back days later. What followed was a flurry of rumours as to what happened, the most interesting of which is a human level (AGI) project called Q*. What happened? In this episode we take a look.
In this deep dive episode, we take a look at the loneliness epidemic. Its origins, causes and some solutions.
Nvidia almost failed in 1995 but is now worth over $1 trillion. How does a company take such a trajectory. In this video we see how Jensen Huang has led Nvidia for over 30 years to become the company that the modern tech world can't live without.
Inside China’s Property Collapse (Evergrande Disaster)
Qualcomm Takes on Apple: The Battle For Chip Speed
How We Became the Loneliest Generation [Documentary]
How Big is Nvidia?
2023 was a crazy year in scams. In this episode featuring Coffeezilla we take a look at some of the most notorious scams of the past 12 months. This is a bit of a fun video to start off the year so enjoy!
It seems that we're entering the age of AI hardware, will it flourish? or will this just be a short-lived footnote in technology history. Our main focus will be Rabbit's R1, but we'll look at all of the questions and implications surrounding it. In a special episode featuring Jabrils, we investigate.
Apple has bought the most AI startups of all but at the same time they're keeping quiet about it. In this episode we see what they're up to and the improvements that could be coming to Siri.
Microplastics aren't talked about a lot, but they could potentially be the largest health crisis of our future. So how bad is it and what can be done?
OpenAI's Sora has shown us that the future has arrived. But how did it come to be? What can it do? and what are the implications of such an AI system? In this episode we'll find out.
Boeing was once seen as one of the best engineering firms in the world. Today they're plagued with scandals and constantly put profits before the lives of people. What went wrong? In this episode, we find out.
In this episode we take a look at Figure AI, Nvidia and a bunch of other robotics companies that are looking to replace warehouse workers.
AI is everywhere. Is it all it's cracked up to be or is it one big scam? Well, as it is for most things, the truth is somewhere in the middle. In this episode we see how, despite some of AI's useful contributions, the hype has also impacted the tech industry negatively.
Researchers have created the world's first graphene semiconductor. The joke goes that graphene can do everything but leave the lab, but in the last few years, this is no longer true. In this episode we'll see how scientists turned the best conductor known to man into a semiconductor, opening the door to faster, cooler and more efficient computing.
