IBM Teams With 3 European Power Grids to Build Green Energy Blockchain Platform blockchain, monopoly, technology https://www.coindesk.com/ibm-teams-with-3-european-power-grids-to-build-green-energy-blockchain-platform
How China’s New National Cryptocurrency Changes Everything 1984, blockchain, monopoly, politic https://hackernoon.com/how-chinas-new-national-cryptocurrency-changes-everything-sc4032eq
Hancock grants GCHQ powers over NHS IT systems data, ethic, health, medical, monopoly, technology https://www.hsj.co.uk/technology-and-innovation/hancock-grants-gchq-powers-over-nhs-it-systems/7027528.article
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos grows fortune by $24bn amid coronavirus pandemic amazon, apocalypse, ethic, fail, hopelessness, monopoly https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/15/amazon-jeff-bezos-gains-24bn-coronavirus-pandemic?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1586969093
NYC mayor tests Elon Musk’s offer to make ventilators during the coronavirus crisis dystopia, health, monopoly https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/19/nyc-mayor-takes-musk-up-on-his-offer-to-sell-ventilators-coronavirus.html
Amazon’s Supply Chain Is Breaking and Small Businesses Are Screwed amazon, Covid, hopelessness, monopoly https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kzqv9/amazons-supply-chain-is-breaking-and-independent-businesses-are-screwed
Microsoft’s GitHub absorbs NPM into its code-hosting empire: JavaScript library vault used by 12 million devs now under Redmond’s roof microsoft, monopoly https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/16/microsofts_github_npm/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
self-isolate or get paid? That’s the choice for gig workers in a virus outbreak, and it’s a big problem for the rest of us. 1984, apocalypse, deliveroo, dystopia, ethic, health, hopelessness, monopoly https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/08/uk/coronavirus-gig-economy-gbr-intl/index.html
a bill gates program will send at-home coronavirus tests to seattle residents 1%, 1984, know, medical, monopoly https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615335/coronavirus-bill-gates-program-seattle-residents-at-home-tests-diagnostics/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1583941611
donotpay made an extension for sharing netflix passwords with friends genius, hack, hope, monopoly, tool https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/9/21171966/donotpay-extension-share-passwords-subscription-services-streaming?utm_campaign=theverge.socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_content=facebook&utm_source=facebook