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Is Silicon Valley In Denial Over The Threat Of An “Unthinkable” War With North Korea?
Many of the suppliers that big tech depends on are based in South Korea, where tensions are high amid Trump’s “fire and fury” rhetoric.
The situation with North Korea has been brewing for years, across several presidencies, going clear back to Bill Clinton. Kicking the can down the road has long been more politically expedient than confronting the belligerent communist nation.
Source:: Fast Company
Snap stock is tanking again after user growth slows down
This is not good news for Snap Inc. The parent company of Snapchat saw its shares tumble in after-hours trading today after it reported disappointing user growth in its Q2 2017 earnings. It’s only the second earnings report since Snap went public in March, and hopes for a turnaround are deteriorating. Shares fell to $11.90 after … Continue reading “Snap stock is tanking again after user growth slows down”
This is not good news for Snap Inc. The parent company of Snapchat saw its shares tumble in after-hours trading today after it reported disappointing user growth in its Q2 2017 earnings. Read More
Source:: Fast Company
Fired By Google Over Diversity Memo, James Damore Takes His Case To YouTube
The engineer’s first media appearances–on conservative YouTube channels–follow his filing of a labor complaint against Google over his termination this week.
James Damore, the engineer fired by Google on Monday for circulating a controversial memo questioning the company’s diversity efforts and “ideological echo chambers,” has made at least two appearances on right-wing YouTube channels in the past 24 hours.
Source:: Fast Company
This New Tire Has No Air And Is 3D Printed From Biodegradable Materials
The VISION, a new tire-wheel combination from Michelin, means the clean car of the future can have clean tires, as well.
In recent years, there’s been an undeniable explosion in talk about the automobile of the future. It’ll be self-driving, we imagine, powered by electricity instead of gas. It’ll be silent, efficient, catering to our every need as passengers (even, in the case of this Mercedes, going so far as to offer a full spa treatment). But rarely is similar attention devoted to the thing that propels these vehicles forward: the tire.
Source:: Fast Company
