This week, enterprises, entrepreneurs and investors gathered for Fortune's annual Brainstorm TECH '16 conference in Aspen, CO (hey, it's a tough gig, but somebody has to do it). From Disney to Box, Airbnb to Charles Koch, there sure were a lot of interesting stories coming out of this gathering.

Kris Blackmon, Head of Channel Communities

July 13, 2016

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Heard Around the Web: Fortune Brainstorm TECH '16

This week, enterprises, entrepreneurs and investors gathered for Fortune's annual Brainstorm TECH '16 conference in Aspen, CO (hey, it's a tough gig, but somebody has to do it). From Disney to Box, Airbnb to Charles Koch, there sure were a lot of interesting stories coming out of this gathering.

Billionaire investor Yuri Milner, whose ventures include Facebook, Groupon and Twitter, is turning his sights to the final frontier as he tries to determine if we're alone in the universe. Google wants its cloud to dominate healthcare, financial services, retail and media, according to CEO Diane Greene. GE VP Beth Comstock says the giant is trying to find the right balance between "digital and industrial." And Disney Shanghai apparently sells 3,000 turkey legs per day. Who knew?

We surfed the interwebs to collect the best chatter from this year's conference.

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About the Author(s)

Kris Blackmon

Head of Channel Communities, Zift Solutions

Kris Blackmon is head of channel communities at Zift Solutions. She previously worked as chief channel officer at JS Group, and as senior content director at Informa Tech and project director of the MSP 501er Community. Blackmon is chair of CompTIA's Channel Development Advisory Council and operates KB Consulting. You may follow her on LinkedIn and @zift on X.

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