Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Can Science Keep Deep Sea Miners From Ruining the Seafloor?

German scientists are teaming up with a Belgian dredging company to design robots that won’t disrupt fragile seabed ecosystems.
Source: Wired

When Instagram Influencing Isn't So Glamorous

Instagram fame can be enviable—but it comes at a cost. Excerpted from Brooke Erin Duffy’s (Not) Getting Paid to Do What You Love.
Source: Wired

Chatty Technology Has a Problem

Everywhere you turn online, you’ll find technology that congratulates, motivates, and engages you. But it often forgets one thing: context.
Source: Wired

The Gig Economy’s Rating System Is a Mess. Here's How to Fix It.

A “portable reputation” program would let gig economy workers carry their ratings from one platform to another.
Source: Wired

The Golden State Warriors Owe a Lot to Data

In 2011, the Golden State Warriors were floundering. Then came SportVU, a startup that offered unprecedented analytics.
Source: Wired

Improving search and advertising are the next frontiers for voice-activated devices

 Despite millions of orders for voice enabled devices, vendors have yet to map the uncharted territory of voice enabled search and advertising. Indeed, as voice search expands — to the tune of 50 percent of all searches by 2020 (according to some estimates) — so, too, do opportunities for platforms to cash in beyond products and services. In fact, in an earnings call last year,… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Yet another Chinese company is taking Apple to court – CNET

A local clothing brand says Apple’s new App Store logo looks too similar to its own.
Source: CNET

Alibaba Cloud is opening its first data center in India

 Alibaba is bringing its cloud computing business into India as it continues to expand its first-growing business unit.
The Chinese firm said today that its first data center on Indian soil will come online in January and be based out of Mumbai. The business already has clients in India, but a local presence will allow it to better service customers in the country, it added.
Beyond offering… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Blow to Uber in Europe as top court rules it’s a transport service

 Europe’s top court has provided the final verdict on a multi-years legal challenge brought by EU taxi associations to Uber’s claim that it’s just a technology platform — with the CJEU today ruling it’s a transport service. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Litecoin founder Charlie Lee has sold all of his LTC

 Charlie Lee, the former director of engineering at Coinbase, is selling almost all of his holdings in Litecoin (LTC), the cryptocurrency that he founded in 2011.
Lee explained in a post on Reddit that he is selling all of his LTC coins — bar a number of physical coins he keeps as collectibles — to avoid the conflict of interest that comes with his influence and position as LTC… Read More

Source: TechCrunch