Join hosts Cathy Hackl and Lee Kebler on the latest episode of the TechMagic podcast as they explore what’s hot and happening in tech, innovation, AI, and spatial computing. Cathy shares her experience of attending the Christie's Art and Tech Summit, where she was one of the keynote speakers on spatial computing. Cathy and Lee discuss the recent news about Dr. Fei Fei Li raising significant money for her startup focused on spatial intelligence. They discuss how Apple was allegedly found to have used YouTube content without consent in their AI models and the need for a legal reckoning in data usage and fair use standards.

Cathy and Lee discuss the formation of a union by employees at Bethesda Game Studios and the potential implications for the gaming industry. The episode also includes a sneak preview of an exclusive interview with Matthew Ball. The full interview will be featured in the next episode.

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Cathy Hackl Bio

Cathy Hackl is a globally recognized tech & gaming executive, futurist, and speaker focused on spatial computing, virtual worlds, augmented reality, AI, strategic foresight, and gaming platforms strategy. She’s one of the top tech voices on LinkedIn and is the CEO of Spatial Dynamics, a spatial computing and AI solutions company, including gaming.

Cathy has worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Magic Leap, and HTC VIVE and has advised companies like Nike, Ralph Lauren, Walmart, Louis Vuitton, and Clinique on their emerging tech and gaming journeys. She has spoken at Harvard Business School, MIT, SXSW, Comic-Con, WEF Annual Meeting in Davos 2023, CES, MWC, Vogue’s Forces of Fashion, and more.

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Lee Kebler Bio

Lee has been at the forefront of blending technology and entertainment since 2003, creating advanced studios for icons like will.i.am and producing music for Britney Spears and Big & Rich. Pioneering in VR since 2016, he has managed enterprise data at Nike, led VR broadcasting for Intel at the Japan 2020 Olympics, and driven large-scale marketing campaigns for Walmart, Levi’s, and Nasdaq. A TEDx speaker on enterprise VR, Lee is currently authoring a book on generative AI and delving into splinternet theory and data privacy as new tech laws unfold across the US.

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