How Google Maps, Spotify, Shazam and More Work | WSJ Tech Behind

How does Google Maps use satellites, GPS and more to get you from point A to point B? What is the tech that powers Spotify’s recommendation algorithm?

From the unique tech that works in seconds to power tap-to-pay to how Shazam identifies 23,000 songs each minute, WSJ explores the engineering and science of technology that catches our eye.

Chapters:
0:00 Google Maps
9:07 LED wristbands
14:30 Spotify’s algorithm
21:30 Tap-to-Pay
28:18 Noise-canceling headphones
34:33 MSG Sphere
41:30 Shazam

Tech Behind
'The Tech Behind' explores the amazing engineering, computing, science and algorithms that power our favorite tech.

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