Podcasts about uber ceo travis kalanick

This week's podcast is about CloudKitchens, the new venture of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. And why I think it is a better business model than Uber. In theory.You can listen to this podcast here, which has the slides and graphics mentioned. Also available at iTunes and Google Podcasts.Here is the link to the TechMoat Consulting.Here is the link to the Tech Tour.Here is the interview with Travis on the All in Podcast about this business.———I write, speak and consult about how to win (and not lose) in digital strategy and transformation.I am the founder of TechMoat Consulting, a boutique consulting firm that helps retailers, brands, and technology companies exploit digital change to grow faster, innovate better and build digital moats. Get in touch here.My book series Moats and Marathons is one-of-a-kind framework for building and measuring competitive advantages in digital businesses.This content (articles, podcasts, website info) is not investment, legal or tax advice. The information and opinions from me and any guests may be incorrect. The numbers and information may be wrong. The views expressed may no longer be relevant or accurate. This is not investment advice. Investing is risky. Do your own research.Support the show

In this vlog, I'm sharing the delicate balancing act of managing my growing workload and pushing my website revamp over the finish line. Work has ramped up, leaving me with limited time for my own projects. Still, I've managed to keep all the balls in the air. This week marked the fourth week of my website revamp, and although there were no impending consequences if I didn't finish, I was eager to check it off my list. I prioritized work tasks at the beginning of the week and, as they wrapped up towards the end, I dedicated substantial hours to the website project. It took late nights and early mornings, but it's finally done, with a new addition: an "Altruism" page to highlight meaningful causes and charities. Before this, I had to manually upload episodes each week, but now, it's all streamlined. I'm excited to share it with you all. For a comprehensive look at the web development process, check out my series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Q6qZNFcQ8zDLRFbI6j-dwljQN0lcgE. Switching gears, I've made good progress on "The Arbiters" script, thanks to the outline I completed last week. Writing takes time, and it's easy to underestimate how time-consuming it can be. I'm now on bullet point #28 of #117 in the outline, so there's still work ahead. You can find minor details about "The Arbiters" on my website, and for exclusive behind-the-scenes access, consider joining my Patreon at http://patreon.com/philsvitek, where we also have monthly group coaching sessions. Regarding my personal reel, I've temporarily paused on editing it to focus on website development and scriptwriting. However, I did share individual testimonials, which have attracted attention and found their way onto my website. It's all about making the most of content in various ways, as Gary Vee often emphasizes. On a different note, I believe we should prioritize building parks and community spaces rather than more hospitals. I also tested T-Mobile's internet, hoping to save money, but the download speeds weren't up to par. For entertainment, I watched "Super Pumped," a Showtime series on the rise and fall of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, now on Netflix. It raises questions about whether the ends justify the means, a topic explored in shows like this and others (e.g., WeWork). We often assume that certain actions modernized the world, but do we truly consider the alternatives? These are the thoughts and activities that have kept me busy this week. As always, feel free to leave your comments, suggestions for future topics, and don't forget to like and subscribe if you haven't already. Your support means a lot! Lastly, for more free resources from your 360 creative coach, check out my website at http://philsvitek.com. RESOURCES/LINKS:  -Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philsvitek   -Substack: http://philsvitek.substack.com  -Merchandise: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/phil-svitek---360-creative-coach/   -Instagram: http://instagram.com/philsvitek   -Facebook: http://facebook.com/philippsvitek  -X/Twitter: http://twitter.com/philsvitek  -Financially Fit Foundation: http://financiallyfitfoundation.org  -Master Mental Fortitude Book: http://mastermentalfortitude.com  -Elan, Elan Book: http://philsvitek.com/elan-elan   -Love Market Film: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Market-Amy-Cassandra-Martinez/dp/B09DFS3FTZ/ref=sr_1_14  -A Bogotá Trip Film: https://philsvitek.com/a-bogota-trip/ 

Tom Dotan, Katie Benner, and I became friends in San Francisco back in 2014 when we all worked as technology reporters at The Information. But we didn't achieve that core pillar of modern friendship until August 2021 when we started a podcast together. Insider generously let Tom co-host the podcast with me — and Katie, a reporter at the New York Times, came on every few episodes as a regular special guest.A year and a half ago we kicked off the show with an interview of Rippling CEO Parker Conrad. Since then, publishing most Tuesdays, we've pumped out 69 episodes and have built up a loyal following of listeners for our niche tech media podcast. With our intense focus on how the media covers technology stories, we've become a must-listen for newsrooms, tech public relations shops, startup world movers and shakers, and tech industry onlookers. We've had a variety of guests on the show. We've featured venture capitalists, startup founders, political operatives, and security experts. In our most popular episode, we took a look at the media's coverage of the rise and fall of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick with the old Uber CEO's former top deputy, Emil Michael. Reporters, especially our reporter friends, have been a regular fixture of the show. We've talked with reporters like the New York Times' Erin Griffith and Mike Isaac, the Wall Street Journal's Deepa Seetharaman, Rolfe Winkler, and Kirsten Grind, Semafor's Ben Smith and Reed Albergotti, Insider's Aki Ito, Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz, and Puck's Teddy Schleifer.Now the show — at least as we've come to know it — is coming to an end. Tom is taking a job at the Wall Street Journal and he's stepping back from his co-hosting duties. Today's episode is our last together. The episode is a fun look back at some of the themes that we've explored over the past year and a half. I'd encourage you to DM Tom on Twitter with your Microsoft story ideas and tips. Hopefully Tom will come back on the show as a guest and this memoriam will look overblown.This iteration of the Dead Cat show is going out on a high, apparently ranking number two among tech news shows at this moment.Going forward, I plan to continue podcasting and would love to get your input on the future of the show. I might keep the name “Dead Cat,” or I might not. I'm rather fond of it. (By the way, I explain the origins of the show's name here.)Leave a comment or send me an email with your thoughts on what the future of the podcast should be. I'm open to suggestions for co-hosts, interview subjects, topics, show names, etc. As I talk about on this week's episode, I'm inclined to align the show more closely with Newcomer newsletter content, meaning going forward it will probably be more focused on the business of technology and less about how it's covered. In January, I hope to experiment with different formats and see what works. I think the podcast will continue to be free, meant to draw people into the newsletter and to attract a broader audience. I might pause the show in February for a relaunch or might decide that I can keep my stride. We'll see!Anyway, this was a really enjoyable last episode to record. I hope you'll give it a listen and help us wish Tom farewell.Give it a listen Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe

