links

A collection of interesting links that made me go, WTF?
Nov
17

Link: How Grab built GrabMaps by using data from drivers, users, and merchants in 500+ Southeast Asian cities, adding 800,000+ km of missing roads to OpenStreetMap (Michelle Anindya/Rest of World)

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Nov
11

Link: Q&A with Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley on his startup Hopscotch Labs, which uses AI and headphones to give information as a person walks by a location (Om Malik/Crazy Stupid Tech)

1 min read
Nov
10

Link: Apple's future growth may come from several new Watch- or iPad-sized bets; visionOS 2.2 ultrawide Mac display option may be the Vision Pro's first killer app (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

1 min read
Nov
09

Link: Data shows open interest on Polymarket fell 64% from $510.95M on November 5 to $184.16M by November 8, highlighting the platform's reliance on political betting (MK Manoylov/The Block)

1 min read
Nov
06

Link: Australia plans to introduce legislation that would ban children under 16 from using social media, not exempting those already with accounts or parental consent (Maani Truu/ABC)

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