Mobile World Congress Impacted by the Threat of Coronavirus

On this week's edition of the Futurum Tech Podcast, how the coronavirus may change tech trade shows in the future. Apple gets fined by the EU, Google earnings analysis, the space race heats up again and Britain points the way to Huawei 5G network compromise. THIS WEEK's FAST FIVE > Alphabet's 4th quarter 2019 results show promising growth > Nvidia's GE Force NOW eliminates wait lists and opens memberships to all > Apple is being fined by France's DGCCRF for slowing down old iPhones > NASA is now questioning Boeing about potential glitches with the CST-100 Starliner > Britain's plan to contain Huawei's involvement with 5G networks This week's Tech Bites Winner: The US government purchases location data for millions of cell phones, allegedly to track and locate undocumented immigrants. The ethical issue here is not the legitimacy of these agencies' mission - from immigration enforcement and border protection to fighting human trafficking - but rather the potential slippery slope of warrantless mass surveillance being enabled by the private sector, and remaining unchecked by a not-always-tech-savvy US courts system. Our Crystal Ball: How will new technologies help event organizers get around the threat of epidemics? You'll have to tune into the podcast to hear our predictions INFORMATION: This Futurum Podcast features Olivier Blanchard (@OABlanchard), Sarah Wallace (@sarah_wallace) and James Kobielus (@jameskobielus). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show, email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumPodcast on Twitter. To learn more about Futurum Research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. DISCLOSURE: Futurum Research is a research and analysis provider, not an investment advisor. The Futurum Tech Podcast (and all related written notes and materials) is a newsletter/podcast intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Futurum Research does not provide personalized investment advice and no investment advice is offered or implied by this podcast. ###