Tom Dotan, Katie Benner, and I became friends in San Francisco back in 2014 when we all worked as technology reporters at The Information. But we didn't achieve that core pillar of modern friendship until August 2021 when we started a podcast together. Insider generously let Tom co-host the podcast with me — and Katie, a reporter at the New York Times, came on every few episodes as a regular special guest.A year and a half ago we kicked off the show with an interview of Rippling CEO Parker Conrad. Since then, publishing most Tuesdays, we've pumped out 69 episodes and have built up a loyal following of listeners for our niche tech media podcast. With our intense focus on how the media covers technology stories, we've become a must-listen for newsrooms, tech public relations shops, startup world movers and shakers, and tech industry onlookers. We've had a variety of guests on the show. We've featured venture capitalists, startup founders, political operatives, and security experts. In our most popular episode, we took a look at the media's coverage of the rise and fall of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick with the old Uber CEO's former top deputy, Emil Michael. Reporters, especially our reporter friends, have been a regular fixture of the show. We've talked with reporters like the New York Times' Erin Griffith and Mike Isaac, the Wall Street Journal's Deepa Seetharaman, Rolfe Winkler, and Kirsten Grind, Semafor's Ben Smith and Reed Albergotti, Insider's Aki Ito, Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz, and Puck's Teddy Schleifer.Now the show — at least as we've come to know it — is coming to an end. Tom is taking a job at the Wall Street Journal and he's stepping back from his co-hosting duties. Today's episode is our last together. The episode is a fun look back at some of the themes that we've explored over the past year and a half. I'd encourage you to DM Tom on Twitter with your Microsoft story ideas and tips. Hopefully Tom will come back on the show as a guest and this memoriam will look overblown.This iteration of the Dead Cat show is going out on a high, apparently ranking number two among tech news shows at this moment.Going forward, I plan to continue podcasting and would love to get your input on the future of the show. I might keep the name “Dead Cat,” or I might not. I'm rather fond of it. (By the way, I explain the origins of the show's name here.)Leave a comment or send me an email with your thoughts on what the future of the podcast should be. I'm open to suggestions for co-hosts, interview subjects, topics, show names, etc. As I talk about on this week's episode, I'm inclined to align the show more closely with Newcomer newsletter content, meaning going forward it will probably be more focused on the business of technology and less about how it's covered. In January, I hope to experiment with different formats and see what works. I think the podcast will continue to be free, meant to draw people into the newsletter and to attract a broader audience. I might pause the show in February for a relaunch or might decide that I can keep my stride. We'll see!Anyway, this was a really enjoyable last episode to record. I hope you'll give it a listen and help us wish Tom farewell.Give it a listen Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe

In today's episode of the Jake Dunlap Show, we are joined by Ted Blosser, the CEO and Co-Founder of WorkRamp, the leading end-to-end training platform that educates employees and customers to reach their full potential at work. We talk about the importance of companies investing in the development and training of their employees, especially after the rapid-paced evolution of remote work during the pandemic, the key moments that led him to start his own company and develop the product that gave WorkRamp its long-term success and exciting new chapters to come. Time stamps:01:37 Ted Blosser- early days and finding his career path 08:17 WorkRamp- key moments that led him to start his own company 16:16 Finding their niche and developing the product that gave them their long-term success 22:05 Remote work- adapting to this new trend in the work market and providing learning opportunities for employees by developing the necessary training and infrastructure 37:32 Investing in “front line leaders”- they set the tone in your company 40:36 Next exciting chapters- going from a single point product (LMS) to an entire learning platform  Get in contact with Ted: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedinEmail: ted@workramp.comWork Ramp Links:Website | FacebookMentions: Steve Nash: Foundation | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube- Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association.- He played 18 seasons in the NBA, where he was an eight-time All-Star and a seven-time All-NBA selection.Steve Nash- social media: Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber- American anthologydrama television series created by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, named for the 2019 nonfiction book of the same name by Mike Isaac.- The first installment, subtitled The Battle For Uber, is based on Isaac's book and centers on the rise and fall of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11173006/ Crossing the Chasm- Marketing book by Geoffrey A. Moore that focuses on the specifics of marketing high-tech products during the early start-up period. Brett Adcock- Technology entrepreneur and founder of Archer, based in Palo Alto, CA.- Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities. The company's mission is to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility.- Prior to this, Brett founded Vettery, an online talent marketplace that was acquired by The Adecco Group in February 2018 (the financial terms were not disclosed, but sources with knowledge of the deal claimed that the price was a little over $100 million). Brett Adcock's social media: Personal website | Twitter | Linkedin | Company website Follow Jake: Website | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

On the Dead Cat podcast, Tom Dotan, Katie Benner, and I talk about Apple’s WeCrashed, Hulu’s The Dropout, and SHOWTIME’s Super Pumped — the TV shows about Adam Neumann, Elizabeth Holmes, and Travis Kalanick respectively. (Spoilers: If you believe that real events that have already transpired can be spoiled.)This morning, I emailed Fawzi Kamel, the Uber driver whose confrontation with then-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick went viral when I published it at Bloomberg. The video captures Kalanick — at the peak of the scrutiny around his leadership — telling Kamel, “Some people don’t like to take responsibility for their own s**t. They blame everything in their life on somebody else. Good luck!”I wanted to catch up with Kamel to see if he had seen himself on TV. He’s a character in the SHOWTIME television series Super Pumped, played by actor Mousa Hussein Kraish.Kamel called me back: He hadn’t watched the show. The fictional version of Kamel gets rid of his car, consults with a lawyer and his wife, and then posts the video online. The real world Fawzi Kamel was far bolder.Kamel was still driving for Uber when he sent me an email with the subject line “About uber.” He wrote me from his iPhone on Feb. 22, 2017: I started driving for uber in 2011So I know the company from the beginning and I can introduce you to drivers who started in 2010 under Ryan grave . We all know the dirty uber thief .Last Sunday , I picked up Travis and I told him that non of the drivers trust him  anymore . Cause he  cheated the drivers who promoted his  idea at the beginning and made him  who he  is  todayHe got mad and slammed my car doorThe point I'm trying to make is the answer of uber CEO after I told him that I Bankrupt because of him  . Didn't seem as an answer of a CEOAnyway , I have all this in video , be my guest to see itI just want it to go viral , cause the CEO is an a*****e arrogant peace a shitThank youFawzi kamelI replied 13 minutes later with only four words: “Send me the video!”After some emails back and forth, Kamel sent me the video under the condition that I couldn’t publish it without his permission. (Unlike on TV, he hadn’t consulted a lawyer and wasn’t married.) I watched it and knew that the video would captivate a world obsessed with Uber’s brash CEO.I spent the next couple of days trying to convince Kamel to let me publish the video at Bloomberg, where I was covering the Uber beat. Kamel was a hard man to reach — in large part because he was still driving for Uber to earn a living. Eventually, Kamel gave me the greenlight — even though Bloomberg couldn’t pay him for the video. It went viral almost immediately. Kamel told me over the phone this morning that I was the only reporter who had replied to his message about the video. I learned this morning that the dashcam video that he’d recorded wasn’t actually stored on his camera. So he’d had to go pay a company $60 for access to the video after a friend of his convinced him that it was worth the trouble.Ultimately, Kalanick and Kamel sat down, and Kalanick paid him $200,000 as a make-good. The money helped Kamel pay off some of his debts.Kamel is clear about one thing: He’s not driving for Uber anymore. “I will never drive again,” he says.I offered to share my SHOWTIME password with him, but he didn’t seem interested.Instead, I sent Kamel a cell phone video of the Super Pumped episode, so Kamel could at least watch a recording of another man acting out a recording of himself. These days, Kamel says he’s spending his time buying and selling stocks on Robinhood. He doesn’t hold that company in particularly high regard.Kamel has actually softened his tone on Kalanick.“Travis is actually someone — if you confront him — he’s a very good guy to talk to,” Kamel says.“Firing Travis was a big mistake because if they didn’t fire him, Uber could be way more today,” Kamel says. “That’s all I know.” Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe

