It’s our end of month DTNS round table. This month we examine where space exploration and the tech industry intersect, why privatization of space is good or bad, and how the internet is empowering citizen astronomers.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Rob DeMilo, Ariel Waldman and Bobak Ferdowsi.
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Show Notes
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Facebook’s controversial memo, MyFitnessPal gets hacked, and Malaysia’s Central Bank successfully defends itself against cyberattack.
240 BC – Chinese astronomers observed a new broom-shaped “star” in the sky. It was the first confirmed sighting of Halley’s Comet. 
Windows chief Terry Myerson leaves Microsoft after 21 years, President Trump accuses Amazon of not paying taxes, and Apple allows users to download copies of user data the company keeps in anticipation of GDPR.
Microsoft shakes up executive team, Facebook to shut down Partner Categories over data concerns, Bumble sues Match. 
A note by Morgan Stanley suggests Microsoft might be on its way to becoming the 1st trillion dollar company. Has the company’s refocus towards Software-as-a-Service the key reason for that and how long can the company rely on it to maintain its current trajectory? Plus FB attempts to simplify user accessibility to privacy settings and Saudi Arabia and Softbank are planning the world’s largest solar farm.
Facebook simplifies privacy settings but doesn’t see a huge drop from people deleting Facebook. Also Saudi Arabia planning the world’s biggest solar farm.