{"id":342075,"date":"2017-05-27T04:36:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T20:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1496568"},"modified":"2017-05-27T04:36:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T20:36:36","slug":"weekly-roundup-djis-spark-drone-mark-zuckerberg-addresses-harvard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/weekly-roundup-djis-spark-drone-mark-zuckerberg-addresses-harvard\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Roundup: DJI\u2019s Spark drone, Mark Zuckerberg addresses Harvard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week, DJI announced a brand new drone, Mark Zuckerberg delivered the Harvard commencement speech and Airbnb\u2019s internal data science program was announced. These are the top stories of the week. This post is also a newsletter, so you can sign up to have it delivered to your inbox on Saturday mornings.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Mark Zuckerberg tells Harvard we need a new equal opportunity social contract \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Harvard commencement speech centered around how we can improve life through big projects, equal opportunity and building both local and global community. He outlined a plan \u201cto create a world where every single person has a sense of purpose.\u201d Rather than focusing on the opportunities for the Harvard students graduating in front of him, he urged the students to ignite opportunities for those less fortunate.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0<\/strong>Airbnb is running its own internal data science university\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If there\u2019s one role that\u2019s in demand in Silicon Valley, it\u2019s data scientists.\u00a0Every company has its own strategy for hiring and training, but Airbnb has taken things a step further. The company is running its own university-style program for data science, complete with a custom course-numbering system.<\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0<\/strong>DJI announces its tiny new $499 Spark drone\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

DJI held a live-streamed keynote during which it announced its newest drone, the Spark.\u00a0With a palm-sized body and sub-$500 price point, the company is taking some pretty significant steps beyond just photographers and videographers. It\u2019s still a pretty expensive toy at the end of the day. But with the number of features the company is tossing in here, the notion of a solid drone for the rest of us just became a little more real.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Uber says it accidentally underpaid drivers in New York City<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Uber was supposed\u00a0to take a 25 percent cut from driver fares, after taxes and fees were taken into account, according to the terms of Uber\u2019s 2014 driver agreement. But in New York, Uber accidentally calculated a higher commission that took into account the full fare, before taking into account taxes and other fees.\u00a0Uber says it is fully prepared to refund that money to drivers in New York, plus interest. That will result in tens of millions of dollars in payouts for the company.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Jim Hackett is the new CEO of Ford<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

After a day of speculation, Ford named Jim Hackett, who had been running Ford\u2019s Smart Mobility business, as the new CEO. The move signals the company\u2019s ambitions in the connected car space. Hackett will\u00a0replace Mark Fields, who is retiring.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Quora launches its first self-serve ad platform<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Newly minted unicorn Quora launched its first self-serve ad platform.\u00a0Advertisers both large and small\u00a0will be able to create text-based ads and mobile app install ads \u2013 both of which look particularly native and nonintrusive.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Bitcoin surged past $2,000 for the first time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bitcoin has been on a tear this year.\u00a0That\u2019s according to a range of bitcoin exchanges, including Coinbase and Kraken. The\u00a0valuation puts the total market cap of bitcoin \u2014 the total number of coins in circulation \u2014 at $32.92 billion. Here\u2019s how to stage an initial coin offering.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Peloton is the newest unicorn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Indoor fitness equipment company Peloton closed a $325 million Series E financing round, valuing the company at $1.25 billion.\u00a0Spinning has turned out to be a big business, and this brand has\u00a0been gaining traction in the at-home fitness space. Peloton\u2019s $2,000 bikes have developed a cult following, mainly because of its live-streamed\u00a0classes.<\/p>\n

Weekend reads<\/strong><\/p>\n

The FCC\u00a0published the notice of proposed rule-making that would roll back the 2015 Open Internet Order establishing net neutrality. Its first and primary justification for doing this is a way of defining broadband access that\u2019s so backwards, it\u2019s ridiculous. It would be funny, if the future of the internet didn\u2019t depend on this incredibly disingenuous maneuvering.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI attended Google I\/O this week, and saw a lot of cool things,\u201d writes columnist Jon Evans.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cBut what really hit home for me, at the keynote and the demos and the developer sessions, was just how dominant Google has become, in so many different domains \u2026 and, especially, how its only real competition comes from the four other tech behemoths who dominate our industry\u2019s landscape.\u201d More here.<\/a><\/p>\n

As bitcoin continues to mature, there\u2019s a new term we need to learn. WTF is an ICO?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

There are few verticals\u00a0filled with more utopian dreams\u00a0than the studios and startups building virtual and augmented reality experiences. While some are looking to craft 3D experiences that integrate into\u00a0the real world, others are aiming\u00a0to create\u00a0massive worlds to which we can escape. The one thing many of them have in common, however, is that they are built on a game engine\u00a0from a company called\u00a0Unity. Here\u2019s why Unity, which closed on $400 million<\/a> in fresh funding this week, is poised to become\u00a0the next tech giant.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" This week, DJI announced a brand new drone, Mark Zuckerberg delivered the Harvard commencement speech and Airbnb’s internal data science program was announced. These are the top stories of the week. This post is also a newsletter, so you can sign up to have it delivered to your inbox on Saturday mornings.\u00a0 1.\u00a0Mark Zuckerberg tells Harvard we need a new equal opportunity social… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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