{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3276215a-23a8-4b04-bbfd-c0f7c71c7b64/76cf1225-ef1d-4462-9bbf-1dfca19db18d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Virtual Conferences Are Back For 2021","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6176c6f7b67d9b03b3f7eee3/6176c72791b757001963b4ff.png?height=200","description":"<p>Lots of Uber news</p><p><a href=\"https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/opal-card-to-expand-to-uber-share-bikes-in-world-first-trial-20210329-p57eyd.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Opal card to extend to Uber, taxis and share bikes</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com.au/nsw-digital-opal-card-uber-taxis-bikes-ferries-2021-3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NSW is letting commuters pay for Ubers, Lime bikes, taxis and ferries with their digital Opal card in a new trial</a>&nbsp;</p><p>FYI - uber pool is back in Sydney &amp; Perth&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/how-to-cut-costs-on-your-ride-uber-pools-riders-back-together/news-story/a771c210010e068cbc0a64abe6272559\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How to cut costs on your ride: Uber pools riders back together</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>For anyone hoping 2021 would see a return to travel…&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/30/wwdc-2021-officially-announced-for-june/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WWDC 2021 officially announced, iOS 15 expected</a></p><p><br></p><ul><li>WWDC was one of the better virtual confs i attended last year&nbsp;</li><li>WWDC is Apple’s developer conference, where they announce the developer beta of the latest operating systems for the Mac, iPhone, Watch and iPad&nbsp;</li><li>The focus is on software usually, but Apple often announces hardware too, while the world’s media is paying attention&nbsp;</li><li>Do you have any changes you’d like to see in software?&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>LinkedIn Making a Clubhouse Rival&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/30/linkedin-confirms-its-working-on-a-clubhouse-rival-too/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn confirms it's working on a Clubhouse rival, too</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>NFTs go missing</p><p><a href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdj79/peoples-expensive-nfts-keep-vanishing-this-is-why\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">People's Expensive NFTs Keep Vanishing. This Is Why</a></p>","author_name":"Peter Wells"}