{"id":1847,"date":"2022-10-18T01:25:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T08:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/?p=1847"},"modified":"2022-10-18T08:52:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T15:52:14","slug":"episode-186-juicy-tech-states-metaverses-standing-and-thors-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/2022\/10\/episode-186-juicy-tech-states-metaverses-standing-and-thors-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 186 &#8211; Juicy tech states, Metaverse&#8217;s standing, and THOR&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;\"  style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24718359\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/1346593\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" placement=\"bottom\" libsyn_item_id=\"0\" theme=\"custom\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Topic 1: Some juicy stats&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/advice\/tech-industry-statistics\/\">https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/advice\/tech-industry-statistics\/&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. tech market accounts for 35% of the total world market.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. tech industry is expected to grow by 6.7% in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. tech industry employs roughly 12.2 million workers as of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Check out these stats and let us know what stood out to you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These stats open up the floor to new approaches to shake up the industry. Those currently in the industry can take these numbers as a driving force to recruit more inclusively.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Topic 2: Checking in on the metaverse: Is this a thing yet?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/10\/11\/meta-announces-the-1499-quest-pro\/\"> https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/10\/11\/meta-announces-the-1499-quest-pro\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.platformer.news\/p\/metas-metaverse-turns-pro\">https:\/\/www.platformer.news\/p\/metas-metaverse-turns-pro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meta hosted a big event to announce \u2026 a more expensive VR headset. And in spite of some really enthusiastic promotion, the question remains whether immersive VR or integrated AR will actually be a thing. While some industrial- and business-related use cases are emerging, the user numbers don&#8217;t sound remotely impressive \u2026 suggesting that Meta Mark has work to do to convince us to volunteer to feel car sick.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Topic 3: STORY 2: THOR&#8217;s Day \u2026 the role &amp; opportunity of mobile internet &amp; power services<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/newsletters\/axios-whats-next-2e64fdc0-48ff-4560-9932-40e6a3607c07.html\"> https:\/\/www.axios.com\/newsletters\/axios-whats-next-2e64fdc0-48ff-4560-9932-40e6a3607c07.html&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Natural disasters have put the fragile state of our telecommunications and internet and power systems in the spotlight. To put it kindly: there are many holes. So wireless companies and others have stepped up to provide temporary coverage &amp; access. The question is whether this is a sufficient solution for an advanced economy \u2026 and whether there is an opportunity for location technology solution providers to step in and create a point-to-point network that can meet the needs of a population amidst increasingly frequent and devastating storms.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Sponsor Memo: Huntress<\/p>\n<p>hack_it returns this Nov. with hack_it 2022.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a hands on, interactive cybersecurity training designed to help you thin like a hacker and provide the security training you can use today to level up your own defenses.<\/p>\n<p>Join Huntress Co-founder and CEO Kyle Hanslovan, Huntress threat researches, and soon to be announced special guests for two and a half days of cybersecrutiy education for the community, by the community.<\/p>\n<p>Content over three days, including an optional lab and it&#8217;s all virtual.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Attend from your desk, couch, swing set, or wherever you feel most comfortable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/hack-it.com\">https:\/\/hack-it.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/24718359\/tdest_id\/1346593\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topic 1: Some juicy stats&#8230; https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/advice\/tech-industry-statistics\/&nbsp; The U.S. tech market accounts for 35% of the total world market. The U.S. tech industry is expected to grow by 6.7% in 2022. 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