A few days out and a new AR-game is driving players crazy. Pokémon Go has become such a hit that my Facebook stream is full with reports of players populating public parks, streets, and even the middle of highways. At least the kids get out into the fresh air to play. Read here how Pokémon Go works.
Now there was also news about the first fatality with a Tesla that was on Autopilot. As much as it is tragic, we must not forget that every day 100 people die in the US alone in car accidents. And the Autopilot seems to be twice as safe as manual driving. But the media outlets went into overdrive and missed the point.
The German manager-magazin did a cover story on Apple's iCar. After talking - anonymously - to several German car executives and stitches a larger picture. Quite interesting and you can read a summary here.
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Legal troubles
How do you know that your startup is disruptive? The number of lawsuits tells you the story. Now the past days legal troubles for a couple of people came up. One for enfant terrible Uber, the other for a person who's been shooting Google buildings and firebombing streetview cars. Whatever crutch he held, that's no reason to be violent. And then Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes finds herself banned from lab. Not a good sign for a company that does lab tests.
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The British decision on leaving the EU may lead to more altercations than they had hoped for. Being Europe's startup center, this may change. Berlin and other startup hubs are already poaching them to their own cities. Is a startup-exit imminent? Not to mention that the financial industry is seriously considering reducing business in London to keep the access to the EU markets. And job openings dropped within a week from 1.4mio to less than 800,000. Whatever will happen, one thing is sure: the cards are getting shuffled anew.
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NSFW - FoldiMate
Today's NSFW - internet lingo for Not Safe For Work - shows probably the most Silicon Valley startup you can imagine. And it caters towards the busy dude start-up employee. A robot that - and I kid you not - folds your laundry. For less than $1,000 it's yours. Not sure about socks or underpants, but it seems to perform with shirts. Well, it's a start, isn't it?
