Casey Newton The Verge: Spectacles will naturally be compared to Google Glass, Alphabet's mostly fruitless foray into wearable face-based computing. But because they are sunglasses, they will be less conspicuous than Google's. They're cheaper, … [Continue reading]
Costs Plunging for Solar Electricity Faster Than Expected
Ramez Naam: The latest record is an incredibly low bid of 2.42 cents / kwh solar electricity in Abu Dhabi. That is an unsubsidized price. Let me put that in perspective. The cost of electricity from a new natural gas powerplant in the US … [Continue reading]
“Rocket Internet’s Growth Days Are Behind It”
Me at Early Moves: To get a sense on the cost cutting, here is a good data point: Rocket Internet has lost 37% of its staff over the last months. Down from 1.496 to 937. (via, German) A holding cutting down its own core organisation like … [Continue reading]
“Here’s What It’s Like to Ride In Uber’s Self-Driving Car”
Wired: The more compelling element of the system is the live view of the world. The lower two thirds of the screen depict the car’s surroundings as seen by the spinning LIDAR system on the roof. When pedestrians cross the street, you can see them. … [Continue reading]
A Power
John Gruber at Daring Fireball: The iPhone 7 scores better on both single- and multi-core than any most MacBook Airs ever made, and performs comparably to a 2013 MacBook Pro. Imagine how powerful the next iPad Pro and the one after that will … [Continue reading]
Apple’s Wearable Future
Ben Thompson at Stratechery (paywall): This seems so clearly to be the future for Apple: a Watch that does not replace the iPhone, but enhances it with body-sensing and notification capabilities; AirPods that do not replace the iPhone, but enhance … [Continue reading]
“The Company That Owns Warner Music Group Just Took Control Of Music Streamer Deezer”
Bruce Houghton at hypebot: Access Industries has taken control of global music stream Deezer. The move advances the goal of the conglomerate, which also owns Warner Music Group and has made major investments in Songkick ($25M), Shazam ($9M) and in … [Continue reading]
“Reading and the Demand for Books”
Joshua Gans at Digitopoly: If eBooks are seen as competing with physical books, then you are going to worry about the price of eBooks and want them to be priced higher so as to keep up demand for physical books. But if they are not competing, then … [Continue reading]
“Warner Bros. Issuing Takedowns For Its Own Site Is No Laughing Matter”
Mike Masnick at Techdirt: But here’s why this isn’t really a laughing matter: many of the legacy industry players, including Warner Bros. and the MPAA who represent WB, have been pushing very heavily for a revamp of the DMCA that would include a … [Continue reading]
“Apple’s EU Tax Problem, How Apple Pays Taxes…Eventually, Everyone is a Loser”
Ben Thompson at Stratechery: It was a little over one year ago that Tim Cook made what I called an “unfair and unrealistic privacy speech” where he claimed that “morality demands” an approach to privacy that basically delegitimized Google and … [Continue reading]
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