About 85% of Netflix’s new content spending is for original TV shows, films and other productions, chief content officer Ted Sarandos said.
— Read on variety.com/2018/digital/news/netflix-original-spending-85-percent-1202809623/
Maybe that’s why I can’t find what we want on Netflix! Moving to others more and more. You?
The company embroiled in a privacy row has “direct connections” to all major US wireless carriers, including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint — and Canadian cell networks, too.
— Read on www.zdnet.com/article/us-cell-carriers-selling-access-to-real-time-location-data/
Quit selling me and my hood!
Uber lets you rate mid-ride before you forget feedback | TechCrunch
— Read on techcrunch.com/2018/05/14/uber-mid-ride-rating/
Good move @Uber usually don’t have time after arriving.
Facebook suspends ~200 suspicious apps out of “thousands” reviewed so far | TechCrunch
— Read on techcrunch.com/2018/05/14/facebook-suspends-200-suspicious-apps-out-of-thousands-reviewed-so-far/
About time….
It’s been nearly three months since many Google employees—and the public—learned about the company’s decision to provide artificial intelligence to a controversial military pilot program known as Project Maven, which aims to speed up analysis of drone footage by automatically classifying images of objects and people. Now, about a dozen Google employees are resigning in protest over the company’s continued involvement in Maven.
— Read on gizmodo.com/google-employees-resign-in-protest-against-pentagon-con-1825729300
Wait, did this article just report that @IBM refuses to work on US Defense Department contracts? Is this true?
Tips for founders and others whose jobs require constantly meeting new people.
— Read on hbr.org/2018/05/how-to-keep-networking-from-draining-you
Good advice. Quality over quantity to max out networking.
Since buying the internet phone service in 2011, Microsoft has signed up corporations like GE and alienated long-time Skypers.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-10/don-t-skype-me-how-microsoft-turned-consumers-against-a-beloved-brand
Typical #Microsoft. In the biz of making things harder so they can charge more for fixes and more versions. Ugly #BusinessModel
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