Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

The Field Study Handbook Is Here

The Field Study Handbook was meant to be a guide to esoteric field research. Instead, it’s become a $110 self-help manual for the digitally disaffected.
Source: Wired

AI Could Revolutionize War as Much as Nukes

Artificial intelligence could make the US military more powerful—and also more vulnerable
Source: Wired

Teen Pregnancy Researchers Regroup After Trump's HHS Pulls Funding

Last week, HHS abruptly canceled two years and $213 million worth of grants meant to aid teen pregnancy prevention, stunning public health researchers around the country.
Source: Wired

India’s Rentomojo raises $10M from Bain Capital and Lending Club founder

 Indian startup Rentomojo — which lets consumers rent appliances furniture, motorbikes and other urban living essentials — has closed a $10 million Series B to continue its expansion. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, and others that put in include Lending Club founder and former CEO Renaud Laplanche and existing investors Accel and IDG. It’s nearly one year to the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Mangrove raises $170M for its new fund to invest in Europe and Israeli startups

 Luxembourg-based Mangrove Capital Partners, one of Europe’s leading early stage venture capital firms, has raised $170 million for its latest fund.
Mangrove V will be used to invest across Europe and Israel. The amount matches that of its previous funds, and was completed inside two months with 90 per cent coming from returning investors, said the firm. Mangrove has been one of… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

The questions almost no startup founders ask

 The following is a chapter from Ryan Holiday’s new book, The Perennial Seller, a fascinating look at what it takes to help books, tech projects, and art that last. In this chapter he discusses the questions that no startup founders ask before they begin work.
For more background on the book I encourage you to visit his post about how he made the book over a grueling (and fun) 2-year… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Google’s New Feeds Show You the Internet You Want to See

Think of Google’s new feeds as something like a recommendations list for the entire web.
Source: Wired

Google search gets a Facebook face-lift video – CNET

Update the Google app on Android and iOS to see the feed, a personalized stream of information relevant to you.
Source: CNET

Google tries to out-Facebook Facebook with its own news feed – CNET

The search giant is trying to tread on Facebook’s territory, even as the social network faces criticism for its handling of news.
Source: CNET

Google introduces the feed, a news stream of your evolving interests

 More than four years after the launch of Google Now, the company has fully dissolved its AI assistant into the DNA of many of its core product offerings. Nowhere is this impact more evident than in search, where Google has significantly shaken up its philosophy on what a term like “search” even means when you know so much about users and their interests. Today, Google is delivering… Read More

Source: TechCrunch