Tech Brew Ride Home Fri. 03/20 - Instagram Copies The Last Snapchat Feature Left
Mar 20, 2020
Yelp reveals the restaurant industry's struggles amid the pandemic. Instagram is set to copy the last Snapchat feature, signaling fierce competition. The rise and fall of a self-driving startup offers eye-opening lessons. There’s also intriguing news about tech innovations, like Microsoft’s DX12 Ultimate for gaming, and insights into how smart thermometers are tracking health trends. Plus, discussions on cryptocurrency resilience and the evolving influence of TikTok on music genres!
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Restaurant Industry Trouble
- Yelp's data shows a 54% drop in U.S. restaurant interest last week.
- They're giving $25 million in waived fees/free services to restaurants.
Instagram Copies Snapchat
- Instagram is testing a Snapchat-like ephemeral messaging feature.
- This disappearing message feature is the last Snapchat feature Instagram hadn't cloned.
Self-Driving Startup Shutdown
- Starsky Robotics CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher blames the unmet promise of AI for the company's shutdown.
- He believes supervised machine learning is just sophisticated pattern matching, not true AI.