Tony Hsieh transforms Sin City, crowd-sourcing a cure, Microsoft opens up to Reddit, the true source of Apple’s prowess, Comic Con unmasked, America’s greenest street, inside the beating heart of the web… This week’s notable news and tantalizing tidbits for young treps:
1. Inside the kingdom of bits: Wired pulls back the curtain on one of the web’s best-kept secrets, Google’s data centers. (Wired)
2. What happens in Vegas… Zappos founder Tony Hsieh on his plan to turn Las Vegas into an innovation hub and place where his employees might want to live. (New York Times)
3. Changing the way people see the world: Founder of Unreasonable Media Larissa Rhodes discusses her role in Unreasonable at Sea, a voyage of 11 entrepreneurs traveling to 13 countries by ship. She’ll document their highs, lows, successes and failures. (revolution.is)
4. Crowd-sourcing a cancer cure: After being diagnosed with brain cancer Italian robotic engineer and open-source artist Salvatore Iaconesi asked the internet for help finding a cure. (BBC)
5. Comic Con in the Big Apple (Video): Unmasking the faces and fun behind the second largest event in NYC. (The Verge)
6. Living strong without Lance: After accusations over Lance Armstrong’s alleged doping resurface, sponsors cut ties. So what’s the future of the Livestrong Foundation? (CNN)
7. Microsoft opens up to Reddit: Reddit.com is an internet forum site that pulls in over 2 billion page views a month. Microsoft’s Surface team opened up to users in one of Reddit’s famous Ask Me Anything sessions. (Mashable)
8. Future of Apple’s Mantra: Selling ‘things’ continues to set Apple apart in Silicon Valley and around the world, but what’s the true importance behind the company mantra: Designed in California? (Gizmodo)
9. Science, an election sleeper issue? Science has skirted the spotlight this presidential election season, so Scientific America fielded its own survey. Here, questions that shed light on the future of science and public policy. (Scientific America)
10. Smog-eating pavement: Chicago unveils ‘America’s greenest street,’ but will these ideas hit the coasts? (Inhabitat)
