Gates on AI, Stephenson; Musk on neural lace; Troncin’ it; Periscope’s lynch mobs; Facebook ads & deep text; Uber brings back indentured servitude; Daltrey done with new music; Top Gear, Rouge One in trouble; Star Trek swimsuits; Holy Caffeine Batman!
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Show Notes
INTRO
Here’s the cyborg tech that Elon Musk says he’ll do if no one else does
IN THE NEWS
One of the world’s most storied media companies has gloriously rebranded itself as Tronc
Periscope has a new plan to fight back against internet trolls
Facebook now tracking and showing ads to people who don’t use Facebook
Instagram’s ad business is looking more and more like Facebook’s ad business
Facebook Is Teaching Its Computers to Understand Everything You Post
Turns Out There’s An Easy Way To Check What Your Uber Rating Is
Inside Uber’s Auto-Lease Machine, Where Almost Anyone Can Get a Car
Time for Google to have consumer-facing customer service
Songwriter Would Need 288 Million Spins To Equal Average Spotify Employee Salary
Roger Daltrey: There’s no music industry anymore, why would we make an album?
Tesla’s Gigafactory sets grand opening for July 29th
COMMENT OF THE WEEK
CRTC reviews controversial ‘zero rating’ telecom practice
AT THE LIBRARY
SOFTWARE, APPS, AND GADGETS
Hubsan H501S X4 FPV Brushless Drone
The iPhone SE Is a Design Classic
15 iPhone Tricks Apple Has Been Hiding From You
Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse
MEDIA CANDY
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Is Reportedly in Trouble
OOOH FANCY
This Star Trek Swimsuit Line Lets You Hit the Beach Starfleet-Style
The Only Playable Stradivarius Guitar Left in the World “The Sabionari” Made in 1679 — Video
