fun facts

Spiders fly across Lake Michigan. 

While visiting the Willis Tower for a meeting this week, I heard a story of spiders flying across the lake from Michigan and attaching themselves to tall buildings. My skepticism alarm went off right away and I had to google […]

book recommendations

Measure What Matters

Author: John Doerr John Doerr is the legendary venture capitalist who invested in (among others) Google, Amazon, Compaq, Intuit, Netscape, Symantec, Twitter and Zynga. Seriously this guy is an OG in the venture world. He started his career at Intel […]

under the microscope

AI reads eye scans as well as humans. 

“Doctors at a U.K. eye hospital are getting algorithmic help interpreting the results of 3D eye scans, using a system developed at Google’s DeepMind that can identify more than 50 eye problems and recommend a course of action with human […]

tech, startups, internet

China and the race for AI dominance. 

Here’s an interesting perspective from Wired UK that’s heavy on quotes from Kai-Fu Lee, one of the most famous technologists in China (he’s been an exec at Apple, Microsoft and Google). The author thinks China will win the global race. […]

fun facts

Frank Abagnale gave an amazing talk at Google. 

The real-life person who inspired the Leonardo DiCaprio movie “Catch Me If You Can” is exactly as interesting as you might imagine. He told his story first-hand at Google, and luckily it was recorded and published for the rest of […]