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Chatting the tech news of the week including WWE Thunderdome, new Chrome tabs, the Covid-19 testing robot and more as The Verge's Kim Lyons joins Katie Dudas, John Chichilla and Mike Sorg!

• Kim brings us the frightening visual of the Covid-19 Testing Robot
• Chilla likes the new Google Chrome Tab Groups feature
• Katie and Sorg are marveling at the improvement to WWE's shows with the WWE Thunderdome built into Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida
• Doug in the group shares the Duolink SpeakerBuds, but we're too burned by Kickstarter gadgets
• Students taking a gap year can learn from global Googlers and Xooglers (ex-Googlers) at Xoogler University
• We update on the Epic vs Apple confrontation, and see that Microsoft is coming for an assist to help save Unreal Engine!
• Nvidia GeForce Now is playable on ChromeOS...and and Chrome browser with a trick...
• A drive-through 'Stranger Things' experience in LA is coming
• YouTube using tech to monitor video content since employees sent home due to covid

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Amanda Narcisi joins Sorg and Chilla for this week's episode as we talk about:

• We're getting some updates from Chilla about his Christmas mishap with his TV theft.
• We're getting some Samsung Galaxy S20 updates from Chilla as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Amanda is sharing some fitness tech finds as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Sorg had a chance to check out GeForce NOW as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Pittsburgh has two companies in the running for the AI XPrize competition.
• Our friend Bryan sent us an interesting video contribution - thinking back to our move into the studio space a mere two years or so ago.
• Logitech came out with a new streaming cam that uses USB C.
• Since Silicon Valley is done, Sorg has moved on to Mythic Quest.
• Speaking of Mythic Quest - Sorg is super excited that Ubisoft is involved (especially given his recent gameplay of Assassin's Creed).
• The Apple Store has become the modern arcade?
• Sorg didn't have a Game Boy during the photo printer days, but there's now a pocket photo booth that throws it back to the old days.
• Ford has a biking emoji jacket to help cyclists communicate.
• GM is bringing Super Cruise to 22 of its vehicles by 2023 - with 10 models featuring driver assist by next year!
• Apple is looking to get rid of passwords in lieu of trusted devices.

After the show remember to:

Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com)

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Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion!

Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Amanda Narcisi (@alnarcisi), Chilla (@chilla), and Sorg (@Sorgatron)

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Remember to check out our friends at the The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week!

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