Here’s the new edition of my “Fav 4”, edition 54. My favorite and most noteworthy tech & innovation news bites of the last week. 4 updates in an easy to consume video format. Enjoy!
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I put together a brief post on LinkedIn what #Libra is all about and way #Facebook has really big ambitions for it. It's all set up for a stark disruption of our national financial systems… and it's up to those regulatory forces if Facebook will succeed.https://t.co/IBdtT75T1U pic.twitter.com/vlgzMEjT1e
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) June 22, 2019
More #AI for #Microsoft #Powerpoint: after success of PowerPoint Designer (analyzes images/words to suggest visually pleasing layouts), here's #PresenterCoach. Allows to practice presentation orally, talking through slideshow like in front of an audience. https://t.co/FgX5bkkQ34 pic.twitter.com/Efj9W5uXjN
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) June 19, 2019
No surprise: #Google loses patience with #telcos on rich #messaging. Rolls out RCS on their own. Fragmented telco world's too slow, lacks priority. It's crucial: #Android's a 2nd grade OS for iPhone users as long as SMS is its default communication tool. https://t.co/FUAovMfdDY pic.twitter.com/uaTHrueB89
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) June 19, 2019
#robotics & #automation disrupting entry-level restaurant jobs: new robot dish-scrubber takes in dirty dishes in tall stacks + spits clean ones out. Could cut dishwashing staff by 50%. Caveat: can only handle specially made plates with magnetic inserts. https://t.co/fNeUacGTSB pic.twitter.com/bGTFQd0h5e
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) June 19, 2019
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