Why was Google’s traffic routed from Nigeria through China, Ford partners with Walmart on driverless cars, Amazon’s HQ2 stunt seems to be backfiring, and Uber gets a customer loyalty program.
Links:
Nigerian firm takes blame for routing Google traffic through China (Reuters)
Exclusive: Snap reveals U.S. subpoenas on IPO disclosures (Reuters)
Ford partners with Walmart and Postmates to test autonomous grocery delivery (TechCrunch)
A STARTUP IS SETTING DRONES FREE BY TYING THEM TO THE GROUND (Wired)
Amazon’s HQ2 stunt could come back to haunt it (The Verge)
This time, Amazon has gone too far: Jeff Bezos's company is profiting and taxpayers are paying the price (NYDailyNews)
Uber launches rider loyalty Rewards like credits & upgrades 9 cities (TechCrunch)
Amazon's Microwave With Alexa Makes Life Marginally Better (BuzzFeed)
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