December 16, 2019

Episode 114: No Internet in the Whole Country? It's Nap Time

37 minutes

In this Episode:

New airplane seat design will make it easier to sleep in economy

Away’s founders sold a vision of travel and inclusion, but former employees say it masked a toxic work environment

Brother of drug lord Pablo Escobar launches a $349 foldable smartphone

Google Maps prepares to add a “Lighting” layer to highlight brightly lit streets for safer night travel

Brookings Institute Suggests Congressional Action for Innovation Sectors

AI-enabled assistant robot returning to the Space Station with improved emotional intelligence

Interstellar Comet Borisov Makes Closest Approach to the Sun

Algeria blocks internet to prevent students cheating during exams | World news | The Guardian

Google Fiber drops its 100Mbps tier in favor of gigabit-only service

Suspected Internet Cable Spy Ship Operating In Americas For Over A Month

Weird and Wacky:

A man ate $120,000 duct-taped banana art: 'I really love this installation. It's very delicious'

Instagram influencer sentenced to 14 years for violent plot to steal domain name

Tech Rec:

Sanjay - Huskee Cup

Adam - Truebill

Links:

New airplane seat design will make it easier to sleep in economy
Away’s founders sold a vision of travel and inclusion, but former employees say it masked a toxic work environment
Brother of drug lord Pablo Escobar launches a $349 foldable smartphone - Neowin
Google Maps prepares to add a "Lighting" layer to highlight brightly lit streets for safer night travel
Brookings Institute Suggests Congressional Action for Innovation Sectors
AI-enabled assistant robot returning to the Space Station with improved emotional intelligence
Interstellar Comet Borisov Makes Closest Approach to the Sun
Algeria blocks internet to prevent students cheating during exams | World news | The Guardian

...more

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