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Aptera, Arcimoto, & Solo Are Sliding Into The Abyss, & Tech Writers Should Know Better

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Maybe there will be an interesting book about Aptera after it inevitably fails. More likely it would be a moderately interesting chapter in a book about really bad ideas

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This Startup’s AI Tool Makes Moving Day Easier

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Zach Rattner Employer: Yembo Occupation: Chief technology officer and cofounder Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Virginia Tech “I’m making a dent in the universe,” he says. “We How Yembo grew out of a family business Rattner has his wife to thank for his startup idea. We are bringing about change.

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Advice and Resources for Tech Workers Coping With Job Loss

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Tens of thousands of tech workers have been laid off by companies recently, including at Amazon , Dropbox , GitHub , Google , Microsoft , and Vimeo. Beef up your tech and leadership skills with online courses Although Xu isn’t a financial advisor, he says the first thing to do when you lose your job is to “slim down financially.”

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How Lexus’ tech spouse Mirriad reaches multicultural shoppers in pristine tactics

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Amongst its purchasers are Univision, BET+, Sony Channel, Def Jam Recordings and Ebony book. “I joined [Mirriad] four years ago with the idea of evangelizing this cool technology,” Hernandez stated. Lexus dad or mum corporate Toyota Motor Corp.

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Select Electric Motor Show brings future tech into focus at British Motor Show in 2021

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The Select Electric Motor Show, sponsored by Select Car Leasing , the UK’s leading vehicle leasing company, will be held in the previously named Technology Hall and will now incorporate all EV content, future tech, Retro Electric and EV suppliers. Tickets cost just £18.50, or £37 for a family of four.

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Silicon Valley’s Metaverse Problem

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Last week in New York City, Neal Stephenson spoke at an event promoting his latest book, Termination Shock. And Stephenson was looking at real work in graphics tech when he wrote it, so it felt more plausible. Newitz: Yes, it’s a shiny tech wrapped in layers of garbage with monopoly-controlled access.

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Your Life As A Digital Ghost

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Wong describes the new digital afterlife industry in a chapter of her new book from MIT Press, We the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age. So your book takes on a much broader topic, the datafication of our daily lives and the human rights implications of that phenomenon. Wendy, thanks so much for joining me on Fixing the Future.