Living without the tech giants; what does delete mean with Facebook; America first in AI; Paris sues Airbnb; Mars One is dead; more scooter disasters; Generation Wealth; MASH; Carolla news girl podcasts; Deadly Class; John Twelve Hawks frees your mind; people don’t trust the blockchain.
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Show Notes
FOLLOW UP
I Cut Apple Out of My Life. It Was Devastating
I Cut the ‘Big Five’ Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell
Want to Really Block the Tech Giants? Here’s How
IN THE NEWS
You just deleted Facebook. Can you trust Facebook to delete your data?
Trump has a plan to keep America first in artificial intelligence
Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
THE REAL REASON TECH STRUGGLES WITH ALGORITHMIC BIAS
Paris sues Airbnb for illegal listings and seeks $14.2 million
Fort Lauderdale woman in coma following electric scooter accident
Reddit valued at $3 billion after raising $300 million in latest funding round
MEDIA CANDY
Clear & Vivid with Alan Alda – The Actors from M*A*S*H — On How M*A*S*H Changed Our Lives
Current and Former Adam Carolla News Girls Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser to Launch New Podcast
Childish with Greg Fitzsimmons and Alison Rosen
AT THE LIBRARY
How to Free Your Mind in the Trump Era by John Twelve Hawks
The Dark River: Book Two of the Fourth Realm Trilogy by John Twelve Hawks
MORON OF THE WEEK
People Don’t Trust Blockchain Systems
The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust by Kevin Werbach
FEEDBACK LOOP
Amazon to Acquire eero to Help Customers Better Connect Smart Home Devices
Russia to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test
Alexa turn up the heat and buy 5000 toilet rolls
Mattermost is an open source, self-hosted Slack-alternative
Fitbit’s latest tracker is only available through your work or insurance
