You know what you could do on this amazing day? Read Five Things and then become a paid subscriber! Awesome idea, right? ✌🏻 Oh, by the way, if you do not want to subscribe to Five Things, Five Things Tech and Five Things Running, you can select which one of the newsletters you want to read in your account settings. Hi! This edition of Five Things Tech first deals with the land that was previously known for ABBA, IKEA and meatballs, but turned into a great tech ecosystem! Then we should talk about Google being a monopoly and how this could be fixed. Even when we’re talking about the cloud, mostly our data travels undersea and this leads to plenty of challenges. While we’re talking about how bad Google is, we should also talk about how innovative Google is, for instance when it comes to improving the flow of city traffic. Last, but certainly not least, we’ll learn how to build a lightsaber. That’s it for today. Enjoy these Five Things Tech! And if you haven’t already, please subscribe or go paid! Can This Country Show Europe How to Compete Again?
This is a great profile of the startup ecosystem in Sweden. I’ve long been amazed by the way Sweden has been fostering tech innovation and growth. Oh, and of course the strong social net is allowing people to take risks, something the libertarian folks in Silicon Valley like to overlook. Google is a monopoly. The fix isn't obvious
How can Google be broken up? What would happen to the parts that need to formed into new entities? This is an interesting discussion with no easy answers. What lies beneath: the growing threat to the hidden network of cables that power the internet
The global network infrastructure relies on highspeed fiber cables that run across the floor of the oceans. As most of our communication these days relies on this network, we also see more and more vulnerabilities of the infrastructure. Can Google Make Stoplights Smarter?
Google helps cities improve the flow of traffic by using data gathered from Google Maps to improve the traffic lights at intersections. Does this really improve traffic and most importantly, reduce emissions? As somebody who uses Google Maps for navigation, I sure hope so. How Fresh-Out-of-College DIYers Built the Star Wars Lightsaber of Your Dreams
Just in case you want to do a nice science project on the weekend - this sounds like a fun project! That’s all for now! Thanks for reading! If you missed last week’s Five Things Tech, you can find it here: — Nico You're currently a free subscriber to Five Things. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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