EP 60: Ree of Fort Negrita

By Digital Good Times

Fort Negrita for the zero wasters, self sufficient and nature lovers
fortnegrita.com
Fort Negrita is a myth to matter place that composites an online zero waste store, a blog of Earth-advocating tips, and trash free projects in …
Abandoned buses become boutique hotel rooms at Chinese resort
Mashable - Sophie Hirsh
Who says a fleet of scrapped buses can’t be glamorous? More than 30 themed hotel rooms are now open in China’s Tai Tai Mountain Park, starting at …
Why gaze tracking startup Cogisen is eyeing the Internet of Things
TechCrunch - Natasha Lomas
How will you interact with the Internet of Things in your smart home of the future? Perhaps by looking your connected air conditioning unit in the lens from the comfort of your sofa and fanning your face
Uber raises $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, balance sheet now exceeds $11 billion
VentureBeat - Jordan Novet
App-enabled cab company Uber today confirmed that it has raised $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which is the investing arm of the Saudi Arabian kingdom. The money came in at Uber’s
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Mediachain enivisions a blockchain-based tool for identifying artists’ work across the internet
TechCrunch - Jonathan Shieber
On the internet, where “aggregation” is often the highest form of flattery, not everyone appreciates the compliment. Content (in all its forms) is increasingly both the commodity and currency of the digital
Facebook says its new AI is almost as good as humans at understanding context
The Verge - Jacob Kastrenakes
Facebook has developed a new AI called DeepText that it claims can understand what people are writing about with "near-human accuracy." Oh, and it can do that several thousand times per second in over
Meet the Young Black Entrepreneurs Taking on Tinder
TIME - By Charlotte Alter
Justin Gerrard speaks quickly, Brian Gerrard speaks slowly. Justin jumps around the room, Brian glides with caution. If you met them separately, you …
Cleanly launches subscription laundry service with Cleanly Reserve
TechCrunch - Jordan Crook
Cleanly, the on-demand laundry service looking to take on FlyCleaners, has today announced a new annual or monthly membership program that discounts service while offering a recurring pick-up and drop-off
This lamp is illuminated by your phone's LED
The Verge - Ashley Carman
Do you really need to buy a lightbulb when your phone has a powerful LED already built in? This is the question an Israeli company hopes to answer with its new product the UpLamp, which it's describing
This palm-sized 'selfie drone' fits in your pocket and has foldable blades
Mashable - Raymond Wong
Drones are the new hotness in the gadget world and no one makes better drones than DJI. But while DJI's Phantom 4 is both super smart and easy to …
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Australia puts traffic lights in the ground to alert phone addicts
Engadget - Jon Fingas
New South Wales is worried a car will hit you while you're checking Facebook. The German city of Augsburg has already tried putting traffic lights in the ground to keep cellphone-obsessed pedestrians walking
Wishbone, an app for comparing anything with photos, dives into video
TechCrunch - Matthew Lynley
After throwing its backing behind a simple app for comparing photos and experiences geared toward a younger audience, Science is now betting that a simple way to compare videos is going to be one of the
Segway’s smart mini-transporter is up for pre-order
TechCrunch - Brian Heater
Segway doesn’t mention hoverboards in today’s official Ninebot by Segway MiniPro availability announcement. Of course, it’s easy to see why the company would be so quick to distance itself from the incredibly
Googling Yourself Is About to Be More Useful
Gizmodo - Darren Orf
People Google themselves. I do it. You do it, and if you say you don’t you’re a lying liar. Sometimes, just to make sure your internet persona is …
Mindful technology will provide us with a better understanding of our inner selves
psfk.com - Charlie Stephens
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