Weekly#447

Delivery Hero Said to Invest in Gorillas at $3 Billion Value
“…To meet global demand, agriculture will need to produce almost 50 per cent more food by 2050. But yields could decline by 30 per cent in the absence of dramatic emissions reductions…”
Inside Amazon’s Department Store Plans: High-Tech Dressing Rooms, Its Own Apparel Brands (WSJ)
Amazon announces new Kindle Paperwhite lineup with 6.8-inch screens, USB-C
Uber on course to post first profitable quarter (FT)
The pandemic destroyed Uber’s core business. Here’s how it pivoted its ad strategy and saved itself with its delivery business.
FedEx uses autonomous trucks for first time on delivery route
Apple releases iOS 15 with Focus mode and more
Netflix’s $1B Roald Dahl Deal May Be the Biggest Investment in Kids Programming Yet
PayPal launches its ‘super app’ combining payments, savings, bill pay, crypto, shopping and more
NASA Reorganizing Human Spaceflight Division as Private Space Industry Expands (WSJ)
The Nigerian fintech boom, by the numbers
UK appeals court rules AI cannot be listed as a patent inventor
Livestream video shopping app NTWRK raises $50M from Goldman Sachs, Kering
Tim Cook says employees who leak memos do not belong at Apple, according to leaked memo
Secondhand furniture is set to become a $16 billion market. Vintage furniture startup Vinterior used to raise $11 million from investors.
Amazon plan to bring Alexa’s home-security system to your car
This Microchip With Wings Is The Smallest Flying Structure Humans Have Ever Built
TikTokers Are Trading Stocks By Copying What Members Of Congress Do

Weekly#446

SpaceX has launched a billionaire-funded crew of space tourists into orbit — the first civilian mission of its kind
Amazon and Deliveroo offer free delivery to Prime subscribers (FT)
Apple’s September 14, 2021 Live blog
Ransomware encrypts South Africa’s entire Dept of Justice network
The next Big Tech battle: Amazon’s bet on healthcare begins to take shape (FT)
Liveblocks is an API that lets you add real-time collaboration to your product
Why an Electric Car Battery Is So Expensive, For Now
Whatnot raises another $150M for its livestream shopping platform, evolves into a unicorn
Why TV Antennas Are Making a Comeback in the Streaming Age (WSJ)
Tencent Opens WeChat to Rivals’ Links as App Walls Crumble
SoftBank Sells $1.69 Billion of Coupang as Son Unloads Assets
‘Moneyball’ Analytics Help Fight Wildfires. This Year’s Blazes Are Testing Their Limits. (WSJ)
Facebook / Instagram acquisition strategy
‘Dark Stores’: How Groceries Are Being Delivered in Minutes (WSJ)
Consumers and small businesses will be able to buy Office 2021 as a one-time purchase this fall
Apple product placement (WSJ)

Weekly#445

What to expect from Apple’s September 14 “California Streaming” event
21st-century storms are overwhelming 20th-century cities
Driverless cars to arrive on European streets next year
On-demand grocery delivery: A regularly updated list of market expansions
Smart Toilets (WSJ)
Altos Labs, Silicon Valley’s latest wild bet on living forever
Apple Car Chief’s Departure Puts Its Next Big Thing in Doubt…Doug Field is coming aboard as chief advanced technology and embedded systems officer, Ford said in a statement
Five Ways to Train Your Brain for Another Covid Season (WSJ)
Amazon is working on a new point-of-sale system to lure merchants from Shopify, Square, and PayPal
5G will advance payments and mobile commerce
World’s Largest Direct Air Carbon Capture System Goes Online
PayPal acquires Japan’s Paidy for $2.7B …buy now, pay later market in Asia
Microsoft joins Open Infrastructure Foundation
PSD2 and global payment regulation map
Mastercard acquires CipherTrace to boost crypto security and compliance
New lamp generates light for 45 days with half-liter of salt water

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Amazon is close to launching its own TV in the US
NPM package with 3 million weekly downloads had a severe vulnerability
Apple Watch Series 7 reportedly facing production delays due to complex redesign
Kuo: iPhone 13 to support LEO satellite communication, allowing users to make phone calls and send texts without cell signal
Philips Hue partners with Spotify to turn all your lights into a music visualizer
Yandex to buy out Uber from Russian joint ventures in $1bn deal (FT)
Google Delays Mandatory Office Return to 2022 on Covid Surge
YouTube music services hit 50m subscribers in race to catch Spotify (FT)
Amazon now running 164 flights a day to deliver stock in US (FT)
Uber hired a top Amazon adtech exec as it steps up plans to grab a bigger slice of the $240 billion mobile ad market
Apple to Allow Media Apps to Link to Own Websites for Payment Options (WSJ)
Spotify, Netflix and Match Group shares rise after Apple relaxes App Store rules
Apple to Add Driver’s Licenses to Apple Wallet…Capability will first be offered to people in Arizona and Georgia (WSJ)
Fitness studios are combining virtual and in-person classes, so people can mix and match based on their needs (WSJ)
Cox Automotive acquires battery health company Spiers as ‘EVs take center stage’
Insurify, a ‘virtual insurance agent,’ raises $100M Series B
Rocket Lab boosts its space systems division in quest to become an ‘end-to-end space company’
Bright Cellars lands more funding to personalize its subscription-based wines
‘Autonomous accounting’ platform Vic.ai raises $50M round led by ICONIQ Growth
Apple will ask before it targets you with its ads in iOS 15
Intuit in Talks to Buy Mailchimp for More Than $10 Billion
Amazon CEO unveils 55,000 tech jobs in his first hiring push…That’s equal to more than a third of Google’s headcount as of June 30, and close to all of Facebook’s.
Stanford researchers make rechargeable batteries that store six times more charge
First Autonomous Cargo Ship Faces Test With 236-Mile Voyage
NVIDIA’s latest tech makes AI voices more expressive and realistic
China may use an existing rocket to speed up plans for a human Moon mission
Motional and Hyundai reveal the first images of their forthcoming autonomous vehicle