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2016 Was the Year Silicon Valley’s Hype Machine Sputtered

Jan 04, 20178 min
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Episode description

Fourwords sum up the Silicon Valley hype machine at the end of 2016: “squirrels and sea monkeys.” That was the repeated responsefrom Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz when Reed Albergotti ofThe Informationasked about the technology behind the startup’s augmented-reality glasses.

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