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(1:19) Open

(2:12) Public Radio Broadcasting Day

(3:05) cj's week: Birthday Dinner of Meat & Mold

(7:30) Jeff's Week: IU Football!

(12:35) Headline: Growth at Any Cost? Uber’s Safety Record Faces Federal Scrutiny

(20:28) Headline: 30 Minutes or Less: The WalMart Drone Revolution Hits L.A., Miami, and Beyond

(23:55) Headline: Controlled Medical Evacuation ordered for the International Space Station

(27:13) Headline: The Race to 15,000: FCC Greenlights 7,500 More Starlink Satellites

(30:16) The Internet: Get Connected Today!

From a courtroom in Arizona to the edge of orbit, the systems we rely on are being stress-tested. Uber faces a bellwether sexual-assault trial that could reshape platform liability and cost billions. Walmart bets that drone delivery - powered by Alphabet’s Wing - can redefine last-mile convenience at national scale. NASA orders an early ISS evacuation after a medical scare, highlighting how risk is managed when failure isn’t an option. And the Federal Communications Commission clears SpaceX to double its next-gen Starlink fleet, accelerating the race for space-based mobile internet.

Accountability, logistics, safety, and scale - this week, the platforms are under pressure.

Uber faces sexual assault trial in Arizona that puts its safety record under scrutiny | Reuters

Wing’s drone delivery is coming to 150 more Walmarts | The Verge

NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station - Ars Technica

The FCC is letting SpaceX launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites | The Verge

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