Dipping our feet in the UBI waters; Libra, out; Facebook refuses to take down fake ads, looking out users; Uber pink slips; Samsung stops Blue-ray production; yet another scooter company; El Camino; Lost in Space; warp speed is really slow; music, on the blockchain; AMC home streaming; Eon; Brian Grazer; Rebooting AI; SpaceX screws Texas; feedback.
Show Notes
FOLLOW UP
Santa Monica tries out universal basic income on seniors
A California city gave some residents $500 a month, no strings attached. Here’s how they spent it.
Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and eBay all quit Facebook’s Libra in one day
Libra claims 180 potential replacements for 7 mutineers
IN THE NEWS
Facebook Users Being Locked Out After Reporting Fake Accounts
Uber CEO says laying off 350 workers is “difficult but necessary”
Streaming Is Killing Physical Media. Here’s Why You Won’t Miss It
Ex-Uber exec launches startup to autonomously reposition electric scooters and bikes
MEDIA CANDY
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Netflix Official Site
WHAT A WONDERFUL ALIEN WORLD: LOST IN SPACE DROPS FIRST TRAILER FOR SEASON TWO
NEW BLOCKCHAIN-BASED MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE AUDIUS IS A COPYRIGHT NIGHTMARE
AMC is launching its own on-demand movie service
AT THE LIBRARY
Greg Bear – Legacy (Eon Series Book 1)
A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer, Charles Fishman
Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust by Gary Marcus, Ernest Davis
Penn’s Sunday School with Gary Marcus
Last Tango in Cyberspace by Steven Kotler
MORON OF THE WEEK
FEEDBACK LOOP
Father-Son Podcasting Microphone – SNL
‘Stalker found celeb by studying the reflections of her pupils in photos’
Eaten by an Escalator: When Machines Bite Back
‘Ten pints’ Freddie said he ‘regrets’ nailing nuts on Tube escalator