On the Dead Cat podcast, Tom Dotan, Katie Benner, and I talk about Apple's WeCrashed, Hulu's The Dropout, and SHOWTIME's Super Pumped — the TV shows about Adam Neumann, Elizabeth Holmes, and Travis Kalanick respectively. (Spoilers: If you believe that real events that have already transpired can be spoiled.)This morning, I emailed Fawzi Kamel, the Uber driver whose confrontation with then-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick went viral when I published it at Bloomberg. The video captures Kalanick — at the peak of the scrutiny around his leadership — telling Kamel, “Some people don't like to take responsibility for their own s**t. They blame everything in their life on somebody else. Good luck!”I wanted to catch up with Kamel to see if he had seen himself on TV. He's a character in the SHOWTIME television series Super Pumped, played by actor Mousa Hussein Kraish.Kamel called me back: He hadn't watched the show. The fictional version of Kamel gets rid of his car, consults with a lawyer and his wife, and then posts the video online. The real world Fawzi Kamel was far bolder.Kamel was still driving for Uber when he sent me an email with the subject line “About uber.” He wrote me from his iPhone on Feb. 22, 2017: I started driving for uber in 2011So I know the company from the beginning and I can introduce you to drivers who started in 2010 under Ryan grave . We all know the dirty uber thief .Last Sunday , I picked up Travis and I told him that non of the drivers trust him  anymore . Cause he  cheated the drivers who promoted his  idea at the beginning and made him  who he  is  todayHe got mad and slammed my car doorThe point I'm trying to make is the answer of uber CEO after I told him that I Bankrupt because of him  . Didn't seem as an answer of a CEOAnyway , I have all this in video , be my guest to see itI just want it to go viral , cause the CEO is an a*****e arrogant peace a s**tThank youFawzi kamelI replied 13 minutes later with only four words: “Send me the video!”After some emails back and forth, Kamel sent me the video under the condition that I couldn't publish it without his permission. (Unlike on TV, he hadn't consulted a lawyer and wasn't married.) I watched it and knew that the video would captivate a world obsessed with Uber's brash CEO.I spent the next couple of days trying to convince Kamel to let me publish the video at Bloomberg, where I was covering the Uber beat. Kamel was a hard man to reach — in large part because he was still driving for Uber to earn a living. Eventually, Kamel gave me the greenlight — even though Bloomberg couldn't pay him for the video. It went viral almost immediately. Kamel told me over the phone this morning that I was the only reporter who had replied to his message about the video. I learned this morning that the dashcam video that he'd recorded wasn't actually stored on his camera. So he'd had to go pay a company $60 for access to the video after a friend of his convinced him that it was worth the trouble.Ultimately, Kalanick and Kamel sat down, and Kalanick paid him $200,000 as a make-good. The money helped Kamel pay off some of his debts.Kamel is clear about one thing: He's not driving for Uber anymore. “I will never drive again,” he says.I offered to share my SHOWTIME password with him, but he didn't seem interested.Instead, I sent Kamel a cell phone video of the Super Pumped episode, so Kamel could at least watch a recording of another man acting out a recording of himself. These days, Kamel says he's spending his time buying and selling stocks on Robinhood. He doesn't hold that company in particularly high regard.Kamel has actually softened his tone on Kalanick.“Travis is actually someone — if you confront him — he's a very good guy to talk to,” Kamel says.“Firing Travis was a big mistake because if they didn't fire him, Uber could be way more today,” Kamel says. “That's all I know.” Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is known best for playing the nice guy, but his latest role shakes things up. He plays Uber CEO Travis Kalanick in the new Showtime series "Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber," which chronicles his epic rise and desperate attempts to stay in control of the company. He joins us to discuss. "Super Pumped" premiers on Showtime on February 27.

Some ridehail drivers have accused Uber and Lyft of coming up short on a health insurance promise. GUEST: KRIS ANKARLO - Ride Hail Drivers Joseph Gordon Levitt portray former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick new series.Mark Thompson shares his Palm Desert experience – holiday in the desert for 4 days.

Welcome to East West Hurricane! 🌪We update you on the most essential news from Asia in tech, media, and business—the things you need to know that you probably haven’t heard in Western media.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram! ⚡️President Trump Escalates Chinese Bans 👀President Trump made a new announcement yesterday affecting the use of TikTok and WeChat within the US. Trump issued an executive order giving a 45-day deadline for TikTok to be acquired by Microsoft. If a deal is not confirmed, TikTok will be banned from the US. Trump also issued a similar order for (Tencent-owned) WeChat, China’s largest messaging app that he accuses of threatening US national security. The implication is that WeChat will also need to be sold within 45 days. Tencent shares went down 5% in the aftermath of the announcement.The TikTok news is nothing new, just another layer of official government emphasis on top of an already ongoing acquisition process. The announcement regarding WeChat comes more as a surprise. While WeChat is one of the most consequential and influential Chinese mobile apps, they have managed to hide from most US controversy and don’t even have a large number of US users. Most analysts predict that Chinese government will soon issue some kind of retaliation and the political theatre on both sides will continue.China’s Largest Gaming Conference Resumes 🕹ChinaJoy is China’s biggest annual gaming and digital entertainment conference, which usually features headlining companies such as Tencent, Microsoft, and Blizzard. Amidst concerns around the coronavirus, the conference organisers still decided to go ahead and physically hosted the event in Shanghai last week. Gaming and entertainment are two industries that have excelled over the last few months, so companies were still able to celebrate their recent successes at ChinaJoy. Chinese video game revenue from January to July increased 23% year-on-year.To enter the conference, attendees needed to scan their face, national ID card, and digital health codes. Guests had to have their Alipay mobile app checked to ensure they had the “green” health codes that indicated the person had not traveled to high-risk parts of the country. Last year, 365,000 people attended ChinaJoy in person and this year, people could also attend virtually through online livestreams that ended up reaching 600 million viewers over the four-day event. ChinaJoy is an example of a huge annual conference that has been able to adapt in the world of Covid and might be a peek into the future of conferences more broadly.Cloud Kitchens from Singapore 👩‍🍳In 2019, Singaporean billionaire R. K. Kishin launched Tiffin Labs, a virtual food & beverage brand. They recently announced major plans to expand to 1,000 cloud kitchens worldwide amidst the coronavirus opportunity. Cloud kitchens are a concept where a restaurant brand has an online presence, but no physical restaurant location. Customers usually order from a virtual restaurant online and the actual food is made in a commercial kitchen. Cloud kitchen companies usually operate several restaurant brands simultaneously from the same commercial kitchen location. Each Tiffin Labs kitchen can serve eight virtual restaurants from a 16 square metre kitchen area. The company uses data to analyse customer demand and then a delivery partner like Grab, Foodpanda, or Deliveroo to bring the food to the customer. Cloud kitchens are a trend that has accelerated because of the coronavirus. Research firm Euromonitor predicts that the global cloud kitchen market will reach $1 Trillion by 2030. Market research firm DataSpring reported that the online food delivery market in Asia has accelerated by 10 years because of the coronavirus. Many cloud kitchen companies around the world have raised huge multi-million dollar funding rounds over the last few months and former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s latest venture is a cloud kitchen. Restaurant is one of the world’s most disrupted industries right now. Cloud kitchens provides a new, potentially more efficient structure that cuts out many traditional costs to bring you a delivery-only model. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eastwesthurricane.substack.com

February 2017, Super Bowl Sunday. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is taking a black car home when he gets in an altercation with the driver. LIttle does he know, the entire exchange has been captured on a dashcam recording. And when it goes viral, Kalanick will have to fight for his reputation — and his job. Lyft, meanwhile, spies an opening. As sexual harassment scandals plague their rival and users move to #DeleteUber, John Zimmer and Logan Green finally have a chance to really capitalize on their “good guy” reputation. Listen ad-free on Wondery+ hereSupport us by supporting our sponsors! Betterment - It’s time for you to put your financial wellness first. Download the Betterment app today.

A fast moving thunderstorm brought rain, lighting and hail to the Bay Area this Christmas morning. Thousands of San Franciscans unable to get out for Christmas will find a warm meal nonetheless and former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is cutting ties with the company he founded years ago. Local stories. From the KCBS Radio Newsroom, this is "The All Local" for the morning of Wednesday, December 25, 2019.

Marla Diamond hosts the Opening Bell Report, Friday, December 24, 2019. 

