The Future of European Transit: Driverless and Utilitarian https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/28/technology/the-future-of-european-transit-driverless-and-utilitarian.html
Link: NYTimes Don’t Let Facebook Make You Miserable
A contrast to what people ( myself included) Post publicly vs privately searching on Google. Just a great reminder to look at social media posts with the awareness that it is partial truth
On social media, the top descriptors to complete the phrase “My husband is …” are “the best,” “my best friend,” “amazing,” “the greatest” and “so cute.” On Google, one of the top five ways to complete that phrase is also “amazing.” So that checks out. The other four: “a jerk,” “annoying,” “gay” and “mean.”
link: Podcast What will it take for Uber to change? #deleteuber
New York Times technology reporter Mike Isaac talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher and The Verge’s Lauren Goode about the controversies that have plagued Uber for the past two months. In a new profile of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, Isaac reported that the company ran afoul of Apple’s rules by keeping track of the iPhones on which Uber had been deleted and re-downloaded. The trio talks about whether Uber’s culture will — or can — be reshaped at this point and why Kalanick is unlikely to lose his job, a
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Duration: 1:01h, Played: 40:28
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Published: 4/27/17 9:05:00 PM
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Episode Download Link (56 MB): http://rss.art19.com/episodes/2e450eec-e55a-4acf-9424-a9c1d05b28f3.mp3
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Episode Feed: Too Embarrassed to Ask – http://feeds.feedburner.com/Recode-TETA
