So, do you take Uber or Lyft to and from work every day? Then you should start looking for other ways to get there. Because Uber and Lyft drivers threaten strike.
Yes, drivers are planning on striking this weekend. The reason in because of low pay and poor working conditions, according to the IPO filing. Also, drivers demand better pay, better job security, and better proceeds. For example, they want 80-85% of proceeds to go to the driver. So here is the plan. On Wednesday the 8th, drivers in Chicago, San Francisco, LA, and New York plan to strike. This strike will start at 7am in there respective cities, just in time for the morning commute.
Those are just some of the cities. London drivers are also talking about striking. One strike leader, Bhairavi Desai says Wall Street investors are in Uber and Lyft leader’s ears. He says they’re telling the CEO’s they pay drivers too much already. Furthermore, he talks about how the CEO’s will make billions while drivers will suffer. So far, drivers in Boston, hope of our computer repair company, don’t have plans to strike. But that could change as well.
So far, I haven’t heard from Uber and Lyft leaders to talk about this. But you can best believe, the strikers are. One drivers says Uber is how he supports his 5-year-old son. He complains it’s getting harder for him to survive, while he accuses the rich getting richer. Look at how they chose rush hour on a weekday to start the strike. That’s not an accident. So if I were an Uber of Lyft CEO, I would try to talk to these strikers. I’d also try to work something out before you have a bunch of angry customers as well as drivers. Uber and Lyft drivers threaten strike. What are Uber and Lyft leaders doing about it?
So those of you in my generation remember playing Sonic the Hedgehog on your Sega Genesis. In fact, Sonic was pretty much the star of that franchise. Well, in November 2019 they’re releasing a movie about this hedgehog with super speed. Already, it’s raising eyebrows…for the wrong reasons. First of all, it will probably get an R rating, thanks to the f bombs. Then there are other scenes that aren’t exactly family friendly. And social media are letting director Jeff Fowler know how they feel. The comments got so much and so intense he sent a Twitter to reply to the feedback.
On Twitter, Fowler thanked the people for the criticism. He also vowed to make changes and give fans the movie they truly deserve. And fans gave Fowler and other filmmakers advice on how the movie can improve. So here is the preview of the upcoming film right here. Yes, that is Jim Carrey in the film.
To his credit, I do believe Fowler is going to do his best to make this a family film. It’s in his best interest. This film is to be cross-generational, allowing the over 35 crowd to relive memories, and the younger ones about the gaming culture of our youth. So it wouldn’t make sense to make it an ‘R’ movie. About the other content, I’m not so sure. From the preview that I saw, the jury’s still out on that one.
So what about you? Do you want to see the Sonic the Hedgehog Movie?
So we all know that E-cars seem to be the wave of the future. Also, they say by the 2030s, the e-car will be the premier vehicle. However, there are others. What is an e-bike? Will they dominate future?
An e-bike is a bicycle with an electric motor, but the rider can still pedal them. They also use rechargeable batteries. So let’s talk about Bond Mobility. It’s a young IT service firm from Silicon Valley that build e-bikes. These bikes can travel up to 30 MPH. That’s twice the speed of an e-scooter. Furthermore, unlike e-cars and scooters, you can park these e-bikes anywhere, just like regular bikes. You can even tie and lock them up to a pole.
Bond Mobility also has headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. In fact, that’s where all of their products are right now, in Europe. But they’re coming to the USA soon. However, there is a controversy about how fast this e-bike can go. Look at California. There, a bike that can’t go more than 30MPH can be rented with a licence to drive a car. Other states have similar laws. This can work to Bond Mobility’s advantage. In Switzerland, Bond Mobility’s e-bike is wildly successful. Can it do well in the USA?
Well, the want and the stats are there. In fact, some of them say by the 2030s, the e-biking business should be $300 billion in the US. It’s also worth $150 billion in Europe and $50 billion in China. Plus, a lot of people believe in Bond Mobility. Because they got a lot of funding from major corporations like Toyota and SoftBank. I know in Boston, home of our computer repair firm, traffic is one of the worst in the country. So I’m sure here, many people would like to jump on Bond Mobility’s e-bikes. Will e-bikes dominate our future?
So I’m telling you something you already know. The global IT service competition is fierce. Look at Amazon vs. Alibaba. Then look at Uber vs. Ola. Yes, the global tech wars are real. This is especially true when it comes to the US vs. China. But don’t count out India.
So I’m especially talking about Times Internet. Their headquarters aren’t in Silicon Valley or Beijing, China, but in Gurugram, India. Gurugram is a suburb of New Delhi. It’s one of the fastest growing media outlets in the world. Because as of today, they have over 110 million users a day and over 450 million users a lunch. What does that compare to, you ask? Keep in mind Facebook is at 300 million users in India and that’s dwindling. Facebook can thank many scandals and controversies for that decline, especially in India. And they’re not finished yet, not by a long shot. Because Vice-Chairman Satyan Gajwani shares great ambitions, like self-publishing. Furthermore, they already own over 36 global businesses. These include Times of India, and streaming service MX Player. They’re also creating apps for mobile gaming. There are even rumors about Times Internet owning their own sports team, like in cricket. Cricket is to India what the NFL is to America, so that would be a huge step.
Times Internet employs over 5,000 people. Now, they wield so much power that they intend to fund the biggest ad firm in the world by 2023. Also, to put my $2 in, you don’t hear about Gajwani making his people work long, oppressive hours like Alibaba does. That’s just an observation. I’m hearing unsavory things from Amazon and Facebook employees as well. Why do I bring this up? Because they need to know the global tech wars are real, and don’t count out India. And Times Internet is just waiting to see the US and China IT support big boys slip. Will they?
So, many of us in IT service know about Elon Musk’s dreams. They include sending people on the moon to live. They also include fighting one of humanity’s greatest threats. It’s Elon Musk vs. asteroid.
But Musk isn’t the only one. Because this week, some of the most brilliant minds in the world will come to Washington, DC. But they’re not coming to see the cherry blossoms. Instead, they’re fighting an fictional asteroid that’s slamming into earth at over 30,000 mph. Now before you go crazy, let me put this disclaimer out. NASA and others insists this is just a drill. There is no real threat or imminent danger of this happening…as of right now.
Musk and some of the world’s brightest minds discuss this world-ending situation at the Planetary Defense Conference. In this play, they see a huge asteroid coming to earth. There’s a 1 in 50,000 chance it will hit. But a month later, that number jumps to 1 in 100. Also in this play, they brace for impact in April 2027 (darn! There goes my 2028 Olympic plans!). But now, they work to intercept and change the asteroid’s direction. They also prepare for worse case scenario. What if it comes and they can’t do anything about it?
However, here is something else. NASA summoned Musk to help out with this. In fact, his Space X will help NASA test an ‘impactor craft’. This device will either destroy or direct an asteroid in another direction. In the early 2020s, they plan to take on an asteroid named Didymos. Don’t worry; it’s not going to hit us. But they plan to attack it when it’s 6.3 million miles from the Earth. Space X and NASA are collaborating on other asteroid fighting plans too. But what do you think of Elon Musk vs. asteroid? Could this save our world one day? Or is this just science-fiction coming to life?
