• Did you get the chance to watch the PBS Frontline documentary last week called, Amazon Empire - The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos. The day before it hit the air, Bezos donated $10 billion to fight climate change. The richest man in the world has an estimated net worth of about $130 billion, so his $10 billion pledge is about 7.7% of that. People are complaining. https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-giving-10-billion-to-fight-climate-change-2020-2 and this https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/jeff-bezoss-usd10-billion-climate-pledge-is-actually-tiny.html  (it reminds me of the Democratic Party debate when the politicians were taking swipes at Bloomberg's wealth and he kept saying it, "I am giving it away!").
• Google Maps changed everything. Waze (now owned by Google) improved our driving experience at scale. What's next? Facebook just bought an augmented reality company that's building a 3D map of the entire world. This could be it: https://vrscout.com/news/facebook-scape-technologies-ar-3d-map/
• HQ Trivia was a massive hit. Live video gameshow that everyone could take part in with a fun guest and great energy. Many saw it as the next generation of live streaming and gaming. First, HQ Trivia announced that they were shutting down. Now, maybe not... but it's still (kinda) dead, which speaks to how many tech platforms get hyped into multi-million/billion dollar valuations and then disappear: https://9to5mac.com/2020/02/18/hq-trivia-shut-down/
• App of the Week: Discord - https://discordapp.com/

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