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Wired Wednesday: SKIPT, MyEye & Turo

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I spoke about these tech topics for Wired Wednesday with Ben Wilson:

  • SKIPT: Make money standing in line with new app (source)
  • OrCam MyEye helps visually impaired people read and identify things (source)
  • Turo: Pay off that new Tesla by renting your car to strangers (source)

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ByJohn

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ByJohn

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