Five Things Tech: Underwater Cables, Flying Cars, Electric Cars, Big River, Tech Job Loss in CA

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Apr 20, 2024

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This week I have five articles for you that cover underwater cables, flying cars, electric vehicles, Amazon’s undercover operations and the loss of tech jobs in California.

I’m sure that you will get an even better understanding of the tech industry after reading these five articles.

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The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat

We take internet everywhere for granted, but there is plenty of infrastructure involved that does the heavy lifting. One big part of this infrastructure are all the cables at the bottom of the sea. It’s pretty amazing how all of that works.

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Are Flying Cars Finally Here?

Is the future outlined in the Fifth Element, The Jetsons or Star Wars really something we want? I’m a big fan of tech, but instead of flying cars, I’d love to see universally available public transport and also bike lanes everywhere. Do you want to fly around the block in your car?

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The Electric Vehicle Developmental State

“The embrace of state-guided industrial policy and vertically integrated production by BYD and the Chinese government more broadly reflect a remarkable, if nascent, tendency within the global economy. While this tendency is echoed in Biden’s subsidy-fueled industrial turn, the EU still clings to a post-Fordist vision and to a nostalgic hope to revive globalization and its long supply chains.” - even worse, in Germany politicians and industry experts are still hoping for efuels that will keep the good old combustion engine going until eternity.

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Inside Amazon’s Secret Operation to Gather Intel on Rivals

This is really smart, but it also feels more than just a bit evil. Amazon has all the resources it needs to set up Big River and its operations.

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California is Losing Tech Jobs

Joseph Politano

has put together some interesting stats about the changing in the labor force in California. I see two trends that lead to California losing tech jobs: the Bay Area is overheating with crazy high wages and insane costs of living. At the same time the rest of the world is catching up, which creates plenty of job opportunities in tech outside of California.

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