Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Amazon Expanded Its Empire—And Its Place in Society

Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods begs the question: Is the shopping behemoth a force for good or a destroyer of traditional retail?
Source: Wired

A championship-caliber Tarheel fancave – CNET

Aviston’s superslick entertainment room has been tastefully accented with a Carolina football theme.
Source: CNET

Our favorite performances in sci-fi movies – CNET

Each week we ask people around the office a question to see what makes them tick. This week we wanted to know what is their favorite sci-fi movie performance.
Source: CNET

Here comes PragueCrunch V

 I’ve been visiting Central Europe almost every year and almost every year my buddy Jack Deneut has been setting up PragueCrunch, our kind-of-semi-annual celebration of Czech startups. And it’s happening again this year! The event is on July 13, 2017 at Riegrovy Sady Beer Garden. You can RSVP here. We’ll have free Kozel and Gambrinus beer all night and traditional Czech pub… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

A Psychologist Created Wonder Woman to Institute Female Rule

William Moulton Marston created the heroine to acclimate boys to the idea of strong and powerful women.
Source: Wired

Amazon to buy Whole Foods, Uber gets management facelift video – CNET

In this week’s wrap-up, Amazon plunges deeper into the grocery space while Uber sees major changes to its leadership.
Source: CNET

A better boardroom can reverse Uber’s cultural woes

 Probably the last thing Uber needs right now is to have anyone recount their recent setbacks, but the company’s quick, Icarus-like fall from grace tells us much about how tech companies going through hyper growth can go wrong.
By 2016, the ride-sharing tech firm was a segment leader, present in 570 cities worldwide and with 12,000 employees. Yet just since the beginning of the year… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Tesla is changing the electric grid – CNET

From CNET Magazine: The next power plant could be that giant battery in your garage.
Source: CNET

Amazon’s Whole Foods buy may usher in the store of the future – CNET

Big changes may someday be coming to Whole Foods, including delivery drones, no checkout lines and (gasp) lower prices.
Source: CNET

Exploratorium museum’s cardboard utopia joins science and art – CNET

“Welcome to WildCard� exhibit at renowned SF attraction reimagines the American road trip to show how art fits into STEM.
Source: CNET