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Episode 215-1: Jeremy O’Sullivan of Kytch On The Tech Serving McDonald’s Ice Cream Monopoly

The Security Ledger

Think, for example, of the NEST thermostat – that iconic Internet of Things product, which stylishly re-imagined the boring old thermostat: outfitting it with brains, motion sensors, a cool graphical interface and a powerful, web-based back end. . Jeremy O’Sullivan, Co-Founder, KytchMelissa Nelson, Co-Founder, Kytch.

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Robert Reich: “Saving Capitalism” From Itself

John Battelle's Searchblog

” Reich goes on to deliver example after example of how the rules governing our current capitalist system are rigged to deliver “pre-distributions” of wealth to those in power. ” Government doesn’t intrude on markets,Reich argues, in fact government creates markets. .”

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If-Then and Antiquities of the Future

John Battelle's Searchblog

Of course, it was this approach we took in the early years of Wired magazine. Wired , in fact, later created the popular “ Found: Artifacts from the Future ” series in the pages of the magazine.). Here’s one example that might bring the concept home: The Fitbit. Our agricultural practices and policies?

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If-Then and Antiquities of the Future

John Battelle's Searchblog

Of course, it was this approach we took in the early years of Wired magazine. Wired , in fact, later created the popular “ Found: Artifacts from the Future ” series in the pages of the magazine.) Here’s one example that might bring the concept home: The Fitbit. Our agricultural practices and policies?