Weekend Reads (4th March-10th March)
What you shouldn’t miss reading this week !
Earlier this week, much of the internet ground to a halt when the servers that power them suddenly vanished. Now we know how it happened. In a note posted to customers today, Amazon revealed the cause of the problem: a typo. Read more here on how did it happen
Ok, so this is really exciting news for me. New AI Can Write and Rewrite Its Own Code to Increase Its Intelligence. This really will move the human race forward ! We should talk about it !
Huh ! success isn’t easy. Is it? Started in 1999, becomes a billion dollar company in 2016. 17 years ! This is inspiring story of Zoho. India’s version of sales force.
Which reminds me to tell you about this great piece on resilience. Learn how people learn to become resilient. ( and probably implement it too).
Disney is Chasing After Nikola Tesla’s Dream. They call it quasistatic cavity resonance for ubiquitous wireless power transfer. Is this fresh breath of air : company such as Disney, chasing completely new stuff, going out of their comfort zone? But then, that’s perhaps the only way you can survive the rapid changing times we are living in and not die like Kodak ( and many such other big companies.)
Which also reminds me of the massive change UI and UX will undergo in next few years. “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” — Steve Jobs. …Design is the story. Blurred Lines: The Future of UX & UI
Personal development is very important topic for me and I realised that sometimes goals become Limits. Read more about how How Our Ambitions Might Just Keep us From Our Potential.
Fortune can change massively for people, sometimes almost instantly. For Travis, Founder of Uber, 2017 has been a bumpy ride. Another new scandal to handle. Read about How Uber Deceives the Authorities Worldwide. RIP Travis or RIP Uber?
Poor Travis, he shouldn’t have immediately disagreed to driver’s feedback. Here’s how to learn the art that Travis might have to learn soon.
Wondering about Monday again? Here is how to find love for it
Planning to watch Logan? Here’s NYT’s review of the movie. My recommendation. Don’t go, stay put. Read all that I recommend. Thats more fun.
Last but not the least, here’s Donald Trump’s latest scandal.
