MIT News: In October 2015, SolidEnergy demonstrated the first-ever working prototype of a rechargeable lithium metal smartphone battery with double energy density, which earned them more than $12 million from investors. At half the size of the … [Continue reading]
“Midea’s masterplan to become China’s robot powerhouse”
Frank Tobe at The Robot Report: Chinese consumer manufacturer Midea, after having spent over $4 billion to acquire 94% of German robot maker Kuka, is planning to spend an additional $1.5 billion to turn itself into China’s preeminent robot … [Continue reading]
On-Site Comments Are Overrated
Elizabeth Jensen for NPR on why NPR.org is disabling comments: In July, NPR.org recorded nearly 33 million unique users, and 491,000 comments. But those comments came from just 19,400 commenters, Montgomery said. That’s 0.06 percent of users who … [Continue reading]
“The Worry Piece”
Jenny Davis at Cyborgology: This round of interviews is bearing out a relationship to technology that is decidedly settled. New platforms emerge, but this too is ordinary. A frequently changing technological landscape is expected and does not … [Continue reading]
“Why can’t we see that we’re living in a golden age?”
Johan Norberg at The Spectator: If you think that there has never been a better time to be alive — that humanity has never been safer, healthier, more prosperous or less unequal — then you’re in the minority. But that is what the evidence … [Continue reading]
“Twitter’s Slow Execution is Killing It”
Jan Dawson at Tech.pinions: Other than the layoffs Dorsey instituted as almost his first act as CEO, there’s been no evidence of faster or more disciplined execution. In fact, it’s arguable that things have got worse, rather than better. Twitter’s … [Continue reading]
“We Miss the S-curves because we cannot stomach the J-curves”
Geoffrey Moore: I am being interviewed by an MIT Sloan student about the challenges companies face trying to catch the next S curve. My answer is simple: They cannot stomach the J curve. J-curves track the negative financial performance of … [Continue reading]
“Every major cable TV company lost subscribers last quarter”
Ars Technica: The 11 biggest pay-TV providers in the US, representing 95 percent of the market, lost 665,000 net video subscribers in Q2 2016, Leichtman Research Group reported today. This is more than double the losses of two years ago. … [Continue reading]
Streaming Accounts for 83% of Recorded Music Revenues in Norway
Daniel Gumble at Music Week: Revenues from streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music now account for 83% of the music sales the first half of 2016, compared with 80% of sales for the same period in 2015. Physical sales continued to grow … [Continue reading]
“Airbnb is making it harder for hotels to price gouge customers”
Alison Griswold at Quartz: Either way, compression nights are incredibly important to the hotel industry. UBS estimates that hotels make anywhere from 35% to 70% more revenue per available room (RevPAR) during sold-out nights because of the steep … [Continue reading]
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