LR Extra: Waymo honks, facts are good and we can't remember your phone number
Light Reading's editors explore the Waymo honkfest, ponder the fear of contrary opinions, dish on affordable broadband orders and try to remember any phone number that isn't from a flooring commercial.
Happy Friday!
Here's a little Light Reading Extra, a podcast where our editors veer off the usual telecom path to discuss topics normally reserved for slow deli lines and long elevator rides.
In this episode's opening segment, we discuss the honkfest in San Francisco caused by Waymo's autonomous cars having some middle-of-the-night conversations, much to the chagrin of residents nearby. Sophia Tung set up a live stream where you can watch the cars in the morning, noon and night, with some soothing beats in the background.
In segment two, we break out the facts that tickled our tiny brains this week. You'll hear about the real cost of telco and cableco software silos, the affliction known as Allodoxaphobia, Charter's affordable broadband (by court order) and some very New York-centric facts about the temperature difference between Central Park and the melting sidewalks.
We conclude with some musings about old-fashioned phone numbers. Does anyone still remember phone numbers on purpose or does it take a hit song or an overplayed commercial to really make them stick in our goldfish-like memories? The landlines of our youth get one big shout-out as we reminisce about the numbers of old and fret about where AI assistants are taking us next.
Listen along and see if you, too, are still expecting a call back from Jenny for the price of a dime.
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