Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

In wake of Amazon/Whole Foods deal, Instacart has a challenging opportunity

 Yesterday, Amazon and Whole Foods ruined a perfectly slow news day on a Friday in June with the announcement that Amazon intends to buy Whole Foods for almost $14 billion.
The most obvious victim of the deal was Instacart, in which Whole Foods invested and with whom Whole Foods has a five-year contract.
But after talking to a few Instacart investors and other sources close to the company… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Gillmor Gang: Abstraction of Justice

 The Gillmor Gang — Doc Searls, Denis Pombriant, Keith Teare, Frank Radice, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, June 16, 2017. The Gang finally talks coins and chains, and too much of nothing is revealed.
@stevegillmor, @dsearls, @kteare, @fradice, DenisPombriant
@tinagillmor
+ G3: Wholistic with Mary Hodder, Elisa Camahort Page, Halley Suitt Tucker, Kristie Wells, and Tina Chase Gillmor Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Designing better conversations online

 Automattic, MIT Center for Civic Media, and The Mash-Up Americans have been working together to have honest dialogues, build empathy, and help make the world a more inclusive and compassionate place. So far, we’ve laid out the problem and explored our assumptions. In this, our third Design and Exclusion conversation, it’s time to talk about how we engage with one another online.… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

AT&T offers unlimited romps on the beach (and on runways) – CNET

Commentary: AT&T shows ridiculous extremes in order to attract you to its unlimited offerings.
Source: CNET

'Satan's fidget spinner' gets grounded by the TSA – CNET

Normal fidget spinners are permitted on planes, but this deadly looking item was forbidden from flying the skies, friendly or otherwise.
Source: CNET

iFrogz Impulse Duo review – CNET

This lightweight in-ear wireless headphone features dual drivers and includes a nifty magnetic clasp.
Source: CNET

At AI bot startups, cool kids rule

 You would think at least one AI-powered humanoid bot would have a properly nerdy name. Maybe a Poindexter or Hildegarde to add some natural language processing to your customer chat app? No such luck. Instead, it sounds like the cool kids are in charge at most digital assistant and bot startups. Think short, peppy names that top the popular baby name lists. There’s Aiden and Riley putting… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Crosley’s flagship turntable wows the Audiophiliac – CNET

If you’re thinking about getting into vinyl in a serious way with limited funds, the Crosley C10 turntable is a good place to start.
Source: CNET

Shape-shifting ‘4D’ printed objects could pave the way for outer space structures

 It takes a lot of money to launch stuff into space — even by NASA terms. The cost ranges from around $9,000 to more than $40,000 per pound. With that sort of price tag, weight and space are at a major premium with shuttle missions, causing NASA to look for innovative new ways to create more compact payloads. A team at Georgia Institute of Technology is exploring a method that uses 3D… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Do you listen to music in stereo? – CNET

The Audiophiliac ponders whether stereo is all that important for the enjoyment of music.
Source: CNET