Planet Internet asks, What are the four most important technology stories of the week? And what do they mean for the future of the technology industry? Hosted by the HackerNoon editors.
Episodes
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
That's right - everyone is getting called out This Week On Planet Internet and no one is safe. Natasha Nel, Amy Tom, and Daria Kulish get so real, it will hit you deep in the heart. 😵 We're talking about our relationships with social media, New Hollywood, and other forms of mainstream media.
🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET:
- Has New Hollywood taken over? (03:06) 🎥
- Natasha gets profound (09:50) 😇
- Escaping mainstream marketing slush (12:00) 🥤
- How to hack your quarterly performance review (20:00) 🙊
- What are we listening to/reading this week? (28:40) 😍
🗒️ SHOW NOTES:
- Why the 2021 Emmys are a Victory for New Hollywood by David Deal on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/why-the-2021-emmys-are-a-victory-for-new-hollywood
- Natasha recommends Offline Matters by Jess Henderson; The less digital guide to creative work. She also recommends the Sounds like a Cult Pod 🐯
- You also gotta check out this acceptance speech: https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a37657888/michaela-coel-emmys-acceptance-speech-i-may-destroy-you/
- Hacking Quarterly Performance Reviews by John on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/hacking-quarterly-performance-reviews
- And on that - check out https://www.progression.fyi/ to see how these work and which companies are getting on the bandwagon
- Amy's reading recommendation - "Bitcoin saved my life": https://hackernoon.com/mz-stabilitys-near-death-experience-started-her-blockchain-journey
- If you want to check out Amy on the Bits and Bytes podcast, you can do so here: https://pod.link/1501887543/episode/57f7727de0634ef50b5d34904a9ed607
- Daria's reading recommendation: Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
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Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Limarc Ambalina, Ellen Stevens, and Amy Tom chat about data privacy ☠️ Humans are in loooove with the internet, and data production is becoming more rampant and autonomous. How has this process affected our daily lives, and is it a good thing or a bad thing? Let's find out. 😵
🤌 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET:
- How do you control your digital footprint? 👣 (01:20)
- Is downloading apps that aren't from the Google Play Store safe? 🧐 (08:15)
- AI might be better than people at spotting wildfires thanks to data 🤯 (14:57)
- If there was an AI that could detect danger in public spaces, but first needed hours and hours of video of public spaces, is that okay? ⚖️ (18:49)
- Breaking down the TikTok algorithm and its use of AI 👩🔬 (24:16)
- What's the problem with Bezos and space? Here goes Amy on another space war rant 😂 (34:45)
🗒️ SHOW NOTES:
- The story about Digital Footprints: https://hackernoon.com/the-most-expensive-things-in-life-are-free-of-charge-protect-your-data-qx5237w5
- The Android privacy story by @pizzapanther on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/have-your-privacy-cake-on-android-and-eat-it-too-db1f37b5
- The AI & Wildfire story by Louis Bouchard on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/how-ai-can-spot-wildfires-faster-than-humans-nc2g37nq
- The AI & TikTok story by Edwin Lisowski https://hackernoon.com/hacking-your-mind-with-ai-the-case-of-addictive-tiktok-0x80355o
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Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Ahh, parenting - something 2 people on this podcast episode know a lot about 😂. Linh Dao Smooke (Mama Bear of 1), Richard Kubina (Papa Bear of 2), and Amy Tom (definite Baby Bear) talk about parenting in the age of the internet and the pandemic 👨👩👧👦. What happens when a teen is up against the Supreme Court for an internet freedom-of-speech case? How are kids learning during the pandemic? Find out This Week on Planet Internet. 💩
We are bringing the parents together (& Amy LOL) to talk about:
