Episode 130: It's Not Like English Started in England or Anything - a podcast by Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker

from 2020-04-13T14:00

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In this Episode:




  • What you should know about Jack Dorsey’s surprising $1 billion commitment to charity

  • “Even if only 10 percent of the money went to Covid work, though, Dorsey would become the country’s biggest public philanthropist during the crisis.”

  • 28% of his net worth

  • Getty Images is charging $499 to license the CDC’s public domain coronavirus image

  • Volvo Valet lets owners get vehicle service without leaving home

  • Apple Shares Assembly and Use Instructions for New Face Shields, Shipping 1 Million Per Week to Medical Workers

  • Verizon canceling FiOS installs and telling customers to wait a few months

  • Facebook's latest app experiment is a 'private space' for couples

  • WeWork founder misses out on $1 billion as SoftBank cancels share buyout

  • WeWork suing Softbank

  • Netflix will allow parents to remove movies and shows, filter by rating in new update

  • TCL launches self-branded smartphones at $449, $249

  • YouTube is working on a TikTok competitor called 'Shorts'



Weird and Wacky:




  • Driver wrecks $750G supercar on New York City street during coronavirus shutdown

  • A Michigan dad duct-taped tent poles together to make a DIY social-distancing device

  • UFC getting private island to hold weekly fights amid coronavirus crisis

  • NASA astronaut's estranged wife charged with lying about space crime allegation



Tech Rec:




  • Sanjay - Mercury Bank

  • Adam - Krisp

  • Shannon - Clockify



TV/Movie Rec:




  • Sanjay - Kim’s Convenience

  • Adam - The Expanse

  • Shannon - Great British Baking Show

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