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On the day Intel completed its $175 million purchase of smart-spectacle maker Recon Instruments in June 2015, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich flew to Recon’s Vancouver headquarters to welcome the 60-person company. For the next year, he showed close interest in the business, meeting frequently with Recon chief Dan Eisenhardt, even though Mr. Eisenhardt was several rungs down the corporate ...
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Justin Gerard
on How Evan Spiegel Fumbled Snap’s Redesign
As a younger user, I can report that the reaction was instant revulsion among my friends, and my sister (who is 3 years younger) told me her friends hated it too. They made revisions quickly, thank god, otherwise they risked having a fall from grace like Digg did after the v3 redesign.
And it's still not good!
Jane Hsu Wong
on When Their Cars Get Recalled, Uber and Lyft Choose Not to Know
I recently had an incident where the car I had rented was registered to Getaround Leasing LLC, not to an individual. This car started to break down while I on the freeway (the electric functions shut down). This car was also Uber-ready and available for an Uber driver to rent and drive.
Vishal Garg
on Why We Urgently Need a Female Elon Musk
I think its bullshit that marisa takes flack for little things like a nursery in her office for her baby when dudes like jeff immelt literally had a chase plane flying around with shareholder money (a private jet following the CEO's private jet in reserve for parts).
Daniel F Dietzel
on No Longer a Gimmick, Electric Scooters and Bikes Face Scrutiny
I was at the embarcadero in San Francisco a few days ago and saw a dozen of these scooters for hire on the sidewalk. People seemed excited and were playing with them, but then a cop pulled over and told everyone they couldn't use them without a helmet under California law. The scooters were quickly abandoned because no helmets were provided. I already felt like the use cases for these scooters weren't thought through all the way, but this really drove that idea home.
Brian Ahier
on Deep Confusion: Tensions Lingered Within Google Over DeepMind
Jeff Dean is legendary and hopefully will be able to better bring DeepMind into the Alphabet fold. All things considered, Google has accomplished a lot with regards to artificial intelligence and I expect that the effect will be synonymous to the impact they have had on the internet and cloud computing.
Harry Campbell
on Uber, Lyft Face Growth Ceiling
Uber's passenger-first mentality has propagated down through the product over the years and while it was great for growth, it was terrible for drivers. At this stage in the game, it's hard to make meaningful product improvements and maybe even more importantly, drivers don't trust them even when they do.
Tom Whitbrook
on Facebook Is Unwieldy by Design. It Needs Independent Oversight
Figuring out how to effectively promote competition in networks feels like it has to be an absolute priority, as does ending the handwaving of acquisitions in the space.