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| Too Big to Be Startups | |
| Number | 3245 |
| Broadcast Date | MARCH 22, 2018 |
| Episode Length | 30:09 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane |
| Guests | Annie Gaus |
Revelations of Facebook’s role in Cambridge Analytica’s data mining and analysis has raised new questions about the need to regulate large tech companies, but also the need for more ethical decision making in management. Plus, the Trump administration levies new tariffs on China’s tech exports, what will this mean for consumers and Best Buy will stop selling Huawei phones.
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Quick Hits
- Instagram announced an algorithm update to ensure newer posts will be more likely to appear first in your feed and make the experience fresher overall. Instagram first switched to an algorithmically sorted feed in 2016, which got updated to include recommended posts late last year. Instagram is also testing a “New Posts” button that will let users choose when they’d like to refresh the feed instead of it happening automatically, which some users complained buried content they would have been interested in.
- Apple’s services is on track to be the company’s primary revenue generator in the future according to Morgan Stanley analyst Kat Huberty. She believes in five years services which includes iTunes, App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Pay and Apple Care, will be 50% of total company revenue growth with iPhone making just 22% of revenue growth over the same period.
Top Stories
- Mark Zuckerberg did interviews with several news outlets Wednesday, apologizing for the situation with Cambridge Analytica. Zuckerberg said that people value privacy over sharing data and Facebook has been slow to realize that. He also said he's uncomfortable being the one making decisions around content.
- Tempe, AZ police released dashcam footage from the Uber autonomous car that struck and killed a pedestrian. One view shows the safety driver, who appears to be looking down prior to the crash. The other view shows a dark road with the pedestrian walking a bicycle appearing suddenly in the roadway.
- Bloomberg reports YouTube intends to ban videos that "promote or link to websites selling firearms and accessories," starting in April. YouTube will also prohibit instructional videos on how to build firearms. In related news, Reddit has updated its policies to ban the trade of firearms, explosives, drugs (including alcohol and tobacco), services with "physical sexual contact," stolen goods, personal info and counterfeits. Reddit subsequently shut down several subreddits engaged in those activities.
- CNET sources say Best Buy will stop selling Huawei products in the next few weeks. Neither company would comment. The US has announced plans to place billions of dollars of tariffs on Chinese goods, the majority likely to be focused on the tech industry. The White House says it'll announce a final list of goods subject to the tariffs in the next few weeks.
- Slack just updated its privacy policy and tools, to let premium customers download all the data from their workspace–both public and private–apparently without informing members of the community. Slack says this is in order to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Slack previously offered a “compliance export”– which required a workspace to enable this function beforehand, and to notify members. For non-paying Slack accounts, they can use this tool if they can show (a) valid legal process, (b) consent of members, or (c) a requirement or right under applicable laws. In other words, it's a hassle to do this unless you're paying Slack.
Discussion
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- SILICON VALLEY’S TAX-AVOIDING, JOB-KILLING, SOUL-SUCKING MACHINE
- The new tech divide: social media vs. everyone else
Mailbag
- Hey DTNS crew,
You were struggling a bit with the plural of octopus on the show from the 21st. One of the things that was included in my training for volunteering at the Seattle Aquarium (where multiple Giant Pacific Octopus are often on display) was this very topic!
The official plural of octopus is octopuses. However, the alternative is not octopi, as the root of octopus is Greek, not Latin. So the proper alternative is octopodes, rhymes with electrodes.
Octopi is fun to say, though, so most at the Aquarium won't correct you unless asked. - Sent by Ben from rainy (and eight armed) Seattle
- Hey DTNS crew,
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