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40: An Alien Riding a Bike
Episode 40

40: An Alien Riding a Bike

It's a weird week in tech news: Strava leaked the location of secret military bases, Amazon got into healthcare, someone in the Trump Administration proposed nationalizing 5G wireless, and the world waited (or didn't) for the Apple HomePod.

Download · Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett

February 1, 20181h 3m

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Show Notes

It's a weird week in tech news: Strava leaked the location of secret military bases, Amazon got into healthcare, someone in the Trump Administration proposed nationalizing 5G wireless, and the world waited (or didn't) for the Apple HomePod.

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Guest Starring:

Megan Morrone and Michael Gartenberg

Links and Show Notes:

Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases | Technology | The Guardian
What He Did on His Summer Break: Exposed a Global Security Flaw - The New York Times
Strava Global Heatmap
A Letter to the Strava Community - Strava Blog
Strava will focus on privacy awareness to address security issues
Tim Stevens on Twitter RE: Strava privacy
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to partner on U.S. employee healthcare | Business Wire
Amazon is creating a health care company with the help of Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase - Recode
Amazon Health – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Google is now using machine learning to predict flight delays - The Verge
Get help with cheaper flights and potential flight delays this winter - Google Blog
Scoop: Trump team considers nationalizing 5G network - Axios
The Trump Administration said it has no plans to build a 5G wireless network - Recode
Trump Administration Idea for Nationalized 5G Falls Flat - Scientific American
Proposal to national the 5G network no longer being considered, but it's still telling - Slate
3 local rescue puppies to compete in Puppy Bowl | WPXI
The Puppy Bowl, explained - Vox
Michael Gartenberg (@Gartenberg) | Twitter
meganmorrone (@meganmorrone) | Twitter