Wed. 11/14 - Why Was Google's Traffic Diverted From Nigeria Through China?

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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