Readme Sri Lanka

It's episode 6. We touch on Facebook's recent Boost Your Business event, Mobitel and Sri Lanka Telecom's breakup. We also talk about the kids behind the Smart Walking Stick concept as well. On the international front, we talk about YouTube's own version of Spotify. Smart Walking Stick: http://www.readme.lk/smart-walking-stick/ SLT & Mobitel: https://www.facebook.com/readmelk/videos/1891538517561677/ YouTube Music: https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/17/17364056/youtube-music-premium-google-launch

This week has been pretty much dominated by Google, thanks to all the announcements they've made at the recently concluded Google I/O 2018. Here, we take a look at some of the highlights from the event, along with a few local announcements made at the 2 Google I/O Extended Sri Lanka events this year. Google Duplex: https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/10/17342414/google-duplex-ai-assistant-voice-calling-identify-itself-update Kanchayudha: http://www.readme.lk/kanchayudha-expectations/ Sharanyan's Story: http://www.readme.lk/extremeseo-story/ Gajaman Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlVEqs4-SPQ

It's episode number 4. This week, we talk about ICTA's new director board with Prof. Rohan Samarajiva taking the helm as its Chairman. We also talk about Uinspire, a digital academy that teaches blockchain to Jaffna students. We also touch on a couple of projects Google has been working on as well. Google's historical project: www.readme.lk/open-heritage-project-google-cyark/ RCS2's Sri Lankan history project: www.readme.lk/rcs2-technologies-lidar/ Grasshopper app: play.google.com/store/apps/detail…ea120.grasshopper Inter-uni eSports: www.readme.lk/inter-university-e…championship-2018/

It's been a slow week for us here. But one event took the limelight across the global tech industry. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the congress to testify. In our 3rd episode we take brief look at some of the things discussed over these hearings. we also touch on how the recent Kandy riots as well. Here's episode no. 3 of ReaderPod. Enjoy! Facebook's issues through the years: techcrunch.com/2018/04/10/a-brie…rbergs-testimony/ Kandy riots, the legal implications of the SM ban: http://www.readme.lk/facebook-social-media-ban-implications/

On our 2nd episode of ReaderPod, we take a look at the Sri Lankan government's Open Data efforts, registering companies online with eROC, Redline's new store and more. You can find the relevant articles to everything we discussed below. Redline's new store: www.readme.lk/redline-technologi…ew-flagship-store/ Midrange Pixel: www.readme.lk/mid-range-pixel-smartphone/ eROC: www.readme.lk/eroc-company-registration/ SL Gov Open Data: www.readme.lk/open-data-ideas-fo…lankan-government/ (we wrote about this back in 2015) Also, Digital Health project: www.readme.lk/digital-health-project/

In our very first episode of ReaderPod, we talk about Hutch finally going 4G, Dialog and Mobitel investing in IoT and Huawei's crazy phone cameras. We also talk a bit about how Uber sold off its Southeast Asian operations to Grab and how it affects countries like Sri Lanka. Enjoy! Do let us know what you think about the episode. You find the relevant articles from the discussion below, Hutch 4G: www.readme.lk/hutch-launching-4g-sri-lanka/ Koombiyo Game: www.readme.lk/kodex-building-koombiyo/ Dialog IoT Lab: www.readme.lk/dialog-iot-lab-sri…lankan-developers/ Huawei Y9: www.readme.lk/huawei-y9-review/ Also, Uber protest: www.readme.lk/silent-voices-against-uber/