The Week of October 31st: 10 things eft’s been reading
Free shipping is a lie, keeping a 169 year old tech company relevant, making billion dollar gambles.
1. [VIDEO] Self-driving cars mean users suddenly have a bunch more time on their hands: opportunities abound? (Wired)
2. Amazon, Amazon, Amazon are usually how home delivery headlines go. This time Google. They’re still doing Express, and now in 90% of the US. [TechCrunch]
3. The car industry is clearly undergoing a major shift, but who’s actually doing what? This will help. [Fast Company]
4. Walmart’s CEO is putting everything on the line to maintain the company’s relevance [Fortune]
5. [VIDEO] Literally just a video of ships getting launched. Thanks LinkedIn. [Humans at Sea]
6. Siemens just turned 169. How do you keep a company relevant for that long? [strategy+business]
7. This article and the next contrast fantastically. Postmates just secured 140m in funding [TechCrunch]
8. Free shipping is a lie [Fast Company]
9. Fast fashion is coming to the developing world and the consequences could be significant [Quartz]