This week was special #8
The best articles of the week.
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The following is a collection of the best contents of this week.
Enjoy your reading!
Adios Fiverr and UpWork, here it comes the LinkedIn gig marketplace.
“LinkedIn is developing a freelance work marketplace that could rival fast-growing gig sites Fiverr and Upwork. The feature has been in development at least since September 2019, when LinkedIn agreed to acquire the assets of UpCounsel, a vertical marketplace connecting freelance lawyers and clients.”
The fall of gamification.
“Gamification is the use of game design elements in nongame-contexts. Surprisingly, given the hype that it received in previous years, gamification didn’t amass significant research outside of education and healthcare.”
NASA´ secret messages inside the Perseverance´s parachute.
“You might have noticed an unusual pattern to the red and white in the Perseverance rover’s parachute as it landed on Mars last week, and NASA teased a secret message coded in the colors.
The message reads “Dare mighty things,” ”
Microsoft Word´s AI-powered text predictions.
“Microsoft plans to add AI-powered text predictions to Word in March. The feature uses machine learning to make writing suggestions based on the text a user’s typed. According to Microsoft:
Text predictions help users write more efficiently by predicting text quickly and accurately. The feature reduces spelling and grammar errors and learns over time to give the best recommendations based on your writing style.
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Read the article on The Next Web
Jay-Z’s Champagne Brand
“business mogul and rapper Jay-Z sold a 50% stake in his champagne brand, Armand de Brignac, to the wine and spirits division of luxury conglomerate LVMH.”
Read the article on Morning Brew
Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are launching a new Spotify podcast.
“An unlikely friendship is at the center of an unlikely podcast: Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen in deep conversation.
Former President Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground production company on Monday is debuting its second Spotify podcast, “Renegades: Born in the USA.” The eight-episode series features conversations between Obama and Springsteen, who formed a friendship during the 2008 campaign trail, as they discuss topics from marriage and fatherhood to race and the state of the country.”
Have a beautiful week!
Dario
