Mondays might not be your favorite day of the week, but the good news is that we’re all in this together ladies and gentlemen. As purveyors of prime Grade A web content, the SolidSmack crew has done some of the heavy-lifting to make sure you get your Mondays started on the right track.
Welcome to The Monday List.
Every Monday, we link you up with some of the most insightful, informative, and socially-relevant stories to keep tabbed, bookmarked, reading listed, pocketed, or what have you to get your week started on the right foot. Be sure to check in each week for a new crop of freshly sprouted words curated straight from the source of your favorite homegrown ‘Smack.
What We’re Reading This Week:
To Break Google’s Monopoly on Search, Make Its Index Public
The tech giant doesn’t have to be dismantled. Sharing its crown jewel might reshape the internet.
Amazon’s Most Ambitious Research Project Is a Convenience Store
Jeff Bezos and his company have spent seven years and hundreds of millions of dollars getting rid of cashiers. Will it pay off?
What Cracking Open a Sonos One Tells Us About the Sonos IPO
I always find more truth about a company’s future buried in a company’s products. Long story short: I don’t have high hopes for Sonos’ trajectory. Here is why…
How to Dive for Pearls
“Run your hands back and forth through the sediment at the bottom of the river,” says Chuck Work, who has spent much of the last 25 years underwater, crawling the muddy bed of the Tennessee River, feeling for mussels with his hands.
With $1 Billion From Microsoft, an A.I. Lab Wants to Mimic the Brain
Sam Altman’s 100-employee company, OpenAI, recently built a system that could beat the world’s best players at a video game called Dota 2, a milestone in artificial intelligence.
The War To Sell You A Mattress Is An Internet Nightmare
Why did Casper sue a mattress blogger? A closer look reveals a secret, multimillion-dollar battle to get you into bed.
