In Silicon City, Cary McClelland finds the voices struggling to navigate the fog of excess that now defines San Francisco.
— Read on www.fastcompany.com/90254252/living-in-the-shadows-of-the-silicon-boom-silicon-city-book-review
This week’s FTC hearings on the growing power of companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google only included economists who have taken money, directly and indirectly, from giant corporations that have a stake in the debate.
Funny how that works
From marketing hype to fuzzy ethics.
— Read on www.fastcompany.com/90252753/a-skeptics-guide-to-thinking-about-ai
Is there life on Mars? If so, we’re going to hunt it down. NASA’s next Red Planet rover is almost ready to make its big voyage to Mars. The next big milestone? Figuring out where this special spacecraft is going to touch down on the surface.
Why we must suppress technological progress – UnHerd
— Read on unherd.com/2018/10/must-suppress-technological-progress/
Google CEO Publicly Defends Censored ‘Dragonfly’ Search Engine
— Read on www.infowars.com/google-ceo-publicly-defends-censored-dragonfly-search-engine/
Don’t be evil
Employees at Apple, Google, Microsoft and other tech companies are discovering their power to bend the trajectory of multibillion-dollar corporations.
— Read on www.fastcompany.com/90244860/silicon-valleys-new-playbook-for-tech-worker-led-resistance
Oh, and Earth will be crippled by nuclear war and environmental catastrophes.
When founders with an ambitious idea needed a hand, they drafted one of the NBA’s most relatable stars. An exclusive look at the making of a rookie product.
— Read on www.fastcompany.com/90245288/steph-curry-and-the-new-palm-want-you-to-forget-your-phone
Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users of the Google+ social network, though it didn’t find evidence of misuse. The company opted not to disclose the issue this past spring, in part because of fears doing so would draw regulatory scrutiny.
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/google-exposed-user-data-feared-repercussions-of-disclosing-to-public-1539017194
John Barleycorn 
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