Parmy Olson's Blog, page 16

WhatsApp Changes Everything With Its New 'Status' Feature

Could this be how WhatsApp finally starts showing something like ads to its users?

Samsung May Be Just Fine After Chief's Arrest

It’s shown remarkable resilience after two major scandals in less than half a year. The latest dramatic turn will dent the business but not much more.

Avoiding Snap's Path: Most Startups Want To Sell, Not IPO

A survey of 941 tech and healthcare startups showed that most executives would rather be the target of a bigger company than go public.

WhatsApp Just Hired A New Exec To Help It Make Money

The company has hired Facebook marketing manager Matthew Idema to help it charge businesses for the privilege of chatting to its users.

Dubai To Put Autonomous Taxi Drones In The Skies 'ThisSummer'

The city state plans to be one of the world’s first to put the Chinese-made EHang 184 into commercial operation. Believe it when you see it.

Nokia Buys Comptel For $370 Million To HelpIt Woo Telcos

Comptel’s intelligent software for networks should appeal to telco’s who are investing less in building out 4G infrastructure. It’s all part of Nokia’s plan to ‘rebalance’ the company after exiting the smartphone business.

Bragi Boldly Goes Where Apple's AirPods Have Yet To Go

Chief executive Nikolaj Hvild is building in-ear computers that do much more than just play sound.

Report: Jawbone Is Jumping Out Of Consumer Wearables

From speakers to wristbands to… hospitals? The UP24 maker wants to pivot once again, this time into the medical field according to a TechCrunch report.

Meet The Inventors Who Turned Billions Of Phones Into Cameras

It took more than three decades to develop the image sensor tech that lives in your pocket. The engineers who did it say digital cameras now need to get smarter.

Why Your Brain May Be Wired To Believe Fake News

To navigate the post-truth era in the wake of a Trump presidency, a neuroscientist says ‘humility’ is the first step towards more critical thinking.