Category Archives: Tech

Uber and Lyft Face Hurdle of Finding and Keeping Drivers – WSJ

Uber and Lyft are banking on a future where ever-more riders rely on ride-hailing. But that future assumes the companies will be able to accomplish something pretty difficult—finding enough drivers.
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/uber-and-lyft-face-tough-test-of-finding-and-keeping-drivers-11557673863

Crazy/Genius: Why Should We Care About Privacy? – The Atlantic

The Atlantic podcast Crazy/Genius returns to explain how privacy became the most important idea on the internet—and why it’s still so confusing.
— Read on www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/crazygenius-season-three-privacy-internet/589078/

My Take by Brownie Bytes

#Google #Facebook #Amazon and #Twitter don’t have our best interests in mind especially when it comes to privacy. They are amoral techies with an agenda that we cannot trust.

Drones used missiles with knife warhead to take out single terrorist targets – Ars Technica

Drones used missiles with knife warhead to take out single terrorist targets – Ars Technica
— Read on www.google.com/amp/s/arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/dod-cia-developed-flying-ginsu-missile-to-take-out-single-targets/?amp=1

Newspapers Decline Accelerates

www.linkedin.com/feed/news/newspaper-decline-accelerates-4404027

The Next Evolution Of Brand Storytelling

With more than 400 million active users every day, stories—the interactive videos at the top of social feeds—are eclipsing other forms of content and are quickly becoming the status quo of sharing.
— Read on www.cmo.com/opinion/articles/2019/3/11/the-next-evolution-of-brand-storytelling.html

Influencers Are Abandoning the Instagram Look – The Atlantic

The look made famous by the platform just doesn’t resonate anymore.
— Read on amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/587803/

Alexa, Why are Your Employees Looking at My Data?

www.howtogeek.com/411096/alexa-why-are-employees-looking-at-my-data/