It’s been a week; no self-driving cars anytime soon, shoooocking; Google & Fitbit deal with the EU; Hold For Me; Whole Foods employees angry at Amazon workers; cussing Parrots; Amazon’s Utopia; Deep Questions with Cal Newport; Tehran; Borat’s back; Hackers Part Deux; The Last Dance; RIP, Geeks & Beats; the Expanse books wrap up; Murderbot Diaries confusion; Phreaking at Disneyland; Elon Musk returns to Moron of the Week.
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Show Notes
FOLLOW UP
Why not all screen time is the same for children
Jeff Bezos wants to start a school for kids whose families are underpaid by people like Jeff Bezos
IN THE NEWS
Why we’re still years away from having self-driving cars
Google, Fitbit deal set to win EU okay after fresh concessions – sources
Google’s new ‘Hold for Me’ feature saves you from elevator music
MEDIA CANDY
Amazon’s Utopia Should Never Have Been Released in 2020
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat sequel will arrive on Prime Video in late October
A Return to ‘Hackers’ Is “Being Actively Considered,” Says Director
AT THE LIBRARY
‘Leviathan Falls’: The 9th and final book of epic ‘The Expanse’ sci-fi series revealed
All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries 1 by Martha Wells
Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries 2 by Martha Wells
Rogue Protocol: The Murderbot Diaries 3 by Martha Wells
Exit Strategy: The Murderbot Diaries 4 by Martha Wells
Network Effect: The Murderbot Diaries 5 by Martha Wells
Fugitive Telemetry: The Murderbot Diaries 6 by Martha Wells
MORON OF THE WEEK
