The Week Was Awesome 8 Nov
I salute everyone who managed to draw on their mental strength to get out of bed today on a cold rainy Friday morning. You are the awesome in my life.
1. Totally Disconnected
Today you could almost say that the internet is a basic human right. Our lives are so digital, that to be off the grid is truly a disadvantage. So what would happen if the internet were to disappear… forever?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/web/a29629151/global-internet-outage/
2. What’s New with Big Blue: Yes we Canon!
Here’s how Canon managed to unlock the potential of its data and use it to improve its customer experience by giving business-to-business (B2B) customers greater flexibility and opportunities for self-service.
https://www.ibm.com/case-studies/canon-europe
3. Laser Fair
Do you have a smart home device or hub? If you do, you might want to defend yourself from the latest security threat: LASERS. Yes, lasers have been used to hack into Amazon Echos.
4. Private and Confidential
You’re not alone. At least, not when you’re surfing online. If you feel like you’re being followed, that’s because you are… by at least a third of the most popular websites online.
5. What Kenvi learned this week: Sweet Emoji
Have you ever wondered how they decide what new emojis to add? Turns out there’s a process for that…
https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/1/20938486/how-to-make-emoji-yawning-face-waffle-proposal-unicode
When is the best time to schedule an appointment with your dentist?
Tooth hurty, of course!