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Portable silence

Apple does it again… https://500ish.com/airpods-pro-and-the-sound-of-silence-1ecd29dd7cc1

Crypto startup school

And it’s free if you get accepted, 6 weeks on the US West Coast learning from some of the best in the business. https://events.a16z.com/cryptostartupschool/

I had a VC with my cousin yesterday to discuss a new business venture, we did this using Zoom. It was the first time I’d used Zoom but had heard lots of hype around it. It did what it said on the tin but didn’t see anything that went past what you’d expect from any…

Influencers be influencin

Bloomberg reports 86% of young americans want to become a influencer. Looks like future generations will depend heavily on robots.

Prescriptions by drone

On November 1st a partnership between CVS & UPS completed the first every prescription drone delivery to a customers home. “The deliveries were completed on November 1, 2019, using the M2 drone system created by UPS in partnership with Matternet. The flights launched from a CVS in Cary, before flying autonomously, while being monitored by…

Majoring in marijuana

Lake Superior State University is the first school in the nation to roll out new degrees focusing on cannabis chemistry and other marijuana-related subjects.

MS Ignite announcements November 4th

Project Cortex feels like a game changer for many companies going forward. https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/04/the-7-most-important-announcements-from-microsoft-ignite/

Sharepoint Online & modern search

In classic Sharepoint we have the ability to create very customised & tailored search experinces to address specific use cases. In modern Sharepoint the search service is provided to us as-is from Microsoft. If you are frustrated by this, good news maybe on the horzion as Bill Baer has just announced this at MS Ignite:…