Top Stories of the Day // June 18, 2017

Sunday, June 18, 2017 Posted by bloggerdaddy
In wake of Amazon/Whole Foods deal, Instacart has a challenging opportunity | At AI bot startups, cool kids rule | A discussion about AI’s conflicts and challenges | Shape-shifting ‘4D’ printed objects could pave the way for outer space structures | Susan Fowler says Uber’s apology to former riders is ‘all optics’ | Designing better conversations online |
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SUNDAY, JUNE 18 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES:
TOP HEADLINE | Jordan Crook

In wake of Amazon/Whole Foods deal, Instacart has a challenging opportunity

Yesterday, Amazon and Whole Foods ruined a perfectly slow news day on a Friday in June with the announcement that Amazon intends to buy Whole Foods for almost... Read More…
Joanna Glasner

At AI bot startups, cool kids rule

You would think at least one AI-powered humanoid bot would have a properly nerdy name. Maybe a Poindexter or Hildegarde to add some natural language processing... Read More…
Natasha Lomas

A discussion about AI’s conflicts and challenges

"The competition for talent at the moment is absolutely ferocious," agrees Professor Andrew Blake, whose computer vision PhD was obtained in 1983, but who is... Read More…
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Brian Heater

Shape-shifting ‘4D’ printed objects could pave the way for outer space structures

It takes a lot of money to launch stuff into space — even by NASA terms. The cost ranges from around $9,000 to more than $40,000 per pound. With that sort... Read More…
Megan Rose Dickey

Susan Fowler says Uber’s apology to former riders is ‘all optics’

Uber apologized to some former riders in New York City and in other markets via email on Friday, saying that the company is aware it has “fallen... Read More…
Ashleigh Axios

Designing better conversations online

Automattic, MIT Center for Civic Media, and The Mash-Up Americans have been working together to have honest dialogues, build empathy, and help make the world a... Read More…
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