Here’s last week’s new edition of my “Fav 4”, edition 7. My favorite and most noteworthy tech & innovation news bites of the week. 4 updates in an easy to consume video format. Enjoy!
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I clearly see a trend here… online #retail going offline… in many countries. Now online retailers go offline in China, too. #Alibaba is heavily investing in going offline, planning to open 2,000 supermarkets next year. https://t.co/i1L4IdagSJ #futureofretail #ecommerce pic.twitter.com/kNg3sYdXqS
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) April 12, 2018
Do you think, too, this is totally nuts? #Bitcoin jumped $1,000 in less than an hour on Thursday, setting a new volume record. During those 60 ins more bitcoin exchanged hands than in any other 60min period in the #cryptocurrency’s history. https://t.co/BrF8RENz28
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) April 13, 2018
Is this the much needed breakthru for scaling/affordability of #LIDAR sensors? #Luminar scales up, slashes costs in effort to dominate #selfdrivingcars. Still wonder if LIDAR will win by becoming more affordable or camera tech by becoming more capable? https://t.co/Mnr2d0ZKLa pic.twitter.com/16kCB1P54S
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) April 13, 2018
I'm not really surprised by this… and can't deny some schadenfreude… #Apple’s stumbling #HomePod isn’t the hot seller they wanted. Lowered sales forecasts + cut orders with #Inventec, one of the contract manufacturers building the thing. https://t.co/5ErEiipy8E #smartspeakers pic.twitter.com/2RIru609sa
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) April 13, 2018
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