Earlier this week, TikTok faced scrutiny in a congressional hearing and Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn called TikTok “China’s best detective” in a letter to its CEO. Dan digs in to TikTok and data privacy with Senator Blackburn. Plus: Facebook and Google consider new political ad rules and big money for former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

This week, WeWork got a huge bailout from an investor after its plan to go public went belly-up amid disclosures of rampant mismanagement. Now the company can’t even afford to lay off the thousands of employees it would like to because it can’t afford to pay their severance packages. The parallels to Uber, which did go public this fall, are striking: just like WeWork, Uber was a unicorn startup—lavishly funded and poised to take its place in the tech pantheon. And like WeWork’s Adam Neumann, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was ousted by investors and made millions on the way out the door. When that happened in 2017, Uber went through a public reckoning, but the full details of the company’s misdeeds were only revealed this fall. Award-winning New York Times technology correspondent Mike Isaac has reported on Uber from its beginnings, and his new book, Super Pumped, tells the whole story of how Uber came to symbolize everything that has gone wrong with Silicon Valley. Isaac joins us in the studio to take us inside Uber, while it was rising and as it was falling.Go beyond the episode:Mike Isaac’s Super Pumped: The Battle for UberListen to “Get Rich or Die Trying,” our podcast interview with reporter Corey Pein on his experiences in Silicon ValleyFor more on Adam Neumann’s downfall, read Matt Stoller’s take on “WeWork and Counterfeit Capitalism” in his newsletterTune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Follow us on Twitter @TheAmScho or on Facebook.Subscribe: iTunes • Feedburner • Stitcher • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for projects you’d like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! Our theme music was composed by Nathan Prillaman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, WeWork got a huge bailout from an investor after its plan to go public went belly-up amid disclosures of rampant mismanagement. Now the company can’t even afford to lay off the thousands of employees it would like to because it can’t afford to pay their severance packages. The parallels to Uber, which did go public this fall, are striking: just like WeWork, Uber was a unicorn startup—lavishly funded and poised to take its place in the tech pantheon. And like WeWork’s Adam Neumann, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was ousted by investors and made millions on the way out the door. When that happened in 2017, Uber went through a public reckoning, but the full details of the company’s misdeeds were only revealed this fall. Award-winning New York Times technology correspondent Mike Isaac has reported on Uber from its beginnings, and his new book, Super Pumped, tells the whole story of how Uber came to symbolize everything that has gone wrong with Silicon Valley. Isaac joins us in the studio to take us inside Uber, while it was rising and as it was falling.Go beyond the episode:Mike Isaac’s Super Pumped: The Battle for UberListen to “Get Rich or Die Trying,” our podcast interview with reporter Corey Pein on his experiences in Silicon ValleyFor more on Adam Neumann’s downfall, read Matt Stoller’s take on “WeWork and Counterfeit Capitalism” in his newsletterTune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Follow us on Twitter @TheAmScho or on Facebook.Subscribe: iTunes • Feedburner • Stitcher • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for projects you’d like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! Our theme music was composed by Nathan Prillaman.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to Build a Lobbying Presence in Washington Before you build a lobbying presence in Washington, consider the fact that technology now touches almost every aspect of our lives. Accordingly, our policymaking has become more complex as companies develop new technologies and consumers use technology in ways that were unanticipated. What are the key issues that policymakers and businesses should be focused on as they seek to fine-tune their policy strategies? How are policymakers dealing with issues, like diversity, that policymakers have historically considered less "substantive" but which have begun to take on monumental importance in American business and politics? Why is Washington, D.C. relevant to start up and early stage ventures and how can they build a lobbying presence in Washington? You'll get answers to these questions and more on Ep. 102! Bio Named a “Top Lobbyist” by The Hill newspaper, Elizabeth Frazee (@EFrazeeDC) has a 30 year career in Washington. Elizabeth has worked in high-level jobs on Capitol Hill, as an entertainment executive, and policy representative of major companies. Elizabeth interweaves a thorough understanding of policy, communications, politics and an impressive network of contacts to manage campaigns and coalitions. A native of North Carolina, Elizabeth began her career working for her home state Senator. She then served as press secretary for the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Additionally, Elizabeth ran the legislative office of then-freshman Representative Bob Goodlatte. Goodlatte now serves as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Following her time in Congress Elizabeth was director of government relations at the Walt Disney Company. There she served as the motion picture industry's representative in Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) negotiations. Those negotiations resulted in revisions to the Copyright Act. Additionally, Elizabeth also negotiated with Congress and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enact the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). She joined AOL in the late 90's as vice president of public policy and ran its Congressional team. While at AOL she served on the front lines of Internet policy debates, helped AOL merge with Time Warner, and helped secure the passage of Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. Then, in 2003,  Elizabeth built a private lobbying practice. That practice became TwinLogic Strategies when she and co-founder Sharon Ringley launched the firm in 2009. Elizabeth earned her law degree from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America, while working full-time for Congress. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Resources TwinLogic Strategies Future Crimes by Marc Goodman News Roundup Members Slam Google on Tech Diversity Most of you are familiar by now with Google's firing of James Damore. Damore is the engineer who wrote the screed that reinforced stereotypes about women working at the company. Well, lawmakers are now urging Google to ensure its stated efforts to improve diversity lead to actual diversity. In a Medium post, Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna wrote that the incident highlights Google's diversity challenges. He called upon Google to do more. Further, eps. Jan Schakowsky, Pramila Jayapal, Jamie Raskin and Robin Kelly -- all Democrats -- also weighed in. They urged Google to address diversity more effectively. Tony Romm reports in Recode. In Punch to Disney, Netflix Signs Shonda Rhimes Disney announced last week that it would be ending its contract with Netflix in 2019. Disney plans to offer its content on its own standalone service. However, Netflix responded by signing hit showrunner Shonda Rhimes. Rhimes previously created such shows as Grey's Anatomy and Scandal for Disney. Rhimes has been a boon to Disney's ABC unit for more than a decade. Netflix is also negotiating with Disney the possibility of Netflix continuing to carry Marvel content after 2019. Meg James, David Ng and Tracey Lien report for the LA Times and Lizzie Plaugic reports for the Verge. Major Tech Firms Lining Up to Support "Extreme Vetting" Several tech firms are enthusiastically lining up to support President Trump's "extreme vetting" program.  Recall that on the campaign trail Trump advocated for the creation of an extreme vetting program.  The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (ICE) division is now working on building the program.  The program's  goal is to determine, with pinpoint accuracy, which persons entering the country are most likely to engage in acts of terrorism. IBM, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lexis Nexis, SAS and Deloitte are among the companies interested in building this out. Sam Biddle and Spencer Woodman report for the Intercept.   Benchmark Capital Sues Travis Kalanick Benchmark Capital--a major Silicon Valley investor and Uber investor--is suing former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick for fraud, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. In  a complaint filed in Delaware, Benchmark says Kalanick deceived the board into expanding Uber's board from 8 to 11. Now, Benchmark says, Kalanick holds one of the very seats he created and is attempting to pack the board with members who are sympathetic to him. Dan Primack reports for Axios. More Tech Companies Oppose Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill We reported last week that the House introduced a bill, with the support of 24 members, that seeks to curtail online sex trafficking. The bill is a response to Backpage.com, a site that hosted prostitution and sex abuse ads. Now the bipartisan bill is up to 27 sponsors. However, joining the opposition are Engine Advocacy and the Copia Institute which spearheaded a letter campaign that was signed by 30 tech companies including Kickstarter, Meetup, Medium and Reddit. They argue that the bill goes too far in restricting legal third-party content. Wendy Davis Reports in Media Post.  

