The online store’s experiment with physical bookstores reaches New York City. Should traditional retailers be worried?
Source: CNET
On May 24, Amazon officially opened its first physical bookstore in New York at the Shops at Columbus Circle at The Time Warner Center. Take a look inside.
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The e-commerce company this week will open its first Manhattan bookstore. A second location is coming to 34th Street later this year.
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Cloud-based communication and collaboration platforms are the name of the game today in enterprise software, and now one of the still-independent leaders in that space is announcing a significant round at a hefty price to ride the wave of growth. Smartsheet, the Bellevue, Washington-based startup that has built spreadsheet software that lets people set and manage tasks and work across teams… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Students living in rural Virgina will soon have access to high-speed internet thanks to a new initiative by Microsoft that leverages the white space gaps in the wireless spectrum to get them online.
The post Microsoft enables free wireless internet for Virginia’s rural students appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital trends
A team has finally uncovered the mechanism Volkswagen use to cheat emissions tests on models including Jetta, Beetle and Golf.
Source: CNET
DJI is promising “something huge” at this morning’s “Seize the Moment” event in New York City. More than likely, that big thing will come in a small package. The often secretive drone company has apparently been leaking like crazy ahead of today’s big reveal, and we’ve gotten more than few looks at the rumored Spark drone, which is set to make the… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
GREE Ventures, the Singapore-based VC firm connected to Japanese games firm GREE, has closed its newest $67 million fund for early stage investments in Asia.
AT-II — the firm’s second fund — sees GREEÂ Ventures spread its focus of deals in Japan and Southeast Asia to cover India for the first time. The fund has so far made 10 investments across Asia, which includes New… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
A new 360-degree action camera from Garmin puts your most extreme self in the round. The post Garmin’s New 360 Cam Makes Your Stupid Stunts Spherical appeared first on WIRED.
Source: Wired
Thanks to LCD Soundsystem, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘Arrested Development,’ the early ’00s are back. But how will we remember our digital-dominated modern age? The post Enjoy the Early-’00s Nostalgia Wave—It Might Be the Last Revival appeared first on WIRED.
Source: Wired