The Next Phase of the Retail Apocalypse: Stores Reborn as E-Commerce Warehouses (WSJ, paywall)
Researchers develop laser-based underwater WiFi system for sub-sea data networks
Zoom introduces all-in-one home communications appliance for $599
Jack Ma’s fintech giant tops 1.3 billion users globally
Fertility rate: ‘Jaw-dropping’ global crash in children being born… Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation showed the global fertility rate nearly halved to 2.4 in 2017 – and their study, published in the Lancet, projects it will fall below 1.7 by 2100.
SpaceX’s Starlink asks potential service testers for addresses, says private beta starts this summer
Twitter introduces a new, fully rebuilt developer API, launching next week
Uber acquires Routematch as it drives deeper into public transit in hunt for SaaS revenue
Searching for Video? Google Pushes YouTube Over Rivals
Waldo is a ‘no code’ automated mobile testing service that anyone can use
Monzo launches new Monzo Plus with software features it hopes users will want to pay for…Costing £5 per month, rather than bundle a host of perks that might otherwise be up-sold individually, such as travel or gadget insurance or additional cash-back and merchant discounts, as many other banks and fintechs do, this third Monzo Plus attempt is more akin to a paid-for software upgrade.
It costs the U.S. government about 2 cents to produce every penny
CERN: Physicists Report the Discovery of Unique New Particle
Digital Transformation: Powering the Great Reset (World Economic Forum)
1. Transform into a digital business across seven dimensions: new value creation; digital-at-the-core business models; intelligent and agile operating models; localized and resilient supply chains; real-time decisions at the edge; data-driven investment decisions; and augmented talent
2. Empower all stakeholders: employees, consumers, suppliers, partners, government and society
3. Effect systems change through digitally-enabled collaboration models that correct market failures