This week, a mega robocaller gets hung up, Tesla dances to its own beats, Alexa checks in, Google gets slammed, beware more ransomware, and, much more.  Cold Open Nintendo SNES Mini launches in September Headlines Miami Man Fined $120 Million for Making 96 Million Robocalls in Three Months First Tesla Model 3 spotted outside the US Tesla is talking to the music labels about creating its own streaming service Amazon rolls out Alexa intercom function, letting users “drop in” on Echo speakers remotely Audible Book of the Week The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone by Brian Merchant Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Telephone by Pomplamoose Hot Topic Google hit with record £2.1bn EU fine for abusing internet search monopoly A new ransomware attack is infecting airlines, banks, and utilities across Europe Ransomware attack spreads to 64 countries including the Asia-Pacific region, is said to originate in software from a Ukrainian tax accountancy firm Music Break: Blister in the Sun by Violent Femmes Final Word: Kala-not More than 1,000 Uber employees ask for Travis Kalanick to return Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has resigned due to investor pressure, and a search for a new leader is on The Drill Down Video of the Week Solar-powered 3D glass printing from sand Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.

America's History of Recalcitrance De jure discrimination Racism online is evolving in a way that is consistent with the way racism has always evolved--from explicit to subtle. Plaintiff-side civil rights lawyers have found it easiest to win -- if civil rights cases can ever said to be "easy"--  in cases in which they can convincingly demonstrate defendants' explicit discriminatory policies. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the United States Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and their subsequent cases and amendments comprise the bulk of American civil rights law.  The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Brown held segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional. In interpreting a statute, judges will consider Congressional intent, which includes the circumstances under which Congress enacted the law. Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act  in an era of widespread de jure segregation in the South. Every 6th grader knows that, prior to Brown, state and local authorities in the South required "colored" and "white" students to attend segregated schools. Black students usually attended inferior schools with old books and in dilapidated buildings.  Southern authorities also required colored and white citizens to use separate facilities such as water fountains, restrooms, waiting rooms, and buses. They also enabled most private establishments, such as restaurants and hotels, to segregate as they pleased. Following  Brown, Southern racists remained undeterred. For example, on June 11, 1963, fully 9 years after Brown, Alabama Governor George Wallace famously "stood in the schoolhouse door" to prevent Vivian Malone and James Hood from entering and registering for classes at the University of Alabama. President Kennedy deployed the National Guard to remove Wallace, which they did. Virginia's response to Brown is also illustrative of the Southern response to it. Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr. and his brother-in-law, Virginia General Assembly leader James M. Thomson, together pursued a  "Massive Resistance" strategy to oppose desegregation. Under Massive Resistance, the Virginia Assembly passed laws to prevent and punish local school districts for integrating in accordance with Brown. Further, Virginia authorities continued to enforce Massive Resistance initiatives well into the 1960s, even after federal and state courts ordered them to end their recalcitrance. The Civil Rights Act finally codified the nation's civil rights policy. Given the context in which the Civil Rights Act was enacted, courts are most likely to strike down laws and policies that contain explicit "suspect" classifications; namely, those that refer to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Indeed, courts subject such de jure discrimination statutes and policies to the Constitutional "strict scrutiny" standard--the highest standard of judicial review. Paradoxically, laws designed to help traditionally marginalized groups, and which mention those groups explicitly, are also subject to strict scrutiny and thus likely to be struck down. (The intricacies of the strict scrutiny standard go well beyond the scope of this post. However, if you are interested in learning more about strict scrutiny and the other levels of scrutiny courts are likely to apply in interpreting the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause, click here.) De facto discrimination After many years of resisting civil rights laws, racists in the North and South had an a-ha moment. If they could figure out a way to maintain their supremacy using things that looked like something else, but achieved the same ends, they were golden! And so de facto discrimination--laws and policies that are not discriminatory on their face, i.e. they are facially neutral, but have discriminatory effects, have been the order of the day ever since. Stop-and-frisk? Check. Insanely long prison sentences for minor offenses? Check. School segregation based on merit? Check. Proposed cuts to Medicaid? Check.  Voter re-districting? You get the point. Welcome to the age of stealth racism. "I thought this post was about racism online." It is. The same racist ideologies that prevailed in 1964 prevail today. Since 1964, opponents of the Civil Rights Movement, many of whom are still alive today, and their descendants and allies, have persisted in their efforts to preserve their supremacy. They have taken racism online. This is the story of some of the measures the tech sector has taken, such as Google's Conversation AI, to curtail racism online and how defiant hate speakers have evaded those measures by creating their own code language. Hate speech is indeed protected speech and that's the problem. Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology peeled back the top layer of the internet and found hate speech teeming underneath. My guest today is Rijul Magu (@RijulMagu). Rijul co-authored, along with Shitij Joshi and Jiebo Luo at the Rochester Institute of Technology, a report entitled "Detecting the Hate Code on Social Media". He's the lead author. Rijul is currently a Masters Student at RIT and he earned his undergraduate degree at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology in Noida, India.   Resources University of Rochester School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Computer Science (homepage of Graduate Studies Faculty Advisor Jiebo Luo) Detecting the Hate Code on Social Media by Rijul Magu, Kshitij Joshi, and Jiebo Luo Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel News Roundup The New York State Commission on Forensic Science has adopted a new controversial policy regarding the use of suspects' DNA evidence.  The Commission voted 9-2 to allow police to collect not just suspects' own DNA evidence, but also the DNA evidence of close relatives. While the measure has the support of prosecutors, opponents of the bill pointed out procedural flaws with some describing the new policy as a kind of genetic stop and frisk. Nathan Dempsey has the story at Gothamist. A Department of Homeland Security official --Jeanette Manfra, acting deputy undersecretary of cybersecurity and communications for the agency's National Protection and Programs Directorate --  told members of the Senate Intelligence Committee last week that Russia targeted election systems in 21 states during last year's presidential election. Ranking Member Mark Warner wrote Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to make public the names of the states that were targeted. However, Secretary Kelly has thus far not released that information claiming that to do so would harm national security. Edward Graham covers this in Morning Consult. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has resigned following the fallout from former Attorney General Eric Holder's report on the company's frat boy culture. However, several employees have attempted to have Kalanick reinstated. Rebecca Savransky has the story in the Hill. The Congressional Black Caucus wrote a letter Monday to Uber leadership urging them to improve racial and ethnic diversity in hiring and promotions at the company. A new Politico and Morning Consult report shows 60% of Americans either strongly or somewhat support the FCC's current net neutrality rules the new Trump-era FCC under Ajit Pai appears to be in the process of overturning. Two-thousand and fifty one registered voters were surveyed. The FCC has recommended a $122 million fine on a suspected robocaller--the highest-ever FCC fine. Officials suspect the alleged robocaller, Adrian Abromovich, a Florida man, made some 100 million robocalls over three months. Harper Neidig has the story in The Hill. The FCC also unanimously passed a rule change last week that will allow law enforcement to bypass blocker called IDs belonging to callers making imminent threats. Harper Neidig has this one in The Hill as well. We may soon be able to access Internet via an internet connection made from space. Doing so would significantly speed up upload and download speeds. The FCC approved a plan of Greg Wyler who plans to link up 720 satellites to deliver high speed broadband from space as soon as 2019. Brian Fung has the full story in the Washington Post. President Trump met with tech executives, including drone developers last week. The president said he'd work to give tech companies the "competitive advantage they need" and "create lots of jobs". David Shepardson covers the story in Reuters. In a unanimous 8-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled last week that a North Carolina law that prevents registered sex offenders from going on Facebook is unconstitutional under the First Amendment. Lydia Wheeler covers this in the Hill. FCC Chaiman Ajit Pai testified at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing last week about the agency's budget. Pai recommended a budget cut of over 5.2% since last year, or $322 million, which Chairman Pai conceded would come from the elimination of over 100 Commission jobs.

From Amazon to Russian watches: this week Paul and Rich start by trying to rationalize Amazon’s recent acquisition of Whole Foods, a conversation summed up by Paul as, “You can Occam's Razor this bad boy down.” They move on to Amazon’s strategy at large, the departure of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, whether our individual actions can ever have any broader effect on the planet, and the harrowing saga of the time Rich tried to buy a watch from a shady Russian website.

