Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• What happens when you let a chatbot plan your meals (WSJ)
• A brief history of the corporate presentation (MIT Technology Review)
• The best boxed Mac and Cheese for no-sweat meals (WSJ)
• In retail's top echelons, female CEOs lose a bit of ground (NYT)
• 5-Hour Energy founder to buy majority stake in Sports Illustrated publisher (WSJ)

Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Blockchain: A better way to track pork chops, bonds, bad peanut butter (NYT)
• It's not the ink, it's the think: 6 data visualization strategies (Avinash Kaushik)
• Report: Macy's-Hudson's Bay merger talks at impasse (Retail Dive)
• Albertson's optimizes retail buying with new tech (Progressive Grocer)
• Gartner to acquire L2, terms not disclosed (Street Insider)