Technology for Good – episode thirty four with Salesforce’s John Tascheck

Welcome to episode thirty four of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s episode our guest was SalesForce SVP of Strategy, John Taschek. John and I are both longtime members of the Enterprise Irregulars, but this was the first time John and I had had a conversation outside of email!

Some of the more fascinating stories we looked at on the show, included a very successful Kickstarter campaign for a small router which can completely anonymise your internet activity, Lockheed Martin announcing that they’ve made a breakthrough on nuclear fusion technology, and Satya Nadella’s response to his gaffe last week about women seeking a raise.

Here is the full list of stories that we covered in this week’s show:

 

Climate

• NASA: September Was Warmest on Record
• Pentagon unveils plan for military’s response to climate change

Energy

• Lockheed announces breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy
• Ultra-fast charging batteries that can be 70% recharged in just two minutes

Hardware

• Powerful quantum computers move a step closer to reality

Internet of Things

• August is a fancy lock that could make you ditch your keys
• Bemo wants to turn your old smart phone into a new smart thermostat

Wearables

• Will.i.am introduces the Puls smartwatch
• Fitbit has new ‘Charge’ fitness trackers on the way

Mobility

• Apple Pay is available starting Oct. 20, 500 more banks signed up
• Google announces Android 5.0 Lollipop
• Android Lollipop’s New ‘Kill Switch’ Could Discourage Smartphone Theft — But It Still Needs Work

Comms

• Mimosa Networks unveils technology for super-fast broadband wireless networking
• Samsung’s tests yield record-breaking 7.5Gbps 5G speed

Privacy

• Router that anonymises internet activity raises $300,000 on Kickstarter

Open Source

• Introducing AsyncDisplayKit: For smooth and responsive apps on iOS
• Open source “Dronecode” UAV platform project launches

Sustainability

• Introducing Safety Check
• Internal Memo: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sets new diversity plan after ‘humbling’ experience

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