What is a SLAPP Suit? Let's say you own a small business called "Policy Town Fajitas". You think your business is second-to-none. You've invested in it--time, sweat, money and otherwise ... But then, all of a sudden, one of your customers doesn't fancy your business as much as you do. So they post a negative review about your business on a site like Yelp. They say your "chicken fajitas taste like pigeon and that's how I know it's not authentic Mexican food." If you're like most businesses, you try to improve (such as by switching to chicken meat). But some businesses try to turn the tables by putting the reviewer on the defensive. Let's call the reviewer Mrs. Davis. So you file a lawsuit against Mrs. Davis that is simply designed to drive her absolutely nuts. Eventually, you hope, Mrs. Johnson will decide to delete her review. That lawsuit is called a "strategic lawsuit against public participation", but we just call them SLAPP suits.    Now, we know you would NEVER serve up pigeon fajitas. But what are the policy implications of SLAPP suits, particularly as they relate to online freedom of speech? Here to discuss SLAPP suits is Laurent Crenshaw (@LCrenshaw), Yelp's head of Federal Public Policy in Washington DC. At Yelp Laurent has championed the company's federal efforts to protect consumer freedom of speech on the Internet, and worked to implement Yelp as a tool for the federal government. Prior to joining Yelp in 2013, Laurent worked in the House of Representatives for over 11 years. During his tenure he served as the Legislative Director for Representative Darrell Issa focusing on technology policy issues, particularly in the areas of intellectual property, telecommunications and Internet law; and also worked in the offices of the House Majority Whip and House Republican Conference. Laurent successfully worked on numerous legislative efforts including the passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act in 2011 and the fight to defeat SOPA and PIPA in Congress. Additionally, Laurent also serves on the board of directors for Public Knowledge and as a member of the American Library Association's Public Policy Advisory Council. Laurent obtained his undergraduate degree in International Relations from Stanford University in 2002 and his Juris Doctor degree from American University's Washington College of Law in 2010. Resources Yelp's Public Policy Blog SPEAK FREE Act (Congressional Anti-SLAPP Suits legislation) Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel News Roundup Amazon is acquiring Whole Foods for $13.7 billion.  Experts see the move as a direct hit on big box retailers like Wal-Mart and Target, whose shares tumbled sharply on news of the announcement. Analysts see it as a significant step by Amazon to substantially expand its warehouse and local supply chain operations. Laura Stevens has more at the Wall Street Journal. One interesting thing to note is that on May 30th, Amazon filed a patent for technology that allows it to block customers from using their phones to "window shop", or check the prices of other stores, while they're on site at an Amazon property. Brian Fung reports on that in the Washington Post. President Trump has officially nominated former Democratic FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to return to the agency.  Rosenworcel has strong Democratic support. Her previous four-year term ended last year when the Senate failed to reconfirm her term before it expired. Still open at the FCC is the third Republican seat. Brendan Carr--a current advisor to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai -- is considered the front-runner for that seat although, as of Monday evening, the White House has not yet made the official nomination. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security released a joint announcement saying North Korea has been executing cyberattacks against institutions  worldwide since 2009. North Korean government actors calling themselves "Hidden Cobra" are the culprits, according to the statement, and they have been attacking aerospace, financial and other institutions in the U.S. and around the world. Deb Reichmann reports for the Associated Press. Verizon has completed its $4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo. Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer resigned with a $23 million package. Alina Selyukh has the story at NPR. The Federal Trade Commission will be opposing the proposed merger of DraftKing and FanDuel--the two largest fantasy sports  sites. In a statement released Monday, the FTC wrote that the combined company would control more than 90% of the market. The families of prison inmates could see their phone charges for calling incarcerated loved ones shoot back up to as much as $14 per minute. The Obama-era FCC had placed caps on those calls that ranged to between 14 and 49 cents per minute. But the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that the FCC did not have the authority to regulate those rates. The Court ruled that the FCC lacked the authority to regulate those rates because they pertained to intrastate calls, and not interstate calls, and thus they fall outside the FCC's federal jurisdiction. Zoe Tillman covers this for BuzzFeed. The Indian woman who was raped by an Uber driver in India is suing the company in the U.S. for violating her privacy and for defamation of character. The plaintiff, a Texas resident, has filed as a Jane Doe. Apparently, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick had said publicly that the company would do everything it could to ensure the rapist would be brought to justice. However, behind the scenes, the victim alleges that Uber obtained her medical records in India and then worked to use the information to claim the rape was all a ruse that was orchestrated by Uber's main competitor in India.  Julia Carrie Wong summarized this story in the Guardian. Uber has been embroiled in numerous controversies of late. These culminated last week  in Kalanick being placed on an indefinite leave of absence and top ranking executives being let go. These latest developments were in response to a report spearheaded by former Attorney General Eric Holder that recommended these and other changes at Uber. Facebook has outlined a strategy for weeding out terrorist content on its platform. The company released a blog post last week saying that it has about 150 people on staff nationwide whose job it is to remove all content posted by or in support of terrorists. The company also uses artificial intelligence and other technology to take down content that promotes terrorism on Facebook and its other properties, according to the post. Finally, remember President Trump's Twitter typo a few weeks ago, when he tweeted the word "covfefe" instead of "coverage"? Well, The Hill's Harper Neidig noticed last week that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had more than 30 trademark requests containing the word "covefefe" since the flub. 

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified to the Senate Intelligence Committee in a hearing that lasted more than two hours, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will go on leave as the company adopts new harassment policies, and an anti-gun organization drops Megyn Kelly as an event host because of a controversial interview scheduled for her Sunday night show. Links: • 6 key takeaways from Jeff Sessions' Senate testimony • Report: Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to take leave of absence • Megyn Kelly dropped from Sandy Hook gala hosting gig after Alex Jones interview See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Harry Campbell is a former Aerospace Engineer and the fonder of TheRideShareguy.com dedicated to help people looking to start working as a rideshare professional and to help those already working in the industry to maximize profits. Harry has quickly established himself as one of the top rideshare experts with appearances in hundreds of top media publications and his site is trafficked by hundreds of thousands of visitors every month. Today Harry joins us to discuss the recent return of Uber and Lyft to my home base Austin Tx. Guest: Connect with Harry Campbell by visiting his site Rideshareguy.com, following him on Twitter @TheRideshareGuy and on the Facebook. Show Notes: • How Surge Works? • Rideshareguy.com • Uber just made it way easier to see your rating in the app • Uber and Lyft to leave Austin after losing vote on fingerprinting • Why Uber Doesn’t Want a Built-In Tipping Option • What is the most popular car for Uber drivers? • A new video shows Uber CEO Travis Kalanick arguing with a driver over fares

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has agreed to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Puerto Rico chooses statehood in referendum vote, and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is on thin ice. Links: • Jeff Sessions will testify before Senate on Russia, Comey firing on Tuesday • Puerto Rico overwhelming votes to become U.S. state, but likely won't • Uber may ask CEO Travis Kalanick to step down See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode, Dave Chappelle gets the respect he deserves. Also, we delay the episode one day because this podcast would not exist without the men and women who have died for the United States of America. Thank you to those who have/do serve.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Zuckerberg Tells Harvard We Need A New Social Contract of Equal Opportunity (TechCrunch) 2. Instagram Direct Now Supports Web Links and Different Photo Orientations (TechCrunch)  3. Nest's Next Generation Security Camera Could Shoot 4k Resolution (Digital Trends)  4. Snapchat Bought A Drone Company (The Next Web)  5. DJI Unveils Spark (BHPhotoVideo)  Honorable Mention(s) Thoughts and prayers to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick (and family) on the loss of his mother.  DISHonorable Mention(s) NBA Disses Dave Chappelle w/ tweet  Tweet/Post of the Week  Alissa Trumbull (@AnOrchidInBloom) Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature). Tune into Honorable Mentions on WhyISocial.com for all the links we didn't discuss.  Links not included in show notes - including additional mentions - will be included in the Honorable Mentions blog post. 