- Teen Angst vs. Supreme Court: the case that riled up all the Karens in the highest court of the land 👑 (03:50)
- The tech and super-parent strength behind supporting children and learning during the pandemic 💻 (11:11)
- How did the kiddos learn from home? 🏠 (14:50)
- "The pandemic didn’t start educational disparities—but it has made them worse" - a HackerNoon story from this week ⚖️ (21:22)
- What was it like to be a kid in a non-technical family? 📚 (28:51)
- Markdown for what? Richard talks about creating the HN Markdown editor - Editor 3.0 ⁉️(31:39)
- It's summer, so we're doing heatwave updates fun summer plans ☀️ (40:50)
SHOWNOTES 🗒
- Supreme Court speech case with teen: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/23/supreme-court-snapchat-school-free-speech-495655
- "The Pandemic of Childcare" by Linh Dao Smooke on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/the-pandemic-of-childcare-q91d310x
- "Already Struggling with School? The Pandemic Made it Worse." by The Markup on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/vulnerable-students-hit-by-remote-learning-during-the-pandemic-z51435pc
- "Markdown For What? HackerNoon Text Editor Now Supports Markdown" by Richard Kubina on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/markdown-for-what-hackernoon-text-editor-now-supports-markdown-9mc35ga
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Natasha Nel, Amy Tom, and Ellen Stevens are talking about BIG MONEY. 🤑 Yeah - we're talking layoffs and payoffs at Booking.com and American Airlines, the massive petition to stop Jeff Bezos from returning to Earth, and the fallout from China's ban on crypto mining.
THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET 🌎
- Ellen weighs in on the latest American Airlines debacle and the "not so good optics" of the situation ✈️ (01:45)
- Booking.com's hot mess - more rich stealing from the poor despite #globalpandemicvibes 💸 (04:23)
- Should Bezos should be left in space? 👩🚀 (06:53)
- Amy talks about the disparity of power and money ⚖️ (11:10)
- What's the latest with Bitcoin and China's crypto-mining crackdown? ⛏ (14:39)
- The podcast's resident "Tinder superuser" talks about the pandemic-altered online dating landscape 👩❤️👨 (18:12)
- Natasha kicks off HackerNoon Reviews with Polar Vantage M2 Sports Watch (22:18) and Ellen's article: Biohack a Super You ⌚️ (24:59)
- Amy, of course, is on a cleaning hype with an in-wall vacuum (26:21), her TikTok tip of the week (27:12), and a passwordless future 🧹 (28:10)
- Ellen reminds everyone that it's okay to cover your webcam 📹 (32:55)
SHOWNOTES 🗒️
- American Airlines CEO casually took home $10 mil USD in compensation last year - https://www.npr.org/2021/06/22/1008968725/american-airlines-passengers-could-be-in-for-a-summer-of-delays-and-cancellation
- Italy announced they're investigating Booking.com over suspicion of $180 million dollar tax evasion - https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/booking-com-dodged-180-million-of-taxes-italian-police-say
- Dutch politicians noticed Booking.com's CEO Glenn Fogel and CFO David Goulden had super casuallycompensated themselves over $32 million - https://www.reuters.com/technology/bookingcom-repay-dutch-covid-19-aid-anp-2021-06-04/
- Bye-bye Bezos. There is a petition with more than 100,000 signatures to leave Jeff Bezos in space - https://www.geekwire.com/2021/leave-jeff-bezos-space-way-petitions-attract-100000-signatures/
- Bitcoin drops following China's ban on crypto mining - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/21/bitcoin-btc-price-drops-on-china-crypto-mining-crackdown.html
- "Tinder wants you to actually talk to people before you match" from the Verge - https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/22/22538970/tinder-video-explore-tab-hot-takes-launch
- The Elimination of Cybersecurity's Status Quo – Passwords by Misan Etchie on HackerNoon - https://hackernoon.com/the-elimination-of-cybersecuritys-status-quo---passwords-2l1f379d
- Check out Ellen's article about Biohacking - https://hackernoon.com/biohack-a-super-you-part-1-je1l34uw
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