Month: February 2018

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The Gist - Who Can Check Big Tech?

On The Gist, NBC’s coverage of Olympic athletes’ backstories is a little too obvious.

Slate tech writers April Glaser and Will Oremus examine the most plausible methods for reining in our tech overlords. Glaser and Oremus are the hosts of Slate’s If Then.

In the Spiel, NRA honcho Wayne LaPierre’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference was downright loony.

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Bay Curious - The Sculpture Wonderland That Once Delighted I-80 Drivers

Anonymous artists once created sculptures made from driftwood and trash at the Emeryville Mudflats.


Reported by Jessica Placzek and Maddie Gobbo. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Erika Kelly, Ryan Levi and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.


Ask us a question at BayCurious.org.


Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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The NewsWorthy - YouTube Mistake, 5G Network & JUST Water (+ 3QTh with Lisa Greene-Lewis) – Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

All the news you need to know for Thursday, February 22nd, 2018! 

Today: the President's idea for gun laws, YouTube's trending mistake and 5G networks coming to a city near you.

Plus: Snapchat changes and Will Smith's latest company...

 

All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

 Then, hang out after the news for Three Question Thursday. This week we're talking about the new tax law with Lisa Greene-Lewis, a CPA and the TurboTax Blog Editor.

She has over 15 years experience in tax advice and preparation. Lisa also has held positions as a public auditor, controller, and operations manager. Lisa is passionate about helping customers get all of the tax deductions and credits they deserve so they can keep their hard earned money. Because of her extensive tax knowledge, Lisa has contributed tax articles to local, national, and online publications,  including US News & World Report and Huffington Post. Lisa has also appeared on news broadcast, the Steve Harvey Show, and the Ellen Show.

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO122: Yes, I Want To Take Away Your Guns

No the title isn't just clickbait. I've decided I do want to take your guns away. I'm tired of Democrats saying they don't actually want that, and then being labeled as such by the right anyway. So why not embrace it? Sources: NRA Payouts; Bret Stephens Repeal the 2nd Amendment; Vox Comprehensive Article on US Gun Violence; Most Gun Deaths Are Suicides; New Quinnipiac Poll; Trump Budget Cuts Mental Health; Injuries and Deaths Due To Firearms in the Home Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! Support the show at seriouspod.com/support! Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com Direct Download
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African Tech Roundup - Venture Garden’s Bunmi Akinyemiju on Sure Remit’s ICO success and executing smart platform plays

Bunmi Akinyemiju is Co-founder and CEO of Nigeria's Venture Garden Group-- a global technology firm which owns several fully-developed SaaS intellectual properties. Bunmi has over 16 years of entrepreneurial experience in high-tech sales, solutions development and management, and has so far led the development of over 20 proprietary technologies in multiple sectors globally. In this conversation with Andile Masuku, Bunmi unpacks the platform strategy driving Venture Garden's approach to incubating, funding and operating early-stage tech firms, and shares the rationale behind what is now the biggest African ICO to date-- Sure Gift's $7 million raise to launch the Sure Remit remittance platform.