The Stack Overflow Podcast - New tools for new times

You can find Textmoji here. A few taps and you're the hippest typographer in your company's work chat. 

Seek, the app from iNaturalist, is available on Android and iOS. You can find it here. Ben has over 30 plants, a dozen insects, and five amphibians, so if you're feeling competitive, it's gonna be a long hike to catch up.

It can be hard selling software or design in a period where vendors and potential clients can rarely meet in person. Paul has been enjoying Whimsical, which advertises itself as allowing users to "communicate visually at the speed of thought." 

We also spend some time discussing Supabase, an open source Firebase alternative.

As discussed in the intro to this episode, we wanted to share some resources connected to the ongoing protests and memorials happening in the US. Black and Brown, a group of employees within Stack Overflow, put together some recommendations of social media accounts to follow.

CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 06/05

Remembering the man whose death sparked days of protests. Buffalo police officers suspended...after a confrontation with an older protester. Bracing for a painful report on jobs. Peter King has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, June 5, 2020.


To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Intelligence from The Economist - Not everything in moderation: Twitter v Facebook

The seemingly similar social networks have quite different business models—and that goes some way in explaining why they choose to police their content differently. Emmanuel Macron again finds himself changing course after members of his party defect. And move over, doctors: literature by nurses is at last hitting bookshelves.

For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

The Best One Yet - Yup, it’s a cult stock” — Nikola love/hates Tesla. ZoomInfo is the biggest tech IPO of 2020. American Airlines’ normal data.

Don’t call it Zoom — ZoomInfo is the biggest tech IPO of 2020, so we’re looking at why it jumped 70% on its first day of trading. Nikola is trying to take on Tesla, but it’s really a cult stock right now. And American Airlines’ latest data encouraged investors big time, because they love forward-looking data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What Next | Daily News and Analysis - TBD | Your Delivery Habit Isn’t Helping

In the midst of the pandemic, protests and police lockdowns, restaurants are turning increasingly to delivery apps like DoorDash and Grubhub to stay afloat. But with shady tactics, soaring fees, and deep-seated flaws with the business model of the entire industry, delivery startups may do more harm than good.


Guest: Ranjan Roy, CEO at the Edge Group and writer of Margins newsletter


Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.

Host

Lizzie O’Leary

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NewsWorthy - George Floyd Mourned, DNA Link to COVID-19 & YouTube’s Graduation- Friday, June 5th, 2020

The news to know for Friday, June 5th, 2020! 

What to know about the first memorial service for George Floyd and the new plans for creating lasting change.

Also, researchers have been trying to figure out why some COVID-19 patients end up hospitalized, while others just get the sniffles. It turns out the answer might be in our DNA.

Plus, more planes are flying to vacation spots, drones are planting trees, and big-name speakers and stars are taking part in YouTube’s virtual graduation...

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

This episode is brought to you by www.Blinkist.com/news and www.MagicSpoon.com/newsworthy

Become a NewsWorthy INSIDER! Learn more at  www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider

 

 

 

Sources:

George Floyd Memorial Service: Reuters, USA Today, CNN, FOX News

March on Washington This August: NBC News, Axios

Thousands Keep Protesting: Axios, WSJ, NBC News

Federal Response to Protests: WSJ, WaPo

ACLU Sues Over Use of Force: AP, Politico

CDC Director on COVID-19 and Protests: CNN, WaPo, LA Times

COVID-19 Demographic Data Required: Reuters, ABC News

Hydroxychloroquine Study Retracted: AP, CNN, WSJ

Study: DNA Linked to Severe Coronavirus: NY Times, Daily Mail

Latest Unemployment Numbers: WSJ, NBC News, CNBC

VA Confederate Statue Removal: CNN, USA Today, NY Times, SPLC

Global Airlines Add Flights: Reuters, CNBC, FOX Business

Facebook Labeling State-Controlled Media: The Verge, Mashable, Axios, Facebook

YouTube Virtual Graduation: Deadline, Variety, YouTube

Asteroid Fly-by: CBS News, USA Today, NASA

Feel Good Friday - Drones Planting Trees: Fast Company, Newsweek

Short Wave - Coronavirus And Racism Are Dual Public Health Emergencies

Across the country, demonstrators are protesting the death of George Floyd and the ongoing systemic racism that is woven into the fabric of the United States. The protests come in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic that is disproportionately killing people of color — particularly black Americans. We talk to public health expert David Williams about how these two historic moments are intertwined.

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy

What A Day - Still Marching After All These Years

Trump’s former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis published a scathing indictment of his presidency, and he’s been backed up by Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski. Lawmakers in the Congressional Black Caucus are preparing a piece of police legislation that will aim to end racial profiling and qualified immunity.

We speak with Dr. Keisha Blain, a professor of African American History at University of Pittsburgh, about how what’s happening now is an extension of the work civil rights leaders began long ago.

And in headlines: Trump signs executive order to weaken environmental protections, Zoom makes users pay for end-to-end encryption, and loud blonde man Jake Paul charged with looting.