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Google, one of the world’s great tech monopolies, wanted to make a “smart city,” full of sensors and robots and self-driving cars.
Toronto, one of the world’s most insecure cities, wanted a big tech firm to put it on the innovation map.
What resulted was not exactly a match made in heaven.
Featured in this episode: Josh O’Kane (Globe and Mail), Kurtis McBride
To learn more:
Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy by Josh O’Kane
“Sidewalk Labs document reveals company’s early vision for data collection, tax powers, criminal justice” by Tom Cardoso & Josh O’Kane in The Globe and Mail
Additional music from Audio Network
Sponsors: Athletic Greens
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Google, one of the world’s great tech monopolies, wanted to make a “smart city,” full of sensors and robots and self-driving cars.
Toronto, one of the world’s most insecure cities, wanted a big tech firm to put it on the innovation map.
What resulted was not exactly a match made in heaven.
Featured in this episode: Josh O’Kane (Globe and Mail), Kurtis McBride
To learn more:
Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy by Josh O’Kane
“Sidewalk Labs document reveals company’s early vision for data collection, tax powers, criminal justice” by Tom Cardoso & Josh O’Kane in The Globe and Mail
Additional music from Audio Network
Sponsors: Athletic Greens
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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