According to the recent wave of announcements, there will likely be over 1 Billion Augmented Reality enabled smartphones in the market over the next year. Holy #$@! I recently mused in a post that, following Apple’s introduction of ARKit, Google would soon follow suit. It seems that has happened […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)

By Albert Wenger—Sep 8, 2017

I have already written a bunch about ICOs here on Continuations, including earlier this week about the Chinese ban. Regulators are approaching this, not surprisingly, by focusing on their own country. While that’s understandable, it undermines one of the most promising aspects of using tokens as […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Sep 7, 2017

I don’t know why we call them Dreamers. Because they get to pursue the American Dream? Don’t we all? These kids, or adults as many are now, were born here in America and have lived here every day of their lives. That we would even think that they should not be here is abhorrent to […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Sep 6, 2017

I received an over the air upgrade to the Oreo version of Android (Android 8) yesterday. It makes my phone feel even more like an iPhone. Notifications work more like iOS. Google has polished the UI quite a bit and it is a joy to use. I have been saying for several years that Android and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Albert Wenger—Sep 6, 2017

Since I am an immigrant to the United States I want to comment on the Trump administration’s announcement yesterday to end DACA (Uncertainty Wednesday will resume next week). I first came to the States as an exchange student in 1983 to 1984, when I lived with a wonderful family in Rochester […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Sep 5, 2017

Regulators in China imposed a blanket ban on ICOs over the long weekend. A number of people have reached out to me via email and Twitter asking me what I think about this. I think regulation of ICOs is inevitable and a good thing if done right (ie lightly). The SEC’s comments on ICOs back […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)