Alphabet’s daughter company Wing makes it’s first automated drone delivery in Virginia, US, writes TechCrunch. The content of the package will be a “cough and cold pack”.
Author: Andreas
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Mark Hurd passed away
Mark Hurd was a giant in the industry. My thoughts are with his family, friends and everyone at Oracle. His passing away marks a very sad day for the entire industry.
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Floppy Disks coordinate missile launches.
Good News: US military will no longer use floppy disks to coordinate nuke launches. You’ll probably think this technology is around for many years, since the 70ies or even longer. The article confirms these 8-inch floppy disks have been in use since the 1970ies. You’ll probably also expect this is proven and well tested, and any approach to replace this is well considered.
Well, then the article has bad news for you.
Now, the US strategic command has announced that it has replaced the drives with a “highly-secure solid state digital storage solution,” Lt. Col. Jason Rossi told c4isrnet.com.
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People looking at this product
Have you ever wondered, how websites know how many people look at a particular product? Ophir Harpaz investigated:
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Why Companies and Government Do “Innovation Theater”
This article previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. The type of disruption most companies and government agencies are facing is a once-in-every-few-centuries event. Disruption today is…Valid question…
Source: Steve Blank Why Companies and Government Do “Innovation Theater” Instead of Actual Innovation
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Five Deadly Product Management Sins
Five Deadly Sins in Product Management. - No One Understands What You Do
- Not Being Effective
- Being Tactical and Not Strategic
- No Formal Career Plan
- Not Enjoying Your Job
These are, apart from being strategic, probably all solid advises for any other role. The article is a lot more verbose on why these are relevant for Product Management.
Learn about the five deadly sins that can stop people from rising quickly in Product Management. Avoid these and keep them from killing your career.
Source: Five Deadly Product Management Career Sins | 280 Group
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Coin Master – Abzocke mit Fun
Jan Böhmermann hat schon am 10. Oktober mit folgendem Video auf potentiell unseriöse Vorgehen einer App namens “Coin Master” hingewiesen. Bis dahin ist mir das Spiel nicht aufgefallen, weil mir der gesamte Duktus solcher Werke schon zweifelhaft erscheint und ich deshalb kategorisch die Finger davon lasse. Virtuelle Schlumpfbeeren zu kaufen kann keinen realen Gegenwert bieten.
Die Analyse, die im Rahmen des Neo Magazin Royale stattfindet, setzt sich investigativ mit dem Hersteller und dem zugrundeliegenden Modell auseinander. Darüber hinaus hat die Redaktion mit Glücksspielsuchtforscher Tobias Hayer für eine Analyse des Geschäftsmodells gearbeitet. Der knapp 20 Minuten lange Beitrag aus der Sendung ist hier:
Aufgrund der Recherche durch die Neo Magazin Royale Redaktion prüft die Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Schriften seit heute offenbar eine Indizierung des Spiels “Coin Master“.
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What you do is who you are.
Ben Horowitz, of Andreessen Horowitz (software is eating the world), wrote a new book. It is titled “What you do is who you are.“, and will, following the announcement, discuss corporate cultural standards and how they changed over the years, of course with a particular focus on the tech industry. It’s a hot candidate for this winters reading list.
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Mozilla unveils YouTube recommendation horror stories
Somehow, a fun read. Still problematic, and somewhat scary, at the scale YouTube relies on recommendations.
YouTube Horror Stories Mozilla gathered 28 user-submitted stories, detailing incidents where YouTube’s recommendation served videos featuring racism, conspiracies, and violence.
Source: Mozilla unveils 28 horror stories about YouTube’s recommendation algorithm