Weekly Web Roundup

The 1851 Franchise staff is here with the coolest, funniest and most insightful links from the Web

SPONSOREDUpdated 3:15PM • 03/23/16

After President Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba, a number of companies are heading down to the country to open up for business. Starwood Hotels & Resorts signed a deal to run three Cuban hotels, marking it as the first U.S. hotel company to sign a deal with Cuba since 1959. – Matt Diaz

Robots may soon start to integrate society as Hanson Robotics and Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories are developing humanlike robots. The two companies are working to make humanlike robots coexist, work alongside and develop relationships with society. – Megan Ferringer

Movies and TV have helped us develop a sense of what space looks like, but it may not be that detailed. Artists Michael Benson took data from NASA and European Space Agency missions to help create realistic pictures of what outer space looks like. – Ryan Paul

Shake Shack Founder Danny Meyer has been called “the greatest restaurateur New York has ever seen,” so he knows a thing or two about hiring people. Business Insider talked with Meyer about the five emotional skills he looks for in a new employee. – Lauren Moorman

There are some frivolous lawsuits out there and Starbucks is facing one. The coffee magnate is being sued for failing to serve customers a full latte. The class-action suit claims that Starbucks knowingly and systematically serves customers lattes that are 25 percent less than what their menu shows. – Andi Summers

The earth is a truly beautiful place and there are pictures to prove it. Smithsonian magazine announced the winners and finalists of the 13th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest. It received more than 46,000 submissions from 168 countries and territories – Chris Zois

Instagram’s latest news feed algorithm may spell the death for some brands. Posts are no longer shown in chronological order, but feeds are now based on what Instagram pages a user visits. – Cassidy McAloon