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This 30-minute plan helps you improve your personal brand on social media. via Fast Company.

The Spoon discusses ChefSteps’ use of Facebook Messenger chatbots as a cooking interface and the future of "conversational cooking." via The Spoon

New Belgium Brewing is looking to regain market share with the hiring of former Beam Suntory executive Steve Fechheimer as their new CEO. via Brewbound.

A Forrester report predicts self-driving cars will drastically reshape the global economy by 2035, impacting industries from logistics to entertainment. via ReadWrite.

Houston bartender Bobby Heugel shares his process for perfecting his margarita recipe, emphasizing fresh ingredients and specific lime varieties. via PUNCH.

This article argues that tech companies haven't achieved true strategic leverage from content except for Amazon with Prime Video, despite disrupting music and books. via Benedict Evans.

Jason Kottke suggests that a viable startup idea is to find tasks that people are currently using spreadsheets for and build a better solution. via kottke.org.

An unsecured Amazon server containing customer records belonging to Verizon, including names, phone numbers, and account PINs, has been left exposed online by Israeli tech company Nice Systems. Verizon is investigating the incident. via ZDNET.

A July 2017 report from FiveThirtyEight analyzed job growth across various sectors and found that while jobs were up, wage growth remained slow. via FiveThirtyEight.

Jason Del Rey interviews Marc Lore about the Jet.com acquisition and how Walmart is competing with Amazon. via Recode