Stay Local, Collaborate Global

This week’s episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast, included analysts Daniel Newman, Fred McClimans and Sarah Wallace. We discussed the collaboration and e-learning opportunities that may arise from the coronavirus outbreak. We also covered financial cloud startup Thought Machine receiving next round of funding, Cisco Webex’s global support of customers during this time, Elliott Management buying stake in Twitter, AT&T launching its AT&T TV service nationwide and Microsoft entering the RPA space.
Let’s dive in.

The Main Dive:  A discussion of what it means for collaboration and e-learning as a result of the coronavirus.

THIS WEEK’s FAST FIVE

• Cloud-based fintech startup Thought Machine receives $85 million in Series B funding
• Cisco offers free Webex around the globe
• The Elliott Management group, spear headed by Paul Singer has made an investment in Twitter
• AT&T launches its AT&T TV offering nationwide
• Microsoft announces its launch into the RPA space

This Week’s Tech Bites Winner: LinkedIn adds snapchat-style stories. LinkedIn will be adding a stories feature that will be much like Snapchat stories in that they will be brief videos that can be sent, then disappear.

Our Crystal Ball:  Fred asked Daniel and Sarah what lessons tech will learn from this experience with the coronavirus. As companies have had to cancel trade shows, limit company travel and adjust budgets, overall, what will be the lessons learned here?

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