Regulating Big Tech

What this episode covers

Is regulating Big Tech even possible in capitalist America?Video Grandpa Podcast 176Subscribe with iTunesBeer of the WeekThirsty Planet Dance PantsThe NewsSan Diego Impounds 2,500 Scooters Over Comic-ConThe city of San Diego impounded approximately 2,500 dockless scooters and bicycles over the weekend of Comic-Con 2019.NBC 7 San DiegoRAM prices could drop by 42 percent this year, analysts claimAfter rising to outlandish prices some time ago, memory prices have finally dropped back down to relatively affordable levels. Once upon a time, you’d be shelling out upwards of $160 for a single 16GB DDR4 kit, but now, that same…TechSpotCohen CoberlyGoogle pays $11 million to settle 227 age discrimination claimsThe lead plaintiff interviewed with Google four times but never got a job.Ars TechnicaTimothy B. LeeThe latest weird music industry scheme: artists scalping their own ticketsThe country’s largest music promoter put 88,000 Metallica tickets on resale sites like StubHub, without giving fans a chance to buy them at face value.VoxKaitlyn TiffanyIs It Really Legal To Walk Down The Street With A Beer In Austin Neighborhoods?Colter Sonneville had a hunch that it might be legal to walk down the street with an open beer in most of Austin’s residential neighborhoods. It startedAustin's NPR Station Site Menu DONATE Austin's NPR StationAshley Lopez, KUTPicks of the WeekTy –Chris – Beat Saber