Another week, another great episode. This time around we were joined by Youness and Michelle from Comcast talking about network improvements, customer service, and quite a few other solid topics. We were also joined by long-time group member and recruiter Dave Dullack to talk about the job market in the area and how things have evolved over the last decade or so. Plus we chatted about our event this Thursday night at Hamlin Corner and more…
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Topics and stories from tonight’s episode…
That cloud software company and automatic car updates: http://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/Annual-2016/Plymouth-Township-Software-Company-to-Launch-Cloud-based-Automotive-Platform/
The Axl Rose “Fat Axl” DMCA slapfight: https://torrentfreak.com/axl-rose-sends-dmca-notices-to-google-targeting-fat-photo-160605/
Ellen’s getting sued… http://www.kshb.com/news/national/ellen-degeneres-facing-lawsuit-over-breast-joke
A most wanted hacker should probably have a better password: http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/security-it/chewy-123-fbis-mostwanted-cybercriminal-used-cats-name-as-password-20141114-11nan3
Woman gets run over by carriage: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/06/08/woman-killed-run-over-by-horse-drawn-carriage-on-mackinac-island/
The monkey that caused a blackout in Kenya: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/08/481259130/hapless-monkey-singlehandedly-triggers-nationwide-blackout-in-kenya
Chewbacca Mom’s haul: http://time.com/money/4356563/chewbacca-mom-facebook-gifts-disney-college/
Why were 13 year olds on Tindr anyway… http://gizmodo.com/tinder-gets-nervous-about-responsibility-makes-app-1-1781481492
Tesla knows when a crash is your fault: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601657/tesla-knows-when-a-crash-is-your-fault-and-other-carmakers-soon-will-too/#/set/id/601644/
Gawker declares bankruptcy: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/06/10/gawker-declared-bankruptcy-to-stop-hulk-hogan-from-taking-it-over.html
Rich kids of instagram documenting their parents corruption http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a56276/rich-kids-of-instagram-foiling-corruption/
Stroh’s returns to Detroit: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160611/NEWS/160619955/strohs-to-be-proudly-brewed-in-detroit-again-brew-detroit-gets
The Wendy’s credit card breach: http://fox45now.com/news/local/wendys-credit-card-breach-getting-larger-06-11-2016
Facebook and autosync of photos: http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/11/11908500/facebook-moments-auto-sync-notice-deletion
Steph Curry’s shoes meet the internet: http://deadspin.com/everyone-hates-steph-currys-new-shoes-except-for-his-br-1781757648
What happens when Uber and Lyft leave town: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-happened-to-austin-texas-when-uber-and-lyft-left-town-2016-6
Microsoft buys LinkedIn: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-buy-linkedin.html
Got any Disney VHS tapes laying around? http://www.simplemost.com/disney-vhs-tapes-really-worth-thousands-dollars/
The NSA wants to spy on the internet of things: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/news/a21319/the-nsa-wants-to-spy-on-internet-of-things/
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