Amazon wants its employees to quit, give them a three months severance package and $10k in cash to start a business that would have the prior employee drive for them. Quite incredible if you think about it. But I look at the math on it and wonder if someone can actually make a full-time living working for Amazon as an independent delivery person. Considering the cost of benefits for a sole business owner I really doubt it.

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Show Notes:

* 38:39–SpaceX to launch 60 satellites  (https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-megaconstellation-photo.html)

* 14:16–Mobile apps give the blind and visually impaired freedom (https://www.cnet.com/news/mobile-apps-give-the-blind-and-visually-impaired-a-new-sense-of-freedom/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* 42:10–NASA commemorates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing (https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-commemorates-50th-anniversary-of-the-moon-landing-with-audio-series/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* 42:28–Loyalty programs are “a honey pot for hackers” (https://www.cnet.com/news/loyalty-programs-are-a-honey-pot-for-hackers-says-report/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* 44::10–Proxy Vs, VPN (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/proxy-vs-vpn-difference/)

* 44:57–All 4 wireless carriers hit with lawsuits (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190506/07291442142/all-four-major-wireless-carriers-hit-with-lawsuits-over-sharing-selling-location-data.shtml)

* Hermeus announces a plan to build the fastest aircraft  (https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/05/hermeus-announces-plan-to-build-the-fastest-aircraft-in-the-world/)

* 45:15–Facebook sues app maker (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/facebook-sues-app-maker-says-it-made-millions-misusing-facebook-user-data/)

* 19:08–1.28 million US residents cut the TV cord (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190506/10303042146/128-million-us-residents-cut-tv-cord-last-quarter.shtml)

* 47:05–Sprint is practically begging regulators to approve the merger (https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/291245-sprint-is-practically-begging-regulators-to-approve-t-mobile-merger)

* 32:32–Amazon might start using robots (https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/13/amazon-automation-boxing-machines/)

* 48:36–Japan begins testing the worlds fastest bullet train (https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/13/japan-fastest-bullet-train-shinkansen-alfax/)

* 22:51–Amazon offers $10,000 and 3 months pay to employees (https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/13/amazon-offers-employees-10k-and-3-months-pay-to-start-their-own-delivery-businesses/)

* 51:12–Apple iOS 12.3 (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/13/apple-releases-ios-12-3/)