CTRL+T podcast: Artificial intelligence may become a human rights issue

 Welcome back to another glorious episode of CTRL+T. This week, Henry Pickavet and I explore Amazon’s new cashier-less stores that promise no waiting in line — except to get in — and Uber’s newest C-level executive hire. Later in the episode, I rage with Safiya Umoja Noble, a professor at the University of Southern California and author of “Algorithms of… Read More

from Amazon – TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/27/ctrlt-podcast-artificial-intelligence-may-become-a-human-rights-issue/?ncid=rss

Surfing vs. coal mining

When the unexpected happens in surfing, that's why you went.

When it happens in a coal mine, it's a matter of life and death.

Perspective changes based on how you define your work. That unplanned outcome or sudden emergency—are you looking at with the optimism and possibility of a surfer, or the dread of a miner?

       

from Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/520604282/0/sethsblog~Surfing-vs-coal-mining.html

Microsoft’s Mixer follows Twitch with addition of direct tipping and game sales

 Mixer, Microsoft’s answer to Twitch, will soon allow its streamers to start selling games and other downloadable content via its service, and will introduce tipping, the company announced this week in its year-end wrap-up. The game sales will be made possible through the new Mixer Direct Purchase program, which is now in testing ahead of a broad, public launch, Microsoft says. Initially,… Read More

from Microsoft – TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/26/microsofts-mixer-follows-twitch-with-addition-of-direct-tipping-and-game-sales/?ncid=rss

"Where did you go to school?"

An interesting question, perhaps, but irrelevant to a job interview.

The campus you spent four years on thirty years ago makes very little contribution to the job you're going to do. Here's what matters: The way you approach your work.

What have you built? What have you led? How do you make decisions? What's your reserve of emotional labor like? How do you act when no one is looking?

You are not your resume. You are the trail you've left behind, the people you've influenced, the work you've done.

       

from Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/520360540/0/sethsblog~Where-did-you-go-to-school.html

Walmart and Rakuten partner on grocery delivery in Japan, Kobo e-books and audiobooks in U.S.

 Walmart today announced a major expansion in terms of its global e-commerce presence: the retailer is entering a strategic partnership with Tokyo-based Rakuten, which will see the companies collaborating on the launch of a new online grocery service in Japan, and the sale of e-readers, audiobooks and e-books in the U.S., via Rakuten-owned Kobo. The strategic alliance is one that has two of… Read More

from Amazon – TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/25/walmart-and-rakuten-partner-on-grocery-delivery-in-japan-kobo-e-books-and-audiobooks-in-u-s/?ncid=rss

Amazon adds single sign-on for Fire TV

 Signing on to all of your favorite networks’ apps on Amazon TV just got a little easier. The company, which had teased single sign-on for Fire TV in September, is now bringing the service to network apps in the U.S. Users just need to sign in with their pay TV provider credentials and they can access all the networks they need without entering additional passwords. The service works with… Read More

from Amazon – TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/25/amazon-adds-single-sign-on-for-fire-tv/?ncid=rss

Microsoft drops the price of its standard support for Azure to $100 per month

 If you are a Microsoft Azure customer and want to get 24/7 access to technical and billing support for your company, as well as a response time of less than an hour for your critical issues, but you don’t want to pay $300 per month for this, today is your lucky day. Microsoft today announced that it’s dropping the price of Azure Standard Support from $300 per month to $100 per… Read More

from Microsoft – TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/25/microsoft-drops-the-price-of-its-standard-support-for-azure-to-100-per-month/?ncid=rss