TFGL2020 - S2 - Ep6 - Birthday

It’s the 4 year anniversary of the podcast. That’s right - we’ve been doing this for an astonishing FOUR YEARS. I’d like to personally thank both of our listeners for sticking with us for so long. This week, we’re chatting about big losses at Macmillian, casting our sceptical eyes on Stripe’s role in a free internet and Google maps being more accessible.

The birthday invites went out, and joining the party with host Bex, we have Greg Ashton and Mille Vardheim 

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week: 

Macmillan expects to lose £100million  in revenue this year - they made £236 million in 2018

In contrast 10 million people have volunteered during lockdown and many intend to carry on

Charity news of the week:  

Google maps to roll out accessible locations information

Tech news of the week: 

Stripe is the latest on the frontline in the debate on internet freedoms

Nice of the week:

Service Shop (Norwegian) 

And finally… 

Gamified public health messages

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