Rene Ritchie returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s Q2 2017 financial results, the iPhone’s decline in China over the past two years, Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop and Windows 10 S, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick getting called to Tim Cook’s office regarding Uber’s surreptitious “fingerprinting” of iPhones, judging Apple Watch’s success, Hulu’s entry into the cord-cutting “live TV” subscription market (and Apple’s conspicuous absence from that same market), and more.

Cillian joins That Old Pod to discuss this week in tech. Conversation focuses on latest AMD developments, the Nintendo Switch, Samsung S8, and exciting news for Apple's pro market. In depth discussion about the future of silicon development for the major tech players. Brief conversation around various Slack competitors and Facebook's latest copy of Snapchat's features. Show Notes:AMD RyzenRyzen updates/patches for system throttling and improving performance for specific gamesRadeon Pro Duo two cards in one PCI-e slot; dramatically less power hungry than predecessorSuper Bomberman R for Nintendo Switch updated with free levelsNintendo’s new policy is good news for switchdevelopersSwitch and indie gamesNew Zelda game Breath of the Wild, has sold more copies for Switch than total console salesSamsung S8 reviewCamera comparison between Galaxy S8, iPhone 7, Google Pixel and LG G6What iswas Viv?What is Bixby?Bixby delayed in USPerformance of A10 to competitors, two year old A9 still beating out latest Samsung CPUs for single core performanceSamsung S8 uses different processors for US and Korea What is Google’s new TPU? Apple ends agreement with chip designer Imagination TechnologiesImagination needing to make cutsApple was paying Imagination Technologies about $75 million in 2016Apple hired lots of Imagination’s talentApple’s A7, the first 64 bit mobile SoC (System on a Chip)Current VR sets80s cell phoneStar Trek communicatorApple’s M coprocessors used in iPhones and iPadsApple’s A series processors used in iDevices (iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV)Apple’s S series SiP (System in Package) used in Apple WatchApple’s T series SoC used in MacBook Pro with Touch BarApple’s W series SoC used in Bluetooth devices such as AirPodsUber tracking Apple devices and geofencing Apple’s Cupertino headquartersTim Cook conversation with Uber CEO Travis KalanickIs Amazon good for USApple promises closed loop supply chainApple introduces LiamiPhone upgrade programApple Mac Pro conversationApple can’t innovateJohn Siracusa in 2013 on why Apple needs the Mac Pro to live onApple officially discontinues display businessLG 5k display shielding issueIntel OptaneLogic Pro remoteMicrosoft Surface StudioSnapchat FiltersFacebook copies SnapchatWhat is Slack?Google Hangouts to compete with SlackMicrosoft launches Teams to compete with SlackFacebook murderTwo articles on Snapchat and Facebook, start from same place, opposite conclusionsFacebook does not own Periscope, but offers a competitor Facebook Live 

Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia talks with Recode's Kurt Wagner about how he and his team built a social network for neighborhoods, with a focus on trust and privacy that forced the company to grow slower than most tech startups. Tolia was previously the CEO of Epinions, which after a merger became Shopping.com and sold to eBay. After a sports startup called Fanbase fizzled, Tolia was challenged by Benchmark's Bill Gurley to try again, and today Nextdoor is worth more than $1 billion. Having faced adversity and a public image problem of his own, he also shares some leadership advice for Uber CEO Travis Kalanick: Deal with your issues quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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After surviving The Great AWS Outage of 2017, managing editor Dana Wollman and senior editor Devindra Hardawar rejoin host Terrence O'Brien to talk about Nintendo's Switch. But before they get to that, they'll take on YouTube's live TV offering and Twitter's new tools for fighting harassment. Plus they'll address the latest controversy surrounding Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. Relevant links: https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/28/youtube-tv-is-googles-live-tv-service/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/01/twitter-improves-mute-controls-for-abuse/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/28/uber-ceo-argues-with-driver/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/01/nintendo-switch-review/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/02/nintendo-switch-day-one-patch/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/02/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-switch-review/ The Wind Down: Code Switch - http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch The Good Fight - https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/09/watch-the-first-trailer-for-the-cbs-all-access-good-wife-spino/ The Night of the Gun - http://amzn.to/2lEGMjc

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues Since Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined the Trump business advisory team in December he’s been under intense pressure to step down. That pressure intensified this month after Donald Trump signed an executive order banning immigrants from seven countries with Muslim majorities. On February 2nd, Musk’s colleague, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick pulled out […]

Brad Stone is Senior Executive Editor for technology at Bloomberg News and author of the New York Times bestseller The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World.   Today he’ll discuss how both companies got there starts including how a James Bond movie inspired Uber and how a wiley illegal hotelier who almost wrecked AirBnB’s plans in New York City. We’ll talk about the rideshare wars between Uber and Lyft, Uber’s efforts to muscle in on the Chinese market, and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s decision to resign from President Trump’s business advisory council. We’ll also discuss why the rivals to Uber and AirBnB failed to take off, we’ll talk about Amazon’s latest experiments with blimps, drones, and cashless convenience stores, and why it’s good to be a “cockroach” in Silicon Valley. Order Brad Stone’s book The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World on Amazon or you can download the audio version at www.audibletrial.com/kickassnews. Read Brad Stone’s articles at www.bloomberg.com or www.brad-stone.com and subscribe to his podcast Decrypted on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.  Follow Brad on twitter at @BradStone. Today's podcast is sponsored by GoDaddy. Visit www.GoDaddy.com and enter our promo code "KICK30" to get 30% off a new domain. Please subscribe to Kickass News on iTunes and take a moment to take our listener survey at www.podsurvey.com/KICK. And support the show by donating at www.gofundme.com/kickassnews. Visit www.kickassnews.com for more fun stuff.

Executive buy-in goes a long way for design. Learn how Uber's CEO interacts with the design team on a daily basis, and how that set the stage for a groundbreaking app redesign. This episode goes live on Feb 20th, want access on the 17th instead? Subscribe for early access here http://highresolution.design/early-access/

The hashtag #DeleteUber has been spreading on social media amid protests against Trump's Muslim travel ban. The ride hailing service was accused of "strike breaking" in New York Saturday, while others condemned remarks made by Uber CEO Travis Kalanick indicating he would work with the president. As a country, Australia makes a great petri dish. It has a relatively small population, it's English-speaking and it has an estimated smartphone penetration of 84 percent — all qualities that make it the ideal place for Tinder to test its new features, according to the dating app's founder.

