-Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft each worth over $2 trillion
-Much of western economy still not digitized—these companies’ influence will grow
-Apple’s profit relative to GDP is as big as Standard Oil and US Steel were in 1910
-Article contemplates ongoing backlash against tech as companies grow and touch more areas of economy and politics
“Getting the maths right”
-US student debt $1.5 trillion
-Quntipled since 2004
-92% owned by federal government
-Article proposes income based scheme for repayments
“The great Bezos giveaway“
-Bezos has pledged $10B in setting up Bezos Earth Fund
-He believes in industrialization of space to preserve earth – rocket form BlueOrigin
-Article discusses two approaches to climate change: political and technological
-Energy related CO2 emissions by industry: buildings (28%), construction (11%), Transport (22%), other (39%)
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