Category: Silicon Valley

  • Blockchain Chicken Farm – COOL HUNTING®

    Blockchain Chicken Farm – COOL HUNTING®

    [ad_1] From chickens with QR codes to AI systems that farm pigs, the essay collection Blockchain Chicken Farm explains and interrogates how technology and agriculture intertwine in rural China. On the surface, coder and writer Xiaowei Wang’s fascinating compilation charts how rural locations—contrary to stereotypes—have become sites of rapid technological innovation. More broadly, Wang dissects the […]

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  • Tony Fadell’s Book “Build” Celebrates Success and Failure – COOL HUNTING®

    Tony Fadell’s Book “Build” Celebrates Success and Failure – COOL HUNTING®

    [ad_1] Often referred to as the “Father of the iPod,” engineer and designer Tony Fadell has just released his first book, Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making. With 30+ years of experience in Silicon Valley and 300 patents to his name, Fadell has been part of epic successes—and failures—and this book is full […]

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