A slightly longer media update since I didn’t get last week’s out properly.
A lot of focus on Augmented Realities post Apple’s iPhone event where they launched iPhone X (ten) and iPhone 8 along with iOS11 and ARkit built in.
Tech
– H&M considers stand-alone brands replicating the business model of DanielWellington Link
– Burning man thought piece argues why networking might not be everything for a startup Link
– Facebook sold more than USD 100,000 political ads to Russian fakeaccounts during the 2016 election it says themselves Link
– Square now applies for an industrial loan license Link
– Singapore based pension fund Temassek leads what seems to be USD 650 M investment round in Magic Leap at a valuation of roughly USD 6 BN Link
– 23andMe about to raise USD 200 M for their DNA tests Link
Transportation
– Tencent and Atomico invest in Lilium Aviation hoping to bring flying personal vehicles to life Link
– What self-driving engineering visualises Link
– US Congress unites and passes bill to spread self-driving cars testing across the US Link
– One of the most prominent LiDAR manufacturers raised USD 65 M from Delphi, Magna and a more investors Link
– Alphabet seems to be placing USD 1 BN into Lyft Link
– Lyft’s strategi suggests they should be the Android of the self–driving car business Link
– In the Alphabet/Waymo against Uber lawsuit some details on how much some engineers are getting paid got revealed, and it is a lot Link
Media
– Instagram got hacked…. Link
– The Emmy’s awards show Netflix, Amazon and “new age production companies” are taking on the battle Link
– Facebook Watch launches to all US users Link
– Winners of the Swedish TV-awards Kristallen 2017 Link
– New music streaming service aims to build product built by the capital it makes – not the VC funding Link
– Important Looking Pirates receives Emmy for “outstanding visual effects” in the HBO serie Westworld Link
– Argument on why Disney should acquire Netflix to continue to lead in the digital boom Link
XR
– Industrifonden invests in VR-gaming studio Fast Travel Games Link
– ARCore as demoed by Google themselves Link
– Developer suggest ARCore catch-up is good enough to ARkit leaving Microsoft behind Link
– Report suggests Magic Leap One is less than 6 months away Link
– Another reporter argues Apple will lead the way in the AR world Link
– Racing team Aprilia made an AR helmet for their mechanics with DAQRI as a foundation Link
– Ericsson report suggests AR is five years out Link
