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Basic Income: A Sellout of the American Dream
Matt Krisiloff is in a small, glass-walled conference room off the lobby of Y Combinator's office in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood, shouting distance from some of the country's wealthiest startups, many of which Y Combinator has nurtured and helped fund. Krisiloff, who manages the operations of the tech incubator's program for very early-stage companies, is explaining why it is committed to investing an amount said to be in the tens of millions of dollars in a venture that is guaranteed never to make a penny. It's the simplest business model conceivable: hand thousands of dollars over to individuals in return for nothing, no strings attached. Krisiloff insists he and his Y Combinator colleagues can't wait to get started giving away the money. "This could be really transformative," he says. "It may help change how humans, society, and technology all operate together in the future."
10 things to know, Monday, June 13 - Chronicle-Telegram
Dozens of bodies are slowly removed from a popular Central Florida gay club after a gunman sprayed the helpless crowd with bullets in violence that killed 50 people and critically wounded dozens more. Whether it is guns, mental health or religion, the repetition makes change seem hopeless. Whoever wins the White House, they will inherit a country fearful of terrorism, gun violence and the often merciless intersection of the two. Law enforcement is working to figure out why the 20-year-old had three assault rifles and chemicals used in making explosives in his car some 2,000 miles from home in Southern California. Bahzad Farhan Murad, a 28-year-old Yazidi, is hoping to assist a future criminal prosecution and preserve the historical record of IS' massacre of 5,000 Yazidi men and enslavement of thousands of women.
Amazon Echo may soon know when you're sad or irritated
Amazon reportedly has a plan to keep the Amazon Echo a step ahead of Google Home and a rumored Siri-based device from Apple. The online retailer is apparently hoping to add a few new abilities to Alexa, the Echo's built-in personal digital assistant. Chief among them is the ability to detect emotion in a user's voice, according to MIT Technology Review. Equipped with emotional detection, a personal digital assistant should be better able to understand what you want. If Alexa detects you're getting frustrated during an interaction it could try a different strategy, for example.
Apple to unveil 'SuperSiri' to take on Amazon and Google in smart assistant wars
Apple has unveiled a massive overhaul of all its software to include a new'Super siri' personal assistant. With sales of Apple's flagship iPhone slowing, the spotlight is on the company's hunt for its next big thing. Cook began the conference with a heartfelt message for victims of the Orlando massacre, saying'we offer our deepest sympathies to everyone whose lives were touched by this violence, it was senseless' before asking everyone to rise for a moment's silence. The firm is set to make a raft of announcements at its annual WWDC event at San Francisco's Bill Graham auditorium later today, including new software for iPhones, iPads and its Watch. Apple's annual developer conference begins on Monday in San Francisco.
I trapped myself in a room with a guy for our first date
"What better way to find out if you're soul mates than being trapped in a room for 60 minutes under extreme pressure?" Mink was workshopping marketing lines for her and co-creator David Aldhouse's new live-action room-escape game Enter the Oubliette, a dystopian-themed puzzle-solving group experience, based in a converted office building in Brixton. But to me, this sounded like an efficient way to mix business and pleasure. I needed a venue for a looming first date, I knew the guy played video games, and I figured that, whatever happens, I may at least get an article out of it. Clearly, I'm a born romantic.
Microsoft Xbox E3 2016 Live Stream: Watch The Xbox One S, 'ReCore' And 'Gears Of War 4' Reveals Here
Microsoft kicks off a busy Monday on the first full day of E3 2016. With the Xbox One trailing Sony's PS4 in terms of sales, Microsoft needs to get players excited about the console. There could be a slimmer version of the Xbox One, along with exclusive games. The Microsoft E3 2016 live stream begins Monday at 9:30 a.m. The big rumor ahead of E3 2016 surrounded a slim version of the current Xbox One with double the memory.
Microsoft to buy networking site LinkedIn for 26.2 billion
In a surprise move, Microsoft said Monday that it is buying LinkedIn for about 26.2 billion, a deal that could bring subtle but significant changes for the professional network's more than 430 million members. LinkedIn will remain an independent unit of Microsoft. It will keep its name, and current CEO Jeff Weiner will stay on and report directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. LinkedIn lets members network with other professionals, upload their resumes, catch up on career advice and search for jobs. For Microsoft, the deal presents an opportunity to cement itself as the tech company for the world's professionals, helping them find jobs, learn new skills and do their work.
Tech Five: Symantec lands big acquisition
The logo of Symantec Corp., is displayed at the CeBIT technology fair in Hanover, Germany, on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Along with Symantec's acquisition of security firm Blue Coat, Apple is unveiling new iOS features at the Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco Monday. Video game conference E3 will also occur on Monday in Los Angeles, where Sony will demo its PlayStation 4 virtual reality game console. Here are the top tech stocks to watch, plus a heads up the day's biggest tech conferences: The computer security company will acquire Blue Coat, a network security firm based in Sunnyvale, Calif, for 4.6 billion in cash as announced on Monday. With the deal, Blue Coat CEO Greg Clark will become the new CEO of Symantec and join its board of directors.