A Robot Imitates The Rolling Stones…And Other Small Business Tech News This Week – Forbes
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Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?
1 —Boston Dynamics robots imitated the Rolling Stones performing ‘Sta…….
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Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?
1 —Boston Dynamics robots imitated the Rolling Stones performing ‘Start Me Up’.
Boston Dynamics recently shared a video where the company’s robots are seen in a side-by-side split screen imitating the Rolling Stones performing their song ‘Start Me Up’. Just like the actual band, the group of robots has a lead singer recreating Mick Jagger’s dance moves and actions while also lip-syncing the whole song. As the video continues, the camera shows the other robot band members playing instruments and imitating the rest of the musicians. The robotics company has become known for creating entertaining videos starring its robots. (Source: Tech Xplore)
Why this is important for your business:
It’s all good fun. But Boston Dynamics isn’t in the business of replacing the Rolling Stones with robots. The company is in the business of replacing employees with robots with amazing, productive warehouse products like Spot and Stretch. These robots are affordable for many smaller companies and don’t require health insurance or paid time off. Imitating humans in videos like these is entertaining. But keeping products moving through the factory floor with limited human interaction is serious business.
2 — Microsoft Loop is a new Office app built for collaborative work.
Microsoft announced a new Office collaboration app this past week known as Microsoft Loop and it could provide a significant productivity post for your projects. (Source: Engadget)
Why this is important for your business:
Similar to the company’s Fluid Framework, major components of the app are called Loop Components, which include a variety of items from making a list to a more detailed project on Dynamics 365. With either task, projects will remain synced within the Office apps. Users will be able to keep Components organized in Loop Pages, which is a brand new document that has the capability to house links and files.
3 —Venmo, PayPal, and CashApp are making cryptocurrency simple for beginners.
In an effort to simplify cryptocurrency for beginners, Venmo, PayPal and Cash App recently added the ability for users to buy cryptocurrency within their services. The apps are helping to make the process of buying cryptocurrency less intimidating by removing the requirement for users to understand how digital wallets work. While buying cryptocurrency via these apps is convenient, all three apps will lock users into transaction fees and, in the case of Venmo and PayPal, will …….
