Sunday, August 30, 2015

Formula One Teams Burn Up $300 Million Of Debt

The ten teams in Formula One auto racing have amassed total net debts of $318.2 million with Lotus alone accounting for 64.2% of this according to new research.

Apple will double the cost of next Apple TV

Apple executives are debating a starting price of either $149 or $199 for the next generation of Apple TV, more than double the price of the current model, according to 9to5Mac.com.

Growing Metal, Printing Humans And Repairing Robots

This is Change Log — my weekly observations and links on the intersection of tech, commerce, health, culture and markets.

Mature Markets Can Deliver Multiples. Mustangs Not Unicorns.

I was meeting with a Private Equity promoter a few weeks ago and the talk was good for non-traditional entrepreneurs. What I mean by non-traditional are the visionaries in this climate that are looking where the crowds are not. Too many people are on safari scouting unicorns when there is herd of mustangs standing beside them.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

The Margin: Facebook users flood Mark Zuckerberg with thank you’s

Facebook’s CEO celebrated a milestone this week, and it triggered an outpouring of stories from among his more than a billion users.

Driverless Cars, Analytics and Tough Standards for 21st Century Innovation

Everybody talks about innovation these days, but the word is used so lightly. Every new app, gadget or product feature is now “innovation”. A few decades ago, “innovation” implied a life-changing advance in technology: the transistor, the computer, space flight. Does it mean anything that we speak of innovation more casually today than we did in the past century? Maybe.

Target Will Pay $2.8M Over Employment Tests

How Ballet Can Make You A Better Leader

Or: Leadership Traits I Learned At The Barre

Do You Need Ideas For Balancing Your Work With Your Life?

The answer to work-life balance is not creating more hours in the day, learning productivity tools, or adhering to a specific ratio of work versus life hours. The power to create work-life balance is not in execution but in defining what a successful life means to you, then having the courage to live by your own rules.

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks close with a whimper in roller-coaster week of trade

U.S. stocks end the most tumultuous week in memory with modest weekly gains after closing virtually unchanged on Friday.

3D Printed Micro-Fish Robots May Soon Join The Fight Against Disease, Inside Our Bodies

Professors Shaochen Chen and Joseph Wang of the Nano Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego have 3D printed tiny robots – thinner than the width of a human hair -- they’re calling micro-fish, that may one day be used to treat a variety of human ailments.

18 Unicorn Startups In China Face Higher Hurdles For Next Jumps

Unicorn startups with valuations of more than $1 billion in China -- now counting 18 -- face higher hurdles for next jumps.

Apple, Amazon and Google top lists of ‘buy ideas’ after selloff

Amazon, Apple and Google are among stocks that are being oversold after the market pullback, analysts say.

Why Major Automobile Makers Have Been Ignoring Tesla's Challenge

Consumers pay a great deal of attention to what Tesla does. In Consumer Reports, they give its models top ratings. Investors pay a great deal to Tesla, too. They have put the value the company at $31B, close to that of GM?s -- though Tesla?s revenues are a tiny fraction of

Croissant: Sample The Best Coworking Spaces In NYC

Startup founders and freelancers are more in need than ever to have access to flexible work spaces that go beyond cafes. Croissant, a membership service for people to use coworking spaces at their own pace, aims to disrupt the coworking industry with their alternative. Watch this Roadmap Video to find out more.

10 money stories you might have missed but shouldn’t have

Tim Cook sends a surprise email, parents waste money on kids parties and companies create stoner tourism.

The Wall Street Journal: In new Amazon Prime program, not all goods ship for free

Amazon is testing a ne program that lets certain sellers decide whether to ship for free.

How To Think About Student Data Privacy

We are currently in the formative years of an EdTech revolution. A complete digital overhaul of our classrooms is inevitable. New technologies promise to transform education in positive ways. This is not about the Surface, the iPad, Chromebooks and smartboards. Those are all just delivery mechanisms with great PR and marketing departments. The real revolution involves information technologies that rely on data analytics.

Here's What Project Kabinet, Amazon's Smart Kitchen Computer, Will Do

While Amazon apparently can't stand the Fire(phone) anymore, this doesn't mean they're getting out of the kitchen. The Kabinet might very well be their attempt to put Amazon at the center of the connected kitchen.

Friday, August 28, 2015

3 Problem-Solving Methods: Funny Names, Big Ideas

Problem solving is, itself, a problem. With so many proven methods at our disposal, choosing the right one can feel like a long and difficult journey. Today, I’d like to take a look at three methods you may not have heard of, but have given businesses of all shapes and sizes a much-needed helping hand. Don’t let the funny names fool you.

Need to Know: Here’s the hard case for QE4 and Dow 25,000

This isn’t your typical lazy summer Friday. Good luck to traders with the huevos to hold long positions over the weekend. In their favor, a surprisingly strong GDP report, a sharp rebound in equities, and the biggest bounce in crude in years have all helped to clear some of the dark clouds

Gartner's Hype Cycle For 3-D Printing, 2015: Medical Products Driving Market Growth

Medical products are leading some of the most significant new developments in 3-D printing technology. Gartner predicts that 3D-printed hip and knee replacements, as well as other common internal and external medical devices, will be in mainstream use within two to five years. 3-D printing hip and knee implants is a potentially large, profitable and growing market. The Orthopedic Industry Annual Report, 2014 found that global joint replacement product sales exceeded $14.9 billion in 2013. Prototyping continues to mature quickly according to the Hype Cycle, indicating that 3-D printers in this area will continue to see widespread adoption.

PIQ Sensor Improves Your Tennis Game Through Smart Technology

As my 12-year-old nephew nearly ran me off the tennis court last week -- on two different days, mind you -- it occurred to me that somewhere between high school and middle age I’ve lost a few steps between the alleys. And maybe a few miles per hour off my serves.

4 Clues Your Marketing Is Propaganda

The word marketing has a gazillion definitions. Yes, a gazillion. But for the context of this article let’s go with: “the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.”

Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Step inside a restaurant where no one takes your order or serves you

Eatsa, an Automat for the 21st century, hopes a broad audience will savor cheap, fast vegetarian quinoa dishes, reports Therese Poletti.

NASA And The Politics Of Going Back To The Moon

A manned mission to Mars almost dictates a manned lunar return. Trouble is, there's little political will for such missions.

Streamline How You Use Windows 10 With These 5 Shortcuts

Earlier this week Microsoft released a Word document listing 42 keyboard shortcut combinations for Windows 10. All of them have a purpose, but some are more commonly used than others. Rather than getting overwhelmed trying to memorize 42 different key combinations and which functions they’re shortcuts for there are five in particular you should start with. They will fundamentally change how efficiently you use Windows 10.

13 People To Meet At CMO Summit 2015 In Singapore

Organized by CMO Council, CMO Summit 2015 will take place in Singapore on October 5-6th, 2015. Amongst the many attendees and speakers, here are 13 of the top marketers you?ll want to meet.

Market Extra: How momentum investing could go out of style

Momentum stocks are rebounding, but the momentum approach is in danger of going of style, some market observers believe.

For AI Startups, The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times

Artificial intelligence startups faces big challenges in competing with Google, Facebook, and other giants for investment dollars and talent, but success may also mean a big acquisition by those same giants.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Slide Show: Netflix has star-studded original content up its sleeve

The streaming giant has said it plans to invest at least $6 million in original content in 2016 as it continues its 200-country expansion and looks to evolve its approach to original content.