- What is going to happen in 2016 (Business Insider)
- A New York Times reporter took a one-second video every day last year, and the results are fascinating (Business Insider)
- In late 2015, Microsoft published a free e-book anthology of science fiction stories called “Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Stories Inspired by Microsoft.”
(Business Insider) - A $5,900 robotic chair for the office
- 2016: the year when VR goes from virtual to reality (BBC)
- LG Display, Samsung Display to supply OLED screens for iPhones (Reuters)
- U.S. Internet connection speeds have tripled over 3-1/2 years to keep up with consumer demands for streaming video and downloading content but the United States still lags many other countries.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a report on Wednesday average download connection speeds had increased to nearly 31 megabits per second (Mbps) in September 2014 from about 10 Mbps in March 2011. (Reuters)
- Huawei Technologies Co. said Thursday its full-year 2015 revenue rose 35.3% from a year earlier to 390 billion yuan ($60.1 billion), aided by strong sales growth for smartphones. (WSJ)
- even the best computers still can’t beat the best human GO players. (WSJ)
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- Amazon added 3 million Prime members in the third week of December, the company announced Monday, signaling its $99 annual subscription for delivery discounts as well as video and music streaming continues to draw shoppers as spending shifts online. (Bloomberg)
- The cost of mobile data in Southeast Asia (Infographic)(TechInAsia)
Very nice: 11 Awesome Data Visualizations Way Ahead of Their Time https://t.co/O8fNa2QKfS pic.twitter.com/nLL0jPqlET
— Ross Dawson (@rossdawson) December 29, 2015
Interesting network analysis of the characters across 6 Star Wars movies by @evelgab https://t.co/SncssVGXH9 pic.twitter.com/Spzqji1ux3
— Ross Dawson (@rossdawson) December 27, 2015
Nearly 1 in 2 device activations over Christmas were Apple devices – Flurry. https://t.co/WEQFPG5QCs pic.twitter.com/ffZrzIzns1
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) December 29, 2015
Our needs from a time machine are pretty basic. Via @NewYorker pic.twitter.com/Uc8m00nAoj
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) December 27, 2015
Vivid illustration of Moore’s Law on Reddit: “Kobe Bryant in his first video game vs his last video game” pic.twitter.com/WYzftcXoqW
— Paul Baumgart (@paulbaumgart) December 30, 2015
Hey Hollywood, we count on you 🙂 Via @HarvardBiz pic.twitter.com/kYylx0J6og
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) December 30, 2015
A grocery store in a world with and without bees pic.twitter.com/tb94O5AqnJ
— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) December 30, 2015
Median age of Fox viewers in prime time is now 68 years old. CNN a relatively spry 59. https://t.co/sJGf3beljy
— Quentin Hardy (@qhardy) January 1, 2016
Majority of Android smartphones bought over holidays were phablets, says analytics firm https://t.co/yeBTpfhfLj pic.twitter.com/YwgXQv354g
— 9to5Google (@9to5Google) December 29, 2015
8 industries robots will completely transform by 2025 https://t.co/WBrm5Ka2Qe pic.twitter.com/ndPH8JP3D1
— Rudy de Waele (@mtrends) December 28, 2015
Only 8% of Leaders Are Good at Both Strategy and Execution – @HarvardBiz https://t.co/9ShOBWIjZr HT @mgzeuthen pic.twitter.com/yuHu3JYUTc
— Ross Dawson (@rossdawson) January 1, 2016
In one big chart, here’s Goldman’s forecast that software is going to eat the world. pic.twitter.com/1VaUtIf9Im
— Joseph Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) December 20, 2015
And so it begins. “Nasdaq’s Blockchain-Based Securities Platform Records First Transaction” https://t.co/5ADzpHBfBO pic.twitter.com/dEDhJz0BpL
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) December 31, 2015
Toys as robots and robots as toys! Disney now has a robot car that can drive up walls. https://t.co/ccCKKUstZy pic.twitter.com/y6sQxQfUR9
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) December 30, 2015
An online retailer.. “We want to win an Oscar…Our current target is to produce 16 home movies a year.” -Jeff Bezos https://t.co/UFBRzzxowV
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) December 29, 2015