Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Robot software raises the big bucks. It's The Daily Crunch.

THE DAILY CRUNCH
TUESDAY, MARCH 6 2018 By Darrell Etherington

Lots of money for bot workers, Uber's also making automation moves and Amazon wants to put Whole Foods in your home everywhere eventually. All that and more in The Daily Crunch for March 6, 2018.

1. UiPath raised $153 million and gains unicorn status

Romanian robotic automation software startup UiPath has raised $153 million from Accel, CapitalG and KP for so-called "software robots" which is like a whole lot of money.

The picture from this article doesn't really tell me much about what they do, so I read on – they automate a lot of back-office tasks for companies including BMW, Dentsu and Huawei to name a few.

2. Uber's autonomous trucks are doing customer cargo runs

OMG the trucks, they're already driving themselves! Well, sort of – in Arizona at least. For highway long haul stretches. With a safety driver present. But it's progress!

3. Amazon brings Whole Foods deliveries to Atlanta

Amazon continues to expand its web of Whole Foods deliveries to new cities. This time it's Atlanta. That web is a web of laziness, by the way – just go to the grocery store it's probably the only time you leave your house.

4. MIT is taking another look at that low pay Uber study

Uber's CEO had harsh words for a recent MIT study that pegged Uber driver average income at a ridiculously low rate. Sometimes a CEO lashing out on social media can be a good thing.

5. Honda's actually gonna make this cute little car with bench seating

This is my ideal car. If Honda brought back the Element that'd probably top it but that's it.

6. The Volkswagen I.D. Vizzion is the automaker's next planned EV concept

Volkswagen's I.D. line is weirdly named but generally attractive and very forward thinking. This one looks like the one with the most mass appeal of the current set.

7. The new vacuum is a cordless wonder

Dyson's latest vacuum is a technological marvel that can deliver great suction for 60 minutes via a built-in battery. This company's car better have record-breaking range, too, whenever it breaks cover.

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Monday, March 5, 2018

Top Stories of the Day // March 5, 2018

Netflix’s ‘Icarus’ wins the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature | Snapchat is stuck in the uncanny valley of AR glasses | Notes from Shenzhen — the next Greater Bay Area | Lyft commits to cutting the problem of health care transportation in half by 2020 | YouTube removes ads from InfoWars’ Alex Jones channel but says it has no plans to delete it | When venture capital becomes vanity capital | Taking on the Big 4 accounting giants, Paro receives $5m for its labor marketplace for financial professionals |
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MONDAY, MARCH 5 2018 TODAY'S TOP STORIES:
TOP HEADLINE | Anthony Ha

Netflix’s ‘Icarus’ wins the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature

It was a quiet Oscar ceremony for the big streaming services, but Netflix’s doping film Icarus (directed by Bryan Fogel) did win the award for best... Read More…
Josh Constine

Snapchat is stuck in the uncanny valley of AR glasses

"Timing", Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel said cryptically when asked what the greatest threat was for Snap Inc. "I think the big risks are always the really big... Read More…
Jon Evans

Notes from Shenzhen — the next Greater Bay Area

I just walked into Shenzhen, and boy, is my mind boggled. Let me just get all my knee-jerk chorus-line reactions out of the way, before we get to the weird... Read More…
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Lyft commits to cutting the problem of health care transportation in half by 2020

In the wake of Uber’s entry into the healthcare transportation market, Lyft wants to remind people that’s a space it’s been working at for... Read More…
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YouTube removes ads from InfoWars’ Alex Jones channel but says it has no plans to delete it

As YouTube continues in its efforts to crack down harder on content that violates its terms of usage and promotes offensive and/or misleading content,... Read More…
Eric Paley

When venture capital becomes vanity capital

I’ve written a lot about the benefits of efficient entrepreneurship. I’ve explained my view conceptually, tried to illustrate the mechanics of how... Read More…
Danny Crichton

Taking on the Big 4 accounting giants, Paro receives $5m for its labor marketplace for financial professionals

Accounting and financial controls are some of the most important functions of a modern company, but they are also serious cost centers. Hiring a full-time... Read More…
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