Jeff Bezos Reaches His Highest Net Worth
Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, saw his fortune rise $2.8 billion on Tuesday as the stock of his e-commerce giant climbed 2.5% the day after the launch of its first cashierless store. Bezos now boasts a net worth of $113.5 billion, according to Forbes’ calculations, his highest ever. It’s a significant lead over the world’s second and third richest men, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, who have net worths of $92.5 billion and $92.3 billion, respectively. Bezos derives the majority of his wealth from his 16% stake in Amazon. Fun fact of the day: he’s also the owner of The Washington Post and the founder of rocket startup Blue Origin. (Source: Forbes)
Facebook’s New Measurement of Time
Units of time include hours, minutes, seconds… and flicks? A flick, derived from “frame-tick,” is 1/705,600,000 of a second – the smallest unit of time, but still larger than a nanosecond. Facebook, AKA their Oculus team, invented this measurement to give programmers a way to measure individual frame durations for video frame rates. For those who aren’t rocket scientists, this means instead of using choppy visual inputs, with a complimentary side of motion sickness, the flick should make sure everything is sync for visual effects. (Source: BBC & The Verge)
K’Nex’s Virtual Reality Roller Coaster
Many children use their imagination to live through their creations. Toymaker K’Nex takes this concept to a new level by designing a toy roller coaster kit that children can assemble and then “ride” when wearing a virtual reality headset. K’Nex said they wanted to marry the physical and digital world by merging the fun building aspect of K’Nex toys with the digital experience of riding your own creation. (Source: BBC)
