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We're live from SXSW 2017!
The past few weeks have been intense for the tech world, what with MWC and GDC taking place over the past few weeks. Now it's turn for SXSW 2017. We're on the ground in Austin, Texas to check out what the festival has to offer with its interactive, music and film sections. All the SXSW action is happening this week and next, so stay tuned as we'll be bringing you the latest news, interviews and more from the event.
Life after death: How will you handle your digital legacy?
You're dead. It's the hypothetical scenario Megan Yip, an estate-planning attorney, gives her clients when they show up at her office in the Bay Area. She makes them think about what they would want to do with their belongings before asking them to create a catalog of everything they own. It's a standard step in the making of a last will. But Yip adds another layer to the process. She asks for a digital inventory that details their online existence.
Watch President Obama's interview at SXSW Interactive
A US president is about to speak at SXSW Interactive for the first time. President Barack Obama -- who's known to be relatively tech savvy, at least as far as presidents go -- will participate in an interview during a keynote address today at the annual tech fest in Austin, Texas. He'll be discussing civic engagement with Evan Smith, the editor-in-chief of the Texas Tribune, though we're guessing the conversation will cover a whole array of topics (perhaps the current electoral race). If you can't be there in person, you can tune in for our coverage here or just watch the whole thing unfold in the livestream embedded below.
