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Weekly#498

  • Software fees to make up 10% of John Deere’s revenues by 2030
  • Code 2022 Videos
  • New attack can unlock and start a Tesla Model Y in seconds, say researchers
  • Starbucks details its blockchain-based loyalty platform and NFT community, Starbucks Odyssey
  • For more than 20 years, Massive software has spawned armies of artificially intelligent crowds, from Lord of the Rings to Avengers: Endgame.
  • Apple’s iOS 16 is now available to download
  • Google closes $5.4B Mandiant acquisition
  • “…Internal Meta research: Instagram users spend 17.6M hours/day on Reels vs. 197.8M hours/day on TikTok; ~1/3 of Reels are recycled posts from other platforms…” (WSJ)
  • Towards the end of 2022, the human population on Earth is expected to reach eight billion
  • The electrolyser is expected to have an output of 1100 Nm3/h hydrogen at normal current density. This equals 100 kg of pure hydrogen per hour, which will set a new standard for the industry
  • SoftBank Considers Launching a Third Vision Fund…The successor Vision Fund 2 is now worth 19% less than the $49 billion it invested… (WSJ)
  • Zoom Readies Email and Calendar Products to Defend Itself Against Microsoft, Google (The Information)
  • Starbucks and DoorDash launch delivery partnership, will expand offering nationwide in 2023
  • Instagram is internally testing a new monetization feature for creators called ‘Gifts
  • SWIFT Financial-Messaging System Pilots Blockchain Project
  • “…one of the estimated one billion customers around the globe using neobanks, according to analysis by German strategy consultants Simon-Kucher…” (FT)
  • World Intellectual Property Report 2022 [PDF]
  • “…Starlink is now on all seven continents! In such a remote location like Antarctica, this capability is enabled by Starlink’s space laser network…”
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  • The Secret Life of Selfies: How a Beauty Tech Startup Is Using AI to Match Faces With Products