Every little bit of adoption helps promote the ecosystem. “The Fortnight and cryptocurrency subreddits have over two million users that will be trialing this new points system. If it proves to be successful, this new feature could make its way […]
This is a forecast and they can’t predict the future, but… | learn more
“The grocery delivery startup added 300,000 workers in eight weeks, but Covid-19 is still overtaking it in more ways than one.” | learn more
A few weeks ago I started subscribing to some twitter feeds via email (using mailbrew – referral link). It’s already proven valuable thanks to this series of tweets from Ezra Galston of Starting Line VC. He pulls together a lot of […]
Science is so cool. “Some bacteria inject toxins into host cells using a syringe-like appendage. Past research has found we could hijack that as a new drug delivery system, and now Max Planck scientists have developed a way to control […]
“Antioxidants fight oxidation, which can spoil food and alcohol and harm cells in the body. Now, researchers have woven antioxidants into nanofiber mats, which release the vital compounds slowly and could be useful for food coverings or bandages.” | learn more
I learned a lot from this short post. “Virus? …simply a piece of bad news wrapped up in protein. —Jean and Peter Medawar.” | learn more
I didn’t know where to include this link so it’s here. We should remember the strong network effects of cities before we believe that they’ll fall apart in favor of remote work. | learn more
Scott Galloway is impressed by Amazon. “Any customer, vendor, supplier or worker who wants a near-virus-free supply chain, a criterion that has gone from zero to light speed in 90 days, will have a selection set of one.” | learn more
They’re up in many categories, down in others. Amazon deemed books non-essential, slowing orders. Meanwhile startup Bookshop.org is growing out of control. One of their main selling points seems to be that they’re not Amazon. | learn more