oh, chicago
Amazon Go stores coming to Chicago.
“Amazon has leased spaces for the cashierless store concept in Willis Tower and an office building at 500 W. Madison St.” | learn more
Author: Man
fun facts
American Airlines CEO hasn’t flown their new economy class.
“Nobody wants to fly economy, but if you’re the CEO of an airline, you should probably do it at least once. Yet American Airlines CEO Doug Parker seems unwilling to admit whether or not he’s flown his airline’s newest economy […]
fun facts
Digital photocopiers are loaded with secrets.
Did you know office copiers have a hard drive that stores all the documents they scan or copy? If not, you’re in good company. And so are your secret documents, which get passed on to the next owner. | learn more
under the microscope
MIT study finds fasting doubles stem cell regenerative capacity.
“Researchers at MIT have discovered that fasting for 24 hours flips a metabolic switch in mice, causing their guts to enhance their intestinal stem cells.” | learn more
better doing
500-year old drawing reminded nobles of mortality.
Ryan Holiday uses some interesting historical references to remind us that we, even in today’s age of technology, are still mortal. | learn more
better doing
Why winners keep winning.
Of Dollars and Data, in its classic analytical style, takes on the subject of cumulative advantage. This is intuitively understood, but the data is eye-opening anyway. “In all the lives you could be living, in all of the worlds you […]
on the blockchain
Snapshot of Multicoin Capital’s investor summit.
A month ago the crypto hedge fund held a summit for high profile folks in the blockchain world. Jacob Mullins from Shasta Ventures shares highlights from the panels and other insights about the state of the blockchain market. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
How Google got media companies addicted.
This is a short article published by Axios. “Google is a gigantic octopus, with sprawling, growing tentacles reaching deep into every nook and crevice of media companies — very much including Axios.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Benedict Evans interviewed on Masters in Business podcast.
I’ve been reading the famed a16z investor’s insightful posts for years, so it was great being able to hear him discuss all sorts of tech-related topics. Masters in Business is a podcast published by Bloomberg, hosted by Barry Ritholtz. | learn more
oh, chicago
Census: Chicago attracting more young, well-off residents.
“Between 2010 and 2016, the city of Chicago gained more households in a key category—total income of more than $100,000 with the head of household under age 45—than any city in the country except for far larger New York, according […]