
Strictly Curious Newsletter №18
Good morning and Happy Monday :-))
News
Ethereum co-founder says crypto coin market is a time-bomb. Link
Employees who stay in companies longer than two years get paid 50% less. Link
Y Combinator (the most famous startup accelerator) is reportedly raising $1 billion for new fund. Link
China embraces era of staff-free shopping. Wide use of mobile payments propels country’s vendors past the likes of Amazon Go. Link
Next leap for robots: Picking out and boxing your online order. Link
(It was about time!) The UK government has announced plans to introduce drone registration and safety awareness courses for owners of the small unmanned aircraft. Link
Half of all plastic that has ever existed was made in the past 13 years. Link
NBC News launches ‘Stay Tuned,’ a twice-daily Snapchat news broadcast. Link
Blog Posts
Silicon Valley’s first founder was its worst. Misbehavior doesn’t flourish in a vacuum; it’s usually a product of family dynamics. And more than any other individual, Shockley was the founding father of Silicon Valley. Link
How to test, study and validate your big idea. Link
Interesting Numbers
Google glass 2.0 is a startling second act. GE reports a 46% decrease in the time it takes a warehouse picker using the product, and surveyed employees overwhelmingly said it would reduce errors. Link
28.5% of female comic book characters with a gendered name that had a diminutive in it (e.g. “Wonder Lass” or “Wonder Doll” rather than “Wonder Woman”) compared to 12.6% of male characters with a gendered name. Link
Video: Pastry chef Dinara Kasko creates the most unique cakes ever
Detours
The best, funny and creative Instagram bios. I particularly like the one that says: “I never finish anythi”. Link
New study says, Yes, artificial sweeteners can lead to weight gain (Oh no!). Link
Retail Therapy
Here is the best language learning App for you. Link
Contemplation
“Boxing is a sport of self-control. You must understand fear so you can manipulate it. Fear is like fire. You can make it work for you: it can warm you in the winter, cook your food when you’re hungry, give you light when you are in the dark, and produce energy. Let it go out of control and it can hurt you, even kill you… Fear is a friend of exceptional people.”
(Cus D’Amato)

