A flurry of app launches from Google, a full-on first piece of hardware from Snapchat and the quest to find the perfect company are among the highlights in this week’s FWD.
HEADLINES
- Google introduces Trips – a one-stop shop app for the modern traveller and Allo – its machine learning messenger app
- Twitter seem poised for a sale, with Salesforce and Alphabet the front runners, here’s a look at what awaits the new owners
- Snapchat launches Specs – Snapchat unveils £100 Google-glass style spectacles: here is how they work
- Yahoo’s data breach, what you need to know and how it may affect the future of tech mergers and acquisitions
INSIGHTS
- YouTube living room watch time doubled in the past year and more nuggets from this Q&A
- People want text conversations with brands but this is rarely supported
- What you need to know about using Twitter’s new character count
COOL
- Copa 90 and Bleacher Report are creating a live TV series on Snapchat Discover
- The ice cubes that tell the bar when you are ready for your next drink
- You can now buy an NFL jersey with an emoji
DEEP READS
- Quartz profiles the companies rewriting the rules of business to find the Perfect Company
- Inside Apple and IBM’s app making machines
- A bit of food for thought on digital ‘distraction sickness’
