Weekly Takeaways Apple's done with innovation, AIs are great team players, and Stop changing your password Apple debuted their latest monitor at $5,000 with a $1,000 standI used to work with a Creative Director who would joke that Apple could sell their Macbooks for $40 and the
Weekly Takeaways Plants are the new plastic, Cellphones have driven down homicide and Key takeaways from Tumblr's NSFW ban A lab in Finland has produced a headphone prototype out of plantsAvian, a lab in Finland has been experimenting with microbes to replace products that we typically make with plastic. They've released a
Weekly Takeaways Using ML to solve the refugee crisis, Self driving trucks are here! and We can now track pollution down to the pollutants Machine Learning is being used to place refugees where they'll be most successfulAnnie - the name of the technology uses a number of variables such as age, languages spoken, physical ailments and skills
Weekly Takeaways Adobe threatens to sue older customers, Amazon replaces more staff with robots and Intuit gets sued for hiding search results Adobe tells customers that they may be sued if they use older versions of their softwareThe makers of Photoshop and many other essential creative tools for any content creator have begun telling customers
Weekly Takeaways Amazon is buying up old malls, Google broke your smart home and Game designers at risk of PTSD Amazon is buying up abandoned malls in the USSince 2017 Amazon's been buying up bankrupt or abandoned malls without telling anyone why. The Wall Street Journal ran a report this week that indicates
Weekly Takeaways 737 Max's final results, Delivery drones are here and The rise of Cognitive Gadgets Boeing's 737 Max's recent crashes are due to a faulty sensor that was never properly testedBlack box data has revealed that a key sensor aboard the two fatal 737 Max flights was the
Weekly Takeaways The rise of the 'authentic' social feed, An internet of lasers and US states vs. airport security A new generation of influencers are presenting a far more authentic lookFor the last few years Social Media influencers would flock to "instagrammable" experiences to get that "perfect shot". According to a recent
Weekly Takeaways The unionization of content creators, US Customs is going Black Mirror and Facebook's snafu shows they're simply human The Unionization of Content CreatorsInstagram, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit - they're all driven by one thing - popular memes. And those that create them want to ensure they're fairly compensated. More specifically, they've been
Weekly Takeaways Humans are listening to your Alexa, eSports enters Varsity leagues and Drones are planting trees Amazon confirms they employee humans to listen to Alexa recordingsAmazon has opened up to the public this week about its use of a human workforce in understanding what consumers are saying to Alexa.
Weekly Takeaways Netflix begins its war on Apple, Tesla is going up against Uber and How the Reputation Economy is scaring us all Netflix disables AirPlay support for Apple TVUp until this week, you could stream your Netflix content into your Apple TV box using Apple's AirPlay feature. Netflix has disabled this feature likely in response
Weekly Takeaways Apple's getting into TV, AirBnB is outselling Hilton and Wind energy is now cheaper than coal Apple announces TV streaming service and Credit CardsTim Cook presented a new service that will run on existing Apple TV devices, called TV+. It has some A list backing from heavy hitters like
Weekly Takeaways Targeted TV ads fall short on inventory, Disney will win the internet, and Google will win gaming Ad Execs say Targeted TV is unrealisticA few weeks ago - a number of TV networks banded together to create an advertising platform that would allow for highly targeted TV ads. This week,
Weekly Takeaways How automation, design and communication all lead to the 737 Max 8 Crash This week I'm taking a slight departure from my usual pattern - because I can't stop looking at all the angles on the horrible news about Ethiopian Airlines 737 flight. So rather than
Weekly Takeaways Spielberg v Netflix, Silicon Valley v the Meat Industry and Philadelphia v the Cashless Economy Steven Spielberg lobbies against Netflix movies at the OscarsSpielberg is looking for support from the academy to remove Netflix movies from future nominations on the basis that they make "TV movies". Netflix responded
Weekly Takeaways Amazon kills its Dash Button, 300 Retail store closures, and Pepsi swaps out humans for robots Amazon stops selling Dash ButtonsThe Dash Button was a piece of hardware that allowed Amazon users to reorder products with one easy press. In recent months - Amazon has watched its usage dwindle
Weekly Takeaways Is auto insurance dying? Disney's done with YouTube and The weaponization of software engineers Self-Driving Cars Might Kill Auto Insurance as We Know ItThe way our insurance is calculated is based on a big pool of historic data of driver behaviour. Your quote ends up looking something
Weekly Takeaways Augmented Reality makes a comeback, App controlled NBA jerseys and Scientists against Machine Learning Google Maps adds Augmented Reality to their MapsAnnounced in May at their annual I/O conference - but now showing up in demo markets - Google Maps will begin to overlay map information
Weekly Takeaways Bitcoin takes another credibility hit, The EU is about to cripple journalism and The emergence of printed screens Bitcoin Exchange QuadrigaCX loses its entire value with the death of its founderIn mid-December - the founder of a well known Canadian bitcoin exchange died, without leaving anyone his password to his laptop.
Weekly Takeaways Inventing the future helps you predict the future, The three year plan is now obsolete and The emergence of transparent influencers How a Venture Capitalist approaches the futureThis is part of an on-going series at Farnam Street that I've really been enjoying called The Knowledge Project. It's focused on how smart thinking can be
Weekly Takeaways Journalism is officially dying, Data's no longer like oil, it's sunshine and Welcome to the new TV wars 1,000 journalists were laid off this week, and it's just the beginningBuzzfeed, Huffington Post and several other news outlets have laid off employees this week - most of whom were considered to
Weekly Takeaways The dark intent behind the 10 year challenge, The rise of anti-snooping devices and How Kickstarter has replaced pan-handling The 10 year challenge is likely another nefarious effort to get people to hand over their dataOver the past few weeks, a social media challenge has gone viral in which people post pictures
Weekly Takeaways The future of tech is subtlety, Baby boomers overshare fake news and How China is watching their kids through smart clothes CES 2019 highlights a future of "subtle tech" with wireless sound and screenless informationThe Consumer Electronics Show is the world's largest consumer technology conference - drawing heavy players and startups alike. Outside of
Weekly Takeaways How to not be stupid, the new luddites are here and Apple's worst year since 2003 How to not be stupidThis is a worthwhile concept created by Adam Robinson (entrepreneur / investor type) that dives into 7 key ways in which anyone can be stupid. You can check out a
Weekly Takeaways 40% of the Internet is fake, AI can now generate real faces and How Silicon Valley failed us in 2018 Ongoing studies show that the majority of the internet is made up of fake content, people and sitesThe headline basically says it all - in a number of recent studies - it's become
Weekly Takeaways The heavy crown of influencer marketing, Fortnite's legal battle over dance moves and How Snapchat's gut instincts were their demise Influencers are now being sued for breaching sponsorship contractsLuka Sabbat - a 21 year old influencer has been sued by a PR firm representing Snapchat for not completing his contractual obligations. The obligations