By now you’ve heard about Barnes & Noble being purchased. Here’s the new CEO.

The Digital Public Library of America has a free e-book edition of ‘The Mueller Report,’ which readers can download, even without a library card via@PublishersWkly

Penguin Random House has posted the winning bid to acquire the book publishing assets of F+W Media.

Five years after opening one food hall in Lisbon, Portugal, Time Out will open five more in 2019. They are expected to become the engine of Time Out Group’s business

Inside the BBC’s 50:50 project.

What could go wrong?!

Amazon Prime Air delivery drones could drop off packages via autonomous electric drones in the next few months, Amazon announced at its re:MARS conference.

Finally a new Mac Pro! (Or cheese grater!) The Vergecast breaks down all of the announcements from WWDC 2019, including the Mac Pro, macOS Catalina, and mouse support for the iPad.

At its re:Mars conference, Amazon today announced that it is working on making interacting with its Alexa personal assistant more natural by enabling more fluid conversations that can move from topic to topic — and without having to constantly say “Alexa.” At re:Mars, the company showed a brief demo of how this would work.

Want to change your job but don’t know where to start? A new startup called Hoppin lets you try out different jobs. via @sarablissnyc

The device, by a Philly-area engineer, is helping poor women around the world check for breast cancer earlier and cheaper.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau and PwC released a podcast report that says that the industry’s revenue has grown to $479.1 million and will reach $1 billion by 2021.

Amazon is opening 10 pop-up shops across the UK in what could form a blueprint for the online giant’s expansion into permanent, physical stores around Britain. Retail experts believe the Clicks and Mortar shops could pave the way for Amazon department stores on the UK high street.

Startup brands may be getting into the physical catalog business, but Ikea is now integrating its print magazines into Pinterest.

T-Mobile and Sprint may have to sell off Boost Mobile to push their merger through, which could pave the way for Amazon to become a wireless service provider.

If you are watching other entrepreneurs score big with innovative ideas, impressive funding, big sales and IPOs, and wondering how to pivot into this fast-track world, a new program might be your ticket in. The kicker? You don’t even have to have an idea yet. via @sarablissnyc

RT @NYCEDC The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) aims to secure proposals for the first ever center for responsible artificial intelligence (AI).

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