The Trump tech bubble Andrew Keen Contributor Andrew Keen is the author of three books: Cult of the Amateur, Digital Vertigo and The Internet Is Not The Answer. He produces Futurecast, and is the host of Keen On. More posts by this contributor: Late last year, […]
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Where does Blue Apron go after Amazon wraps up its Whole Foods deal?
Where does Blue Apron go after Amazon wraps up its Whole Foods deal? Last week, Amazon said that its massive $13.7 billion deal to acquire Whole Foods is wrapping up on Monday — giving it access to one of the strongest food brands in the United States, […]
Y Combinator takes machine intelligence startups to school and learns a thing or two
Y Combinator takes machine intelligence startups to school and learns a thing or two Machine intelligence startups are the black sheep of the startup world. The new kids on the block are challenging investors to do their technical homework and differentiate themselves in intentional ways. Y […]
BittBoy is a retro pocket console that does a lot for very little
BittBoy is a retro pocket console that does a lot for very little The GameBoy Pocket remains one of the best-designed pieces of mobile gaming kit ever in my opinion, which is why I was intrigued by the BittBoy, a new third-party portable console that clearly […]
9 reasons social media stalking feels SO right
9 reasons social media stalking feels SO right Turns out, observing other people’s lives is actually a biological instinct. And in the age of social media, where lives are presented on a platter and require only the slip of a thumb, it’s easy to indulge in […]
Celebrating Jack Kirby, the King of Comics, at 100
Celebrating Jack Kirby, the King of Comics, at 100 On the cover of his debut issue, Captain America is captured a fraction of a second after delivering a vicious right hook to Adolf Hitler’s toothbrush mustache. He appears unfazed — Zen-like, even — as four uniformed […]
Sami Inkinen on his bold plan to cure type 2 diabetes forever
Sami Inkinen on his bold plan to cure type 2 diabetes forever Sami Inkinen founded and then exited Trulia about a year after Zillow snapped it up for $3.5 billion in 2014. He’s since moved on to build Virta, a health care startup claiming it can […]
Seven things I have learned about writing software It’s happening. Bit by bit, little by little, I’m morphing from an engineer into some kind of…
How innovative startups can flourish in a changing cleantech landscape
How innovative startups can flourish in a changing cleantech landscape Being a clean-tech startup amidst today’s uncertain political priorities and tightening R&D budgets is like being on a rollercoaster where the loops keep getting bigger and bigger and have no end in sight. But surprisingly, this […]
Amazon will lose money on Whole Foods — but probably not for long Sometimes giving up something in the short-term can yield a big reward in the long-term. That’s the idea behind many of Amazon’s businesses, and that’s particularly true of the recent Whole Foods deal.