[ NNSquad ] Inside X, the Moonshot Factory Racing to Build the Next Google

Inside X, the Moonshot Factory Racing to Build the Next Google https://www.wired.com/story/alphabet-google-x-innovation-loon-wing-graduation/ Seven years after its secretive launch, X is starting to spawn mind-blowing companies--and show us what an ever expanding Google

[ NNSquad ] The Good and Bad of Ride Sharing When It Comes to Race

The Good and Bad of Ride Sharing When It Comes to Race https://www.wired.com/story/race-good-and-bad-ride-share/ THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM on Uber and Lyft is that the ride-hail services are shortcuts for rich people, who take advantage of venture capital-subsidized rides

[ NNSquad ] Internet to remain free and fair in India: Govt approves net neutrality

Internet to remain free and fair in India: Govt approves net neutrality https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/internet-to-remain-free-and-fair-in-india-govt-approves-net-neutrality/articleshow/64948838.cms Access to the internet will remain unrestricted and

[ NNSquad ] More on "Chrome Is Hiding URL Details -- and It's Confusing People Already!"

More on "Chrome Is Hiding URL Details -- and It's Confusing People Already!" Reaction to last night's post: "Chrome Is Hiding URL Details -- and It's Confusing People Already!" - https://lauren.vortex.com/2018/07/10/chrome-is-hiding-url-details-and-its-confusing-people-already has been unusua

[ NNSquad ] Battling Fake Accounts, Twitter to Slash Millions of Followers

Battling Fake Accounts, Twitter to Slash Millions of Followers https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/technology/twitter-fake-followers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Twitter will begin removing tens of millions of suspicious accounts from users' followers on Thursday, signaling a major

[ NNSquad ] YouTube TV Went Down During the World Cup and People Are Freaking Out

YouTube TV Went Down During the World Cup and People Are Freaking Out http://fortune.com/2018/07/11/youtube-tv-down-world-cup/ Some said they even joined YouTube TV just to watch the World Cup. Users reported that they were unable to see the end of the first half of the

[ NNSquad ] Paul Manafort getting 'VIP' treatment in prison with private cell, bathroom, phone, laptop, special counsel says

Paul Manafort getting 'VIP' treatment in prison with private cell, bathroom, phone, laptop, special counsel says http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/11/paul-manafort-getting-vip-treatment-in-prison-with-private-cell-bathroom-phone-laptop-special-counsel-says.html Manafort, according

[ NNSquad ] Administrivia: Re Google

Administrivia: Re Google https://plus.google.com/+LaurenWeinstein/posts/TYy77kUP4VZ Let me say this again to some of the folks out there who seem to be confused about me and Google. I think Google is a great company. I have many Googlers as friends. Yes, I've consulted to them (several years ag

[ NNSquad ] YouTube will now notify some creators when their videos are stolen

YouTube will now notify some creators when their videos are stolen https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/11/17562210/youtube-notify-creators-stolen-videos YouTube is releasing a tool for creators that checks to see if their videos are being stolen. Now, every time a video is u

[ NNSquad ] Paul Manafort to be moved from jail where prosecutors say he has 'VIP' treatment

Paul Manafort to be moved from jail where prosecutors say he has 'VIP' treatment https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/paul-manafort-has-phone-email-vip-treatment-in-jail-prosecutors-say/2018/07/11/2b7201b6-851d-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html A federal judge in Alexandri