Patrick McGee / Financial Times: A look at the burgeoning drone software and AI industry, a focus for an estimated 65 US startups, often for military uses — Networked drones predicted to unleash host of new applications — In San Diego, the defence start-up Shield AI is designing software that […]
Monthly Archives: December 2021
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Patrick McGee / Financial Times: Experts say the Apple Watch has yet to change patient management as Apple’s efforts in getting FDA approvals and broader acceptance among doctors are lacking — Device touted as ‘future of health’ has yet to change the way patients are treated, say experts
Sabahatjahan Contractor / Reuters: Delivery Hero will acquire a ~39.4% majority stake in Spanish delivery app Glovo, valuing Glovo at €2.3B — German food delivery group Delivery Hero (DHER.DE) said on Friday it had signed an agreement to acquire about a 39.4% stake in Spanish delivery app Glovo.
Scott Belsky / Positive Slope: Forecasts for tech’s near future: AI-driven recommendations kill favorites, users opt into personalized ads, top talent will have Polygamous Careers, and more — How will work and life change in a material way over the next ~5 years? This is the question I challenge myself […]
The Moscow Times: Russia’s media regulator adds Netflix to its “audio-visual services” register, requiring it to offer 20 major Russian federal TV channels starting in March 2022 — Russia’s state media watchdog will require Netflix to offer state television channels to its Russian customers …
Enlarge / The physics behind champagne’s bubbly delights is surprisingly complex—including the source of its distinctive crackling sound. (credit: Jon Bucklel/EMPICS/PA/Getty Images) There’s rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we’re once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series […]
Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: CES will end a day earlier, on January 7, as an “additional” COVID-19 safety measure, after Google, Microsoft, and other big companies canceled in-person plans — The show now ends on January 7th — CES has dropped the last day of its 2022 tech conference […]
Aoyon Ashraf / CoinDesk: Shiba Inu launches Doggy DAO in beta to let users decide on crypto projects and pairs on the ShibaSwap platform, and how $BONE rewards are distributed — The Dogecoin rival is aiming to provide its users with more control over crypto projects and pairs on the […]
Tom Parsons / What Hi-Fi?: Apple’s VP of Acoustics Gary Geaves and head of AirPods marketing Eric Treski about designing AirPods 3, Spatial Audio, Bluetooth’s limitations, and more — First, a qualification: Gary Geaves isn’t quite “the man who made the AirPods”, and I’m sure he’d never describe himself as […]
New York Times: Investigation: how China identifies, tracks, and pressures its critics on Facebook and Twitter, including Chinese living abroad and citizens of other nations — Authorities in China have turned to sophisticated investigative software to track and silence obscure critics on overseas social media.