Every night The Village publishes a selection of the Business Geek on the most significant events of Russian and foreign business. In this issue: Nobel prize in Economics, the development of “Classmates” and the world’s first smart bar.
the Nobel prize in Economics
In 2016, the Nobel prize in Economics was awarded to employees in the U.S. scientists Oliver HART and Bengt Holmstrom. They will get 932 thousands of dollars for the development of the theory of contracts. Was the first to formulate criteria to define the cases in which the organization should be private and when public, and the second found that in the optimal contract the payments to the employee whose work affects the company’s stock price should depend on the overall state of the industry and other businesses working in it.
the suspension of the release of exploding phones
the Samsung Corporation has again suspended production of the smartphone Galaxy Note 7 due to new cases of fire, including fixed devices. Previously upgraded machines have stopped issuing some operators. It is assumed that the company has taken this step on the recommendation of the regulators from China and the United States.
Simulator morality from MIT
mit has launched a simulator of morality, with which it is planned to develop artificial intelligence of Autonomous vehicles. Players are invited to choose who should die and who would be saved in an accident with a fatal outcome.
the world’s First smart bar
American startup Forza introduced the world’s first smart bar. Smart Fitness Bar is able to calculate the pull-UPS, to measure the pulse of the owner and count them calories burned. The creators of the device hope that the indicators will strengthen the competitive spirit in the community of athletes.
New from Tesla
the Head of Tesla Motors Elon Musk has promised to introduce a new product, whose appearance will be a surprise to the public. It is assumed that separate presentations October 17, the company will show a new car or the next version of its autopilot. On the 28th the planned joint event with SolarCity.
Bank for Tutors
Banking services for entrepreneurs “Point” introduced the service of registration and maintenance of IP for people forced to register to legalize their operations. The new service is designed for Tutors, taxi drivers and freelancers.
the Development of “Classmates”
the Social network “Odnoklassniki” will allow owners of the community to communicate with users on behalf of their owned public pages. In addition to this, they can develop bots that will answer typical questions instead. A similar function is already in the social network “Vkontakte”.
Investments in educational startups
Publishing house “Education” will invest up to 3 billion rubles in educational startups. The search for suitable projects engaged in the development Fund of Internet initiatives. He is accepting applications from teams of at least two people had already managed to create a prototype of its educational platform or learning tools of engineering and robotics.
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