cover of episode Computer Talk: Challenging the Ride Share Business Model (9/14/19) - Part 1

Computer Talk: Challenging the Ride Share Business Model (9/14/19) - Part 1

2019/9/14
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Erik and Bob take your questions and discuss California passing a bill that challenges the Uber and Lyft business models by treating drivers as employees.  McDonalds acquires an artificial intelligence company; it plans to add voice recognition to the ordering process with drive-thrus.  A listener has a problem with a possible "browser hijack" in Mozilla Firefox.  Erik and Bob discuss the recent California Uber situation with show listeners and its potential effect on the ride sharing industry.  A listener with a new computer asks if he should use the Webroot antivirus program as his virus protection.  A caller has problems with Malwarebytes anti-virus program operating correctly and also is experiencing slow web browsing speeds.  A caller wonders if using OpenDNS would cause his computer to browse the Internet more slowly, but is still experiencing problems being unable to access websites about 5% of the time.