{"id":75256,"date":"2018-02-22T14:40:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T22:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=75256"},"modified":"2018-02-22T14:45:41","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T22:45:41","slug":"weekly-tech-roundup-feb-22-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/weekly-tech-roundup-feb-22-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tech Roundup: Feb 22, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75256\" class=\"elementor elementor-75256 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acd4a34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acd4a34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5491b72\" data-id=\"5491b72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3480291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3480291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Read more about taxi monopolies, Vancouver&#8217;s Amazon HQ2 bid, Facebook group interactions, Cleantech Startups and the Amazon Key in this week&#8217;s jam packed Tech Roundup.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e7b306 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e7b306\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acd2a0a\" data-id=\"acd2a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37508e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37508e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Opinion: Time for B.C. to move beyond taxi monopolies<\/h3><p>A committee of MLAs this week made 32 recommendations on how to regulate ride-hailing services, paving the way for government to introduce legislation this fall to finally bring the in-demand service to B.C.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>Last month, the committee held hearings in Vancouver and heard testimony from a range of interested parties such as TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond, the City of Vancouver, and local app operator Ripe Rides. In a surprising show of solidarity, all presenters agreed that ride-hailing should be allowed though there were differences of opinion on what regulations should look like.<\/p><p>One proposal in particular needs to be carefully scrutinized.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce1a56d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ce1a56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/vancouversun.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/opinion-time-for-b-c-to-move-beyond-taxi-monopolies?utm_campaign=Revue%20newsletter&#038;utm_medium=Newsletter&#038;utm_source=NotionPort\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-883a5d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"883a5d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8d31cf\" data-id=\"e8d31cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b325c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b325c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. Vancouver criticized for boasting about low pay of its tech workers in Amazon HQ bid<\/h3><p>Vancouver officials are defending their decision to tout the bottom-barrel pay of the city\u2019s tech workers in their bid to get online retailer Amazon to build a second headquarters on the West Coast, saying it was one of their \u201cstrongest economic arguments.\u201d<\/p><p>After the 50-page bid proposal was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouvereconomic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vancouver-Amazon-HQ2-Proposal-Feb-2018.pdf?utm_source=Website&amp;utm_medium=Button&amp;utm_campaign=AmazonHQ2Download&amp;utm_content=ViewPDF\">posted<\/a>\u00a0online last week, many local observers questioned why, in the midst of a housing affordability crisis, the city would boast that its tech workers have the \u201clowest wages of all North American tech hubs.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da2209 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6da2209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/canada\/city-of-vancouver-criticized-for-boasting-about-low-pay-of-its-tech-workers-in-amazon-hq-bid\/wcm\/1f678e5e-e809-4175-b239-312f2dfa19ec?utm_campaign=Revue%20newsletter&#038;utm_medium=Newsletter&#038;utm_source=NotionPort\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7449c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7449c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1b0c97\" data-id=\"a1b0c97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf33584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf33584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. How to Drive Meaningful Interactions in Facebook Groups<\/h3><p>Are you struggling to get visibility on Facebook?<\/p><p>Wondering how a Facebook group could help?<\/p><p>In this article, you\u2019ll\u00a0<strong>learn how to use a Facebook group to foster engagement and drive the meaningful interactions favored by Facebook\u2019s news feed algorithm<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144c501 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"144c501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialmediaexaminer.com\/how-to-drive-meaningful-interactions-in-facebook-groups\/?utm_campaign=AdEspresso%20Newsletter&#038;utm_source=hs_email&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_content=60824052&#038;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--3yVnSd1E-wEDi7O66Axz0-RUeo8y6MFUYiXjXD2T0ib5UShOVxm1RO9bQ1ixfUDU0hPo8C0fcQVQ8x4z14L-IpURTpQ&#038;_hsmi=60824031\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28369d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28369d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae9ad51\" data-id=\"ae9ad51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9cff3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9cff3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"s-h1 u-colorWhite u-textAlignCenter s-vgBottom2\">4. 20 Cleantech Startups That Support Your Dream of Owning a Tesla<\/h3><p>If you dream about owning a Tesla, these 20 startups totally back you. Each of these cleantech companies is connected to building a clean energy future, either through innovation for electric vehicles (EVs), EV charging, transportation, solar power, energy storage, or energy management.<\/p><p>&#8220;People think of Tesla as an eclectic car company but the whole purpose of Tesla was to accelerate the advent of sustainable energy.&#8221; &#8211; Elon Musk<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce8d07 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5ce8d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/angel.co\/job-collections\/20-cleantech-startups-that-support-your-dream-of-owning-a-tesla?email_uid=462452075&#038;utm_campaign=platform-newsletter-020118&#038;utm_content=the-cleantech-20&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=platform-newsletter&#038;utm_term=\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-989bfb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"989bfb5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4904545\" data-id=\"4904545\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404bd51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"404bd51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"s-h1 u-colorWhite u-textAlignCenter s-vgBottom2\">5. Amazon Key: Product Hunt<\/h3><p>Amazon Key allows Prime members to receive packages inside their homes with smart key access and a cloud security camera.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2874c69 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2874c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.producthunt.com\/posts\/amazon-key\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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