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Following President Biden’s inauguration, we can finally have a conversation about repairing the damage done over the last four years.
We have a lot of things to fix. It’s going to take a lot of work. It’s time for us techies to join the political conversation in earnest.
We’re the right geeks for the job! Continue reading “Tech is Politics: We have a lot of work to do.”
We have a lot of roads in California, and we have a LOT of people driving on those roads. We still need to pay for repairing and improving roads, but we’d certainly benefit from fewer drivers during rush hour. Gas and mileage taxes are incredibly unpopular, so how might we raise funds for infrastructure AND change corporate behavior around ideas like telecommuting? Well, we liberals sure do love our taxes…
Continue reading “Should California Tax Businesses for Employee Commutes to Pay for Infrastructure?”
Lively debate is critical. Google CEO Sundar Pichai sat before Congress, answering questions for over three hours, yet a majority of the media coverage focused on a handful of embarrassing gaffes from tech illiterate representatives. There were some tough topics addressed, and Google’s position on data collection, privacy, search, and business is now on record. It’s just a shame that more of that hasn’t been detailed by news outlets.
Continue reading “Sundar Pichai Testifies Before Congress: A Media Embarrassment”
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There’s a Bitcoin backlash brewing over growing energy use. Apple facing several lawsuits over MacBook construction, while it’s been disclosed they new about build issues on the iPhone 6. Canadian government votes in favor of Net Neutrality. And we continue to cover the ongoing situation between Trump, China, and ZTE.
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An asteroid flies REALLY close to our planet! RoboCaller fined $120 million! Google will pressure manufacturers to offer faster security patches on Android. Michigan is looking to create a public broadband infrastructure.
We also try to unravel the situation involving President Trump, ZTE, and a $500 MILLION dollar loan which will benefit Trump buildings in Indonesia.
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NVIDIA kills the GPP amid backlash and bad press, but still doesn’t disclose what the program included. Nokia is selling Withings health hardware back to Withings. I share my reactions to LG G7 reactions. Facebook matching algorithms might be helping extremists and terrorists find each other. Cambridge Analytica is re-branding as Emerdata. Tesla Motors is looking to cull contractors, but is rapidly improving battery manufacturing.
There’s a HUGE vote for Net Neutrality heating up May 9th, here’s the recent news on the federal front, state initiatives in Connecticut, New York, and California. Plus we take a look at some of the lies ISPs use to push anti-competition legislation in city and state governments.
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Samsung potentially in hot water for price fixing and antitrust RAM pricing, while also posting RECORD profits on RAM. Will Apple EVER pay their taxes? Belgium declares lootboxes ILLEGAL! GPU prices might drop. T-Mobile and Sprint merger moving forward!
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Google loses “Right to Forget” case in the UK. Facebook extensively tracks non-users through cookies. Pentagon issues advisory on Russian trolls increasing activity. Sony unveils XPERIA XZ2 Premium. Will Sprint and T-Mobile FINALLY tie the knot?
Download this week’s podcast – SGGQA 035 (RSS subscription links below)
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Continue reading “#SGGQA 035: Google vs the Right to Forget, Russian Bots on the Rise, Samsung’s Notch, Facebook Tracks Non-Users”