The Dark Side Of Silicon Valley

We're living in an era of incredible promise. But to keep it that way, we need to hold those shaping that era to account.

Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Nov 12

DIGG + GIZMODO The Dark Side Of Silicon Valley: A Note From Gizmodo's Editor Katie Drummond digg.com We're living in an era of incredible promise. But to keep it that way, we need to hold those shaping that era to account. DISRUPTERS, DISRUPTED SPEED BUMPS The Kink In Elon Musk's Hyperloop nymag.com The dream of zipping from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 35 minutes has run into a few speed bumps. TFW U HAVE EGG ON UR FACE How Hampton Creek Sold Silicon Valley On A Fake-Mayo Miracle bloomberg.com With Just Mayo, Josh Tetrick wanted to build the first sustainable-food unicorn. He'll need to fend off the feds first. SOLID IN, LIQUID OUT What We Know About Why Soylent Products Are Making People Sick gizmodo.com Food replacement startup Soylent halted sales of its Soylent 1.6 powder amidst reports that it was making customers sick. Two weeks prior, the company paused sales of its latest product, the Food Bar, after Gizmodo reported that several customers had experienced nausea, vomiting, "uncontrollable diarrhea," and severe dehydration after consuming the bars. WALLETS WE DIGG | SPONSORED The Minimalist Wallet You'll Actually Want To Carry crabbygear.com Crabby Gear wallets hold everything you need, but nothing more. Their minimalist designs are crazy small, yet still have room for your cash, cards, keys and even your phone. INVASION OF THE DATA SNATCHERS BIG DATA IN THE BIG APPLE How Palantir Is Taking Over New York City gizmodo.com Co-founded in 2004 by Peter Thiel and Alex Karp, Palantir's inner workings remain shrouded in secrecy. But given what we do know, the service Palantir provides to clients appears simple: Entities like New York City (or Coca-Cola, or BP, or the US Marines) draw upon and produce an unimaginable amount of data every day. INSIDE THE MINES Inside Palantir, Silicon Valley's Most Secretive Company buzzfeed.com A cache of internal documents shows that despite growing revenue, Palantir has lost top-tier clients, is struggling to stem staff departures, and isn't collecting most of the money it touts in high-value deals. INSIDE FACEBOOK'S BLACK BOX IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST Inside Facebook's (Unintentionally Gigantic, Totally Insane) Political-Media Machine nytimes.com How a strange new class of media outlet has arisen to take over our news feeds. SHARE HOLDERS WATCH: What Makes Things 'Trend' On Facebook? digg.com Facebook workers routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers from the social network's influential "trending" news section, according to a former journalist who worked on the project. A DAY IN THE CONTENT MINES Want To Know What Facebook Really Thinks Of Journalists? Here's What Happened When It Hired Some. gizmodo.com According to five former members of Facebook's trending news team — "news curators" as they're known internally — Zuckerberg & Co. take a downright dim view of the industry and its talent. In interviews with Gizmodo, these former curators described grueling work conditions, humiliating treatment, and a secretive, imperious culture in which they were treated as disposable outsiders. VIDEO OF THE DAY TUBES AND WIRES How To See The Internet Hiding In Plain Sight digg.com Have you ever thought about what the internet looks like outside the router box hidden under your couch? If you live in a city, there's a good chance that it's visible all around you—if you know where to look. That's all for now. Time to go back to sleep forever. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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It's Okay To Not Think About It

​Welcome To What We Learned This Week, usually a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. Given the events that have transpired this week, we decided to take a break from doing that.

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Nov 11

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DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK It's Okay To Not Think About It For Five Minutes And Other Facts digg.com ​Welcome To What We Learned This Week, usually a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. Given the events that have transpired this week, we decided to take a break from doing that. REDISRUPTING THE WHEEL What Isn't Faraday Future Telling Us About Its Wheels? popularmechanics.com In the secretive electric car company's latest teaser, you barely get to see any of the car and instead mostly see wheels. But unlike the wheels on most test vehicles, these are camouflaged. Which is weird. If they're just wheels, what is there to hide? TAKE US THERE WATCH: Once You Drive A $500K Custom Porsche 911, You Won't Want To Drive Anything Else digg.com So unless you've got $500,000 to drop on one of these Singer-customized 911's, don't test drive one, or else you'll just hate driving for the rest of your live. MATTRESSES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Dream In Black beautyrest.com Sleep is more than a necessity and a mattress should represent something more than utility. Beautyrest Black® is where technology and luxury intertwine to take you far beyond mere comfort. LOCKING IT DOWN APROPOS OF NOTHING IN PARTICULAR... How To Start Browsing The Web Anonymously digg.com As with planting a tree or exercising, the best time to start practicing safe web browsing practices was 10 years ago. The second best time, however, is right now. HE IS NOT TICKLED Anish Kapoor Is Banned From Buying The World's Pinkest Paint thecreatorsproject.vice.com When you go to purchase the paint, you are required to make a legal declaration at the checkout stating that "you are not Anish Kapoor, you are in no way affiliated to Anish Kapoor, you are not purchasing this item on behalf of Anish Kapoor or an associate of Anish Kapoor. To the best of your knowledge, information and belief this paint will not make its way into the hands of Anish Kapoor." THE SIGNS WERE THERE Revenge Of The Forgotten Class digg.com Trump awoke a sleeping giant in America — a silent force that felt unmoored and isolated from the rest of the nation — and it led him to victory. THE OTHER SIDE OF HISTORY WE'VE ALWAYS LOVED A GOOD HOAX Paul Has Been Dead For 50 Years inverse.com In November 9, 1966, Paul McCartney was prematurely killed, the victim of a bizarre conspiracy theory. In many ways, the hoax was also the original crazy fan theory. THE FABRICS OF SOCIETY Just Some Awkward, Old-Timey Family Portraits flashbak.com The '80s were a swell time, weren't they? SUMMER OF HARD WORK Behind The Scenes With Janis Joplin And Big Brother, Rehearsing For The Summer Of Love collectorsweekly.com The Summer of Love wasn't totally chill for bands like Big Brother and the Holding Company, which performed 135 concerts during 1967, occasionally grinding out two or three gigs in a single day. VIDEO OF THE DAY *SWELLING INTENSIFIES* If Watching An Orchestra Record Music For 'Planet Earth' Doesn't Inspire You, Nothing Will digg.com "Planet Earth II," from everything we've seen, is going to be extremely amazing. And that's not just the visuals — the music too. IN THE NEWS Leonard Cohen Passes Away At 82 WATCH: Donald Trump And President Obama Describe Their First Meeting Facebook Admits It Must Do More To Stop The Spread Of Misinformation WATCH: The New International Trailer For 'Rogue One' Is Only Increasing Our Excitement A Dinosaur With A Beak And Feathers Unearthed In China This weekend, log off for a bit. Talk to friends and family, go outside, read a light book, pet a dog, cook a meal, clean the attic. It will feel good to log off. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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