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TechInnovation – ArcGIS StoryMaps at the 2021 Esri User Conference (Jacqui Newell, Michelle Thomas, Esri)

Two years ago, Jennifer Bell transported Esri User Conference attendees to Nepal and Tibet as she rebuilt the Mapping Mount Everest story by Alex Tait, The...

Lebanon – What would the collapse of Lebanon’s army mean? (Anchal Vohra, Al Jazeera)

A Lebanese air force chopper flies over a blurry landscape of green fields and snow-peaked mountains, promising the tourists a view of the Levantine...

TechInnovation – Meet Mighty, an e-commerce platform where kids are the boss; a “digital lemonade stand” (Connie Loizos, TechCrunch)

Until children reach a certain age, enrichment programs are somewhat limited to school, sports, and camps, while money-making opportunities are largely non-existent. Meet Mighty, an...

TechInnovation – Healthcare data sharing: How to improve patient care in the future (Paul Johnson, TechCrunch)

Far too often, we see medical mixups and even deaths caused by interoperability obstacles in our healthcare system. In these situations, patients in critical...

TechInnovation – Facebook is testing a Twitter-like ‘threads’ feature on some public figures’ pages (Amanda Silberling, TechCrunch)

Get your spool-of-yarn emojis ready — threads might be coming to Facebook soon. Facebook has been spotted testing a new feature that gives public...

TechInnovation – Fetch Robotics’ CEO on the company’s acquisition and the future of warehouse robots (Brian Heater, TechCrunch)

Yesterday, enterprise computing corporation Zebra Technologies announced its plan to acquire Fetch Robotics. The San Jose-based startup has been a mainstay in warehouse and fulfillment...

USA – Department of Justice opens investigation into EV startup Lordstown Motors (Aria Alamalhodaei, TechCrunch)

Lordstown Motors continues to stumble. The beleaguered electric vehicle startup is now being investigated by the Department of Justice, in addition to an ongoing...

TechInnovation – With $3M seed, Frame streamlines finding a therapist and builds a one-stop shop for private practices (Devin Coldewey, TechCrunch)

Therapy is rapidly becoming a standard part of many people’s lives, but 2020 interrupted that trend by nixing in-person sessions and forcing therapists to...

Netherlands/Facebook – Dutch court will hear another Facebook privacy lawsuit (Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch)

Privacy litigation that’s being brought against Facebook by two not-for-profits in the Netherlands can go ahead, an Amsterdam court has ruled. The case will be...

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