Tuesday, December 27, 2016

NETWORK SOCIETY

In the next few decades, everything we own—our cars, our coffee cups, our clothing, our cats—will be connected to the web. It's hard to argue that the 'internet of things' isn't making our world smarter, more efficient, and more economical. But when everything in our world is a computer, who's going to play traffic cop? Our internet runs on centralized authorities, but should it stay that way? We'll explore everything from Bitcoin and the blockchain to smart homes and connected infrastructure.

Read more: Futurism 

Meet The Ultrasound Scanner That Connects To Your Phone 

Thursday, December 15, 2016

PayPal Mafia



Meet the PayPal mafia, the richest group of men in Silicon Valley http://read.bi/XAuD1E via @bi_contributors
Here are the 40 coolest people under 40 in Silicon Valley http://read.bi/2axSU0I via @sai 

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Startup Ecosystem in Thailand



อะไรทำให้ชาล เจริญพันธ์ และกัน เจติยา มาเป็นหัวหอกของ Digital Ventures Accelerator http://techsauce.co/interviews/what-make-charle-hubba-and-jaytiya-join-dva/

Monday, December 5, 2016

Sometimes A Startup Has To Seek Permission To Change The World

Elon Musk has joked that experts call the Hyperloop either obvious — or impossible. We believe it is possible, but we face some difficult challenges unlike those faced by most tech startups. 




  • Elon Musk makes a surprise appearance and answers questions from the crowd at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Design Competition award ceremony held at Texas A&M University. 



Credit: Texas A&M University, thanks for sharing. 

Full video of the 2-hours event can be found here (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/82250240#

Overview: (-2:10

00:00. Standing ovation & intro remarks 

01:40. Next Hyperloop competition details Q&A

03:50. Inspiration for Hyperloop 


05:40. Ideal “wheel” solution 

07:52. Last minute competition rule changes 

10:47. Starting small, then going bigger 

12:30. Hyperloop on Mars

14:25. First “real” Hyperloop

15:16. Name origin

15:48. Made in China?

16:28. Advices for competing teams, financial investment

18:05. Next big idea for Elon: Electric Jet (he might do it!)

18:49. Swimming against the stream

20:35. Hyperloop as car replacement

22:00. Tunnels to fight traffic

22:50. Origin of SpaceX

26:58. Economic 

27:50. SpaceX “students” projects

28:35. Please sign our Design Award

29:17. Quick Qs: Dragon 2 interior, Hyperloop competition, Falcon Heavy ETA, selfies

31:52. Going to Mars and beyondElon Musk speaks at the Hyperloop Pod Award Ceremony 2016

Sunday, December 4, 2016

AWS re:Invent 2016 Keynote: Werner Vogels

Watch Amazon.com CTO Dr. Werner Vogels discuss the latest trends in cloud computing at AWS re:Invent 2016, including the launch of AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate, Amazon EC2 Systems Manager, AWS CodeBuild, AWS X-Ray, AWS Personal Health Dashboard, AWS Shield, Amazon Pinpoint, AWS Glue, AWS Batch, AWS Step Functions, Lambda@Edge, Blox, and more. Also hear how Mapbox, Netflix, Trainline, Twilio, and the Obama Administration’s Data-Driven Justice Initiative are delivering innovative products and better customer experiences with the help of AWS. Learn more: http://amzn.to/2g4xHNE












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