A veritable FWD feast this week. We have a wealth of Google product releases, we have young people preferring text (over video!) and a basketball team who use AI to deliver hot-dogs. Routine stuff.
HEADLINES
- A big week of releases from Google as they announce the launch of Pixel, Home and Daydream (that’s a smartphone, a smart speaker and smart VR ecosystem, respectively)
- Snapchat anticipated to be valued at a $25+ billion
- Amazon adds a premium Twitch offering to Prime member benefits
INSIGHTS
- Expect the unexpected – what is likely to be announced from Tesla’s ‘unexpected’ announcement scheduled for next week
- Read all about it – research shows young adults actually prefer reading the news rather than watching it
- OpenSignal report on state on the mobile networks highlights low UK 4G speeds
COOL
- How basketball is using AI to reduce queues so you don’t miss the game
- The future of plastic purchasing is in a digital display
- Even Microsoft Paint is being future-proofed
DEEP READS
- How algorithms are responsible for the British pound ‘flash crash’
- A Facebook advertiser? You’re competing with 4 million other brands
- How we tackle the data that will come from a connected home
