Here’s this week’s new edition of my “Fav 4”, edition 13. 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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Is this a breakthrough on the way to more widespread #LIDAR deployment for #autonmousdriving? Definitely, cheap LIDAR gets a big win in deal with #Volvo. The Swedish carmaker has selected #Luminar to equip its self-driving cars with lidar. https://t.co/dPRPs8Yn78 pic.twitter.com/mCZGlfhAYg
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) June 15, 2018
This here totally fires my imagination for #virtualworlds. With a 2D pic of a scene #DeepMind's neural network generates a 3D view from a different vantage point. Imagine the possibilities to create virtual 3D instances of everything you have on a 2D photo https://t.co/tKpYsIDTHA pic.twitter.com/HVELKfTYAT
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) June 16, 2018
Awesome news on the #solar front: we've got a new US solar pricing record. It's 2.155 Cents/kWh! (incl. escalator for inflation). This is Mexico and Middle East Levels. See where we're heading? #SolarEnergy is here to stay and to kick ass! https://t.co/prdt3eqsvF #solarcosts pic.twitter.com/5B1i42cu1F
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) June 16, 2018
I wonder, if they have learned to handle 3rd party developers & user data better than Facebook… #Snapchat officially launches new platform for 3rd party developers., #SnapKit. Allowing integration of Snapchat features into 3rd party apps. #socialnetworks https://t.co/TWzbvPjVX5 pic.twitter.com/Y5eu4RQpIL
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) June 15, 2018
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