3 human qualities digital technology can’t replace in the future economy: experience, values and judgement

https://theurbantechnologist.com/2015/04/12/3-human-qualities-digital-technology-cant-replace-in-the-future-economy-experience-values-and-judgement/

A COUPLE YEARS ago, Apple went on a shopping spree. It snatched up PrimeSense, maker of some of the best 3-D sensors on the market, as well Perceptio, Metaio, and Faceshift, companies that developed image recognition, augmented reality, and motion capture technology, respectively. It’s not unusual for Cupertino to buy other companies’ technology in order to bolster its own. But at the time, it was hard to know exactly what Apple planned to do with its haul. It wasn’t until last month, at the company’s annual talent show, that the culmination of years of acquisitions and research began to make sense: Apple was building the iPhone X.

https://www.wired.com/story/all-the-face-tracking-tech-behind-apples-animoji/

Footy star turns booze business into $200m giant. His company plans to allow any company in the world to follow in the footsteps of Uber’s driver tracking platform or Domino’s pizza delivery system.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/footy-star-turns-booze-business-into-200m-giant/news-story/ee601d48ad4a4708b70af3b2412c86ce

The massive costs of Labor’s “gold-plated” National Broadband Network are now being realised, with a single internet connection to a Tasmanian house costing the taxpayer $91,196 — an outlay that would take 146 years to recoup through user fees.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/91196-to-connect-nbn-to-one-house-pays-for-itself-after-146-years/news-story/11316f02bc791a5b0db599d8abe735cc

No grades, no timetable: Berlin school turns teaching upside down

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/01/no-grades-no-timetable-berlin-school-turns-teaching-upside-down?CMP=share_btn_tw