After Google CEO Sundar Pichai said his company would “drop everything” to redesign the cheeseburger emoji after a tweet criticizing the food symbol went viral, it looks like Google has delivered on that promise. In its still-in-beta Android 8.1 software, Google gave the cheeseburger emoji […]
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Photo Essay: The Uneasy Relationship Between Humans and Nature
Matthew swings between trees on the Lost Coast of California. Trained as a mechanical engineer, he spent two years sourcing his clothing, food, tools, and shelter from the wild. A researcher injects a saline solution to connect the electrodes to the electrical signals of Maggie’s […]
InstaCarro raises $22 million to tackle Brazil’s $50 billion used-car market
InstaCarro, a Brazilian-based marketplace for buying and selling used cars, has raised a whopping $22 million in its first institutional round of venture financing. One of the largest early-stage investments for a Brazilian startup, the new financing will be used for product development and international […]
Instacart signs deal with Albertsons
Instacart has inked a deal with Albertsons to offer same-day delivery from the grocery store chain. The deal will include 1,800 of Albertsons stores across the country by mid-2018, helping Instacart deliver on its promise to be available in 80 percent of markets across the […]
New story in Business from Time: 6 Habits That Will Help You Become a Better Leader, According to Someone Who Coaches CEOs
Over the past 25 years, I’ve coached a mix of executives in for profit and not-for-profit companies like Kellogg’s, Monsanto, SoCalGas, Newark City Government, The United Way, IBM, and AT&T. I’ve been in board rooms with people fretting about decreases in market share, swirling about […]
New story in Business from Time: 6 Habits That Will Help You Become a Better Leader, According to Someone Who Coaches CEOs
Over the past 25 years, I’ve coached a mix of executives in for profit and not-for-profit companies like Kellogg’s, Monsanto, SoCalGas, Newark City Government, The United Way, IBM, and AT&T. I’ve been in board rooms with people fretting about decreases in market share, swirling about […]
‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ is getting a mobile port in China
Tencent didn’t say when PUBG for mobile will be ready. All we know for now is that development is making “very good progress” and that, surprise, surprise, China will get first dibs. There’s also no word on whether the port will eventually make it to […]
Stitch Fix defies odds, soars over 50% since lackluster debut
It’s been just ten days since Stitch Fix debuted on the stock market and after soaring 24% on shopping holiday “Cyber Monday,” Stitch Fix has risen almost 54% since it went public. The fashion styling business got off to a rough start, but quickly turned […]
The Suburban Maximalists Making Viral Christmas Displays
[embedded content] Matt Johnson. Ryan Kasper-Cook. Tom BetGeorge. These three kings deal not in frankincense and myrrh but in dubstep and mirth. They’re the vanguard behind the viral phenomenon of maximalist, Vegasified Christmas houses, spangled with lights flashing in time to everything from the Trans-Siberian […]
New story in Business from Time: Meredith Buying Time Inc. for About $1.8 Billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Meredith Corp. announced Sunday that it is buying Time Inc. for about $1.8 billion, a deal CEO Stephen Lacy called “a transformative and financially compelling growth opportunity” that joins two giant magazine companies. Meredith brings with it a magazine portfolio that […]