"The 4-Hour Workweek" and "Tools of Titans" author Tim Ferriss talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his newest book, which compiles the life advice of the "titans" from tech, business and entertainment Ferriss has interviewed on his podcast, "The Tim Ferriss Show." He explains how forays into education, neuroscience, tech entrepreneurship and dietary supplements led him to become a self-help author, and what everyday people can learn from winners like investor Chris Sacca, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and actor BJ Novak. Ferriss also talks about why "voluntary suffering" is underrated and how ditching social media may make you happier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debra Berlyn (@dberlyn) is the Executive Director of The Project to Get Older Adults onLine (GOAL), and President of Consumer Policy Solutions. Debra is a seasoned veteran of telecommunications and consumer policy issues and an advocate for consumers of technology services. She represented AARP on the digital television transition and has worked closely with national aging organizations on several Internet issues, including online safety and privacy concerns. Prior to launching Consumer Policy Solutions, Debra was senior legislative representative in the Federal Affairs Department of AARP, responsible for all communications and energy matters. She advocated on behalf of the members of AARP before Congress, the federal agencies (FCC, FERC, FEC, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce), and the Administration. Ms. Berlyn has served as a faculty instructor with Boston University's Washington Program. She received a B.A. from American University and a M.A. from Northwestern University. In this episode, we discussed: key barriers older adults face in getting online. how Lifeline can help improve older adults' access to technology. Resources: Project GOAL Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff NEWS ROUNDUP By now you've probably heard about the Director of National Intelligence report that came out last week which conclusively establishes that Vladimir Putin ordered a quote "influence campaign" to sway the election in favor of Donald Trump. But, as David Sanger notes in the Washington Post, there is no information in the declassified version of the report about how U.S. intelligence officials conducted their investigation. Trump, even after seeing a classified version of the report, still says the Obama Administration is engaging in a witch hunt, as does Vladimir Putin who calls the report amateurish. Here's the report. --  China's National Energy administration last week released its 3 -year, $360 billion plan to invest in renewable energy sources like solar and wind. On the other hand, President-elect Trump, who has expressed skepticism about climate change, appears to be headed in the opposite direction. China expects their effort to create as many as 13 million new jobs in China, as well as reduce the level of greenhouse gases China emits into the atmosphere. Here in the U.S., Trump has said the notion of human-caused climate change is a "hoax", threatened to dismantle the Paris Accord, and nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, who is himself a human-caused climate change denier, to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Michael Forsythe has the story in the New York Times. -- Civil Rights leader Jesse Jackson is calling for Uber to release its diversity numbers. In a letter to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, Jackson called on Uber to follow the lead of companies including Facebook, Google and Apple and do its part to "change the face of technology" by releasing its hiring data to the public. Melanie Zanona has the story in The Hill. -- Last week, NCTA -- The Internet & Television Association, which is the leading lobbying association representing cable companies like Charter, Comcast and Cox, opened a new front in its war against Obama-era telecom regulations by filing a petition with the Federal Communications Commission asking the agency to overturn the consumer privacy rules the FCC issued last year. The rules are designed to prevent the industry from exploiting its vast stores of user data to favor its own content at the expense of edge providers like Netflix, Facebook and Google.  The telecom industry's fight against the Commission's 2015 net neutrality rules, which were upheld by a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last year, was already underway: the carriers are requesting a review by the full court. The telecom industry thinks the net neutrality and privacy rules give disproportionate protection to the tech sector. The tech sector argues that cable companies have access to far more user data and, if that market power is left unchecked, would give carriers monopoly power over both content and infrastructure.  Brian Fung has more in the Washington Post. -- The House has passed a bill that would allow Congress to repeal any rule President Obama passed during the last 6o legislative days of his administration. The bill had been approved by the previous Congress in November. The bill is basically the Select All+Delete of lawmaking: as Lydia Wheeler notes in the Hill, the bill would allow Congress to bundle together a whole bunch of rules and overturn them en masse with one vote.   The House also adopted rules last week which would prevent members from livestreaming sit-ins and other protests on the House floor. Members had been ignoring existing rules prohibiting members from taking any photos or videos on the House floor, but now there will be a $500 fine for the first offense and $2,500 for each offense thereafter. The new rule was passed in response to a sit in members, including John Lewis, livestreamed last year as a protest against Republicans' failure to consider gun control legislation. -- Gabriel Sherman reported in New York magazine that his sources told him that Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch is advising the Trump transition team on who should Chair the Federal Communications Commission once Tom Wheeler steps down. This alignment could impact how a Trump administration would treat the AT&T/Time Warner Merger --to which President-elect Trump has already expressed opposition -- since Murdoch is the Executive Chairman of News Corp, Executive Co-Chair of 20th Century Fox, and the Acting CEO of Fox News. Sherman notes that Fox News has already begun to double-down on its alignment with the incoming far-right administration by installing Tucker Carlson in the 7pm slot to replace Greta van Susteren. -- A new Pew Research analysis of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data conducted by Monica Anderson shows African-American and Hispanic 12th graders are significantly less interested in math and science than their Asian and White counterparts. Overall, 71% of 12th graders surveyed agreed or strongly agreed with the statement "I like science." That's compared to 78% for Asians, 73% for Whites, 70% for Hispanics, and just 62% for Black students. An overwhelming number of Asian students actually want jobs in science, at 59%,  compared to just 39% of Black students, 40% of Hispanic students, and 45% of White students. -- Reuters reports that the U.S. Labor Department has sued Google to obtain its compensation data. The Labor Department claims the company has ignored repeated requests to submit the data as part of a routine Equal Opportunity compliance investigation which has been going on since 2015. A Google spokesperson said Google had repeatedly told Labor that the request was too broad in scope but didn't receive a response back from the Labor Department. -- On Christmas Eve in 2014, five-year-old Moriah Modisette died in a car crash. The other driver was allegedly using FaceTime immediately before impact. Now, Moriah's parents --James and Bethany Modisette -- are suing Apple in Texas for failing to include a mechanism that disables FaceTime during driving. The lawsuit points to one of Apple's patents. You can find this story at BBC.com. -- Finally, the White House has re-submitted the nomination of former FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel after Rosenworcel vacated her seat at the Commission in December because her term expired and Congress failed to re-confirm her for political reasons. Senate Commerce Committee Chair John Thune has said he is open to reconfirming Rosenworcel but not without a Republican Majority. Currently the Commission is comprised of two Republican (Ajit Pai--who endorsed Jeff Sessions' Attorney General nomination, and Michael O'Rielly) and one Democratic Commissioner--Mignon Clyburn.  

Een stukje software hier, een beetje Musk daar. Lekker babbelen over de zelfrijdende auto van Apple en de geschiedenis van Windows ARM. Alles met een aluhoedje op uiteraard. Deze aflevering is gepland te verouderen in 18 maanden. Onderwerpen Conspiracy theories iPad zonder homeknop (http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/11/28/13763194/apple-new-ipad-2017-rumor-no-home-button) AirPods Planned Obsolescence (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geplande_veroudering) De geschiedenis van Windows ARM Windows 10 ARM mét x86 'Rosseta' hypervisor (https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/86298/arm-based-windows-10-portable-pcs-hell-yes) Amazon Go, A reduction in friction (https://www.amazon.com/b?node=16008589011) Apple en z'n zelfrijdende auto Apple to Start Publishing AI Research (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-06/apple-to-start-publishing-ai-research-to-hasten-deep-learning) Geen headphone jack op Galaxy S8 (http://www.sammobile.com/2016/12/06/exclusive-galaxy-s8-is-not-going-to-feature-a-3-5mm-headphone-jack/) HTC Vive Iron Giant (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a4UNMltlrjY) Primitive Technology (https://youtu.be/P73REgj-3UE) Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick are joining Trump’s economic advisory team (https://www.businessinsider.nl/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-uber-travis-kalanick-join-donald-trump-strategic-policy-forum-economic-team-2016-12/) Telepresence (https://youtu.be/HY4bfnHMdtk) Dankwoord Grote dank aan de vrienden van Appels en Peren: Soundcloud (http://soundcloud.com) voor de bandbreedte, Nozzman (http://www.nozzman.com/) voor het coverartwork en Clublime (http://twitter.com/#!/clublime) voor de introjingle.

Uber's surge pricing has come under fire — and not just from drunk passengers who paid exorbitant fares for rides home on New Years' Eve. A new lawsuit alleges that Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and anyone who signs up to drive for Uber is party to an illegal conspiracy to fix prices. Is surge pricing just a reflection of supply and demand and economics 101? Or is it something nefarious. Jared Meyer, a research fellow at the Manhattan Institute joins the show to discuss. For more, see his article in Reason.

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