Netflix, Venmo, and Roomba were all down for hours on Tuesday. Why? Because they all use Amazon Web Services. We are incredibly reliant on just a small handful of solutions to power our entire society. Is that a smart idea? What if the web3/decentralized crowd have a point...&nbsp;
+ Some thoughts on Instagram's Senate hearing.
–&nbsp;PC
 
Links
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/technology/adam-mosseri-instagram-senate.html">Lawmakers urge the head of Instagram to better protect children.</a>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/7/22822332/amazon-server-aws-down-disney-plus-ring-outage">An Amazon server outage caused problems for Alexa, Ring, Disney Plus, and deliveries</a>
 
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2021: The year online communities invaded the real world

A weekly podcast hosted by Paul Canetti that explores the biggest themes in tech through the lens of the latest headlines.

Paul Canetti is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia Business School and sits on the Strategic Advisory Board of Riverside Acceleration Capital. He was the co-founder and CEO of MAZ, acquired in 2021, and has founded multiple other software businesses.

Canetti also does strategic consulting and corporate training. Previous clients include Verizon, Walmart, American Express, TikTok, and others.