Shout out to the clan; liable for counterfeits; Walmart+ taking on Amazon Prime; e-Scooter frenzy is over; unintended consequences of ride sharing – pollution and alcohol; Billy never Idles; self-driving cars are hard; Altered Carbon; Obi-Wan on a motorcycle; stand-up fest; CoronaCoin; drone shark week; feedback loop.
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Show Notes
IN THE NEWS
Lawmakers Propose Making E-Commerce Companies Liable for Counterfeits
The Jordan Harbinger Show – 308: Kris Buckner | Who Does Counterfeiting Really Hurt?
Walmart is quietly working on an Amazon Prime competitor called Walmart+
The Frenzied Era of E-Scooters Is Over
Uber and Lyft Are Increasing Emissions, Not Lowering Them
The Drunk Men I Drive Around Every Night
It’s 2020. Where are our self-driving cars?
MEDIA CANDY
Obi-Wan Kenobi just rode an electric Harley-Davidson Livewire across the Western Hemisphere
Pete Davidson: Alive From New York
‘Danzig Sings Elvis’ release date confirmed, live shows announced
Netflix is hosting a live comedy festival in Los Angeles this spring
AT THE LIBRARY
Caliban’s War (The Expanse Book 2) by James S.A. Corey
MORON OF THE WEEK
CoronaCoin, a Cryptocurrency That Goes Up in Value the Worst the Covid-19 Epidemic Gets
This Dad’s Drone Footage Showed a Shark Swimming Right Towards His Kids
FEEDBACK LOOP
Senator Rubio seeks U.S. review of sale of AT&T unit to Czech-owned conglomerate
Brave deemed most private browser in terms of ‘phoning home’ | ZDNet
Long Lines at Costco as Shoppers Empty Shelves of Water and Toilet Paper Amid Coronavirus Panic
Just Another Crowd by Sean Bonner
Clicker for Netflix – The best standalone Netflix player for Mac
Criminals on CCTV: Scammers caught red-handed
Don’t run your 2FA authenticator app on these smartphones
Hackers Can Turn Sex Robots Into Killing Machines, Security Expert Warns
Clarence Thomas regrets ruling that Ajit Pai used to kill net neutrality
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
James Lipton, former ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ host, dead at 93