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This Homepage Is More Than Bricks And Mortar: TM 172
Season 5, Ep. 172
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Special guest: Charles Black. The founder of SEN.com joins us to talk about his success streaming live 4K video from a satellite orbiting Earth. What are his ambitions? How will he get to the moon? What makes live-streaming from space so unexpectedly difficult, besides the obvious challenges? Charles will explain all.
This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian also discuss:
Amazon brings online sellers to UK high street in pop-up stores
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-amazon-shops/amazon-brings-online-sellers-to-uk-high-street-in-pop-up-stores-idUSKCN1T30W5?
Dark net drug sales on the rise in England
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48466271
Interview with Charles Black, founder of SEN.com
https://sen.com/press/press-release
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EXTRA STORY: Deep dive on our view on Apple's latest announcements
FEATURE: Extended interview with Charles Black
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- Why have men stopped wearing socks?
- Outtakes and more!
Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian Morris
Production and Editing: Nate Lanxon
Voiceover Artist: Marta Svetek
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